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Connie

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Many have followed Connie's tragic story I asked Jennifer to do her follow up journey so many people donated and rooted for her from the Vets the staff, the Warrington Wardens and Jennifer's wonderful family and friends she still has Connie's Fund which will also help other dogs too Connie touched so many people she held our hearts and a part of our soul .
Happy Christmas Connie in your wonderful new life xx


From Jennifer : When we saw the details Glenys posted about Connie and her situation she really touched our hearts. We had recently lost our best friend Buzz to cancer. He was 14 years old and needed round the clock care in the end so we knew we’d be able to cope with whatever care Connie needed and immediately offered to foster her. When we met Lisa at the vets to go and pick her up we were met by Anna. She had everything prepared and talked us through all of Connie’s injuries, medication and the routine she’d need. There were a lot of antibiotics, painkillers, saline solution and syringes to flush out the worst of her wounds and a toy elephant that had become her friend during her stay. It took a while to go through everything before we finally met Connie. She was so reluctant to enter the consultation room. She had this big vet collar on with bandages wrapped all around to soak up the blood and oozing from the wounds on her neck. I don’t know what we were expecting but this timid little lab covered in the most horrific wounds and obviously so frightened was so heartbreaking to see. It took a while and quite a few treats to get her far enough into the room to be able to close the door. Eventually we left the building and the amazing Anna lifted Connie into our van. The tears shed by everyone were a testament to how well cared for she’d been and sad they were to see her go but at the same time happy she had survived and was starting the next chapter of recovery. Poor Connie was petrified during that journey home. She was shaking, couldn’t settle and wet herself numerous times. Once home we tried to give her some space but all she did was pace and pace. It wasn’t until about 9pm she finally lay down. Over the next 2 or 3 days we slept downstairs to keep Connie company. She was frightened, couldn’t settle, wouldn’t sit and would circle the garden for long periods of time before going to the toilet. Her little elephant kept her company and we we gave her the time and space she needed. It was so difficult because her poor little body was so battered and her wounds were so open and deep it was difficult to pet her and show her the love we so wanted to as there was very little space on her little body that wasn’t affected. Whenever we needed to go to the vets for a check up she would panic getting into the car and needed lifting in but would should the whole journey with fright. Back at home she progressed to sleeping upstairs so we could get a good night’s sleep and check on her but she had to be carried up the stairs as she wouldn’t willingly go up. With a lot of patience, time and love Connie has slowly but surely started to heal. The worst of her physical injuries have closed and healed (thanks to the stinky ointment from Madeline) and we can stroke and pet her anywhere now. Mentally she still has some issues such as being wary of men and she has separation anxiety. However, she will now willingly jump into a car no questions asked and runs up and down the stairs on the time! She has an extended family as my sister and brother-in-law live 2 minutes around the corner and my parents live a short walk away too. She loves it when they visit and even more so when we walk around to their houses. She knows exactly where she’s going! She has walking buddies Penny and Bella too now and loves doing zoomies on her walk around the local farmers fields and down the canal. Connie is such a sweetheart with a massive heart! As well as her elephant toy she now has hippo, frog, dog, mouse, bone, antler, Kong, the daily growl but grapes didn’t survive. She’s got a beautiful blanket with her name on it gifted by our good friend Marge and she loves laying on the sofa in between us watching TV, getting belly rubs and bum scratches. She’s also been on her first holiday in our camper to Hawkshead where she was the best little girl ever! She walked and walked and walked, went to cafes and eventually learned how the kissing gates worked. Met loads of sheep but wasn’t too keen on water. She’s got her own lit up “C” on the Christmas tree so Father Christmas knows she’s here with us now and where to bring her gifts. Every day she is getting better, more confident and more loving. We hope Buzz is proud of us for helping Connie when she needed it most. We love her so much and can’t imagine being without her now. We’ll never know the horrors that Connie endured or what’s going through her little mind when something startles her or someone approaches her too quickly. We just hope that she and everyone at Labrador Rescue North West are happy about where she is now and the amazingly bright fun filled future ahead of her. Connie wishes everyone and every doggy friend the very best wishes for Christmas and a happy New Year. Thank you everyone for supporting this little 0ne
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Re: Connie

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Hearing the good news from Jennifer has made my xmas. So glad the stinky ointment helped. Think it's time for me to do a zoomie. :2379:

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