How Did it all Start??

4th May 2009 is my beautiful red merle lurcher boy Barty’s 6th birthday. For those that don’t know his story – it is one of remarkable fortitude in the face of physical problems that would have stopped many dogs in their tracks.

Barty is a Hancock lurcher – ½ greyhound and ½ bearded collie/border collie. He left his breeder in apparent good health at just under 12 weeks of age. When he was left at the PDSA to be put to sleep at 5½ months he was apparently crippled for life.

This is my boy the day I saw him when Merrie my old border collie who hated all strange dogs because of her back problem chose him to come live with us.