I haven't been able to keep up to date lately on the website but trying to catch up now. Just read about Jim, hoping he will heal and feel better soon. He is an old boy too.xx

Massive hugs to Jim, Lorna and Paul xxxx

Hope you feel better really soon Jim sending kisses and hugs xxx

Dear Jim, we hope that you are doing ok. Lots of love, Bob & Orla (& Mummy) xxx
You must be beside yourself with worry, Lorna (((xxx)))

Sorry to hear about Jim. Hope he feels better soon xx

Love to Jim and Lorna. Hope Jim feels better very soon. Xx

How awful. Wishing Jim a very speedy recovery. Love to him and Lorna. Take care.xxxx

Lots of love to you all. Sending lovely Jim my cuddle today....please get better soon. Xxx

poor Jim... Sending HUGE hugs to you all. xxx

Poor Jim! Thinking of him and his family. X

Oh Lorna - I'm so very sorry to read about this.....you know how I feel about the lovely Jim. Poor lad :-(
Sending positive thoughts for Jim and a HUGE hug for you xxxx

Oh you poor boy. You get my electronic cuddle today Jim... here's wishing you a speedy recovery and hoping that you're back on your paws very soon. Tx

Poor boy. Have just read Jim's story...how sad. Hugs to his family and wishing the old fella a speedy recovery! Sending Jim my cuddle today. XXXXXXXXX

Love to you all and hugs to Jim. X

Poor Jim was badly bitten yesterday by another dog. He was extremely lucky to survive as the vet told us the one bite on his neck was millimetres from his jugular vein. Following surgery last night he has come back to our house until he is back on his feet a little. Big hugs to his owner Lorna who is distraught :-( xxxxxxxx

fantastic your light has turned Green. well done Jim and his new family love from Caroline, Max & Heidi xx

Jim what a lucky boy you are first to be found by Daybreaks and then you get yourself a lovely family with lots of doggie friends including a girl friend or as your new mum put it they are like Mr and Mrs. Jim looked fabulous in the ring and made it to the champions ring what a brilliant story.Looking at his pictures when he came into Daybreaks and seeing him yesterday it is hard to believe he is the same dog.
Thats what Daybreaks is all about and yesterday hopefully lots of money was raised by people who appreciate all the hard work the RGT ,Ruth and her team of volunteers put in to enable these dogs to have a safe and secure future.x

we have everything crossed for u to have a new home

It was a long time coming, but I just love a happy ending. Well done Jim and grats to your new family. I think you will be very special to them :)

Wonderful news for Jim! xxx

Well done Jim, enjoy your New sofa x

Well done, Jim! It's great you have a new home. Have a lovely time, and good luck!

Great news Jim. Hopefully you will have a peaceful retirement and a comfy sofa to rest on! xxx

Yay

Brilliant news! so pleased

JIM you have a home ,brilliant so pleased you will have a comfortable retirement .At last.

I'm so pleased to read that the lovely Jim is doing so well. You're doing a fabulous thing for him lornagal. xx

jim is doing really well!! enjoyed a nice walk in the park today with oska his new mate!! he's eating well and getting stronger all the time! he's such a poppet xxxx

SO do I CANT WAIT TO SEE HIM FOR REAL.

i just love him. xxxx

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151103779054682&set=a.10150260036664682.338305.648054681&type=1&theater
10 MINUTES LEFT ON THE aUCTION FOR jIM XXXX

he looks so very sweet, if my circumstances were different i would have had to have him....he would have been a wonderful friend for Toby....he looks so much happier already, bless him....amazing what some tlc will do. xxx

He just looks so much happier in the latest pictures.I have made a few people at work cry today when I have shown your pictures and story to them.

Jim looks so much happier! It's amazing what a few days of good tlc can achieve. xx

Lovely new photos of Jim, so very happy to hear how well he is doing. xxx

So pleased he is doing so well. After such an ordeal, it's great to see he is coping so well with other greys, a home environment and his post op issues. Bless his heart, he truely deserves a good home and soon! Only wish I could oblige, but alas, cannot have two with a baby on the way :(

I have given Jim my cuddle today as it is such good news about how he is doing and such a lovely couple of new pictures of him too.

That's good news on Jim, we keep thinking about him and sending love xxx

An update on Jim.... he is doing absolutely brilliant! He is so relaxed and slept well last night downstairs. He loves the window seat and ate all of his breakfast this morning - he loves pilchards and grated cheese :-)

He is finding his way around our house with ease despite such bad eye sight and is fantastic with all of our greys - not a grumble and he has stopped panting. He is such a gentle big fella - love him to bits.

