We are very pleased to let you know that our stunning brindle boy Max has been adopted and his new family report that he is so settled “you’d never know he was new to the family”. Well done Max, let’s hope a few more of Max’s previous kennel companions find loving homes soon as well.

Max has now been adopted.

Manny, who was homed a few weeks ago is also doing very well and he has adjusted nicely to life with a feline companion. We’ve have received some lovely photos of Manny, here’s one showing Manny with the cat.

Looks like the cat won the battle over the comfy snoozing spot on this occasion. Here’s Manny who has adjusted nicely to life as a pet with a feline house mate.

Curly timid black boy Curly has passed our cat test. We believe that with caution and vigilance in the early days of adoption that Curly would learn to live safely with cats. Curly is an gentle soul, but he does lack confidence around people, most especially strangers.

Curly has passed our cat test. With Caution and vigilance in the early days of adoption Curly could learn to live safely with cats.

We are looking for a home without children or one with older teenage children only for Curly as he would find the hustle and bustle of lively children very unsettling. Curly would very much enjoy the companionship of another canine already in residence to help him deal with his fears.

New Arrival:

Ryder, a lovely black and white male, just three and a half years old arrived today to look for a new home. We’ll update our greyhounds for adoption gallery and add him to it as soon as possible.

Homed Greyhounds:

Bella, Max, Kai, Rory, Ebony and Faith have been homed.

Reserved Greyhounds:

Raquel is reserved.

New Greyhound:

Ryder, a three and a half year old black and white male is our latest arrival. We hope to have a photo and brief description of him on site soon. He was a new arrival as of 13/08/13 so please bear with us while we get to know him better.

Greyhounds in foster care:

Niki, Jet, Rosie and Poppy (previously Isla) are all in foster care. If one of our foster dogs interests you as a potential new family member then you simply need to call us and we’ll arrange a mutually convenient date and time for you to meet him/her.

Here’s Niki in the sea. Niki went on holiday with her foster mum recently and throughly enjoyed a real swim in the sea (although here she is just pictured paddling of course). What Niki would really like though is a home of her own. She’s waited patiently for a whole year now to be chosen. Could she be for you?

Urgent Appeal for Items to Sell to raise funds:

With the fete and fair season well underway we are once again desperately short of things to sell to raise funds for support the greyhounds in our care.

Please have a look around your home, ask your friends and work colleagues too perhaps to see if there are any unwanted items around. We’d be happy to help re-home them.

We can collect from the Fleet, Hampshire and the Wokingham area in Berkshire, possibly other areas too by prior arrangement. Alternatively you could bring the items to our kennels between 11am and 1pm daily.

We are particularly keen to receive donations of children’s toys and games, toy cars, fishing equipment, war memorabilia, unwanted Christmas themed items, kitchen equipment, costume jewelery, DVD & CD’s (but not video tapes please), dog coats, toys and chews of all sizes and styles and anything else you can think of except clothing that could be saleable.

Ideally we are looking for items that can be transported easily by car. If you have larger items and wish to raise funds for us then you can always sell them on ebay (see the “fundraise for us using ebay” section below for more information).

Food Voucher – any offers?

Bran the greyhound recently won a £50 voucher to spend at Vets Food World and he has very kindly donated that voucher to Greyhound Lifeline so that we can raise some funds by offering it to whoever makes us the best offer. Thank you Bran for your generosity.

Please visit the Vets Food World website and see if there’s a food there that you might like to have for your pets (food available for many animals, not just dogs). If you make us the best offer we will advise you the activation code and the food can be delivered to your door free of charge. Two restrictions apply: The voucher is for one use only and your order must exceed £50 to be able to use the voucher.

Foster Home Appeal:

We need more foster homes. Ideally we are looking for foster homes within easy traveling distance of Fleet, Wokingham, Alton or Southampton as we have trusted volunteer team members in those areas who would be able to assist with viewings if a trip to the kennels was not possible.

We prefer foster carers who have some experience of dog ownership and training. Homes without cats and young children are especially sought because homes with young children and/or cats or inexperience dog handlers severely restrict our options of the greyhounds we could place with you.

If greyhound fostering is of interest to you, then please visit our fostering information page to see if it could be the route for you.

Forthcoming Events:

Monday 26th August (Bank Holiday Monday) we’ll be at the Normandy Fete and dog show.

Sunday 8th September is the day of 1000 Sighthounds in Devon. For full information about this wonderful event please visit the 1000 sighthounds web site.

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.

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?

Interested in Adopting a Greyhound?

Enquiries should be directed by telephone or text message to Greyhound Lifeline

• For all enquiries:
  • 07769 348310

Or by email to enquiries@greyhoundlifeline.co.uk
Or Contact us using our Contact page