Category: 2015 Golden Successes
Category: 2015 Golden Successes
Starlight Bartholomew-Fletcher
Sad news 12 August 2024 Starlight sadly passed away on Monday (12 August 2024) from cancer. History STARLIGHT HAS A FANTASTIC FOREVER HOME (7.6.2015) Kerrigan tells us Starlight is lovely and full of energy and is doing really well especially considering all her moves on the way to her longer stay in her foster home
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Marley Slaney
Sad News 11 August 2024 Marley’s mum let us know, “My beautiful boy Marley went to Rainbow Bridge last evening, 11th August 2024.He was adopted by me in 2015 and I can remember the day we collected him from David & Alyson as if it was yesterday.He was loved by all who knew him and
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Daisy Scott-Miller
Sad News 11 March 2024 Daisy’s dad wrote, “In July 2015, this beautiful dog joined our family from IRR. Daisy was just as described – confident, extremely affectionate and a curious young lady. Crazy Daisy made friends wherever she went , the vets, picnics, pubs and even just sitting at the front gates greeting passing
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Hector Spring
Sad news 6 October 2022 Hector’s mum, Laura, said, “Hector was rescued in 2015 with his new brother Alfie. Sadly, Hector had to say his goodbyes to us all 7yrs later but what a wonderful 7 years we have had with him. Our Hector was such a character who just simply enjoyed life. As a family, he gave us all so
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Sparky McCauley
Sad News 20 June 2022 Sparky’s mum, Carol, said, “This evening at 6.30pm I had to say my final night-night to my big man Sparky. To say I’ll miss him is an understatement, he was my constant shadow, cuddle bug, and draft excluder. My big son you have taken part of my heart with you,
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Lily Henshaw
Sad News 15 May 2022 Lily’s mum, Barbara let us know that, “My beloved Lily went peacefully over Rainbow Bridge on Sunday 15th May 2022. She had been stumbling a little on her short walks over the previous few days but deteriorated rapidly and lost the use of all four legs due to spinal cord
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Jake Jackson
Sad News, February 2022 Jake’s mum said, “We lost our beautiful polar bear, IRR Jake last week. He arrived on a cold wet November night in 2015 and lit up every day for us since. We are devastated, he helped us through some difficult times and brought us so much love, happiness and laughter.” History
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Magic Gibbs
Sad News 25 December 2021 Magic’s mum said, “It is with great sadness I tell you that my gorgeous boy Magic had to be put to sleep on Christmas Day. He had degenerative myelopathy and his back legs gave up. I hope I gave him the magical years you promised him when you named him,
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Gemini Jones
REMEMBERING GEMINI Lynne says “As this year draws to a close we must find the strength to say…………….. For the Memory of Sweet Gemini 2009 – March 2021 Run Joyfully precious Gemini,Run Safely in Trust For close around you crowd the heartsthat love because they mustAnd as we close you round about,guarding you with our
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Sad News July 2021 Roxie’s dad said, “Two weeks ago our lovely, adventurous, stubborn, gentle Roxie passed over Rainbow Bridge. She was twelve years old and had come to us via IRR, together with her sidekick Milo six years ago. She still loved exploring during her walks, but had become slower due her arthritis, for
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Sam Winfield
Sad News 28th May 2021 Sam’s dad wrote, “Our IRR golden, Sam, passed away on Friday. He was 12.5 years old and had developed cancer. He shared our life for 6.5 years and was a wonderful dog. We miss him so much. Everywhere we go in the house or garden there are memories of him.
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Buddy Nelson Batey
Sad News 22 March 2021 Buddy passed to Rainbow Bridge on Monday 22 March 2021. Buddy’s mum, Amanda, described him as her “best failure” as he was initially one of her foster dogs, but he never left. HISTORY Buddy is 6 years old and neutered. He is a stunning looking dog. Buddy is a surrender.