I am overwhelmed at the support we are receiving for him and have raised over £300 with generous donations so far! Thank you so much xxx

Had the pleasure of meeting Jim today and what a lovely boy he is. Already on the road to recovery and enjoying the TLC

Ah bless him. I have sent my virtual cuddle for Jim today - he so deserves it. I am sure that in a few days he will be feeling much better just as Ruth says. He's obviously enjoying the tlc he's getting. I love the way they do that paw thing when they want you to keep fussing....xxxx

Sending my cuddle to lovely Jim today...I do hope he is starting to feel better. xxx

Poor Jim, what a trauma. Sometimes all they want is the love that can be transmitted through a kind human hand. He'll soon be realising that he is Lucky Jim. All the best for a speedy recovery. xxxx

get well soon Jim and Lots of love from your bro Teddy. He says if they stop stroking you Jim start with pawing but he can recommend whinging and then barking as being highly effective ways of getting what you want xol. You deserve your fuss x x

get well soon little one all love and hugs from us here

oh bless his little heart, he has probably never had as much love care and affection as he is getting at the moment....hope he will feel better very soon, a big cuddle for you Jim from all of us in Derby xxx

Poor Jim is panting a lot but pawing at me when I stop stroking him - it is such a lot for an old boy to go through but give him a few days and he will feel on top of the world I am sure.... thank you for all his get well wishes and support - we couldn't help him and others like him without you all! x

Glad the op went well hope u don't take too long to feel better

I'm so pleased that Jim came through his op ok, now for lots of TLC, hope to see you tomorrow at the kennels Jim, love and hugs. xxxx

Hope you feel better soon Jim. You're in the best possible hands. Lots of love old lad xx

Dont worry jim auntie Ruth will look after you and give you lots of TLC. See you soon x

Ah, that's such good news. I guess he will have a long road to recovery bless him, but let's hope that life starts now for him and he can experience some well deserved TLC. XxX

Poor lad, he will need some serious pampering after all that!! I am sure he will get lots at Ruth and Rob's. xxx

Bless him!
Lots of TLC tonight then chez Boswell.

Good news - Jim has had his operation - he is castrated, the tumour removed from his stomach and he is left with just 7 teeth. He will be on a drip until 6pm and then I will fetch him from the vets :-)

Lots of hugs for lovely Jim today. xxx

Good luck Jim - fingers crossed for you today..... will keep everyone posted as soon as I have news. x

Good luck today Jim. I hope you feel much better after your vet session.

I love the oldies but it's very sad to see this lovely lad in a poorly state. I do hope that the Vets can help him to improve and I am sure with Daybreaks care he will perk up very soon.

Best wishes Jim.

I hope Jim realises there are a whole bunch of people wishing him luck today and sending him lots of hugs and kisses.
.Lets hope the Vet can help him out today.

Will be thinking of you today lovely fella! xxx

Here is the link to the Facebook auction running for Jim until the 29th September :-)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150260036664682.338305.648054681&type=1

I am overwhelmed at the support this fella is getting - over £180 in just on-line donations in one day! I am massively grateful to Simone Carter for donating her fabulous art by auction and to Carl Doby who has donated two fabulous collars for auction also through Facebook. I will try and add a link....

Jim is off to the vets tomorrow and is then coming back to my house as sadly, due to his blindness, he is upsetting one of the dogs in his foster home. My greys are used to a blind fella (our lovely Max who we lost 2 years ago) and I am sure he will slot in to our house just fine.... I will keep you posted. My grateful thanks to Lorna for looking after him since Friday when he arrived - she tells me he has started eating now and we even had a wag of a tail :-)))

Poor Jim, just pleased he's now being cared for in a loving home until he finds his forever home. At least he'll have a happy last few years. Bless you,Jim. Val,Ray,Peg & Max.xxx (from Spain)

Does anyone have the link to the auction for the drawings?

Aw such a sad story jim,I wish I could give u a loving home but I don't think I could give u the specialist care you need,and my lively dog may be too much with your sight issues.if I hadn't already got 2 dogs I would deffinatly have the time to help you,I hope u find a nice home soon but glad to see you have a foster home for now

Fabulous! We have had the offer of chocolate brownies to sell to raise money for Jim's treatment.... will let you know when they arrive. Thanks Maddy for your generous offer. x

He will get the love and attention he needs by Ruth and his lovely foster parents

The very talented Simone Carter is auctioning 2 original greyhound drawings, on facebook, to raise funds to help Jim. Have a look, I have started bidding already!

Ah, Jim's Daddy is my boy"s Grand-Daddy! He looks a beautiful gent. Hope he finds a new family soon. Mand x

You poor poor boy, I do hope you are ok, such a sad life xxx

Poor little man but now he will get lots of TLC from DB and his new foster family -how wonderful are they?

Oh jim hope they sort u out mate god bless

i wondered whether he had problems with his eyes as they look so opaque but thought it may be the light of the camera. poor little man at long last he will know a bit of love and comfort, hope they can sort him out and that the weak back end is mainly due to not getting any exercise at all. big cuddle to you beautiful boy, hope to get to meet you. xxxx

This handsome lad arrived today as his owner has gone into hospital. Jim has been in a home but has lived in a kennel following his failed racing career in 2002. Sadly he is blind in one eye, almost blind in the other, has awful teeth, a growth on his stomach and a weak back end :-( He is booked into the vets for Monday and we are appealing to your generous nature to help towards his care.

Just click the donate button on the right side of his profile page to help him.

Massive thanks to Lorna and Paul who have offered a foster home to this lad to help him back on his feet.

You're beautiful. What are you doing needing a home at your age? You should be loved up and spoilt.xx

Oh how spooky, just looked at his pedigree and he has the same dad, Toms the Best, as my Ted ( Gorgeous Gus)

I wish I could take him home.The oldies have always tugged at my heartstrings but until I got one I was afraid to do so as we might not have long enough together. Then having had a 4 year old for only 3 1/2 ( wonderful) years it has changed my outlook and seeing how grateful 9 year old Teddy is at having his first home comforts makes it all worthwhile. Good luck lovely Jim xx