*FRIDAY FACE* PIXIE
Five year old ‘Princess’ PIXIE joined us in October and since that time has been putting together quite a fan club! This blue brindle girl wants to be everyone’s […]
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21 December – December Solstice
*Shortest day of the year* Kennel hound TY is happy as he ‘nose’ that from today we can slowly look forward to a return to longer, lighter days! 😁 […]
**XMAS PHOTO COMPETITION**
We’re starting the week with a competition! As it’s Christmas week we are asking for you to submit your ‘festive themed’ dog photos. Please comment ON OUR FACEBOOK […]
SANTA PAWS APPEAL🎄
As you know this year’s Santa Paws appeal is currently underway in Pets at Home stores throughout the country. We are partnered with both the Horwich and Walkden stores […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve homing news to share and this time it’s ROSIE! This lovely girl is now living on the Wirral with Steve, Becky and family. We send our congratulations to […]
❄❄SNOW FUN❄❄
Our hounds have been loving the snow and changes to the landscape this week – not so much our walking volunteers! Our thanks to them for continuing to walk the […]
❄❄SNOWY DAYS❄❄
It’s hard to believe but back in July we shared with you the preparations we made for the greyhounds in very hot weather! So now in December at […]
**EXCITING NEWS**
We are now officially able to share some very exciting news with you all! On Friday at kennels we had a visit from John Burns, MBE, founder of Burns […]
IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY!
TODAY WE ARE NINE! Siobhan started the rescue nine years ago today – with one hound and one slip lead and a couple of kennels. Fast forward nine years and […]
SNOW FUN!
Something to make you smile today – Millie enjoying the snow on her walk yesterday. www.makants.uk photo credit Alexis […]
*KENNEL SPONSORSHIP*
*AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT* For as little as £5 a month you can make sure there’s always somewhere safe and warm for greyhounds to call home while they wait to […]
FUNDRAISING
The Calico Lounge Cafe Bar in Chorley currently have Makants as one of their charities they are fundraising for this Christmas. We’d like to thank them for their support. If […]
AMAZON SMILE
If you’re planning your Xmas shopping online why not try using AmazonSmile? Just make sure you start the shopping process logged into AmazonSmile, select Makants Greyhound Rescue from the list […]
**HOMING NEWS**
We’ve new to share of a homing and this time it’s young lad MACK! MACK arrived with us at the end of October and wasted no time finding himself […]
❄*FUNDRAISING ROUND UP*❄
This weekend our hard working volunteers have been fundraising at FIVE events: at Marus Bridge school, Dam House Astley, Bobbin Mill pub Buckshaw Village, Walkden town centre and in […]
*HAPPY SUNDAY*
Here’s sweet girl MILLIE trying her best to persuade Siobhan she really wanted to stay in bed this Sunday morning! You can’t blame a girl for trying ….. Details on […]
SANTA PAWS APPEAL🎄
As you know this year’s Santa Paws appeal is currently underway in Pets at Home stores throughout the country. We are partnered with both the Horwich and Walkden stores […]
**FRIDAY FACE**
Err…..hello everyone and Happy Friday! It’s just me KODY trying to get your attention to remind you I’m still looking for my forever home. You can read all about me […]
*KENNELS SHOP*
Our kennels shop is open every THURSDAY 10 am to 3 pm and every SATURDAY from 10 am until 12.30 pm. We are based on Mort Lane, Tyldesley, M29 8PF. […]
EVIE
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s off to the Enrichment room I go …..this time it’s EVIE. 😍 This lovely girl is our DOG OF THE MONTH for December. […]
*CHRISTMAS FAIR ROUND UP*
WOW, what a fantastic fundraising afternoon! Before we reveal the total raised (and we can assure you it’s an amazing amount) there are some ‘thank you’s we’d like to make: […]
**BLACK FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT**
This Black Friday we are turning the spotlight on stunning black boy KODY. KODY arrived with us on the 26th March and soon settled well into kennel life. He […]
**SANTA PAWS FUNDRAISING APPEAL**
PETS AT HOME STORES – WALKDEN AND HORWICH Today, 21st November is the first day of the ‘Santa Paws’ fundraising event which is taking place in Pets at Home stores […]
**Christmas Fair**
SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER – BOOTHSTOWN BRITISH LEGION – 11 am to 3 pm Victoria St Boothstown M28 1HQ With less than a week to go until our biggest fundraiser […]
Fundraising today!
Our volunteers have had such a busy day fundraising both at the Haigh Woodland Park Artisan Market and in the Tesco Haydock store. Our thanks go to everyone who came […]
Shop news
Here’s some cosy hounds we managed to capture this morning at our kennels shop – don’t forget our shop is open every Saturday morning 10 am to 12.30 and ALSO […]
*FRIDAY FEATURE*
Why hasn’t this boy been snapped up? Four and a half year old stunning brindle boy EDDIE arrived with us on the 13th September. He settled in quickly […]
🐾*ADVANCE NOTICE*🐾
*NAME THE DOG CARD* XMAS HAMPER🎄 Coming up on Wednesday 23rd November at 7 pm over on our facebook Auction page we have an amazing Xmas hamper up for […]
*KENNEL SPONSORSHIP*
*AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT* For as little as £5 a month you can make sure there’s always somewhere safe and warm for greyhounds to call home while they wait to […]
MAKANTS XMAS FAIR
SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER – BOOTHSTOWN BRITISH LEGION – 11 am to 3 pm Victoria St Boothstown M28 1HQ With less than two weeks to go until our biggest fundraiser […]
*KENNELS SHOP*
Our kennels shop is open every THURSDAY 10 am to 3 pm and every SATURDAY from 10 am until 12.30 pm. We are based on Mort Lane, Tyldesley, M29 8PF. […]
Just a reminder….
