Janine Self

We saved two lives today - they were scheduled to die and there were no other offers. How many more weren’t so lucky? Are their deaths statistically recorded? Is there a central register recording numbers and trends? We could only save Nettie and Nellie because of our emergency foster network across the Greater Manchester area. If you are in GM and could foster to save a life please email [email protected] Goodnight everyone, we are exhausted 😴

PAID JOB OPPORTUNITY We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard working DOG HANDLER to join our team at our unique kennel free rescue in Manchester 🐶🐶🐶 Could you work in all weathers with all kinds of groups of dogs, keeping them safe and happy? Do you have experience working with large groups of dogs, maybe at a daycare centre, or a rescue abroad? Do you have the confidence and drive to bring dogs together and help them flourish? Are you passionate about dogs and getting them their best outcome in life? Or do you know someone who does? If so we'd love to hear from you. To apply send us an email with your CV and a covering letter of why you would like to join our team to [email protected] Please everyone TAG, RT and help us and the doggies here find their next new pack leader 🙏🙏

The arrival of Mocha the staffy 😍 Pls RT as the staffies need championing more than ever since all the adverse press about XL bullies. Mocha was scheduled to die because people are now fearing ALL bull breeds, including staffies who have been a much loved part of the UK dog world for decades. The staffy is the most people loving dog you could hope to meet. And handican Odin knows a good playmate when he sees one 💜

🥁 We’re on the @BBCTheOneShow tonight. Tune in at 7pm on BBC 1 to watch a feature on our kennel-free rescue 📺🐶🐶🐶

Paralysed as a puppy, Lollipop was broken, scared and left to die. But thanks to the loving care of @Dogs4Rescue he’s now a bouncing bundle of joy and the face of The Rescue Lottery, inspiring all who meet him. Please take a moment to watch Lollipop’s incredible story and find out why he’s living proof that there are no lost causes for the kennel-free rescue powered by love. You can help dogs just like Lollipop by playing The Rescue Lottery – you could win up to £25,000! Sign up: dogs4rescue.co.uk/the-rescue…

#2023recap In addition to opening our new site Rescue World it was all go at our Manchester site. We rescued 158 dogs and found loving homes for 120 with 19 more on trial. Most of all every dog in our care experienced love and companionship 💜 #kennelfree #happydogs

Those pesky kitty cats are at it again friends! Please VOTE 🙏🙏🙏 I will shares me winnings wiv them if I manages to pip them to the post. I just doesn’t want to lose to a cat! 🐈‍⬛😱 Please help this tuff streetdog keep his street cred! 👇 mygivingcircle.org/dogs-4-re… Love Grumpy Stu x PS Don’t pay to feature my rescue friends - just a free vote that only takes a minute to register please!!!

The best thing you will see today is this nativity scene from our @Daycare4Dogs family who do so much to help our rescue. How do they get them to all sit still?! 🐶🎄🐶🎄🐶🎄

Please help us to thank @MorsoUK & @SchiedelUK for donating this incredible stove & flue in the senior’s lodge at Rescue World!! Theo & Dottie we’re first to warm their old bones 🔥 We cannot believe the generosity of these amazing companies who are also donating two more high-end stoves for the dogs’ log cabin as well 😲🥳 Together with the fitting costs the value of these donations will be around £15,000!!! We have never been able to afford high end goods but you sure can see the quality when you light the stove. Beautifully made and incredibly efficient. Huge thanks to Chris from Sherwood Outdoor Living for the expert fitting, donating his time to fit all 3 for free! And also to friend of the rescue Andrew from @Signature_CM for the introduction and making all this happen for us. We weren’t expecting any of this and it has been the most wonderful surprise. Like Christmas has come early to Rescue World 🎄🎄 It’s cold and bleak up here and so many dogs will benefit from their warm fires 🔥🔥🔥 If you’re thinking of getting a stove we cannot recommend these companies highly enough. Here’s hoping a bit of karma comes their way… #companiesthatcare #CSR

Help! We’ve rung around with no joy… anyone know of a gas boiler engineer who could come out ASAP?! 🙏🙏 M30 Irlam

Please help us thank @HFSLtd who donated ALL of the flooring AND ALL of the wall panels for the WHOLE of the dogs’ log cabin at Rescue World. It’s a massive building and this is thousands and thousands of pounds of high quality materials!!! We only had to contribute towards the fitting which has been first class. This is the kind of materials and finish we could only previously have dreamed of. It is so easy to clean and the seal means no water (or pee) can get under the floor and create bad smells. The panels prevent any naughty nibbling and wipe down so easily. Where the offcuts weren’t quite big enough they have patched another piece in - to us these areas are even more special as it reminds us that the whole lot cabin is a ‘patchwork of love’. Thank you Hygienic Finishing Solutions for being a company that cares and doing so much to help the rescue dogs. We hope anyone looking for high end bathroom or kitchen tiles will take a look at their website, they are based in Cheshire 💜 #companiesthatcare

If anyone would like to treat our dogs this week they would love some warm fires 🔥 They are £3 each and the sustainable fuel is delivered straight to the rescue. Many of our dogs like to be outside all day but coming in for a fire is a real treat 🔥🔥 dogs4rescue.myshopify.com

This brought tears to our eyes. Last month we were featured in The People's Friend and as a result received a cash donation in the post. “Hi! Hope the enclosed helps a little for your lovely dogs. Sorry it couldn’t be more. Read about you in People’s Friend. From a pensioner. You need it more than me” It is genuinely humbling to receive donations like this. We started with nothing and for years had to make every pound donated go as far as it possibly could for the dogs. That now runs through our values and is still our ethos today. We don’t have any fat cat CEO salaries, we still watch the pennies on every front and we never forget that sometimes people send all of their spare cash or go without to help our dogs. Heartfelt thanks to this anonymous pensioner 💜

Arriving this morning. Pablo and Clio who were both on the euthanasia list. We begged the pound to give us a couple of days to find fosters for them. This is how bad things are in rescue at the moment 😥 We are full to bursting - when you offer a foster home to a dog it buys us time to save a life and find them a forever home 🙏 The poundies always need vet care - most need neuter/spay, vaccinations, flea and worming, microchips… This is where our Golden Paw Club members come in donating £5 a month. We couldn’t do it without them 🙏 We can’t wait to meet you Pablo and Clio 😍😍