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Saphie Taylor
Sad News – 30 January 2021 Saphie’s mum, Janet, writes: “On 11 October 2015, that lovely lady Belinda and her husband Terry delivered Saphie, a goldie and Molly, a Maltese to me in Wales. The dogs were inseparable companions and although older, settled really well and were a pleasure to be with. I moved to
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Danny Grantham
A Sad Farewell (16.12.20) Danny’s mum, Vivienne, wrote, “I am writing to let you know that Danny, who I adopted from IRR on 15th March 2015, was put to sleep on Wednesday of this week. He had an abdominal scan just over a fortnight ago which showed a tumour on his liver so I knew
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February 2020 Rosie’s mum Trudie said: “We lost Rosie suddenly last February. She was always by my side. She was the most beautiful gentle loving elegant lady and wonderful mother to Ava and Moe right up to the end. I’m so glad she had a good few years with her pups including also seeing Barley
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Teddy Hughes
April 2020 Teddy passed to Rainbow Bridge. Paula said, “He was the most difficult, destructive, thieving, determined old bugger… but had a huge heart.” January 2015 Great News – happily for Teddy his fosterer has fallen for him and he will now be staying with her in his Forever Home. UPDATE FROM HIS AMAZING FOREVER MUM
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Bob Beavan
Bob passed to Rainbow Bridge on 1st April 2020. Barbara and John said, “We have had BOB for about 6 years, having adopted him from IRR in 2015, sadly, on April 1st 2020, he suffered a massive stroke, from which there was no recovery. During the time we had him he was great company for
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Zeba Giblett
ZEBA’S FIRST HOLIDAY (July 2015) Julie tells us “Zeba has become a big part of our family and we could not imagine life without her now. She has lots of people wanting to make a fuss of her and saying how gorgeous she is…………..but we know that already!!!! We have our first one to one
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Turner
Turner is a large, affectionate 7 year old male. He has been neutered and vaccinated. HISTORY Turner has lived outside all his life and came to IRR as an emergency rescue due to physical abuse from neighbours. He has a history of barking which has totally calmed down now he is living inside with his
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Tilly Rabson
WHAT AN AMAZING LADY (February 2003- 4.12.2018) On 4th December, a heartbroken Amanda told us “Our beautiful Tilly passed peacefully away at home this evening. She was an amazing 15 years 10 months old”. Tilly was happy, loving and affectionate and had that special brand of charm and wisdom that can only be achieved with
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Simba
HISTORY This beautiful boy was surrendered to IRR by his devastated owners who had loved him from a puppy but could no longer give him the time and attention he deserved because of unforeseen medical circumstances. PERSONALITY This boy is happy and friendly and loves his cuddles. HEALTH He is in good health, has been
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Saffie is a 7 year old female Golden Retriever who is not yet neutered. HISTORY She was rescued from a high kill Pound in Romania. PERSONALITY This sweet lady is very good but she can get scared. SOCIAL LEARNING Children: She is supposed to be very good with all kinds of people but we will
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Rosie
Rosie is a pure bred, light golden, Golden Retriever who was approximately 7 or 8 months old when she came into IRR care. She was not spayed as she has not yet had her first season. She was a healthy weight, was micro-chipped and had received the necessary vet checks to allow her to get
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Rosco
Rosco is an affectionate, independent one year old male, pure bred Golden Retriever. He has been neutered and vaccinated. HISTORY Rosco came to IRR through another Irish Rescue. PERSONALITY Rosco is affectionate and very playful. He loves to play with other dogs. SOCIAL LEARNING Rosco has had obedience training and knows a number of commands.
