Happy Tails

Animal stories with happy endings! Do you have a Happy Tail about an animal you have adopted from NCAR. We’d love to hear about it so get in touch!

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Help Dogs Like Bob Escape Abuse and Fear

At first glance this doesn’t look like a Happy Tail but watch the video all the way through and find out about the very happy ending! Bob’s Story: Chained. Abused. Forgotten. For five years, Bob lived alone — chained up…

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Aria’s Journey: From Abandonment to Hope

In the heart-wrenching video “Terrified Pup Waits 15 Hours for Help: Aria’s Story,” viewers are introduced to Aria, a young dog who endured unimaginable fear and loneliness. Tied up and abandoned by a bustling roadside, Aria remained motionless for over…

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Mabel’s Happy Tail

I adopted Mabel at 5 months old in March 2022. She was the dog I never knew I needed. She is funny, loveable, and the most sociable dog there is! She loves everyone and every dog, she loves sniffing every…

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Brave Bobby finds his forever home

I was flicking through Facebook early in January when I came across an animal welfare story from Wales which really stopped me in my tracks. I couldn’t help but click on the story as I saw Bobby’s skinny frame and…

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Ted’s Happy Tail

We adopted Ted from NCAR in May 2014, so nearly 10 years ago now. He’ll be 16 in July, still loves life, a bit stiff and very deaf, but still runs round like a pup when the moment takes him.…

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Buster’s Happy Tail

We had Buster from yourselves almost three years ago, and what a wonderful pooch he has turned out to be, a faithful happy go lucky doggie with a cheeky personality. Here he is, he’s in a very happy place and…

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Lady and Trent’s Happy Tails

We have 2 very happy adoption stories with incredible dogs from NCAR. Our first was a wonderful 5 year old staffy boxer cross called Lady in December 2019. She was initially a stray and had puppies at the rescue (one…

Breeze's Happy Tail

Breeze’s Happy Tail

We adopted Breeze (was Heidi) in September 2020. She is a fabulous dog, very social, dog friendly and lives an active, happy life with our younger rescue dog. Breeze loves to play ball and we eventually trained her to detect…

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Leo’s Happy Tail

Leo came into the rescue slightly broken. He was extremely nervous of new faces and was not very nice to the staff at first, absolutely terrified. They quickly learned that Leo loved other dogs and started to get him some…

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Ted’s Happy Tail

We got Ted on 7th October 2021 from NCAR. A year to the day after we lost my father in law .   We had had an awful year in 2020. Lost lots of members of our family and also…

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Diesel’s Happy Tail

“Let’s go and volunteer at NCAR” was the start of our journey. Wandering up the driveway with excitement and with great anticipation. Out come a tan coloured Staffie and  that was it. Welcome our lump of gorgeousness Diesel. He was…

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Robi’s Happy Tail

My caption for this photo would be .. Robi feet off the table or we won’t be getting any treats 😱. Ozzy was adopted by us from NCAR in October 2021 and in October 2022 we adopted Robi from NCAR.…