Dawn Schultz 13/07/2024 Dawn Schultz 13/07/2024

Attack On Helsin

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Helsin

Helsin arrived with us with his brother Drac from being saved from the Romanian circus.

Both of them were traumatised by the treatment in the way that circus dogs are trained.

These dogs were an urgent request to get them to safety and we quickly had to convert a stable with fencing round to accommodate both dogs.

Spending hours in the summer evenings with these beautiful dogs, we were well aware that they were going to have problems forgetting their treatment as circus dogs.

We discouraged them from doing acts as we wanted them to forget they had to do tricks and become relaxed and not be afraid.

Very slowly they became more like dogs without the fear. That was so beautiful to see.

We moved them into the indoor kennels in time for the colder weather.

They were happy! And soon realised they were cared for and loved.

We realised because of the safety of our kennels and the love they received they would never want to be rehomed and this was their safety home with people they could trust.

Being a big old fashioned horror movie fanatic, I named them Drac & Helsin. You know Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing etc. Well, you will if you are in your 60’s!

Anyway these two lovely dogs have been here years.

OK – so that’s the story so far.

Now this story changes.

On the afternoon of Friday 7th June 2024 Helsin was not himself. He was walking with limp and assumed he had banged his leg. Helsin always does a ‘twirl when he comes in but that afternoon he ‘walked his twirl’.

But this strange slowing carried on over the next few days slowly getting worse slowing down and after 3 or 4 days Helsin became very ill not eating, not wanting to go out of his kennel for his run, there was nothing in him but depression and pain. He started to swell up slowly and we made a vets appointment for him. On that morning we took him out of the kennel and a very small piercing appeared where his testicles would be and had begun weeping. He was treated and we were advised he had an infection and the fluid needed to flow out so to keep open.

The next day he was black and blue around his stomach and pen!s.

He was rushed back to the vets for X-Rays and examinations under anesthetic.

Shocked and absolutely stunned – numb - is the only way to describe our feelings when our vet told us the results where Helsin had been stabbed in the area mentioned and whatever had been used was used with great force and entered his body 5 inches.

It had been a militias attack by a human and possibly a sexually motivated attack.

Shell shocked at all the results, traumatised and beyond upset. We just couldn’t get our heads around this.

Whilst Helsin seemed to be on borrowed time taking it one day at a time and seriously ill was our vets words.

He became worse, he wouldn’t eat, drink, walk. He had nothing left but pain and fear.

But by hook or by crook Helsin must survive. Drac was desperate when Helsin went to the vets, so we had 2 dogs that needed each other to live. They had been through so much to part through the death of one.

Helsin was so ill, I believe he was giving in. Oh no, we couldn’t allow this.

Not eating, we decided the old fashioned remedy – good old beef tea to get his appetite interested. It worked. He drank it with bits of steak in.

Gradually, he ate more, it took a while but it worked. His stomach was black and a then massive lump appeared. This could only be an abscess. This was awful for him and oh yes it burst and it was horrendous but gave him pain relief.

I have explained Helsin’s illness but not given the reasons he has nearly died.

Well, Helsin was sexually abused possibly with a pair of scissors inserted into where his testicles should be up 5 inches into his pen!s and stomach and towards his groin.

We are devastated, although Helsin will survive his injuries, caused by human evilness, we don’t yet know how long mentally this will take Helsin to recover or his brother Drac who witness the attack along with some of the other kennel dogs.

In 46 years of doing this – we are totally beside ourselves. We have taken further steps with security and even though we had cctv and the site is manned it just shows that people out there are extremely disturbed and we used to believe in karma but that was one of our beautiful sweet babies. Karma can take too long.

To the person who did this

May you rot in hell – This is with the police – You know who you are - let us hope they get you first.

Karen Schultz & Dawn Schultz

Dawn Schultz 22/05/2022 Dawn Schultz 22/05/2022

Greyhound Rescue Sponsored Walk - Sunday 18th August 2024 - 1pm

GREYHOUND RESCUE (Registered Charity 702522)

In Memory of Duke & Freya & friends - Karen will be there at the charity stall to see you all!

SPONSORED WALK / WALK FOR A DONATION

SUNDAY 28th AUGUST 2022

PINEWOODS WALK, WOODHALL SPA, LINCOLNSHIRE

CAR PARKS: There are two car parks free for the first two hours: Dambusters Memorial, Royal Square (Station Road) and one near the Police Station also on Station Road (B1191).

MEETING POINT: By the Pinewoods Walk trail map to the right of public toilets (black and white building) on Spa Road.

START TIME: 1.00 PM

*Please be aware that the Pinewoods Walk is surrounded residential roads with passing traffic so please keep dogs safe. Please also pick up after your dog(s) and use a muzzle if you think one is needed.

Thank you.*

Enjoy the walk in this pleasant shaded woodland with avenues of diverse trees.

WALK INSTRUCTIONS:

1. With the public toilets (black and white building) behind you and the wood in front of you, turn left and walk along footpath with the woodland on the right. You are now passing the back of the parade of shops on your left.

