Oct 1, 2022 | News
It was the 15th January 2017 when I was at Askern picking some dogs up and this brindle boy let me know, very loudly and downright nastily, to stay away from his kennel. Rude.
You can’t have him love, he’ll have you. He’s waiting on the vet. Whatever…
He is still a sod, absolutely loves winding the girls up in the kennels “he won’t come in”
I very rarely let my picture be taken when I heard a click….Naughty Freda.
Nearly 6 years on and I love this boy to bits. Without a shadow of a doubt out in the real world he would have been destroyed. He is safe here, he is a one off, a grumpy old man who knows his own mind.
Rogers Rover bn 19/05/2014 short racing career at Nottingham, trainer P C White, he will never have given this dog a second thought.
I’ll never let you down….Oh Sandy
Oct 1, 2022 | News
Well we have managed to sort out most of the Askern dogs, at the minute there are just 2 left on the allotment and a big fawn dog waiting for a space.
Manda from Northern Greyhound Rescue has taken 4 girls and 2 boys, 3 have come up here and 7 have gone into foster homes. Thanks to everyone who has helped so far.
We still need homes for the fawn boy Willy and Hopkirk & Nathan who need off the allotment before it gets too cold.
Sadly I still have my friend’s Rita’s three dogs here and they are going to be here a while yet. They are okay. Two of them were from Tia originally but the old boy she got directly from Ireland and he has been with her for the past six and a half years. He isn’t used to kennel life but he’s getting better. They were in a right state when they got here. The transporter was appalling, they had no bedding or water, it was a hot day and Bandit was in his own faeces and probably had been for a long while. Bandit and Tango were almost in a state of collapse. I have never seen anything like it. It was touch and go whether they went to the vets. Fortunately cooling coats, electrolytes, years of experience and the dogs knowing they were back home evaded a bad outcome.
Another minute on that van and I think it would have been a different matter The driver couldn’t get off the yard quick enough and the owner of the firm just tried to worm his way out of it, lying and blaming everyone else. I have reported him to Defra. So please if you need to use a transporter, don’t use the guy who lives in Silsden.
Deb
Sep 21, 2022 | Recently Rehomed
“They say beauty is only skin-deep, but
Tanni has a gorgeous personality to match her looks.
You’d be very hard pushed to find a dog that’s more excited to see you in the mornings, more tolerant of tiny hands giving her sticky strokes, or more willing to snuggle up as close to you as she possibly can even when the rest of the sofa is available.
Tanni started out life in Ireland with the name “YourHalfCut”. She never officially raced, but was registered at a coursing meet in November 2018 then was found as a stray near Bradford in early 2019. What happened in between and how she arrived in Bradford, we don’t know, but we suspect her intense fear of fireworks (and backfiring cars!) is related to it.
After a pretty difficult start to her life, she was naturally very cautious when she first went to live in a real home. It took her a few days to get on the sofa, and it was months before she learned to climb stairs. It was when her boy pal Hugo was being encouraged up and downstairs using treats to help him with physio exercises after breaking his leg that she suddenly decided that maybe she could do stairs after all if it meant food, and sprinted up and down them before demanding her treats. She never had an issue with stairs again.
Seeing her roach for the first time was so rewarding and watching her face light up when she runs zoomies is the most incredible thing.
For a long time she showed very little interest in dog toys (child toys, on the other hand she has never minded destroying and chomping her way through if given half a chance. She went through almost an entire farm animal set one night when it hadn’t been put away on a high enough shelf) but when someone threw a ball for her recently she bounded after it before stopping and looking very confused as if to say “why did I do that? It was fun, but weird. Throw it again!”
Unfortunately, her years as a stray have compounded her thieving and scavenging tendencies and as a result absolutely no scrap of food is safe, as was discovered when she managed to find 3kg of fudge one Christmas and eat through two layers of cellophane, a layer of cardboard and a layer of greaseproof paper to get at it before eating the fudge itself. Cue one very sick dog, who upon being let back inside after being sick in the garden immediately went to the kitchen to try and find some more!
Her determination to get at food regardless of the consequences, and having eaten one too many unsuitable things over the years has caused her to develop a delicate stomach which can cause a lot of trouble if not carefully managed which has become increasingly problematic. For this reason, despite the fact that she loves them and is incredibly patient and tolerant with them, she isn’t suitable to live full-time with young children who wouldn’t understand the importance of making sure she doesn’t share their food. Older children who wouldn’t leave sweet biscuits or sugary snacks around, and know to shut cupboard doors shouldn’t be an issue.
