Open Day Sunday June 2nd 11am until 2pm:

Please come along and join us on Sunday June 2nd for our annual Kennel Open Day. It’s on from 11am until 2pm and we have lots of stalls and attractions for you which include The Homeless Hound Parade, competitons and silly races like the ever popular Bonio and Spoon race. We’ll have a raffle, tombola, refreshments, home made goodies for you to buy, a plant stall so you can stock up on your hanging baskets etc.

Lynn Byfield, Hart District Council’s Dog Warden will be talking about Dogs and the law and she’ll also be offering a free micro chipping service for dogs on the day. We’ll be welcoming K9 Matters dog behaviourists, Wagging Tails home dog boarding and other attractions as well.

2011’s Kennel Open Day Bonio and Spoon Race Chaos.

Please note that entry and parking are free, but we’ll be very happy to receive donations of canned fish (none in brine though please) and/or canned dog food.

We are sorry, but we are unable to accept any card payments. It’s cash and/or cheques only.

Out of respect for our landlady’s wishes we are unable to publish the kennel address online. If anyone needs directions to our kennels in Church Crookham, Fleet then please call 07828 138378 or email [email protected] before the day of the event. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

Homed Greyhounds:

Danny and Joe have been homed.

Reserved Greyhounds:

Ash and Faith are reserved.

Greyhounds in foster care:

Niki, Jet and 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 up.

How can you resist the lovely Jet? They don’t come much more chilled out than this boy when it’s snooze time. Please consider adopting Jet, he’s waited far too long.

New Arrivals:

Curly, Ebony, Manny and Tilly are our most recent arrivals. Manny and Ebony have passed our cat test. With caution and vigilance we feel that both will be able to learn to live safely with cats.

Rainbow Bridge:

It’s been a particularly tough few weeks with very sad news coming through all too frequently. Several lovely greyhounds, for a huge variety of different reasons have left this world and moved on to Rainbow Bridge. Our thoughts and sympathies are with all those who have lost a beloved pet. Those greyhounds no longer with us will be remain in the hearts of their respective families forever. We pay tribute to their memories as well in our In Memory gallery.

Why do we love our greyhounds?

All the sad news over recent weeks triggered a request from us (via our Facebook page) for people to tell us some cheery, amusing anecdotes. We needed some happy tales to remind us how much joy and laughter a greyhound pet can give you.

We received some lovely, heart warming and funny anecdotes. The following are a few selected extracts which we hope you will enjoy reading as much as we did:

Alexis wrote: “DJ gets over excited when you walk in and he nibbles your bum! He also pokes you with his foot when you open the door to tell you to hurry up!”

Jane wrote: “Jimi let’s me know when the doorbell or phone rings by singing (howling) very loudly!”

Colin wrote: “We were just leaving the house for our morning walk when Bryn, on his lead dived under the bush in the front garden and came out with a fox cub in his mouth. The cub could not have been any older than three weeks, Bryn had it very gently by the scruff of the neck just as its mother would, on telling him to leave Bryn dropped it. The cub ran off under the shrubs appearing to be unarmed. You can imagine the praise I gave him!

Paul wrote: “Ben likes to hold your hand when you first arrive home and he gives you such a lovely greeting. Dodger is completley the opposite, he just stays crashed out in his bed far too comfortable to get up to greet you.”

Angela wrote: “Farran once stuck his head in a garden hedge as we walked past a house and came out with a chicken in his mouth! Cue a Fawlty Towers like debacle with me, my daughter, Farran and the chicken all running around together!”

Anna-Lisa wrote: Shauna (greyhound) and Lottie (terrier) are both very happy together. Always playing, they are great company for each other.

Kevin wrote: “Noo Noo loves laying on the grass in the sun and he is totally immune to loud noises, lawnmowers, fireworks etc. He is definitely the most relaxed, laid-back animal (when not playing) I’ve ever seen. He is an absolute delight, even his habit of playfully stealing things to gain attention is endearing (although my slipper and iphone case will never recover).”

Gillian wrote: “Jack loves to greet you when you come in even if you have only been out for ten minutes, he has this thing where he chatters his teeth; it’s so funny. Polly is very scatty, when she’s in the garden she does leaps and bounds all over the place trying so desperately to get Jack involved. Once Indoors they both go mad, one spinning in one direction and the other in the opposite direction. They’re like a mirror image, apart from their colour. It’s very hard to put down all the lovely and wonderful antics they both get up to, all I can say is its an absolute joy having these two and I just would not want to be without them, they make us laugh every day!”

Kate wrote: “Marge rubs her neck against anyone wearing perfume or cologne until she has some on her too. She doesn’t give up until she’s smelling gorgeous as well!”

Tracy wrote: “Jimmy often slides right off our leather sofas when he is asleep and onto the floor where on arrival he puts up his head long enough to look as if to say “How did I get down here?” He then promptly falls back to sleep! He is very funny whenever he does this and it always makes us smile.”

Congratulations Bran!

The lovely Bran (previously known as Bizzle) has come out of retirement and gone back to work! His training, as a therapy dog, has been completed and Bran now brightens the lives of a care home’s residents on a regular basis. Well done Bran for landing such an important job. He’s one of several fantastic ambassadors for the greyhound breed who are all qualified therapy dogs.

New Photographs:

Bobby now has much more flattering photos on site and our Ellie does as well.

This is the very handsome Bobby. One day we hope to capture Bobby’s “Greyhound Grin” on camera. He grins an awful lot!

 Forthcoming Events:

Sunday 2nd June from 11am until 2pm is our Kennel Open Day.

Saturday 15th June will find our fundraising stall at the North Camp Summer Fayre.

Sunday 16th June is the day of our next scheduled Pet Blood Bank session at the kennels. If you haven’t made your appointment to save up to four canine lives yet, then please call Pet Blood Bank on 01509 232222 and book your dog in to donate blood.

Sunday 23rd June is the Great British Greyhound Walk. Greyhound Lifeline have organised a walk to support this event and it’s being held at the Devil’s Punchbowl, Hindhead, Surrey. Please see our GBGW walk page for full information.There are numerous walks all over the country, so if that one’s isn’t convenient to you then just check out the GBGW web site and perhaps you’ll find one near you. Please note that walks are still being added, so it is worth checking in a few days if you can;t find one near to you at present.

Sunday 7th July we will have a fundraising stall at the Fleet Carnival and dog show.

Saturday 20th July will see us at a Responsible Dog Ownership Show along with a fundraising stall. this event is being held on Zebon Copse, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire.

Saturday 27th July we’ll be at Bark In The Park. This event is being held in Calthorpe Park, Feet, Hampshire and we’ll have a fundraising stall and canine representatives in attendance.

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.

Sponsored Slim:

Fiona, one of our supporters, needs some sponsorship to help motivate her weight loss plan. If you think you might be able to sponsor her then please contact us and we’ll complete your details on a sponsor form for you.

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