Hetta Retired Guide Dog and Layla Working Guide Dog

02/02/2026

Hetta attended the Vets this morning for her usual monthly vaccination but on her return trip home she began crying out in pain. We stopped the car and found her slumped over so immediately turned the car round and returned to the Vets. They immediately attended to her but after giving her a scan discovered that there was fluid around her heart and a fluid mass and lump on her liver. Sadly she was put to sleep.

Rest in peace Angel. Thank you so much for all the word you did as a guide dog and for all the joy and friendship you continued to give during your retirement years

God bless

Mum Dad and Layla

22/05/2025

What a coincidence!! Went for a trip out on the train with my human Mum, Dad and Hetta to Hebden Bridge. We were walking back through the park and saw a black labrador which was on a free run. The owner of this dog was carrying a Guide Dog harness and told us that her dog was having some fun time. She was similar and buid as myself. A conversation then followed and it turned out that this free running dog was born on the same day as my birthday, her name is Wanda and she is one of my Sisters.

The picture below is of Wanda who is standing up with her owner stooping slightly who has placed her had on Wanda's back.

The owner described her dog as Wanda by name and Wanda by natrue as she loves to run free just like me

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to all working, retired, and trainee guide dogs and ambassador dogs out there and to all their "human friends". Hope you all have an enjoyable and successful year

Love from Hetta and Layla

26/12/2024

Today is my 15th birthday. I am Hetta a golden ret/lab cross retired guide dog.

26/12/2024

To all those people who think that a guide dog's life is nothing but work, then think again. Here is a photo of me Layla,, a black labrador working guide dog at playtime with my frisbee

21/04/2024

Hi

Hope everyone is fit and well now that it looks like some decent weather is trying to show itself and we may all be able to get out a bit more to enjoy ourselves rather than keep trying to dodge the rain.

Been visiting the Yorkshire coast recently and had our picture taken on the promenade at Whitby.

Also we have been actively involved with the Oldham Guide Dogs Fundraising group and yesterday met some lovely people in the afternoon at Tesco in Greenfield and then later on at Alkrington & Providence United Reform Church in Middleton where we were entertained by the Ashton on Mersey Showband. Thanks to everyone who made us feel so welcomed and to the band for such a great evenings enjoyment

Picture shows Layla (black labrador working guide dog wearing her harness) in the centre of the photo laying down and Hetta (golden labrador/retriever retired guide dog) to her right in a sitting position both in the foreground with a modern sculpture showing the 2 Fish Girls to the left at a table working with the catch with another sculpture in the background of another fish girl standing behind a large barrel. The girls used to follow the fishing boats around to gut and clean the fish ready for market

08/03/2024

This is a post from the page of "Oldham Active" showing one of our recent visits to the Failsworth Gym where we are always made to feel so welcome by the staff and members attending the site. We generally stay for about an hour whilst "Mum and "Dad" complete their workouts.

17/08/2023

Posted by Working Guide Dog

Today was my 6th birthday so I was treated to a day out at the seaside. I love swimming and playing in the water and don't like it when it's time to come out.

Love to my Mum Pepper, to my siblings and to all those that helped me to become a working Guide Dog.

02/07/2023

This is us together snuggled up together in our caravan. Hetta is the golden retriever/lab to the left with Layla the black lab, to the right of the picure. We are cuddling together in the narrow space between the front seats but we are quite happy and feel safe and secure.

Happy holidays to all our friends

11/06/2023

Photo shows Hetta Retired Guide Dog and Layla Working Guide Dog both lying down shaded by the caravan awning.

Hetta is to the left of the photo with Layla to the right

15/02/2023