Nov 11, 2024 | News
Keiran is a handsome 5 year old greyhound boy who is really loving and friendly with people. He shows his happiness and affection with a waggy tail, wiggly bottom, chattering teeth and by leaning in for a cuddle. He can be a bit boisterous in his excitement so would be better with slightly older children, say 8+, rather than very young ones.
Keiran has been in foster in Barnsley with a female greyhound since the beginning of September, and is now very used to a home environment whilst still gaining exposure to the outside world. He is toilet trained, sleeps through the night in a crate in the bedroom, and has been left home alone (with the greyhound girl) for up to 5 hours with no issues. As he’s quite a confident chap, we believe he would be content as the only dog in the household, but would certainly thrive in the company of another female greyhound. He travels well (although hasn’t yet jumped into a car unaided) and walks nicely on the lead.
He is a bit nervous around other dogs, especially small fluffy types or off lead dogs, and if there is a close encounter not to his liking he will either back up against your legs, or have a little snap at the dog in question. As he’s still getting used to being out and about and meeting other dogs, he has been muzzled on walks, which he is fine with. He has also been socialised on some sighthound group walks which he has enjoyed.
He has taken some interest in squirrels in the park, but hasn’t really pulled or shown a big prey drive. He would be too reactive to live alongside a cat, however.
Keiran’s teeth were in very poor condition, and he recently had a dental at the vets, which culminated in all except his 4 canine teeth being extracted. For his meals he eats kibble and meat, and is now on softer treats. He behaved very well at the vets and is clearly used to being handled, standing patiently to be brushed and cleaned etc. He is in good health, although could do to gain a bit more weight, and is neutered and vaccinated.
He’s a happy soul, quite straightforward and will really make a smashing pet for someone who can continue the good start he has made whilst being fostered.
If you want to learn more about Keiran, you can do so here. If you are interested in rehoming him, please get in contact with us
Nov 5, 2024 | News
Dogs, Old and New
We have so many old dogs.
Tarzan, Uriah & Lana in the house aren’t good. They are all over 12 years old, all like hat racks, but all refusing to give up their lavish lifestyle. Bungle, one of the Sheffield 13, has never been right. He has always had a bladder problem which is getting worse. Hubble has kidney disease, but with prescription food he is stable. Maha has recovered well from nearly losing her 2 months ago with pancreatitis. She too is on prescription diet.
Uriah, Tarzan, and Lana (plus a cameo from Focker just behind her)
Three weeks ago, we nearly lost Langley. He collapsed and couldn’t see properly. He came into the large dog kennel/house. The vet and Nairn pet crem were booked, but the next day he was really trying to stay. He is doing good but there is something festering.
Langley
Then out of the blue, well not really, I had her bloods checked this week…Tinkerbell. The bloods came back fine but yesterday she was not. I don’t know if she has slipped on this bloody awful resin floor, hence all the requests for carpet. Or if she has taken a tumble in the paddocks. Anyhow Bob was up with her every 2 hours and she is a bit better today.
Tinkerbell
As always, all Tia dogs get anything they need. And me and Bob will be with them at the end.
Remember you can sponsor any of these dogs for just £52 a year or £26 for six months here. It really does make a huge difference.
We’ve also been very busy rehoming over the past few weeks, and we have some reserved too. There will be a full update soon, but in the meantime, here are Turbo & Rascal heading off back down to West Yorkshire. Lovely, very lucky old boys…
Turbo and Rascal, before setting off (L), settled (R)
And the beautiful puppy Izzy who has been rehomed up here… gorgeous, just gorgeous.
Izzy
Events
Just a reminder that there are a number of festive Tia fundraising stalls coming up soon;
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- Sat 16th Nov – The Buttercross, Otley Market LS21 3AQ
- Sun 8th Dec – Lakeside Shopping Outlet, Doncaster DN4 5PH
- Sun 22nd Dec – Junction 32 Outlet, Castleford WF10 4FR
Dogs are welcome at all three – especially when in their festive finest – so do pay us a visit and help to support Tia Rescue.
As always, thank you to each and every one of you that helps keep this charity going.
Oct 29, 2024 | News
On the 23rd of March, Tia supporter Gwen Robson will be running her first ever half marathon to raise crucial funds for Tia.
With just under five months to go until the run and her target already reached, this has the potential to become a hugely successful fundraiser for us.
You can donate via her Just Giving page here, and also learn about how she came to be involved with Tia, as well as read updates on her training and preparation.
Many thanks to Gwen and everyone who has donated so far!
Oct 28, 2024 | News
Meet Morse.
Let’s start with the obvious… he is enormous. We hope this doesn’t put anyone off however, as he is just the gentlest giant of a hound. Because he hasn’t seen anything but the inside of a kennel, everything in the world is new to him at this point. But he has approached all this newness with curiosity, and hasn’t yet shown any nervousness.
He loves to cuddle, and gazes into your eyes with the deepest, most loving look. He’s very gentle, takes treats from your hand very delicately, and gives the softest nudges with that extra-long nose if he needs reassurance or attention. He’s met a few different people so far, and was confident, friendly and affectionate with them all.
Quickly learned to get up the stairs (with some encouragement from treats!), and then made his own way back down; from there, he happily went up and down as he pleased. It’s certainly not an elegant sight just yet, but he’s done the hard bit already and will just get more and more used to it.
He walks nicely on the lead; didn’t meet any other dogs up close, but did see some from a distance which he was interested in, yet didn’t get too over-excited. With time and experience he’ll learn to understand what non-greyhound dogs actually are.
Morse will definitely need a garden with a high fence – when he sees something, he just seems to effortlessly levitate so all his paws are about 6 feet off of the ground! Also really doesn’t want to be in the same house as another greyhound boy. We’re not sure how he’d be with a girl, but suspect he’d be happier as an only dog.
Because he is so loving, he could easily get too attached to his people, but this should be quite manageable by getting him used very early to some alone time to help him understand that it’s ok not to be with you constantly. He’s an intelligent dog who learns quickly, and we’re sure he’d manage this.
A wonderful dog who deserves a fantastic forever home.
Oct 21, 2024 | News, Recently Rehomed
Lewis
This is Lewis; he walks beautifully on the lead; no pulling at all, stops when you stop… hasn’t even been heard barking yet!
Do It Martin was his racing name and he will be 5 years old in February. He has been through the mill and was picked up as a stray in Bradford in October this year.
Lewis is currently in a foster home recovering from a few small injuries…Whether he will be available anytime soon, we don’t know as resident greyhound girl seems quite smitten..
Oct 12, 2024 | News
We are still rehoming quietly away, which is really good as homing is not what it used to be. We always look after the boys that no one else wants to take. Lets face it a pretty little 26kg greyhound girl will always be rehomed quicker than a 40kg boy, of which we have plenty.
We have lots of boys for rehoming, up here in Inverness and also in Manchester, Derbyshire and another 7 of Lee Mc’Manus’s dogs currently with a trainer in Doncaster. ( photos & details of these 7 to follow. )
We also have dogs in foster homes, dogs being picked up that have been rehomed badly by other “rescues” as I write and foster people on standby for the ones coming out of the stray kennels…one next Friday.
Please have a look on the rehoming page and lets get some of these lovely lads a home before Christmas. There I typed it, the C word….
Deb
