Hi Ena

I thought I should let you know that we had to put wee Meg to sleep on Monday. She hasn’t been very well since December and was recently diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. She has been a wonderful companion over the years and her cheeky personality and affection are sorely missed. She was nearly 9 but we had hoped to have her for much longer. She was a small dog but leaves a huge gap in our lives.

I hope all well with you.

With kindest regards

Sandra.

Hi Sandra so so very sorry to hear about wee Meg, thank you for giving her such a loving home with you and your mum,she was very lucky to find you both xx

RIP Wee Meg, run free at the Bridge xx

He came into our lives one sunny September evening.. The phone call came from Second Chance rescue centre to say they had a wee dog they thought we would love.. We had lost our last dog Sandy in the May. And our house was so empty .. So after a lot of thought we went to see "Fraser".. It was love at first sight for myself and Bob when we saw him..he came home with us that night.. and it was as if he knew where he was, he slotted into our lives right away, especially Bobs.. From that day on wherever Bob was Fraser was.. We had never heard of "American Cocker Spaniels". He was such a cute wee cuddly friendly bundle of fur.. How the previous owners could have abandoned him I will never understand.. Seemingly a baby had arrived and they no longer wanted Fraser.. He loved his toys,lots of walks, meeting different people.. He would always go and sit beside any visitors and give them lots of cuddles and kisses.. After we had him for a few weeks he took a terrifying turn while out in the garden.. After being rushed to the vets ( the start of many many visits to the vet)...!!! We found out he suffered from epilepsy but with careful use of his drugs it was manageable .. He went on to have a happy 2 years with us until just into January this year when he started having problems walking .. After yet another visit to the vet he was diagnosed with a fractured Cruciate ligament in his knee.. We were told to rest him and go back in a week but in that time the ligament in his other knee went as well.. We were then faced with the choice of having him put to sleep or him having a double operation to repair his knees .. We knew we had to give him the chance so he went to the specialist veterinary hospital in St. Monans in fife on 7th February this year he was in for the longest 4 days .. We brought him home to spend the next 3 months very slowly recovering.. It was very hard for all of us .. He had to helped up and down stairs ( carried for the first month).. Put on a special diet ( which he hated).. !! But gradually he got stronger day by day and walked a little further every day. We were all counting the days until the end of April when he was to go back for his check up and hopefully be told that he could start enjoying the rest of his life.. On Sunday he did not seem his normal cheery self.. He took what we thought was a fit but it went on to long .. We took him to the vets and he was given an antibiotic injection and pills to take.. He seemed so much better by Monday and was looking for something to eat .Our son Andrew and his fiancée Natalie popped in for a quick visit with their dog Holly and they were saying how good he was looking after getting his coat all groomed the week before.. But by night time he was not right and took another strange turn.. He slept all night . And in the morning seemed his normal self and ate all his breakfast after his walk in the park.. But not long after he was sick again.. I phoned the vets and they said to wait 24 hrs to see if there was a pattern .. So we made an appointment for the Thursday afternoon.. On the Thursday morning he seemed to have improved so much I was going to cancel the vets but decided to go just for peace of mind.. We took him along and he was giving kisses and wagging his wee tail. The vet started examining him and I just knew there was going to be bad news. She said one of his kidneys did not feel right..and they wanted to put him on a drip to flush out his kidneys.. We had to leave him and they would phone us in a couple of hours with the results..( the longest hours ).. !! When the phone rang I picked it up and waited with dread .. Then she told me that the scan had showed an inoperable tumour on his liver.. That's when we both broke down.. After all that he had been through to now be told this....our poor boy... I couldn't even speak she told me to call back when we had decided what to do ( I knew there was only one thing to do, we couldn't let him suffer). With tears streaming down our faces we drove to the vets they brought him into the room still attached to the drip his wee tail was wagging when he seen us and when we lifted him onto the table he covered us in his kisses ( that tore us apart).!!! We cradled him in our arms and told him we loved him..within a few minutes he was gone.. I just wanted to pick him up and bring him home and things to go on as normal .. But we had to walk out without him. Driving back home and walking into the empty house was heartbreaking .. Seeing all his toys in the basket.. his food bowls and his bed all waiting on him coming back was so so hard.. "Fraser you have left such a gap in our lives that will be so hard to fill.." You gave all your family and friends so much joy in your time with us. Rest in peace darling boy.....

