{"id":177802,"date":"2018-05-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177802\/happy-ending-for-holly-and-willow\/"},"modified":"2018-05-09T21:28:28","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:28:28","slug":"happy-ending-for-holly-and-willow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/05\/09\/happy-ending-for-holly-and-willow\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy ending for stray dogs Holly and Willow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It took many weeks but finally, Willow and Holly are safe and happy in a new home.<\/p>\n<p>The pair roamed the streets of Germiston for seven weeks before they were finally captured by Taryn Bannister, a trainee inspector\/cadet from the Germiston SPCA, and a dedicated group of volunteers headed up by Cathy Valente-Parkinson and Kaylene Pohlmann Ferreira.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Cathy told the GCN that Holly and Willow, who are both mixed breed females, moved between Primrose, Primrose Hill, Fishers\u2019 Hill, Kensington, Bedfordview, Malvern East, Wychwood, and Dawnview.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177804\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177804\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_63001-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_63001-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_63001-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_63001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_63001.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-177804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holly enjoys a welcome meal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They were recently finally caught in Jupiter Road in Fishers\u2019 Hill.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Taryn told the GCN how Cathy, Kaylene and their group set up feeding stations for the dogs \u2013 one in Price Road in Wychwood and one near the Primrose Hill reservoir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dogs were originally seen in Association Road, Dawnview, and one of them still had a rope tied around her neck,\u201d said Taryn.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Willow and Holly enjoy their new home\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ug5mSPe5QBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went out one night for over two hours trying to catch them but they were too street smart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taryn said she received calls on a daily basis regarding the dogs but they travelled a wide area and it was difficult to catch them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey travelled over main roads and were always together, they wouldn\u2019t leave each other\u2019s sides,\u201d Taryn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWillow was bumped by a car but luckily not too badly and Holly was pregnant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177803\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177803\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_30566-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_30566-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_30566-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_30566-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/18GCNGENERALDOGS_30566.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-177803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willow relaxes outside after being taken off the city\u2019s streets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the group, we finally managed to catch them when they were spotted on Jupiter Road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taryn was notified of their whereabouts and luckily she was only two blocks away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI followed them and Holly went into an alcove where there were bushes and trees and we managed to capture her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as we had her, Willow came running and allowed us to catch her \u2013 the capture turned out to be easy in the end,\u201d said Taryn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178062\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178062\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180504-WA0018-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180504-WA0018-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180504-WA0018-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willow gets a new home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pair was brought into the kennels where they were kept for a period of seven days before being sterilised and put up for adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Taryn said one of them became ill with kennel cough and had to undergo treatment but was later given a clean bill of health.<\/p>\n<p>Willow and Holly have since been rehomed together on a plot and are enjoying life with their new owners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177823\/take-me-home-156\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Take me home\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177686\/what-to-do-when-you-find-a-stray-animal\/\" target=\"_blank\">What to do when you find a stray animal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177370\/pit-toilet-puppies-given-second-chance\/\" 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