It is generally accepted that some 9,000 greyhounds each year either "retire" from the track or are not considered good enough to make the grade. Many responsible trainers place these dogs with groups such as ours so that they can be rehomed, but many more are not so lucky and are either abandoned or killed.
They make great pets!
Greyhounds do make excellent pets. They are a gentle and undemanding breed, deeply in love with home comforts and surprisingly idle. A couple of 20 minute walks are all they require and they will sleep quite happily for the rest of the day.
The temperament of a lurcher varies, of course, depending upon the greyhound cross, but we make every effort to establish the nature of all of our dogs so that potential owners know exactly what they are getting, and that the home and dog are matched for suitability.
To date we have successfully homed 220 dogs - just take a look at the Happy Homings page to see what you might be missing!
Right: Nipper, Tye and Blue demonstrating a typical greyhound activity.