Category: 2019 Roll of Honour
Category: 2019 Roll of Honour
Syd Bishop
SUCH SAD NEWS (24.7.2019) Lorraine told us that dearest Syd had crossed the Bridge the night before, on the 24th July. He had been ill for some time with a tumour but it was his legs that gave out first and made it clear it was his time to say “goodbye”. He will be very
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Ossie Waygood
FAREWELL TO A TRULY AMAZING BOY (20.12.2019) Very sadly we said goodbye to our kind and beautiful boy Ossie on 20th December, he was about 13.5 years. Ossie was rescued by Sandie and Lorraine; he had been chained up and starved and then ended up in the pound. We had 8½ wonderful years with Ossie,
DetailsLola Jones
OUR BEAUTIFUL GIRL HAS GONE (26.9.2019) On 27.9.2019, Lynne said “We are all very sad here today as we said “goodbye” to our lovely Lola yesterday. Within a little while, the most amazing rainbow appeared overhead so we know she is safe. We are all being very brave but the tears still keep falling”. Lola
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Toby Wakeling
SADLY, POOR ROBYN IS NOW ALL ALONE WITHOUT HER BEST FRIEND (UPDATE FROM LISA APRIL 2020) Lisa remembers “We rescued Toby and Robyn 3 years ago and all was going really well until an undetected blood cancer took away the life of our beloved Toby, last year. He was such a big bundle of fun
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Chance Ellis
A SAD GOODBYE TO OUR BRIILLIANT BOY ( ?? 9.2019) On 10.4. 2020 Sue told us “Unfortunately, we lost Chance to cancer last September when he was aged 14years. We have been told that, whilst this is really sad, we must try to celebrate his long and happy life with us. This is, of course,
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Shamrock Harvey
GOD CALLED HIS ANGEL BACK (15.5.2019) On 15th May 2019, Shamrock slipped peacefully away with his head in Paula’s lap. It was in the beautiful garden at Macqueen’s vets and all the family were there with him. A totally distraught Paula gave us the news we were all dreading “Sadly, at 9.05pm, my snuggle puppy Shamrock,
DetailsBruce Prudhoe
A CRUEL TWIST OF FATE (NOVEMBER 2019) Bruce had deserved better from life and everything was all set ready for him to get it. Diane and Derek couldn’t wait to meet the lovely old fellow who was going to be warmly welcomed into their family but it wasn’t to be. Sadly, Bruce took a turn
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Sherlock Whytock
FAREWELL TO A GORGEOUS BOY (2011 – 2019) Although there had been a lot of interest in him, there was no sign of Sherlock’s perfect forever home. Lynn wasn’t too bothered as he was no trouble at all and he had, in fact, become a very much loved member of her family. Life seemed to
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Winston Barber
EXTREMELY SAD NEWS (30.9.2019) Jenny and Chris are devastated because their lovely Winston has gone to Rainbow Bridge. It is particularly sad as they haven’t had him very long and Jenny has only recently returned home having spent 5 months in hospital. Fly high with the angels, Winston. You will be greatly missed. HE HAD
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Rocky Reader-Hoer
FAREWELL LOVELY BOY (22.11.2019) Rocky was a very popular member of the West Country gang and everybody who met him instantly fell in love with him so we were all deeply saddened to hear he had passed away. For some time, Tracey and Mark had been treating every day with Rocky as a bonus and
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Alfie Dunn
THE EXTREMELY SAD NEWS (17.5.2019) A devastated Hayley told us her beloved Alfie went, peacefully, to Rainbow Bridge at 11pm on Friday 17th May having suffered with multiple fits. He was at home and with the family he loved so much. After three, very happy and healthy years with Hayley and Al, which, latterly, included
DetailsRory Hoppitt
IT WAS THE END OF AN ERA (December 2020) On 22nd Dec 2019, a devastated Sheila said “I am very sorry at this festive season to be the bearer of sad news but we, very sadly, had to say goodbye to wonderful little Rory this week. His beautiful character was there to the end and
DetailsRupert Hoppitt
THE FIRST OF THE BROTHERS TO LEAVE US (14.10.2005 – 6.3.2019) On Sun, 10 Mar 2019, Sheila wrote to say “Very sadly we had to say goodbye to our wonderful, huggable, old Rupert Bear on Wednesday 6th March. As you know he had been living the life of a retired old gentleman for some time
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Jumble Jones
A TRIBUTE FROM HIS MUM, ANNE (14.10.2005 – 01.05.2019) Jumble, as one of the first surprise puppies, was originally called Teddy. We named him Jumble after the dog in the Just William stories. He came to live with us on 31st December 2005 when he was 11 weeks 1 day old. One very noticeable thing
