Category: 2010 Golden Successes
Category: 2010 Golden Successes
Jack Bailey
Remembering Jack We have found it extremely difficult to think about what to write about our precious boy, Jack. The heartache is so strong. He’s our first family dog, having to say goodbye is the hardest thing we ever had to do. Even with Oscar padding around, our home seems so very empty. Jack has touched the
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Kerry Sherwin
Sad News March 2021 Kerry’s mum, Jacqueline, said: “Our beautiful ‘Kerry-gold’ crossed over the bridge in March 2021. She was 14 years old, and we’d have to pleasure of having her in our lives for 10 years. I remember the day we met so clearly. We went to visit her at her foster mum, Jane,
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FLY FREE NOW CHLOE 15 July 2010 Annie & Chloe came to IRR in the Spring and soon settled in with their forever fosterers who already had a younger dog but this did not present any problem and they respected her space and accepted her as leader of the pack. They were given gentle exercise and were introduced to their fosterer’s friends and
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Willow Ashwood
Very Sad News: January 2014 Patrick wrote to say “I wanted to let you know my lovely Willow passed away today, 15th January, aged 14. I adopted Willow from IRR when she was 10yrs old and have been truly blessed to know and love her for these past too few years”. MY DAD (from Willow)
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Smudge Bolton
A TRUE GOLDEN ANGEL (NOVEMBER 2014) Andy tells us “I am sorry to say we lost poor old Smudge a few weeks ago, thankfully it was very quick, and she didn’t suffer. She is very much missed and we are forever grateful to IRR for bringing her into our lives”. We know Val and Andy
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Shelley Childs
A PITIFUL LITTLE BUNDLE Shelley was just 9 weeks old when she came into our care. Sadly, she was born blind. At first, she was a pitiful sight but we soon discovered she was not going to be a victim. Sandie says, apparently, she is a very smart girl whose other senses seem to be
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Ryan Love
REPORT FROM HIS FOSTERER What a lovely boy. Great with dogs, cats (he will chase cats if they run, to start with, but only as a game-he wants to catch up with them. He’s absolutely fine with ours and just ignores them after an initial sniff) and children. We have children of 18 years, 15
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Ross Tuck
SUCH SAD NEWS Jane said”It is with great sadness that we need to tell you that our Ross died very suddenly on Sunday 23rd June 2013. Eric and I can’t believe how quickly his health changed in the matter of hours. We rushed him to emergency vets who acted promptly and diagnosed internal bleeding. A
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Piper
Piper is a 2.5 year old female Golden Retriever and was a family pet before being surrendered to IRR. She was fostered in the West Midlands with Simon and his family. INITIAL ASSESSMENT Simon said. Piper arrived with us after travelling in luxury in the boot of Andy’s estate car; he also transported her long
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Molly Mitchell
The delightful Molly was found roaming the streets. She is a Golden Retriever who could have been anywhere between 6 and 10yrs of age but is, most likely, older rather than younger. According to Sandie, she was very timid but is a total sweetheart and is an absolute saint who gets on fine with other
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Meg Hainsworth
THE SADDEST NEWS (28.2.2014) We have received the very sad news from Meg’s family that their beloved Meg went to Rainbow Bridge suddenly after a short illness. She will be greatly missed by her family and everyone who knew her. MEG’S STORY Sandie said. “Meg is proving to be a little sweetheart and has manners
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Marley was rehomed because he was too lively for the family and jumped up and scratched the children. We felt he needed a home without children and with someone there all day. He has now been castrated. FOSTER REPORT Gemma said: “Marley the 6 month old GR bounced into our house and made himself at
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Lance
Lance is a 3 year old Golden Retriever who was given to IRR following a change in family circumstances. He was fostered in the West Midlands with Simon and his family. INITIAL ASSESSMENT Simon said. “During the first few days Lance was very eager to please but this was tinged with certain amount of insecurity
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Odin
JD is a 17 month old male Golden Retriever. This is what his heartbroken family have to say about him: “With deep regret we need to rehome our male Golden Retriever, JD. He is neutered, chipped, and up-to-date on his jabs. He is an absolutely beautiful big boy, with a deep golden coat. He is
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Holly Thompson
SLEEP TIGHT PRINCESS HOLLY (4th JULY 2014) The day has come that we have all been dreading and it was time to say “goodbye” to one very amazing and very special lady. A heartbroken Di told us “Yesterday evening (4th July) we had to say goodbye to Princess Holly. Her quality of life had been
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Heidi Wey
EARLY DAYS Heidi was a 3 year old spayed bitch who is micro-chipped, vaccinated and wormed. Her very sad owner said “She has the sweetest temperament just as a Goldie should have. She is fed on Hills food and has no health issues other than having one fit following a stressful situation but we were
