Beech Hill House
WEB SITE
Quality
Bed & Breakfast
in the
English Lake District.
(Certificate of Excellence - 7th year).
Dogs welcome, large or small, one or more.
A Greyhound haven!
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GREYHOUND BOOK
Caring for my Rescued Greyhound
by
Jenny Stott
£10.00
plus p & p
71 pages of useful tips and
information about looking
after your Greyhound
T:
015395 52394
to purchase
using a
credit/debit card
or
BUY ON-LINE
using PayPal
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Greyhounds in long-term fosterer homes: |
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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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RECYCLING COLLECTION
Please help us raise funds by sending us or bringing us the following items: JEWELLERY (unwanted gold & silver including damaged items, costume jewellery, watches). CURRENCIES & COINS (banknotes & coins, any currency UK or foreign of any age, even outdated & unchangeable currency). STAMPS (loose & single stamps, albums, first day covers & presentation packs, collections, postcards). MOBILE PHONES, CAMERAS & GADGETS (including broken or damaged) (mobile phones, video cameras, old film cameras, SLR's & lenses, digital cameras, Sat Navs, Game cnsoles, games & accessories, Ipods, MP3 Players, Laptops & Tablet computers)
NO ink, toner cartridges, home phones, fax machines, DVD players, printers, kitchen appliances or personal grooming items.
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Some of the Greyhounds
Re-Homed
since July 2004 |
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SOUTH
LAKES
GREYHOUND
TRUST
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Charity no. 269668 & SC044047 |
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FOSTERING & RE-HOMING GREYHOUNDS FOR THE
GREYHOUND TRUST
Greyhound
Rescue
in Cumbria and
the South Lakes
LATEST NEWS
On the 1st June 2017 the Retired Greyhound Trust's
name was changed to Greyhound Trust
VISIT OUR STAND
AT
MALHAM SHOW IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES
SATURDAY 26TH AUGUST 2017
SEE THE GREYHOUNDS, ITEMS FOR SALE & TOMBOLA
Malham Show
The Show is easy to find just head for Malham, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire
BD23 4DA
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Greyhounds available for adoption
If you would like to discuss any of the greyhounds looking for
a home
in
more
detail please telephone 015395 52394 or EMAIL me
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Romeo |
| Romeo is a lovely black ex-racing greyhound who walks nicely on the lead and is okay with other dogs. He's a 'smiler', wags his tail in large circles when he's happy and is a very loveable and affectionate lad. When he first arrived he was uncertain of loud or unusual noises. These spooked him and he would try and get away. For people with balance issues this was a problem. Having been with us a while now and exposed to all kinds of environments he appears to have overcome his fears and is getting better all the time. |
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Romeo has a really lovely affectionate nature and will come for a cuddle and stroke. He is house trained, neutered, inoculated, microchipped and travels well in a car.
REHOMED: Friday 28th July |
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Rose
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Rose is a stunning black ex-racing greyhound who was born in April 2013 she weighs about 28kg. We've been told she is a very friendly girl who is full of life, is okay with other greyhounds and while out walking in the park she ignores other breeds of dogs who may be around. She is inoculated, microchipped and shortly to be spayed. She walks okay on the lead and travels well in a car.
REHOMED: Monday 17th July
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Maeve is a small white and bindle ex-racing greyhound who was born on the 5th July 2012. She weighs about 21 kg. and is okay around other breeds of dogs, has no issues, is good on the lead and travels well in a car.
Maeve was rehomed on the 12th March 2017 and was settling in well, but sadly came back to us on the 7th July 2017 because of her owners decline in health.
REHOMED: Wednesday 2nd August
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Anna is a black female ex-racing greyhound who is house trained, spayed, inoculated and microchipped.
Anna is a beautiful, playful and friendly girl who is cat trainable, loves taking things to her bed and is a bit of a thief so its a case of not leaving things around at the moment or its gone. Although she is getting better. Some things unfortunately she will chew and this we are teaching her isn't acceptable. We are sure with the training we are doing with her and given time once the 'penny has dropped' this need will stop. - Can you help us find her a new home?
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Bugsy
(now called Barney)
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Bugsy is a quiet, quite shy black ex-racing greyhound who was born on the 1st November 2011 and weighs 25 kg. He comes for cuddles and looks rather sad at times which we believe is because he needs a dental. Once his mouth has been sorted he will be able to eat better and be much happier without the constant pain. He has the kind of nature that makes you want to cuddle and look after him. what a lovely lad.
Bugsy is house trained, neutered, inoculated, microchipped, and soon to have a dental. He walks lovely on the lead, travels well in a car and ignores other breeds of dogs while out walking.
