Dusty, in the background and Jude had been placed in kennels in Edinburgh after their owner became too ill to look after them, she subsequently died and both dogs were signed over to rescue.
They were moved to the west of Scotland to a Collie Rescue committee member’s kennels. Although very much loved until this tragedy, they had not been groomed for a while so some major work was undertaken to sort out their coats.
Rescue agreed that both dogs needed to be re-homed together so a search for the right foster home started. Luck was on their side and a new home was found with a new mum and dad who lived on the Western Isles.
SADLY DUSTY AND JUDE ARE NOW AT RAINBOW BRIDGE … RIP FUR BABIES
They had a border collie called Islay (left) who taught them lots of new games, both good and bad. They are very settled now and go for regular walks on the beach, play football in the garden and generally find plenty to amuse themselves. They also go on long holidays in the motor home, touring all over the country. Dusty has very bent wrists and she had very sore callouses when she first came into rescue.
Mum and Dad bought her some bright red protection boots and she looked so odd that Islay and I had to have a chuckle ! Her sores healed quickly with the help of the boots, and she now no longer needs them, much to Dusty’s disgust as she thought they made her stand out from the crowd ! Sadly, Islay died aged nearly 18, but there is a new boy on the block by the name of Bowmore who we both adore. He is adopted. Collie Rescue pay for all our veterinary needs as we are both now 13 years of age.
Dusty is really showing her age, she has arthritis in her hips and needs regular medication for that as well as sitting down at every opportunity when on our regular walks, and Jude suffers from cataracts in both eyes so is also on medication and eye drops. Although both dogs have age related illnesses they still manage to get out and about each day and are enjoying their lives to the full.
SADLY ISLAY IS NOW AT RAINBOW BRIDGE … RIP SWEET GIRL