2. At the Woodland Trust signpost (“What will your legacy be?”) take the footpath to the right.

3. At the crossing of the footpath with the post with the carved image of a face (the green man) on your right, take the track to the left.

4. At the end of the track and on meeting the crossing of the footpaths take the footpath to the right.

5. Continue straight on, passing wooden post way mark with carved pine cone on it on the right and keep straight on.

6. At the next crossing of footpaths (“crossroads”) with the Holly tree on the opposite left corner, take the footpath to the right with silver barked trees on either side of the path.

7. At the next crossing of footpaths (“crossroads”) with the large Oak tree on the right, continue straight ahead, continuing on the right hand footpath.

8. Continue to the right, walk to the right of the fallen tree and keep straight ahead.

9. Follow the footpath straight on, passing the bench on the right.

10. Take the footpath to the left.

11. At the junction of footpaths, take right hand fork.

12. At the next “T junction” of footpaths, take the right hand footpath.

13. Emerge from the woods with the public toilets on the right with Spa Road behind them. At this point, with public toilets behind you, turn left and walk along footpath with woodland on your right and back of shops on your left.

14. We will be ending in the tearoom in the woods for a photo and there will be a stall there where Karen will be located as she will not be able to do any of the walk this year or in the future. But she will be thrilled to see you all show up for her and the beautiful greyhounds she has given you all over the years! – We will continue to do so – just in a less hands on way for Karen.

Thank you all for your continued support – we appreciate you all and look forward to many more years.

SPONSOR FORMS AVAILABLE BY EMAIL OR POST – PLEASE CALL 07811 296029 OR CONTACT

dawn@greyhoundrescue.org.uk or lesley@greyhoundrescue.org.uk

EVEN IF YOU GET 1 OR 2 PEOPLE TO SPONSOR YOU – IT ALL HELPS!

*WE ARE ALSO DOING A ROLL CALL TO REMEMBER ALL THE ONES WE HAVE LOST OVER THE YEARS SO IF YOU HAVE ONE OF YOUR BELOVED DOGS YOU WANT US TO ADD THE WE POSSIBLY HAVEN’T YET THEN PLEASE ALSO LET US KNOW.

*THIS WALK IS ALL ABOUT THEM AFTER ALL*

(Anyone wishing to add their dogs who have crossed over ‘rainbow bridge’ to our book of condolence then we can also arrange this – it doesn’t have to be recent.)

Jo Ball 24/04/2022 Jo Ball 24/04/2022

Logan - Ready for rehoming

Meet Logan

Logan is a 5 year black male greyhound who is very strong on the lead.

He loves food and very food orientated.

He is also very loving and a real friendly boy but will be better suited to a male or couple because of his strength.

He can be choosey about who he likes and dislikes amongst the other dogs in the kennels and so we would say he would have to be the only pet. This is mainly due to him being ‘foody’.

Anyone interested in Logan, please contact Please contact dawn@greyhoundrescue.org.uk or jo@greyhoundrescue.org.uk with your name, full address and telephone number.

None of our greyhounds are Cat Tested and we do not re-home with children under 12 years of age.

Jo Ball 18/11/2021 Jo Ball 18/11/2021

Help, we need your blankets!

Urgently required for our kennel dogs we need big woolen blankets, we also take duvets but mainly need blankets. If you’re having a pre Christmas clear-out please think of us, we would be most grateful and so would the dogs.

Jo Ball 18/11/2021 Jo Ball 18/11/2021

Memories of Jodie

I first met Jodie when she came to live with Linda and Roger. Having not been near a racing hound before I was instantly struck by how muscular she was, but that soon changed after her eating numerous malted milk biscuits at coffee time! She settled into home life very quickly, enjoying lots of new luxuries such as her own bed, lots of guests to fuss her, a log burner and plenty of horse and peacock poo to eat! We introduced our Westie Jock to Jodie and she freaked out initially not knowing what this hairy creature was, but they soon became friends running round the garden, not that 14 year old Jock could keep up with a greyhound!

Sadly, Linda and Roger were diagnosed with terminal illness not long after rehoming Jodes. This meant for me, (after just being a friend), that I became a carer for Linda, Jodie and two ponies. Jodes was always pleased to see me, and she lightened up my day.

I was bequeathed Jodie and she came to live in my family’s home in January 2020. She joined our Jock in the relaxing life of the sofa, which having not been allowed on at Linda’s she was very unsure of, until she relented and never moved off it again! She loved her walks, always in front and on a mission. Until a car came along, which she would never move out of the way from. I often had to pick up all 26kg of her and move her onto the verge much to the amusement of the car drivers! Her other love was traveling in cars, she would tell me she wanted a journey out by standing by my car with a look on her face. She spent most of her car trips looking at me in the rear-view mirror.