REHOMED: Saturday 12th August
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Bess
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Bess is a 2 ½ years old blue greyhound who weighs about 23kg. Although she’s got earmarks she has no racing name because she's only been a pet, not trained for racing.
She’s okay on the lead.
Loves to chase a ball and plays with a Jack Russell who she bowls over if he gets too giddy with her - as females do !!.
Bess is full of fun, full of life and loves running into water especially the sea.
REHOMED: Friday 11th August
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Sonny
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Sonny is a black and white ex-racing greyhound who is between 4 and 5 years old. He weighs about 35 kg.
Sonny is used to being around a terrier, is okay on the lead, travels well in a car, okay with other breeds of dogs while out walking, likes to get out and about and loves attention - Can you help us find him a new home?
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Charlie is a black ex-racing greyhound whose lived in a home for the last 4 years or so. He has come to us because of a change in his current owners circumstances.
Charlie is house trained, is due his booster inoculation in October and is due to be neutered shortly. When out walking he walks nicely by your side and is okay with other breeds of dogs with the exception of Huskies. His previous owner isn't quite sure why but he's not keen on them and will bark at them. He's good with children and travels well in a car.
REHOMED: Thursday 17th August
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Billy is a handsome brindle ex-racing greyhound who was born on the 24th July 2014. He has a lovely nature, is house trained, neutered, inoculated and microchipped. He's a very calm, loving dog who walks nicely on the lead and travels well in a car. - Can you help us find him a new home?
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Pearl
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Pearl is a beautiful white and black ex-racing greyhound who travels well in a car. - Can you help us find her a new home?
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Barney
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Barney is one of Becky's pups who showed no interest in racing. He is black and was born on the 17th October 2015. He's a lovely dog and was inoculated on the 19th March 2017.
RESERVED
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Greyhounds available for adoption.
These are still with their owners or trainers
waiting a space to come here, but if you wish to
adopt one he/she can be brought here for you.
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George
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George is a black ex-racing greyhound who was born in August 2011 and who is coming here shortly. His nature is that of Ben who we rehomed in that he is very quiet and loves a cuddle and a fuss. He weighs 35 kg. - Can you help us find him a new home?
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Bobby
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Bobby is a 30kg. black ex-racing greyhound who broke his tibia and is undergoing recovery at the moment. He will be coming here shortly.
Born in September 2014 he is a quiet, placid dog who is very friendly and okay with children. - Can you help us find him a new home?
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Teddy
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Teddy is a blue ex-racing greyhound who is coming here shortly. He weighs about 34 kg and from what we've been told he can sometimes be a bit enthusiastic going for walks, really wants to be friends, is a bit of a handfull at times and likes to lick you. - Can you help us find him a new home?
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King
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King is a black ex-racing greyhound who is coming here shortly. He was born on the 10th August 2010 and weighs 32.66 kg.
As a pup King fell on hard times and was sleeping on concrete. When his current owner/trainer heard about him and the condition he was in he immediately acquired King. King was covered in weeping sores and had no hair on his body apart a line down his back.
King is now
fit and well but the hair on his back end won't come back because the hair folicals are ruined. We've been told he travels well, has a bit of a boisterous nature and pulls a bit on the lead but he's fine with children. - Can you help us find him a new home?
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Laddy
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Laddy is a very shy rather leggy black ex-racing greyhound who is coming here shortly. He's about 3 years old, weighs 34 kg. okay on the lead but needs a bit of time to get used to you, we've been told if you give him a week or two he will then be okay. - Can you help us find him a new home?
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Sabrina
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Sabrina is Sonya's litter sister and their previous owner/trainer say they are as different as 'chalk and cheese' so she is very very confident and outgoing.
She is a lovely white and black ex-racing
greyhound who was born on the 6th January 2012 and who is coming here shortly. - Can you help us find her a new home?
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Paddy
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Paddy is a black ex-racing greyhound who is coming here shortly. Born in December 2012 he weighs 34kg. From what we've been told he's a very intelligent dog who shows no interest in other dogs, eats well and is in a good condition but is slightly bald on his back end.
Paddy is a nice dog who walks okay on the lead and travels well in a car.
- Can you help us find him a new home?
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Diva
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Diva is a black female greyhound who was born in February 2015 and who is coming here shortly. She weighs 30 kg. and her inoculations are up to date.
Diva only has half a tail because she damaged it by wagging it too much in the kennel - she's a happy girl. - Can you help us find her a new home?
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Another greyhound is coming here shortly. - Can you help us find him or her a new home?