Its with a heavy heart that on the 26th February 2014 Our darling wee boy went to Rainbow Bridge .Hamish was only 7years old .We adopted him 5months ago .In that short time he made such a difference to our lives .Hamish loved playing football in the garden or in the house ,loved his walks to the woods with his dad ,Would always know when meal time was loved cuddles,loved visitors fussing .He was a star find we are so grateful to Ena @ Frank for allowing us to adopt him .We are heartbroken losing him but we could not watch him suffer He was put to sleep by the vet in the house .Icare pet crematorium did his cremation We will take his ashes to the woods later in the year ,his favourite place ,We may have lost Hamish from our lives ,but we have lovely photographs & memories of him that we will treasure .The days are hard for us we have cried so much it hurts ,but this will ease in time knowing he is playing with his friends & running free with no more pain.

Ann & Derek we were all so so sorry to hear about Hamish, we all loved him and had such fun with him while he was with us. When we speak of Hamish it's always about how he used to play with not one but three wee balls at a time he was so funny. Such a shame he was with you for such a very short time he brought you so much happiness.Thank you for giving him five months of love and fun. x Ena / Frank and all here at Second Chance xxx

Rest in Peace wee man,your mum & dad adored you x xx

Hello Ena, Frank & everyone at Second Chance,

My Beautiful Harris went to join his sisters Gaia & Goldie over RainbowBridge yesterday and although I can hardly see to write this for tears, I wanted to thank you all for allowing me to be part of his life for 9 fantastic, love filled years.

He was a very special boy to me and became known to many customers of my shop who always thought he was a gorgeous boy. He helped change many peoples minds about his breed by showing his soft side as he loved nothing better than to feel human touch. The Kids he met all called him Haribo as he was such a sweetie.

He was also a canine blood donor so helped many other dogs during his lifetime. Sadly he succumbed to a tumour and went downhill very quickly so the decision was taken to allow him to sleep in peace.

He is missed by us all including his Labrador sister Hera as - being born only a week apart - they’ve been together each and every day since we brought Harris into our lives just over 9 years ago. They really were the best of friends and he adopted many of her quirks by learning to retrieve like a gundog, do a bit of ‘search & rescue’ to find his sister and play ‘pat-a cake’ along with many other wee tricks.

He’s been faithfully by my side through 2 doggy bereavements, my marriage break up and through the months when my Mum was ill and finally passed. I never doubted his devotion to me for one minute of his beautiful life. Truly, a friend in a Million.

Sleep well ‘Mummy’s Boy’ till I see you again. You deserve to rest now.

Thanks Ena,

Sandra.

Sandra what a lovely tribute to your special boy, and he was very special as you say he was a blood donor, helped lots of dogs, and was an ambassador for the breed.

I remember the day he came into the kennels, he had such a lovely big head and such a skinny wee body, but a nature second to none.

Thank you for giving him such a special home.

Our heartfelt condolences to you and your family xx

RIP Big lad you can run free and play with your pals again, safe in the knowledge you were so well loved xxx

Have added a photo of Harris (sitting up) the day he arrived at Second Chance Kennels at 6 months old. His dreams of a briliant new home were so very much fulfilled, Thanks to you Sandra xxxx

Jason we were deeply saddend to hear your news, but as always so grateful he had such a wonerful home with your family.

RIP. Jet you were so very much loved hopefully you will meet all the other Second Chance dogs who are waiting at the Bridge. You will be sadly missed by your family and Sam x xxx

Dear Ena and Frank,

Our lovely Bailey went to sleep yesterday. It was time, he had become such a sad little dog in the last days, so confused and hardly eating or drinking. He had two little bright spots in the day when he went out for a walk and was almost like his old self fleetingly but could not settle at all in the house and wandered round at night not seeming to know where he was.

