We have received this wonderful update on Brân, who was originally known as Zippy when in our care. There are various reasons why people apply to adopt one of our hounds; often, it is to provide companionship for their own dog who has just lost their friend, as is the case here. All of our …
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Happy Emotional Health Day!
Today, let’s take a moment to celebrate the incredible impact our furry friends can have on our emotional well-being. Did you know that pets (especially greyhounds and lurchers!), can be fantastic companions for boosting our mental health? 🐾 Unconditional Love: One of the most beautiful aspects of having a greyhound or lurcher is their ability …
We’re back at our Centre in Devon!
This week has been a very exciting one for us – after all the hard work getting our Centre ready for our dogs return, they have moved in! Here is Harry, Figgy and new girl Rose making the trip from Somerset to Devon. All of our dogs (except those in foster) have now made the …
What does ‘Get a Different Name Day’ mean for rescue dogs?
It’s ‘Get a Different Name Day’! Whilst this might sound like a gimmick, in fact, it raises some interesting considerations when it comes to the world of dog rescue. Believe it or not, a lot of dogs that arrive into our care come without names. The ex-racers usually have a racing name but often don’t …
Happy Homing Story – Isaac
We received this lovely update from Isaac’s family, which perfectly illustrates how time and patience is often key to helping a newly adopted hound feel comfortable with their new life. We are proud to say that all dogs adopted from Forever Hounds Trust come with free behaviourial support for the life of that dog, and …
Happy Homing Story – Gilbert Grape
We just love receiving updates on our adopted hounds, so we were delighted to hear about Gilbert Grape, who not only is a wonderful companion for his loving family, he’s also demonstrating his skills in agility! His lovely dad says…. “Gilbert Grape came to us in July 2016, having been rescued in Ireland. How lucky …
2025 Calendar Competition
Our calendar competition is back! This is your chance to see your hound and your photograph in print in our 2025 calendar! We are looking for 13 incredible images to use, which represent sighthounds and reflect Forever Hounds Trust’s origins and work. You can enter multiple images for different categories but remember we are looking …
Happy Homing Story – Jingles
We all know that rescuing a dog makes a huge difference to the life of the dog, but sometimes the dog rescues the person too. There are many reasons to want a dog in your life, but for Jingles’ dad, adopting his lovely boy was truly life-changing. We’ll leave him to pick up the story…. …
Preparing our Devon Centre
We have been working very hard at our Centre in Devon to prepare it for the imminent arrival of our dogs! We recently communicated that we were moving out of our rented spaces in Somerset to consolidate all operations in our own premises near Cullompton in Devon. This action means that we will now be …
Happy Homing Story – Princess Berry
We love to receive updates on our adopted hounds, no matter how long they have been living the good life, so we were delighted to get this update on Gorgeous Berry from her lovely mum. “This is Berry, otherwise known as Princess, because she behaves like one! She has been with us for six years …
Happy Homing Story – Missy
Missy was quite a head-turner when she was in our care with those wonderful ears of hers, now she is turning heads in these beautiful images captured by her photographer mum. Since being adopted in May 2022, Missy has gone from strength to strength. Her lovely mum updates us…. Missy turned five on the 19th …
New Year, New Challenge
As it’s a new year, how about a new challenge? Meet Gareth, Gareth is one of our amazing fundraisers who keeps challenging himself to run further and faster for the hounds. Adopting a couple of our dogs has inspired him to help other hounds that aren’t so lucky. This year Gareth will be running the …