About Lyn Williams
how it all started
Even as a young girl, Lyn Williams absolutely adored animals, particularly dogs. As she grew, so did her love for them. At the age of 12, her daily route to school took her past a house, where there was a dog, always tied up and looked very scrawny. It never had any water, there wasn't any shelter and therefore exposed to all elements, with only the hard ground for it's bed.Even on returning frequently at different times to check, it was always there. She could stand it no longer! she sneaked in to the garden, untied it and took it home with her.

You can keep the dog....

On her father's return from work that day, she suffered a severe scolding and was taken back to the house, to return the dog. Much to her father's amazement and Lyn's delight, the owner's said they didn't really want the dog and she could keep it - SHE DID! until the end of it's days.It seemed that this was the real start, as she was continually finding herself looking after dogs for people, sick animals were being brought to her and so it continued. Even on meeting Ted, now her husband, who had a very responsible job and continually travelled, having to remain in some areas for as long as two or three years, even Ireland on one occasion - but still Lyn found herself having stray or abused dogs brought to her, tending their needs until a suitable home for them was found.

Eventually in the latter years, they moved to Ringwood, Hampshire. At which point she was running a shelter for dogs, where she also acquired, a few cats,geese, two donkeys, tortoises, parrots and a few other animals that people didn't want. Now being more settled and continually undertaking the sanctuary of animals, she decided to form "Happy Dogs" the Charity, as it's known now, approx 9 - 10 years ago. It was inevitable - the love and understanding she had - and still has, for these animals, that she has spent over fifty years of her life, selflessly and tirelessly dedicated to making stray, unwanted and often abused dogs in to "Happy Dogs"