Category: 2015 Non Golden Successes
Category: 2015 Non Golden Successes
Henry Ryan-Smith
what a lovely long life Aileen told us “Sadly, on 15th September we lost our beloved Henry. Thankfully, Tessa is still going strong, and she and Daisy get on great together but Henry was unique”. This is the obituary that Richard wrote for 17yr old Henry:- “Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our beloved Henry.
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Honey Granger
Sad News 16 August 2022 Honey’s mum said, “My darling sweet Honey collapsed on her walk in the playing fields last night (16 August 2022) and passed away. It was very quick and she wouldn’t have known anything about it. She was in her favourite place with her best friend JJ. I am absolutely devastated
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Molly Taylor
Sad News 17 July 2022 Molly’s mum said, “It is with enormous sadness that I have to tell you of the death of Molly, my Maltese. Molly came to me on 11 October 2015 as part of a duo with her best friend Saphie, a Golden Retriever. Saphie went to the Rainbow Bridge on 31
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Barley Ellen
RIP Barley July 2022 I am absolutely heartbroken to announce the passing of my beautiful Barley a week ago. I am still in shock. Barley was just 7 years old and was one of ‘Bruce’s little bonus’ puppies. Barley passed very suddenly and very unexpectedly of a pericardial effusion. There was no way we would
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Sad News April 2022 Milo’s mum said, “Heartbroken that we had to say goodbye to Milo. A very good boy who just wanted to please and who brought us so much happiness. Now at Rainbow Bridge causing havoc with Roxie. Run free Milo you will be missed. Two IRR dogs who came to us as
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Dudley Thompson-Hurrell
Update May 2021 History DESTINED TO LIVE WITH SISTER, PEANUT Dudley is one of the 6 puppies born to Cassie on 1st May 2015. He is one of 4 boys, the others being Louis, Teddy and Murphy. The girls are Peanut and Unity. Rachel, their forever Mum, says Dudley and Peanut have settled in rather well. It didn’t faze them being in a new home at all
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Peanut Thompson-Hurrell
Update May 2021 History PEANUT WAS GOING TO BE WITH DUDLEY FOREVER Peanut is one of the 6 puppies born to Cassie on 1st May 2015. The 4 boys are Louis, Teddy, Murphy and Dudley. The other girl is Unity. Rachel, their forever Mum, told us Peanut and Dudley have settled into their new home rather well. Already almost completely housetrained, they have only had a
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Buddy Crofton
Sad News 08.02.2021 Buddy was a Cocker Retriever X who was relinquished as his family were going abroad. He had lived outside tied up for five years. He had issues but slowly, through much patience learned to deal with them. He suffered from ‘Red Rage’ a syndrome which is common in mono coloured Cocker Spaniels
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Shamrock Harvey
GOD CALLED HIS ANGEL BACK (15.5.2019) On 15th May 2019, Shamrock slipped peacefully away with his head in Paula’s lap. It was in the beautiful garden at Macqueen’s vets and all the family were there with him. A totally distraught Paula gave us the news we were all dreading “Sadly, at 9.05pm, my snuggle puppy Shamrock,
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Daisy Atfield
THE KIDS ARE GROWING UP NOW Like her Mum and siblings, Daisy is a prize winner even though she was a bit young to appreciate her first one. DAISY IS BECOMING A MATURE YOUNG LADY HISTORY OF A MAGNIFICENT SEVEN SHE WAS ANOTHER PRETTY LITTLE DAUGHTER Daisy was the second puppy of our Magnificent Seven
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Trixie Kerner
GREAT NEWS FROM HER FOREVER HOME (11.2.2015) Trixie is a beautiful Labrador /Retriever from Romania who was 2 years old when she arrived in 2015 . Ron tells us Trixie is highly intelligent. She is, clearly, bi-lingual as she sits and gives her paw when instructed in English!!!!!! She, already, walks on the lead by
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TARRAN IS DOING REALLY WELL IN HIS FOREVER HOME (August 2015) Tarran is a small, dark, neutered, male Retriever Cross who was 4yrs old in 2015. Margaret tells us ” Tarran is doing very well. His coat is growing and he now has golden waves. Tarran is still wary of visitors to the house but
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Lance Oliver
UPDATE FROM HIS FOREVER HOME (JUNE 2015) Although a gorgeous boy, who is always much admired wherever they go, Lance is huge and much too big for most people. This meant he stayed in foster for a very long time and the inevitable happened with Mike falling in love with him and deciding to make
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Rafi Summers
RAFI IN HIS FANTASTIC FOREVER HOME (13.6.201 Helen, whose Mum and Dad adopted Rafi, tells us “Regarding the important issue of young Rafi, we simply can not thank you enough for him. Our much loved Labrador left a gaping hole when he passed, and it was always going to take a very special chap to fill
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Poppy Underhay
OUR MAGNIFICENT SEVEN HISTORY Poppy was the first born of our Magnificent Seven. She was one of four girls (Daisy, Rose and Honey) and three boys (Briar, Bramble and Shamrock) born to Lily on 13th and 14th June 2015. She is very similar to Rosie but has one blue eye unlike her sister’s two. POPPY
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Nushka
