Category: 2011 Golden Successes
Category: 2011 Golden Successes
Lucy O’Neill
THE SADDEST OF NEWS (24.4.2010 – 9.7.2023) On 9th July, a distraught Ian announced on Facebook “This morning, at 8.15am, our beautiful Luce peacefully drifted into her final sleep. She was just too frail in the end and we weren’t prepared to put her through any more pain. Carole and I are heartbroken and miss
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Sad News September 2021 Zoey, sadly, passed to Rainbow Bridge on 4 September 2021. History ZOEY’S STORY FROM HER OWNER DAVID “It was 02.35 when my wife and I pulled up at a McDonald’s on the outskirts of Doncaster just off the M18 on a wet and drizzly morning. By 04.27 we had drank all
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Baxter Queen
Sad News 20 January 2023 Baxter’s mum said, “We sadly have to inform you our gentle giant Baxter who we have had since 2011 April has sadly passed away in my arms this morning with Steve and Ruby (IRR) his sister by his side.An understatement to say we are devastated but we thank the IRR
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Bayley Ayles
Sad News, May 2021 Bayley’s dad, Peter, said: “Our dear Bayley (Bailey) passed away recently at a very good age of over 15 years. She was fit and healthy up to the end but increasingly tired with the advancing years. I put her longevity down to a healthy West Coast Irish upbringing and a loving
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Angel Crofton
GOODBYE SWEET ANGEL (2nd JULY 2021) An extremely sad Lorraine told us, “Kathryn had recently received the devastating news that her time with Angel was severely limited. At 4.25pm today, Angel was guided by the other angels to be reunited with her dearly missed brothers over the Bridge. Please keep her and my dearest soul
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Sad News 8 June 2021 Bryn’s mum, Lorraine, said, “Today we said goodbye to the most precious gentle soul. For my miracle boy there were no more miracles. Bryn, You were the bravest strongest boy, you well and truly earned your sleep and I’ll love you ’till eternity.” A QUIET BOY’S HISTORY Bryn, who was
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Jake Hughes
SADLY, NOT AN UNUSUAL HISTORY Jake was surrendered into IRR’s care as his family could no longer look after him. FOSTERER’S INITIAL REPORT When we collected Jake and Mitch from Irish transport he threw himself on the ground refusing to move. We carried him into the car eventually where he buried his head in a
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Nono Latreille
GOODBYE TO A VERY SPECIAL BOY (4.7.2020) A heartbroken Denise told us, “We lost our darling Nono today. He was such a gentle boy. He was fourteen years young. He wasn’t ill in himself but he had arthritis and nerve damage in his back. Walking had been struggling for some time so he had been
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Flossie Dracup
Sad News June 2020 Flossie has gone to Rainbow Bridge. Nigel and Belinda wrote, “It is with the heaviest heart that we sadly have to report the loss of our beloved Flossie, she came to us from Belinda and Terry in Sept 2011 and was the most wonderful lady. She fitted into family life so
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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,
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Lucy Loo MacKenzie
EXTREMELY SAD NEWS (29.2.2020) Jenny said “On the 28th February, we said goodbye to our lovely Lucy Lou. The kindest, calmest, most independent, wise and beautiful girl we were lucky enough to spend 9 wonderful years with. Lucy had been healthy all her life, then suddenly went into kidney failure in October. Her scan showed
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Woody Cuff
THE SADDEST NEWS (21 July 2014) A devastated Lynne wrote to say “It is with deep regret and sadness that I am sending this email its to let you know that our precious Woody passed away last night. He had been unwell for about 6 weeks with a chronic hacking cough. We have had numerous
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Trigger
TRIGGER’S HISTORY Trigger is 8 months old and was surrendered to IRR because of a change in family circumstances. FOSTERER’S INITIAL REPORT Trigger has settled in here as though he has always lived here. He can be a bit apprehensive in certain situations, eg going into the garden when it’s dark so I have to
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Tara
Tara is 8 years old, neutered, vaccinated and now microchipped. She is quite a small Golden Retriever with very short stocky legs. She arrived in the UK with her half sister Finn and was then fostered by Jane and her family in Kidderminster. Jane said. “Tara is clean in the house and we don’t hear
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Sophie
SOPHIE’S HISTORY She was given as a pup to my five year old niece, who quickly lost interest in her. Sophie has been living on a farm, having very little interaction with the family, rarely walked or played with. She has been tied-up, as she started to wander-off and run out onto the road. Her
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Roxy Small
OUR DOG IN A MILLION HAS GONE (10.10.2016) A devastated Jennifer told us “ Very sadly, our much-loved Roxy, whom we adopted in 2011, went to Rainbow Bridge on Monday 10th October. She had been suffering from advanced kidney failure and then had a mild stroke that badly affected the control of her back legs
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Rosie
REPORT FROM HER FOSTERER Rosie arrived, obviously a bit bewildered, with her 10 week old puppy Fergal in the early hours of the morning but after a wash and brush up and some breakfast she seemed a lot happier. She settled in with our girls really well and showed no signs of aggression. She ate
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Molly
Molly is a 4 year old Golden Retriever who was surrendered due to a change in family circumstances. She was fostered by Jonathan and his family. Jonathan said. “Molly came to us early hours of Sunday morning 8/5/11 and my wife had a few tears as she looked just like our last IRR dog Tilly.
