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Originally Posted by dinahsmum
I must try to watch this, and persuade my Mum to watch it too - I think a quiet long dog would be perfect for her when she gets back into dog-ownership (she says she wants another dog but is going to experience the 'luxury' of being totally carefree for the summer) It's interesting that the Greyhound rescue societies actually say they are good dogs for older people - they really don't need a lot of exercise, are quiet in the house and are big enough not to get under elderly feet.
On the subject of blood donors - our surgery had a poster up when we took the boys for their jabs a couple of weeks ago. I was going to volunteer Bentley, as a laid back sort of soul, but he's not big enough. Cats have to be 5kg, which is pretty big, isn't it? The vet said that it tends to be the vets'/nurses' animals who 'volunteer'. His Geoffrey (cat) has donated three times and two of the recipients have pulled through.
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I can thoroughly recommend 'long dogs' for anyone DM! Poppy is a crazy greyhound, but is only just 12 months old, however, she will sleep for hours after a walk though. Rudy, who is 7, can sleep for England! Lovely dogs, quiet and so laid back & gentle. When Rudy gives blood, he lays there for 15-20 mins and doesn't fidget at all!
As far as I know PPBuk (Pet Blood Bank UK) is the only organisation that does canine blood donation, and unfortunately they can only travel 2 hours from their base in Loughborough at the moment. Last time Rudy donated, there was someone waiting to whisk the blood away as it was urgently needed.
http://www.petbloodbankuk.org/
