born March 2020
Last raced a couple of nights ago. Even then More lost by a nostril. Veteran of 88 races, taking 14 of them in some style. Owes racing nothing and time the lady began her new career with a family.
More can be seen at her trainers in Nottingham.
On the 23rd of March, Tia supporter Gwen Robson will be running her first ever half marathon to raise crucial funds for Tia.
With just under five months to go until the run and her target already reached, this has the potential to become a hugely successful fundraiser for us.
You can donate via her Just Giving page here, and also learn about how she came to be involved with Tia, as well as read updates on her training and preparation.
Many thanks to Gwen and everyone who has donated so far!
Meet Morse.
Let’s start with the obvious… he is enormous. We hope this doesn’t put anyone off however, as he is just the gentlest giant of a hound. Because he hasn’t seen anything but the inside of a kennel, everything in the world is new to him at this point. But he has approached all this newness with curiosity, and hasn’t yet shown any nervousness.
He loves to cuddle, and gazes into your eyes with the deepest, most loving look. He’s very gentle, takes treats from your hand very delicately, and gives the softest nudges with that extra-long nose if he needs reassurance or attention. He’s met a few different people so far, and was confident, friendly and affectionate with them all.
Quickly learned to get up the stairs (with some encouragement from treats!), and then made his own way back down; from there, he happily went up and down as he pleased. It’s certainly not an elegant sight just yet, but he’s done the hard bit already and will just get more and more used to it.
He walks nicely on the lead; didn’t meet any other dogs up close, but did see some from a distance which he was interested in, yet didn’t get too over-excited. With time and experience he’ll learn to understand what non-greyhound dogs actually are.
Morse will definitely need a garden with a high fence – when he sees something, he just seems to effortlessly levitate so all his paws are about 6 feet off of the ground! Also really doesn’t want to be in the same house as another greyhound boy. We’re not sure how he’d be with a girl, but suspect he’d be happier as an only dog.
Because he is so loving, he could easily get too attached to his people, but this should be quite manageable by getting him used very early to some alone time to help him understand that it’s ok not to be with you constantly. He’s an intelligent dog who learns quickly, and we’re sure he’d manage this.
A wonderful dog who deserves a fantastic forever home.
This is Lewis; he walks beautifully on the lead; no pulling at all, stops when you stop… hasn’t even been heard barking yet!
Do It Martin was his racing name and he will be 5 years old in February. He has been through the mill and was picked up as a stray in Bradford in October this year.
Lewis is currently in a foster home recovering from a few small injuries…Whether he will be available anytime soon, we don’t know as resident greyhound girl seems quite smitten..
d.o.b. 2/10/19
Another Macmanus dog. At Nairn with us. Dead heated in his only race in Britain, March 22. His kennel mate Ridley was a nostril behind him. Then nothing. Probably been in a kennel ever since.
Go back to his grandparents and his pedigree positively glitters. His granny was the rockstar Kildallon Maid, one of the fastest bitches of her generation.
Seems to prefer our place to his former lodgings. Welcome Crockett.
Please ring Deb, Crockett is with us at Nairn
We are still rehoming quietly away, which is really good as homing is not what it used to be. We always look after the boys that no one else wants to take. Lets face it a pretty little 26kg greyhound girl will always be rehomed quicker than a 40kg boy, of which we have plenty.
We have lots of boys for rehoming, up here in Inverness and also in Manchester, Derbyshire and another 7 of Lee Mc’Manus’s dogs currently with a trainer in Doncaster. ( photos & details of these 7 to follow. )
We also have dogs in foster homes, dogs being picked up that have been rehomed badly by other “rescues” as I write and foster people on standby for the ones coming out of the stray kennels…one next Friday.
Please have a look on the rehoming page and lets get some of these lovely lads a home before Christmas. There I typed it, the C word….
Deb
This is the beautiful Izzy. She is about 6 months old & is in a foster due to her siblings picking on her. She is so happy & loving, but unfortunately has something wrong with her coordination and balance.
She has an appointment booked for an MRI at Donaldsons on 25th October to hopefully find out what is causing her problems. She can then go into a forever home, with the new family fully informed about her condition & so she can live her best life.
Please donate to help pay for her MRI & any possible treatment she may need. The MRI alone is £2500.
Just a reminder that we have a Tia fundraising stall and dog walk at Cannon Hall Country Park, near Barnsley S75 4AT this Sunday (13th). The stall will be open from 10am to 4pm. The Tia walk around Cannon Hall Country Park will start at 11am from the stall (meet around 10.30am).
It’s a great chance for both Tia humans and greyhounds to get together, as well as raising funds for Tia.
We also have a Tia stall at Wakefield Trinity Walk Shopping Centre (outside Sainsburys) on Sat 19th Oct, 10am to 4pm.
We have a few more events this year and we need prizes. If you have any children’s prizes, teddies, new dog toys, dog treats, bottles and tombola prizes please let us know at info@tia-rescue.org. You can also drop items in at the Pickering or Nairn charity shops.
We can’t do the events without prizes.
Greyhound Racing in modern Britain?
Panorama – Greyhounds drugged to rig bets
These videos are all at least 10 years old. Nothing ever changes does it?
Huge thanks to everyone who took part in and donated to our Zipline Fundraiser which took place on Saturday. We smashed our goal; the current total stands at £5270!
We’re going to keep the page open for a few more weeks, so you still have the chance to donate. Maybe you knew someone who took part and want to congratulate them? Or perhaps you’re feeling generous… either way, you can do so here.
Have a look at some of the pictures from the day below… some of this mad lot even went on it twice!
