Bess was left behind when her owner sold his sheep and moved away. She was due to be put down, so I went to get her and noticed she was 'working' the hens. I contacted my friend Mark, who does demonstrations, and he agreed to try her. Apparently it took a fortnight before she settled enough to even wag her tail. Now she is the best in the team.
(picture left, Newsguest Glasgow Herald and Time)
Latest News - The courage of Bess and the kindness of Mark have raised a staggering £1011.54 for the centre.
Mark put out a collection box and kind hearted people contributed after each show. A massive thankyou to Bess, Mark, and all the generous contributors.
Quintal is an 11.5stone Old English Mastiff whose elderly owner sadly died, but made a will asking if he could be taken in at Calliburn and leaving a donation towards his keep.
The first task was to take him to the vet for neutering. He wouldnt fit in any of their crates and had to be tethered in the recovery room!
He had problems with his joints, ears and skin, although he was much loved his owner had difficulty caring for him.
Regular exercise plus cod liver oil and glucosamine made a new dog of him! His ears [and eyes] are still cleaned daily, and coal tar soap has helped his skin.
Laddie and Lass These are the rare North Ronaldsey lambs, whose mother died on the beach. They are the best of friends and hate to be separated, so they will remain together.
Sapphire and Callie On the right is Calli, enjoying a snack in the cat shed with best buddy Sapphire.He and his brother were left in a flat when the couple split up, and crept through a crack in the floorboards and were found there, thin and terrified. Ailsa kept them in a huge crate and slowly but surely got their confidence, they now come and go as they please, and have grown into big friendly human loving cats.
Lad has been taken in for rehoming from a family that found him to be to much for them. Marlene took him in and started him in to a regular routine and noticed altho he'd been a pet he was keen to work sheep. So she started to train him and he has been taken on trial by Mark, Bess's owner.
Bee and Coffee are two elderly miniature Shetland geldings. Due to a change in circumstances their owner was forced to move to Glasgow, and was concerned for their welfare as she had reared them from foals. I gladly agreed to let them graze here for the rest of their lives. They are very hardy and grow really thick hairy coats in winter. However, they do enjoy snuggling into their straw filled field shelter when the north wind blows! They are prone to laminitis if they get overweight so are ideally suited to the rough Scottish hill grass.
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