IN MEMORY

If love alone could keep them here , none of these dogs would be at the Rainbow Bridge.  They are part of the Success Stories of the Rescue, for they all found a forever home - where they were respected, protected and LOVED!

 

Becky

After losing their fox terrier Annie aged 15, the family decided to opt for a rescue fox terrier. They met up with Lee to pick up Becky, a five year old, from the Stafford Dog Show.

 They'll never forget the day. It was love at first sight. Her first owner (they called her, her real mummy) had passed away and they had the impression that Becky missed her greatly. Obviously she was pretty nervy and timid for a few weeks but gradually with lots of love her confidence grew. She never really liked going for walks (very unusual for a fox terrier!!) and just loved coming home.

Her biggest love was stuffed toys, in fact, anything furry. They have a photo of her with a birthday card in her mouth because it has a bit of fluff on it! The family was forced to hide anything furry and she would stalk a drawer if she knew a furry thing was hidden in it. She ended up with all furry things around her bed or, as the daughter called them. “carcasses” – ha! Sadly she passed away a couple of weeks ago with kidney failure. Although they had her for just 3½ years - she will always be remembered as a very, very special doggy.

 

Rowan

As the discerning reader can tell – Rowan is not a fox terrier. He is in fact a freakishly large Welsh Terrier. Rowan came to the rescue with a fox terrier companion and was taken in ‘by association’. He was adopted in 2006 - he was loved from day 1 - what an amazing boy.  It was clear that this beautiful boy was a tornado - and their lives would change dramatically. 


If he was a human he would be called a hero. His positive attitiude to life in the face of so much hardship (4 homes and over 2 years spent in kennels,plus battling two different cancers).  His outgoing fun-loving and trusting nature was incredible and inspirational. He was loved by anyone who loves dogs. He is an irreplaceable member of our family and we love him so deeply.

 His owners allowed him to be the dog he wanted to be - and were so thankful they had the priviledge of knowing him. He was always and will always be the top dog. He has let a massive hole in their lives. Despite the great sorrow they feel, they wouldn't have missed the chance to have such an angel in their lives.  A small tribute was made for his memory on YouTube (YouTube link) 

Take care King Rowan, may you terrorise all the little mice at Rainbow Bridge and put all those Rottweilers in their place.  We will miss you.

 

Toby

Toby was adopted from the Rescue in April 2004 and his owners enjoyed every hour and minute of the day with him. He became ill very, very quickly and passed away recently.

The four and half years that they were with him were an absolute joy and he was told on a daily basis how beautiful he was and how much he was loved.  They share their grief at his loss with their friends and family - everyone is very upset, especially those who knew him well and most saying what an intelligent charismatic chap he was.

The family are grateful for having the opportunity to be part of his life.

  

Watson

In 2002, Watson was rehomed at the tender age of 8. He was a lovely boy and came from a loving home, but they were going to have a baby and thought he wouldn't like not being the centre of attention.


He suffered terribly from separation anxiety but that was Ok as both owners in his new home worked from home and had the time and patience to help him. Sadly he died rather suddenly from cancer in August 2004 but his memory lives on!


He was obssessed with food and could recognise the tell-tale rustle of a crisp packet opening from quite some distance. He once ran the full length of a park to steal a bacon sandwich off the plate of an unsuspecting person enjoying lunch at the park cafe. He is deeply missed and after three weeks - his owners came back to the Rescue and adopted Jackson (please see Success Stories) 




If you would like to remember your Fox terrier rescue dog on this page - please email Diana with photos and text.