Dec 1, 2025 | News
A huge thank you to everyone who entered the 500 club draw – entries are now closed. The winners of the first prize draw will be announced later today!
But as we move into December, we are pleased to announce two more fundraising events we hope you’ll get involved with…
Christmas Raffle 2025
As always, we have launched our annual Christmas Raffle! There are only two prizes this year, but they’re whoppers.
- An enormous Luxury Hamper containing over 80 items for yourself, festive visitors and your four legged friends. The hamper will be delivered to you wherever in the country you are.
- A week in the static caravan at Tia Rescue or you can upgrade to the holiday let for a donation of £200.
Entries cost £5 – you can enter here.
Memory Tree
After the success of last years memory tree, we pleased to be running it again this year.
Like last year, we are going to cover the Christmas Tree in the kennels with natural wood heart shaped decorations, each one with the name and message of your choice.
This can be in memory of a much-loved pet, family member, or simply to send Christmas Greetings to Tia’s residents, past & present.
We ask for a minimum £5 per heart, although you are welcome to donate as much as you would like above this.
You can buy your heart (s) here.
Proceeds from all fundraisers go directly towards the care of the animals at Tia Rescue, registered charity 1105626 (England & Wales), and SC051782 (Scotland).
Tallulah, Joey, and Lizzie, available for sponsorship here
Nov 28, 2025 | News
Rehoming
Available for rehoming
December is just around the corner! But, before we all tuck in to the turkey, we have one final transport to Scotland planned for 14th December.
Santa already has a few very special packages on his sleigh, but he still has room for more! And there is only one thing our hounds have on their Christmas list this year… it is of course… a home!
Here are just a few of the dogs keeping everything crossed that they’ll be on the transport and “driving home for Christmas”
If you’re based in Scotland, and can help get one of our hounds home, please email rehoming@tia-rescue.org. Please include your phone number in the email.
We request a minimum donation of £350 to adopt.
Redbrick Brothers
This week there’s been good news for two of the Redbrick Brothers! Mars has been reserved by a lovely family and will be heading North of the border in mid December. Rolo meanwhile has found himself in a wonderful short-term foster whilst he waits to find his forever family.
24 hours in, and his foster family tell us he’s a super affectionate boy who is already clean in the house and will wait by the door when he needs to go outside.
It’s great to see these overlooked black boys finally getting their chance. Like so many, they had both been waiting far too long.
A seriously striking boy, Jet is only 2 years old and really just a baby. He’s quite a serious soul who gets top marks for manners in his kennel. He is never any trouble and spends most of his time laid quietly in his bed.
Jet is very recently retired due to a muscle injury and needs someone to show him there is life away from the track. He’s quite keen at the minute but once Jet understands that trips to the park and for strolls & sniffs, he’ll be just fine.
Woody
On the last check on Wednesday, Woody was really lame on his back right leg. I think its his hip. He has been quiet for ages, but i just thought he was missing Maha. He’s off his food too.
Lets hope it’s nothing horrible. I am seriously fed up of losing these old dogs. He is no bother in the office/house/large dog kennel, so here he will stay.
It costs just £52 per year to sponsor Woody – you can do so here.
Kenny
Here’s Little Kenny heading off back down to Hornsea, at stupid o’clock, to be reunited with his previous owner, Julie, who makes the dog collars. Safe journey little man.
Kenny was originally from the death field in Wroot. He was 2 weeks old when we got him…his mom had died. He is now six years old…gonna miss you…
Thanks again to Gillies Horse Transport, who are simply the best…
Events
Tia Christmas Walk
We will be having a Christmas themed stroll around Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AT with the hounds around 11am on Sunday 14th December.
At the end of the walk we will be having a Secret Santa Lucky Dip. A lovely dog themed present containing several gifts for your dogs and a few for the humans. They are £10 each but Shell & Paul, you can have a discount with your tribe. Foster dog presents will be free of charge.
Meeting point will be just off the main car park where the Tia stall usually sits, just behind the Pavillion cafe.
Cannon Hall grounds has a lovely walk, toilets and food.
Come along and get some wear out of the Christmas jumpers on you and your hounds.
Tinsel is optional…
500 club
Another reminder that the last day to enter the 500 club draw is the 30th November – that’s this Sunday! A huge thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets so far.
There are three draws, and in each you can win one of three prizes;
- £500
- £200
- £100
So, if you’re really lucky, you could win £500 in all three draws – that’s £1500, which for just £10 an entry is a no-brainer!
There is no limit to the number of times you can enter.
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
The first draw will be made the day after entries close, on the 1st December. All winners will be announced here and on Facebook.
All proceeds will go directly towards the care of the animals at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue.
Conrad, Victor, and Logan
Stable hand vacancy
Our lovely yard staff have offered to step up to help in the kennels on the odd day, which leaves us with a vacancy on the yard.
Stable hand required, 4 days a week, 8am – 4pm. Must be flexible and have own transport. Experience is essential.
Minimum wage applies.
Call Deb on 07974 960684
Nov 27, 2025 | News
Just a reminder that the last day to enter the 500 club draw is the 30th November – that’s this Sunday!
There are three draws, and in each you can win one of three prizes;
- £500
- £200
- £100
So, if you’re really lucky, you could win £500 in all three draws – that’s £1500, which for just £10 an entry is a no-brainer!