Tanni is happy being left for short periods of a few hours and when her stomach is under control she rarely has any accidents in the house, however she is liable to chew and destroy things that have been left out if she is left alone very regularly as she gets bored quite easily.
She’s a sociable dog, walks beautifully on a lead and has never shown any signs of aggression towards humans or other dogs. She has a very strong prey-drive so is unlikely to be suitable to live with a cat.
She is a wonderful dog and deserves a kind, warm and loving home where she can be kept safe from her love of food.”
Aug 28, 2022 | News
The rehoming page has been updated with all the dogs for rehoming/fostering.
All the boys that are on the allotment have now been neutered and had dentals and are ready to go into foster homes.
The girls cannot be done and then returned to the allotment, it just wouldn’t be fair. They need to be in homes first.
We have only had 5 foster homes so far. Apollo, Peter, Blanche, Glenda and Vicky. To be honest I am very disappointed. I’ve managed to squeeze another four in, not to mention 3 boys from the same home who were fetched up here last week from Chorley as their owner became ill. (That’s another story for a later date, but if you are planning to use a Pet Transportation firm in Silsden, please don’t.)
I’ve just had to refuse eleven from the shed in Bradford that I’m sure you all know about.
The last race day at Askern is the 23rd of September. Please don’t think all those dogs racing on that night will be going back to loving homes. They wont, it’s more likely they will end up like the little girl drowned in Beverley not so long ago, weighted down in the canal. Just google it, it’s horrific.
After 27 years in rescue welfare is back, very firmly to square one….
I know things are awful at the minute but please, please help me help these dogs.
Thanks Deb
Aug 28, 2022 | Recently Rehomed
Fearmore Fionn bn 16/8/19
He came over from Ireland in March last year and has raced at Askern since then.
Redundant big black boy….
Aug 28, 2022 | Recently Rehomed
Final Fact bn 7/2/20
Still a puppy really, only had 7 races at Monmore….the last one in February this year.
What’s wrong with this one? Serial Offender J b Thompson?
Aug 28, 2022 | Recently Rehomed
Well your guess is as good as ours but we know he was whelped in Ireland on 27.4.18
Sam is the beautiful big black lad. He has no registered racing history but has been at Askern for the whole of his racing career. Thanks for dumping him Jordan. He is better off 400 miles away from you.
He’s positively laughing his head off. He is a lovely, lovely big dog..
Aug 28, 2022 | Recently Rehomed
Peter is the black and white boy, he is a bit nervous and would probably benefit from being with another dog.
Springwell Fixer bn 2/2/18
68 races at Doncaster then passed on to race at Askern. Such a shame you really used to care about your dogs Martin.
Aug 28, 2022 | Recently Rehomed
Outclough Vicky bn 9/4/18
64 races at Monmore then passed on in August of last…probably a slight injury or just not bothered anymore.
Did her last races at Askern and fortunately didn’t totally break.
Serial offender, trainer J B Thompson, who never does the right thing by his dogs.
Aug 28, 2022 | News
Fundraising Manager
Tia Rescue, IV12, Nairn (Hybrid)
£18,000 – £25,000 per year based on experience (pro-rata for part-time)
Fundraising Manager Required to Help Support Our Dogs and Horses
Job description
Tia Rescue is growing its team by creating a new role of Fundraiser. We have just moved to a new site near to Nairn in Scotland and have exciting and challenging plans to develop this new location to look after our rescued greyhounds and heavy horses. You can be a core part of this challenge by developing and expanding our fundraising activities.
We want to use your experience and enthusiasm to make a significant difference to our finances and to engage with local, regional, and national communities about our work. You will need to focus on developing our various existing avenues of fundraising and identifying and implementing additional new channels of income for the charity. It will be a challenging task, but your experience and insight is needed to make it all happen. You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with the ability to work on your own initiative whilst also working closely with our wider team. You will need to be assertive, yet tactful and able to convey our cause while engaging with stakeholders. You will have a proven ability to build and nurture relationships, with a solid foundation of skills in event management along with previous experience of charity fundraising.
The role will be mainly working from home; however, we would expect the candidate to visit the main site in Scotland from time to time as well as occasional visits to our local charity shops and local and regional supporters/funders, mainly based in Yorkshire.
A full Job Description is available to help provide additional background to the role.
CharityJob.co.uk
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/tia-rescue/fundraising-manager/850832?tsId=6
