Binfield Dog Rescue; Making a Difference.

Jeremy, a cross breed.

Frank, a Labrador cross.

Lolly, a Staffie cross.

Daisy and Bruno, Labradors.

After recently completing my Work Experience at Binfield Dog Rescue, my understanding and view of life has changed a lot. Working in a place where you see pain in every dog's eyes will bring forth emotion, empathy and sympathy not only for the dogs, but for the owners Katherine and Brian Johnson. Brian and Katherine practically save the lives of dogs day after day by simply taking them in, as strays and/or survivors of abuse. 

Binfield Dog Rescue is particularly known for the amount of Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Rottweilers that are taken there, as council pounds do not want to re-home dogs such as these themselves. Before jumping to the conclusion that these two breeds are dangerous, I would like to assure you that this is nonsense, and all of the Rottweilers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers I have met have been friendly, gentle and brilliant pets. 

Working at the rescue, I met many wonderful dogs, all of them with a different story. Many Staffordshire Bull Terriers are used as fighting dogs, which is illegal. It broke my heart to see the scars on some of them, and to hear about those who had been abused or abandoned. What broke my heart even more was the fact that they were still loving, gentle animals after everything they'd been through.

One dog that really stole my heart was a cross breed named Jeremy. While the other dogs were barking loudly enough for the next town to hear, Jeremy was sitting quietly in his kennel, staring at me with such sad eyes I nearly cried. I decided to take him for a walk, and immediately connected with him. He was so good on the lead, and would occasionally nuzzle my hand for reassurance. Every day, he would remember me and his ears would prick up, wagging his tail in what I would assume was happiness. 

On my last day at Work Experience, I had to say goodbye to Jeremy. I walked in to his kennel and sat beside him, and he leant in to me. I looked at him and began to talk to him like a person, and only when I said ''I love you Jeremy, and I promise someone will adopt you and you'll be okay'' did he turn his head. He looked right in to my eyes when I said that, and I knew he understood.

I still work there every other Saturday, looking after the dogs I'd bonded with and the new ones, too. A dog is the greatest friend any person could have, and I strongly advise you to go down to Binfield Dog Rescue and  meet some of the wonderful dogs they hold there. All the money given to pay for a dog is a donation, so by adopting a dog from Binfield, you're changing his/her life and the other's too. 

Binfield Dog Rescue is an amazing place, and makes a difference to so many dog's lives. http://binfield.dogrescues.org/