Bryson's Animal Shelter

11/06/2026

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE GETTING IN TOUCH!!!

Meet Cookie!!

She and her son Lucky are looking for their forever home together aged 5 and 4.

This pair are really beginning to come out of their shell. They arrived very scared, but, despite this, they have never shown one bit of aggression towards anyone.

They do seem to enjoy each others company and, although they may take some time to properly settle and be comfortable in their new home, they will eventually be very affectionate cats.

These two are on the heavier side, and because of this, someone who is dedicated to their weight loss journey and some active play times is a must.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CAN GIVE THEM EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED BEFORE GETTING IN TOUCH!

Lucky and Cookie - https://brysons.org.uk/cats/cookie-lucky/

11/06/2026

Not long to go!

Thank you again to lewys palace for thinking of us, even the smallest of donations help!

07/06/2026

6 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL OUR ANNUAL DOG SHOW!!!
We really hope to see you there! 🤞

BRYSONS FUN DOG SHOW!!!
Sponsored by Westway Veterinary Group! (Thank you for everything you do for us!)

Sunday 19th July 2026

📍Barley Mow Village Hall, Bedford Avenue, Birtley, DH3 2AJ

Come along for a fun filled day of all things dogs!

Classes:
1. Best young dog (6 months - under 2 years)
2. Best adult dog (2 years - 7 years)
3. Waggiest tail
4. Best veteran (7 years - under 10 years)
5. Best vintage dog (10+ years) - Tom Holmes Cup
6. Best Rescue Dog - Suggs Memorial Cup
7. Best Brysons Dog - Brysons cup
8. Most handsome male dog
9. Prettiest female dog
10. Dog the judge would like to take home

Open to all dogs, not just Brysons dogs (apart from class 7).

Classes start at 11am.
£1 entry per class, per dog, just pay as you enter the ring.

Rosettes from 1st to 4th place.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

04/06/2026

We’d like to introduce you all to Cole!
A very sleepy version of him 🥰.

Cole was a resident at the shelter around a year ago and it very quickly became obvious that he would love the working dog life.

Well….. we are very happy to say that, as of last week, Cole has passed all of his assessments and is now a fully fledged drug detection dog!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

We’re so happy for him and everyone who contributed and continues to contribute to his training!

We wish you the best life Cole!!!!! 🫶

04/06/2026

13th of June from 11am onwards.

Hope everybody has a lovely day!

Thank you for all of the support and thinking of us 🥰

Please come along on the 13th to help raise money for Bryson's Animal Shelter

Lewys palace
348 Old Durham Road NE8 4BQ

02/06/2026

A REMINDER FROM OZZY TO SAVE THE DATE!!!

BRYSONS FUN DOG SHOW!!!
Sponsored by Westway Veterinary Group! (Thank you for everything you do for us!)

Sunday 19th July 2026

Barley Mow Village Hall, Bedford Avenue, Birtley, DH3 2AJ.

Come along for a fun filled day of all things dogs!

Classes:
1. Best young dog (6 months - under 2 years)
2. Best adult dog (2 years - 7 years)
3. Waggiest tail
4. Best veteran (7 years - under 10 years)
5. Best vintage dog (10+ years) - Tom Holmes Cup
6. Best Rescue Dog - Suggs Memorial Cup
7. Best Brysons Dog - Brysons cup
8. Most handsome male dog
9. Prettiest female dog
10. Dog the judge would like to take home

Open to all dogs, not just Brysons dogs (apart from class 7).

Classes start at 11am.
£1 entry per class, per dog, just pay as you enter the ring.

Rosettes from 1st to 4th place.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

02/06/2026

KENNEL BLOCK FUNDRAISER........you may have seen earlier posts as we are unable to use one of our kennel blocks that we are unable to use due to a leaking roof.
If you are unable to attend any of our events but would still like to support us and help repair our kennels. You can use the below link.
Thank you ❤️
https://gofund.me/5c8429a22

01/06/2026

ONLINE DOG SHOW

Please read the below before

Our online dog show is now live and starts and the theme is 'Anything Goes'.

So let's see all your picture of your beautiful doggy friends, past and present.

First place will win a hamper and a rosette (HAMPER MUST BE COLLECTED FROM THE SHELTER). Second and third place will win a rosette which can be posted.

Entry is £1 per picture (please post proof of payment with your entry) Pictures to be added in comments under this post. Enter as many times as you like. All money from the online shows will go towards our fund to replace one of our old kennel blocks that is currently out of action. Please use the donate button on our website to pay your entry fee. Brysons.org.uk

The show will run until 8pm on 16th June when the entries will be handed over to our judges and the winner will be announced on 23rd June.

Good luck and get thise entries in.

We are a small animal Shelter dedicated to providing the best possible care to the animals who join us, and they do join us for a great variety of reasons. This can be illness, death of owner or just a change of circumstances, and we aim to be there for them when no-one else is able to help.

31/05/2026

Vader just wanted to let everyone know that there is only 1 week to go until our June sale!

Sunday 7th June
12pm - 2pm

We’d love to see you all there!!

*If anyone has nervous dogs then perhaps best to leave them at home for this one as it does get very busy!*

26/05/2026

Storm would like to help in thanking The Schooner for having raised a fabulous £411.63 at their dog show which was held on bank holiday Monday!

Thank you so much for thinking of the shelter when organising this event, it all goes towards helping dogs and cats in similar situations to Storm to find their forever homes.

This money will be incredibly useful towards our community ver increasing vet bills.

Thank you again!