We home greyhounds throughout Essex. We have an experienced, knowledgeable team who will help find the right dog for you! All of our greyhounds are neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated, wormed, treated for fleas and come with 4 weeks’ free insurance with Petplan for your peace of mind.
Meet our boys
Coco (Coco Jet)
Birthday – 7th November 2015
Jet is a happy hound and loves attention. He will make a someone a great pet.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Jet please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Westie (Archaton West)
Birthday – 1st April 2012
One of the more mature greyhounds in the kennels, Westie is eight years old. Easy to see when he is happy or excited, his teeth chatter away in an endearing way. He can be so excited to be out and about he sometimes forgets his manners and pulls a little but he is getting better with this all the time. Westie gets on well with a girl greyhound though he’s be just as happy having a bed all to himself. He is not small furry friendly.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Westie please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Star (Piemans Star) Homed
Birthday – 5th May 2017
Star is a lovely confident blue boy. He is very engaging and will make a wonderful pet.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Star please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Brave (Wicklow Brave)
Birthday – January 2017
Brave is a big, beautiful brindle boy. He loves his walks and enjoys a fuss. He likes company so will need a home where the owner can gradual build up the amount of time he is left on his own.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Brave please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Harry (Elwick Harrier) Homed
Birthday – 15th July 2012
Harry is a lovely black boy. We will update his description as we get to know him.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Harry please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Gerry (Parkgate Ger)
Birthday – 8th March 2015
Gerry is a big, lively boy. He is friendly, happy and enjoys his walks. He can be strong on the lead, especially at the beginning of a walk!
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Gerry please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Tony (Outdoor Mystory) Homed
Birthday – 25th May 2016
Tony isa happy black boy. We will update his description as we get to know him.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Tony please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Will (Thatll Do Now) Homed
Birthday – 1st July 2017
Will is a striking blue brindle boy. he is quite shy when he first meets you but soon comes out of his shell. We will update his description as we get to know him.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Will please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Bertie (Benro Bertie)
Birthday – 22nd September 2015
Bertie is a lovely boy. He can be fairly strong on the lead, but soon settles down. Although he comes across as a big, confident boy he can find some aspects of life outside the kennels a little worrying. Ideally he’d like an owner with the patience to help him adjust and learn to accept being on his own for gradually increasing periods. He wouldn’t be suitable for homing with small furries.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Bertie please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Henry (Suirview Henry)
Birthday – 9th October 2016
Whatever Henry is on, we’d love to bottle it and sell it. He is a lovely friendly boy and everything is an adventure to him. He’d be a smashing dog for an active family, possibly with older children, as smaller children may well be knocked over by his ever-wagging tail!
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Henry please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Cracker (Cracksman)
Birthday – 6th September 2016
Cracker really is a cracker. He’s a friendly, handsome black boy who enjoys his walks and cuddles.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Cracker please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Hope (Swabys Hope)
Birthday – 1st July 2016
Hope is a lovely laid back black boy. He’s a gentle soul who walks nicely on the lead. He was briefly in a home but was not able to cope with a steep narrow staircase. He is able to do steps outside which are more open.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Hope please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Meet our Girls
Flash (Lavan Flash) Homed
Birthday – 12th February 2016
Flash is a lovely confident black and white girl. She likes to be in the middle of everything and is not slow in coming forward for attention. She loves her cuddles and is very affectionate. Flash would need to be the only pet in the home as she’s not keen on other dogs
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Flash please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Beela (Beela Meauldpal) Homed
Birthday – 24th April 2016
Beela is a black girl. We will update her description when we get to know her better.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Beela please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Freya (Menlo Fiddler) Homed
Birthday – 17th September 2017
Freya is a small affectionate black girl. She walks nicely on the lead and is a has a calm nature. She was homed briefly and returned through no fault of her own. If you would like to give this lovely hound a second chance please contact us.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Freya please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Roxy (Ballyfinn Roxy)
Birthday – 21st December 2014
Roxy’s a a lovely girl. She is very friendly and affectionate and would make a smashing pet.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Roxy please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Saffy (Crook’s Saffron)
Birthday – 18th November 2012
