The team at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury have a spring in their step after the New Year got off to the best start possible, with one of the 83 dogs in their care finding their forever home just days into the New Year.
Nine-month-old Crossbreed, Willow, has not had the best start in life but 2024 has seen her luck change after she headed home with Helen Bergin right at the start of the year.
Thomas Livings, Assistant Manager at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury, said: “Willow has had a very difficult few months having been passed around and been at another rescue before coming to us only a couple of weeks ago. She hadn’t seen much of the world and we don’t think she’d ever been walked so wasn’t used to having a lead on. But, she is obviously very resilient as she is a happy dog and we were delighted that as we were preparing to say goodbye to 2023, Helen came along and it proved to be a match made in heaven.
“Willow is lovely and despite everything she has been through in the past few months, she is very affectionate and fun. We’re pretty sure there’ll never be a dull moment for Helen now she has Willow in her life”
Helen, who lives in Knightley, says: “She is absolutely adorable. I have had dogs before and between Christmas and New Year I popped into Dogs Trust Shrewsbury in the hope that there might be a dog I could give a great life to.
“I had a chat with the fantastic team at Shrewsbury and they understood what I was looking for and suggested the lovely Willow. It was love at first sight! I feel so incredibly lucky to now share my home with this little bundle of fun. We bonded straight away and I only need to look down at my feet to know where she is. She is cheeky and a crafty thief in the making, but is somewhat punching above her weight with the size of things she is trying to pinch! I feel all the stars have aligned and welcoming her into my life is a fantastic start to the new year.
“The Dogs Trust team have been brilliant and have called to see how she is getting on and I was so pleased to be able to say she has settled in perfectly. Thanks to the Shrewsbury team I am going to be able to give her the life she deserves”.
If you would like to give one of the dogs currently being cared for by Dogs Trust Shrewsbury a loving home, please go towww.dogstrust.org.uk/shrewsbury to find out more