Sadly Jock passed away in the July, Jodie sat by his grave and was very dejected. So, we went and got Milo, a Jack Russell puppy. Jodie was not amused. But this very excitable puppy although highly annoying to her bought her a fresh lease of life, both being naughty and jumping on the sofa at high speeds and with high-speed chases round the garden. Jodie at last learnt to wag her tail and how to pester all the more for attention. She was also highly fashionable loving to wear coats and pyjamas, even boots till her paws were strong enough for the roads. Food was very high on her list of wants after the sofa, her favourites being prawn crackers, stolen brie and tons of crisps (she did eat healthy food too!).

Her 7th birthday was 1st July 2021, and not long after just out of the blue she didn’t seem right, off her food and looking a little pinched in the face. So off we went to the vets, Pancreatitis was the vets first thought, tests showed it up very bad so she was hospitalised. After a couple of days there was no improvement and she was in pain, scans discovered severe cancer affecting one lung, multiple organs and heart. She was in such a state we had to say goodbye. She hid it all, she must have been unwell for such a long time. No one including the vets could believe it, having had bloods and an aesthetic for a teeth clean only two months prior where nothing showed up wrong.

That was Jodie, a brave, loving and loyal girl taken far too soon, only three years retired but a very happy and relaxed soul.

Running Free

By Jo

Dawn Schultz 30/05/2019 Dawn Schultz 30/05/2019

A Tribute To Magic

A great sadness and black cloud has hung over so many people’s lives and we are no exception at Greyhound Rescue at the announcement that Greyhound Compassion have lost their beautiful boy Magic.

Many of you met Linda and Lucinda of Greyhound Compassion on our memorial walk held at Woodhall Spa where they were accompanied by their lovely girls, Petal and Tess and of course handsome Magic, who was the heart of this special family. Firstly, as a much treasured family member to Linda and Lucinda, secondly as a fundraiser and ambassador for his breed less fortunate than himself. Magic went about so willingly, everyone that met him were left with such an impact and an insight of how gentle and loving greyhounds can be.

So Magic, without further ado ,let’s take a look at your life.

Of course you started your life as a racing greyhound and you totalled up over 120 races in your career.

As a lot of your breed, you didn’t expect anything special and more than likely wouldn’t have got it anyway. So you carried on as a number, among thousands of dogs on the race track.

But soon for you, the best was yet to come, and your life was to take a very different role, so around the corner appeared your special family and your time for that forever home.

You were introduced to Linda and Lucinda who were looking for that special edition to their family and one that would be a good companion to their 2 girls, Petal and Tess.

On meeting little Tess, she let you know that as long as you realised she was the boss, she was fine with that.

Petal was rather more shy when she met you, but took things in her stride, so all this was a brilliant start.

Linda and Lucinda instantly fell in love with you, but who wouldn’t as you were such a stunningly beautiful boy.

Off you went to your new home, where you became a massive part of your family’s life. You were so much loved and treasured. You were a brother to Tess and a protector to Petal, giving her confidence when she needed you. And wherever Linda and Lucinda were, in the garden etc, you needed to be near them. You all needed each other.

Eventually, you plunged yourself into fundraising and spread awareness to the public of your breeds nature and gentleness. You were such a gentle soul with everyone. You met and touched so many hearts.

On the very rare occasions when Linda and Lucinda left you, for a short break we at Greyhound Rescue were honoured to look after you and your girls.

We remember almost to the same time in the afternoon, you would suddenly need that crazy half an hour and the room and garden became somewhere to race about at 40mph, having great fun scratting your bed up, bouncing around with play and joy, where suddenly cushions were thrown through the air as you galloped off again! So funny to watch your girls, I’m sure they were thinking ‘oh, here he goes again’!

Then your last walk out at night, you’d decide, ‘well actually, I don’t want to go out right now thank you’! Eventually, you would, but with eyes half asleep, making us feel guilty in asking you to do this.

Although we must admit, it was an easier job if we had a little piece of cake to tempt you with.

What a happy gentle giant you were. One who was so much adored by many, one who loved his family and his life.

Now you have been taken, diagnosed with the devastating knowledge that you had bone cancer, and in such a short time as with many greyhounds you were taken from a totally destroyed and heartbroken family, leaving Linda and Lucinda and your dear girls Tess and Petal.

You have gone from so many people you touched, and all have been left in shock.

You have left so much pain behind, but within your life you have also left a legacy that will be carried on in changing many greyhound’s lives for the better.

So we say goodbye to a very, very special gentleman, Magic xx

Always Remembered

Dawn Schultz 17/03/2019 Dawn Schultz 17/03/2019

Sad Passing Of Burgandy Bob

It is with great sadness that we have been informed of the sudden & very unexpected passing of one of our most stunningly beautiful greyhounds to bone cancer.
Burgandy Bob was re-homed to Graham and family and went everywhere with Graham.
Bob quickly settled into his new home and adored his family as much as they did him.
Bob often came to visit us and was always a total gentleman.
Our hearts go out to Graham and all the family.

