VENUS - Beautiful GSD
TAMMY the Yorkie
CINDY
AMBER Died 9.3.2010
BRAMBLE THE TURKEY
MONTY - He put the Great in Great Dane
We always looked after Monty when his owners went away. He was a big gentle giant - wouldn't hurt a fly.
RIP big guy
CHAN
Chan was loved by everyone at the Sanctuary, but even more so by Derek, our Animal Welfare Officer.
It was heartbreaking to lose him. Gone but never forgotten.
MAX THE WATER BABE
POLLY
Here is a picture of our beloved Polly just before we found out she had been suffering from lymphoma. I have to say she was a marvelous friend, a special dog to me as she had been my constant companion from the day we acquired her from your kennels. Unlike all of our other dogs Polly expected us to protect her rather than the other way round. She had been found in a cemetery in south Liverpool emaciated and very scared. It took her nearly six weeks before barking she had been so abused. I know many folk who say that their dog is clever but I have never known one as clever as she was, her favourite trick when the weather was bad was to fetch her ball to me I would follow her while she went up stairs to the landing, at this point Polly would place the ball on the edge of the top stair and push it over the edge to me waiting in the hallway below and would throw it back to her, this would be repeated until she was bored. Incredibly she picked this trick up within a five minute period.
We estimated she was about 8/9 years old when she was put down having survived happily with her illness for sixteen months the inevitable rejection of drugs happened and she was suffering badly, the little love died in my arms with my family around her. The extra sixteen months was a boon having her around she meant that much to us all and our lives are sadder for her passing. Everyone who met that little dog fell in love with her and her cheeky smile and lovely temperament, her vets at the Small Animal Hospital in Neston who treated her cancer even sent us a beautiful spontaneous condolence card signed by all who had looked after her.
Polly may have had a short life but she certainly brought happiness to my family and the many people who had the fortune to meet her. Possibly the best quote I think of came from our milkman Andy who said 'Polly was the only dog he had ever talked about at home, she was beautiful.
When we went fishing together Polly would run excitedly up and down the canal bank when I cast, as soon as the float cocked she would settle down sitting between my legs watching the float until a bite came along, she was never taught this she just did it much to the amusement of passers by who ended up knowing her by name, Polly the fishing dog. At no time did she attack the fish but she would stare intently when a fish was returned to the water. I doubt if I will fish this season, it will not be the same without her
If visitors played ball with her in the garden I would tell them the secret instruction, after three or four throws, never anything less, the should tell her 'last time bed' every time she would fetch her ball and rather than returning to feet she would run past and take it to her bed. Strangely she was never taught this she just did it of her own volition............as I have said there will never be another one like her and I've had some great dogs in my lifetime but Polly was tops by a long way.
Missed dearly by Jim Coleman and family
SKIPPY AND SNAP (sitting)
When they first met, they fell in love. Snap had an ongoing illness that we were able to control with diet but sadly we lost him.
He was a lovely gentle goat and had a wonderful nature.
Blacky with Marmaduke
She was originally found down the side of a radiator in a local school. But she was so frightened and timid we found it hard to home her. So we teamed her up with two other shy cats, Marmaduke and Olivia. They hit it off straight away and all became great friends.
Then we released them on site in 2008 with access inside the Sanctuary and daily meals. They turned up at meal times and were spotted around the Sanctuary.
Months and months went by, but sadly one day, Blacky never returned. We never did find out what happened to her. Marmaduke was heartbroken. He loved her and so did we.
