Anyone any experience with wags n wet noses dog rescue?

[BettySweaty]

Just that really.

We are supposed to be adopting a dog from them soon, but I've just seen a strange review of them on line. Granted the review is from one man, and all the other stuff about them had seemed fine, but its got me thinking...

Anyone else had any dealings with them?

[ElsaLion]

@Msalty712

Yep, the post is completely misleading! Stating that he needs some positive training in lead work to add the 'finishing touches' is dangerous at worst and irresponsible at best. Wendy is WELL aware that Harry is food aggressive, that he plays extremely rough, is very destructive and is quite an anxious dog that almost definetely needs a patient and experienced adult home. Poor boy. I feel so sad and worried for him.
The photos she has used are mostly all mine! She didn't ask permission to use them, just uploaded and blocked me. They give off the impression that he is fine to be around children, when in reality, the image with the young boy is the first day he came home. He didn't actually start jumping up and nipping hard till day 2 I believe it was and food aggression I noticed a few days later. It was strange actually because my nephew in the photo has an autoimmune disease and pain in his legs and Harry never once jumped up and nipped or played rough with him like he did me and every other person in the house. It's as if he knew 🥺 Anyway, she even has videos of the food aggression. It is clear to me she isn't actually bothered about finding the right home for the dogs!
I've attached some pics of the bruises he gave me just jumping up and play biting.

Oh no that's awful, I'm really that you were lied to and had such a terrible experience. It's unbelievable that despite your experiences, they are willing to lie and endanger future potential adopters. Will definitely be avoiding!

[Msalty712]

Yep, the post is completely misleading! Stating that he needs some positive training in lead work to add the 'finishing touches' is dangerous at worst and irresponsible at best. Wendy is WELL aware that Harry is food aggressive, that he plays extremely rough, is very destructive and is quite an anxious dog that almost definetely needs a patient and experienced adult home. Poor boy. I feel so sad and worried for him.
The photos she has used are mostly all mine! She didn't ask permission to use them, just uploaded and blocked me. They give off the impression that he is fine to be around children, when in reality, the image with the young boy is the first day he came home. He didn't actually start jumping up and nipping hard till day 2 I believe it was and food aggression I noticed a few days later. It was strange actually because my nephew in the photo has an autoimmune disease and pain in his legs and Harry never once jumped up and nipped or played rough with him like he did me and every other person in the house. It's as if he knew 🥺 Anyway, she even has videos of the food aggression. It is clear to me she isn't actually bothered about finding the right home for the dogs!
I've attached some pics of the bruises he gave me just jumping up and play biting.

[ElsaLion]

@Msalty712 Out of interest, were the 30+ photos they have for the dog taken by you or the previous owner? Wags n Wet Noses were recommended to us by a friend the orher day after seeing they were advertising a Lab x (our lovely black lab died aged 14 last year and we felt the time had come to find a new dog), but after reading your dreadful experience, I think we'll be avoiding them at all cosys!

[boxbird12]

@Msalty712 I’ve just had a look and unfortunately he’s not been rehomed yet.

No mention of food aggression, and can be rehomed with “larger” kids over 8!

[Msalty712]

I'm sorry to hear that other people have experienced the same as myself when it comes to Wendy. Glad to hear your rescue stories turned into a success though. If you have any doubts as to wether Wendy is genuine or not, go onto her pages and look for the dog Harry. The beautiful Labrador X Weimaraner. I am not sure if he has been rehomed yet as I am blocked from the page and somehow she has blocked my family and friends from seeing the page, even though they haven't messaged her! And ask her how his behaviour is, if he has food aggression, and why he is being advertised as well trained on walks, okay with kids over 8 etc. Ask if he is extremely destructive in the home. I guarantee you will be blocked. Now why on earth would she advertise him as a completely different dog!? Like I said, she told me she would prefer to spend two months assessing him before even considering to rehome him and would run the advert past me and keep me updated. It was the only condition that I would give him back to her. She's a liar 🤷🏻‍♀️

[suggs21]

I can only repeat what I already said above, and my friend has a dog coming over on the next transport, so I will also get her to report back on her experience once her dog is home but for me, the support for Hector was always there and still is. They check in with me from time to time, one of the team, always showing concern and genuine interest in what Hector is doing and the whole team, all the admins have been very useful with training tips and advice on toilet training, and the support is still there whenever I message them.

[Blanketenvy]

Thanks it's helpful to know. Obviously I'm expecting a dog with difficulties who needs a lot of work, but not great to hear that the support isn't there, but a useful heads up, and I am glad you both got through it..

