Sherlock – 18 month old male Lurcher

Sherlock is a very special boy indeed. Just about 18 months old, Sherlock is living in a busy foster home with children, cats, hens et al. and is coping with great aplomb! He is a happy boy, which given his start in life is nothing short of a miracle! We really don’t know the full story of course and no one is going to own up, but he has suffered some trauma, maybe a RTA, that has left him blind in one eye and with an unusual gait. None of this bothers Sherlock who is quite happy with his lot. He has been on fundraisers to meet his public too and thoroughly enjoyed himself!

If you feel you can offer this lad a chance to develop his character further, we would love to hear from you!

Sherlock is being fostered in Cheshire and has been neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

For more information or to discuss offering Sherlock a home please contact -

Sue Coldock 01928 714558
or Victoria Lyon (Ireland) 00353 9496 59276
e-mail : robandtor@utvinternet.com

View our website at:

http://erinhounds.immink.co.uk/index.htm

Amadeus – 3-5 year old male Lurcher

Amadeus, or more affectionately known as Ami is one of the most loving , gentlest and most striking of lurcher boys you could wish to meet .

Ami is a really loving dog , very much family dog orientated or an ideal companion dog for someone. We feel that at some stage in his life Ami has lived in a home previously and he has the most gentlest of nature’s with children , his gentle and loving temperament without question a strong characteristic of Ami’s .

He has been to a couple of fundraising events and his behavious has been exemplary with his fantastic temperament, he just wants affection all the time . He is lovely with children and all other dogs and has potential to live with cats too .
His forte would be as a family pet and would love nothing more than to be back in a home again.

Ami is fully vaccinated, microchipped and will be neutered before rehoming.

For more information or to discuss offering Ami a home please contact -

Sue Coldock 01928 714558
or Victoria Lyon (Ireland) 00353 9496 59276 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              00353 9496 59276      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
e-mail : robandtor@utvinternet.com

View our website at:

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Dee – 4 year old female Greyhound

Dee is a phenomenally happy 4 year old Greyhound girl! She is very friendly, bold, confident and and FUN! She is excellent in her home environment – clean, not destructive at all, has no food or toy aggression issues and plays happily in her foster home with her toys. Dee is also a great traveler when out and about!

She is boisterous and playful, so probably best suited to a home with a larger tolerant dog with similar love of ‘living life to the full’, or as an only dog. She is very keen and still short on manners so ideally Dee needs someone with experience of handling larger dogs and ideally benefit from on going manners training to stimulate her. It is unlikely in that in the near future she could responsibly be off lead in public areas, so will need a reasonable sized secure garden for play time.

Due to her size and fun character, she will not be homed with children younger than teens. If you feel you can offer this striking girl with her fancy socks the opportunity to become a well rounded member of canine society, please do get in touch. She is fully vaccinated, chipped and neutered. Currently being fostered in the Cheshire area.

*September Update*

Now that Dee has had longer to settle and be assessed by her foster Mum, this is what she has to say about her -

Dee has progressed very well in the time she has been in foster care -

- Dee is fine with any breed of large dogs when out and about, she is very confident and self assurred

- She is quiet at night and is used to going into her own crate as she is crate trained now

- She loves playing football and will retrieve balls etc

- She has a lovely new coat coming through now, making her even more beautiful

- She doesn’t counter surf and isn’t overly greedy

- Travels well in the car

- She is not afraid of anything like TV, washng machine, loud noises, crowds etc and has adapted very well to these already!

Dee will need a Sighthound savvy home who is used to the breed and knows what to expect, with some areas needing work on.

Dee’s idea Sighthound savvy home would be -

- Someone with no furries including small dogs, young children or squeaky toys

- Somewhere with a big secure garden as she is pretty agile and very energetic

- Someone who can read body language as she is still learning that she is allowed and can go to the toilet on her walks, that she doesn’t have to wait until she is back

- She will need to be walked on a harness, although she walks very well if she see’s a small furry or low flying furry she will pull half choking herself, so for her own safety for her neck a harness is the best alternative for Dee

- Will need to be left in her crate for any short periods when she is left as she doesn’t understand yet that everything left out is not a toy

- Needs her own space whilst she sleeps

Dee can live alongside another dog but it will depend on their character as Dee can be quite full on. She is currently living with another gentle male greyhound in her foster home and they get on fine.

If you would like to discuss Dee further please do get in touch, all she needs is that chance with a Greyhound savvy home and she will make someone very happy indeed.

* An update from her fosterer*

I took Dee to a charity dog show today and she was fine with all breeds and sizes of dogs. She went in the best rescue class and just lay down ( with a boxer on one side and a rescued English bull terrier on the other side). She perked up when she heard squeaky toys and had a slight grump at a black lab who was trying to wash her face. Overall, I was very pleased with her.

*October Update*

Dee is continuing to mature and show her personality. She loves her football and is a great fun dog, radiates joy, sleeps well at night, loves life, travels well, confident in unfamiliar situations and wants to sample everything life has to offer, fit, intelligent, she isn’t a terribly big greyhound either and in the right home is going to settle easily. She is such a great girl and someone is going to have the dog of a lifetime with her.

