16th March 20120 - RESCUE UPDATE.  COVID 19
In order to protect our volunteers, the elderly and vulnerable in our society, we have made the decision to suspend any further face to face contact - ie homecheck with immediate effect.
We will, of course, honour all existing homechecks where we can, and we will still call any new applications that come into the rescue. We will still be working away in the background where possible helping dogs in need. 

We will continue to monitor the situation and we will resume again as soon as it is safe for us to do so.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.


​MEET OUR FUR FRIENDS LOOKING FOR THEIR FOREVER HOME. 
BUDDY
​In a foster home 
Bonded pair  
​In a foster home 
NELSON
In a foster home 

Appeals 

NELSON 

Nelson has been with us for 3 months now in a foster home this is just temporary and he is looking for either a new foster home or a forever home 

Nelson only has one eye, he was picked up as a stray so we dont know what happened to him , this does not stop him in any way at all,  he is so happy and loves showing  you this  when he brings his toys to you,

Nelson needs an owner that has had experience with large bullbreeds. He is still young around 18 months old and he is learning every day about life,  his next owner needs to be to  patient with him and guide him trough his training.  Hes such a big love bug hes calm and chilled out, everybody that meets him loves him instantly but who wouldn't hes so lovely. 

Nelson will need to be an only dog in the home only because he is so young and needs the one on one training, he will walk by dogs on the other side of the road , hes more curious than anything about them but needs to learn manners around dogs as well . Hes strong on the lead but does listen to commands.  

No young kids either as hes a big teenage lad and might knock them over.  

Please come and meet him we promise you wont be disappointed he will melt your heart.  

If you feel you have room for this love bug contact us and help Nelson start his new life 

Please note:

We only re-home dogs in Scotland. 

We are not able to re-home any of our dogs to homes that have children under the age of 3 yrs old.

We do not re-home our dogs to homes that have un-neutered pets unless there is a genuine medical reason for this.

 If you are applying to adopt and have a resident cat you may wait 9 months to a year on a dog. 

Why pound dogs?

A dog pound is a facility where the local Council hold stray dogs found in their area, these dogs have been picked up by either Local Authorities or by the Police or been given up by their owners.

The name poundies
Poundies are dogs that are abused, dumped, abandoned; unwanted souls that find themselves with 7 days to live, in generally appalling conditions. Named ‘poundies’ as these conditions are council pounds across the UK that are ‘home’ to these dogs awaiting their death.
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The dog will be kept there for 7 days. After 7 days, the dog will become the responsibility of the kennel. Due to the sheer volume of SBT’s arriving in Local Authority ‘pounds’, compared to other breeds of dog the SBT’s are frequently the ones that never get rescued and are left ​in the pounds when the dreaded ‘put to sleep date’ arrives. 

About us

How we started
Our rescue Staffie Smiles Rescue or SSR was founded in October 2012 by a few staffie daft folk that met while volunteering for other rescues. Our love for these dogs ​is what gave us ​the drive and determination to make a ​difference to the future of these poor abandoned souls. 

We are a group of staffie lovers from all over Scotland that have now come together to help save the lives of SBT and SBT crosses that end up in pounds across the UK through no fault of their ow.

​After being made aware of what happens to these dogs and the fate that awaits them we decided as a group we wanted to do what we could to help them. Starting a rescue was a ​huge step for us and as we found out it is a long, hard, emotional and sometimes very frustrating process. But we do this for the dogs and we always keep that in our thoughts when things get tough. 
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After running the rescue successfully for 2 years, we applied for charity status. In October 2015, we became a Scottish Registered Charity SC045602. Our rescue is growing fast and we are thankful for all the help and support we receive from our foresters, adopters, volunteers and the public without this we would not be able to ​help these dogs the way we do. 

WE're Not for profit
We are a non-profit organisation that relies completely on donations from adoptions and fundraising events so that we can ensure that any dog we help to save has all it need for a healthy and happy life this includes,  vaccinations, neutered, spayed, micro chipped, training, food, bed, lead, collar, rescue ID tag, and that they are treated for any illnesses before they are re-homed. These funds also allow us to save other dogs that are sitting in the pound waiting for help. 

We have a board of trustees who oversee the management of the rescue, making sure the rescue runs within the charity's guidelines and manages the finances in the best interests of the charity. 

Our committee are responsible for the day to day running of the rescue. They oversee the movement and care of the dogs, promoting responsible dog ownership, arrange fundraising events and much more. 

As a team we support each other, this helps us to get through the ups and downs of rescue life. Saving a dog doesn’t just end when we have pulled that dog from a "put to sleep list"  This is just the start of long a process but our drive and determination to help these dogs keeps us going. We work together so the rescue can then do what it was set up for, to save ​the lives of our beloved staffies.  
We're all volunteers here
SSR is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers who like you have jobs and family commitments. They give their free time to help save these abandoned dogs and give them a future.  

No one receives salaries or expenses. All fund raised go to helping the dogs.  

We now have coordinators covering the Edinburgh/Perthshire/Fife/Dundee/Angus/Aberdeen/Borders areas and a few other areas within Scotland.  

​Our volunteers help the rescue with dog walking, transporting, fundraising, social networking, supporting fosters and new adopters as well as supporting each other.  

We are always looking for new volunteers to join us.  If like us you can spare a few hrs a month to help the dogs then please contact us. 

Meet the team

Nicola 
committee member
Edinburgh & Lothians
Heather 
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Dunfermline & Fife
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Fiona 
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Glasgow & The West Coast
Shirley 
Committee member
Fife & Kinross
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Joanne 
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Inverness & Highlands
Sharon 
Committee member
Dundee
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Nikki 
Trustee
West Coast Scotland
Karen 
TRUSTEE
Edinburgh & Lothians
Lisa 
Trustee 
Edinburgh & Lothians

Get in touch

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. 

Latest events

Have a look at our latest upcoming events.
SCOTTISH REGISTERED CHARITY -  SC045602