Bob was a gentle boy who loved nothing more than to relax in the sunshine! He loved his new life with his new family and was such a great loving boy. He often came on fundraising events both before he was re-homed and after with his family and he loved the attention he got and was adored by all that met him, in particular one of our vets, Fran who fell in love with Bob at first sight and has a big picture of him! She also took him fundraising for us and couldn’t keep her eyes off him! He was just that stunning!

Well Bob, we never expected this young man. We will remember the good times you gave us all and what you did for your breed, but most of all we will remember the love we all have for you.

Rest in peace beautiful boy. You were a brilliant fundraiser, a deeply loved pet & adored by all who met you.

Burgandy Bob
23.4.13 - 16.3.19

Dawn Schultz 05/03/2019 Dawn Schultz 05/03/2019

OFFER THEM YOUR HAND - Poem By Karen Schultz

A beautiful land where barking souls lie

For those gentle creatures that have said goodbye

With patience and in silence awaiting a call

From that human that loved them and gave them their all

Given their all with a reassuring gentle touch

These souls had a life where nothing was too much

The hugs and caresses and the walks in the park

No longer were these creatures afraid of the dark

You gave them a reason to be happy and free

They slept in peace, knowing when they awoke there you would be

To care for them and protect them from fear

They now wait for you, for the time you are near

The time has come and you’re together again

Never will you both feel that heart breaking pain

With laughter and joy and tears you cry

No longer do you have to say goodbye

But wait a minute and look around

You’ll notice some greyhounds do not make a sound

The forgotten ones, their lives were a race

But these gentle souls could not keep the pace

So off to the vet or worse they were bound

And that’s why these dogs do not make a sound

They had no family and died in despair

Their lives were just far too much to bare

They now wait for you, to hold out your hand

So they have someone to walk by in this beautiful land

A message to you.

Please offer these greyhounds a home in life, let a family be where they are all bound

And lets lesson the ones that don’t make a sound…

Karen Schultz

Sponsored Walk In Memory Of Freya - Total Now In! - £1191.19 Raised! A Massive Thank You To You All X

Dawn Schultz 01/09/2018 Dawn Schultz 01/09/2018

Loss of Our Precious Opal at 22 Years old

It is at times like this that we find it so very hard to say goodbye to such wonderful old timers!

Opal came into kennel some 20 years ago and she was tried in a home along with her mother Gem who had been brought in with her but it did not work out - read the Opal & Gem story on our website as these 2 were quite a pair of monkeys!

Opal passing was quick and although she was old, we never expected it as she always acted like a pup!

That is my part in this over... Opal was most certainly Karens girl and was her last remaining girl from Brackenholme in Selby. Karen will do a write up about Opal but for all those who sponsored her over the years, we and Opal thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

She is missed like you cannot imagine! xxx

Dawn Schultz 03/08/2018 Dawn Schultz 03/08/2018

Ruth & Lesley - our Trustees - A moving Story of Ruth & Harry's fight

Ruth and Lesley – Greyhound Rescue Trustees

Ruth and Lesley are 2 of our trustees. They have 2 of our dogs, Harry and Jade.

We were did Heckington Show end of July 2016 with Myself, Ruth, Lesley and Christine and of course Snowie, Bonnie and Max.

We had a lot of fun over the couple of days we did it although stressful! Especially putting up a gazebo, where Ruth and Lesley were laid underneath it flat on the floor with the roof on their heads at one point. I don’t think we were understanding the instructions very well!

After the rest of the showground had been in stitches for about half an hour a couple came to our rescue and up it went! We were situated in front of a cancer stall and whilst talking to Christine she said, I think it’s 1 in 4 that gets cancer and there’s 4 of us here! It’s terrible really isn’t it?

We carried on and had a good time Ruth, Lesley and Christine were all amazing as were all the dogs.

The show came to a close and we all got back to our own ways of life!

A week went by and Ruth called and we were chatting about the show and I said to her. Are you ok? You sound a bit rough…as I would! She replied with she had had a bit of an accident on her pushbike. She lives in Salford and she had got the front tyre stuck in the tram line and gone come off and bumped her head.

I said to her she should maybe get it checked out and she said she would if it didn’t get any better and we thought no more of it.

The next day we got a call to say that she was in hospital and not to worry but she had had and ct and mri scan and that she had a brain tumour. But this was not as a result of the accident, it had been growing some time and it was just lucky in one sense that she had the accident to find this!

Ruth had cancer. She had not long since met and married the love of her life Lesley. She had a good job, her beautiful dogs and everything to live for........

Ruths Own Words!

In October 2014 after suddenly losing our old greyhounds, Harry & Jade came into our lives. Two very bouncy, happy loving youngsters & boy did we feel the difference!

Fast forward 2 years to August 2016, & I had a minor accident where I fell off my pushbike. I got low grade concussion & was diagnosed with a high grade brain tumour. Surgery & radiotherapy followed. The dogs kept me going, they & my wife were amazing. As soon as I could walk, I was back out every day with them getting some fresh air. They made me recover quicker & I owe my fitness & health to them.

