Holly was born on 24 October 2020. She was the only yellow Labrador in her litter and was the last to be born. She weighed significantly less than her littermates, at just 1kg. A few weeks after birth, her breeder noticed that she wasn’t developing like her littermates. At one month, she could not stand or walk and would fall mainly on her left side. She managed to correct her position and wag her tail. Abnormalities in her vision were also detected especially in her left eye. At this stage her prognosis was undetermined and she was monitored to see how well she would continue to develop.
Holly’s life would have been as a working dog, but due to her difficulties, her breeders knew that life wasn’t for her so they sought assistance from the Labrador UK Action Group (LUKAG), to see whether the charity would be able to find Holly a home. It was agreed that LUKAG would take Holly into their care to assess her.
At eight weeks old Holly was assessed by a vet, where it was confirmed that Holly was blind in her left eye and that the vet was quite sure that Holly had a neurological condition called Cerebellar Hypoplasia that affected her ability to coordinate, walk and balance.
On 28 December 2020, we adopted Holly and brought her home. You can learn more about her everyday life by visiting her Facebook Page.
Holly won ‘Best Rescue’ at Newmarket Fun Day on 10 June and ‘Best Rescue’ and ‘Best in Show’ at Tunstead Village Hall on Sunday 11 June. We are very proud of her. We are so excited that we are in dog show season again. Holly loves dog shows, and she loves meeting both...
When you see the video above, you won't be surprised to hear that Holly has had a few ouchies. We always try to make sure Holly has fun and excitement, but trying to manage her over-excitement is a challenge. Recently, her need to jump in excitement has increased....
Holly is joining Vicky's and Stuart's granddaughter, Ellie-Rose on 22nd June 2023 on a sponsored walk. The walk will happen early on in the day before it gets too hot. Ellie-Rose is two years old and has recently been diagnosed with two rare chromosome disorders. Her...
Auntie Jo has worked with dogs with Cerebellar Hypoplasia before and is an expert in working with dogs with various disabilities and additional needs, and you could see that from the moment we arrived. Jo was very good at reassuring Holly and after a little shower to...
Fortunately, Holly came down the way she went up, she didn’t go off balance otherwise she’d have landed in her feeding station or against the radiator. If she did she could have had a serious injury. I never imagined that Holly could ever be that off balance to land...
Holly absolutely loves dog shows and this year we have attended quite a few. Holly is such a friendly dog she has equal affection for both dogs and hoomans. She loves her cuddles and fuss from hoomans and is more likely to want to get close and lick a doggie than...