Millie was adopted from Hannah in Cottage Rescue in August 2008. She had been tied to a pole by the roadside and was way too thin with bald patches around her ears and back. She had also been covered in tar and stones and Hannah and co. did an amazing job in getting her clean, as far as I know by covering her with butter! Millie has two great friends called Heidi & Hollie. She tried to eat a door frame once when she got locked in the kitchen by accident and she also marked handles on the windows upstairs trying to open them!
Absolute beauty.
Posted by Tanya & Frankie
12 January 2010
I've only played a small part in it, if you hadn't rescued her (and many more like her) she wouldn't be where she is today. You do amazing work Hannah. Everyone can see how great Millie looks and get an idea what she's like. The biggest thing I've learnt is, if you're prepared to put in the effort you don't have to spend a fortune on buying a pet, there are so many of them out there in rescues that are just waiting for someone to give them their 'forever home'. It took months but Mil has finally unpacked her baggage!! As you can see from the pics the tongue is always out for a 'kiss'!
Posted by Fiona & Millie
30 September 2009
Thank you all for voting for Millie and YES owners should also be voted for. Fiona was great to take Millie on. I think she knew in her heart and soul that Millie is "A One in a Million Dog" and anybody that knows Boxers know they never grow out of being a puppy. I have a feeling that Millie knows she is a star. She is a rags to riches girl and her story is like most Rescue Dogs all over Ireland. They all come with baggage and some with bad pasts but most thankfully love their new owners, put the past behind them and head into their new lives! Thank you so very much for giving Millie that chance of a good life Fiona and for putting up with her antics LOL. Best of Luck to Fiona and Miss Millie.
Posted by Hannah (Cottage Rescue)
30 September 2009
Hannah is a lovely lady - great respect for all the work she does. It was lucky for Millie that Hannah & Co. found her. Off to vote for Millie.
Posted by Els & Angus
30 September 2009
Bruce is in love! We voted for Millie so we hope she wins. Good Luck!
Posted by Charlotte & Bruce
29 September 2009
Millie is the most adorable pet ever and that's down to the love and care given by Fiona. When I'm in her company I have to be very careful what I say to my children and the tone it's said in - Millie will not allow anyone to correct them, she loves kids. My girls get a thrill out of seeing her correcting the offending adults! Best of luck Mill, needless to say my vote has been cast.
Posted by Noreen and the gang xx
29 September 2009
We voted for Millie. She is an absolute beauty! Hope she wins! x
Posted by Avril, Rio & Ruby
28 September 2009
We voted for Millie! Hope she wins... best of luck!
Posted by Aoife & Bailey
28 September 2009
Thank you so much Loretta. Yes you are so right, its worth putting in the effort. Many people could have been checking out Cottage Rescue's return policy but I was blessed that I didn't have other dogs in the house, so Mil got all the attention. I've got a new house which looks like its been through the wars with her but hey just look at that face... how could anyone give out to her!! Part of the problem probably - I just can't get mad at her!!
Posted by Fiona & Miss Millie
28 September 2009
I know it's not possible, but I'd like to vote for Millie's new owner as dog of the year!! Without people like them dogs like Millie wouldn't have a chance. Re-homing rescued dogs isn't easy. I've had a couple of painful experiences myself but my lovely collie Jamie is turning into a real sweetheart after months of hassle. As Millie's owners have discovered, it's worth hanging in there. You'll be repaid with so much love.
Posted by Loretta & Jamie
28 September 2009
She's a beaut! Just voted - hope she wins!
Posted by Malvina, Odie & Parker
28 September 2009
Thank you all so much for voting for Millie.
Posted by Fiona & Millie
26 September 2009
Gorgeous! I voted for her on Ireland's best loved dog :D Hope she wins.
Posted by Lisa & ClaraBow
26 September 2009
Can't believe Millie had such a horrible start in life. She is so lucky to have such wonderful owners and well done to Cottage Rescue. She is a beauty!
Posted by Debbie, Shadow & Murphy
26 September 2009
Fabulous story and Millie is an absolute beauty! :)
Posted by Aoife & Bailey
26 September 2009
Millie, you are beautiful, & congrats on your new family! Please don't think all of us humans are wicked, we're not all cruel, & hopefully you'll live a fab life now!
Posted by Louise, Diarmuid & Caoimhe
26 September 2009
In the first few weeks the only things she would eat were bread, supermilk and manuka honey. Walking her was a disaster!! If she saw another dog... oh man, she'd try to charge off. When that didn't work Miss Millie would start pulling, leaping about and SCREECHING to get to the other dog!
In February 2009 for her sake and mine she spent some time with Tammy in Fircroft (Kildare). The work they did was amazing. Her screeching to get to another dog was just to play, so with their training and 'buzz' words I've got a fab gal back! Honestly looking back its amazing where she was and where she is now. All the work put in with Millie, the patience and TLC was so worth it. She's a great little dog now.
Of course with those big doe eyes and innocent face she knows how to get what she wants! And as for ice-cream cones... wow the ONLY things worthy of a drool!! A rattle of the car keys has her bouncing around!! Anything with wings... she jumps around like a mad thing trying to catch and she sounds like a little tractor with all the energy she puts in.
I dread to think where Millie would be now if Hannah had not rescued her. She does incredible work with dogs like Millie. But I was talking with colleagues in work and we were saying that while of course there are good outcomes there are also the animals that had just too much suffering and had to be PTS. This must make the work they do so much harder. I'd like to say a huge thank you to Hannah and all in Cottage Rescue. Without the work they do I would not have Millie. She's not just a cracking dog but my best friend too! She's always there regardless with hugs n cuddles!