At the end of February 2017, whilst on a trip to Bristol, the dogs stayed with my parents. Upon our return, Harry had a small lump on his bum, mum & dad had seen this & taken him to the vets whilst we were away as they were worried. We kept an eye on this for around 6 weeks or so, taking him back & forth to our vets, trying various tablets, until in April the vet told us that my gorgeous blue boy had cancer too.

This was heart wrenching. I love my pup so much & the thought that I might lose him was shocking. The vet diagnosed him with a mast cell tumour which reacted to histamine, hence why it had been so reactive to all the medications that he had been given. When initially found, it had been around a 2cm lump, increasing to a 15-20 cm lump before it was removed.

On the 21st of April Harry went in for surgery. We had been told that it would be a lengthy procedure & after 6 hours of not hearing anything, I phoned the vets. I was told that the vet was just finishing with the surgery & that it had been much more complex than expected. I went over to see him that evening & the poor boy didn’t know me. I asked if they would keep him in overnight as I knew that we couldn’t care for him as he needed at that time. He wasn’t able to stand, he was so weak, it was so painful to see.

The following day, we went over to Sheffield to collect a dog on behalf of Greyhound Rescue, then took him to his new home. It was heart warming seeing a new partnership of dog & ‘new mummy’ & made us both realise how much Harry means to us. That afternoon we both went to see Harry at the vets & found him extremely lethargic still & not in a good way. The vet said that he had lost a lot of blood during surgery & they hadn’t known if he would pull through the first night or not. On the 23rd we brought him home with the instruction to keep him quiet & return him for a follow up check in 2 days time.

We took him back & he was starting to heal well. The vet was pleased, cleaned & changed his dressing & asked us to come back in a couple of days for his next check up. We were changing his dressing daily ourselves & the day after the visit, when we checked his wound, a large part of the skin graft had died. We rushed him over to the emergency vets & the dead skin was cut off, the wound was cleaned but it had left a gap of around 20cm by 10cm of open skin. The vet who cleaned the wound wasn’t hopeful that it would heal and left us feeling very deflated.

The following week Harry was back at the vets having emergency surgery, our amazing vet had a pioneering new surgery which would stretch some of the healthy skin over the wound to reduce the size of it, allowing a smaller open wound to have the best possible chance of healing.

He recovered from this surgery much quicker although he still required the wound dressing daily and twice weekly visits to our vets in Leeds (from Manchester where we live). These continued for the following 6 months to allow for regular dressing changes & cleaning, as well as laser treatment to assist with speeding up the healing of the wound.

By the start of June, his wound had healed enough that we were able to start him on chemo. Following the histology results, it was revealed that he had a grade 3 tumour however the lab were unsure whether full clearance had been taken or not, therefore the vet wanted to start him on Palladia. Knowing how I was feeling taking chemotherapy, I worried how Harry would be. I was having chemo every 6 weeks & it was taking it out of me for between 5-10 days each time & my poor pup was going to be on it every other day. The vet explained that dog chemo is very different to human chemo & that he would be unlikely to have any side effects.

I couldn’t believe that both of us had had cancer, & were now on chemo together. Everyone was joking that he was doing it out of sympathy for me, but I do believe that we are so close that somehow, his tumour came out whilst he knew I was in treatment for mine.

We are both now in remission. Harry has had blood tests & is fully clear after 6 months of chemo, I had 8 months in total & we are both well. We both have our scars but they don’t stop us getting on with our lives. He is still my beautiful blue pup, just with a slightly patchwork bottom!!

Sponsored Walk - In Memory Of Freya - 12th August 2018 At Woodall Spa - Meeting 1pm

Dawn Schultz 20/06/2018 Dawn Schultz 20/06/2018

Binty & Danny

Binty

In 2005 a gorgeous 5yr old black greyhound called Drive me Crazy came into my life. With the kennel name of Britney I knew immediately that that had to be changed and she became Binty. Binty was cheeky – she would chew anything and everything – remote controls, cables, tin plates, bed sheets, dvd cases and anything else that she fancied. I would frequently come home to find the post in pieces. She was known as Bintybog due to her passion for drinking out of the toilet! Day 1 with me she stole a pie from the kitchen counter, left the pie on the floor and ran into the lounge with the tin pie case as though asking for dinner with her bowl, and I thought that she would have preferred to eat the banoffee pie!! Binty managed the move when we moved from the country to the city and continued her scavenging role. Salford had so much more opportunity for finding pizza scraps, even better when Danny had no teeth to eat them with so she could have everything!! She loved my wife and would love her ‘ra ra’ time when she would have rough and tumble on the floor with lel. Binty developed kidney problems and became very fluffy, she was our ‘fluffer’, our little owl and looked like a badger as she got older. She was still so so beautiful. On June 28th 2014 Binty asked us to let her go and with the help of our brilliant vet she moved on to join her Wolfie who had gone so many years before. 7 months on, we miss you every day gorgeous girl. No-one will ever replace you. You were my first dog and got me through everything. We love you gorgeous girl, sleep well.xx

