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Sighthound Carer vacancy Forever Hounds Trust has been rescuing, caring for and homing greyhounds, lurchers and other sighthounds for over 28 years. We have an exciting opportunity available for you to make a real difference to the lives of the greyhounds, lurchers and other sighthounds rescued by Forever Hounds Trust each year. The role will …

Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the positive value women bring to the world, their families and communities. Therefore, we want to do a big shout-out to all the women who are making a huge difference to the lives of our rescue greyhounds and lurchers – people like Bonnie, one of of …

Here are new boys Goose and Maestro going for a walk offsite as part of their assessment. Our dog assessments are very thorough and take many forms; onsite at our Centre, and offsite in a variety of different locations – rural walks, suburban walks, near other dogs etc. During these assessments they will be watched …

As it’s Valentine’s Day Coco has written a Lonely Hearts Ad to find her true love…. 💕 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆-𝗴𝗼-𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 💕 I’m Coco, a loving and energetic girl looking for that someone special to spend the rest of my life with after four years in rescue. I need to be an …

We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our sponsor dogs, Bambi. Greyhound Bambi was found abandoned, tied to a fence after a race meeting in Wales.  He suffered the most extreme anxieties we have ever seen and has had a number of medical issues relating to this. With a very uncertain …

Our wonderful kennel team invest so much time, energy and love into the hounds they look after, and whilst the desire to see them happily homed overrides everything, saying farewell is never easy. Therefore, they love to hear updates on how their former charges are getting on, but Lark went one step better. He paid …

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who entered our final draw for the beautiful dog sculpture commission. The draw has been made, and the winner is….. 🎉 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 🎉 Well done Harry, you are in for a treat! Thank you so much to Michelle of Furzie for once again donating this wonderful prize, and …

It’s Eat What You Want Day, and whilst Floss thinks that means she’s entitled to her mum’s dinner, sadly for her, she didn’t get any as dogs just can’t ‘eat what they want’. Many foods that we enjoy so much are poisonous to our four-legged friends…. ⚠️ ONIONS, GARLIC AND CHIVES – can cause gastrointestinal …

Our calendar competition is back! This is your chance to see your hound and your photograph in print in our 2024 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 …

We’d like to dispell the myth that greyhounds need a lot of exercise….they get it all in their sleep, and here’s the proof!!!! This is fabulous Joe, we think it’s only his tongue that isn’t working hard in his dreams! His lovely mum says,”I adopted Joe from Forever Hounds Trust in 2016. He’s a big …

Since the beginning of the pandemic dog thefts have been on the rise. This is due to the demand for dogs increasing, as people look to gain a companion, and pushing up the prices of dogs. Of course, a dog thief doesn’t know or care if you have purchased or adopted a dog so long …