Our Animals
We have a motley crew of Dogs, Cats, Chickens and Ducks almost all of which have come from rescue homes or have found us in their own way and simply moved in.
We have three dogs, all rescued from sad former lives:
Pinot – a white greyhound/whippet is eight years old. Travellers dumped her as a puppy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They were unable to use her for ‘lamping’ because of her colour. She has never been maltreated though, and she is a very friendly dog, treating humans and dogs alike.
Syrah – a copper coloured ‘silky terrier cross’ is also around the same age. She came from a dogs home in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. She had been very badly beaten and was in a pitiful condition. She is very protective of what is ‘hers’; she has a basket of toys that she chooses from and she is a top football player (if a bit yappy)
Beaujolais – (Beau) is a black and white collie
about four years old. He was a street dog in Ireland. We were living in County Cork and he was playing catch me if you can, with the traffic. After seeing him nearly being knocked down, Sue took a dog lead when posting a letter at the post office and the rest is history. He had been so ill treated that the vet told us to take down the notices we put up around town to say we had found him, and he spent two days on a drip. Beau is scared of most things, but especially of loud noises. When there is a thunderstorm, he has to take tranquilliser tablets. He is very soft and gentle.
The Cats are Acer who is Grey and White who we believe must have belonged the previous owners who abandoned her when they moved. It took a year before she would come to us, it was only after she had kittens and needed our help that we became friends. Of the kittens only one survived - Tiger who lives outside but comes in to eat and have a daytime snooze is sometimes shy but happy to have a chat with our visitors.
The chickens (Taloolah, Naomi, Deirdre and Blanche) and ducks have free range so you may find yourself sharing space from time to time, and they may possibly shout at you if they are hungry. They all like bread – the chickens like it if it is soaked in water first, and the ducks just like it thrown into the pond and then they have to fight the fish for it.
The Ducks in the pond are mainly Mallards; they share their home with a few local wild Moorhens and a very beautiful pair of Pintails called Nip and Tuck.
All dogs are very welcome but we would ask that they are well behaved with the chickens and ducks. We had one very frightened chicken that ended up in the pond when she was chased by a dog – there was no malice in it, the dog was having great fun – but we didn’t find her for nearly four hours and she nearly died.
Scooping-bags are supplied, so if you can pick up as you go, it would be appreciated.
We have three dogs, all rescued from sad former lives:
Pinot – a white greyhound/whippet is eight years old. Travellers dumped her as a puppy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They were unable to use her for ‘lamping’ because of her colour. She has never been maltreated though, and she is a very friendly dog, treating humans and dogs alike.
Syrah – a copper coloured ‘silky terrier cross’ is also around the same age. She came from a dogs home in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. She had been very badly beaten and was in a pitiful condition. She is very protective of what is ‘hers’; she has a basket of toys that she chooses from and she is a top football player (if a bit yappy)
Beaujolais – (Beau) is a black and white collie
about four years old. He was a street dog in Ireland. We were living in County Cork and he was playing catch me if you can, with the traffic. After seeing him nearly being knocked down, Sue took a dog lead when posting a letter at the post office and the rest is history. He had been so ill treated that the vet told us to take down the notices we put up around town to say we had found him, and he spent two days on a drip. Beau is scared of most things, but especially of loud noises. When there is a thunderstorm, he has to take tranquilliser tablets. He is very soft and gentle.
The Cats are Acer who is Grey and White who we believe must have belonged the previous owners who abandoned her when they moved. It took a year before she would come to us, it was only after she had kittens and needed our help that we became friends. Of the kittens only one survived - Tiger who lives outside but comes in to eat and have a daytime snooze is sometimes shy but happy to have a chat with our visitors.
The chickens (Taloolah, Naomi, Deirdre and Blanche) and ducks have free range so you may find yourself sharing space from time to time, and they may possibly shout at you if they are hungry. They all like bread – the chickens like it if it is soaked in water first, and the ducks just like it thrown into the pond and then they have to fight the fish for it.
The Ducks in the pond are mainly Mallards; they share their home with a few local wild Moorhens and a very beautiful pair of Pintails called Nip and Tuck.
All dogs are very welcome but we would ask that they are well behaved with the chickens and ducks. We had one very frightened chicken that ended up in the pond when she was chased by a dog – there was no malice in it, the dog was having great fun – but we didn’t find her for nearly four hours and she nearly died.
Scooping-bags are supplied, so if you can pick up as you go, it would be appreciated.