Rehoming

Ruby (was Helena)

The lovely Helena went off to start her new life last week with a fabulous family. She is settling in and is now known as Ruby, although her Mum tells us her nickname is “nutty”…. as she is absolutely “nuts” about playing with her new toys!

Racing greyhounds do not have the same early experiences as most dogs, and things we take for granted – such as toys & treats – are often a complete first. So it’s lovely to hear that after a long 5 years, Ruby is now enjoying life as a much loved pet, with the opportunity to do normal doggie things.

Hope

Many of you will be familiar with Hope who was found as a stray at the beginning of May. She was only 18 months old… imagine how confusing, scary and lonely that must have been.

After spending the last few months with a fabulous foster family, Hope moved in to her forever home last week and has quickly settled in!

PJ

We had a sneaky suspicion it would be love at first sight when PJ met his new Mum and Dad… and we were not proven wrong!

PJ went off to start his new life on Tuesday. His Mum tells us he’s settling in well and has already been a tremendous help around the house! Wednesday was spent catching pesky flies in the conservatory, Thursday he took a potted plant for a tour of the garden, and on Friday he “helped” prepare dinner! When it comes to shredding cabbage, PJ could give Gordon Ramsey a run for his money! And after all that hard work it’s time for a well deserved rest!

Reeves

Despite sustaining a career ending injury back in February, Reeves is quite simply the happiest and friendliest boy! His enthusiasm for life is infectious and he is going to make someone a wonderful companion.

He absolutely adores his outings with our volunteer walkers; he literally jumps with joy into the back of the car and lays straight down. Loves being out and about and wants to say hello to everyone he meets. He has so much fun that he is always a little reluctant to get out of the car upon his return to kennels. Reeves loves all people and is great with other hounds. He is not familiar with other breeds but has shown very little interest in the other dogs he’s encountered.

It would be great to see him in a home where he could go for adventures every day.

If you can offer one of our beautiful dogs a loving home, please visit our rehoming page here or email rehoming@tia-rescue.org. We ask for a minimum donation of £350 to adopt a Tia dog.

Sponsor

Kiona and Vasco

Last week saw the birthdays of two of our sponsor dogs – Kiona (who turned 8) and Vasco (the big 1-0)! Here they are giving the new paddock a test…

Kiona came to Tia at the ripe old age of 17 months.

Although she was bred to race, she was absolutely terrified, and didn’t even make it through schooling. She has been here for over six years, and anything out of the ordinary results in her having serious panic attacks, the likes of which we have never seen before. She is absolutely fine in her own safe environment, and is now happily kenneled with Woody, keeping him company after we lost his previous kennel-mate Maha.

She was previously kenneled with none other than… Vasco!

This big lad won 7 races at Tralee and Belle Vue, last seeing the track in March 2019, with a less-than-stellar end to his career, finishing last in his final three races. After trialling a couple of days later and failing to qualify, he was at Tia a week later.

Vasco has been with us for over 6 years. He loves his life, no fuss, no drama. A lovely quiet big lad.

If you want to sponsor Kiona or Vasco, you can do so here for just £4.50 per month.

Squirt

These days, Squirt’s biggest dilemma is how to style her facial hair!

But life wasn’t always this way for Squirt; she was originally a children’s pony, but when the kids got bored of her, she was abandoned, tied up in a playpark in Doncaster and left to rot.

Thankfully Squirt was rescued by Tia and despite a grade 4 heart murmur and irreversible stomach damage from her awful past that means she’s on permanent medication, she keeps powering on.

If you’d like to sponsor Squirt to help with her continued care you can do so here.

Alternatively if you’re not in a position to sponsor why not send Squirt and her friends a much appreciated gift?

Halifax Show

Not long now until our show in Halifax, which will be held at Manor Heath Park next Sunday (24th)

Here are a few of the stalls you can expect to see…

Treats2sit4
Silver Peacock
The Craft Studio
Donaldsons Vets
Overgate Hospice
Waghounds
Whippet World
Bewitch Craft
Flossy’s Dog Goodies
Huddersfield Photogwoofy
L & M Sweets
R&R Cookie Kicks

We hope to see you there!