Giving Tuesday | Help Us To #RebuildOurRescue
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kimlee1807
- Oct 31
- 4 min
Our top tips for keeping your pets calm during fireworks.
While many of us love to look up at the sky and admire the splashing of colour as fireworks ‘pop’ ‘bang’ and ‘whizz’ across the sky, for...
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kimlee1807
- Aug 26
- 5 min
International Dog Day 2022 | How to support your local dog rescue
It's International Dog Day! Why not celebrate by supporting your local animal rescue and helping the many dogs in need.
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- Mar 3
- 2 min
Could You Be Freddie’s Forever Home?
Freddie, our cheeky-chappy Staffie-cross has been with us for the best part of 9 years. He first came to Holbrook as a pup after...
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- Jan 3
- 4 min
2021 - An incredible journey for our rehabilitation dogs
What a year it’s been! We’ve made so much progress with some of our rehabilitation dogs that it’s still a bit of a surprise when we watch...
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- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
Our Beautiful Sanctuary Dogs - An Update
Holbrook Animal Rescue has a number of animals who now call Holbrook their home. It was never the intention to provide so many sanctuary...
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- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Top tips for supporting your local charity
This ‘Giving Tuesday’ we’re highlighting some of the ways that you can support your local charity. Holbrook Animal Rescue's future is in...
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Ali Weedon
- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
Herbie
by Ali Weedon We first fostered Herbie in early March 2019 - we weren’t looking for a dog as we already had a beautiful border collie...
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theresa smith
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
It Takes Two - Tan and Freddie
It Takes Two (Minutes)… Interviewer: Good morning, Tan and Fred. How are you today? Tan: Oh hey, hi, you look great today. Wow, actually...
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Cheryl Zimmerman
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Luna's story - Part 3
Luna has been with us for 7 months now so I thought that I'd write an update of her progress. She's had her ups and downs and just as we...
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theresa smith
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
It takes two : Ollie and Solly : A special friendship
It Takes Two (Minutes)… Interviewer: Solly, Ollie, thanks for joining me today. Can I ask how you both met? Solly: Oh man, I will never...
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Claire Sawyer
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Back in the Day - “Oldest Volunteer” (Part 2)
You will remember that I wrote previously about some of the changes over the last ten years at Holbrook, including the growing number of...
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Claire Sawyer
- Jan 16, 2021
- 3 min
“Oldest Volunteer” at Holbrook Animal Rescue (Part 1)
No, not oldest in age (although age is no barrier when you see the energy and strength of some of our volunteers!) My claim is, I...
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- Dec 28, 2020
- 4 min
The highs and lows of a small animal rescue centre in 2020…
It has certainly been a year to remember. We began with the threat of closure hanging over us due to the planned sale of the Holbrook...
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- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Secrets of our sanctuary animals.
As I’m sure you’re aware, we have a number of sanctuary animals at Holbrook. Animals who for one reason or another have not been homed...
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- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
How intelligent are dogs?
It’s always been interesting at Holbrook watching the dogs and their noting the difference in both personality and intelligence. Some...
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- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
Bailey's Journey
Bailey arrived at Holbrook in August 2020. He’s aged 2 and a gentle, loving dog who loves life. We knew he was slightly lame but at that...
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- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Quirky Bertie - A Special Sanctuary Dog
Well let’s face it, we think all our sanctuary animals are special but Bertie is definitely unique. Like many of our dogs he had a...
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- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
What makes Holbrook Animal Rescue different?
You may have noticed that we often emphasise that Holbrook is a little bit different from other rescues. You may also have noticed that...
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Faithful Freddie: One of our Holbrook family
One of the joys of being a Holbrook volunteer is that we get to meet so many beautiful dogs. Sometimes though, a dog comes along and...
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