Errigal Golden Retrievers

04/05/2026

Wren is dead. Three weeks after Dory. 💔 Happy birthday to me.

01/21/2026

The GoFundMe has been updated! I would greatly appreciate people sharing it again. Thanks so much.

01/21/2026

https://gofund.me/31ee14383

Hi, my name is Sara Rege, and I'm fundraising on behalf of the breeder … Sara Rege needs your support for Community Help for a Loving Dog Breeder and Her Dogs

12/30/2025

The four little survivors. Their mom Stellaluna and cousin Quill also survived. These guys look a little rough, but their coats will come back. Their prognosis is excellent now, with only Sweethearts (first puppy on the left) having possible future implications owing to needing some super heavy duty antibiotics which can affect growth. They are now 14 weeks old, so charmingly gawky. I’m grateful for the work of the vets and staff at Vogel Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital, the only non-corporate animal specialty hospital in NH. The cost of saving them, all six, was $62,283.91. Plus my own vets, specialty supplies, special vaccines, care for the younger babies, and so forth. So the original estimate was a bit optimistic. Except for Gecko and El Paso (AKA Beto) whose treatment was a little over 2k each. Sweethearts was over 20k. So a bit of a range. I didn’t get the last of the invoices until today. I’m going to try to find a job to help pay off the remaining bill. I’ve knocked it down by about a third, with help from those who chipped in. That doesn’t include the GoFundMe, though. I have to figure out how that works still. Mostly what I do is care for everyone and disinfect over and over and over again. My property may not be safe for puppies again for years. If I could, I would bulldoze it and move away.

12/24/2025

Isn’t this a great photo? Two Errigal boyos. Can you share pics in comments? It would cheer me up this year. I’ll update on what’s happening this weekend. Meanwhile, happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!

12/12/2025

Good news: baby puppies seem better and all are eating now, even Mister Just Ducky. I remain vigilant, but I a very grateful.

Bad news: Ivy is having seizures so we’re off to the vet’s. She’s an 10 year old Padraig and Ella daughter.

12/12/2025

This is a video I made last night, of the baby puppies. Tonight I’m desperately worried about them, as the biggest one seems off. It could be just a reaction to the vaccine, but I think at this point I don’t feel that lucky. I’m not sure what to do. They’re too young for the treatments. I feel sick.

11/27/2025

Update: something to be thankful for: Quill seems all right now. I think she was freaked out over Pinky’s death, which happened right in front of her. Quill is very sensitive. She was Miss Sweethearts in the 11/22 Rhys-Eilidh litter. This is especially good because my Highlander is dead in the driveway. No word from the veterinary hospital yet, but I’m hoping Stellaluna and the puppies are improving. Sweethearts may have turned a corner yesterday, she was the first and worst stricken of the puppies. Please, if you can, share the Go Fund Me. I don’t even want to say what the bill is now.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/community-help-for-a-loving-dog-breeder-and-her-dogs?attribution_id=sl:4749ec30-bab7-44b6-bceb-483160424180&lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&fbclid=IwVERDUAOVTcdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6k5UHUeAdUwTFfuRQ1xU5b2r_Pz8zywDsVTI4WE-gxYwhkL9CyaUkEadepNA_aem_4kVhEQKwL0ZPxhwfLEBF9A

Hi, my name is Sara Rege, and I'm fundraising on behalf of the breeder … Sara Rege needs your support for Community Help for a Loving Dog Breeder and Her Dogs

11/26/2025

I’m pretty sure Quill is going to be sick too, and my car is dead. About to find out if there’s such a thing as a dog ambulance.

11/26/2025

Updates: it’s a very mixed bag.
First, Stellaluna, Hoot Owl, and Sweethearts are making strides towards recovery.
They’re still hospitalized, but may be able to come home tomorrow.
El Paso and Gecko are doing great; it’s as if they were never sick. Eating, eating, eating, definitely making up for lost time!
Twee, Gary, and Butterfly were all sick last night and/or this morning. Now they seem fine, keeping a close eye on them. They may have just reacted to the booster shots they got. Fingers crossed for that. Twee’s babies are still okay, but have a ways to go before they can be vaccinated.
The worst thing: my little Pinky Winky died. She got sick and died so quickly and horribly that there wasn’t even time to move her. It was truly awful and broke my heart. She was a funny, quirky little thing, and I loved her dearly. She was also not quite four and a half years old. I’m terrified for my dogs. The vets say this is an extremely virulent strain of the virus. Please, if you can, share the Go Fund Me. The latest additional estimates are also terrifying. It’s been an awful day.

11/21/2025

Update. I’m taking the three puppies at home back to the hospital for further treatment. This is part of the outpatient procedure, but they are having a hard time with eating. And medications. Everyone else is still okay. I’m a bit sleep-deprived. Sweethearts is still hospitalized and had to be given some very strong antibiotics that may cause orthopedic complications later. But it was necessary, and I’ll just keep her and we’ll deal with whatever when we have to, so the only thing I require is that she live.