[debjane88]

your experience mirrors mine...the support was there until the dog had so many issues I could barely cope. Wendy was really nasty and so rude I actually blocked her. I did end up keeping the dog and I'm glad I did as she was my soul mate...in a doggy sense. Not aggressive to people though

[debjane88]

Hi
I had a great experience adopting from Wgas n Wet noses...at first. The team were great although I could always tell Wendy was a bit sharp tongued and has some very strong opinions. I got my dog Astra 4 years ago. I absolutely adored her -she was 9 and a half...and sadly passed away age 13...but anyway, she had issues. She ate walls, she was reactive to dogs which made walks difficult. However, I stuck in and gave her a great life. I deserve a medal. The team were supportive but at one point Wendy got quite nasty and said it was time I got her trained. This other woman would have had her trained by now etc...this was after 6 months. Astra had lived on the streets for years and was set in her ways and was really loving and adorable. I still miss her so much. But Wendy....hmmm...she was pretty nasty to me in the end and I cut all ties. I kept in touch with Mariana who is the one in Hungary who actually rescued Astra. This is a true account and may not help you. Basically, you should be okay.

[Blanketenvy]

Appreciate the reassurance and hope I'll have a positive experience!

[EvieandFlosMum]

@Blanketenvy

This thread has really stressed me out as I have a dog arriving in a week from them. Obviously my own fault for not doing enough research and taking things on face value but I am where I am now and really just hope it's ok.

I’m so sad to read the recent negative reviews. We adopted a dog from Wags almost 4 years ago and had a brilliant experience with them. Wendy was helpful and kind. The dogs have a stressful long journey and are not them selves for weeks or months. Our dog was so friendly from the moment he arrived but our daughter who was 3 at the time chased after him while playing and it frightened him. He didn’t know us well enough and she was just a bit too excited. From then on he was really unsure of her. He got a bit growly around her. I messaged Wendy and she gave me so much brilliant advice in those first few weeks. It took time for him to trust her as she was young and unpredictable but after a few months they built such a lovely relationship and they are the best of friends now. Wendy checked in to see how things were and gave further advice when needed. She messages a couple of weeks back to ask how he is. They really do care about the dogs they rescue. I have nothing but positive things to say about Wendy and the team. There will always be a handful of negative thoughts and experiences, they can’t get it right every time and animals are unpredictable despite the vigorous testing they carry out so I don’t think any of the teams actions listed by previous posters are done maliciously. They want to get a good match as it save stress on the dog to be moved around and less paperwork for an already busy team of volunteers. Sadly, in a smaller number of cases it doesn’t work out but we’re just hearing 1 side of the story on here.
Just wanted to share my experience. My auntie also adopted from them after coming with me to the Happy Bus when my dog arrived and she had a great experience with them too.
Please don’t let the negativity ruin your excitement. I had the Best experience and would love to adopt from them again one day. Enjoy your new pup. Let them come to you and be patient. You won’t see the really dog for a few weeks or months after they’ve decompressed and learnt to trust you. Have fun! Xx

[Rarelysharesopinions]

@Blanketenvy

This thread has really stressed me out as I have a dog arriving in a week from them. Obviously my own fault for not doing enough research and taking things on face value but I am where I am now and really just hope it's ok.

I wouldn’t stress about it. I had a terrible experience, but I’m sure it’s only a few people this happens to a year. The odds are in your favour. Honestly if my own situation had been dealt with better from them (which wouldn’t have taken much) I too would be happily posting my success story. I just put it down to bad luck. Enjoy your new dog. It’s a great thing you are doing.

[Blanketenvy]

This thread has really stressed me out as I have a dog arriving in a week from them. Obviously my own fault for not doing enough research and taking things on face value but I am where I am now and really just hope it's ok.

[Cloud1910]

hi,
We adopted our dog from them about 4 years ago. so pleased we did.
we found the team honest and relable and love our pooch to bits.
any more questions, happy to help.

[suggs21]

My final word on this from me, because frankly Im bored now. There will always be those who dont like them and who will say bad things about them and maybe those people have had a bad experience. But there are many thousands of us too who have had a very good experience, so I suppose its like anything in life. There will also be those who love a certain site and always be those who hate a certain site. I think really you just have to read the reviews on their site from genuine fosters and adopters in the past and reviews elsewhere and make up your own mind. That is all one can do. I have, and Im very very glad I adopted from them and will definitely adopt again, and very glad I support their work. But we are all different and we all hold our own opinions.

[suggs21]

Their old page got hacked by some Philippino scammer and so everythng was jeopardised so they had to start all over again as they posted on their old page and new page. They were clear about what had happened to their site and why they had to start again. There was no way to leave a review on their old page so they changed that on their new site when they started again. Many thousand of us were automatically messaged by the scammer who took over the page claiming that they had bought wags n wet noses and that they were needing donations to keep the site afloat and a few people fell for it, but wags were quick to tell everyone what had happened and not to engage with the scammers who had hacked their site. They had to start again so they have 2 new pages now, one for the rescue itself and one for the followers, supporters and interested adopters etc. It wasnt because they were closed down for anything illegitimate, they made it very clear on the old page that they were rapidly blocked from the old site but they took the time to message every single follower to say dont engage with the scammers, and dont hand over any money to any new paypal, because the site was taken over by scammers and they couldnt get it back. All their followers followed them over to the new page, those who wanted to continue to follow them of course. Me being one of them. And their work continues, very successfully from what I can see.