Danny

It is difficult to truly describe Danny. By the time we lost him, at the age of 9yrs old he was known as our toothless, tail-less, hairless, brainless wonder! Before that he had many other names, an anaconda on springs, commander Dan Dan and most of all, our gorgeous Danny boy. He was a true clown and would make you smile and laugh whenever anything wasn’t so great. In 2010 I was lucky enough to get Danny from Karen and after five fabulous years with him, on 28 September 2014 he made the decision to leave us. We had no choice, just as he had had no choice 3 months earlier when his beloved Binty girl had left. He is now back with her, curled up together as they always were, happy. Danny, we miss you every day. Our newbies, whilst very cute and lovely are not, and we do not want them to be you but we miss you, so much. Sleep well gorgeous boy. All our love, Mummy Ruth and Mummy Lel xxx

Dawn Schultz 13/03/2018 Dawn Schultz 13/03/2018

Pets At Home Fundraising With Deacon

On Sunday 11th March 2018 Deacon went out fundraising with his new dad Tom, uncle Del and Karen & myself to Pets At Home in Boston with whom we are partnered with.

We all had a good day and Deacon enjoyed being pampered and cuddled and just adored by all. Nothing fazed him at all!

He walked around the store had a look at the rabbits, mice, rats, hamsters! Not a bother from him! Wasn't remotely interested in anything but a cuddle.

Such a funny kind soul he is. Looking stunning in his show coat made by Karen.

H was more than happy to strut his stuff in it!

He had his toy duck & chicken on his head and not a reaction from him!

He is such a calm boy but then always has been. They are all different. Deacon had a few small dogs come up and bark in his face and his reaction was to ignore them. Other he kissed!

He was excellent. As was Bob the previous time. 2 Great fundraisers though very different dogs.

Well done to all, Tom, and Del, thank you so very much, we really appreciate ti and to Deacon, you are the star of the show as always!

Karen really enjoyed it too as did I.

Thank you to Pets At Home Boston again.

Dawn Schultz 08/02/2018 Dawn Schultz 08/02/2018

Lola's Tribute To Boris

Dear Boris

I am so sad that you had to leave us. I followed one step behind you on my first Great Global Greyhound Walk and I felt safe with you. You showed me that there is a much better life after the Race Track, and you gave me the confidence to go out and enjoy my new life adventure. I will never forget you, Boris. Run free with the wind in your face and the sun on your back.

Love Lola xx

A message from Karen & Dawn at Greyhound Rescue X

Although Boris did not come from our rescue, he became special in our hearts not just because he was such a stunning beautiful greyhound but he was the reason Lola is with her mum Susan.

Susan contacted us after meeting Boris shortly after moving into her property and asked us if she could adopt 'Bonnie'. At the time, Bonnie was not ready for adoption having just lost her kennel mate Harry and being comforted and possibly being re-homed with a male. So we had just got a very young gorgeous girl in called Lola, who we were going to keep for fundraising - we knew she was very special.

However, Karen decided Susan was the perfect home for Lola and so off she went, and within a couple of weeks, Lola met Boris and the 'love affair' began. She adored him. We as humans do not always appreciate how close these dogs become and what an affect losing a mate has on another - even if they do not live together.

Well done Boris for showing Lola the strength she now has and for showing Susan that Greyhounds make the perfect pets! You will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved you and by those who knew of you.

Keep on doing what you do best Lola with your mum - just what Boris showed you and teach all the other new ones the way.

In Memory Of Boris

RIP Boris - Run Free xxx

Dawn Schultz 20/01/2018 Dawn Schultz 20/01/2018

Written In Honour Of Our Lovely Little Girl Freya

You arrived at this rescue as a shy frightened little girl, not yet being 2 years old, so young to have suffered the cruelty you had known.

As your time went by with us, you became less afraid and accepted the feeling of safety and you knew that we loved you and were here for you, to help you forget your past of human betrayal.

Your chance came, the chance of being a much loved family pet with 2 lovely people, whom fell in love with you (as many did), despite all they could do to show you, you were safe and cared for, you chose to come back to the kennels.

And here you became so happy and playful, you’d found the place you wanted to be, with us and all the other dogs. A place you were in your own happiness and contented with your life, with your friends, your toys, your warm bed and two human hearts that found you such a beautiful treasured little creature.

At the age of nine and very unexpectedly you fell silently asleep, and left us in such a state of desperate sadness and with such a deep feeling of loss and emptiness.

Our dear Freya, you will always be remembered as our playful, gentle girl, who found a safe place to be happy, who made such an impact on so many people.

Your exit from this life has broken the many hearts that met you, and I know two hearts will always carry a piece of you forever.

Goodnight our little girl. Xx

Freya - (24/12/08 – 15/01/2018)

Lastly, myself and Dawn would like to say to all the kind people that have sponsored Freya, a big heart felt Thank you, for caring enough to sponsor her, because all these dogs need help and without people like yourselves our job would be so difficult to give each individual dog the care they need.

