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
Brave (Wicklow Brave) Homed
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 slowly 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.
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 but soon calms down. He loves fuss and attention and enjoys his cuddles.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Gerry please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
King (Pharoh King) Homed
Birthday – 3rd June 2017
King is a lovely boy who enjoys his walks. He is very affectionate and will often stop walking to have a quick cuddle!
For more information, or if you’d like to visit King please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Moo (Our Mate Moo)
Birthday – 2nd September 2017
Moo is a lovely black boy who loves people and enjoys being in the thick of things.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Moo please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Connolly (Connolly Express)
Birthday – 15th September 2015
Connolly is a wonderful laid back boy. How can you resist those eyes? We will update his description as we get to know him.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Connolly please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Lenny (Not So Lento)
Birthday – 15th October 2016
Sweet Lenny can be a bit hesitant when he first meets you. Once he gets to know you he is very affectionate. He walks very well on the lead.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Lenny please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Ryder (ChopChop Ryder)
Birthday – 30th July 2016
Ryder is a lovely confident black boy. We will update his description as we get to know him.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Ryder please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Biff (Ballintemple Fly)
Birthday – 24th March 2017
Biff is a friendly laid back boy. We will update his description as we get to know him.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Biff please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Duke (Rossestown Duke)
Birthday – 10th May 2017
Duke is a happy boy. He is a little bouncy at the start of his walk but soon settles down. He will make a wonderful pet.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Duke please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Dazzler (TBA) Reserved
Birthday – TBA
The phrase ‘gentle giant’ springs to mind with Dazzler! He is a big boy but very sweet and gentle. He isn’t very sure of himself and would benefit from being homed with another dog to give him some confidence.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Dazzler please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Hugo (Hot on Heels) Reserved
Birthday – 18th May 2017
Hugo is a lovely dark brindle boy. He is quite laid back and will let you know when he needs a fuss.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Hugo please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Crusader (Crusader)
Birthday – 12th October 2016
Crusader is a wonderful lively boy who likes to get into everything. He loves a fuss and his tail does not stop wagging.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Crusader please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Meet our Girls
Havanah (Dreams of Havana)
Birthday – 1st October 2015
Havana is a very friendly girl who loves a fuss. She walks well on the lead and will make someone a wonderful pet.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Havana please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Roxy (Ballyfinn Roxy) Homed
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.
Mindy (Autumn Mindy) Homed
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 and affectionate.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Mindy please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Ally (Cooleagh Ally) Homed
Birthday – 14th June 2016
Ally is a is a lovely black girl who would suit most home environments.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Ally please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Lady (Moig Lady) Homed
Birthday – 16th July 2017
Lady is an affectionate girl who walks nicely on the lead.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Lady please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Aero (Steeple Rd Aero)
Birthday – 1st April 2017
Aero is a lively confident black girl sure to steal your heart. She can be quite strong on the lead when something needs investigating but everything stops for an ear rub.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Aero please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Dawn (Millmount Dawn) Homed
Birthday – August 2016
Dawn is a stunning brindle girl. She is very calm and laid back. We’ll update her description as we get to know her.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Dawn please call us on 07852 734958 or contact us.
Diva (TBA) Reserved
Birthday – TBA
Diva is an outgoing brindle girl. She loves everyone and enjoys being the center of attention.
For more information, or if you’d like to visit Diva 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