Age: 2-3 years Sex: Female – spayed History Nushka is a Golden Retriever X who had a dreadful start to life and was originally rescued from a high kill shelter in Romania. Personality Nushka is a calm, very friendly girl who adores cuddles and being fussed. Her fluffy appearance and gentle ways mean she could
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Noah
Noah is an intelligent, affectionate, 3 year old male Labrador. He came to IRR because a kind-hearted staff member of Carlow Kilkenny Pound contacted Kathryn, our Ireland Coordinator, to see if she could take him, literally hours before he was to be put to sleep. Well what else would any of us do? Kathryn fetched
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Billy
Age: about 4 months old, not yet neutered Nanuk is a Goldie X (Mum was a Golden Retriever but no-one is sure about Dad). Personality: He is well and enjoying life. He has been increasing in confidence since arriving in foster. He is a very happy puppy and enjoys playing in the garden and with
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Alfie Spring
FINALLY, HE FELL ON ALL FOUR PAWS We couldn’t understand why gentle, loving Morgan was being overlooked because he is great with people (big and little) and is brilliant with other dogs. His obedience was coming on a treat. In fact, he is the perfect dog. We knew he would love a home either with
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Meme Rose Edwards
FULFILLING HER POTENTIAL As expected, Meme Rose is going great guns and is fulfilling her potential getting her first rosette at only a few months old. A MAGNIFICENT SEVEN HISTORY DESTINED FOR GREAT THINGS Rosie was the fifth born of our Magnificent Seven. She was one of four girls (Daisy, Poppy, and Honey) and three
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Maxim Lawrence
HE HAS BEEN SUCH A GOOD BOY In foster, David and Alison said “Maxim is huge but gorgeous. He is playful, affectionate and friendly with humans and dogs alike. As expected, he took to his forever humans straight away and they immediately loved him too”. HAPPY IN HIS FOREVER HOME (June 2015) Dawn tells us
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Marley Martin
A VERY HANDSOME RED BOY Marley was approximately 2yrs old when rescued. His fosterer said ” Marley has settled in vey well. He is a big softie and loves to sit on my knees. He sleeps with my old coat for comfort. He is a bit nervous but very loving”. Grooming: He had to be
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HE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE GOD’S SPECIAL ANGEL Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, poor Joey was too old and ill to be saved but, now, he is resting in everlasting peace. Rest your weary Golden head and drift off into dreamsFrolic in the sunshine and bathe in God’s moonbeamsUse the stars as stepping stones to take
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Jilly Hayward
ANOTHER HUGE LOSS SO SOON AFTER CASSIE It was with great sadness and regret that David told us their oldest rescue dog, Jilly, had to be put to sleep before Christmas. She had a big problem with one of her rear legs due to arthritis and possibly something worse as well. Jilly got to the
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Chloe Lyons-Davis
A FACE SO HARD TO RESIST Chloe is a loving, obedient Golden Retriever Cross who was going to be one year old in October 2015. As she had yet to have a season, IRR waited and she was later spayed. She had come from a very loving family but a change in circumstances meant that
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Bobby Armstrong
THE PUPS GET TOGETHER (22.11.2015) Six of the seven puppies met up again in Gizzie’s field. Unfortunately, Honey, a regular at the get Togethers, was unable to be there. ONE OF TWO STRANGERS IN A WHITE LITTER Then called Briar, Bobby was one of two black and white puppies born to Lily on 14th June
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Robbie Buckley
WHAT A STUNNING FLATTIE Bob, as he was then, was an 18 month old Flatcoat Retriever Cross. This adorable boy had been straying so he was taken in by Martina from Babydog Rescue. He was been nicely groomed and was in foster in Ireland for nearly a month before travelling to the UK where he
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Axl Waldock
STILL A REALLY GORGEOUS BOY Apart from being really handsome, Axl is a blood donor and a prolific prize winner OUR MAGNIFICENT SEVEN HISTORY A MAGNIFICENT BOY IN EVERY WAY Bramble was one of two black puppies born to Lily on 14th June 2015. The other black one was Briar and the third boy was
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Uimi Desmond
BRUCE’S LABRADOR BOY Uimi is Romanian for ” a surprise” but nobody was surprised when Janet decided to be his forever Mum which meant he would be staying forever with Heidi, the doggy Mum who gave birth to him on 29th April 2015. He was her one and only baby and only full Labrador sired
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Bruce Ashcroft
OUR BELOVED BRUCE HAS GONE (2010-14.8.2018) He was a lovely, big, thick set Labrador with big paws and a big heart who was wonderful with all people. Bruce was an amazing companion and an equal in our family. He was very calm, very relaxed and loved pottering but wasn’t in need of huge amounts of exercise. He
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GOODBYE TO A WONDERFUL MUM (19.5.2016) It is with great sadness that Janet told us of the loss of her beloved Heidi after a short illness. Her hard life had caught up with her and her weakened immune system left no options. There was no more that could have been done so Heidi was given sleep on
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Murphy Barker
