Category: 2010 Non Golden Successes
Category: 2010 Non Golden Successes
Sammy Beresford
Sad News 5th June 2021 Sam’s mum and dad told us, “Our beloved Sammy collapsed and died on Saturday 5th June 2021 in the garden he helped to landscape. He had been out to check his peemail that morning but decided by lunchtime that he wanted to be reunited with many of his old pals.
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Leah Newell
BEAUTIFUL LEAH SLIPPED PEACEFULLY AWAY (20.7.2020) Karen wrote: “I, unfortunately, write with a very heavy heart, to advise that we lost our beautiful Leah in July (20 July), c. 11.5 years old. We are absolutely heartbroken and I have not been able to bring myself to write to let you know before now. She started
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Wally
ANOTHER RESCUE NEEDING HELP BECAUSE OF TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES Due to terminal illness, very old friends of IRR, unfortunately, had to rehome all their rescued animals . The dogs remained in Ireland with their owners until we were able to find loving homes for them all. Wally was a 2-3 year old neutered tan Lurcher. He
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Vinny
HELPING OUT AGAIN Sandie finds the word “no” hard to say when a dog is in trouble so, naturally, she couldn’t resist helping with the re-homing of Vinny, an 8 yr old liver and white Springer Spaniel who was living in Ireland. He was not trained as a hunting dog and was only kept specifically
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A GORGEOUS PUPPY Vikki, as she was originally called, was a 6 month old female Golden Labrador who was surrendered because her owners did not have the time to look after her. Like any pup of her age, she is lively and boisterous and needs lots of play, exercise, love, attention and training. She is
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Susie Sims
A GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN DISGUISE Susie, the Labrador, was 3yrs old in January 2010. We had been expecting a Golden Retriever but she turned out to be a gorgeous creamy coloured Labrador instead. She was microchipped and we had her spayed. Her fosterer in Ireland said of her “Susie has arrived at our house. She
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Andy Spalding
SANDY FROM HIS HEARTBROKEN IRISH RESCUER “Well, my boy Sandy is loaded up and ready to go. He’s such a lovely dog and I will miss him terribly. It breaks my heart to think that someone just left him in a Pound. I can’t understand it but I’m just very grateful that you are taking
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Wolfie
Rommie is a very handsome 3yr old Retriever cross who is neutered, fully vaccinated and wormed. He lived in kennels in Romania with a female companion for several months after being rescued by ROLDA. FIRST REPORT FROM BELINDA Rommie has finally arrived after his very long journey and is behaving beautifully so far! He has
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Rocky Scrivener
CLEARLY AN IMPOSTER Rocky was a 6 year old neutered Boxer boy who we were asked to help to rehome as a favour. He had lived with another dog, Piper the Golden Reriever, and cats (not that he was overly keen on them) but the owner had, reluctantly, had to give up all his animals
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Riley McEveney
In 2010, Riley was a one year old neutered Golden Retriever x Labrador. He had been brought up with children and another dog (his Golden Retriever mum). He was originally called Jazz and was about to be surrendered to the Pound for “attacking” his mother when Sandie was alerted to him. We suspected it was
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Rex and Brandy
TWO OLDIES NEEDING A HOME Rex and Brandy were 17 years and 10 years old respectively. They were surrendered because their owner died and the family couldn’t control them. They needed a loving home where they could live out the rest of their days in some comfort. Both dogs were examined by a local vet.