Saffy is a older girl who has been with her trainers care since retiring and would now like a cosy bed. She is a new arrival at our kennels and we will update her description as we get to know her.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Saffy please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Mindy (Autumn Mindy)
Birthday – 10th July 2014
Mindy is a quiet, well mannered girl who walks nicely on the lead. She can be a little shy at first but once she overcomes this she is sweet an affectionate.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Mindy please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Rose (Leamaneigh Rose) Homed
Birthday – 11th June 2011
Rose is a new arrival at our kennels. We will update her description as we get to know her.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Rose please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Jess (Mags Jess) Homed
Birthday – 4th September 2015
Jess is a new arrival at our kennels. We will update her description as we get to know her.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Jess please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Molly (Oneco Molly)
Birthday – 11th May 2015
Molly is a happy, lively girl who should fit well into most home situations.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Molly please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Chelsey (Chelseys Star)
Birthday – 4th January 2017
Chelsey is one of our quieter girls. She’s very gentle and walks nicely on the lead.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Chelsey please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Rue (Cracking Rue)
Birthday – 11th July 2015
Rue was in a home briefly and was returned to us through no fault of her own. If you would like to give her a second chance make an appointment to come and see her. Rue wouldn’t be suitable for homing with small furries. She’s sweet and affectionate and walks nicely on the lead.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Rue please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Roxy II (Knockmount Roxy)
Birthday – 1st June 2013
Roxy has spent several years in a home but was returned through no fault of her own. Her white face makes her look older than she is, but she’s a lovely lively girl who should fit in with most households.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Roxy please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Chappy (Bumblebee Chappy) Reserved
Birthday – 17th September 2017
Chappy has just arrived in our kennels. We will update her description as we get to know her.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Chappy please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Vixen (Gurtnacrehyvixen)
Birthday – 15 October 2018
Vixen has just arrived in our kennels. She’s sweet and affectionate. As she’s a youngster she’s quite lively and will make a lovely pet.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Vixen please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Townie (Ionic Townie) Homed
Birthday – 27th July 2018
Townie has just arrived in our kennels. We will update her description as we get to know her.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Townie please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Small Furries
Someone once told me that for every 100 ex racing greyhounds, 10 will settle happily with a cat without batting an eyelid, 10 will never be able to live with a cat and the rest are somewhere in between – it will depend on the dog, the cat and the amount of training an owner is willing to do. It’s a pretty good rule of thumb – the only problem is deciding which dogs fit into which category! Obviously the calmer ones are the first choice, but we never know for sure until they have met the cat or small dog in question.
If you have a cat we will introduce you to the dogs we think are most likely to settle with a cat. We will then bring the dog with us when we do your home check. That makes the process more individual – we need to know how the dog gets on with your cat, not someone else’s. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WE ARE UNABLE TO BRING DOGS TO YOUR HOME, SO REGRETFULLY WE CANNOT OFFER ANY DOGS AS BEING CAT TRAINABLE AT THE CURRENT TIME
With other dogs the process is similar but we’d ask you to bring your dog to the kennels, or meet up somewhere to introduce them.
Needless to say, our dogs will be on lead and safely muzzled during this process!
Sometimes on our dog descriptions you will see that we mention they are not suitable for homing with small furries. This just means that they’ve been through the above process and had a strong reaction. It doesn’t make any difference to their general suitability as a pet.
“Returned Through No Fault of His/Her Own”
One of our volunteers recently asked why we don’t expand on this in our descriptions. Although most of re-homings are successful, occasionally dogs are returned to us. There are a variety of reasons for this – illness, bereavement, family breakup, general change in life circumstances. Sometimes people haven’t researched the breed, or they haven’t thought through all that owning a dog entails. Very occasionally there are behavioural difficulties which the owner is unable to overcome. We don’t think it is fair to previous owners to go into details on a public website but we will always be happy to discuss the reason for a dog’s return with you on a one to one basis.
“Unsuitable For Homing With Children Under The Age Of….”
Our homing policies are flexible and we have no age limit at either end of the scale, although if you have new born twins and a lively toddler we’d probably suggest waiting for a couple of years! If the phrase above appears in one of the descriptions it’s usually because the dog is big and boisterous and could inadvertently hurt or scare a young child while playing. We are flexible on this – if it says “under the age of 8” and you have a confident 6/7 year old who’s used to large dogs then there shouldn’t be a problem. Occasionally we have a very shy or nervous dog who wouldn’t be happy in a household with young children