Mae Broadhead

Sad News 19 April 2022

Mae’s mum said, “It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I report that I had to say goodbye to my lovely and gorgeous Miss Mae at 4.30am today. The cancer got the better of her in the end despite all the drugs and her being so brave and such a trooper. She died in my arms whilst the Vet rid her of her pain. The grief is indescribable and I wish that she could have been with me longer than the 3+ years that she was here. Such a sweet, gentle and kind soul who never put a paw wrong from day one. She was so loved and I am going to miss her so much. RIP my beautiful girl.”

History

WONDERFUL NEWS FOR MISS MAE (DECEMBER 2018)

Mae went into foster in the UK with Diane who reported “Yesterday, we said goodbye to Miss Mae after having her for a short while before she went to her new forever home. It was heartwrenching to see her go but we knew she was going to be safe and loved. Today, this is the message from her new mum & dad – We absolutely love her to bits. It’s only ‘day 2’ and she’s doing great. She slept in the hall last night until I got up to use the bathroom then she came into the bedroom and went on her own bed and stayed there till I got up.

She follows me everywhere and likes to know where I am. She is currently asleep at my feet, upstairs, as I am on the computer, and she seems happy.

We did another 3 miler this morning and I dared to let her off her lead in the woods as we are deer fenced and yes, she did run, and yes, she has selective hearing, BUT she did come back on the third calling. A work in progress.

We absolutely love her to bits”. It’s so lovely to know that we were a small part of seeing Miss Mae on her journey to being happy. Have a great life ‘little pudding’ love you lots xx”

HISTORY

Mae is a stunning, pure bred, 7 year old female Golden Retriever.  She is deep golden in colour with a loving personality and, like most Goldens, she is very affectionate. This wonderful girl has received all the necessary vaccinations and she has been thoroughly groomed. Mae’s story, like those of so many Irish Retriever Rescue dogs is a particularly sad one.

She was rescued from a Dublin Pound when Kathryn, our IRR Ireland Co-ordinator, was contacted by Lorraine, our UK Co-ordinator who told her “There is a Golden boy in the Dublin Pound have you seen him?” Within seconds of the call, Kathryn phoned the Pound to see if there was any chance that Irish Retriever Rescue could take this poor soul. She was told ‘His coat is in a ‘rough state’, he has been straying for a long time and he needs a lot of care and attention’.

Kathryn replied ‘If you let IRR have him I promise we will get him the most fantastic home and I will be sure to send you photos’. A few checks and calls with the supervisor and it was arranged that the ‘boy’ could be collected the following day. When Kathryn picked ‘him’ up, the volunteer at the Pound said that he had been there three weeks and no one had shown any interest or tried to claim him. The breeder had been contacted and didn’t want anything to do with ‘him’.

A rather forelorn volunteer felt very sorry for the poor boy and wanted to know ‘would he get a good home, would he be loved and looked after?’ Kathryn reassured him that ‘he’ would and said  IRR are committed to making sure Rocco would be happy for the rest of his life. 

HEALTH

Interestingly,’Rocco’ turned out to be ‘Mae’. She stayed overnight in the vets for a full inspection and was taken home the following day. She had, clearly, been bred from and had had, at least, one litter of pups but  it was also very clear that poor Mae hadn’t been been loved for a long time. She had been roaming the streets hoping for a meal or thrown away scraps. How she survived the mean, cold nights is anyone’s guess but what was sure was that her life was going to change dramatically for the better.

GROOMING

Mae was left to settle in for a couple of days and then she got the grooming session she so clearly needed. It took between four and five hours to gently remove the matting and the faeces and to cut her overgrown nails. Kathryn knew, as the warm water washed over her dirty coat, that Mae would emerge, transformed from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. Whilst grooming carefully, Kathryn was able to reassure Mae that her life had already started to change and she could see in Mae’s  trusting eyes that this lovely girl had decided to give life another throw of the dice.

BRILLIANT NEWS THEN DISAPPOINTMENT (24.3.2018)

In April 2018, Mae appeared to have fallen on all four paws as she was going to be staying in Ireland having been adopted by Tina. All went brilliantly well as she was living with another lovely girl of the same age, her sweet and gentle IRR sister Jasmine

Unfortunately, Jasmine had to have a cruciate op when in the UK and then another in Eire which made her a bit fragile. Full of life, Mae became too much for poor Jasmine so, very reluctantly, Tina decided it would be in everyone’s best interests if Mae was rehomed again.

SOCIAL LEARNING

HOUSETRAINING: She is now house-trained.

ADULTS:  She is surprisingly good with both males and female.’

DOGS: She is very good with other dogs.

MAE’S DREAM HOME

We believe this wonderful girl needs a quiet home with another dog to help her heal. She loves both male and female company and would be best suited to a home where someone was there most of the time. Only the best is good enough for the lovely Mae.

GOOD NEWS December 2018

Mae went to live in her Forever Home