Walkies with Alix

21/10/2026

The sniffing has resumed 💪🏻🐶😅

18/10/2026

10/10/2026

Wee reminder 💪🏻
12th off, 19th back 🐾

07/10/2026

That’s the insurance renewed for another year 💪🏻🐾

07/10/2026

Thank goodness it’s warmed up since this morning 🥳💪🏻🐾

06/10/2026

Nose down, tail up, that’s the way we like to walk 😅🐾💙

06/10/2026

Can’t begin to explain how proud I am to be a part of this amazing rescue. 🐶

In the first year, I have done 48 Home checks (with 3 more booked), fostered 5 incredible dogs, sent countless welfare messages,  answered a few emails and messages here and there and most importantly been part of the most amazing team of people who support each other even outside of the rescue world. 🐾💜
Happy birthday TPR, the Team‘s hard work and dedication is so clear. The focus has always been the dogs and nothing more as it should be. 💜🐾

🎂💜 THISTLE PAWS RESCUE IS ONE! 💜🎂

Today officially marks one whole year of Thistle Paws Rescue!
TPR might only be one, but the experience behind it certainly isn't. After years spent helping to build and run another rescue, on 6th October 2025 we took everything we'd learned and started a new chapter as Thistle Paws.

And what a first year it's been...

152 dogs have found their forever homes.

We've welcomed dogs from Romania and stepped in for dogs needing help right here in Scotland. We've watched terrified dogs learn to trust, poorly puppies become healthy, foster dogs blossom and families meet the dogs they now couldn't imagine life without.

152 little lives, each with their own story.

To every one of our adopters, thank you for choosing rescue and giving one of our dogs a family of their own.

And a HUGE thank you to our foster families. 21 dogs have needed foster homes this year. Without people willing to open their homes, give them time, build their confidence and love them while they waited, some of those happy endings might not have happened.

To the incredible rescuers at the shelters and foster families in Romania who get these dogs to safety and trust us with their futures, thank you. 🇷🇴💜

A special thank you also goes to our wonderful homecheck and welfare teams, working away behind the scenes to help make sure our dogs are safe, supported and heading to the right homes.

And to everyone who has donated, volunteered, shared our posts or supported us along the way, you've helped make this possible too.
Every donation helps towards veterinary care, testing, transport and getting the next dog safe and home.

Fancy becoming a fosterer? https://thistlepawsrescue.org/volunteering/

If you'd like to help us as we head into year two:
https://thistlepawsrescue.org/donate/

Happy 1st Birthday, Thistle Paws Rescue! 🎂

Here's to year two. 🥂💜

05/10/2026

What is this weather 😅😅😅🤦🏼‍♀️

03/10/2026

Happy Saturday folks 💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐾

02/10/2026

Some dogs wanna meet up with a friend for a stroll, the others prefer digging. Either way the goal is always for a happy dog. 🐶