The BCCS

Our Corso journey started early last year when we were researching different breeds after wanting a dog for ages, having both grown up with them at home. The more we read about Corsos the more we loved them. At the time we were living in a rented apartment so we were holding out till we bought a suitable house.

We began making enquires with breeders ( Jo, Ali and Marianna ) and were prepared to wait for a pup. One day there was a potential Rescue Corso mentioned in the dogs for sale section of the FOCC, We made enquires into the dog as we began to think that it would be better to help a dog in need and we drove two hours to go and see her. Unfortunately, things did not feel right and we felt we were being mislead by the vendors and as we probed more, things got more and more vague. We made several calls to Jo and Marc for advice. They were so helpful and did not try to sway us either way, they simply said, “Ask yourself, is this the right dog for you?” The answer in the end was no but we felt so bad for her.
Some time passed and I received a call from Jo one Sunday afternoon, she alerted me to a serious rescue case in Scotland that was the subject of court proceedings.
“ Would we be interested? “
“ Yes!“
Details were sketchy at that time due to the circumstances and I contacted Fraser who was co-ordinating things in Scotland.

He told me the story of Digger!

He was a big gorgeous boy who had been locked in a shipping container for months and starved. He was painfully thin and had kennel sores over his body and paws. He was in the custody of the dog warden while the court case was proceeding.
The man he was seized from had over 30 dogs living in squalor with a dead dog found and they were starving in filthy rat-infested conditions.
Our excitement grew as things progressed but there was no guarantee that we would get him but we knew that whatever happened we wanted to help Digger and look after him and give him the chance that he so deserved.
Trying not to get our hopes up was an absolute nightmare! I was at work one day weeks later when I got a call from Fraser to tell me the police had won the case! The man had 14 days to appeal though and those two weeks seemed a lifetime.
During this time we made initial preparations to go to Scotland and rescue him, Digger had put no weight on in the months he was at the rescue centre and the vet said he was unlikely to do so until he was in a loving home as he was suffering from kennel anxiety and would pace his tiny home night after night.

The 14 finally days ended and the evil scum had not appealed. It was all systems go!

We still had not moved into our new house but were due to do so a week or so later but we could not let Digger stay in the kennels any longer than he had to. Fraser made the arrangements and we went up to Scotland the following weekend. We drove for about 4 hours and stayed overnight and planned to meet Fraser the following morning and he would take us to meet Digger.

The next morning we could not eat our breakfast with the nerves and excitement!

We met Fraser who was a really nice guy who made us feel very welcome and he told us what would happen that morning.
We followed Fraser to the centre where we tried to prepare ourselves for meeting Digger.
He was brought out and it was heartbreaking to see how thin he was. Digger was slowly introduced to us and we took him on a short walk with Fraser. He sat and gave his paw and we just loved him to bits straight away.
We were not sure how he would be in the car but he was a star, especially as it was such a long journey. As we set off he plonked his head on our shoulders then snuggled his head in between us and he went off to sleep.
We couldn’t get over how gorgeous he was. It was just an amazing feeling knowing that he was with us now after all he had been through.
When we got him home he settled quickly on his new bed chewing his bone then went off to sleep and since then we haven’t looked back.
He gobbled his food in seconds the first week or so but as time went on he relaxed over his food and now eats it in a leisurely fashion.
He is now walking to heel on the lead but will go mad to get to other dogs. (Everyone has a vice!)
We have recently started training with a professional to sort this out and he has been a star and has taken to it well.
The number of comments we have had about him is amazing. People can’t get over how gorgeous he is ( Photo’s don’t do him justice ).
He is just a big friendly guy who wants to love and be loved and we are so glad we found him…

John and Lou

Rescue Story 2

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