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C O L L I E R E S C U E ( Ro u g h & S m o ot h )
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Hope you all had a lovely summer with your dogs. The last few months we have had a few ups and downs in rescue. We had to say goodbye to some of our golden oldies and I know they are very much missed by their foster carers and their families. Thank you all for making the last years of their lives happy and comfortable. Without you, who knows what would have happened to them. We are now being asked to help bring over collies from other countries and we have re-homed a few this year.. As much as we would like to say yes to all of them, our funds do not always run to it. Our vet bills every year are tremendous and care must come first to our older collies of which we now fund 35 of them, as well as the normal expenses such as kennelling, transport etc. Many thanks to all who got involved in getting these dogs over here, they are settling in nicely. It is very up-setting, I know that we cant help them all but we are after all Collie Rescue UK
Have a lovely
Christmas Chris Slater
NEWS FROM THE
CONTROL CENTRE
SIR FUDGE HAS RECEIVED A PRESENT FROM HIS MUM AND DAD -
due to his poor mobility and his desire to still be out and about with the
rest of the pack on their walks, he has been bought his very own set of
wheels which he uses when his legs get too tired. His mum says that
when he wants to go out for a walk he stands at the garage doors (where
his buggy is stored) and barks ... He is such a star and has everyone
wrapped around his paws ...
WHEELS TO GO
Here is another girl who has her mobility sorted too. Dusty, who lives in
the Outer Hebrides, along with Jude and Bowmore, has also been bought
her own set of wheels by her mum and dad as she, too, struggles on her
walks. She has got bunting on hers with her
own name. Al-
though she still
likes to walk, she
uses her buggy
when her legs get
too tired and the
need to sit down is
all too evident.
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izzy
My beautiful Izzy came into my life last November with the help of Rough Collie Rescue. Her circum-stances were very sad, her beloved mum had passed away and she and her brothers and sisters all needed to be found new loving homes. Although a little strange at first Izzy settled well in my home along with all my other 5 dogs. Just days after her arrival, Izzy and I were requested to attend her mums funeral. She and I led the funeral cortege for the first 100 yards, her mum would have been so proud. Izzy behaved impeccably at the church and at the crematorium, she was a credit to her mum and everyone was so happy she was there. Izzy is the most beautiful girl, inside and out, a little subdued at first which is fully understandable, she has blossomed into one of the sweetest, friendliest and happiest dogs I have ever had the pleasure to own. She adores my other dogs and her partner in crime is my 5 year old German shepherd dog, Sacha, also a rescue. They are inseperable and so funny together, chasing just about anything that moves when we are on long country walks. I can't remember life without Izzy, she seems like she was always here. I just wish she had come into my life in happier circumstances. My daughter, Sinead has been away teaching in Korea for 12 months, she is home in November and I can't wait for her to meet Izzy, she is going to ab-solutely love her. A big thank you to the rescue for being an integral part in finding Izzy and her companions loving new homes. Her mum will be smiling down fondly on all
of them. X Hilary Bradshaw
SACHA
ARCHIE / SACHA / IZZY / CHASE
RORY AND CASSIE
Long term fos-tered sisters Dusty and Jude will be 14 in January, 2015. Both girls are happy and content and have been with us since May 2011, then aged 10 years . I hope we have the girls for a long time to come staying healthy and happy. They have shown us how an older dog can adapt to a new environ-ment and new family. They have always been patient and kind girls so very sweet, I hope their previous owner can look down on them and see what a fantastic job she did with them. They are a credit to her who ever she was. Rewards are far more than any extra work with an older collie. (or two) Jude had a stroke earlier in the year, but apart from now being deaf she is healthy and recovered well. Jude can walk miles without over tiring. She has energy and stamina. And she is always in my face. Even follows me to the loo. Dusty is growing older with dignity, she has had mobility problems we think most of her life. We bought her a doggy stroller last year but she only uses it on occasions and is happy to walk the beaches here on the islands. Dusty has arthritis in her hips and this is being treated with pain killers and homeopathic remedies. She needs a hand to stand if she has been laid any length of time, but once up on all fours she plods slowly. She knows how to get our attention -stares at us and points her head at what she is wanting, so funny bless her. And she always gets her way too! Bowmore we adopted last year, cannot believe it but over a year ago. Still a joy to have around Bowmore just walked into our lives and fitted in. We did not have to adapt he did all that what a good boy he is. He is now 8 years old, a healthy soppy big boy. I look at him and see all the scars around his face and feel so sad how they might have happened. He has never shown anything but kindness to any other dogs, cats and people. He is a big love bug and we are very lucky to have found him. Bowmore has to play. As soon as we get on the beach he demands the ball. Brilliant considering he did not seem to know how to play. We meet dogs on the beach some friendly. some not, but he and the girls are excellent ambassadors for their breed, calm and friendly. All three dogs love each other, eat together , sleep together and look out for each other. Did we win big time??? yes we did. Our daily routine is to get brushes, collars on and off to the beach. Walk, rest and play on the beach then come home.