There is no limit to the number of times you can enter.
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
The first draw will be made the day after entries close, on the 1st December. All winners will be announced here and on Facebook.
All proceeds will go directly towards the care of the animals at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue.
Jay, Hubble, and Kiona.
Nov 7, 2025 | News
A Very Sad State Of Affairs
Looking back through Facebook, its always the same posts. Begging for money, begging for volunteers and begging for staff in the kennels. I don’t mean recently, its always been the same for the past twenty years.
We have really good staff at the Pickering shop, Emma and Sally and Josh who runs the office down in Doncaster. We have a fab team up here on the yard but we are down to just one (amazing) member of staff and 3 (equally amazing) volunteers in the kennels.
The slippy floor continues to be a risk to the dogs, there is only so much carpet you can cut, another major factor.
Of course Bob is picking up all the extra work but I’ve had enough. We haven’t had a proper holiday in 8 years. 7 days a week he does, every week, every month, every year.
So there are lots of decisions to made in the future. But for now there are no more dogs (unless emergencies like Duchess) coming in to kennels.
Every day trainers are begging for me to take their dogs. If I said yes there would be a race up the A1 to see who could get here first. And of course the offer of money, per dog, is going up.
We have eighteen sponsor dogs here at the farm. But I doubt Lana, Dot and Bungle will see the New Year in. They will as always get whatever they need. There are quite possibly thousands of dogs backing up in trainers kennels.
We have 15 empty kennels. It breaks my heart.
Rehoming
Hugo’s Journey
On a more positive note, this is Hugo.
Three weeks ago, he was in the stray kennel in Leeds.
A short stay here and now…
Good luck little man. A cracking little lad…
Boost and Annie
Poor Boost is having no luck whatsoever finding himself a home. So we wonder if a search alongside his kennel-mate, Annie, might prove more fruitful? It’s normally harder to find homes for two but both Boost & Annie need re-homing with another dog for company, so why not see if we can find them somewhere together?
Greyhounds are used to living in pairs and often benefit from having another hound for company. And let’s face it… it’s no more effort to walk two… it’s obviously the reason we were given two hands?!
Boost (left) is a lovely quiet boy who retired yonks ago and has been waiting over a year for a home. He walks nicely on his lead (no drama or silliness) and his calm nature gives kennel-mate, Annie, a lot of reassurance. Her trainer tells us timid Annie is like a different dog when Boost is around.
Annie is a shy girl who takes her time to get to know new people but is friendly with the people she trusts. She can be a bit worried and needs patient adopters who understand that she is not yet familiar with the outside world. Annie gains a great deal of confidence from Boost and would find it easier to adjust with him (or another calm dog) by her side.
We appreciate two is a big ask but this pair really do benefit from each other’s company.
Dolly
Her connections may have rolled their eyes when she came in 18 lengths behind the competition, but little did they know, there was method in the pint-sized madam’s madness!
See our Dolly doesn’t care for getting sand between her toes. She’d make an exception for the warm & sunny beach of St Tropez, but in the drizzle and damp of Donny, it really gave her the ick!The solution she realised was simple… hang back when the others leave the traps… and dawdle your way to the finish as if you’re out for an afternoon stroll! And now everyone thinks you’re rubbish, you can spend your days doing what you do best… looking cute & pretty! Not a grain of sand in sight!Dolly is 3 years old, very friendly and cute as a button.If you can offer Boost, Annie, or Dolly a home, please email rehoming@tia-rescue.org.
Please leave your phone number in the email!
Wood for sale
As some of you may know we have just over 30 acres of woodland here, mainly silver birch. We have recently had the woodland thinned out, but the contractors have left an awful lot of decent wood on the floor.
If anyone is wanting any firewood for next year, please get in with Deb touch on on 07974 960684. We are asking for donations for the Charity.
Oct 17, 2025 | News
Recently Rehomed
Warzone Tom and Salacres Hilda enjoying their new home up in Scotland… absolutely gorgeous.
Meet the new girl…
Our new girl. A doll in teacup.
Just arrived at our kennels in Nairn, after an adventure the little mouse could have done without. Every girl needs a story to tell and this little darling is fortunate enough to have come out almost unscathed. How she ended up in the woods in Lhanbryde near Elgin, only she knows. She went to the same “rehoming center” as the boys who were chucked in the canal in Leeds…I will do an update on that soon.
There is an injury to sort out and a bit of a dust up on the horizon, but for now, lets just enjoy her obvious pleasure at being back in an environment she understands. Lucky to be alive and no, the lady isn’t going anywhere just yet.
The lads are quite thrilled.
Kennel assistant needed
We have a vacancy in the kennels for a kennel hand to join our very small team at the farm.
- Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Hours: 8am – 4pm.
- Own transport is essential
- Minimum wage
Please email deb@tia-rescue.org
Thanks.
Thank you
A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Tia walk at Cannon Hall last Sunday. We managed to raise over £1000 in total.
We will be back there for our Christmas Walk on Sun 14th Dec.
Our next event is our stall at Otley Buttercross on Sat 15th Nov.
Other news…
Remember the Mcmanus dogs that were left to rot in kennels? This big lad, all 40kilos, was one of them.
He loves Nairn and the beach and his cat who goes on walks with him…
Yes really..
