{"id":38087,"date":"2017-11-14T13:08:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=38087"},"modified":"2017-11-14T13:08:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:08:11","slug":"dogs-home-has-happy-hounds-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2017\/11\/14\/dogs-home-has-happy-hounds-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennel has happy hounds this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dedicated volunteer dog walkers are set to brave the cold this winter to help the dogs in need of homes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38100\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-38100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3.png\" alt=\"A sign for a dogs home is signalling the way to find it down a road\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3.png\" alt=\"A sign for a dogs home is signalling the way to find it down a road\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/11\/dog-home-3-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Friends of the Dogs can be found on Penarth Road, Llandough, Cardiff CF11 8JQ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff Dogs Home, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofthedogs.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Friends of the Dogs<\/a> are under no shortage of volunteer dog walkers\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this winter despite the recent plunge in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/uk-weather-latest-britain-braces-three-week-cold-snow-polar-winds-drop-temperatures-a8051001.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">temperatures<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friends of the Dogs Cardiff are still welcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofthedogs.org.uk\/dog-walking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volunteer dog walkers<\/a> who want to help care for the dogs that are in need of a home by taking them out on walks, despite the large number of dedicated walkers already volunteering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca Rankmore, kennel assistant at Friends of the Dogs, said: \u201cOn record we\u2019ve got over 1,000 volunteer dog walkers currently. We do a volunteer dog walking induction once a month, on the first Friday of the month, and we get around about 60 people coming down for each induction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friends of the Dogs Cardiff have over 26 dogs of various breeds currently available for rehoming, and without the volunteers the staff would struggle to provide adequate care for the dogs in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Friends of the Dogs Cardiff\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVnPDICGqn0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Friends of the Dogs Cardiff\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVnPDICGqn0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe staff would have to get them out and that would put a lot of stress on us,\u201d Rebecca added, \u201cwe haven\u2019t got many staff in and the dogs have to go out for at least half an hour a day, according to the RSPCA. So the volunteers are very important as they get the dogs out and they give them a break from the kennels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca went onto say that without the volunteers, this stress on the staff would have a large effect on dealing with members of the public who want to rehome dogs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The staff wouldn\u2019t be able to spend time with them to help choose the right dogs, or assist with members of the public who wish to introduce their own dogs to prospective new <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/in-depth-animal-justice-in-cardiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pets<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This, as well as the basic necessities such as cleaning the kennels, cleaning the dogs and feeding the dogs, would largely be impacted. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dedicated volunteer dog 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