The trio then have lunch and sleep for most of the after-noon. Then food again, sleep and to bed and it all gets repeated tomorrow! What a hard life! One we all enjoy . Mary and Steve xxx
ISLAND DOGS
OF SOUTH
UIST
DUSTY, JUDE
AND BOWMORE
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HARVEY is doing very well at
the moment, enjoying his life,
although on his rules and not
ours !! Harvey never rushes
anywhere - ”in my time and
when I’m ready” - unless their
is food about then it is “now” !!
Although he suffers with arthri-
tis in his neck, spine and legs
this is supported with herbal
remedies and he does just fine. He can climb
the stairs, jump on the bed and settee and run,
when the mood takes him. He loves his cara-
van holidays on the coast and going for his daily
walks on the beach becomes the highlight of his
day. I think he finds the sand easy to walk and
run on, as he would spend all day there if we
would let him. He is also very good at finding
beach “contraband”, although he’s not brought
us anything of value YET !! mainly dead things
!! Such a joy to own !!
TARA is now a really old girl, probably
about 14 years old. Margaret took
her in as a 'Golden Oldie' collie 3 years
ago this April, and at the time was
told that her age was somewhere
around 10 years.
Tara on the whole is not doing too
badly, but sadly has recently been di-
agnosed with a badly
functioning liver, after
having a blood test because she had a spell of being
quite under the weather for a couple of months.
She is not able to have any
treatment due to her
age. She is on a very
bland/invalid diet which
seems to be agreeing with
her at the moment, so hope-
fully she will plod on for a good time yet, let's
hope.'
TIA has been in good health since we last re-
ported on her progress. She and her sister,
Shadey, still enjoy life with Julie, their foster
'Mum'.
A big change has just happened - they all
moved house on September 26th. This could
be a good move for Tia in particular. The rea-
son for this is because where they have moved
to there is a much larger, very secure back gar-
den, where both collies can exercise, without
always having to be taken out, especially Tia
whose very
poor eye-
sight is a
great con-
cern. Let's
hope that
they all set-
tle in well.
We received some very sad news at the
end of August from Maria, our Manches-
ter representative who told us that
SHAUN, the collie she has been foster-
ing for the past 7 years had sadly passed
away. He became very distressed one
evening and then again into the early
hours. He was taken to the vet first thing
next morning but sadly there was nothing
that could be done as he was suffering
multi-organ failure, so he was put to sleep.
Shaun was found about 8 years ago, by a member of the public, lying
at the side of the road with a badly broken leg, probably the victim of a
hit and run. Collie Rescue took over his care as he had no microchip
and had not been claimed. In Manchester, Maria knew of a marvel-
lous Orthopaedic specialist vet, who carried
out a lot of work and operations, (2 years in all), and finally got Shaun
mobile again.
Through all this lengthy treatment, Shaun was so patient and
never became grumpy. Maria says she was so proud of him for his
bravery. For his last 4 years he was pain and operation free and has
had a very peaceful and happy time.
Maria says Shaun was a pleasure to own and will miss him dearly.
REST IN PEACE
LITTLE MAN -
WE WILL ALL
MISS YOU
FOR BUDDY, BONNIE-PRINCE AND KARA
UPDATES, PLEASE SEE MAIN BODY OF
NEWSLETTER FOR THEIR STORIES
BUDDY
KARA
BONNIE P
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PHOTO GALLERY
The “Island Dogs” -
Dusty, Jude and Bow-
more - guarding their
beach contraband
Sir Fudge enjoying a
nice juicy bone ... love
the state of your feet,
boy !!
Anyone for a
collie coffee ? BEAUTIFUL
The Nottingham team of fundraisers
Margaret, Margaret and Jean, were out in
force again, this time at the local village
Easter Table-top sale, back in April, 2014.
Here is Margaret pictured with one of the
many prizes to be won -
I don't think she wanted to let this one
go!!!
WATCH OUT ...PUPPIES
Mischief and
mayhem in the
garden
Meet Loobylou
A good job well
done, Loobyloo !!
AT THE CAR WASH
Mum, Tula with Looby-
lou.
