Archive for Northern Greyhound Rescue
For further details regarding adopting a dog from Northern Greyhound Rescue, please telephone 01253 891589 / 07888 726885 or email northerngreyhoundrescue@yahoo.co.uk Dogs in the care of Northern Greyhound Rescue are located in the North West area of England,Lancashire area, however the rescue will home in other areas dependent on a sucessful homecheck.
Comet – 18 month old male Whippet
Comet is a Whippet and is approximately eighteen months old. He came to us from a stray pound after nobody claimed him.
Comet has been in foster for the last few weeks and has settled well. He is fully housetrained and can be left for short periods of time.
He is certainly happier with company be that people or dogs, he would benefit from living with other dogs. He is co existing with another three male dogs and is fine with them, if a little too playful for them at times! He is only a youngster and full of beans and at times needs telling when enough is enough by the other dogs, he loves to play and can be a little ott with it at times!
When he has finished playing, he loves to curl up with the other dogs or at the side of his fosterers on the sofa.He is just starting to come out of himself as he was very poorly with kennel cough when he arrived with us and was a very sad little chap. Comet will make somebody a super friend, he is very affectionate and a smashing little boy.
Comet is vaccinated, neutered, microchipped and flead and wormed. He can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a successful homecheck.
16Jan2012 | Northern Greyhound Rescue | READ MOREPete -7 year old male Whippet Cross
Pete, along with his Mum Millie, were left at a vets as their owner no longer wanted them both. It would be nice to find Pete a home with his Mum, however they are both now in seperate foster homes and are managing without each other. Pete is an absolute sweetheart, if a little lost at the moment but that is understandable as his while life has changed in the last few days.
He goes to his bed when told and is quite happy either curled up in his bed or on his fosterers knee. Pete is in foster with three other dogs without issue so could be homed with other dogs or as an only dog, he isn’t however cat friendly. Pete is also fine with children. The little chap would just like a home where he can can be loved for the rest of his life.
Pete has settled through the night without a problem, is housetrained and travels well. He is a quiet boy and no trouble at all. Pete does have a grade three heart murmur but doesn’t currently need any medication as he is showing no clinical signs. If he did need medication in the future, the rescue would cover the costs for this if need be.
Pete is now neutered, vaccinated, flead and wormed and microchipped. He has also had a dental. He can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
Millie – 10 year old female Bedlington Terrier Cross
Millie, along with her son Pete, were left at a vets as their owner no longer wanted them both. It would be nice to find Millie a home with her son, however they are both now in seperate foster homes and are managing without each other. Millie is a sweetheart and acts a lot younger than her age and likes to play with the other dogs in her foster home. She could be homed as an only dog or with other dogs.
Millie is obedient and goes to her bed when told and settles well over night. She travels well, is housetrained and is fine with children. Millie would dearly love a home to call her own and one where she will be loved in her twilight years.
Millie is spayed, vaccinated, flead and wormed and microchipped. She has also had a dental as her mouth was in an appalling state when she came into our care. She can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
Pippa – 1 year old female Whippet
Pippa is a twelve month old Whippet. She came into our care after her owners could no longer keep her after having been passed round homes before that.
Pippa is currently in foster with six more hounds, both male and female without issue. She is housetrained, travels well and her recall is perfect. She is a sweet girl who is very loving and she just wants a home to call her own, and one where she can stay this time. Pippa does have some seperation anxiety and so needs somebody around all or or most of the time to continue working with this.
There has been a definite improvement in this whilst with us, but she can still be vocal at times and moving to a new home may cause her to feel insecure again. With time and patience this can be worked with and she will make someone a loyal and affectionate friend.
Pippa is spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and flead and wormed. She can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
5Jan2012 | Northern Greyhound Rescue | READ MOREMaggie – 7 year old female Lurcher
Maggie is a seven year old Lurcher. She came to us after her owner of six years could no longer keep her. She has been passed around since then, spending time at another home kennelled with other dogs and then put into boarding kennels before arriving with us. Maggie is understandably fed up and wondering what’s happened to the life she was used to.