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Rory is almost 2 years old and is a cream coloured neutered male Golden Retriever. HISTORY He is very underweight. Rory is so affectionate that we think he would shut down quickly if left in kennels for any length of time so getting him out of kennels as soon as possible was a must. PERSONALITY
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Rocky
Rocky is a rather overweight 5 year old Golden Retriever. HISTORY Rocky was originally purchased as a pup to be a friend for a autistic son. Sadly, he needed a new home due to personal circumstances. PERSONALITY He loves adult company especially when being stroked and getting tons of attention. His owner said “Rocky is
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Robbie
Robin is a 5 year old male purebred Golden Retriever. He is deep gold in colour with a stunning personality. He is neutered, vaccinated and has his passport. HISTORY Unfortunately, Robin has had a lot of changes in his young life through no fault of his own. He has had two owners, the first suffered
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Robbie
Robbie is a one year old male Golden Retriever. He is neutered and vaccinated. HISTORY Robbie has come from a loving home and was reluctantly relinquished to IRR due partly to a change in family circumstances but primarily because he is a boisterous puppy! PERSONALITY Robbie is a bouncy, affectionate puppy in need of the
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Rex is a 5yr old intelligent, castrated male Golden Retriever who has a fantastic pedigree. He is microchipped and has been health checked by a vet and properly groomed, as are all the IRR dogs. HISTORY The decision to rehome them was heartwrenching but there was no option and the reassurance that IRR would find
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Holly
Poppy is a 20 months old, playful Golden Retriever. She has been spayed. HISTORY Poppy was originally rescued from a pound in Serbia when she was 7 months old. Following her difficult start in life Poppy thrived in forever home. Following a change in family circumstances Poppy was returned to the care of Irish Retriever
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THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS (10.3.2015) The good news is Watson and Penelope are safe and living very happily in a lovely home with Paul and all their other dogs. Sadly, because of a large lump on his belly, Watson was taken to the vet where their worst fears were confimed and the
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Pele
UPDATE FROM PELE’S FOREVER HOME (APRIL/MAY 2015) In April, Pele was really good when he was registered with the vet but he weighed in at a well covered 37kg so Maurice and Shirley knew they had some work to do. The nurse gave them some good advice and suggested he went back to the weight
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Peggy Tester
A VERY SAD HISTORY Peggy is a 7 year old female Golden Retriever who was not yet neutered when she arrived in the UK. She was rescued from a high kill Pound in Romania. UK FOSTER ASSESSMENT This gorgeous girl is a little bit shy and afraid of new people. She is also scared of
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Ozzie & Jack Joblin
Ozzie (cream) and Jack (gold) are 5yr old Golden Retriever brothers who have been together since pups. They have no health issues and have been neutered. HISTORY IRR was privileged to take these two boys. Their owner, who had to reluctantly give them up due to a change of circumstances, would only entrust them to
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Radley Penney
RADLEY IS SO HAPPY IN HIS FOREVER HOME (12.4.2015) Helen tells us that Oisin, now Radley, and Merlin are already best mates. He had a wonderful first weekend with lots of new places to visit. He has been sniffing in the woods at Alderley Edge, went up to the Lake District for a paddle in
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Mollie
Age: Between 12 and 18mths old Sex: Female, spayed History She was surrendered to the Pound by a family with two small children. PersonalityMollie is a lovely girl, a little bouncy but only because she is so excited to see you and wants to be as close to you as possible. She has been starved
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Maximilian
Maximilian is a large, 9 year old male Golden Retriever. He has been neutered and vaccinated. HISTORY Maximilian was relinquished because the family felt they no longer had time to give to him due to the arrival of a new baby! PERSONALITY Maximilian has a very pleasant, affectionate personality. SOCIAL LEARNING Maximilian is house trained.
