The Pointer Rescue Service

The Pointer Rescue Service The Pointer Rescue Service was established in 1973 and its founding member was Beryl Bugden.

The Pointer Rescue Service is a registered Charity ( no.273168) it's aim is to re home unwanted Pointers (English) from UK & Ireland & From various European countries as per DEFRA import rules. After many years of seeing well bred Pointers end up on death row in pounds and the RSPCA in the 1960's, Beryl asked the show clubs if they would follow the example of other breed societies and set up a sec

tion for "Welfare/Rescue". As this failed at AGM stage, she decided to start a rescue group with other like minded Pointer lovers prepared to take in any Pointer left unwanted. This group became a registered charity to protect its assets and to sustain the fundraising effort also led by Beryl Bugden. Sadly Beryl passed away in 2016, but her great work is being continued by Chairman Richard May, Secretary Carol Goodliffe, Foster Bev Slater, Fundraising & Events Liz Gee, Zoe Patrick-Smith, Mike Smith, Selina Reidy & Sean Reidy and our many home checkers, occasional foster families and friends.

๐Ÿšจ ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ โ€” ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—ฆ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐Ÿ™We donโ€™t do this lightly. Weโ€™re putting everything out there right now b...
29/05/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ โ€” ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—ฆ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐Ÿ™
We donโ€™t do this lightly. Weโ€™re putting everything out there right now because this boy has nowhere to go - and his clock is ticking. ๐Ÿ’”

Meet Dennis a stunning 18-month-old German Shorthaired Pointer, UK-bred, recently neutered, and through absolutely no fault of his own, facing one of the scariest moments of his young life.

We had a foster home lined up for him. A wonderful carer, ready and waiting. Then a sudden personal emergency turned everything upside down overnight, and Dennis is now left without a landing place๐Ÿฅฒ

All of our current foster homes are full. Which means right now, we need YOU.

Dennis is a big, beautiful, energetic boy with a lot of love to give but he needs someone who truly gets dogs like him. Heโ€™s a little headstrong, has natural prey drive, but is incredibly loving and loyal. Heโ€™s the kind of dog who will give you everything once he trusts you. But he needs space to breathe literally and figuratively.

Dennis needs:
๐Ÿก A semi-rural or rural setting
๐Ÿšซ No cats
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Adult-only household

๐Ÿพ An experienced dog owner or foster carer who understands working/sporting breeds.

๐Ÿ’ช Someone confident, calm, and consistent

This isnโ€™t a placement for a first-time dog owner and weโ€™ll be honest with you because Dennis deserves honesty. He needs someone who understands sensitive, switched-on dogs and wonโ€™t be fazed by the challenge.

If you can offer Dennis a temporary foster home while we find him his forever family - even for a few weeks - you could literally change the course of his life. ๐Ÿ™

Can you help? Do you know someone who might? Please share this post right now. Every single share could be the one that reaches his person.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Message us or leave a comment below and weโ€™ll be in touch straight away.

Thank you for being the kind of people who show up when it matters most. ๐Ÿ’™

28/05/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜?
A sofa to call her own. A family to curl up with. A place she never has to leave.

Artemis is ready for her forever home. Are you ready for her? ๐Ÿ’•

๐Ÿ“ฉ Message us - sheโ€™s been waiting long enough. ๐Ÿฅบ

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โค๏ธ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐ŸพI was born in Cyprus. I donโ€™t know why I was...
27/05/2026

โค๏ธ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿพ
I was born in Cyprus. I donโ€™t know why I was left behind, but I was - pregnant and frightened and alone. So I did the only thing I knew how to do. I loved my puppies with everything I had, and I watched every single one of them find their person.

โ€ฆ.And then I waited for mine.

A family found me. Children who played with me every day. I thought - this is it. This is my moment. But war doesnโ€™t care about moments like that. They had to leave suddenly, and they couldnโ€™t take me with them. I watched the gate stay closed and I didnโ€™t understand why.

I waited some more.

When things got uncertain in Cyprus, the rescue humans put out a plea for dogs like me. There was hope for a while. But it wasnโ€™t my time yet.

So here I am. In the UK now, with my foster mum Lesley who is absolutely wonderful. I live with a Vizsla called Ziggy and a cat called CoCo and honestly? Iโ€™m much more interested in the humans. Always the humans. ๐Ÿฅฐ

I will follow you everywhere. Every single room. I just need to be near you - is that so much to ask?