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Harry Woodley
REPORT FROM JACKIE Harry was four and a half years old in 2010 and a neutered Golden Retriever who was being fostered in Norfolk by Jackie & Ron. She said “Harry, what a beautiful boy he is, and soo affectionate. He was a little shy of Bridie, my female Golden Retriever who is the same
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Ella Anderson
GOODBYE TO A LOVELY LADY (2007 – 10. 10. 2018) Judy says “Our lovely, gentle Ella had a rough start to life, and didn’t ever really get over it. She was always eager to please, and if either of our other dogs were told off for any reason, she thought she was the one in
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GOODBYE TO A DEAR OLD CHAP We were extremely sad to hear that the very handsome Seamus was given sleep on Friday 2 August 2013. This older gentleman was adored by Lynda and family and will be very much missed by them, his doggy pal, Poppy and everyone who knew and loved him. In the
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Freddie Whincup
OUR FABULOUS FREDDIE HAS GONE (20.10.2016) A heartbroken Val has been in touch with Jenny to say their fabulous IRR dog, Freddie, went to the Bridge today. Freddie was Jenny and Julie’s first foster dog and he was very special to them too. A lovely lad, they will always remember him fondly. They were delighted
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Cody
REPORT FROM SANDIE Cody was surrendered to me due to a change in family circumstances and now lives in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. He’s 2 years old and has very quickly settled into family life with Yvonne, Eugene and their 3 Golden Retrievers. He particularly enjoys his daily walks in the forest, his behaviour
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Cassie Hadley
EARLY DAYS In 2010, Cassie was a Golden Retriever who was approximately 5 years old, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. She was fostered by Jane and her family. FIRST REPORT Cassie arrived a few days ago from Ireland where she was found as a stray and was very matted and smelt awful. She has since been
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Sad News, June 2014 Buddy’s mum said, “We adopted Buddy 12 Feb 2010, he passed with a tumour in his muzzle that had spread to his brain, in June 2014. Buddy was an escape artist, therefore never off lead but so very placid in the house. He didn’t even bark at the window cleaner, opening
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Bonnie
Bonnie is a young GR, with a very curly coat which gives her the appearance of having been crossed with a sheep! She was fostered by Jane and family in Kidderminster. INITIAL ASSESSMENT Jane said. “Bonnie has been with us for approx 48hrs and for a puppy she has been very good, very excitable though,
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Bonnie Moore
BONNIE HAS GONE TO RAINBOW BRIDGE (4.10.2016) We were all extremely sad to hear that adorable Bonnie had gone to Rainbow Bridge. Considering all the original problems she had when she first came to IRR’s attention, to reach the age of 12yrs and keep in reasonably good health was not far short of a miracle
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Louis
Bobby is a 15 month old neutered Golden Retriever who was surrendered to Sandie because he was too much of a handful for his owners. FIRST REPORT FROM SIMON Bobby has a lovely temperament and is relatively calm for a dog who is still essentially a puppy but has a very waggy tail. When I
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Bobby Braund
GOODBYE TO A LOVELY OLD GUY (7.7.2015) It is with great sadness that John told us of the loss of his beloved Bobby after 5 wonderful years together. They said “goodbye” on 7th July and John is missing his old friend terribly. Walk with the angels now, Bobby, and rest in peace, dear sweet boy.
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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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Barney Knight
TRAGEDY STRUCK in May 2013 A totally devastated Shelley has contacted us to say their beautiful boy collapsed and was suddenly taken from them on 2nd May. Barney had a wonderful home where he was very much loved and it is a total tragedy that he didn’t get the chance of the good, long life
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Archie
ARCHIE ON ARRIVAL Archie was 13 months old and neutered. He gets on very well with kids and previously lived with 3 children aged 7 and 3 and an 18 month old toddler. Archie was very gentle and careful with them. His previous owners in Scotland sadly took the decision to rehome him because he
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Teddy Roberts
EXTREMELY SAD NEWS (6th June 2014) Maggie wrote to tell us: “It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Teddy went to the Rainbow Bridge last week. I couldn’t write this until now. He was 12 and as well as the spondylosis he came with back in 2009, his sight had
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Prince Brown
FAREWELL DARLING (January 2013) We were all very sorry to hear that Prince has gone to Rainbow Bridge. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him. PRINCE’S STORY Prince is the sweetest 10 year old, neutered Golden Retriever. He hadn’t been the centre of attention in his earlier years and was now ready
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