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Max & Scout Bull
UPDATE FROM THEIR FOREVER HOME (19.5.2015) Glyn and Faye tell us “They are really great boys and have settled in very well. They are enjoying 3 good walks a day and are ready for a long rest in the evenings in front of the TV. They are walking well with their harnesses, the next step
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Max
History Max is approximately 5 to 8yrs old and came to IRR after his owner sadly died. Currently Max is heartbroken and confused and is spending some time in foster care where he can rest and have plenty of one to one attention to help him to heal. Personality Max is affectionate, playful, loyal and
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Toby
Marnie is a 5 year old, cream coloured female and Toby a 4 year old, gold coloured male. It is difficult to tell where Toby ends and where Marnie begins as they are so utterly devoted to each other. HISTORY Toby and Marnie came to IRR due to a change in family circumstances. Their family
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Marnie
Marnie is a 5 year old, cream coloured female and Toby a 4 year old, gold coloured male. It is difficult to tell where Toby ends and where Marnie begins as they are so utterly devoted to each other. HISTORY Toby and Marnie came to IRR due to a change in family circumstances. Their family
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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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OUR BELOVED MAGGIE HAS GONE (15.11.2017) Her Mum, Louise, posted “Our beautiful, beloved Maggie has gone. She had leukaemia but hid it till her final days. I wish we’d known sooner, there was so much more I wanted to do for her. Run free gorgeous girlie, you’ve taken a big piece of my heart with
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Lucy Hayward
A PERFECT HOME AFTER AN AWFUL START Lucy was rescued from a high kill Pound in Romania. She was only about a year old. She is a very pretty girl and has a lovely coat. She was spayed as soon as possible. FOSTERER’S ASSESSMENT Since being at her foster home she has made herself at
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Lola
Further Update from Lola’s Forever Home June 2015 We are so proud of our lovely Lola who passed the Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bronze Award. As you can see from the pictures it’s not all hard work here in the Highlands! UPDATE FROM HER FOREVER HOME 17.5.2015 Lorna tells us she can’t believe she’s already
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Ollie Ridette-Gregory Hobbs
IT BECAME A SAD END TO 2019 FOR OLLIE AFTER HE LOST HIS FRIEND CASSIE (31.12.2019) Rosemary told us when she and Bruce adopted Ollie it was as friend and counsellor to their very naughty Flat-Coated Retriever, Cassie. She had been re-homed due to the owner’s work patterns 2 years before. She had been a
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April
Captivating Kerina is a Golden Retriever, about 5yrs old but not yet neutered. APRIL HAS A WONDERFUL NEW HOME (MAY 2015) Billy’s nephew, Peter, says “April is improving every day and has been wonderful since she arrived. Many thanks for this beautiful girl”. David, her fosterer tells us ” April was with us for 4
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Jass Hooper
Jass, or Jass Boy, is a 4 year old neutered, male, purebred Golden Retriever. HISTORY His owner is finding it difficult to manage with three young children and Jass. They have relinquished him to Irish Retriever Rescue after having been told about us and how passionate we are about Golden Retrievers and, naturally, on the
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SHE WAS JUST A BABY Hunny, as a five month old Golden Retriever, was relinquished by a young lady who found she had too much on her plate with having to care for her Mum as well as working full time and studying. Unfortunately, Hunny has originated from a puppy farm. The owner was told
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GOOD NEWS UPDATE (31.5.2015) We are delighted to hear that some lovely people spotted Honey on our website and she has now gone to her wonderful new home. Julie thanked us for our help and told us she and Honey really appreciated it. We, of course, just thrilled that we were able to help in
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Honey
Honey is a 3 year old female Golden Retriever. She has been spayed and vaccinated. HISTORY Honey came to IRR due to a change in family circumstances PERSONALITY On arrival at her foster home Honey was very worried, however with good care and affection Honey is now happy and affectionate. She is not as scared
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Harvey
Harvey is a stunning 5 year old pure bred large male Golden Retriever. He is snow white in colour, resembling a Polar Bear (who was definitely a previous relation). He is nothing short of stunning. He exudes nobility and has a wonderful showman stance. He is very sweet and so incredibly affectionate. He is neutered,
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Harry Mallinson
HE FOUGHT SO HARD BUT DEAR HARRY FLEW WITH THE ANGELS (16.3.2020) We shut ourselves away for a while It was a privilege to care for him and share such an incredible love and bond with Harry. He has left the most enormous imprint on our hearts. Lynne, who was Acting Re-homing Coordinator and with
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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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THE PAIR NEEDED SPLITTING Sandy is a 5yr old intelligent, spayed female Golden Retriever who has a fantastic pedigree. She is microchipped and has been health checked by a vet and properly groomed as are all the IRR dogs. This wonderful, super affectionate girl is very sweet in temperament and acts like a real lady.