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Molly
Molly is a 4 year old Golden Retriever who is neutered, vaccinated and now microchipped. She spent a few days with Sandie in Ireland before arriving in the UK to be fostered by Jane and her family. Sandie said. “I think we’ll have to nickname her super glue!!! Her tail never stops wagging and she
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Mitch
MITCH’S HISTORY Mitch is a very young neutered pure bred Golden Retriever (possibly less than a year) who came from Meath Pound having being found as a stray and not reclaimed after his 5 days were up. He travels well in the car and gets on well with other dogs and is much more handsome
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Misty
MISTY’S HISTORY 3 yr old Misty is a very bright, pretty but sometimes timid girl who came into IRR’s care having previously lived outside in a pen. She has had little or no training and would probably benefit from a basic training course. That said since her first day Misty is very clean having had
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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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Mai Palmer
GOODBYE TO THE BRAVEST, LOVELIEST GIRL (2.8.2016) A heartbroken Judi told us “I have just said goodbye to Mai. She was the loveliest, most gentle girl with a big heart and I shall miss her very much. She survived 21 months after she was first diagnosed with cancer and exceeded all expectations – she was
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Lolly
LORI’S HISTORY Lori (the name of the lady who rescued her) is approximately 4-6 years old. She was found as a stray and has recently had a litter. Unfortunately, Lori had a serious health problem and is on a week’s course of anti-biotics. Hopefully, this will clear up, but it is suspected that this could
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Logan
Logan is a 10 year old Golden Retriever. He has been treated for atopy (skin allergy) and needs regular baths. Logan is currently in foster with Jayne in Kidderminster. FOSTER REPORT Logan is an affectionate loving boy. He enjoys short walks and is good on the lead, he is starting to listen to commands like
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Kerry Lemon
TRAGIC NEWS 29/7/2013 It is with the deepest sadness that we have to report the passing of Kerry following a tragic, unforeseeable accident. Eileen and Noreen are still in a state of shock and despair as are Belinda and Terry, her fosterers, who always kept in regular contact and would often go to the farm
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Kiera
FOSTERER’S FIRST REPORT Shera arrived from Ireland after being surrendered to the pound. She is 12 months old, spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. She is beautiful and has a lovely temperament. Shera is full of life but for a young girl is quite well behaved. She knows how to sit, lie down and stay although her
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Jess
Sandie said. “Jess is 2 years old, neutered, microchipped, very clean in the house and gets on well with other dogs. She is very calm and travels well in the car. She has a lovely character.” FOSTER REPORT Jess was fostered by Simon and his family in the West Midlands who said. “I collected Jess
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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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Penny Williams
EARLY HISTORY OF HOPE Penny was originally called Hope and it was a very pretty 2yr old, small, light cream Golden Retriever who went into foster with Jenny and Julie in Yorkshire. INITIAL REPORT Hope is a friendly, quiet and gentle dog, who can be timid in new situations and likes to take her time
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Holly
NOV 2011: HOLLY HAS NOW GONE TO HER FOREVER HOME HOLLY’S HISTORY Holly is a beautiful and calm 6 yr old Golden Retriever who was surrendered to IRR by her loving family due to a change in circumstances which meant that sadly they could no longer look after her. NOV 2011: FOSTERER’S INITIAL ASSESSMENT It’s
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Harry
Harry was approximately 6 weeks old when he came into the care of IRR. He was initally fostered for a very short period by Jane and her family. Harry then continued his fostering with Jayne in Kidderminster. Jayne said: “Harry came to us on the 23/5/11. What can i say about this sweet adorable pup?
