30/05/2026
🥳🎉🇳🇱 Happy Bus News 🥳🎉🇳🇱
Ten happy little floofs stepped aboard the happiest bus of them all! Destination: Netherlands 🇳🇱 🚌💨 🏡 🥳 💕
We have the fabulous Stichting Pootjes Roemenië to thank for this joyful busload of gorgeousness. 😍 Together, Annette de Vogel, her magical team 🪄🎩 of wonderful volunteers & fosters, & the fabulous adopters involved have performed ten more miracles. 💫
For these precious souls, shelter life is now firmly in the rear-view mirror. Ahead lies everything they have always deserved... warm beds, loving families, full tummies, gentle hands, & a place to finally call home. 🏡❤️
We cannot thank you all enough for your unwavering hard work, dedication, & compassion. 🤩✨💫
🧡 Josh & Pom Pom 🧡
Hot on the tails of mummy Dazzle & daddy Pierce, who recently caught the Happy Bus to the Netherlands thanks to Stichting Pootjes Roemenië, their two babies now leave the nest too. 🥹
Mummy Dazzle & daddy Pierce were found desperately trying to get into a lady's home. Dazzle had milk, so the urgent search began to find her precious puppies. 🙏
Only Josh & Pom Pom were found & reunited with their parents, whilst the others had sadly been sold. The heartbreaking reality was that none of them were truly wanted. So this little family came into our care.
Today we say a final goodbye, & a happy "see you later" to the entire family. 👋🥰
Josh was so kindly named & sponsored by Sarah Canavan, & Pom Pom was so kindly sponsored by Charlotte Emily, who lovingly gave Laura the honour of choosing her beautiful name. 🥰✨🫶
💛 Gracie 💛
This special girl & her mum were found abandoned in a field, left to survive alone.
Gracie was easy to rescue, still young enough to believe people might be kind. Her mum, however, associated humans with fear & couldn't quite find it in herself to trust. Plans were made & many attempts followed over the next few days, but sadly mummy was never seen again.
Don't worry, mummy. Wherever life has taken you, we'll keep Gracie safe for you. She'll only know love, kindness, care, & gentle hands from this day forward. 🙏❤️
Gracie was so kindly named & sponsored by Judy Taylor, & her veterinary care, amounting to £100, was so generously covered by the wonderful Toni Hartley & Catherine Squirrely. 🥰✨🫶
💜 Belle & Truffle 💜
Hot on the tails of Pebble & Daisy, who also recently caught the Happy Bus to the Netherlands thanks to Stichting Pootjes Roemenië, now it's Belle & Truffle's turn to head home. 🏡💕
Who could forget the heart-stopping moment when Laura & Bobo discovered escaped puppies running dangerously close to a busy road?
Thankfully they managed to safely round them up &, after a long chat with the owner, he admitted he genuinely needed help.
The puppies came into our care, while his adult female dogs were spayed through the free spay campaign provided by Stichting Pootjes Roemenië. 🤩💫
The adult girls were much loved & happily welcomed home afterwards, while Belle & Truffle now begin exciting new lives of their own. ❤️
Belle was so kindly named & sponsored by Sarah Louise Wooster, & Truffle was so kindly named & sponsored by Kevin Larcombe. 🥰✨🫶
🩷 Mildred 🩷
Mummy Mildred was found alongside her puppy, Bobby, on a stretch of road sadly known for seeing far too many abandonments.
Both were friendly, vulnerable, & dangerously close to traffic, so Laura & Bobo didn't hesitate to scoop them up & bring them to safety. 🙏
Mildred was so kindly named & sponsored by Bernie Taylor, & her spay was so generously covered by Gaynor Pont, who also so kindly sponsored her puppy Bobby. 🥰✨🫶
❤️ Hazel ❤️
Hazel was spotted cautiously wandering the streets.
She was nervous but curious about people. A kind-hearted lady patiently earned her trust, with the hope of bringing her to us.
Over the following weeks, Hazel completely blossomed. The frightened little dog who once kept her distance slowly transformed into a confident, happy girl ready to embrace the future. 🥹
Hazel was so kindly named & sponsored by Colin Boswell, & her spay was so lovingly covered by Louise Day. 🥰✨🫶
🩵 Diego 🩵
Diego was found living at a cemetery, where kind people regularly stopped to offer care to the dogs surviving there.
The lovely Diana Balan spotted just how vulnerable he was, asked if we could help, & welcomed him into foster care whilst we searched for a brighter future. 🙏
The wonderful Henske Somsen kindly named & sponsored him, choosing the fabulous name Diego after the Ice Age tiger - kind, loving, & strong. 💪✨
Even more wonderfully, Henske will also be fostering this handsome boy, ensuring he gets the very best start to his new life. 🥰✨🫶
🤎 Flufs 🤎
Hot on the tail of mummy Linda, who recently caught the Happy Bus to the Netherlands thanks to Stichting Pootjes Roemenië, her little angel now gets her turn. 🥹
We were asked to help this beautiful pair after they had been rescued from gypsies who sadly weren't providing the love & care they deserved.
A kind-hearted person stepped in & cared for them lovingly, but sadly wasn't able to keep them long-term. So into our care they came.
Today, Flufs follows in her mummy's pawprints all the way home. 🏡❤️
Flufs was so kindly sponsored by Olguta. 🥰✨🫶
💖 Sophie 💖
Sophie was found alone in the middle of the city, hiding beneath a parked car.
She was tiny, frightened, vulnerable, & completely alone.
Thankfully, a kind-hearted lady spotted her & offered to foster her temporarily if we could help. Of course, we said yes. ❤️
It didn't take long before this little girl was granted her golden ticket & a bright new future.
A very kind supporter covered all of Sophie's costs & lovingly honoured her foster mum's wish for her to keep her beautiful name. 🥰✨🫶
What an absolutely incredible busload of hope, love, & second chances. 🥹
Days like this remind us exactly why we keep going, even through the darkest of days. ❤️🐾
✨ Heartfelt Thanks & Gratitude ✨
Where do we even begin? 🥹
To the wonderful sponsors & those who so kindly covered spays, neuters, & veterinary care - thank you for giving these precious dogs the start they needed to be able to go home. 🏡
To the amazing people who lovingly covered food, rent, & day-to-day care - your support kept them safe, healthy, & happy whilst they waited for their chance to go home. 🥩🥕❤️
To every person who donated, shared, supported, or cheered them on from afar - thank you. 💫
To the magnificent people who found them & fostered them in Romania & to their new fosters & adopters in the Netherlands - to say "thank you" just doesn't seem enough. We are eternally grateful. 🤩✨️💕
And to Annette at Stichting Pootjes Roemenië & her incredible team of volunteers - thank you for giving these ten little souls the lives, families, & futures they always deserved. 🤩✨💕
It truly takes a village to change a little life. 🫶
Thanks to everyone here, they finally go home. 🏡❤️🐾
