Jan 1, 2024 | News
From a distance you could say that we haven’t had a bad year. We lost Myrtle and Boe, two old stalwarts who had been in long term foster for years. Thank you to their families who gave them a chance, showering them with love until the dogs last breath. Losing Mr Mole was a huge blow and totally unexpected. The big four had no earmarks so we could only make a guess at their age. He had been such a favourite with all our supporters and messages of condolence flooded in from all over the world. We loved him and we miss him.
Sadly, years after Deb bundled her and her lambs into the pick up under cover of darkness in Cragg Vale , Ma the sheep bowed out at 13, almost twice the age of Dolly the clone. She outlived her offspring plus a few others that joined her over the years. It’s a wrench not to see her pottering about from the kitchen. We also said goodbye to Jessie and Ed the shires. Mac and Spencer, two old very much loved horses who Deb & Bob had owned for over 20 years. Old friends and a few less tons making the ground shudder as they rush up to say hello.
Meanwhile, waiting in the wings, we have three dogs in the house. It’s like a nursing home in Eastbourne. How the hell Uriah (11) is still with us we don’t know. Twenty months after his leg amputation he is still hopping about in the garden with Lana. He is beginning to struggle though.
Tarzan (12) is so wobbly and sleeps all day. Lana (11) looks sprightly and enjoys being house floozy and Mum to both of them.
Others giving concern are Michael (10), miraculously recovering from a stroke. James (13 at least) Langley (11), Harper (12), Bungle (Mr Moles brother) and Jack (11 ish). Hold on lads, we are not ready to let you go just yet.
More doves, courtesy of Scottish ninja buzzards. We like to think we are doing our bit for conservation.
We hate to tell you, but we are all getting on a bit too. That’s you as well dear reader! Even Tia adopters aren’t immune from it. Tia dogs are always a priority, and we thank our fantastic team for squeezing in yet another oldie whose owner has passed or can no longer cope.
As this is being written, Daisy the most beautiful grey Shire, Normans mom is very poorly. It’s going to be a bad year with all these oldies, but as always we will do right by them.
We can only do this with your support….Thank you Deb and all @ Tia…
Dec 30, 2023 | News
There are so many things I could say about this and I don’t normally hold back, but I wouldn’t know where to start.
Apart from the abhorrent behaviour, entirely the solicitor’s doing, what if this wonderful person had family and they never received a thank you?
Thought we didn’t care?
We do care and we do thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
Deb & Bob and all @ Tia.
Dec 30, 2023 | News
When your favourite human comes to visit, all the way from Rotherham, as he knows you haven’t been well.
Micheal loves Nigel and went mad as he hadn’t seen him for 2 years..
Dec 30, 2023 | News
Thank you to all of the Go Green for Greyhound supporters. I couldn’t do any of this without you. Thank you to those who collect recycling, drop recycling at my house, those who are collection points for me & weigh cans in. You’ve also donated goods for the Pickering charity shop, tombola prizes, Chappie & sardines, money for the Christmas boxes, caterpillars & Riaflex, all to help the greyhounds at Tia Rescue
Our recycling totals:
2019 – £305.27
2020 – £724.89
2021 – £1115.46
2022 – £1276.84
2023 – £1510.09
Programmes keep coming & going unfortunately but we can still do this.
Dont forget, any unwanted gifts including alcohol, give me a shout. We need to start building our stocks up for next years show.
Thank you from Jess, Millie & Ely
Dec 23, 2023 | News
Harper.
He’s struggling our old boy…he’s sleeping a lot of the time and doesn’t want to go out in this rubbish weather. He was a good racing dog in his day, 83 races under his belt at Romford. He ended up being given away for flapping with a dodgy wrist. It was never fixed and too far gone by the time we got him. He’s been at Tia almost 7 years. He wouldn’t have stood a chance anywhere else. Llewin Potter….Harper. Lovely, lovely old boy…
Tarzan..
He’s nearly twelve and a half my boy. He has been at Tia for ten years now. He was I’m not gonna lie a very keen dog. Every time we thought he mellowed we would try and rehome him, only for him to turn into a ball of fury if he saw any other breed of dog.
He has been no bother here at Tia..
Today he was moved into the house/large dog kennel. He isn’t well, my boy, his back end is very, very wobbly….
I don’t think he has long, my beautiful handsome boy.
Rusheen Bouler.
Only 1 race at Doncaster then dumped at our Charity shop in Hebden Bridge.
Thanks Jason Irving. You did this dog a huge favour…huge.
What a lovely life he has had.
Dec 23, 2023 | News
IN
Nothing like a bath, your pyjamas, a 6 foot caterpillar and stealing someone’s bed after a 24 hour roadtrip.
Welcome home Susie Thank you Deb, for once again knowing exactly which dog would steal my heart x
Last year we lost our darling Tia boy, Milo. We have had a deep hole in our heart and we felt it was the right time to give another darling a happy forever home.
This evening we met our darling Nancy
(Dina). A massive thank you to Andy Turner for travelling down from Tia to Leeds today, we owe you a massive debt. Tomorrow we head to Devon where her new life starts….however she seems pretty chuffed…very much making herself comfortable…
We love her so much already.
Thank you Deb and team, we can’t tell you how happy you have made us.
Here’s to making lots of happy memories. Welcome to the family angel girl. x
Merry Xmas to these 2 gorgeous girls and thanks to their new families for going that extra mile, or several hundred miles.
It can be done, it just needs a bit of working out…Deb
Thank you Deb, for once again knowing exactly which dog would steal my heart x