Jan 2, 2023 | News
When Rupert was fetched to us by the Police in January 2022, it was clear that he had had a very hard life. He had been found tied to rubbish bins in Doncaster town centre. The dog wardens weren’t working and the rspca didn’t want him. They had no one to send out…to be fair if they had seen a photo of him they would have made the effort, not for Rupert, but for the media/cash opportunity he would have provided.
Emaciated just under 20 kg, exhausted, his lip hanging off and an infected mouth, too sore to eat.
Injuries consistent with badger baiting.
He stole my heart and everyone else’s who he ever met. Such a gentle soul. When he was well enough he was neutered and his lip stitched back by our vet at the time, the fabulous Chris from Donaldson’s, in our own vet room…which i miss immensely. He made the trip to Scotland with us and all the other animals. A few people had wanted him but i needed a special home for Rupert, a very special one and thankfully just a month ago his mom & dad travelled from Tobermory to come and get him. It was really hard to let him go but that’s what we do and just look at him now.
If you ever in Tobermory and you see Rupert with his mom & dad, please send me pictures…
Deb
Dec 31, 2022 | News
We shouldn’t do this really as it is an annual reminder that we are all getting on. It just seems wrong to let the year go without saying goodbye. Perhaps we cannot bear to let them go.
Hugo, Thunder, Seth, Rebecca, Sedgwick, Reggie
We took a real pasting with the shires this year. At that size we tend to miss them being around. The ground still trembles when their mates run up to the gate though. It’s a lot of weight for their feet to support and we would like to thank Rob the farrier once again for keeping them around as long as he had and to our new farrier Neil, who has taken on the ongoing task.
Simon, Corraghan & Terence. Old, old friends. Much missed. All these dogs had their problems but found a soft place to fall with us. Simon the skeletal psychopath, Corraghan and his demons and Terence from the Sheffield 13. Terence took us all by surprise when he left us but we still have his two brothers with us for now, Bungle & Mr Mole.
2 goats The least of our troubles out of the animals. Happy browsing guys.
Finally we lost Beano. A shattering blow and he died in the field with Bob by his side, Only ten years old, we were all knocked for six. Dandy, his partner in crime, was utterly lost but now has three girls to shepherd around the joint. He still looks for him though as do we before remembering. It hurts like hell still.
I am also mourning my Charity, it has changed so much in the past twelve months. Most of the Charity shops have gone. That was so hard locking the doors on the last day, of our long standing shops at Halifax & Hebden Bridge. Me & Bob have had to sell our little house to keep the Charity afloat, but we will do anything it takes. Not seeing all my dogs and friends, the long standing members of staff who were made redundant, my beautiful kennel blocks dismantled. It has been truly awful.
But at least we are still here, there are a lot of charities that aren’t and what a beautiful part of the world we have landed in. I am a true believer in fate, so we will see what happens next. We are sitting tight, very tight, at the the moment. With around 30 horses, 35 dogs, 4 goats, 5 sheep, chickens, doves and the pesky cats…
And as far as the greyhound industry is concerned…I ain’t done yet, I’m just having a breather…that is a promise…
Deb
Dec 31, 2022 | News
Late on Friday the 27th December 2019 I got a phone call, from one of my contacts, to say that an old guy had died and he had left 13 greyhounds on an allotment in Sheffield. “They are all old dogs and there is no one to look after them.”
When I arrived there the next day I was prepared for what I would find, 24 years rescuing greyhounds and there’s nothing much shocks or surprises me, or so I thought.
The dogs were spread over 3 separate gardens on the allotment. They were all in seperate kennels, covered in their own mess, no food , no water and no bedding. The faeces was that high I could barely open the kennel doors. The stench was unbelievable.
The first ten were loaded onto the van but I had to leave three behind for the second trip.
When we got back they were so pleased to see us, tails wagging, apart from a younger black boy an absolute wreck, in a small dark shed, doing the wall of death, he didn’t want to be caught he was terrified and could barely see after being locked away so long. I didn’t know if he was going to bite me when I went into his “kennel” he was messing himself, absolutely terrified trying to escape….no escaping me mate…he didn’t bite.
Thanks to all my staff and volunteers, some who came in at short notice. The dogs were all bathed, claws cut and taken to their new fresh, clean kennels.
They are all on good food and antibiotics. Chris our vet is aware and making urgent arrangements to come and do the dentals in our onsite vet room…
The eldest blue girl with the awful teeth is 12yrs old. She is the happiest.
So here they all are….they just need names, I doubt they have ever had any.
The sad, sad thing is that these dogs have been in a bad way for a long, long time.
If only he had asked for help….Tia would have helped because that is what we do.
They didn’t go out yesterday but they have all been out into the paddocks today.
