MEET TEAM DAS
DAS is made up of Dave And Sue and Shirley
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Without Shirley with her friendship and her endless work fundraising, DAS would not exist
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When they first set up in 2016, Dave and Sue's initials made the Dalmatian Adoption Society which has evolved over the years to be DAS Dalmatians Sanctuary
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Dave was in the RAF for 16 years, serving his country during the Falklands War, the 1st Gulf War, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and many more ... he bears the scars both inside and out
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He is lucky to be able to work from home so he can still help with the kids if needed
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He's also famously said that he doesn't like dogs as you can see from the photos, he really doesn't !!
Sue's background is the private care sector and also the NHS ...her favourite jobs were with both spinal and brain injury patients with a smattering of urology and general surgery .. all great experience when the kids are in need of patching up
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Her love of Dalmatians, Danes and the other kids is only possible with the help and encouragement of Dave and Shirley - that is what drives her and keeps her going everyday
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Her hatred of having photo's taken means you do not very often see her
Shirley's involvement with DAS started after she followed the story of the 15 1/2 year old boy Floyd that DAS took in and his bucket list that followed.
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Shirley and her family have had 4 Dalmatians over the years .. Domino, Harry, Jack and Max .... Harry was a failed DAS foster and Max is a DAS boy too.
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Shirley was a paediatric nurse for many years and shares Sue's love of the oldies.
Shirley and her husband have fostered, done home checks, dog assessments and many, many journeys to get dogs to DAS and to their furever homes as well as making trips down from Yorkshire when DAS needs practical help around the farm.
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If it was not for her and her organisational skills running the Fundraising group on Facebook and helping to run the main page plus doing many many more tasks behind the scenes and supporting Sue and Dave like her family do, DAS would not exist.
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Shirley, like Sue also hates having photos taken but has been brave !
