Unwanted presents for GRWE
Fundraising team, 31/12/2008
Did you receive lots of presents for Christmas which you are never going to use? If so, please think of GRWE before consigning these gifts to the back of the drawer.......
If you are planning to sell them on-line did you know that you can donate to GRWE through Ebay? You can donate the proceeds of your sale to GRWE to help our needy hounds. You will be required to select this option as part of your listing process when registering your sale. There is a link which will take you to a list of charities registered with eBay, and you must then select the one you wish to benefit. Your listing then shows the charity selected and the donation from the sale is automatically forwarded to our account. This is a great way for GRWE to benefit from your generosity, so please think of us when you are listing your items.
If you prefer a more traditional way to donate then please bring along any items to any of our fundraising events, where they will be gratefully received and used as Tombola or Draw prizes.
Many thanks for thinking of GRWE and our kennel hounds, and a happy 2009 to you all.
Rudi our Christmas Miracle
Jan Lake, 30/12/2008
Rudi is a tiny whippet who is an a deplorable condition. Fate most definately played a part in saving Rudi, and he really is lucky to be alive.
On Boxing morning one of our volunteers took her dog to the vets following an emergency. She was a long way from home and was staying with family, so the vets practice was not her normal one. At the vets, she met a tiny emaciated whippet in a very poorly state. The vet told her it was very likely that the whippet, who had been found wandering would be taken to the pound and would be put to sleep.
We were able to prevent that happening and our volunteer brought the whippet to safety. We called him Rudi ~ our Christmas Angel.
Rudi is in a bad way. He is emaciated and covered in pressure sores as he is so thin. His pressure sores are very well established, so he has been in this way for some time, sadly. Rudi's claws were so long they had grown round and were embedded in his pads. Obviously they have now been cut back but his poor feet are so sore he can barely walk.
How anyone can neglect a dog to this extent is beyond comprehension. We have started him on a regime of warm fluids and small regular meals to begin to build him back up. Rudi is having silica to help his sore paws, and of course he is swaddled in warm clothing and snuggled in a duvet and vet bed.
Rudi's rehabilitation will be a long job. Even though he is in such a sorry state he has a sparkle in his eyes and always has a wag of his tail for his new found friends. He might be grateful to us for our kindness, but we are even more grateful that he was at the right vets at very much the right time, and to our volunteer for saving him.
We will keep you updated on Rudi's progress, and know you will keep him in your thoughts.
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A set back in S.E region
Kelli Windebank, 27/12/2008
Several weeks ago our parked Greyhound Rescue Van was crashed into by a lady taking her child to school. She said the sun blinded her and she went straight into the rear corner causing severe damage to the rear doors, side panel and chasis - the Van, which was parked up at the time was shunted onto the pavement.
After a few weeks at the garage we got the awful news that the van was a write off....
We rely on the van for picking up dogs from the pounds, taking to and from vets..... without the van life has been very difficult, it has meant we have had to say no to dogs in circumstances where we have no safe way of transporting them. The van - a mercedes vito - was kitted out with safe cages to keep dogs seperate allowing us to transport upto 6 dogs safely, the van has been all around the country moving these dogs into our safe rescue space.
We will be holding some fundraisers in the S.E region so please look out on the map for events coming up and if you are local please come and support us.
We are obviously on the look out for a replacement van so if you know of a sutiable van, Vito/Transit sized we would love to hear from you....or of course if you belong to a company who has an unwanted vito which you would be willing to donate to us, then please get in touch!
Thank you
link to local press coverage -
http://www.thecomet.net/content/comet/news/story.aspx?brand=CMTOnline&category=News&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestCMT&itemid=WEED31%20Dec%202008%2012%3A29%3A53%3A810
A Warm Christmas Wish
Jan Lake, 24/12/2008
The festive season is almost upon us and its nearly time to settle down to all that the Christmas holiday period has to offer.
Our kennels are full up, and no doubt the dogs in our care across the country will be tucking in to their fair share of Christmas treats over the festive period too! Thank you all for supporting our 2008 Christmas Appeal, and for all the "little extras" which have been sent in for our kennel dogs and Sponsor Dogs over the Christmas season too.
On behalf of everyone at GRWE I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support for our work during the course of this year. We have found loving homes for so many hounds, all thanks to the unstinting enthusiasm and dedication of our volunteers who work so hard to change the lives of so many dogs.
Wishing you all a peaceful and happy Christmas, wherever you are and whatever your plans may be.
Jan Lake
Chair of Trustees
GRWE
A Christmas Miracle for Strike
Lisa Webb, 21/12/2008
Sometimes things just happen for a reason and for Strike, a beautiful black lurcher, stolen from her garden, it was an amazing chain of events that led to her being reunited with her family for Christmas….
On Friday, The 07000 team took a call from a couple in Cheshire who had found a stray lurcher in their garden late the previous night. Calls to the local police and dog-warden drew a blank so they were advised to contact greyhound and lurcher charities for assistance. GRWE was on the list, details were sent across to me and we started to form a plan to look after her until she could be re-homed.
The same evening, I went out with my own greyhounds for a walk and a lady approached me, quite by chance, to see if I had seen anyone with a rough-coat lurcher as one of their dogs had been taken from their garden a few days previously – the thieves had even left her collar behind. The family were in daily contact with the police and dog warden, but there was no news and she didn’t know what else to do. I explained who I was and started to take details, but it soon became clear to me that the dog found earlier in the day might just be one and the same girl! I couldn’t quite believe it, as this dog was more than 30 miles away, but the description fitted and there was one particular distinguishing mark which, after a quick phone call, meant the match was confirmed and Strike was going home!
The following morning, we made an early start and headed off in the van to collect Strike from her rescuers. A quick check-over found a number of cuts and scrapes but she was otherwise ok, if a little subdued. An hour later, she was back on her own sofa, tail wagging nineteen to the dozen, surrounded by an overwhelmed and delighted family who were just ecstatic to have their darling girl home.
Such a happy ending to a potentially very sad story and with so many opportunities for paths not to have crossed, there really must have been a little bit of magic in the air that day… Merry Christmas Strike, we’re so glad you’re home safe.
Lisa Webb
Regional Homing Officer
Cheshire and Surrounds
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GRWE Grand Draw 2008 Results
Gavin Duckett, 13/12/2008
We are delighted to be able to announce the winners of the GRWE Grand Draw which took place on the 7th December 2008.
1st Sylvia
2nd A H Osborn
3rd Andy Smith
4th J Bushnell
5th C Cox
6th R Cotton
7th Carey
8th Eileen House
9th S E Slack
10th Marilyn Taylor
Prizes will be issued shortly.
Thank you to everyone who took part this year.
G Duckett, Promoter