Apr 5, 2020 | News
As some of you may know we have been causing trouble for 25 years. We could fill a three-volume novel with the tales of our past endeavours and exploits. Frankly we sailed a bit too close to the wind on occasion. Anyone remember why Jason ended up in the dock? The Bafta performance given by a volunteer to get a dog off a trainer (he never forgave us)? The trainer stripping off in the yard?
The usual suspects may recall Tia once published a book – ‘A Decade of Dogs’. It was actually quite lucrative as we recall. Well with most of the population under house arrest, maybe now is an ideal time to have another bash at it to celebrate our anniversary. So if you are bored with the books you always meant to read, finished the jigsaw and watching James Martin on the cookery channel (it’s my ‘ouse) has paled, now is the time to give it a go.
We would love to hear your tales about our dogs. Warts and all. The kitchens they ate, the looks of horror from friends as a small horse peed up the curtains, corns, we’ve all been there, please send them to us and we’ll try and cobble enough to put a little book together.
After all how else can a rescue celebrate its silver anniversary.
Give it a go and send them to me..
debra.rothery@btinternet.com
Apr 5, 2020 | News
Farewell to a much loved beautiful greyhound girl, and a wonderful greyhound ambassador. Lupe was ‘ Iris’s Diamond’ on the Tia ‘Wall of Shame’. An emaciated stray, she came to Tia at Moorside Farm in Oct 2007. I adopted her in Feb 2008, when she was still only 2 years old. Such a gentle, quiet dog, I called her ‘the dog with no bark’, as she hardly ever did. In fact, I can only remember her barking on one occasion. Whilst we were out walking early one snowy morning, out of nowhere a middle aged man came hurtling down the snow-covered hillside on a tea tray, she let him know exactly what she thought of that. I think her most favourite thing was running on the beach, in and out of the sea, chasing seagulls. Over the years, she gently held court from the sofa, over numerous fostered/adopted male dogs. She was a regular member of the Tia fundraising team but after 9 years of tin rattling for Tia, she retired. It is with much sadness that I report that after just over 12 years with me, she was peacefully put to sleep on her sofa at home last week aged 14 years and 10 months. Thank you Deb, for choosing her for me. I know how lucky I am.
Cheryl
Apr 4, 2020 | News
He was not even named
Can you donate towards his care and show him we do care
His name is now Croick.
It is difficult to embellish the profile of a dog that nobody could be bothered to even name. He came into the world on 20.07 2017 and broke the Tia record for getting into the van! That muzzle scar will hopefully fade. Croick was one of the five dogs we picked up from the final flapping meeting. His mum was called Good Future so maybe that was an omen. If it is any consolation Croick, you siblings aren’t exactly Westmead Hawk either.
We hope you like the name lad. Croick is a little village in the Highlands of Scotland, maybe your new family will take you there when they appear.
Apr 2, 2020 | News
As you all stay safe at home we know many of you are keeping yourselves busy clearing out wardrobes and cupboards and having declutters in garages and sheds. Please keep all your much-needed donations bagged and ready to drop into your local shop or at the farm when we reopen. Thank you for your ongoing support for the work we do.
Stay safe Stay in and Sort out.
Apr 2, 2020 | News
To a lot of folks (some quite normal), sadness over a loss of an animal is incomprehensible, particularly at this time. However, we feel sure that our supporters will feel some empathy with us.
Harris (Stepaside Elvis) slipped through our fingers yesterday and went off to the bridge under anaesthetic. Without warning, he just fell ill. Harris was four years old. It was a shock.
In a way, he represents so many of our dogs, just an anonymous big black dog who had come under our wing and was just waiting for someone to notice him. A look at his pedigree and career this morning revealed that he is just as much part of a family as the rest of us can claim.
His uncle and auntie are Haribo and Beattie. Familiar names in his family tree spark memories of other relatives from the past, Tia knows his family well. He was bred in England, raced exclusively at Sheffield winning 10 of them and arrived at the kennels six weeks ago straight from his trainer. While we feel sad that he never got to know what a sofa feels like, we know he enjoyed himself here and will be missed. Thanks, Donaldsons as always, for opening the door.
We don’t even have a photograph of him.
Apr 1, 2020 | News
The ruthlessness of this industry.
Meet ‘Lazy Game’, now known as Rogart, whelped in 2015. He’s been around. This 30 kilo racer is the type that greyhound racing depends on. Standing dish at Romford, he has also screamed around Perry Barr, Harlow, Monmore and the usual pre-exportation tracks of Clonmel and Waterford. In fact he went around 101 times, not including trials, winning 17 of the things. Not quite top flight although he did manage to land an Open on one glorious occasion, it has to be said that he has given his all. Just a reliable card filler towards the end, tough as teak, genuine and fully deserving of the sofa and snogs due to an old servant. “Pass me a pigs ear, human!”