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Millie Wright
MILLIE HAS GONE TO BE WITH MAGGIE (Sept 2019) Almost two years after her beloved sister Maggie, Millie peacefully crossed Rainbow Bridge. Like her sister she had developed a Lymphoma. For sure, the two girls, both restored to good health and playing happily, are together forever now. Her brother Barnaby reported to all his Facebook
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Jilly Hayward
ANOTHER HUGE LOSS SO SOON AFTER CASSIE It was with great sadness and regret that David told us their oldest rescue dog, Jilly, had to be put to sleep before Christmas. She had a big problem with one of her rear legs due to arthritis and possibly something worse as well. Jilly got to the
DetailsHarley Miller
REST PEACEFULLY LOVELY BOY (8.4.2019) On Monday 8th April, our lovely boy, Harley, was given sleep when his quality of life deteriorated and to prevent further suffering. We knew it would be better for him if we put him to rest once he could no longer have the life he loved so much and had
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Cassie Hayward
SUCH TRAGIC NEWS (25.9.2019) On Wednesday, September 25th, David wrote to us saying, “We have had a very sad day, because we had to put our beautiful Cassie to sleep. She had cancer in her lungs, for which there was nothing that could be done. It was a real shame because our beautiful Cassie was
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Woody Green
HE WAS TAKEN FAR TOO SOON (2009-20/4/2019) Sadly, Woody was taken far too soon. He deserved to make very old bones but he was only 10yrs old when he was called by the angels and gained his golden wings as Benji and Cassie had done before. Bev says her head has been a total shed
DetailsMax Perkin
THE SADDEST NEWS (31.10.2019) On the morning of the 1 st November, Liz said “Our hearts are broken. Last night we said our goodbyes to Max, our loveable, obstinate, determined, funny and just daft boy . We collected him from Pauline in 2006 and that little cream coloured polar bear grew into a wonderful chap.
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Jake Collins
GOODBYE TO OUR LOVELY BOY (30.9.2019) Lesley and Gordon told us, “Sadly, we lost our beloved Jake on 30th September. The old boy was 15 years and one month old so he had done very well but, unfortunately, his back legs would not support him any more. He had not been walking very far for
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Neeson Smith-Ryan
A SAD GOODBYE TO A VERY LOVELY BOY (26.11.2019) Aileen and Richard had been taking it one day at a time for a few weeks after 2 new lumps were discovered in his mouth. Following biopsies, urine and blood tests, the results revealed he had stage 3 cancer with a median life expectancy of 3
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Marko Pothecary
THE SADDEST OF NEWS (31.5.2019) Andy said, “Marko, sadly became unwell at the end of May, went downhill rapidly, and passed away on the 31st May. I want to thank our amazing vets who were brilliant at such a horrific time. We would also like to say a huge thank you to IRR for bringing
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Loulou Sherman
GOODBYE TO OUR LOVELY LADY (13.3.2019) A devastated Roz wrote to us on Thursday, March 14th to tell us the words we all dread to hear. She said, “I am contacting you with the very sad news that Loulou passed away yesterday (Wednesday). It was with Ian and myself at home. We are very grateful
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Misty Holling
OUR BEAUTIFUL GIRL WAS TAKEN TOO SOON (December 2019) Jon told us “Very sadly, our beautiful Golden Retriever, Misty passed away in early December last year. She was such a sweet loving dog and we miss her dearly. She had come to us when our first IRR dog, Paddy, the Golden we adopted back in
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Mannie Stevens
RUN FREE MY BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY (29.4.2019) A devastated Anne told us, “Poor Mannie spent his gotcha day in hospital. He did come home but, sadly, he deteriorated very quickly and, today, he gained his angel wings. He passed peacefully at home in my arms. Run free my beautiful baby boy. I will love and
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Cassie McAvoy
OUR LOVELY LADY (17.1.2019) Then called Cassandra, she was Lizzie’s best friend in Romania. Cassie, sadly crossed Rainbow Bridge today. It was at home and very peaceful with her family around her and, despite it being mid January, the sun shone beautifully all day as it had done for Gizzie and Sprocket. It was Cassie’s
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Brodie Jolly
GOODBYE LOVELY BOY (5.2.2019) Lorraine shared on Facebook “Brody – a true gentleman and a lovely boy – left for RainbowBridge yesterday, the 5th February. His Mum, Ann, asked if anyone on the group used Onsior or Turmeric capsules. Brody’s medications were not cheap to buy and, in his honour, it seemed fitting to donate
