Kennel News: 10-01-2013

Homed Greyhounds:

Molly, Farrah and Ginny were adopted during December.

Reserved Greyhounds:

Jonnie and Maddie are reserved.

Revised Descriptions:

Tilly, Rosie and Tiger have revised descriptions on site.

Rosie black bitch snowflake markings

Rosie would like to be adopted.

We are very saddened to report that Rosie is back with us. She’s now looking for a new home. In many respects this girl is easy and straightforward, but we’re told she’s also an accomplished escape artist (the main reason she was returned to us). Secure and extra high fencing is essential for this little girl if she’s to ever be unsupervised in the garden. 6ft panels have not stopped this girl going walkabout (she scales them)! Perhaps a combination of secure mesh and prickly hedging will put Rosie off leaving the garden, failing that she just needs to be supervised.

New arrivals:

Tiger is our most recent arrival. A brief description of him is on site and a photograph will follow soon.

Foster dogs:

Although new arrivals are very interesting for people to see and meet, please do not overlook our other greyhounds, the ones in foster care especially. Admittedly foster dogs are not so easy for people to meet when they visit simply because they are not resident at the kennels.

Niki greyhound fawn female

Niki just one of our greyhounds in foster care still needs an adoptive home to call her own.

We and our foster carers however would be very happy for the foster dogs to get a chance of a home. All we need for you to meet a foster dog is a little advance notice so that a mutually convenient appointment can be made.

If we subsequently home a foster dog it generally frees up a foster place for a kennel dog to move into. That benefits not on the new foster dog who learn how to behave in a home, but it’ll free a space in the kennels for a new arrival too.

In the vast majority of cases dogs in foster care are already house trained when you adopt, they are better known than those in the kennels as they go out and about in the real world far more often than our kennel dogs do and of course we get to know them really well as we know what they are like to actually live with.

Blue male

Blue enjoyed Christmas with his foster family, but the best thing ever would be for him to be adopted by a family of his very own.

If you are considering adopting then please check out the foster dogs and if one of them appeals to you just ask us about suitability. If your situation is right for that dog then we’ll be happy for you to meet him/her. Meeting a foster dog does not oblige you to adopt him/her. That is treated just like any other viewing in that adoption only happens if you want it to and the dog fits your circumstances and everyone is happy to go ahead.

Don’t let Lungworm kill your dog!

Please be aware of Lungworm, it’s a killer that many of you won’t necessarily have heard of. It is spreading fast in the UK and many dogs have already died from it. Don’t panic however as Lungworm is very easy to prevent and equally if diagnosed early it can be treated very successfully too. Late diagnosis of Lungworm does not always have a happy ending however.

The following link will take you to a Lungworm Information site. For preventative treatment of lungworm you will need to contact your vet. Treatment/prevention of  Lungworm is by prescription medication only.

In Memory:

December saw the passing of three much loved adopted greyhounds. Tank, Farran and Lucy all passed to Rainbow Bridge and they leave devastated families behind them. Our thoughts and sympathies remain with Angela who lost Farran; Ady, Debbie and Family who lost Tank and to Nick and Paula who lost Lucy.

Tank black male Rainbow Bridge

Tank 21.11.2007 – December 2012

Thank You:

Thank you to everyone who has donated goodies for both dogs and staff. We have extremely healthy stocks of both dogs treats and people treats now.

We Need More Foster Homes – Can you help?

If you think you might be able to foster a greyhound then please read our Greyhound Fostering Information page.

Fundraise for us using eBay

You can now sell items on ebay and choose to donate between 10% and 100% of your sale price to Greyhound Lifeline. If you are an ebay member you could also simply donate by using your Paypal account. For ebay members only please visit their Sell for Charity page and enter “Greyhound Lifeline” in the Charity name area.

If you are a UK tax payer please also tick the Gift Aid box. Please read ebay’s terms and conditions carefully as we cannot be held responsible for any problems you may encounter. Could you sell your unwanted items and help us to buy food, provide veterinary care and generally look after the greyhounds in our care at the same time?

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