She is a lovely sweet girl and just wants the simple things in love, somebody who will finally love her and give her the security she craves and a warm bed and company. Maggie loves human company and to be stroked, she would be quite happy as an only dog or with a quieter male dog for company. She has been a little worried by some of the more confident dogs she has met, we’re assuming this is down to bad experiences prior to her coming to us, but on the whole she is quite playful with most dogs.
Maggie has also been worried by a couple of men she’s met whilst in our care, again we think is down to past experiences however, with gentle strokes and knowing everything is okay, she has come around quickly and enjoyed their attention.
Maggie walks well on the lead but is not cat friendly. She is housetrained and will settle overnight by herself. She can be left at home for a few hours without a problem and enjoys travelling and settles down well on car journeys. This little lady has been through the mill and been passed around before coming into our care. All she wants is a home where she can stay for good and one where she will be loved.
Maggie is vaccinated, spayed, microchipped and flead and wormed. She can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
Albie – 5 month old male Lurcher
Albie meaning ‘Noble and Famous’ is a five month old Lurcher pup. Albie was abandoned and nobody claimed him so he came into our care. Albie is a very bright puppy and can soon get into typical puppy mischief! Everybody who meets Albie immediately falls in love, he has oodles of charisma and charm and is a very happy and affectionate little chap.
Albie certainly needs a home where he can exercise his brain as well as his body. We would ask anybody looking to adopt him to take him to puppy training classes to keep both his mind active and to continue with socialisation and training to ensure he turns into a well rounded and well mannered adult.
Albie is currently in foster with five other hounds, both male and female. he loves to run about and play with the other hounds, he can be boisterous at play but does listen when the older dogs tell him off. He is exceedingly clever and willing to learn and does pick things up he’s taught very easily. Albie is housetrained, he has had a couple of accidents whilst in foster however, his fosterer says on both occasions it has been her fault rather than Albie’s when she hasn’t let him out in time. His fosterer describes him as a lovely little chap who brightens her day, it’s hard not to smile with Albie around!
Albie’s ideal home would be with other hounds or dogs he can run and play with and a family who are around all, or most of the time as he is a puppy. He is growing at a rate of knots and is going to be quite a big boy as he matures.
Albie is microchipped, vaccinated, flead and wormed. Albie is not yet neutered but at the age of approximately nine months this must be done and confirmation will be required that he has been neutered as stated in our adoption agreement. He can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
4Dec2011 | Northern Greyhound Rescue | READ MORECharlie – 4 year old male Greyhound
Charlie is a four year old ex racing Greyhound. He came to us after sustaining an injury to his leg muscle meaning he could no longer run as a racing dog. Charlie is currently in kennels and would dearly love either a foster or permanent home to call his own. He is quite a big chap, weighing nearly forty kilos at racing weight but he is a delightful boy both with people and other dogs, he adores other Greyhounds, particularly lady Greyhounds! Initially when he comes out of kennels he can be bouncy, but he does settle down and even though he is a big chap, he isn’t a problem to walk on the lead. Anybody wishing to adopt him, must keep him on the lead for the next six months due to the Gracilis muscle injury he sustained. Longer lead walks and regular exercise to keep the muscle supple will enable the muscle to fully heal, after the six months he can be slowly introduced to off lead exercise again.
Charlie is fine with other dogs both big and small but is not cat or small furry friendly. He loves his food and just wants a comfy sofa to retire on. Charlie is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and flead and wormed. He can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
Poppy – 4 year old female Greyhound
Poppy is a four year old Greyhound. She had a very brief racing career and lived in a home for around eighteen months prior to arriving in our care. Poppy was a quiet dog at first and quite reserved when it came to people. Now she knows she is safe, her personality is developing by the day and being a typical Greyhound, she loves to be fussed and is turning into a lovely little lady. She is currently in foster with four whippets, both male and female and a five month old lurcher pup without any issues. Her fosterer describes her as the easiest dog to have in the house, clean from the first day and very well behaved. She settles by herself if her fosterer goes out and sleeps well overnight.
