Beech Hill House
Witherslack
Grange-over-Sands
Cumbria LA11 6RH
WEB SITE
Dogs welcome, large or small, one or more.
A Greyhound haven!
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The voluntary work Jenny and Stuart started in July 2004 is a memorial to their darling Penny. Without her coming into their lives none of this would have happened.
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VISIT THE BRANCH
by APPOINTMENT
ONLY
Please ring for an appointment
to come and
see the greyhounds and have
a chat. You are most welcome,
but as we run a bed and breakfast
it
is essential you ring and arrange a date and time to visit.
T: 015395 52394
email us
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ADOPTING A
GREYHOUND
When adopting a greyhound the suggested donation is £150.00 which goes towards neutering, inoculations, upkeep etc.
Some people
give a little less, while
others
want to give more. We are quite flexible with this, and with this we provide:
Martingale Collar, Lead,
Muzzle and
4 weeks free
cover with the insurance
company PetPlan
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DOG WALKING
Would you like to become a registered volunteer and walk a Greyhound?
Volunteers offering to
take a
Greyhound for a walk, an afternoon out or a stop-over play
a
very important role here at
the branch.
please contact
Jenny
or Stuart
T: 015395 52394
or email us for more information and
to see how you can help.
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TINS & CARTONS OF
DOG FOOD WANTED
for those in our care until we find them new homes.
(also pilchards in
tomato sauce,
sardines and
tuna in oil, dog biscuits,
Dentastix)
May we thank all who have
donated,
it's much
appreciated.
Please contact
Jenny or Stuart
T: 015395 52394
or email us
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PETS AT HOME
Become a VIP member and nominate Greyhound Trust South Lakes as your chosen charity.
If you nominate our branch as your charity the 'lifelines' you collect each time you make a purchase either in store or on-line will go to our branch.
Each quarter we receive a voucher to the value of the lifelines nominated to our branch which we can spend at the Kendal (Cumbria) Pets at Home store on items needed for the dogs in our care while looking for new homes. Thank you.
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CONTACT
Jenny & Stuart Stott
Beech Hill House
Witherslack
Grange-over-Sands
Cumbria
LA11 6RH
T: 015395 52394
EMAIL
Charity numbers:
269668 & SCO44047
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ABOUT US:
We've had greyhounds since April 1997 and between July 2004 and November 2009 we fostered 82 for Dumfriesshire and Cumbria Greyhound Rescue. During December 2009 we established the SOUTH LAKES branch of the Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT). The Retired Greyhound Trust re-branded it's name to the Greyhound Trust on the 1st June 2017 and we are now the 'Greyhound Trust South Lakes'. Since first starting until the close of this web site on the 31st December 2017 we fostered and rehomed 498 greyhounds. Go to our new branch web site to see everything we've done since the 1st January 2018
Being in the South Lakes we are situated at the southern end of the English Lake District in Cumbria at Witherslack, which is half way between Kendal and Grange-over-Sands. As fosterers it is our passion to help greyhounds through the transition stage from kennels to home life, helping them to adapt to the family way of life and being part of our family until they find their forever homes.
WHY ADOPT A GREYHOUND?
Greyhounds make wonderful pets. They are for life, not just for racing. They all deserve a second chance. Greyhounds are elegent, very intelligent, tend to be laid back,
lazy if given the chance, need little exercise, often just two, half hour walks a day. Greyhounds thrive on love and affection, adapt quickly to the family way of life and make very gentle and loyal pets.
Many thousands of Greyhounds are bred each year in the UK and Ireland and thousands of puppies and youngsters are put to sleep because they don't make the grade for racing. The average age of a Greyhound coming into 'Rescue' is 3 to 4 years old when they are no longer needed. However, the normal life expectancy of a Greyhound is between 12 and 15 years - the longest living of the larger breeds of dog means they have many years ahead of them once they are no longer needed for racing Only a very small percentage are the lucky ones who are re-homed.
TOP TEN REASONS
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Number of
Greyhounds
homed
by
Greyhound Trust
South
Lakes
from
1st July 2004
to
31st December 2017
was 498
To see all the
greyhounds homed
from January 2018 onwards
please
go to our
NEW WEB SITE
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Greyhound Trust
Charity numbers:
269668 & SCO44047
The Donate button allows you to donate online via PayPal to the South Lakes branch Paypal account.
If you prefer you may send
a cheque which must be made payable to:
'GREYHOUND TRUST SOUTH LAKES'
or our bank won't accept it,
and post to this address
All donations are used for the care and re-homing of the greyhounds here at the branch who are looking for homes.
Thank you for your
kindness and
help
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Beech Hill House
GREYHOUND
FRIENDLY
Bed and Breakfast
English Lake District
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Beech Hill House
Witherslack
Nr. Grange-over-Sands
Cumbria
LA11 6RH
Tel: 015395 52394
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DOGS WELCOME
(large or small - one or more)
A Greyhound haven!
Enclosed garden for our
guests and their dogs.
Dog friendly pub
50 yards
along
the road with others
just
a short drive away.
Ideal base for the
Lake District,
Yorkshire Dales and
the South Lakes Furness Peninsulas
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Read the North West Evening Mail article 'Bouquet of the week' when Jenny was nominated by volunteer Nicole Searle.
A big thank you.
25th March 2016
Pallet of food, toys, beds, collars
and leads donated by Pets at Home.
Article about the
branch in the
June 2015 edition of Lancashire Life
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