Happy Homing Stories

There were smiles all round this week – and an emotional tear or two – as our lovely Marrick headed off to his forever home. Marrick came to Forever Hounds Trust in the summer with a horrible racing injury. Marrick’s had a very complicated fractured leg, and we were very worried that he would have …

Rory, a 5 year old lurcher came to Forever Hounds Trust from Ireland where it was apparent he had lived a very hard life, before being saved by an Irish rescue. When he first arrived, his previous experience was evident in his behaviour – he was scared, withdrawn, nervous of people, and had absolutely no …

Two-year-old sweet but shy Saluki lurcher Breeze was found straying and homed, but then returned to the pound before she came into our care. We had the task of finding this lovely girl a really secure and supportive home where she would receive unconditional love. What better home than one that had previously welcomed one …

Lucas, a 12 year old former racing greyhound came to Forever Hounds Trust at the start of the Coronavirus lockdown. We don’t know how he came to be a stray, but it was clearly some time since he was cared for. The list of ailments was long – unsteady on his feet, very bad mange, …

The Rolling Stones’ drummer, Charlie Watts, and his wife Shirley have adopted a rescued greyhound from the charity Forever Hounds Trust. The greyhound, called Suzie, is five years old and was rescued from the greyhound racing industry. Shirley Watts is a Patron and long-time supporter of Forever Hounds Trust, and has taken in many greyhounds …

Back in March we sadly lost one of our special volunteers – Anita Somerville. Foster mum Nita had helped literally hundreds of our dogs find happy homes, but….occasionally one stole her heart….Julio, the dog that was sadly left behind when she passed away was a rare failed foster – he was her world. Step forward …

Just before the lockdown we agreed to an emergency intake of four 8 week old lurcher puppies that had been bred, but were left unsold, so no longer wanted. Kennels really wasn’t the best place for such tiny, unvaccinated pups, so one of our wonderful volunteer foster families welcomed them into their home to prepare …

With the coronavirus measures in place it has been hard for us to home our dogs. However, a special set of circumstances allowed us to get lovely lurcher Harper into her forever home this weekend. The home Harper went into was one already known to us, with a dog that we had homed there two …

2018 got off to a great start for Winnie, who found her forever home! As you can see from these pictures, Winnie was very happy to be part of her new family. With Forever Hounds Trust being 2018 Burns Pet Charity of the Year Winnie also had a box of delicious food and treats to take …

After spending nine months in the care of Forever Hounds Trust, Rosie the lurcher has landed well and firmly on her paws in the loving home of Dave and Gill. Gill and Dave’s family consisted of three cats, yet Gill felt there was a gap, saying that she always considered herself to be ‘ a …

Handsome lurcher Toby won over the hearts of scores of Forever Hounds Trust volunteers and supporters when he had to undergo surgery to remove one of his legs to enable him to run around pain free. Just a few months on from that operation the charity are delighted to reveal that Toby has now found …