We will have a stall at Pudsey Scarecrow Festival next Sun 7th Sept at Pudsey Park, 10am to 4pm.
Also, on Sun 12th Oct we will be having our ever popular Tia Dog Walk and Stall at Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, near Barnsley S75 4AT, 10am to 4pm. The dog walk around the country park will start at 11am from the stall.
d.o.b. 17/8/2018
Lad who has been rotting in his Kennel since his last race in June 2022, until he came up here in August. Another of the Macmanus dogs.
Veteran of 106 races and should have been on a sofa long ago.
Bauer is probably the most troubled of the lot. Rumour has it that McManus kennelled dogs together without muzzles. The track vet was always stitching them up. Bauer has scars all over him. He watches every move in the kennels and i only hope he sleeps well on a night. He is coming round, we can catch him now in the paddocks and he is learning to trust again but very, very slowly.
d.o.b. 1/8/19
Mulder won 4 of his 20 races, the last one was in March 2022 and he never left his trainers kennel again.
He sits firmly at the back of the kennel waiting for us to make a wrong move. A very nervous lad at the moment. One of the Lee Macmanus batch of nine we took in at the end of August. He needs an experienced home, preferably with another dog but this boy must be kept safe and not let off his lead even in a secure paddock.
Work in progress.
An email we received from Lauren regarding River:
Hi DebI just wanted to say thank you to you and Bob for all the work you both do. I’d never had a dog before I came to Tia. When we first came to look at dogs with you, we weren’t entirely convinced we were ready for a dog but you saw something in us and entrusted us with Rocket.Within days of having Rocket (Wyatt) at home I was hooked and knew I needed to have more greyhounds in my life. That’s when we came back to you to meet some more dogs, and River chose us. Sadly not long after then, we lost Rocket to bone cancer so we brought River back so she could choose another buddy, Ramodi (Carter).As you know, I lost Ramodi 2.5 years ago, again to bone cancer, but thankfully River was not left without another dog for company for long as we then moved in with Billy the black lab.I’ve had a lifetime to remember with River. Together we’ve experienced 5 house moves, 2 dog losses, lots of wonderful holidays, a divorce, some bad dating choices, a marriage this year and finally, the birth of my daughter, Earla.After 9 years together on this journey, I lost River today aged 13 years and 9 months. She has lived a full and happy life in my care, but sadly today was her last.Thank you for trusting me with your dogs. My life and theirs would not have been the same had we of not found each other.I will be in touch again when Earla is old enough to know how to behave around these beautiful animals, as I want her to grow up with them in her life given how much joy they bring.I’ve attached a few pictures of River (2010-2023). RIP my girl 🌈Lauren xx
Where to begin…It feels a bit like Groundhog Day, this is the 3rd time we have demolished buildings, at different farms, to build new kennel blocks. I have to say we have got it down to a tee.
To cut a very long story short, we have managed to raise £79,300 through the Brick Appeal. We have been pledged £35,000 from a grant giving charity.
So that leaves us around £60,000 short. However we are selling a field to our neighbour so that will also help.
Whilst the greyhound industry is in crisis with probably thousands of dogs backing up in kennels, it doesn’t take much working out what is going to happen to the majority of those poor souls. There are many more Rebecca Perkins out there, but obviously they are trying to keep it all under wraps.
I had a very good friend on the phone yesterday, from another Independent rescue, crying down the phone. The amount of dogs she has to help, the pressure from the trainers to offload, is immense. And of course the huge financial pressure.
They will blame the cost of living crisis when they destroy the greyhounds. And make no mistake they will.
We too are under intense financial pressure and I honestly don’t know how long we can carry on, the only reason we are still here is because we moved and huge thanks to my friend Cynthia when she left us her legacy.
And obviously massive, massive thanks to everyone who has and still are supporting Tia.
These past 2 years have been incredibly hard and we wouldn’t be here without you all.
And as for the pathetic ex member of staff who reported us to the council earlier in the year, as the dogs had pyjamas on, yes really. It is people like you and the Rebecca Perkins of this world and the poor, poor dogs, that keep me going.
Deb