Karen x

Freya - Just the beautiful angel she is xx

Dawn Schultz 20/01/2018 Dawn Schultz 20/01/2018

Memories Of Solo

Born in the rescue, Solo, from the minute of opening your eyes you were determined to live a ‘life of mischief and naughtiness’.

Such a bundle of dynamite waiting on the line to explode at any second.

What a song and dance you led us whenever you could grab the opportunity.

You had to be separated from your siblings at a very early age, as you’d never let them sleep!

You lived your life with your mum, the only dog that could ever keep you in check, and sometimes that was quite a task.

Up and down and round and round the kennels you’d go, if you didn’t want to go into your bed, it was a real run-around.

You had a mind of your own and did exactly what you wanted. What a funny girl you were.

We never expected you to fall into such a terrible illness, an illness that took our mischievous girl Solo away from us. The girl that with her funny stubbornness and strong mind of her own, it turned you into a quiet and fragile lady who needed lots of cuddles and reassuring words. Words with the hope that you would beat your illness, but we knew the odds were against you.

Solo, you wagged your tail when you had your visit from the best vet you could possibly have. You never complained with you blood test, and we had hope.

Two weeks down the line, suddenly within hours, that hope was taken and you passed away in your bed with your mum beside you.

Yes you made sure that you saw Dawn and myself before you quietly left us.

There will never be another you, there’s mischief and naughtiness in everyone’s and everything’s heart and you had a big piece in yours.

You will be remembered for your character and always remembered with love.

RIP our lovely little mischief Solo xx

(Solo - who passed away on 23rd December 2017)

Solo & Dawn when Solo needed her cuddles xx

Dawn Schultz 06/01/2018 Dawn Schultz 06/01/2018

When Lola Met Boris, By Susan Wright

I had been living in a small apartment for seven years and it nearly drove me mad! Now at last I had moved into a small bungalow with a garden and nearby woods and parks to explore. One day I met a lady walking three greyhounds and I was charmed by her calm and friendly manner,and captivated by the hounds. They stood quietly as we chatted and I wanted to know more about the breed. These were rescued hounds and Deborah told me a little of their individual stories and explained her role as foster Mum, and how she socialised the dogs and taught them how to live happily as part of a family unit, so that they could be rehomed.

One of the dogs was Boris, a tall, regal looking Fella, blue in colour, who responded to my chatting to him by looking into my face and listening intently. Of course I fell in love with him immediately!

Over the next couple of years I was busy renovating my new home and garden but could not forget Boris, who I would see from time to time as he had now been adopted by Deborah and was a permanent member of her family. I began to consider rehoming a greyhound. After alI I reasoned, I needed a big dog to protect me in those woods and parks which I now had time to explore, but what I really wanted more than anything else was a gentle loving companion who would enjoy exploring with me at a calm, leisurely pace.

I went online and found a sweet female greyhound, Bonnie, a Blue just like Boris, but smaller. I made enquiries, but eventually it was decided that I was not the right Mum for her because of my particular circumstances. I was disappointed but persuaded to consider a little black ex-racer who had just arrived, and Karen thought Lola might be more suitable for me as my first greyhound.

Lola arrived with Dawn and Christine, very bright and inquisitive and seemed confident enough to be left with me. As they drove away we watched from the window and Lola was trembling but never made a sound. We started to get to know each other and Lola was very biddable and enjoyed a short walk around the block, looking very interested in her new neighbourhood. Bedtime came and Lola was very scared by being in a room alone, and strange sounds of owls, foxes, deer and nearby human neighbours. I kept going in to reassure her and eventually she fell asleep exhausted.

Next morning she was happy to see me and accepted that for the time being at any rate, I was to be her human carer.She soon understood the new routine and became eager to please me, and yes, she did enjoy exploring with me. Our walks gradually became longer and more varied. One place fascinated her. High up in the woods was a place that overlooked a low light coloured building with lots of cars and people going in and out, a supermarket. It dawned on me that she was wondering if this was a stadium where all the other hounds were, and she was missing them!

A few days later I saw Deborah going past our house with Boris and Lottie and I asked her to wait as I ran in to fetch Lola. I will never forget the look of sheer relief on Lola's face as she saw the two greyhounds, who stood so sedately and calmly, and then gently and sensitively greeted her. From that moment on Lola completely accepted her new life. Each time we saw them she politely greeted Lottie and resolutely gazed adoringly at Boris. On her first sighthound group walk she followed one step behind Boris all the way. Lola was in love. Boris was a little aloof as he was much older and used to female greyhound company. Lola was gentle but persistent in her attentions and slowly Boris began to show more interest in her, until one day he kissed her and she was ecstatic.

Soon after this Lola was astounded when a female greyhound pup appeared with Boris and Lottie. Lola was not spayed and she suddenly knew what she wanted. Lola came in season twice after that and showed signs of a phantom pregnancy. She had been ill but was eventually able to be spayed and doesn't pine for pups any more. She continues to adore Boris and he is rather fond of her too. When they meet Lola usually ends up leaning her chin on his back, and Boris seems to enjoy her hero worship. As for me, well I still love Boris almost as much as Lola does, and he still looks at me intently as I chat to him even though he is now deaf in one ear, just like me.

