Hetta Retired Guide Dog and Layla Working Guide Dog

21/04/2024

Hi

Hope everyone is fit and well now that it looks like some decent weather is trying to show itself and we may all be able to get out a bit more to enjoy ourselves rather than keep trying to dodge the rain.

Been visiting the Yorkshire coast recently and had our picture taken on the promenade at Whitby.

Also we have been actively involved with the Oldham Guide Dogs Fundraising group and yesterday met some lovely people in the afternoon at Tesco in Greenfield and then later on at Alkrington & Providence United Reform Church in Middleton where we were entertained by the Ashton on Mersey Showband. Thanks to everyone who made us feel so welcomed and to the band for such a great evenings enjoyment

Picture shows Layla (black labrador working guide dog wearing her harness) in the centre of the photo laying down and Hetta (golden labrador/retriever retired guide dog) to her right in a sitting position both in the foreground with a modern sculpture showing the 2 Fish Girls to the left at a table working with the catch with another sculpture in the background of another fish girl standing behind a large barrel. The girls used to follow the fishing boats around to gut and clean the fish ready for market

08/03/2024

This is a post from the page of "Oldham Active" showing one of our recent visits to the Failsworth Gym where we are always made to feel so welcome by the staff and members attending the site. We generally stay for about an hour whilst "Mum and "Dad" complete their workouts.

17/08/2023

Posted by Working Guide Dog

Today was my 6th birthday so I was treated to a day out at the seaside. I love swimming and playing in the water and don't like it when it's time to come out.

Love to my Mum Pepper, to my siblings and to all those that helped me to become a working Guide Dog.

02/07/2023

This is us together snuggled up together in our caravan. Hetta is the golden retriever/lab to the left with Layla the black lab, to the right of the picure. We are cuddling together in the narrow space between the front seats but we are quite happy and feel safe and secure.

Happy holidays to all our friends

11/06/2023

Photo shows Hetta Retired Guide Dog and Layla Working Guide Dog both lying down shaded by the caravan awning.

Hetta is to the left of the photo with Layla to the right

15/02/2023

15/02/2023

We have just returned from visiting the lovely students and staff at Holy Cross College, Bury.

Thank you to everyone we managed to meet who made us so welcome.

We hope that we can meet you again in the not too distant future but in the meantime, good luck to all the Students in their studies.

07/08/2022

Posted by Hetta Retired Guide Dog

Hallo everyone.
Well what an experience I have just been through. About 4 weeks ago went for a free run in my usual field. Decided whilst the humans were talking I would explore some bushes and whilst in amongst them unknown to anyone I found something that smelt nice. That evening I was violently sick and was taken to my vet for treatment. Cutting a long story short I was admitted to intensive care at the pet hospital the following day where it was discovered that I had swallowed a long piece of fabric which had wrapped around two bends in my intestines. This was removed by surgery and I was then allowed to return home 4 days later. I then developed 3 infections which are now currently being treated with antibiotics. My human Mum and Dad honestly though that I was not going to pull through but they have said that the infections do seem to be clearing up and the wounds are healing nicely.
To all my friends out there, please do not try eating anything you shouldn't and to all you humans (who really should know better) please DO NOT discard food or other articles whether deliberately or accidentally as this can be fatal to us
Picture is of me Hetta in the foreground, a golden lab/ret wearing a large plastic collar

15/06/2022

We went to The Rose of Lancaster Pub on Monday to attend the presentation of a cheque to Guide Dogs of over £10000 which has been raised by Ant and his wonderful staff and customers.

The picture shows the Landlord Ant kneeling down with Diane from Guide Dogs holding the cheque with a group of staff and customers standing behind. Lying down next to Ant is retired Guide Dog Hetta (a Labrador/golden retriever cross) with Layla, a black Labrador working Guide Dog in a sitting position next to Hetta

Thank you to all who made this possible.