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Paddy Byrne
MY BEAUTIFUL BOY IS GONE (25-12- 2006 to 1-1- 2019) On 1 st January 2019, Caroline told us “My beautiful boy has gone. His poor old body just couldn’t cope with everything the last few days has put it through and he lost his fight at four o’clock this morning. Run free, my darling, darling
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Maisie Knight
FLY STRAIGHT DARLING MAISIE MOO (10.2.2019) Today, we heard the very sad news that Shelley’s Maisie has crossed the Bridge. She told us “Maisie Moo passed away very quickly this morning (Sunday 10th February). Lucy (our daughter who is a vet) administered the drug and Maisie went in seconds. Literally, her heart stopped almost immediately.
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Bunty McAvoy
REST PEACEFULLY BEAUTIFUL BUNTY (16.12.2019) After remaining remarkably well thanks to her long term medication and Terry’s continued loving care, on Sunday evening, Bunty could hardly stand to eat her evening meal. On Monday morning, she just lay in the hall and couldn’t get up. She also refused her breakfast which wasn’t Bunty as she
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Max McLeod
SADLY DEPARTED TO RAINBOW BRIDGE (LATE JULY 2019) We were all very sorry to hear that Max has crossed the Bridge Fly with the angels, lovely boy HISTORY In 2011, Max, a gorgeous Golden Retriever, was about 3 or 4yrs old when IRR rescued him. He had been taken to the Pound because he was
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Jack Allpress
FAREWELL OLD FRIEND (24th May 2019) Jack was healthy for most of his life but, after an accident, which he was lucky to survive, his movement became very restricted. It was a traumatic time as, just before Christmas 2018, he lost Poppy, his very best friend. Our darling Poppy had to be put to sleep
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Harold Bowyer
GOODBYE TO OUR LOVELY BOY (18.9.2019) A very sad Karron told us, “In October 2011 it was our privilege to adopt Harold, my handsome funny baby boy. Devastatingly, yesterday, 18.9.2019, advised by our vet, after a very sudden terrible illness, we had no choice other than to help him sleep. We as a family are
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Finlay Jones
TAKEN FAR TOO SOON (7.12.2019) Lorraine posted on Facebook: “Sad, sad news. As some of you will already know, last night Rainbow Bridge gained another angel. Yvette has asked me to post this news as she’s not yet strong enough. The infamous Fin (cuddle-monster) Jones wasn’t himself on Wednesday but seemed to improve Thursday and
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Bingo Snoad
GOODBYE TO OUR VERY SPECIAL BOY (13.1.2019) Kevin told us, “It is with great sadness that, after nine happy years, we had to say goodbye to Bingo today. Only one month ago, during a routine visit to the vet, they noticed that his lymph nodes were very enlarged and that he had developed a worryingly
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Benson Meikle
OUR LOVELY BOY HAS GONE (27.12.2019) Julie reported on Facebook, “We are heartbroken. Our lovely Benson, our gorgeous Golden Retriever, who we adopted nearly 11 years ago from the Irish Retriever Rescue, died early this morning. He was 12 and a half years old and we had found out just 10 days ago that he
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Abigail McAvoy
GONE TO BE WITH HER BELOVED MUM FOREVER (26.8.2019) Terry tells us, “It was in the early hours of Monday 26th August that Abigail went to be with her beloved Mum. It was a very sad day but Abi had made her decision. The vet came out at around 12.30am and it was obvious that
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Maxi Gallacher
SLEEP PEACEFULLY LOVELY BOY (6.4.2019) On Saturday, 6th April, a very sad Ros told us “I’m writing to tell you that, sadly Maxi, aged 14yrs, passed away today after he was found to have a tumour. We thought we had lost him a year ago (from a bad case of pancreatitis) but, thanks to some
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Derry Lane
THE HARDEST, SADDEST NEWS EVER (16.9.2019) Jed writes “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to inform you that Derry, who has been a huge and loving part of our family for the past 11 years, has passed away to the Rainbow Bridge. We rehomed Derry in early 2008 and it really
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Abigail Anderson
NOW GONE TO BE REUNITED WITH HER BEST FRIEND, ELLA (7.8.2019) Judy told us “We had to have Abi put to sleep yesterday. She’d been becoming less mobile and had to be lifted to go outside for a wee etc. She missed Ella a lot and really didn’t like being on her own at all.