Loobylou’s litter broth-
ers and sisters
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Hi everybody., Buddy reporting for duty !! Well, what a chaotic 6 months I have had. What’s that saying? If you never ask, you never get. Well, I didn't ask for a little sister but I got one! Tyler Valentine arrived on Valentine’s day and none of us have had any peace since. It seems this little puppy knows no boundaries and it is my job to teach her. I could not possibly comment on some of her be-haviour because I did exactly the same when I first arrived here. However, I had to put her in her place when she started using my bed as the toilet, a quick nip round the ears did the trick! Everything
that once was mine, is now ours! Don't get me wrong I love my little sister to bits but I thought I was in retirement, not a kindergarten. The first few weeks Tyler had no concept of the idea of sleep and rest. We could often be found out on the lawn every hour of the day (and night!) trying to teach Tyler that this was where the toilet was. The trouble is, Tyler would rather play & chase the cat round the garden. In the summer I was very poorly for quite a while and the vet thought I had Addison’s disease but after taking steroids, I seem to be back on top form now. When Tyler came in to season, I was very poorly, (I think mum was relieved in a strange way). Tyler was put in a crate at night because mum said she was not taking any chances! Dad slept on the sofa for 3 weeks to stop me from howling because I could not gain access to Tyler. I should have told dad I had a headache and Tyler was safe but I don't think he would have believed me! I just wish I had half the energy Tyler has, she is always getting up to mischief. The experts reckon Tyler is blind too, but I’m beginning to suspect Tyler is just pretending. Tyler’s crate has now been dismantled but I wish it was still available sometimes so I could sneak off for some peace and quiet. Mum said the crate will be returning very soon because Tyler is going to be speyed on the 21st October and she will have to sleep in the crate at night to stop her chasing around. We still go to where mum works to visit the old people but now madam has to come too. The residents don't complain because they now have two of us to make a fuss of. Some of the old people have to have blankets placed over their legs so we don't catch their delicate skin with our claws. It appears I am not allowed to retire just yet because I have to guide and protect my little sister and believe me, that is no easy task as neither of us can see what the other one is doing!! Mum has wrote a book, all about ME! it is currently at the printers being printed. The book, “Buddy, My Guiding Light” will be avail-able through Chris Slater and half the profits are going straight to rescue to help all doggies needing help in the future!
Hi everybody, I am Tyler Valentine, I was advertised on Gumtree as being blind & 3 months old. (I was actually 4 months old!) Everybody thinks I am naughty but I can’t see what I am doing so how am I supposed to know whether I am doing something wrong? When I arrived I was hyperactive and mum suspected all was not well. I was sent to animal hospital every Thursday for 6 weeks, for the day. I had scans, MRI, blood tests and every other nasty procedure possi-ble. After this time it was discovered all my problems were due to inbreeding. It was decided to let me be and live my life to the full. I am not poorly, just geneti-cally modified! I make the most of every day and do not waste much time sleeping. I love my big brother Buddy even though he can be a spoilsport at times. When
we go walking, I follow Buddy. I love to chase him round the fields but he soon gets tired and wanders off, out of my way. I spend my days carrying everything I can get hold of outside on to the lawn. I have been known to lock myself in the toilet several times. A closed door does not stop me as I have learned how to open them with my feet. I have mastered the art of looking too cute, I can get away with murder, well, almost. I am Daddy’s girl and in his eyes, I can do no wrong. Like Buddy, I have lots of doggy friends who love to chase round the fields. Mum said I am almost as tall as buddy now and I will be one year old on the 25th October. I know Mum is making very special plans for that week, I think she is taking me some-where very special and Buddy is not allowed to come with us? I had my first season back in July and quite fancied the idea of being a mum but things did not go according to my plan. I thought Buddy would happily participate in my plans but no, he just lay on his bed, almost lifeless. Apparently
Buddy was very poorly and by the time he was better, I had changed my mind about being a mother to a litter of unruly puppies! I have a very impressive CV for saying I am not yet 1yr old! My talents include wallpaper stripping, opening tin cans, digging tunnels, house clearance, opening the fridge door, taking the washing out (all over the gar-den) scaring off strangers from my street. People need to accept that once I have something in my mouth, it becomes mine! I cannot see my reflection but everybody says I am so cute. I guess no one will blame me for using my looks to get on in life. I may be disabled but I have no intention of letting my disability stop me from enjoying life. Mum says night time is for sleeping but how are Buddy and I supposed to know when it is bedtime when we cannot see darkness or daylight?