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Goldie
Goldie is a female 3.5 year old Golden Retriever. Goldie has been spayed, vaccinated and micro-chipped. HISTORY Goldie came to Irish Retriever Rescue due to a change in family circumstances. PERSONALITY Goldie is affectionate and playful. SOCIAL LEARNING Goldie is house trained. She is good in the car, traveling long distances with ease. Goldie is
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LIFE CAN BE VERY CRUEL (26.05.2015) None of us can believe this tragic news. It is terribly sad and so unfair and our hearts go out to Roma and Donald. Donald told us “Jenny was out for her walk in the woods this morning, playing with a fellow young retriever. Suddenly, she dropped like a
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George Roberts
GONE PEACEFULLY TO RAINBOW BRIDGE (16.12.2018) Poor Liz asked for prayers when her very precious George was rushed into the Vet Hospital with a nose pouring blood that would not stop. Not long after, we heard the very sad words, “He’s gone. They found a tumour and he’d had enough for an old chap. He
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Charlie
Charlie (was Finnegan) is a white, two year old, pure bred, neutered male Golden Retriever. REPORT FROM HIS FOSTER HOME (31.5.2015) Unfortunately, through no fault of his, after 2 weeks, Charlie had to return to his fosterer. Trudy says ” Charlie seems happy to be back. It’s as if he’s never left! He’s been for
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Bailey
Bailey (was Fiachra) was a 6 month old, un-neutered male Golden Retriever when he came into IRR care. THE CUDDLY HOOVER (AUG 2015) Bailey was adopted in Ireland. His new Mum, Dawn, says “Bailey is a much loved member of our family. He is into everything! He is a spoilt terror, a pure pup. He
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Farley
Farley is a one year old male, pure bred, large, strong Golden Retriever. He is almost snow white in colour with a vivacious personality and is very affectionate. He has received all the vaccinations necessary for travel and has been neutered. HISTORY Farley came to Irish Retriever Rescue from another Dog Rescue in Ireland. He
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Polly
Polly is a beautiful Golden Retriever who is approx.: 9-10mths old and spayed. HISTORY Originating in the Balkans, she, apparently, lived for two months in a stable. PERSONALITY Polly is a lovely, gentle friendly girl who is an absolute pleasure to be around. SOCIAL LEARNING Housetraining: Polly is housetrained. Leadwalking: She is already quite good
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Riley
Dannie is a stunning 10 – 11 month old pure bred male Golden Retriever. He is light Gold in colour. He is very affectionate and so friendly. His sweet, friendly personality with everyone he meets will delight you. Dannie came through our wonderful friends in Babydog Rescue in Ennis, Co. Clare with whom IRR has
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Carla
History Carla is just over 2 years old and came to IRR due to a change in family circumstances. Personality Carla is gentle, playful and affectionate. She gets on well children and other dogs. Social Learning Carla travels extremely well. She is housetrained and has good recall. Carla loves going for walks, although she does
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Buster
Buster is a very handsome, two year old neutered male Golden Retriever. HISTORY Buster was surrendered into the Pound in Belfast by but came with papers which showed he was of the very highest quality breeding. Nobody has any idea why this lovely boy was left to such an uncertain fate when they could have
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Buddy will be 2 years old on 25th of December 2015. He is a neutered, purebred Golden Retriever. HISTORY Buddy came from a loving family who had to relinquish him due to a change in family circumstances. PERSONALITY Buddy is a typical puppy. He is boisterous, loving and affectionate. He is used to children, gets
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Murph
Murph and Benson are 9 year old pure bred Golden Retrievers. The brothers are both light cream in colour. They are both a little underweight. They are neutered and have seen a vet for their inoculations to obtain their EU passports. HISTORY Benson and Murph came to IRR through Offaly Pound where the Dog Warden
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Benson
Benson and Murph are 9 year old pure bred Golden Retrievers. The brothers are both light cream in colour. They are both a little underweight. They are neutered and have seen a vet for their inoculations to obtain their EU passports. HISTORY Benson and Murph came to IRR through Offaly Pound where the Dog Warden