[TKD7818]

@sterrett

I don't think any of us have been "sent" over by Wendy. As a matter of fact, Wendy Feather has very little to do with Wags for about two years now. She keeps what is known as a "watching brief" offering words of advice every now and again.

That would be a blatant lie then because this post from December states she is still the owner/founder/manager.

[TKD7818]

After multiple notifications about posts on this thread I went back to messenger to see if I could pick up on the similar feeling of messages from Wendy Feather to myself regarding the issue we had with the dog we rescued ( see my other post earlier) only to find that the old page that I corresponded with was deleted and there is now a new page that states they are an “unincorporated association of ladies”.

My thoughts after a bad experience that is brought back every time I get a notification is that the page was deleted due to negative reviews and re made.

[suggs21]

I have nothing more to say other than I like the team at Wags and Wet Noses and I like Wendy and the experiences I have had with her, so I dont need to add anything more. Ive said all I needed to say. I watch their pages most days because were on the lookout for another dog and I support their work and I will always do so because they have only ever been honest and transparent with me. That is all I can say.

[Msalty712]

I didn't not refer to you as a narcissist suggs21, I referred to Wendy as one.
Also that is untrue Sterrett. She was very heavily involved in my adoption. She is the one responsible for lying and manipulating me into receiving the dog back and then posting false adverts about him on the page and misleading future adopters. She is the one responsible for blocking me and lying to me when all I wanted was to make sure my dog found a suitable home. She is the one who I have extensive evidence of her lies and manipulation. She is the one who multiple accounts keep popping up about with the same type of treatment from her. So I am not sure where you are getting your information from. Seems you have some sort of personal relationship with that level of knowledge of her position in the organisation and therefore bias and other vested interests yourself.
There is absolutely nothing stopping you from continuing to support them, that is your choice. But it does not hide the fact that there are multiple people out there (including myself) with evidence that shows Wendy to be dishonest, unprofessional, gaslighting, manipulative and a liar.
Also, to say you don't believe someone because of your own positive experience with Wags is stemming from a place of complete ignorance. Forgive me for finding it extremely suspicious that you are attempting to defend someone purely because you had a positive experience of an adoption. Also, "kill shelters" is yet another emotive term she uses to get the funds in! As she has already been revealed doing on false pretences! But, of course, there are people out there with positive experiences so we should just ignore all of this and assume it is lies and false accounts and blindly trust the woman!

[sterrett]

I don't think any of us have been "sent" over by Wendy. As a matter of fact, Wendy Feather has very little to do with Wags for about two years now. She keeps what is known as a "watching brief" offering words of advice every now and again.

[suggs21]

And there you go, the narcissist above, Msalty, deploying all the means and methods mentioned above to try to discredit me as a positive commenter, when you dont even know me. I never said your account wasnt true, I simply said I personally didnt believe it because of my own experiences with Wags N Wet Noses, but heres you completely trying to discredit me, as somebody who was happy with my experience and you dont even know me. I would suggest you are the narcissist Msalty. I never ever said anything negative about you, simply that my own account differed to yours and heres you labelling me, a complete stranger, as a narcissist. Oh, I see now, thats what narcissists do, they label others narcissists and gaslighters to deflect from their own shortcomings. Take a look in the mirror my dear man or lady, whomever you are. Take a long look in the mirror. To try to defame somebody you dont even know wreaks of absolute narcissism of the very worst kind. Go look in that mirror. As I said before I shall continue to support their work as I have every faith in them.

[Msalty712]

Also, like I said above. Wendy can send as many people as she wants over to try and give their 'glowing reviews'. You can have thousands of good experiences but none of them can deny the fact that she is a LIAR and a scammer! None of these people who rescue dogs from her and luckily have a good experience actually know her. They don't know what she does with the money or how her operation works. All they know is the front that she puts on and what they are told by her. They pay £650-£750 for their dog and have some communication with her via a social media page, dogs great, post pictures in the group, no issues, life goes on. She's a master of manipulation. She knows exactly how to use language to make people trust in her and when things go wrong she gaslights and blocks. Wouldn't suprise me if she is a narcissist.

[Msalty712]

Thank you @boxbird12. I completely agree with you with the language used by these posters above, it sounds exactly like the emotive language Wendy uses. I was fully expecting her to be browsing online threads to try and discount my experience anyway! Because it makes complete sense for someone to go online and waste their time making fake reviews because of 'sour grapes' not getting a dog they want. What a pitiful attempt to try and pass me off as a fake account, honestly.

Yes, she is not operating as a registered charity and therefore in a completely unregulated field. The reason she has not yet been shut down is because it's very difficult to do so. If this were such a legitimate rescue, she would have no issue with registering as a charity and making her accounts transparent. I only hope that it will catch up with her in the end and she gets what she deserves.

[suggs21]

I give up. It seems to me that the positive posters on here are overlooked and ignored whereas the negative posters are glorified. Ive said all I will say. But I will be going back to them for another dog and I have supported their work for a very long time, donating to their appeals and kill shelter rescue every Christmas. I will continue to do so. Ive said what I needed to say in their support. Im done. I wholly support their work and always will.