A VERY HAPPY FAMILY MEMBER Murphy is one of the 6 puppies born to Cassie on 1st May 2015. He was one of 4 boys, the others being Louis, Teddy and Dudley. The girls are Peanut and Unity. Simone, his forever Mum, says “Murphy’s just lovely and is getting on with Inca, our black Labrador
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Louis Fleming Ruttlidge
Louis is one of the 6 puppies born to Cassie on 1st May 2015. He is one of 4 boys, the others being Murphy, Teddy and Dudley. The girls are Peanut and Unity. Karen, his forever Mum, says “Louis is doing fantastically well. He loves Isabella, our kitten. They bonded straight away, play for hours and even sleep together. He loves our rabbit, Bugsy, too
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Teddy Clueley
VERY SERIOUS WE THINK NOT! Teddy is one of the 6 puppies born to Cassie on 1st May 2015. He is one of 4 boys, the others being Louis, Murphy and Dudley. The girls are Peanut and Unity. Sue, his forever Mum, says “Teddy is doing brilliantly. He has now had his second vaccinations and his microchip and because he’s such
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Unity Townsend
HOW CUTE WAS YOUNG UNITY? Unity is one of the 6 puppies born to Cassie on 1st May 2015. The 4 boys are Louis, Teddy, Murphy and Dudley. The other girl is Peanut. Helen, her forever Mum, says “Our precious Unity was originally Hannah but we changed her name as we already had a Hannah in the family. We brought her home on the Sunday
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Freya Hoskins
Freya is one of the 6 babies born to Rosie on 3rd May.2015. The 3 boys are Bear, Barley and Moe. Freya’s sisters are Millie and Ava. Her forever Mum, Dawn says “She is such a cheeky pup! A completely adorable little thief who we love to pieces. She is having 3 meals a day and is typically always ‘starving’ even 2 minutes
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Millie Elliot
Millie is one of the 6 puppies born to Rosie on 3rd May 2015. She is one of 3 girls, her sisters being Ava and Freya. The boys are Barley, Bear and Moe. She is a lovely girl and, like her siblings, she has been lucky enough to find a wonderful forever home.
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Moe Tanswell
Moe is one of the 6 babies born to Rosie on 3rd May 2015. He is one of the three boys in the litter and his brothers are Bear and Barley. His sisters are Ava, Freya and Millie. He is staying forever with his Mum Rosie, and his sister, Ava.
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Bear Collins
Bear is one of the 6 puppies born to Rosie on 3rd May 2015. He is one of 3 boys, the others being Barley and Moe. The girls are Ava, Millie and Freya. According to Johanna, Bear is amazing. She says ” It looks like he is going to be huge. He is all teeth
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Ava Tanswell
Ava is one of the 6 puppies born to Rosie on 3rd May 2015. The 3 boys are Bear, Barley and Moe, and her sisters are Millie and Freya. Ava is staying forever with her Mum Rosie and brother, Moe.
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Abbey Whitehouse
SO HAPPY IN HER FOREVER HOME (14.5.2015) Alan & Kim tell us Abbey seems to be very settled now and is very quick to learn. Her basic commands … sit, wait and down … are now done perfectly at home but, unsurprisingly, it is still work in progress outside the home where there are too many distractions for
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Finbar Carver
ANOTHER OF THE GORGEOUS FOUNDLING BABIES Finbar (originally Willis) was about 6 months old when he came to the UK for re-homing. His mother is a Golden Retriever and his father is a Collie. He took a little while to get used to having his photo taken but didn’t mind too much being the centre
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Victor Holland
THIS WEE LAD FELL ON ALL FOUR PAWS Victor is a delightful small Retriever cross who was a 5.5 year old neutered male. He was rescued from a high kill pound in Romania. FOSTERER’S REPORT Personality: Victor is an extremely sweet-natured boy. His nature is very friendly and loving. It’s been a pleasure looking after him. Social Learning
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Jackson Thompson
ALL TOGETHER FOREVER NOW Jackson and Riley were rescued together and now they are happily reunited, together forever at Rainbow Bridge with their very special sister Suki. Di says “When they first came, we discovered that Jack seemed very unhappy to be called Jackson or even Jacko – maybe it brought back memories that he
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Dixie Gleeson
A VERY HEART-WRENCHING TALE We were told little Pixi and Alex (a blind Golden Retriever) were seen being dumped out of a car on a busy main road in the Balkans. The local rescue started looking out for them when they were also spotted wandering along the highway. Alex was exhausted but, the story goes, when
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TUFTY’S HISTORY Tufty (was Pearl) was about 6 months old when she was ready for adoption. Her mother is a Golden Retriever and her father is a Collie. Tufty has a very sweet nature but is very shy. She loves to explore but most of all she loves to be cuddled. When she moved into
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Dillon Brock
In this pic, Dillon was about 6 months old and had just come to the UK. His mother is a Golden Retriever and his father is a Collie. Like most puppies his age, Dillon was a mischief maker. He wouldn’t sit still for a minute so getting this pic was a major plus. We thought
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