Best wishes for 2019  ​

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  XMAS EVE at the kennels 2018 @21.00 hours 
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​Ricardo @ Connected Behaviour will soon be settling down for his night in kennels, helping to raise awareness and funds for staffies from the pound. Many of the dogs we take into our care are traumatised and suffering separation anxiety from the experience of having been abandoned.

Yes, Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. And I will spend mine with the rescued dogs at Staffie Smiles Rescue Kennels!



​And You will be able to Follow my time with them from tomorrow, 24th December at 9pm right here on my page!
If you are not following my page yet, do it now to not miss any moment of my Christmas Eve with this wonderful rescued Staffies!
We will be running as well a Fundraising that will open tomorrow where you can donate any value to help on the care of such amazing dogs!

100% of the funds will go straight for the Dogs' Care!  Be Attentive, and Merry Christmas!
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This CCTV video released by the RSPCA of a staffie being abandoned shows exactly why, and sadly this situation is becoming more common:
​https://www.itv.com/…/cctv-shows-dog-abandoned-at-side-of-…/  

Luckily our dogs in kennels will have a lovely person there to bring in this Xmas morning with. We cant thank Ricardo enough for this x 

Rehome a Staffie


​Meet our newest fur friends looking for a forever home
BRONSON 

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.  

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

Nikki Dutton
Committee Member
Lisa Mcgurk 
Trustee Secretary

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