Mar 2, 2020 | News
Update from Donaldson’s Vets. Dot is brighter today, she has had no more vomiting. She is still on a drip and antibiotics. She is a bit brighter and is eating.
Fingers crossed for this old girl…
My heart is breaking tonight.
Over 12 yrs old. She has been in this state for years.
Sore bleeding feet from horrendously overgrown nails, filthy ears and rotten teeth. How can this happen? Poor poor girl.
As I write she is being rushed to the vets.
Neglected. Greyhound welfare issues never go away, neither do we.
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Feb 28, 2020 | News
When comedian Jon Richardson goes looking for a bargain he knows exactly where to go – Tia charity shops!
UKTV are broadcasting the first series of ‘Meet the Richardsons’, starring comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont. As part of the first episode Jon needs to purchase a monkey costume and ends up getting the ‘sale of the century’ from the Tia shop in Hebden Bridge! Both the interior and exterior of the shop are featured and look fantastic.
If you want to see it yourself you can watch the first episode through UKTV on-demand online. You’ll need to sign up with UKTV before you can watch it.
Feb 24, 2020 | News
Andrea and Ben rehomed Tia boy Merlin (who was called Katsu whilst at Tia) and have sent us an update on how he’s settled in with them and his new sister, Roxy.
Merlin was very nervous when we got him, and for first few months he would pull really hard on the lead when anyone walked past in the park or on the street because he was desperate to avoid them and get home to safety. His confidence has increased massively in the past 6 months, and now he really enjoys going out on walks, and loves getting cuddles and treats from people he knows.
He is very(!!) energetic – must be the greyhound in him:). Fortunately he loves walking as much as we do, although as you will see from the photos, he also spends a lot of time in the house lying on his back with his legs in the air. He’s quite obedient, and we’re now able to let him off lead in the park, where he just does big collie circles around us. He loves to chase and be chased by other dogs, and has really good social skills. We get asked on a daily basis what ‘breed’ he is, and you can see people trying to figure it out when they see him. Everyone loves his long saluki ears!
Roxy loves him too (most of the time), although at age 8 she’s not able to keep up with his collie stamina and agility. The dogs got their passports before Christmas, and we all went to the south of France in the campervan. One of the photos is Merlin and Roxy at the Pont du Gard.
Best of all Merlin is incredibly goofy, sweet, and cuddly, and has been no trouble at all apart from normal puppy cheekiness (and chewing the remote control and several pens before we realised he was a chewer!). He’s gained weight slowly and isn’t nearly as skinny as when we got him.
Thanks very much for filling the huge hole left when Copper died. As usual you managed to find the perfect dog for us
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Feb 16, 2020 | News
We expect to see a dog in this state coming off the flapping track or from a pound, not from a registered trainer. In fairness, the transporter and the GBGB aren’t happy either, the former blazing, the latter arrived within the hour after our phone call.
This little girl raced no less than 35 times in 10 months. She isn’t even three yet. Trapped seven times back in August 18, so he might as well have kenneled her at the bloody track.
Eday was carrying a leg when she arrived, her face red raw from wearing a strap muzzle. Well you can see the damage for yourself, she’ll almost certainly carry the scars for the rest of her life. Yes we did ring him. He cannot account for the lameness, but put the strap on because she snapped at another dog. Some of these scars are old. Eday isn’t very big really, 26.5kgs on a big panties day and frankly this little scrap isn’t in great nick. She has mange on her backside together with a secondary infection and as we aren’t in the habit of rehoming dogs in this condition, Eday will be with us for a while. No, it isn’t bald bum syndrome it is mange! She also stinks……or did.
This is totally unacceptable.
Jan 23, 2020 | News
It is a bit late perhaps – the calendar says its the 20th – but Tia always likes to say goodbye properly to those who are now waiting on the Rainbow Bridge. (God, I hope there is one)
Chester and Millie. They sure as hell are not on the bridge as their Dad had been camped out waiting for years. We miss you though, you great drooling, smelly, farting lumps.
Gabriella and Callaghan, Barely three years old and a huge shock. They deteriorated rapidly and slipped through our fingers.
The garage lot. We know that sooner rather than later we will lose them but it still hurts so much. Danni with his rotting feet, Lewis and Ross. It is a bit quieter without the last it has to be admitted. Don’t bite the angels will you, or you might end up somewhere hot! We miss the unarmed combat in the mornings.
Beauty, 31 year old shire and Ana, a gypsy cob who was too weak to make it. In fact too many gypsy cobs too mention. Foals too weak to stand, horrific neglect, some dying before we had time to name them. Also this week, Gentle Jack. His send off was filled with love.
More doves courtesy of the buzzard.
Finally on a lighter note, the old white van was put out of its misery. Any one unfortunate to suffer permanent injury from its dubious suspension will be pleased to hear that the ‘Chicken Run’ toys and the book “Kilted Yoga” were safely transferred to the new charabanc prior to the low loader arriving. We had a lump in our throats.
Her end was pain free.
