Birmingham Dogs' Homes other centre, Sunnyside in Wolverhampton is holding their annual Open Day and we are hoping you will all come along.

South Staffordshire Dog Training will be putting on a dog display.

Bring your pooch along, and enter them into our Fun Dog Show to win rosettes and prize.

There will be stalls, kids fun area, face painting, BBQ, tombola and plenty more.

More information on the days acivities will be provided nearer to the event.

Please all come along and show your support and help us to raise funds for the homeless dogs in our care.

It will be great to hear if you are coming, or if not, we look forward to seeing you all and your doggies on the day.

Entry is £1 per person.

PLEASE NOTE: The kennels will not be open for re-homing on this day.

The Carvers Wolverhampton Marathon has chosen Birmingham Dogs Home Sunnyside centre as one of their nominated charities for 2013.

We really want to support this event as much as we can, but we NEED YOUR HELP to do this.

There are several events that you can take part in which are;
- Full Marathon
- Half Marathon
- Banks's 10k Run
- 20k Cycle
- Childrens Mini Marathon

It doesn't matter if you support our Birmingham centre or Sunnyside, if anyone is interested in taking part, you can find more information and an Entry Form by clicking the link below and start raising funds for our homeless dogs.

You will be provided with Sponsor Forms following your Entry so you can get all your family, friends, work colleagues etc to sponsor you and help our homeless dogs in the meantime.

We can provide you with a nice bright green BDH T-Shirt so that everyone can see who you are supporting, so please email fundraising@birminghamdogshome.org.uk to advise us that you have entered and that you would like a T-shirt and we will get straight back to you.

Please let us know that you have entered, even if you are not requiring a t-shirt, so that we can see how much support we are getting from our fabulous supporters.

If anyone has any queries, please feel free to contact us on 0121 643 5211 (option 3).

Come on and let's do it for our doggies!!!

We look forward to seeing you on the day!!

ENTRY FORM

As some of you may recall, December we had a particularly difficult month with the amount of stray and unwanted dogs that we had within our kennels, and the strain on our resources was immense. Due to this, Pedigree (which is owned by Mars), surprised us all by offering to feed ALL of our dogs Pedigree food for the month of December.

You can now imagine our shock and delight to find out that Pedigree have now extended this offer and will now be feeding every single one of our dogs for the ENTIRE year of 2013 and we cannot thank them enough for this amazing generosity.

Pedigree has been an avid supporter of BDH and other animal charities for many years, and we truly believe in not only what they stand for in helping homeless dogs, but also in their food.

To ensure our dogs receive the full nutrients that they require to stay fit and healthy, we feed them a combination of both wet and dry Pedigree food, and once a dog is rehomed by us, we will also provide the new owner with a starter rehoming pack to try for themselves.

SHOW OUR APPRECIATION

We really want to show Pedigree that not only are WE grateful for their support, but we would love for YOU, our supporters, to show that you too are as grateful as us for their generosity in helping our strays.

To do this please like and/or comment and share this post, and also please click the link and take a moment to visit their facebook page, 'We're for Dogs', and tell them directly how truly valued their support is. You will also learn all the work that they do for homeless dogs.

Thank you Pedigree, woof woof!!!

We're for Dogs

With the influx of dogs that we are currently receiving into our homes, it has meant that we are running out of towels, duvets (not feather filled, sheets, and blankets, for the dogs to sleep on.

If anybody has any of the above items that they no longer require, or if you know of anyone that may wish to donate to us, you can drop them off at our homes or call either Birmingham on 0121 643 5211, or Sunnyside on 01902 790618 where we may be able to collect the items from you.

Our phone lines are open from 08.30-16.45 Monday to Saturday, and you can visit the homes from 11.00-16.45.

Please call your nearest centre for more information.

Thank you for any help you can give to us.

Birmingham Dogs' Home and Sunnyside has reached crisis point with kennels full to capacity and rehoming numbers down.

And now a desperate plea for new owners to come forward to rescue and rehome strays has been issued to help ease this critical situation.

Simon Price, General Manager, explained that January is normally a good month for rehoming but this year's figures are low resulting in the worrying state of affairs.

He urged potential new dog owners to come forward and visit the home where a large selection of breeds and cross-breeds are available and longing for a loving home.

He also stressed that those considering purchasing from breeders should re-think their decision and opt for a rescue dog or pup which can often provide new owners with the satisfaction of helping an abandoned animal.

Mr Price added: "We are desperate to resolve this dreadful situation and call on those considering adding a new member to their family to visit us. Rehoming a dog bring much satisfaction and happiness to the family group and would help our situation enormously".

Those interested in offering a dog a new home should contact our rehoming team on Birmingham 0121 643 5211 or Wolverhampton 01902 790 618. The team would be delighted to help anyone and provide advice if necessary.