By Susan Wright (Very proud & wonderful owner of ‘Lola’) X

Dawn Schultz 10/12/2017 Dawn Schultz 10/12/2017

Unicorn Head Shave & Leg waxing Fundraiser! We did it!!!

So here is the proof!!

On 26th November as promised, much to my mothers disgrace, I braved the shave for the greyhounds!....and 2 lovely guys, James and Andy braved ...well, screamed their way through their legs waxed!

We could not have done any of this without firstly, the amazing lady behind Greyhound Rescue, who throughout the years has kept this place going and fought since the late 80's for the welfare of this wonderful breed, Karen Schultz.

Karen has over the last year been battling a devastating illness and is now in constant pain and although she is a private person, I feel it is time to say what an incredible inspiration she is and the way she still carries on even though she finds it difficult to stand up for more than a few minutes at a time....she still against all advise, will not stop and will not let her animals down....and trust me, nobody can tell her what to do!

The other 2 people we could not have done this without are 2 special people who gave up their Sunday and their skills to help us. Tiffany Day who owns Spoils Beauty Salon, in Boston, Lincolnshire, who did the leg waxing and must say - Tiffany rather enjoyed it if you watch her face! Poor James and Andy! I do feel she was getting some kind of inner frustration out but she gave us quite a laugh! We will be putting all the details of 'Spoils Beauty Salon' on our website for anyone who wants to get on touch with Tiffany, we fully recommend her! She has a range of beauty treatments.

Hayley Martin, the hairdresser, was more nervous than me at me having all my 'long hair' shaved off! I think I was just thinking of the dogs...since though I must say, I have been thinking how cold it is and have slept in my hat for nearly 2 weeks!

Hayley, who is self employed and works mobile one day a week and then based at Flinders Salon in Boston, Lincolnshire. Hayley has been in hairdressing for 20 years and fully qualified for 16 years. Highly recommended too, she is an excellent hairdresser and I wouldn't hesitate in putting anyone in tough with either of these 2 lovely ladies. Both so good at what they do as well as being extremely good sports and having the kindest hearts to help animals.

Nobody can argue with that!

Thank you to James and Andy for your amazing screams and the laughter you created! That was the most fun for us personally....even Bobby the greyhound was laughing at you both (and Andy's his dad)!

So far we have raised nearly £1300 and the crowdfunding page is still open for about 3 more days - we also have a paypal donate button on the website here if anyone does still want to donate once they see what we have done. Every little bit really does help and we are so very grateful to all that have donated so far. You have all made a big difference. We thank you all.

You can also send cheques made payable to 'Greyhound Rescue' and send to Greyhound Rescue, Crimea Cottage, Sutterton Drove, Amber Hill, Boston, Lincs, PE20 3RP.

Finally, here are some pictures and videos of the day! Hope you appreciate the pain and fun....

Please note that the 'phonecall to my mum was a shock for her and she is still very mad at me' that maybe worth a donation in itself as she was fuming I was having my beautiful long hair shaved off!!!! And she is going to be more fuming that I have outed her call online!!! As I am only 48 and 'not to old for a clip around the ear'!

Dawn Schultz

Dawn Schultz 23/08/2017 Dawn Schultz 23/08/2017

Dawn Is Doing A Fundraising Challenge...Can You Help? Please Read X

Here is the story... We need your help...Can you spare a little donation? x

I am shaving my head on the 26th November 2017 in aid of Greyhound Rescue Charity No 702522. Where horses and Cats are also rescued too!

'Looking A Fool For Karen & The Animals'

The head shaving will be 'with a difference'! I will be made to look like a 'Unicorn' with a 'Q' in the back of my head in honour of one of the horses here who has had (& is still having) a 2 year battle with laminitis.
The funds we raise are for the greyhounds in our care, for food, vets bills & ongoing care & support as we are struggling.
For over 38 years this rescue has cared for & rehomed so many greyhounds & saved so many from such a horrible outcome, after all, they have given their all to the greyhound industry..Yet now many are being exported to China for the meat trade & Spain/Pakistan after their careers end here and in Ireland, all for a terrible end. We need to raise more awareness and help get more through the rescue to help stop this shocking abuse. I have lovely long hair now and my mum id going to go mad with me so if you all want to see my mums reaction too....you know what to do!!! Just a little donation! It all helps!
The founder of the rescue & the kindest person I know is unwell now too & we need all the help we can get to continue to support her & her legacy- Greyhound Rescue' Looking A Fool For Karen & The Animals!
Please help me by making me look a fool - dawn - the unicorn!
Many thanks

Dawn Schultz

xxx

Please copy & Paste the link below into your search to donate whatever you can to help Dawn reach her target!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dawn-schultz-unicorn

Or you can donate through our paypal donate button on our website or send a cheque made payable to 'Greyhound Rescue' and address is: Crimea Cottage, Sutterton Drove, Amber Hill, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 3RP.