*Update February 2011*

My ideal home…………….

Thanks to my fosterer, who has shown me how to behave in a house, the time has come for me to up sticks to a home of my own and make way for other pupils.

My dream home would have a biggish garden with no cats or young children to distract me from my games. Having studied hard at racing school, I am keen to chase small furry things but now enjoy using my athleticism to chase balls or run laps. I am confident and polite to other dogs when out walking and don’t pull (unless a squirrel waves to me!). I like encouraging other dogs to join in games in the garden but some are a bit less interested than I am. If I was to share, it would be with one who would put up with me, although I don’t take offence if told to simmer down! I would be happy to share my life with just a human, as long as they had a sense of humour (and could throw or kick a ball!). Having realised how precious the gift of life is to a greyhound, I believe in joyfully making the most of what life has to offer. I enjoy wombling on my walks and so far have brought home a discarded hat, a pair of socks, 2 potatoes and a banana skin. This is only the beginning and I hope to find some booty with a reward attached for my lucky new owner. I am left for up to 5 hours at a time so I can enjoy peace (and more room on the sofa) which suits me just fine and I love a good night’s sleep. I wouldn’t mind a bungalow because, although upstairs has good views, I have to be carried down because I think descending stairs is scary. My fosterer has learnt how I communicate when I want to play, toilet, be left to sleep or chew a bone and can tell you how to read me so that you don’t have to learn this from scratch when I move in. Saving the best till last……… there are no estate agents involved!

Dee believes in keeping Britain tidy. This morning , on her walk, she gleefully collected up a foil pie tray and the cardboard core of a toilet roll, accidentally dropped by refuse collectors. Her fosterer tried to look encouraging knowing that last October, a greyhound called Angel discovered a collection of stolen antique violin bows worth £100,000 with a reward attached, while being taken for a walk in a park in Ipswich.

Ring Sue on 01928 714558 to arrange a mutual viewing. love from Dee xxx

Bella – 8 year old female Lurcher

Bella is a 8 year old female Lurcher who has earned herself many nicknames since being with her fosterers – all them however are accompanied with a chuckle.

But let’s start at the beginning…

Bella was picked up out of a ditch in a Dublin suburb, plastered in mud and dirt and very, very low. Her good Samaritan took her to a nearby vets. It was evident that she had had puppies only a matter of two or three days earlier. No sign of the puppies who were far too young to survive without her so we would guess they are ‘no more’.

Bella is no spring chicken in years, but be under no illusion that she shows her age! She is a HUGE character, loves life, loves to be busy and ADORES Keith, one of her fosterers, she is only small (by what we are used to!) and we think she is around eight years. She is excellent in the house, in the car and hasn’t put a paw wrong. She would be the most adoring companion.

She is a little strong on the lead so probably best suited either to a male owner or someone looking to downsize from big dogs. Bella also does a good line in jumping so a secure garden and not close to a busy road is an important consideration, she does however only jump out when Keith has left her and goes looking for him. If someone needs a dog to love and to be loved back and wants enjoyment at every turn then Bella is your lady.

*Time for an update on little Bella who is still waiting for her forever home*

Bella has really settled into her foster home now and is as bright as a button, happy and full of zest and a great character. Her foster Mum says – ‘Bella is a real character and would follow you ’till the end of the earth’, she is so loyal, and as she walks, her rump and tail are going in tandem with her tail up in the air like a pole from a dodgem car! She loves playing with a ball and will retrieve’.

This is a pic of her recently at the beach (as you can see she loves playing ball)

Whilst Bella is absolutely fine with children she does select and prefer the company of adults. For this reason we do think she would be best suited to either an adult only home or one which has much older children who won’t demand much from her.

Someone is really missing out on such a lovely and eager to please girl, she is a delight to have in your life, full of spark and joy. Could you be that forever home? if you think you are please do get in touch.

She is vaccinated and will be spayed. Please don’t overlook this lass as she has so much to give. For more information or to discuss offering Bella a home please contact – Sue Coldock 01928 714558 or Victoria Lyon (Ireland) 00353 9496 59276

Valencia – 1 year old female Lurcher

Valencia or Lexi as she is now known is an extremely calm and placid fawn 1 year old Lurcher girl. Lexi is now in a foster home in Cheshire and doing extremely well. We were not sure if she had been in a home before, but it is looking like she may have been.

Lexi will benefit from a calm home where she can be given the time and chance to blossom. She needs to be shown how rewarding the relationship between owner and hound can be, then she will blossom as she comes out of her shell discovering what a great bond she can have with her owner – fun, love and a secure home. Ideally we would like Lexi to be in a home with another dog for company. She is excellent with other dogs but is too interested in small fluffies to be considered with cats.

Although Lexi looks very Greyhound, she is a lurcher and there is a smattering of another breed in her, however she isn’t quite as big as a Greyhound, but more petite.

She is good on the lead and an excellent traveler but can be a little insecure when in surroundings she is new too, this will soon change with time and confidence. Lexi if fit and well and looking for her forever home now. She is fully vaccinated and is due to be spayed this week.

For more information or to discuss offering Lexi a home please contact the rescue directly.