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Ivan Warwick
GONE TO RAINBOW BRIDGE TO BE REUNITED WITH LITTLE JAKE (7.2.2019) Bob and Chris are absolutely devasted at the loss of their beloved Ivan. He was a handsome, loving boy who had a wonderful life with them and Bonney, the Golden Retriever. Ivan had a few problems to start with but, in Bob’s capable hands,
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Belle Bookham
GOODBYE BEAUTIFUL BELLE (16-1-2019) On Friday, January 18th, Sharon wrote to say, “I have to tell you that our adored furry legend, Belle, passed away on Wednesday, at home, surrounded by her family. We are all heartbroken. We adopted her from you in February 2007 but, even though we rescued her, she rescued us too
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Jessie Morley
WONDERFUL MEMORIES (25.9.2019) A devastated Jo wrote to us on Thursday, 26th September, to say “It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that Jessie (formerly Annie) left us yesterday. Jessie gave so much to our family and we can’t thank IRR enough for matching us with our perfect dog.
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Alphie Furlonger
REALLY SAD NEWS (March 2019) A devastated Sean told us today (Mon, 25th March 2019) their gorgeous, dark golden Alphie had crossed Rainbow Bridge. He said “Just over 12 years ago, we collected Alphie from you and gave him his forever home. It is with much sadness that I have to tell you he is
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Hugo Rodd
GOODBYE TO A WONDERFUL BOY (26.3.2019) A tearful Sandra has told us Hugo, her beloved ex foster dog, crossed Rainbow Bridge peacefully last night. We are so sorry to hear this sad news and send our heartfelt condolences to Jim and family. Jim had written to Sandra to say, “It is with huge sadness and
DetailsMurphy O’Neill
MURPHY HAS CROSSED RAINBOW BRIDGE (27.11.2019) On 27th November, Murphy peacefully crossed Rainbow Bridge Ian and Carole shared the very sad news with their many IRR Facebook friends and, as is normal, they rallied around and did their best to comfort their grieving friends. HISTORY Murphy came from Ireland as a young lad and was
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Molly Burdett
A FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT MOLLY Christmas was very different without Molly even though she had always sulked at sight of a camera. The pups are learning new tricks, some similar to Kerry and Molly, which always brings a smile to my face remembering my girls. Love is, now, 17 months, Angel is 7 months and
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Stevie Phipps
FAREWELL ADORABLE STEVIE WONDER (3.4.2019) On 3.4.2019, we heard the words from Alison that we had all been dreading “Stevie’s health problems finally got the better of him and we had to make the hardest of decisions. We are just lost without him. Run free sweet boy and be at peace”. Andy told Alison, “He was
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Murphy Brown
IT WAS A VERY SAD DAY (24.8.2019) Murphy came into IRR care over 14years ago, with his tiny brother, when he was just a gorgeous little bundle of 5 weeks old having been, thankfully, saved from the euthanasia that their poor Golden Retriever mum suffered. On Saturday, 24th August, Sheena told us the very sad
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