Soltalk September 2018 | Page 52

Seacrest Hog Roast Guaranteed to be a wonderful afternoon, there will be prizes for 12 different categories, including Waggiest Tail, Best Rescue Dog and the real nail-biter, best Sit and Stay. Food and beverages will be available along with several stalls offering a diverse selection of handicrafts. Kurt and Laura from Seacrest Kennels and Cattery in Nerja will host their 13th Annual Hog Roast BBQ in aid of the Costa Animal Society (CAS) on Friday, September 28 at 8pm. This event is always a lively evening to mark the end of summer. Even the aged and infirm will be staying up well past their bedtimes, shuffling about the dance floor or tapping their canes to the infectious music provided by the inimitable DJ Kapt’n Krap. There will be an exciting raffle with prizes great and small and all proceeds from the night will go directly to helping abandoned dogs and cats in our area. Tickets are €20pp which includes a hog roast buffet with salads and a half bottle of wine. (Vegetarian options are available.) Booking in advance is essential with Laura and Kurt at 95 252 1426. Attention Boys and Girls: This year CAS will be adding a new category, Child Handler 12 years or under. Come on kids, you’ve got plenty of time to practice having your dog walk close on your left, stop, sit and shake, then reward them with a delicious treat and a pat on the head. And don’t miss our fantastic tombola! For the uninitiated, a tombola is a game where when you buy a ticket if the last number of that ticket is a 0 or 5, there will be a corresponding prize on the table. The prizes this year will be well worth the risk. Scruffs! Handlers and dogs, CAS is pleased to announce that our annual dog show Scruffs will be held on October 14 at the Plaza de España in Nerja from 12 noon until 4pm. We are also happy to announce that at 2pm there will be a dog walk with several animal rescue groups parading dogs ready for adoption. If a particular pooch catches your fancy, after a home evaluation you can begin a new life with a loving companion. Big fun! Happy Tails CAS has been following Dobby and Doris’ story for a few months and at last Doris has followed in her son’s footsteps and flew home with her new Swedish owner in August. Doris is now enjoying her Doris and Dobby new life in the Swedish countryside and will be experiencing her first snow this coming winter. CAS also has an update on the six one-day old pups that were found in a Maro rubbish bin back in June. Hand rearing such young tykes is hard work requiring bottle feeding with expensive formula every two hours, around the clock for at least a month, but the responsibility was shared between the person who initially found the litter and a volunteer from CAS. At around five to six weeks the pups were weaned and now all six have been re-homed with the rescuer keeping a male, Spot, the two girls and two other boys, Queenie and Storm, were adopted Rudy locally and the last lad, Rudy, has been reserved for a home in England. Rudy recently received his chip, passport, vaccines and first rabies jab and is spending the 21 day waiting period in foster care until his transport can be arranged to the UK. If you would like to meet any CAS rescue dogs and/or cats 50