Holly the Labrador mix is 150 years of ages in canine years – however she is still going strong, according to the dog rescue employees who took her in after her owner chose to no longer take care of her.
An elderly dog who’s 150 in canine year needed to be taken in by a rescue centre – after her owner quit caring for her.
Holly the 21-year-old Labrador mix was taken in by Carrick shelter, in Northern Ireland, after being handed in by her previous owner, in a relocation that the shelter’s manager referred to as “beyond belief”. She has actually been received and supplied hearty food to help her settle in.
After the shelter put out a call for help, a rescue organisation in County Down, Almost Home, contacted us to assist. It used to put Holly into their unique retirement home for dogs – Heather House. The group at Heather House will now look for a brand-new family and retirement home where she can genuinely opt for the rest of her long life.
Helen Hewett, supervisor of the Carrick Dog Shelter, Co Monaghan, said: “It is beyond belief that anybody might surrender their dog at the age of 21 and inform the dog warden to take her away and put her to sleep – with just complete strangers by her side.” She said that in spite of Holly’s age, “there’s certainly life in the old dog yet.”
“She’s thin and her vision and hearing are dull, however she’s engaged and she consumed a good meal, wagged her tail and leaned on us for cuddles. This dog was not all set to be put to sleep – anybody might see that.
“We connected for help for this unique lady and the group at Almost Home in Moira called us and used her a home in their elderly care system, Heather House. One of our volunteers put Holly in the car instantly and drove to Moira and handed Holly over to the group there.
“Today she is settling into her brand-new environments and I hope she might have the ability to transfer to a long-term family home where she can delight in a mild domesticity. There’s definitely life in the old dog yet.
“As with all dog shelters we have heartbreaking days and minutes that we simply cannot understand. This was among them. In dog years Holly is almost 150 years of ages and whatever she recognized with in her life was all of a sudden drawn from her and she needed to start once again.
“To get to this age is amazing and reveals a love of life. She is worthy of the best and every possibility of life, and a good life and she will get that now, whether in Heather House or with a family.
“When we connected on social networks we had about 10 individuals providing her a home and now her evaluation will be done by the group at Almost Home who will choose what is best for her.
“Our faith in the mankind has actually been brought back rather by the volume of extremely kind deals to offer this lady a kind and caring last retirement home. Many thanks to everybody who assisted and used to make a brand-new start possible to Holly. We are incredibly grateful.”