“BUDDY” THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BLIND COLLIE
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My story started in Bosnia. I was all alone, no one cared for me. My coat was all knotted and I was very uncomfortable and sad. I felt so cold and all alone. I was tied up and I could not move very far. I just did not understand what I had done wrong. I wished that some-one would help me then to my surprise one day a lady came. She was very kind and gave me food she then took me some where safe where I was shown love and care . My coat had to be shaved off because I was so sore and in such pain, but then I began to feel better. I was told that Collie Rescue UK was going to help me. On Tuesday 22nd July 2014, I started my big adventure. I was
very scared because I did not know what was going to happen to me, but when I arrived in the UK a lovely lady collected me. I had a short rest and then I was on my way again in the back of a car. My new family came back from their holidays early - it was Thursday 24th July 2014. It was very dark and the car stopped and we got out the car and there was a man and lady waiting at the door. I was so scared I could hardly walk, but once I got inside I met Bradley and Lillie and their mum and dad. They did not even know that I was going to arrive .The lady that I was in the car with went home with her dad. They were so very kind to me making sure that I was ok .It was very late so my mom carried me to my bed it felt nice and soft .Then I knew that I was home. Written by Lillie - aged 8 years (well done Lillie, a lovely story)
OCTOBER, 2014. Just a little bit about Lassie Grace. Each day she is doing well, her fur is growing back, she is putting on weight and she loves life. She is slowly learning to play games like fetch, she loves a game of tug-
’o-war and she loves her walks and her food and especially treats. We all love our Lassie so very much. We
would like to thank ROUGH COLLIE RESCUE for everything that they all did for our Lassie
and we would all like to thank Mia, in Bosnia, for all that she did for our Lassie.
Lots of love THE PERRY FAMILY IN THE WEST MIDLANDS.
Kara has been with us 17 months now, and Jazz 10 months. Both are well settled in and very much at home. They get on well,
and 12 year old Kara regularly tries to play with 9 year old Jazz, but playing isn't really his thing. He does play a bit but quickly
loses interest. Kara's gentle affectionate nature is offset by having her anxious alarm mode on a hair trigger. The list of things that
will suddenly set her off into a demented, piercing, barking panic is very long. One or two things, such as opening the freezer, are
much less of a problem than at first. But she's made up for that by adding new triggers. There's a cupboard in the conservatory
that she absolutely hates to be opened. We took advice from a canine behaviourist friend of ours and made changes to her diet
and exercise routine, both of which seem to have been beneficial, but she remains a very nervous dog, which is almost unbeliev-
able when you see her lying on the sofa with her head in a lap or back to back with Jazz.
Little disturbs Jazz on the other hand. He was rather nervous of other dogs in the park at first, and put on displays that could eas-
ily be mistaken for aggression. But slowly introducing him to new friends that I knew well overcame that, and he soon had lots of
pals. Con’t .. Page 8
MEET LASSIE
Rescued from Bosnia
LASSIE LOVES YOU FOR
SAVING HER
ANY COLLIE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING
SPECIAL ABOUT MY ONE
STUNNING BREED
SPECIAL TREASURED MOMENTS
IN LITTLE TIME GOOD THINGS CAN
HAPPEN
ESPECIALLY MY ONE SHE IS THE BEST
Written by Lillie - aged 8 years
KARA JAZZ
Page 8 Then two things went wrong for Jazz. First he developed a bowel problem,. He lost
weight, but veterinary intervention couldn’t remedy the problem, although his
weight loss was reversed. So after a long talk with a member of Collie Rescue,
we drastically changed his diet, giving him nothing I hadn't prepared myself. That
worked and he was more or less back to normal and getting some regular dog
food in his meals when, a short while ago, he had a sudden return of the prob-
lem. At the time of writing I have just switched back to the basic diet he was on
when it was first changed. Fingers crossed.
Second, he was attacked in the park, which drastically affected his confidence. He went right back to the defensive dog he had
been when he came to us. We were working on it and seeing some painfully slow improvement when a friend of ours became ill
and her two dogs came to stay. They were with us for 4 weeks. Jazz and Anna, a big, strong-minded and confident German Shep-
herd had known each other for some time. Now, with her in the house and walking with us twice a day, something rubbed off on
Jazz. He seemed much more relaxed straight away. Perhaps Anna relieved him of his perceived responsibilities. Now she has
gone home but Jazz seems to be altogether more confident, much more like his old self. Earlier today I collected Anna for our
morning walk. She leaped into the car next to Jazz, giving him a massive face lick. At the park they bounded out together and
raced off side by side. It's lovely to see him with such a good new friend.
This has been a challenging year for both dogs, but as winter approaches we're looking forward to better things ahead.
