Adopt me, Love me - Dolly's Story
Dolly arrived at The Mayhew in June 2005 at only 18 months old after The Mayhew stepped in to carry out a 'rescue run' to Ireland to save dogs on death row.
After a long ferry ride and further transport to the Home in London, Dolly arrived in fairly good health but had terrible ear infections, which hadn't been treated so this poor young dog was in pain and totally confused by all the changes happening to her -unaware she had been saved from certain death.
We can't be sure what life experiences Dolly had before arriving at The Mayhew, but in only her 18 months on the earth she had already learnt from somewhere to be scared and wary of people and she needed an understanding and patient owner.
Dolly went into a foster home to grow in confidence and learn that not all people mean her harm and that family life is a great joy for a dog.
Her foster carers fell in love with this sweet girl and decided to adopt her permanently in to their home, where she could spend the rest of her life in a caring and secure environment.
"We did need to spend a lot of time with Dolly at the beginning reassuring her that not all people meant her harm and that family life means fun and reward and she has blossomed in to the most wonderful dog. It means the world to me that her life was saved by The Mayhew and that I have been able to give her the life that looked so impossible for her at one point in Ireland. Since we adopted her our family has grown and she is just fabulous with my young twins." - Kelly Andrews
Please click here to read the introduction to our Adopt me, Love me campaign, click here to find out how you could sponsor a dog room and help a dog like Dolly, or click here to read about Mayhew dogs currently looking for new homes.