Office dog Tass with his toy bear. Photo: © WEBER Packaging GmbH, 2019
Galgo male Tass now enjoys his life
Sincere luck - in the end, three had that. Because when Tass from Spain, a dog from a German-Spanish animal protection project, moved into the house of the Elke and Michael Weber family in the Zabergäu, he was of course happy and soon after that our whole team was happy too.
In December 2018 Michael and Elke Weber had adopted the Galgo male of Spanish origin. According to the information of the Tierschutz Spanien e.V., he listened to the name Tass and at that time he was 2 years old and 65 centimetres "tall" - from floor to shoulder. He was tested negative for the infectious disease leishmaniasis, which can be found regularly in dogs in southern European regions.
Already from April 2018 on, the animal welfare association looked for a suitable home for him. However, before this was to happen, he spent some time in a foster home near Schwäbisch Hall. Tolerated with cats...
Characteristic features
...but he still has some very nice ones. For example, our cup is very human. An affectionate family dog, with whom even sighthound newcomers can get along well. Gudrun Sauter, the 1st chairwoman of the animal protection association, who was responsible for the mediation, described him as loving and balanced.
We took Tass out of the perrera in a pitiful state at the beginning of April. He was completely emaciated and very weak. One of our foster homes took him into their home and nursed him back to health. After a few weeks he was well again.
– Gudrun Sauter –
From 18 August 2018 Tass lived at his foster home in a larger group with other sighthounds. Rather reservedly one would not have to ask him twice to play or run. Outside he was also friendly to small dogs.
In the office we experience Tass meanwhile as very affectionate and obedient. He wants to please us humans and - as affectionate and friendly as he is - he also deals well with children who visit us occasionally.
Elke Weber: "Living in the house with us does not cause Tass any difficulties. As Mrs Sauter wrote to us at the time, he was house-trained from day one. Tass loves to be outside, runs excellently on a leash and loves to jump on the meadow or in the garden.
have they gotten onto the dog now, too?
Then you should know that Gudrun Sauter has the official permission according to paragraph 11 of the Animal Welfare Act for the mediation, trade, keeping, care, accommodation and import as well as for the movement and training of animals.
So if you are also interested in a dog, then you should first look around in the animal shelters - the German Animal Welfare Association is calling for this on the occasion of tomorrow's meeting.
World Dog Day 2019
...on. About 75,000 dogs are taken in every year in the 550 animal shelters affiliated to the German Animal Welfare Association and then wait longingly for a new loving home. In contrast to the adoption of a local animal shelter dog, the anonymous purchase of dogs via the Internet is dangerous. A dog from the animal protection is special and a valuable unique specimen," says Miriam Holbach, specialist for animal homes at the German Animal Welfare Association. And Tass' master explains it like this:
It is love.
– Michael Weber –
For this very reason, animal rights activists warn against buying dogs on the Internet, because interested parties usually can neither verify the identity of the dealer nor the previous history of the animal. But with the campaign...
Animal shelters help. Help animal shelters!
...the German Animal Welfare Association draws attention to the valuable work of the animal shelters and the uniqueness of the shelter animals in time for World Dog Day tomorrow, 10 October. Over 740 animal protection associations with about 550 club-owned animal homes are affiliated to the umbrella organisation.
Tass would appreciate your understanding.
A motif of the campaign. Photo: Tomaso Rodriguez for © Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V., 2019