We might not have as much activity as normal at kennels at the moment, but that is no reason not to thrown a VE Day tea party for the hounds! Clyde, Frank, Wilbur and Miguel are all pictured at their VE Day celebration. These pictures show the different personalities of the dogs in our care! …
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Deaf Awareness Week, 4th – 10th May. Adopting and living with a deaf dog
It’s Deaf Awareness week, and dogs can be deaf too… Meet Bella, who was found as a pup wandering the streets in her silent little world. Even after being rescued, the homing process was very confusing for her, and it quickly became apparent that adopter and adoptee needed to help each other adapt to the …
New dogs settling in
Three new dogs have arrived at our kennels in Gloucestershire and are settling in well. Meet Danny, Loreal and Avon!
The puppies are home!
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 …
Four more rescued dogs arrive
With some of our rescued dogs moving on to their forever homes, we have been able to take in more dogs needing rescue. With all social distancing protocols observed, four dogs came to us from a pound in the north of the country yesterday. After completing their journey, the dogs arrived safely at our kennels …
Happy homing for Harper
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 …
Goodies arrive for the dogs!
A HUGE thanks to all those who donated treats and toys from our Amazon wish list for the dogs currently in our kennels during the coronavirus lockdown. Two deliveries of goodies have arrived so far and as you can see from these pictures, and the video of Miguel, the dogs were delighted with the treasures! …
Locked down with the dogs
We still have some dogs in kennels during this time, and they are being well cared for by the staff there. We are making sure they don’t miss out on any exercise, training, play time or treats during this period. Not all the dogs in our kennels are ready for homing yet – which is …
Please help Lucas
Lucas came to Forever Hounds Trust just over a week ago after being found straying. This poor dog was in a terrible condition and for a while it was touch and go over whether he would even survive the journey to us. Lucas is almost 12 years old and a former racing greyhound. We don’t …
Anita Sommerville 1946-2020
Nita – January 8 1946 – March 26 2020 Last week Forever Hounds Trust lost a dear friend. Nita first became a part of our family of volunteers 12 years ago, when she responded to an appeal for foster carers. Her offer was gratefully accepted and her first temporary resident, Lacey, was soon installed to …
Boredom busters for hounds at home!
Measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus are affecting hounds as well as humans – our Senior Behaviour Support Adviser, Rachel Cartwright, has come up with some DIY dog entertainment ideas! DIY Dog Entertainment If your dog is used to getting more than one walk per day, you might be finding they have some excess …
Pets and Coronavirus
Here are some top tips from some of the UK’s pet charities and experts. There is no evidence that pets can get sick from Covid-19. Just like human hands, pet fur could carry the virus from one person to another. Wash hands well with soap and water after touching any pets or their belongings and …