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Elias Guy
ELIAS IS FLYING HIGH WITH THE ANGELS NOW (17.7.2017) On Monday 17th July, Lucy shared her very sad news with us “My beloved Elias was put to sleep today. He was 11 and a half and, although he was diagnosed with an inoperable bladder tumour in December 2016, he did really well until the last
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ANOTHER OF THE RESCUES NEEDING A NEW HOME Due to a tragic terminal illness, very old friends of IRR, unfortunately, have to rehome all their rescued animals. The dogs were going to remain in Ireland with their owners until we were able to find them a loving home. Pippa was a 4 year old, spayed black Lab
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Penny Sale
PENNY NEEDED RE-HOMING AGAIN Penny is a Labrador who went to her last owners in April 2008 when she was approximately 4 years old. They didn’t know very much about her history except that she came from the countryside, was being confined to a shed and had had at least one litter of puppies. She
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Ozzy Clark
SANDIE JUST HAD TO HELP HIM Ozzy is a Lurcher who was, probably, about 8-10 years of age. He is a really sweet boy, has a nice temperament and gets on well with other dogs. Ozzy has been neutered. Ozzy was rescued by Sandie in Ireland when she was asked for help by her vets
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Nemo Casey
THE SADDEST NEWS (APRIL 2018) Sadly, Nemo has crossed over Rainbow Bridge. Understandably, Maddy and Kevin are distraught and are finding it hard to bear. We think Nemo may easily have been 12yrs or 13yrs which is a good age considering his terrible start in life and it is a testament to the love and
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Maisie Dracup
ANOTHER ROMMIE RESCUE Roxy is Carmen’s litter sister and is much smaller and a lot hairier than her sibling. She is a crossbreed who was about 1yr old on arrival. She has a Pet Passport so is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and de-fleaded. REPORT FROM KERRY Kerry, a fosterer for ROLDA, who lives in Somerset, said
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Magic Ward
OUR BELOVED MAG WAS PUT TO SLEEP (1st DECEMBER 2014) A devastated Lin told Belinda ” It is with much sadness that I tell you our beloved Mag was put to sleep yesterday (1.12.2014). She had gone blind and had dementia so, together with Clare, the lovely vet, that dreaded decision was made. Mag and
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Lina Jarvis
Lina is a female 4yr old, medium size, spayed Springer Spaniel x Collie. She is being rehomed due to her present owner’s illness and subsequent hospitalisation as is her friend Chance. Lina is a happy lively dog, who is friendly with other dogs. She ignores the 4 cats and 2 dogs that she is living
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Keeley
A VERY PRETTY CROSSBREED GIRL In 2010, Hayley (as she was called then) was approximately 18 months old and Retriever x Collie. She was fostered in Bristol. Her fosterer said “Hayley is a very sweet girl who is great with other dogs and children, but untested with cats. As a youngster, Hayley is looking for
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LENDING A HELPING HAND Due to terminal illness, very old friends of IRR, unfortunately, have to rehome all their rescued animals . The plan was for the dogs to remain in Ireland with their owners until we managed to find a loving home for them. ORIGINAL HISTORIES Hannah had been found wandering in the countryside
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Mollie Westray
ANOTHER ROMMIE LADY Mollie, who was originally called Doly was about 18 months old when she arrived in the UK having travelled from Romania with Nemo. Both dogs were then fostered fostered in Somerset. FIRST FOSTERER REPORT Belinda said “Doly is a very happy little girl and is a bit smaller than our Millie. Like
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Chance Jarvis
KENNELLED IN WALES (MARCH 2010) Due to a change of circumstances with his second fosterer, Chance went to kennels in Mid Glamorgan where he was doing exceptionally well and, we are happy to say, the old lovely Chance was now back. Luke says of him “His temperament is fantastic. He is not a mad border
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Bella Dracup
A VERY CUTE LITTLE ROMMIE LADY Carmen is a tiny Crossbreed who was about 1yr old. She had a Pet Passport so was spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and de-fleaded. She arrived with her sister, Roxy, who went to be fostered by Kerry for ROLDA in the Somerset area. Both girls needed to be cat and child
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Barney Smith
VERY SAD NEWS (24.2. 2016) Caroline tells us “I wanted to let you know my dear Barney was put to sleep this morning. His poor old legs finally gave way and there was no other choice, the vet came to my house so he wasn’t stressed at all and he was very peaceful. With time
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Bella Halls
REPORT FROM ROMANIA According to the people at ROLDA, Bela was a medium sized, medium haired Crossbreed. She was approximately 3 years old and was one of 3 siblings. She has a sister (Ada) and brother (Toto). She is people friendly and good with dogs/bitches and seems okay with cats but has only been tested
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Bertie Tolhurst
OUR BELOVED BERTIE HAS GONE 2003 – 23/2/2013 Bertie came into our lives in September 2010 at the IRR Reunion. He looked like a retriever, but had shorter legs, and he had a crooked lip, looking as though he was half-smiling all the time. We don’t know how old he was but, although initially thought
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Dinky Simpson
ANOTHER ROMMIE SUCCESSFULLY REHOMED EARLY DAYS Originally called Ada, Dinky was a medium sized, medium haired Crossbreed who was spayed, vaccinated etc and had her Pet Passport. She was approximately 3 years old and is one of 3 siblings. She and her brother (Toto) arrived in the UK on 16.6.2010 with their other sister (Bela)
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