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If you see a Greyhound listed above as waiting to come in here no longer listed, it is
because
the
dog
has either been re-homed direct by it's owner or
trainer
or, because
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IN MEMORIUM
Sadly during 2017 we saw the passing away of Alfie, Donna, Rebel, Tyler (Cuill), Sly, Owen, Tam, Eugene, Lennie, Breeze, Charlie, Joey,
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Dogs in long-term foster homes |
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BECKY IS IN A LONG-TERM FOSTER HOME with Beckham another greyhound. Becky is a beautiful fawn brindle ex-racing greyhound who was born on the 2nd May 2004.
Becky lived with an elderly gentleman for a few months, but was sadly returned to 'Rescue' because of the deterioration of her owner's health.
Becky went to her long-term foster home on Tuesday 18th November 2014 where she will be loved and cared for during her twilight years. |
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PEARLY IS IN A LONG-TERM FOSTER HOME
He
was re-homed in August 2011, but because of his owner's passing away he came back to us. Pearly is a happy lad who weighs 27.10k .
Pearly suffers from kidney problems and went to his long-term foster home with Julia and her family on Monday 1st August 2016. Here he will stay and be loved and cared for during his twilight years.
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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 branchof the Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT). We have now fostered and re-homed in excess of 400 greyhounds.
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. The voluntary work we do is a memorial to our darling Penny.
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
FOR ADOPTING A GREYHOUND |
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Some of our Greyhounds
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Bobby (light brindle - front right) with his brothers and sisters
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| If any of the information on my pages seem a bit fragmented and not up to date I apologize - its because I am very busy and a bit behind so please bear with me and in time I will catch up. |
Donations
Received:
A big thank you to:
2 small bags Burns dog food donated by a friend of Iain Greenwood.
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Small bag of dog food from Debbie Foord
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£39.00 VIP quarterly donation from Pets at Home.
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A carrier bag of tinned pilchards, sardines etc from the lady who handed it to a volunteer at the August monthly walk.
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Anne Lane for her £15.00 donation from work
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Pets at Home for the pallet of rawhide chews and other treats
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£50.00 donation from Susan Smith in memory of her husband
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Site updated - 17th August 2017
Information added to Charlie's page
Site updated - 14th August 2017
Information added to Star's page
Site updated - 2nd August 2017
Information added to Pearly's page
Site updated - 12th July 2017
Information added to Millie's page
Site updated - 10th July 2017
Information added to Becky's page
Site updated - 3rd July 2017
Information added to Becky's page
Site updated - 1st July 2017
Information added to Millie's page
Site updated - 28th June 2017
Information added to Millie's page
Site updated - 27th June 2017
Information added to Legend's page
Site updated - 21st June 2017
Information added to Dino's page
Site updated - 13th June 2017
Information added to Lena's page
Site updated - 10th June 2017
Information added to Belle's page
Site updated - 24th May 2017
Information added to Pearly's page
Information added to Seve's page
Information added to Abbie's page
Site updated - 22nd May 2017
Information added to Ned's page
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JENNY & STUART'S
CURRENT
GREYHOUNDS
Lena came into our lives
on the 23rd May 2013.
Not
quite 2 years old she
didn't
make the grade for racing,
but she raced
headlong
into our
hearts
and home.
Star came into our lives
on the 18th October 2015.
When our
4 month old grand daughter cried for her bottle, he
came over and rested his head
on her shoulder and within a minute she was calm.
It sealed
his
future with us.
Robbie was here a year before being adopted. His new owners lost confidence after he was hurt by 2 off lead terriers. He came back and became the newest member of our family.
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VISIT US
by
APPOINTMENT
ONLY PLEASE
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 beforehand.
T: 015395 52394
email us
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The South Lakes
branch
Animal Ambulance
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Number of Greyhounds
re-homed
by
South
Lakes
Greyhound Trust
46 re-homed so far in 2017
(64 re-homed in 2016)
[it's not the number, but the quality of home that counts,
but we thought you might
like to know!]
Since starting in
July
2004 we've re-homed
472 Greyhounds.
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Greyhound Trust
Charity numbers:
269668 & SCO44047
If you prefer you may send
a cheque
made payable to:
SOUTH LAKES GREYHOUND TRUST
and post to this address
All donations received go to
caring
for and finding
homes
for
unwanted Greyhounds.
Thank you for your help
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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.
With this we provide:
Martingale Collar, Lead,
Muzzle and
4 weeks free
cover with the insurance
company PetPlan
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to include your email address on our list for our information emails about fundraising events, monthly walks, awareness meetings
and events.
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South Lakes
Greyhound Trust
monthly
Greyhound Walks
The aim of the monthly walks are for greyhound owners to meet others in the area and to promote the breed as the amazing pets we all love. When we all walk as a group hopefully people will stop to talk to us and learn about these amazing dogs. Please come along, have fun and help more greyhounds find their forever homes.