Poppy is able to go off lead in sensible places, but she is a keen dog and will run after furries so care must be taken when she is let off lead, it must be a suitable, safe place. Off lead must only be done after a couple of months when Poppy has become settled with her new owners. Her lead walking manners at first showed she may not have been lead walked much, but she has learnt fast and isn’t a problem on the lead now unless she sees a cat for example and she can become quite excitable in a typical Sighthound way!
Poppy would live quite happily as an only dog or with other canine company. She just wants to be warm, comfortable and fed and would dearly love a home to call her own before Christmas. Poppy is vaccinated, microchipped, flead and wormed. She recently came into season so can’t be spayed as yet so she will have to come back to our vets, or an appointment made at a vets local to her adopters when she can be spayed. The rescue will cover her spay costs.
Poppy can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a succesful homecheck.
4Dec2011 | Northern Greyhound Rescue | READ MOREFly – 3 year old male Lurcher
Fly is a lurcher and is approximately three years old. He came to us from a stray pound, nobody claimed him and he came into our care. Fly is an absolute sweetheart and a delight to have around. He is quite a shy boy and is very gentle and exceedingly loving. He adores being around his people. We think Fly would like a quieter home with adults/older children as he does like to have quiet time when he’s tired, he doesn’t like raised voices, we presume because of bad experiences prior to him coming to us.
Fly is a typical hound, he’s quite a lazy boy and likes to sleep most of the day but does love his walks. He is housetrained, being virtually clean from the first day – he just had a couple of accidents overnight the first two nights and has been clean since. He was at first quite wary of the other dogs in his foster home, two more male lurchers and a male collie, but his confidence has come on in leaps and bounds and he’s just starting to play. He would do well as an only dog or with a quieter gentle companion as he is a little worried by boisterous dogs and tends to just sit it out if the play gets rougher or noisy.
He is quite a different boy offlead, and loves to belt around full speed and do gorgeous little tigger bounces when he gets giddy! His recall is superb, he comes back to whistle and doesn’t go far away from his person. He absolutely loves playing chase with other hounds. Fly also loves toys, something he has discovered since going into foster and will quite happily play with balls and soft toys on his own, although he like the toys to be thrown or tossed even more! He is incredibly obedient and dying to please so we think that he’d really enjoy agility or the likes.
Fly has proved fine to be left for short lengths of time & he loves travelling in the car. Fly is neutered, vaccinated, flead and wormed and microchipped. He can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a successful homecheck.
Red – 7-8 year old male Lurcher
Red is approximately seven to eight years old and is a rough coated lurcher. He came to us as he was no longer wanted and was very timid and quiet on arrival. In his previous home, he lived both indoors and outdoors and had been used to just sleeping on newspaper and concrete, he hadn’t been given a name of his own by his previous owners.
Red has come on amazingly in the month he has been with us but can still be timid around people he doesn’t know. It took around two weeks before he wagged his tail and for him to stop cowering when we went to put his lead on or stroke him, he hasn’t had a brilliant past obviously. He is currently in kennels and we are now greeted by a waggy, happy boy, he has settled and knows he is safe now. He really is a sweet boy who just wants plenty of love, cuddles and a comfy bed and warmth to live out his twilight years. With the cold weather coming, he really needs to be out of kennels and in a warm, loving home.
Red has arthritis in his hips and knees and we are giving him joint supplements to help with this, in the future he may have to have anti-inflamatory medication for his joints, however the rescue will cover costs for this for the rest of his life. The arthritis doesn’t prevent him from walking, he is a sprightly chap when out walking and walks well on the lead. Red travels well, but prefers to sit on the back seat of the car rather than be put in a boot. We put this down to the fact he was brought to us literally shut in a boot so he couldn’t see, he was in the dark and confined and was obviously frightened by the experience.
Red has been fine with all other dogs he has met and could live as an only dog or with another dog or dogs. He has been neutered, had a dental and is vaccinated, flead and wormed and microchipped. He can be homed both locally and nationally dependent on a successful homecheck.
18Oct2011 | Northern Greyhound Rescue | READ MORE
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