We remember when you 'phoned and said you had a dog for us that was a Cavalier King Charles/Retriever cross and we couldn't imagine what he would look like. Well, this little beauty is what we got and his breeding was often a talking point with fellow dog walkers!

He gave us such pleasure, just looking at him made us smile and we will miss him so much.

Thank you for him.

Affectionately

Sheila and Nigel

We were so so sorry to hear about your gorgeous boy, but we are grateful he had so many happy years with you thank you.

RIP Bailey you were such a well loved boy xx.

It was a very sad day today, 6th December wee Bruno who was handed into us in a terrible state on the 5th October, has sadly passed over to Rainbow Bridge, we know he was 14 past August.Would like to thank the very kind couple who found him.

We used to keep the heating on for him to make sure his bed was nice and warm next to the radiator, he also like a wee blanket to cover him up. We made him scrambled egg / cheese and egg / chicken and used to sit and cut up cocktail sausages into bite size pieces for him, just to try and get him to eat something.

We will all miss him so much, he was such a wee darling toddling about with the other dogs ect, sitting and meeting up with his pals wee Alfie & Susie in the reception, he had a wee cough and if he started coughing you had to watch he didn't fall !! sadly he went down hill really fast in the last few days. So Frank and Bill took him to the vets, but sadly he had reached the end of the road, he was ready and went very peacefully. God Bless Bruno xxx

Rest in peace wee man at least you knew for a wee while what it was like to be loved.xxx

Will miss you loads darling boy. Ena / Frank / Bill/ Harry /Sarah /Dawn/ Yvonne & Andy xxxxxxx.

This lovely girl Emmy was adopted many years ago, sadly she has now come over to Rainbow Bridge. She had such a wonderful home with a family who adored her, and who miss her so very much..

Our thanks to you all for giving Emmy the home she needed, we are truly grateful.

RIP Emmy you were so loved and now sadly missed xx.

Hi Lindsay I know how hard this has been for you to do, but thank you. Eddie (your Foster Boy) had such a wonderful life with you, I knew he would never come back for rehoming but we did see him lots whether it was back at the kennels or at agility. Foley was such a lovely lad so gentle and yes your right when I think of a Border Collie I always think they should look like your very handsome Foley xx.

Ps: Have added the photo of Eddie with Finn but thankfully "our boy " Finn is still very much with you all. xx

Hi Ena and Frank,
Just wanted to tell you Tess was helped on her way to Rainbow Bridge last week. She had become so confused and medication no longer really helped. We all miss her greatly. I've attached two photos, one on Gullane Beach-one of her favourite haunts and the other because she's giving me her wee smile. When we got her from you Frank said he hoped we had a good hoover, well one Dyson,a Miele Cat and Dog and a Vax failed to conquer the white clouds of fluff!
Thanks for letting us have Tess, end of an era in the Taylor family.
Elaine.

Elaine we were so so sorry to hear about Tess, but what a wonderful home she had with you guys. I remember when you " adopted " her we had been told she was 12 years old then !!! Thank you all for giving her the love and care and making her life so special xx

This wee girl Casey an 8 year old Border Collie was brought in for adoption with her wee sis Jess on Friday 13 Sept, she was obviously, not great when Yvonne came to do the " Tuck in " that night so Frank took her down to the vets on the Saturday morning, and although Inglis the Vets in Dunfermline did all they could it was very obvious poor Casey had serious health problems. Turned out she had a huge tumour in her bladder poor wee soul and she was so so lovely, but we hadto let her go to Rainbow Bridge on Thursday 19th September, Sarah went to be with her and gave her the last sausage !! so she is at peace and free from pain now.

We arranged for I Care Pet Crematorium to collect her, from the vets and she is now back safe with us at Second Chance.

I would like to thank Alex from I Care for being so kind and thoughtful, we also received a card from them and inside is a wee sachet of Forget Me Not seeds.Very very thoughtful and caring, would certainly use them again, but hopefully it won't be for a long time.

R.I.P. Csey we didn't know you well but what we knew we loved. From all at Second Chance Kennels xx

Dear Ena