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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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Monty
HAS NOW GONE TO HIS FOREVER HOME A big Thank You from IRR to all of Monty’s kind sponsors and supporters, also Dr Billy McCartney who operated on Monty and Gary Cregan (IRR’s Vet in Ireland) for doing daily acupuncture. MONTY’S HISTORY Grant was born on 21st August 2011 with a deformed paw facing the
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Gracie
GRACIE’S HISTORY Gracie is a beautiful 6yr old golden retriever who was surrendered as her family were emigrating. FOSTERER’S INITIAL REPORT I collected Gracie from Andy and Val and was amazed at her friendliness. She readily accepted fuss and I was rewarded with lots of wags. She was very calm and quiet and wasn’t travel
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Gerry is a young Golden Retriever who was surrendered by his owner due to a change in personal circumstances. He was fostered by Wendy and Dave in Mansfield. Wendy said. “Gerry is coming up to his third birthday in May, he has been neutered and micro chipped, he has the most handsome wavy golden coat
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Daisy Tolhurst
OUR LOVELY DAISY WILL BE SORELY MISSED (28.12.2016) A heartbroken Wendy tells us “We lost Daisy last Wednesday, the 28th December. She had another mast cell tumour removed about Feb/March time this year and was then taken ill with a swollen abdomen in the summer. Scans were inconclusive – there was a large quantity of
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Cloud Pettis
A BEAUTIFUL CLOUD IN THE SKY On 17th January 2014, kind, gentle Cloud passed over Rainbow Bridge. This sweet old dog was very much loved by his whole family who are all feeling very sad at having to say “goodbye” to him. They told us it was with a very heavy heart she had to
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Buster
Buster was surrendered into Donegal Pound as he was too hard to handle for his previous owner. He’s only just arrived but I’ve had him out on the lead and he didn’t seem too strong to me, nor is he very bouncy. He’s just a lovely chilled out typical Golden Retriever. His microchip number is
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Buffy is an 18 month old Golden Retriever who was surrendered to the Pound in Donegal by her previous owner. Her coat was in such a matted state that it had to be totally clipped. She is extremely nervous and needs constant reassurance. She has been spayed and is now microchipped. Buffy was in foster
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Barney
BARNEY’S HISTORY Barney found himself in rescue through no fault of his own. FOSTERER’S INITIAL REPORT – UK: (May 2011) Barney is now starting to settle down as he has got use to his new surroundings; Barney loves his walks and is coping very well with a harness in preference to a collar and lead.
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Barney
Barney (was Bones) was very reluctantly surrendered by his previous owners because of serious health issues within the family. He was fostered in Somerset with Belinda and Terry who said, “Barney is a lively 7 month old golden retriever puppy but we certainly didn’t expect such a big, beautiful boy! He very quickly made himself
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Bailey
Bailey is seeking an adult only home with a confident but non-confrontational handler due to issues with resource guarding. Bailey will guard stolen items and this needs to be managed by limiting his opportunity to guard and not challenging him if he does manage to get hold of something. IRR have back up advice and
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Amy
OCTOBER 2011 – NOW IN HER FOREVER HOME FOSTERER UPDATE Amy was found as a stray and sadly was never claimed. She is being fostered with Helen, John and family. Helen says: Amy soon settled down after being introduced to Ellie and Molly, our two golden retrievers. Amy does pull on the lead to start
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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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Ross Acott
A GUN-SHY BABY Ross was a 9 month old neutered Golden Retriever puppy who was fostered in Norfolk by Jackie & Ron. Ross had been bought as a puppy to be used as a Gundog but, unfortunately, he failed as he was found to be extremely gun shy and was, then, surrendered to us for
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Kobe
Kobe is a small Golden Retriever aged around two. He cannot be rehomed with cats or small animals. He was fostered by Wendy and family in Nottinghamshire. Wendy said. “We collected Kobe on Friday and travelled home with him laying nicely in the back of the car. He bounded out and spent a good ten
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