SEPTEMBER 2017
Sunday 10th September 2017
Arnside
11:00 hours
(starting point and route to be confirmed)
OCTOBER 2017
Sunday 8th October 2017
11:00 hours
(Location and starting point and route to be confirmed)
JUNE 2018
Sunday 10th June 2018
Great Global Greyhound Walk
(Location,starting point and time to be confirmed)
View details and pictures
of earlier walks
Please contact
Emily
M: 07739 015278
or view
'greyhound trust south lakes monthly walk'
on Facebook or my page (Jenny Stott) for more information.
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DOG WALKING
Would you like to 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 telephone:
Jenny (015395 52394)
to see how you can help.
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PETS AT HOME
Become a
VIP CLUB MEMBER
and nominate
South Lakes Branch
Retired Greyhound Trust
as your chosen charity
Collect 'lifelines' each time you make a purchase either in store or on-line for our branch to benefit. We receive a voucher each quarter to spend at our local Pets at Home store in Kendal (Cumbria) for the dogs in our care.
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Beech Hill House
B & B
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
web site / Email us |
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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 stop-over and base for the
Lake District,
Yorkshire Dales and
the South Lakes Furness Peninsulas
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ARE YOU ABLE TO FOSTER A
GREYHOUND
FOR US?
Fosterers are a valuable part of
greyhound rescue in that another
greyhound is
living life away from
the kennels and taking the first
steps to getting used to
the family
way of life. If you live in the South
Lakes or the
surrounding area and
would like to
foster a greyhound until we can find him or her a new home.
please contact
Jenny
or Stuart
T: 015395 52394
or email us for more information.
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July 2017
Monthly Greyhound Walk
The Hoad, Ulverston
June 2017
Monthly Greyhound Walk
Sizergh Castle, Kendal
18th June 2016 - Donation
received for £270.00 from
Bob Muirhead following his
London Marathon run
Items chosen in May 2016 from the
Pets at Home store in Kendal
using our saved up VIP vouchers.
A big thank you to all who nominated our branch as their charity.
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.
14th December 2015
Lakeland Radio and Westmorland
Veterinary Practice
Animal
Rescue
Christmas Food & Toy
Appeal
Basil and Freddie
The Sunday Post article
Article about the
branch in the
June 2015 edition of
Lancashire Life
The opening Ceremony of the new Highgate Veterinary Practice
at Beezon Road in Kendal
2nd March 2015
and their Open Day
24th May 2015
Highgate Vets web site
18th October 2014
The Scottish Sunday Post
article about Bess who
decided
she no longer wanted to race and
refused to leave the starting trap
unless it was at a saunter and
wagging her
tail!
19th May 2014
The North-West Evening Mail
article entitled 'Gentle dogs settle
into homes with ease'. An article
about the South Lakes Branch.
11th January 2014
Article in the Scottish Sunday Post
and Metro about black greyhounds
that appeared in many newspapers
and magazines around
the country
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THOSE WE HAVE SADLY LOST CONTACT WITH WHO WERE BORN OVER 15 YEARS AGO
(If you have any information about any of them please let us know so we can update their pages |
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THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED
OVER
RAINBOW
BRIDGE |
DURING 2017 |
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DURING 2016 |
Amber, Madam Tina, Chloe, Ella (Beauty), Charlie, Kell, Louis, Hamish, Sandy, Lady, Asher, Sammy, Isobel, Frankie, Sonny, |
DURING 2015 |
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DURING 2014 |
Jinky, Kenny (Benny), Raven, Blue (1), Romeo, Schmeichel (Remy), Barratt, Thunder, Star (Jessie), Ned, Tara, Faith (Jazz), Goldie, Katie, Jet, Swift, Solo, Afie, Barry, |
DURING 2013 |
Prince, Dylan, Prince, Tigger, Meg, Mindy, Cooper, Beano, Dakota, Marshal, Tiger, Lester, Stella, |
DURING 2012 |
Laila, Horrace, Kelly, Huskey (Merlin), Major, Jack, Honey (Ruby), Barry, Blue (2), Poppy, Bloss |
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offmotorway.com
Travel directory of
food,
accommodation
& other services just
off the UK motorways
and main 'A' roads |
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Beech Hill House B&B
Witherslack
Nr Grange over Sands
Cumbria
LA11 6RH
The
English Lake District
Dogs Welcome
(large or small, one or more)
GREYHOUNDS WELCOME |
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© 2004 - 2017 Jenny Stott
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GREYHOUND PICTURE GALLERY
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