Jun 6, 2021 | News
When Facebook was in an uproar over a grey Shire mare that was at York horse sales. I just messaged the girls and told them to buy her and we would reimburse them. A short while later Macy Grey arrived at Tia. She was filthy and in a terrible state. Terrified. She was bathed and put out with the other Shires in the big fields. Exactly a month to the day of her arriving, Bob was in the fields when he saw something odd in the field. Unbeknown to us the beautiful big grey Shire had been in foal and she had popped out little Ellie. Ellie was born deformed with a curvature to her spine. We had her for almost four years before her deformity took hold and we had to have her put to sleep.
Macy always had shocking hooves from her neglect over the years and we tried and tried and tried some more. But last week we had to say goodbye to her too…Just 6 years we had her. She was no trouble, a big soft mare gone far too soon, only 12 years old….
Deb
May 23, 2021 | News
WEEK SIX-ISH
WOOPIE-DO – I’ve finally managed to impress the Dragon! She says ‘any dog who contrives to remove a tin from the plastic six-pack and then open the ring-pull lid, deserves an extra tin!’
PS I’ve not got into any ‘real’ trouble for two whole days. Hope she’s got more chicken wings for tomorrow…
Both Pim’s books are available directly from Tia via eBay, with all proceeds helping us rescue and support retired and abandoned greyhounds.
May 16, 2021 | News
WEEK THREE
Hi guys and that includes you Horton! Well, I’ve been living here in the Dragon’s Den for three weeks now, and there has been one day that I didn’t get into trouble!
I am still struggling to remember these damn rules. I simply don’t understand why I cannot help myself to the fruit bowl, breadbin, fridge, open cupboard or anything else within my reach. As for the pee pee rule, I’m not sure I’ll ever get the hand of that one.
The food (that I’m supposed to have, and that which I’m not!) is great and I’ve put some inches on my middle. My six-pack is looking good girls! The frequent walks are a doddle. Dragon has been taking me into a big field once a day and letting me off my lead to run. I’ll let her continue believing that I come back to her whistle, but really it’s the pack of digestive biscuits she carries with her.
Last thing at night she takes us all out and the other two have such a great time chasing foxes in the fields. I wish I could join in, but the Dragon won’t let me. She said, ‘Not until you’ve lost the family jewels!’ Which is odd – I didn’t know I had a family, let alonr the jewels.
Wonder what’s on the menu tomorrow?
Both Pim’s books are available directly from Tia via eBay, with all proceeds helping us rescue and support retired and abandoned greyhounds.
May 15, 2021 | News
As you may be aware, there haven’t been any dogs on the site for a week or two. We are extremely busy with everything that is going on, including getting the Charity shops back up and running. Another couple of months without them and i wouldn’t have been sat here typing, it would have been a very different, unimaginable story.
They have had to be our priority over the past weeks.
But now i am back to the dogs, which have been coming in at an alarming rate. Erin has been today to take pictures so hopefully they will be on the site towards the end of the week.
I have recently sent 21 dogs out to other rescues, that i trust, Early Paws, Eastern Counties Greyhound Trust, Lisa at Greyhound Gap and Manda & Nat at Northern Greyhound Rescue….
We still have Tucker, Boddam and Tranent who are taking root…Cullen has just come back from a home and Noup. They need somewhere quiet with a greyhound girl to show them the ropes. Then we have the newbies, Aggie, Eadlin, Effie, Florrie(puppies mom), Sally, Angus, Bran, Brenton, Camdyn, Rian, Joe, Rav and Dev. There are another 5 coming in tommorrow.
So whilst other charities are shipping greyhounds in from Ireland, we are sinking again under the sheer volume. Just guess they don’t have an exciting back story. Still there isn’t a problem with greyhound racing is there.
Deb
May 10, 2021 | News
A certain national microchip organisation!!!
Please, everyone with Tia dogs, take extra care with them until this upgrade meltdown is sorted. Most Tia dogs are registered with them, one way or another. If they get loose God forbid, they won’t be recovered so easily. Let us know.
In fact, take extra care even if they aren’t Tia dogs!!!
