Information 12.5.2013

FHD adopts appr. 40 dogs per year, which is quite a small number compared with other associations. But we wish to keep the number low enough to ensure that our resources continue to be adequate. More and more we have had to rehome dogs in Finland, whose young owners continuously changing life situation or relationships and living conditions cause the dog to be kicked out. We have now decided in the association to raise the age limit for adoptions to 24 years, at least for the time beeing. Not one ex-Romanian homeless dog deserves to be abandoned because that apartment, boy-/girlfriend or room mate changes. Or simply because the owner doesn't feel like having the dog anymore. We are looking for responsibility and that owners of all ages bind themselves to these dogs. But for some young people this seems to be a foreign concept, and that's why we must change the conditions for the adoptions, to ensure the wellbeing of the dogs. We also recommend that anyone thinking about getting a dog, clears the possibility of any allergies BEFORE the dog arrives. Thank you!

For years we have been dreaming of a new website that would be more user-friendly both to the visitor as well as the webmaster. It is finally here and it is now also available in English for all of our foreign friends. The website is still not complete and a lot of information is missing, but you are very welcome to get acquainted with the content already present.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the FHD team members who have worked hard for the last few weeks with moving the content to this site and with translations and proof reading. The technical part was done by www.kulmaus.com and Sami Kallio, who with great patience and skill helped us to accomplish all we wanted with this site.

If you encounter any issues with the new website, for example broken links, please let me know and I will correct them: jenny@koirienystavat.com

I wish you an enjoyable reading experience!

Jenny Vestlund
President and webmaster