Aug 16, 2022 | News
These two lovely ladies were fetched up here in June… Both redundant.
Nina the younger girl was called Avongate Nina and was racing at Harlow until the 20th February this year. She then did her stint at Askern flapping track. She is a feisty young lady but she is getting there.
Nellie the older girl, Swift Gingerly has popped out a few litters of lurchers. Nellie is gorgeous and has already bagged herself a home where she will be going when she has recovered from her neutering operation.
Thanks to our volunteer who fetched them up.
If anyone fancies a trip up I need a couple fetching….Thanks Deb
Jul 24, 2022 | News
UPDATE to date we have had no offers of foster homes. Yesterday there were 2 strays in the pound, there time was up. I feel very sad that no one has come forward to foster. Deb
So for the past 27 years I have been taking dogs in as you all know. They were all fetched to Tia one way or another. They were then neutered and had dentals in our amazing vet rooms which I miss, a lot. And Chris & Becca obviously. (Bet they miss my butties every Thursday)
Anyhow obviously things are very different now and this is what needs to happen moving forward because I cannot turn my back on these dogs, but I can’t do it without your help.
These dogs need foster homes, preferably near to a Donaldson’s branch. They need keeping safe, having their op’s and rehoming down there. The ones that can’t can, at some stage, come up here.
There are only 11 dogs we used to take this many in a week sometimes….
With all the Tia adopters & supporters out there surely we can make this happen. I don’t know anything about them other than their ages but I do know it needs to happen soon. I haven’t seen them but I am going to give them names, they deserve that at least.
Lets start with the little black girl at the top….two and a half years old…Mabel
Black dog three years old….Winston
Black & white girl 3 years, green collar….Thelma
Black boy 3 years old with the yellow collar….Harvey
Black and white girl with the orange collar….Sybil
Brindle boy 4 years old ….Wilbur
Black and white boy 5 years old…..Peter
Black boy with the very long face, 3 years old….Simon
Black boy 4 years old, blue collar….Nathan
Black boy with the pleading eyes, 4 years old….Rian
Black boy with the green collar, big daft puppy at just 2 years old….Freddie
Thanks Deb
deb@tia-rescue.org
07974960684
Jul 24, 2022 | News
One of our volunteers spotted a FTGH advert on the Greyhound Data page. Nothing new in that, many of your dogs started their journey on this site. Tia had enough on with the move and besides, Doncaster is a long way from our kennels now.
It became clear after a month that this fellow wasn’t going to be snapped up so Tia called up the old guard in Yorkshire. By then he looked a bit moth-eaten to say the least.
Length of time of his fall from grace? Gilbert came last at Doncaster on 9th April. Advertised FTGH, 16th April. Sprung by our volunteer (thanks Missus) and came into the fold on the 16th May, smelling like a rabbit hutch.
Gilbert is a big lump at 35 kilos. Three wins out of 17 races and not three years old. Hardly the pick of his litter and typical of the breeding mill that churns out rubbish to make a buck. Three of the litter made the track and only one is still in training, (came 4th last night at Perry Barr). Another is at a rescue, having won once. Wow.
Gilbert went straight into a foster home and after a few tricky days won his family over.
Enjoy the sofa you great daft lump.
Jul 24, 2022 | News
Terence came to us in December 2019. He was one of the Sheffield 13.
Over the past 27 years i can honestly say that these 13 dogs were kept in the worst conditions i have ever seen.
Stilton, Baby belle, Rosie & Winnie are still very happy in their fabulous homes.
Spot & Dot, Bungle and of course Mr Mole are still at Tia.
Terence has gone to join the others that have sadly left us. Eugene, Ramble, Moo Mar and Pollypocket.
He was in the house at the end. A beautiful dog, never a minutes trouble and i miss him terribly.
Those poor dogs had been in absolute filth for the most of their lives. Some of them never recovered. I could write about them for days. Maybe one day i will.
Deb….
Jul 24, 2022 | News
And there there is this little one. Squirt. She is now 9 years old. She came off a council estate in Doncaster, she was left tied up in park. She was only a baby when we got her, around three we think. She has always looked older. It was discovered a few years ago that she has a really poorly heart. She also has awful Sarcoids, (skin cancer). We did get a specialist to look at her a couple of years ago but due to her heart condition and where they are they couldn’t be operated on. We have now got her under going treatment with our new vets, Moray Coast Vets. They are coming out every other day for 10 days initially to administer medication. As you all know, all our animals get whatever they need once they are here at Tia. Whatever it is from routine care, to very expensive sarcoid cream…Ouch!!
This is when she came to Tia….Deb
Jul 24, 2022 | News
We have recently lost Rebecca, she was 22yrs old but the damage that had been done to her feet before we got her in 2016 was horrendous. Rob Bedford, who had been our farrier for over twelve years in Yorkshire did a wonderful job managing to keep on top of them but the pain had become too much for her and we had to let her go.
The worst shock was Beano, my little donkey. He was fine one minute, then gone the next. I don’t know how Dandy is going to cope. It was heart breaking, he was only 10 years old.
Jul 24, 2022 | News
Avril has supported Tia since we began from volunteering in the Meltham shop, running lots of events and her coffee morning which she holds every year.
This year it is on Saturday 30th July 9.30 -12noon at Meltham Church Hall.
It is £1 admission and that includes tea or coffee and biscuits.
There will be a raffle, a tombola, cake stall and lots of plants for sale ( which she grows herself )
Please come and support Tia and especially Avril….Thanks Avril…
Deb
Jul 12, 2022 | News
https://www.facebook.com/reel/442644337441053
We have 27 horses and ponies on site at the minute. The lovely Angie & Celine are going to live on Bernera in September. A far cry from the over 100 cobs that were left to die in the fields on Wroot Road in Doncaster. They nearly did die to be honest but we persevered and then some.
What lucky ponies they are and very soon they will have a small girl human to call their very own….
Deb
Jul 12, 2022 | News
We always knew that there would be some Tia dogs that would need our help when we moved.
Here is Melvaig, he is coming up 7yrs old and has been in a home for the past 18 months. He is not happy with the new baby and is looking for a foster home asap.
No cats or small fluffies but he is okay with other greyhounds.
Update….Melvaig is now in a foster home with a greyhound girl and what can I say, ” he is besotted “
He would really like to go and live with a greyhound girl.
He is in foster in West Yorkshire, please message the rehoming page if you are interested in our lovely gentleman…
Deb
Jul 12, 2022 | News
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1327442018003374
Rusheen Bouler dob 10.07.2011
The writing was on the wall soon after he came up the drive back at Moorside. Came last in both his trials in Ireland and ended up here so long ago, we had to dig out the file to find his name.
Tarzan had sponsor dog written all over him. We cannot remember even risking him in a rehome. Still he has been blissfully happy all these years and the staff love him.
It was Tarzan’s birthday a couple of years ago…i cant believe he is 11 years old.
Six and a half years he has been at Tia. Still absolutely nuts with other breeds but an absolute gentleman who loves his life at Tia. Please click on the video….
Deb
