Our boy Blue retired from racing just over 3 years ago, unfortunately he is still without a home to call his own. Of course Blue is able to stay with us for as long as it takes, but we think Blue is overdue his forever sofa.
7 years old now, a big chap (41kg), loving, playful and mostly excellent on the lead. Why is he still with us?
Well he’s what we’d call a special needs greyhound. He’s just not suited to the average family and that restricts his chances considerably. Put him forward as an option for those few people whose situations are right for him and he’s competing with younger, smaller and easier dogs/bitches. He just keeps on seeing his kennel mates go home, whilst he remains and continues to wait.
Blue needs to be an only dog in an adult only home and he needs a firm but kind owner who has a confident manner and who is willing to take Blue on “warts ‘n’ all”. No Blue is not perfect, but he’s hardly overly challenging either. In the right hands Blue will make the most superb companion for someone.
Blue: Retired 3 years and still waiting to find his forever home.
Our timid black boy Curly has passed our cat test. We believe that with caution and vigilance in the early days of adoption Curly would learn to live safely with cats. Curly is a gentle soul, but he does lack confidence around people, most especially strangers.
- Curly has passed our cat test.
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 Arrivals:
Piper, Lucy and Ryder are our most recent arrivals. Information about all our available greyhounds can be found in our Greyhounds for Adoption gallery.
Homed Greyhounds:
Ellie, Rosie, Bella and Max have been homed.
Reserved Greyhounds:
Teddy, Poppy, Ryder and Raquel are reserved.
Greyhounds in foster care:
Niki and Jet are 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:
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.
Saturday 21 September 2013 – The Great Greyhound Gathering is being held at Nottingham Racecourse. Full details are available from www.retiredgreyhounds.co.uk.
Sunday 22nd September 2013 – Pet Blood Bank arrive for their regular scheduled canine blood donation session at our kennels in Fleet, hampshire. If you have a healthy dog aged 1-8 years old of 25kg or more then please call Pet Blood Bank on 01509 232222 to make an appointment. Your dog’s donation could save up to four other dogs’ lives.
Lungworm can kill!
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