So how did he get into our kennel with a strange name chinographed on the plate attached to his door. He last raced under rules at Romford on the 12th March. Game as a pebble to his last, he ran his heart out for his connections and was beaten a short head on the line by a whippersnapper two years his junior. Tia would love to know how much money changed hands for him that night after the pats and the pints. Was his residual value so tempting?
Cut to the chase, Lazy Game finally trapped his last race at a flapping meeting on the 20th March. It was the final meeting before shutdown. We have scrutinised the advance card and cannot identify him amongst the Rambo’s, Joey’s, Jack’s Luck and other anonymous runners. We don’t know if he won. We do know that he has done with the game.
Anyone who has been to these tracks know it’s like Black Beauty ending up in the shafts. Lazy Game deserved a better swansong than a rundown strange track, racing under a stupid fictitious name on a freezing Yorkshire evening, for total bloody strangers under floodlights. His nerves are in shreds. His faith shattered.
Rogart was one of five greyhounds dumped that night after the meeting, all came here. It took only eight days for him to become homeless. Eight!
Mar 31, 2020 | News
When the Sheffield 13 arrived at Tia Rescue, they were neglected and damaged. Wrecked emotionally and physically. Some are on their journey to recovery. This video is day 1
We have three beautiful brothers that may never be homed, at this time they are too broken. They are safe, loved and cared for.
Mr Mole, Eugene and Bungle.
We will give them forever sanctuary at Tia Rescue. These 3 beautiful hounds will become sponsor dogs, like many before them. Some are still here, others loved in our memories. We miss you all. Yes, you big lad Ross we miss you so much.
To do this we really do need your support
To sponsor Mr Mole click the link
https://www.tia-rescue.org/mr-mole-2/
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Mar 31, 2020 | News
Here’s Myrtle, enjoying sunbathing after the long period of rain. She’s not enjoying the lock down though; now the weather has improved she wants to go walkies more often.
Just enjoy the sun whilst it’s shining, Myrtle!
Mar 26, 2020 | News
We Need YOUR help!
Could you spare the cost of a cup of coffee?
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| Dear Tia Supporter,
You will be aware that with the ongoing health concerns and unprecedented restrictions related to COVID-19, we are all in a very different world than any of us had ever envisioned. Yet even in these unprecedented times, our dogs and horses still need to be cared for.
As a registered charity dedicated to the welfare of our animals, we are trying really hard to keep things as normal as possible so that we can continue to focus on feeding, sheltering and tending to them. However, over the last few days, the stark reality of what the next few weeks, and possibly next few months, will mean to us is hitting home hard.
About half of Tia’s income is generated by our shops, yet we have now had to close them all and we have no idea when we will be able to reopen them. Although the Government is doing much to help businesses, the help for charities is not yet clear and we do not know what help they will provide, what form it will take, how and to which charities it will go and how quickly it will be done.
In the short term, we face having to make some difficult decisions unless we can get help to keep us going during this unparalleled disruption.
How you can help: Why not send us the price of a cup of coffee?
Cafes, restaurants and most coffee shops are closed. If you can spare just £10/month, (the price of just one medium cup of coffee a week), until the Coronavirus disruptions are over, it could make all the difference to us and to all our animals.
(Even if you are unable to make a regular donation, please consider making a single donation – every penny helps feed and look after our animals).
To donate online, simply follow the link below
https://www.tia-rescue.org/donate/
Don’t forget that if you are a UK taxpayer you can Gift Aid your donation, simply by checking the Gift Aid box in the online form. If you are sending a cheque please add a note requesting a gift aid form with your email address and one can be emailed to you.
Are there any other ways you can help?
As we all have to deal with a world where less shops are open, we will probably all make more use of on-line shopping than before. But even this can be used to help us without any cost to yourselves.
Many on-line retailers will donate 0.5% to 1% of the net price of a purchase to a charity of your choice, at no cost to you. Please check out the retailers below and consider helping us by choosing Tia Rescue as your preferred charity:
· Smile Amazon: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/
· Easy Fundraising: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/tiagreyhounds |
Mar 25, 2020 | News
We’ve had an update on the progress of Rosie’s (was Rollie) in her new home:
It wasn’t plain sailing in the beginning, but Rosie is a wonderful addition to our family. Her favourite spot from day one is laying at the side of my husband’s chair in lounge. She loves her food and thrives on routine.
She likes a quick walk, then home. She even starts nudging us if her walk is too long, she then likes food and sleep.
She is such a gentle kind soul along with our other grey “Frank” (she’s the boss!)
Thank you for helping me out with the first few teething issues, and more importantly the non-judgmental attitude you had towards us. You never tried to guilt trip us or apply pressure, when we didn’t think it was working with her.
I’m so glad we took the time and gave her a chance we love her so much!
