Tim Hunt Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Our tremendous effort for the Guide Dogs charity on the 2016 RBRR was sufficient to fund the training programmes for two puppies, for which we were invited to choose names. The Committee settled on 'Derek', in memory of Derek Pollock, our much missed late President and initial inspiration behind the event, and 'Triumph'. I am delighted to say that Triumph, a Golden Retriever bitch, was born on 28th October 2020 and Derek, a Black Labrador, on 7th December 2020. Both went from the Guide Dog Breeding Centre to their puppy walkers a while ago and are making excellent progress, being socialised and progressively meeting more and more challenges. The parentage of both puppies involve many generations of guide dogs, and there is every reason to expect that both Derek and Triumph will eventually become life changers for their eventual owners. It has certainly taken some time to bring this to fruition but we are delighted with the final result. Our contact at Guide Dogs very kindly provided the attached photo montage showing how 'our' puppies have progressed. Tim Triumph and Derek.mov 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Fabulous Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 That's great to see. A great event to have taken part in with the bonus of helping others. Good choice of names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hutchings Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Such good dogs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I hope they are better dogs than this one (yes she's not allowed on the bench) 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Or these 2. No point in trying to keep them off the furniture, hence shower curtains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Nice couple of dogs, Tim. Nice that the Lab is black as I understand that Derek owned a few black Labradors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hunt Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Yes Tim, conscious of that when we submitted the puppy naming form, quite a while ago now, we specifically asked that 'Derek' should be a black Labrador. I initially ran the idea past Derek's daughter Louise at a Club night shortly after his funeral and she was clearly touched and delighted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damson6 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 On 05/05/2021 at 10:12, Tim Hunt said: Our tremendous effort for the Guide Dogs charity on the 2016 RBRR was sufficient to fund the training programmes for two puppies, for which we were invited to choose names. The Committee settled on 'Derek', in memory of Derek Pollock, our much missed late President and initial inspiration behind the event, and 'Triumph'. I am delighted to say that Triumph, a Golden Retriever bitch, was born on 28th October 2020 and Derek, a Black Labrador, on 7th December 2020. Both went from the Guide Dog Breeding Centre to their puppy walkers a while ago and are making excellent progress, being socialised and progressively meeting more and more challenges. The parentage of both puppies involve many generations of guide dogs, and there is every reason to expect that both Derek and Triumph will eventually become life changers for their eventual owners. It has certainly taken some time to bring this to fruition but we are delighted with the final result. Our contact at Guide Dogs very kindly provided the attached photo montage showing how 'our' puppies have progressed. Tim Triumph and Derek.mov Nice to hear. Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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