Welcome to your new life…for the time you have left you will be absolutely ruined.
ps i don’t know who fetched all the sausage rolls in over the weekend, but thankyou, they like sausage rolls…Deb
So welcome to our new arrivals…Mr Mole, Bungle, Terence, Eugene, Stilton, Babybelle, MooMar, Pollypocket, Ramble, Winnie, Spot, Dot and Rose…
Dec 21, 2022 | News
Well if anything could go wrong it has. With all the beautiful snow and ice the downside was we had no water in the buildings or out in the fields. Lots of swearing, by Bob and the 1000l container filled up by Bob only to be emptied every day by the guzzling horses out in the fields. Fortunately we still had water in the prep room for the dogs. Hilarity and slight hysteria getting from the kennels to the prep room though. If we were still in Doncaster it would have all been captured on CCTV and all over the internet by now…
Then just as quickly as it froze, it thawed.
Then the smell in the house, sorry Lana I blamed you. But then it got worse, an electrical smell. The house nearly went up a couple of nights ago but we were very fortunate that it didn’t…
So now, after many conversations and visiting electricians, and more swearing, we have only limited electrics in the house and very limited on the yard. Clearly the house is not important.
We will manage, it’s like being back at Fall Lane, carting water about and wearing head torches. The dogs are oblivious. We can only use 2 of the gas heaters but thankfully it is warming up and they all had coats on last night just in case…
The electrics are shot and it is going to be very expensive no doubt….but we are, hopefully, all safe and the rest will work itself out…..Deb
Dec 8, 2022 | News
https://fb.watch/hhQaqBpHnI/
We had William since he was born, we had him for six years and we used to show him in his youth.
Sometimes opportunities come up that you can’t afford to miss and when the guys at Royal Park Shires wanted to adopt him, although it was hard to let him go, we knew they could offer him a better life than we could. So off he went with another Shire we had called Henry. They later also adopted a grey mare that we had called Lizzie.
Just absolutely wonderful to see this video of him, in London, delivering a Xmas tree to the Royal family.
Not bad for a rescue horse….not bloody bad at all.
Thanks to everyone at Royal Park Shires, you are just amazing….
Deb
Dec 3, 2022 | News
It’s Christmas time at Tia Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue and we are hosting a Grand Christmas Draw as our newest fundraiser, with all proceeds going directly towards our greyhounds’ Christmas dinners! We have some amazing prizes on offer with the grandest prize of all a fabulous Christmas Hamper packed with all sorts of treats and goodies!
So come along and have some fun, meet friends of Tia new and old. Whilst the whole draw should last for around an hour, we will also have a break halfway through and a chance for people to catch up! Entry is just £5 for a chance to win some amazing prizes and tickets can be purchased through our website shop
The draw will be held on Friday 16th December at 19:00.
Dec 3, 2022 | News
The calendars are now available on the website shop. There are also Xmas cards, Xmas goodie bags, poo bags, pens, Mr Mole cards and prints, lots of other items and just in “Tia Rescued & Retired” jackets for when your hounds are out and about.
Thanks Deb
Dec 2, 2022 | News
As you all know we are struggling massively financially but I have no intention of losing this Charity or the animals.
When we got some money in July from my old friend Cynthia I might have done a little bit of panic buying.
We had made our own haylage in the summer so that saved us a lot of money.
The Butchers food was donated as were all the carpet squares for the bottom of the dog beds.
So that’s us set for the winter….we still need Chappie and Sardines and all the time but other than that I think we are sorted..
Obviously that doesn’t include all the monthly outgoings but we are in a better position than some and the farm is owned by the Charity….we will just sit tight and hope for the best…
I wish I slept as well as Uriah & Lana
Deb
Nov 27, 2022 | News
What is it that these dogs all have in common?
Are they all the same colour? No
Are they all the same age? No
Did they all race at the same track? Yes
Were they all rehomed responsibly? No
Were any of them rehomed responsibly by their trainer? No
Were they all rehomed by the same trainer? Yes
The little blue girl, Scarlets Choice found herself being picked up as a stray and ending up in the stray kennel at Penistone just over a couple of weeks ago. She was very popular on Facebook, 567 shares and not 1 offer of help except from me. Fortunately for her I had some good friends who were on the lookout for a new girl. Their last beautiful greyhound girl lived until she was 15 years and 1 month…
She hadn’t been spayed and she was done prior to rehoming. Here she is a few days later….what a lucky girl you are.
The trainer? Low Life Serial Offender….K Bowman…Doncaster Greyhound Stadium.
Nov 23, 2022 | News
Who would have thought that when we “acquired” these ponies in 2018 that this would happen. We found out that one had already died and someone local was feeding these little ones. When we went to get them they were so weak that we literally picked them up out of this hell hole, we didn’t know if they would ever make it. Fortunately they were all unwanted, abandoned colts so no one came looking for them. Here is Athos and a write up from his proud owners.
Hi Deb,
It’s been over three years since Athos came into our lives, and what a time that has been! He certainly is the cheeky chappy you described in your Facebook post back in 2019.
Athos has gone from strength to strength, competing at our local riding show in North Wales, Lloc and District, placing 4th at STARS last year in the ridden coloured pony and then this year……. Athos won his in-hand class out of 45 stunning ponies!! He then went into the evening Supreme performance and only went and won overall in-hand Supreme!
I cannot thank you enough for allowing Athos into our lives. He and Mia have a fantastic bond; he has helped her in many ways this past year. He is such a lovely, honest pony.
I’ve attached some pictures from the weekend.
Take care,
Leona and Mia
