Tia dogs waiting for their homes…
These are some of the dogs that we have here at the kennels for rehoming, not all of them, but the majority.
All gorgeous and all waiting for their own sofas…
Boone (was Elliott) settling into his new home
Sometimes the greyhounds arrive here quite nervous, bless them, so it’s lovely to see them in their new homes. They do need that extra time to help settle and once they do their character begins to shine through. Here’s Elliott, now known as Boone, settling into home life with the help of Sponsor Dog Boe!
Wisp (now Agnes): 1 year on
Karen and Gary have been in touch with an update on former Tia girl Agnes (then known as ‘Wisp’) as it’s a year since they adopted her.
“After a few scary medical blips in the early days and diagnosis of a degenerative disc in her neck she recovered amazingly well and is just the most fantastic dog! She’s so comical, loving and full of fun and has brought so much love to our home. We just can’t imagine life without her!
I just wanted to thank you for introducing us to her and for the amazing work you do for all her fellow greyhounds.”
Great work Agnes!
Serial Offenders
It isn’t often that i name and shame the trainers, but i have decided to turn over a new leaf.
So this is the start of my several posts about the serial trainers, the ones who send their dogs to race at the local flapping track, knowing full well that they are past it, lame, lazy or just plain useless. But of course they will deny that. The favourite excuses? I sent them to a rehoming centre, i rehomed them as a pet, i kept them as a pet. It doesn’t matter how good or bad they were, they just get rid, the easiest, cheapest & quickest way.
So let’s start with the Nevin’s who race at Henlow. On a recent thread on Facebook the secretary of the English Stud Book said this about one of your dogs, Fieldview Franky, and I quote ” How he got to Tia is a bit of a mystery-after his racing career was finished Kirsty and Terry took him to be rehomed at a recognised rehoming kennel- it is very doubtful that he ever went to a flapping track……at times you do have to take what places like Tia say with a pinch ( or a bucket ) of salt….
So let’s start with ;
Fieldview Franky….25 races the last one being 20/03/20 arrived @ Tia 10/09/20
Tyra Lola….77 races the last one being 15/03/20 arrived @ Tia 10/09/20
Fieldview Zenna…. 14 races the last one being 8/03/20 arrived @ Tia 31/07/20
Ballymac Tower…19 races the last one being 11/05/21 arrived @ Tia 25/09/21
Desnas Dilemma….29 races the last one being 19/07/21 arrived @ Tia 6/09/21
Sullane Tempo….31 races the last being 31/07/21 arrived @ Tia 6/09/21
Fieldview Remy…123 races the last one being 29/08/21 arrived @ Tia 25/10/21
Holiday Fairy…51 races the last one being 2/11/21 arrived @ Tia 18/11/21
Store Floor….28 races the last one being 11/10/21 arrived & Tia 29/12/21
Jewel Rank….18 races the last one being 10/10/21 arrived @ Tia 6/1/22
So Viv, Elaine, Clare & Liz and of course the serial offenders….” Let us begin ”
Deb@Tia
Poor little Sigyn
Thank God for the chip. Before the law changed Tia was always reluctant to re-register the dogs under the adopters details. Sadly in some cases, this viewpoint cost us some supporters and indeed friends. They had a point but our only wish was for the protection of the dogs. I can recall several situations where the registration proved to be the trump card in a Police incident and the animal was fast tracked to safety.
The law changed and we mellowed a bit (sort of) and now if requested, we amend details once we are sure that the dog isn’t going to come back into kennels. We still take great pains to keep our contacts on the contact form somewhere. Usually, that is enough for a stray kennel to roll their eyes, pick up the phone and wait for the cavalry to arrive.
No-one puts a Tia dog in a corner.
On Monday 10th January I got a call from Scotland. A dog warden had picked up one of our dogs straying on a busy main road. Not knowing any better, we looked up her adopters details and passed them on to the warden, just thinking that the dog had got out. Several conversations later and the adopter told the dog warden that she had sold the dog the previous weekend. And if things weren’t bad enough she had been knocked by a car and had been out all night. In Scotland! The dog was over an hour away from home. Apparently she was regularly on the run.
The five hour journey passed in a blur, I cannot remember being so angry.
The dog is a shadow of the dog we said goodbye to last May. I managed to get some overnight accommodation and kept her by the side of me, after a visit to an emergency vet.
Poor lass is still exhausted and her nerves shattered. There will be no rehoming for a while for her.
To be honest I didn’t like the woman who adopted our Sigyn, but her sister is a good friend of mine and she has 3 Tia dogs.
Lorraine ( Lainey ) Evans, from Bankfoot, Perth…The trash gets picked up tomorrow….be ready
The Sheffield 13 – 2 years on: Mr Mole
Todays Sheffield 13 video is dedicated to the last, but not least, member: Mr Mole.
I will never forget the day I got the call that all hands were needed at Tia. When I arrived some of the Sheffield 13 had already arrived and were having baths. What a sight they were. Never had I seen dogs in such a state before. Deb had to go back for some more; “Who’s coming?“ she said. Off I went with her to collect the others, not knowing the conditions that they were in. The allotment was like a rabbit warren. There were many turns and twists until we arrived at the junk yard that they called home. I can remember thinking how can dogs live here, where are the kennels? It was a mess!! The floor squelched under my feet and the smell was horrible, but in it were 3 dogs. I couldn’t see anything when Deb asked me to hold the end of the slip lead, she had managed to put it on Mr Mole. I stood there waiting while she put leads on the other two. My whole arm was shaking but it wasn’t me, it was Mr Mole shaking at the end of the lead. When he finally emerged from the darkness what a sight he was. Stood there those two eyes staring down, broken, so thin, shaking, tail between his legs and just messing everywhere.The tears filled my eyes. He followed the other two out of the allotments and we made our way to the van.
2 years later and he is still nervous but he loves life in the kennels with the others. The routine of the day helps him a lot. He knows what’s what. He loves his quilts and soft vet bed and I often wonder what he felt that first time he laid down on it. He absolutely loves the paddock and if the suns out you can see him enjoying the warm of the sun on his body as he will stand still. He melts my heart everyday when you call him and he wags his tail and comes running up to you, as it took him a while to even be near you in the beginning. His past is now behind him and he is very much loved here at Tia. Thank goodness Deb was able to help them all and all the many others before them,and many more after them.
Thank you to all our supporters that have helped over the years, you really do help us to help them.