Iโ€™m good with cats ๐Ÿฑ
Iโ€™m good with dogs ๐Ÿ•
Iโ€™m wonderful with children ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿง’
Iโ€™m house trained โœ…

But most importantly - I have so much love stored up inside me. Years of it. Waiting for the right person to give it to.

Iโ€™m not a difficult dog. Iโ€™m not a damaged dog. Iโ€™m just a girl who has lost a lot, loved anyway, and never - not once stopped believing that my person is out there.

Are you my person?

If youโ€™ve ever thought about giving a rescue dog a home, please - let it be me. I promise I will spend every single day making sure you never regret it. ๐Ÿ’•

๐Ÿ“ฉ Message or comment to find out more. And if Iโ€™m not for you, please ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ my story. My forever home is out there somewhere - maybe itโ€™s someone you know? ๐Ÿ™

โค๏ธLove always,
Artemis ๐Ÿพ (some call me Arty)

26/05/2026

๐ŸŸ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ
While the Banjo squad were inside demolishing a special delivery of Sprats from Bentleyโ€™sโ€ฆ Boby was out in the garden living his best life ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒ

Until the sniff hit him. ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿ’จ

Cue one very speedy Spanish pointer absolutely legging it back inside ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ•

He loves that gardenโ€ฆ but not THAT much, Boby!! ๐Ÿคฃ

Big thanks to amazing foster dad Stephen for keeping our boy in sprats, snuggles and sunshine โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŸ

๐Ÿก Could YOUR home be Bobyโ€™s forever garden?

๐Ÿ“Drop us a message or comment to apply

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๐Ÿพ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด. ๐—›๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜.โค๏ธWe need you to stop scrolling for just a moment. Because this boyโ€™s story...
24/05/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด. ๐—›๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜.โค๏ธ
We need you to stop scrolling for just a moment. Because this boyโ€™s story is one you need to read.

Linus is a beautiful 3-year-old English Pointer, currently in Turkey, and he has been through more in his short life than most dogs will ever face. Found in a government shelter in a shocking state severely malnourished, a walking skeleton he also had a badly broken leg from what we believe was a hunting accident. Someone had tried to operate. It hadnโ€™t worked. There were still metal pins causing him pain, and an open wound that hadnโ€™t healed.

When he could no longer hunt, his owner walked away and left him๐Ÿฅฒ His rescue angels didnโ€™t.

His leg couldnโ€™t be saved, and the kindest thing to do was amputate. And what happened next? This brave, sensitive, wonderful boy - who had the hiccups for 24 hours straight after his surgery because he was so frightened, and broke the hearts of every single person at that vet clinic - picked himself back up.

And now? He runs. He sniffs. He zooms. He leans against the people he loves and tries to get as close to them as physically possible.

Linus didnโ€™t just survive. He came back to himself. ๐Ÿงก

๐Ÿ™‹ โ€œBut three legsโ€ฆ isnโ€™t that really hard?โ€

We get this. And we want to be honest with you tripawds do need a little understanding. But hereโ€™s what we also know: three-legged dogs live full, joyful, completely wonderful lives. We have supporters within our own community whose tripawds are thriving, and we would love to connect you with them if you have any worries at all. You wonโ€™t be on your own with this.

We also have videos of Linus out and about moving, running, living and another of him sitting contentedly in a volunteerโ€™s lap getting tickles. Watch them and tell us he needs your sympathy. He doesnโ€™t. He just needs your sofa.

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€:
A home that will love him for exactly who he is a loyal, affectionate, nose-to-the-ground Pointer who still thinks every walk is a hunting expedition and every human is his best friend.

โœ… Great with other dogs
โœ… Neutered
โœ… Blood tests clear
โœ… Full vet assessment done
โœ… Ready to travel to the UK NOW
โœ… No history of aggression
โŒ Not suitable for cats
โŒ Not suitable for a home that doesnโ€™t allow dogs on the sofa๐Ÿคฃ

He needs an active home. Linus has the spirit of a dog half his age and a nose that will drag him joyfully through every hedgerow in the country. A garden and a love of the outdoors would make his world.

Linus was abandoned because someone decided he wasnโ€™t useful anymore.

We think heโ€™s one of the most remarkable dogs weโ€™ve ever had the privilege of helping.

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ. His person is out there. Somebody who will look at this boy and see not what heโ€™s missing, but everything he has to give.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Message us or comment below to find out more, request his videos, or ask us anything at all.

๐Ÿค—Heโ€™s ready. Heโ€™s waiting. And he already loves you. โค๏ธ

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