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Ben
Ben is an approximately 4yrs old neutered male Golden Retriever CHARACTER & TEMPERAMENT Ben is very affectionate and eager to please, He has a super nature. He has lots of energy but he is not excitable. He is alert and inquisitive, fairly confident and is mostly playful and happy. He loves a ball or
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Barney
Barney is a 2.5 year old male, purebred, cream coloured Golden Retriever. He has seen a vet, just been neutered and has had all the necessary inoculations for him to obtain his EU Passport. HISTORY Barney came from a really loving home in a beautiful part of the country but a compulsory walkway on their
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Lady Bailey
Bailey is a light gold 2 year old female, purebred Golden Retriever. She is not yet spayed but this will be done shortly and she will also receive the necessary inoculations to obtain her EU Passport. HISTORY Through no fault of her’s, Bailey is, at present, in her second home. Her current owners only took
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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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Archie
ARCHIE HAS FOUND HIS FOREVER HOME (9.7.2017) We believe Archie had a plan all along and knew where he wanted to be and he wasn’t going to give up on his dream. Finally, those dreams all came true when, after worming his way into his foster mum’s heart, his beloved foster dad who, from day
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Alfie & Josh
UPDATE FROM THEIR FOREVER HOME 29.5.2015 Susan says ” I thought I would update you on Alfie and Josh and how they are settling in after over 4 months with us. They have adapted very well to our household and routine and are doing well overall. They will obey simple commands, most of the time,
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SANDY SAYS THANKYOU TO THE LOVELY SPONSORS SHE TOOK OVER FROM DIGBY Pat ArnoldKathryn CroftonLaurel, Hardy, Charlie & AngelKay and Gerald CroftonSandra DalmeijerAllana BeanWendy Waygood Sandy was very happy to be a Sponsor Dog to help other dogs who find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. EARLY HISTORY A gorgeous, young female, Sandy
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Sam
HISTORY Sam is a small, 5 year old neutered male who comes from a very loving home but a change in family circumstances has meant that Sam now needs another loving home. PERSONALITY Sam is a very affectionate, gentle chap who gets on very well with other dogs and who loves being groomed. SOCIAL LEARNING
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Remus Robertson
WHY IS LIFE SO CRUEL? This gorgeous boy found his dream home with Carol in Scotland but, within weeks, his life was to be cruelly snatched away from him. One minute he was being Remus and the next he clearly wasn’t a well boy. The ultrasound was inconclusive but did show fluid. Remus developed a
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Poppy Goldsmith
ANOTHER BALKAN LADY NEEDING SANCTUARY Not much was known about this lovely girl. She was abandoned & found on the streets in the Balkans. We thought she was approximately 9 years. She was spayed and with Pet Passport in paw came to the UK FOSTER ASSESSMENT Poppy went into foster in Dorset. Her fosterer said
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Palomina
Age: 2 years Sex: Female, not yet spayed Palomina was rescued from a high kill pound in Romania and is now available for adoption in the UK. She is a very delicate, gentle little golden retriever who wants nothing more than lots of cuddles and affection – she would quite happily be a lap dog!
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HISTORY On arrival in IRR care, Jazz was about 2 yrs old and a rather gorgeous, neutered male Golden Retriever. He is a million dollar Pound dog. Poor Jazz was dumped in a kill Pound to be put down and was saved by another rescue who contacted IRR asking us to take him. The rescue
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Beau is a stunningly gorgeous dark, almost russet coloured, castrated, male Golden Retriever. He was 3 years old when he came into IRR care HISTORY This beautiful dog was surrendered to the Pound by his owner when he returned to the States. Beau loves all dogs and is very willing and eager to please. He
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Alex Chudleigh
ALEX IS IN HIS FOREVER HOME (21.2.2015) Despite a lot of interest from lovely caring people, it was proving impossible to find the perfect home for Alex as he had, inadvertently, found that perfect pad in his foster home with Lyn and her dogs in Bristol. Alex is in a house totally geared up for
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