Ben- Arrived @ Tailends 16th September 2006

Ben - is a little terrier who came from the Rochdale Dog Pound where he was taken after being picked up by the Dog Warden. Ben had broken free from the garden where he had spent his life tied up to a washing line. He is 14 years of age and his owner did not want him back! He was infested with fleas and lice and had a large testicular tumour. Our vet did a urine test and found that he also had a urinary infection which could have accounted for his continual dribbling of urine. This has now been easily cleared up with a course of antibiotics. He has had a blood test which showed that he is anaemic. (We will be checking on this in one month's time.) He also has a heart murmur. The flea problem has resulted in large bald areas on his back. He has now been castrated - thereby getting rid of the tumour, and is enjoying good fresh food, extra vitamins, fish oil and iodine for his skin problem.

Ben is changing every day. He is no longer the traumatised restless unhappy boy who arrived here. Now he has settled in with the other dogs here and is relaxed and enjoying his old age. He loves to go for walks down to the sea and delights in paddling about in the stream. More importantly he is able to curl up in his new bed and go to sleep knowing that he is safe and secure for the rest of his life. He sleeps next to my bed at night on his cosy duvet. Dear little Ben has suffered cruel neglect in his past but thankfully he is now a happy chap having a good time at Tailends.