BRITAIN’S GOT (TALENT) BUCKETS AND FOOTBALLS
Bonnie-Prince (in his own words) and Mum, Margaret
Mum says “We must never forget that Bonnie-Prince is only a young boy of five and has a great
need to completely fulfil his life and his new freedom and spend most of his time playing, and mak-
ing up for lost time”. She says that because I didn’t have much of a childhood in Ireland, but I have
been with them now for 18 months and I am thoroughly enjoying my life, my dad plays with me and
cuddles me all the time, my mum looks after me, gets my food and also cuddles me, gives me a
kiss “night-night” and always makes sure I have my cushion to lay my head on. Mum jokingly calls
me “naughty boy” because every time she leaves her gardening bucket I run off with it, as I am on a
mission to “kill it” and feel very proud of myself. She also says “it looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in
my mouth”. I suppose this is true, ‘cos I have been able to do what I want as long as I do not run
and chase the stupid little dog next door ... he runs up and down the hedge barking all the time, so
she tells me “not to encourage him”.
I do enjoy pinching mum’s bucket that she gardens with because as I run off with it I can hear the
weeds jumping out to safety, muttering something like “thank you” ... only to set themselves some-
where else in the garden. I play cowboys and Indians with the special bucket mum gave to me
saying “this is your own bucket, be careful not to break it”, so here I am running round and round
the garden with my bucket in my mouth ... I think I am at the OK Corral !! This bucket isn’t as heavy
as the big black one mum uses, so I can toss it into
the air and wait for it coming down again , catch it
and swish it around - I love these games ! Mum
laughingly says “it’s like Billy Smart’s Circus in this
orchard to-day”, I have never heard of them, but one
day I hope I may be good enough to have a Circus
of my own, then I can play tossing buckets and foot-
ball all day. Mum also said I am one of the best
clowns she has ever seen ... One day when I grow
old enough I may go and visit a Circus myself to see what it is like. During all this time, my sister,
Ailee, was sat outside on “our” dad’s rug while he was taking a wheel off the motor home ... She
loves to be with him and always stays waiting for mum to bring tea and biscuits out ... I think they
have them in secret ‘cos I never get chance of one, all I have are gravy bones !!
His mum says - we let Bonnie-Prince do what he wants with his bucket, contorting his body as if it
was made of rubber, I am sure he does not have proper bones, just rubber ones. He never gets
tired, has five minutes break now and again then off we go either bucket throwing or football. He
has oodles of energy, but at least while he is doing that he is leaving my plant pots alone, that is
until he finds a plant he fancies then that will get thrown out so he can demolish the pot !!
I know why we love dogs ... There is not a dull moment when he is awake, he is on the go all day,
playing and then a game of “chase the pigeons”, but he sleeps very soundly at night.
Finally, after tea we all zonk out ... not sure which one of us is the most
tired, it may be me, ‘cos I must have run,
walked and jumped six miles to-day - I have
been on the go since 7 o’clock this morning.
All I want now is a lay down, with my head on
my cushion, a teddy bear under my paw and
plenty of Zzzzzz’s.
What a lovely day I have had to-day.
MY TRIP TO THE VET
by Bonnie-Prince
The day dawned when
it was the time for my
yearly booster. Dad
put my harness and
lead on, telling me
softly that no harm
would come to me and
they would bring me
back home after a short
journey in the car. I fully understood that
as I had been in the car quite a few times
and liked it. Dad lifted me into the car and
clipped my lead on a security ring—I did
not really need that as I wasn’t going to
escape anywhere, I was far too happy to
be with mum and dad wherever I went and
I knew I was safe, ‘cos I could hear them
talking to me all the time.
When we arrived at the vet’s dad took me
in and then tried to sit me on this “thing
against the door” that started moving
slightly and making a clicking noise ...
Then the vet gave him a hand to hold me
steady ... I could tell by their voices they
were very happy with me and mentioned
26 kilo’s ... Not sure what that is but mum
gave me a big hug and a kiss and said
“well done”. When it was my turn I went
into the consulting room ... The vet was
very nice and just stood looking at me and
said what a beautiful boy I was ... I felt
about ten feet tall, no-one at the vets had
said that to me before - I thought “I don’t
mind coming here” - he continued to feel
around my body and prod me in certain
areas, but I didn’t worry, I could tell mum
and dad were happy with me ... Then he
stuck this needle into the back of my neck
which made me wince a little, but mum
and dad had their hands on me, quietly
letting me know he wasn’t going to do me
any harm. It wasn’t long after that I was in
the car again and on my way home to
Ailee, some gravy bones and my own
garden ... I was soon back playing with my
football and bucket and my trip to the vet
became a distant memory.
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