Say ‘Hello’ To The Newest Members of The Ask Family – Zac & Reg!!!!

Nope, they’re not my dogs! Not with my tiny upstairs apartment. They’re Mummy Asks new special ones! And aren’t they gorgeous??

They’re brothers, they are 8 1/2 years old and are a Pomeranian X Chihuahua mix. When Fang suddenly departed, Mummy Ask was without a dog for the first time in 35 years! She found Zac & Reg on SA Dog Rescue. And I have to say the volunteers there are just wonderful! They have a solid process for assessing potential homes and have been fabulous!

We sent an email of enquiry and spoke to a volunteer about Zac & Reg. Next, the lovely Dee came out to Mums house to check out her yard, fences and get the feel of us in general (P.S. If you rent you’ll need a letter from your landlord, saying pets are OK). As I say, Dee was just lovely! We had a great chat and had lots in common. The next step was to bring the dogs to Mum. SA Dog Rescue allow a two week trial period but even though it’s only been a couple of days, Zac & Reg have definitely found their forever homes!!

Zac & Reg had been living with the fantastic Amy, who was their foster Mum. Both Dee & Amy came to deliver the boys. As the boys had recently been to the vet for a teeth clean and a few teeth out, they still had meds. Amy was so fantastic! She had typed and printed info sheets with their meds and other details. We all sat round to see how Zac & Reg felt about their new environment and that gave us time to ask each other lots of questions. We had no doubts about Dee or Amy, they are truly kind hearted animal rescuers and are full of love for ALL the furries!

As for Zac & Reg themselves, they are as cute as buttons (Duh!) and are settling in nicely! They are pretty nervous but just love laying on the bed with Mummy Ask! They are unsure of the car, I think they are worried that they might be off to the vet or to somewhere else to live. That said, they are happy, wagging tailed and when feeling unsure they hide under Mummy Asks chair – I think they know she’s home already!

On a more serious note, the lead up to Christmas is always a busy time for animal rescues. Some callous people abandon or give up their pets, not wanting to pay for their upkeep as the cost of Christmas comes….And then there are the animals given as gifts and abandoned in the new year. If you are considering a new pet, please consider SA Dog Rescue (they have cats and more too!). But my strongest message is this: If you could foster an animal, please contact SA Dog Rescue and DO IT!!!! Be an Amazing Amy! And if like me, you can’t adopt or foster right now….a donation (even a small one) could literally save a life! I will be putting up a post with more SA Dog Rescue information soon with a Zac & Reg update too. But for now, I think these are the sweetest little dogs and we feel very lucky to have their company. So, go on say Hi in the comments and I’ll read them to Zac & Reg. They’ll understand…..

SA Dog Rescue Website and SA Dog Rescue Facebook