For those not aware Makants is entirely run by VOLUNTEERS. Please, if you are contacting us, bear this in mind. We would love to spend all our time volunteering […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve lovely homing news to share with you today and this time it’s GLORY! GLORY, now known as COCO, arrived with us on the 24th September and wasted […]
*ONLINE AUCTION*
You may remember we recently held an online auction for an original painting by local artist Angela Banwell. Angela very kindly donated a stunning greyhound painting and the […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s HONEY! HONEY, now known as EMMA, arrived with us on the 2nd October. She wasted […]
*MAKANTS CHRISTMAS FAIR*🐾🎄☃️❄️
SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER – BOOTHSTOWN BRITISH LEGION – 11 am to 3 pm Victoria St Boothstown M28 1HQ With less than two weeks to go until our biggest fundraiser […]
*CALLING ALL ADOPTED MAKANTS HOUNDS AND HUMANS!*
We know this time of year is busy for you all but we really need your help. If you live near any of our (outdoor) upcoming fundraisers please would you […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s VELVET! This lovely girl arrived with us on the 24th September and wasted no time […]
*VISIT FROM COLE* (was Wolfie)
At the weekend we were pleased to have a visit from adopted Makants hound COLE along with his furry sister Roxy and human Sharon. Sharon tells us that […]
MAKANTS CHRISTMAS FAIR
Make sure this date is in your diary: Sunday 27th November, Boothstown British Legion, 11 am to 3 pm Hope to see you there! […]
*KENNEL SPONSORSHIP*
*AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT* For as little as £5 a month you can make sure there’s always somewhere safe and warm for greyhounds to call home while they wait to […]
**NEEDED FOR OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR** LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AWAY!
Can you help with these donations still needed for our Christmas fair? **Christmas chocolates (any type of chocolate but NOT advent calendars please) **Bottles of any type – […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share with you today, and this time it’s MALL! Stunning black lad MALL, now known as’ MR. BUMBLE’ has been homed in the […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that SUSIE has been homed. She is now living with Cat and family in the Bacup area along with hound brother Otis. We’re […]
*DOG OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER*
**EDDIE** Four and a half year old stunning brindle boy EDDIE arrived with us on the 13th September. EDDIE has settled in well and is enjoying all the attention […]
**HAPPY HOWL A WEEN*!!👀🎃👻👽😈
PIXIE here really isn’t as scary as she looks. This lovely girl arrived with us on the 17th October and in fact she is VERY friendly and treats everyone […]
*AUCTION NEWS*
The auction for an original Angela Banwell painting will take place over on our Auction FACEBOOK page from 6 pm on the 4th November to 8pm on the 11th November. […]
*KENNEL SPONSORSHIP*
*AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT* For as little as £5 a month you can make sure there’s always somewhere safe and warm for greyhounds to call home while they wait […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to share homing news with you today and this time it’s TINY. TINY, now named LOLA, has been homed in the Ellesmere Port area with Anna and […]
**ADOPTED MAKANTS GREYHOUNDS – OWNERS PLEASE READ**
With the dark nights drawing in and Bonfire Night approaching we feel we need to remind all Makants greyhound owners about safety. As a rescue we advise that you […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know of more homing news …. and this time it’s TILLY! TILLY will now live with Donna, Mick, Sophie, Alex and greyhound pal Paddy […]
*FRIDAY FEATURE*👀
Today we throw the spotlight onto another hound just waiting for their forever home, this week it’s the adorable ABBIE! Three year old ABBIE arrived with us on the […]
**CHRISTMAS FAIR DONATIONS**
Our Christmas Fair is fast approaching and we need your help! The event takes place on Sunday 27th November at Boothstown British Legion from 11 am to 3 pm. As […]
*KENNELS SHOP*
Our kennels shop is open every THURSDAY 10 am to 3 pm and every SATURDAY from 10 am until 12.30 pm. We are based on Mort Lane, Tyldesley, M29 8PF. […]
*HALLOWEEN HAMPER OF GOODIES TO BE WON!*
We have an amazing hamper of Halloween goodies to be won over on our facebook Auction page! Taking place Wednesday 19th October at 6.30 pm will be our popular ‘Name […]
Millie’s day out
MILLIE recently enjoyed a day out at Rivington. This lucky girl was taken out for the day by Makants experienced volunteers Liv, Sophie and Debra, and didn’t put a […]
*NEW ARRIVALS*
We’ve two new girls in kennels: Blue girl UNA and Brindle girl CHARM Shown out on a walk together last week. Take a look at their details on the […]
Weekend fundraising
Thanks to everyone who came along to see us at this weekend’s fundraisers in Leigh, Horwich and at Haigh. We really appreciate your support. Details of all our upcoming events […]
*FRIDAY FACE*
This week we are throwing the spotlight on two year old Brindle boy JERRY. JERRY arrived with us on the 9th September and at first was a little confused […]
**UPCOMING FUNDRAISING**
This weekend you can find us at THREE fundraising events, as follows: Saturday 15th – We are looking forward to returning to Leigh town centre with our fundraising stall. […]
*ON LINE AUCTION*
Don’t forget there is an Auction currently underway over on our Auction facebook page, the link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/187151075121472/ The Auction is running until 10 pm on Sunday 16th October so […]
Oh BASIL!
The kennel hounds have been enjoying their time in the new enrichment room, with the TV proving the most interesting item in there. BASIL found the TV fascinating and just […]
*FUNDRAISING ROUND UP*
Our fundraisers – human and hound – had a great time today at Avant Garden Centre in Leyland. We had lots of people come along to ‘talk greyhound’ and some […]
*Adopted Makants hound FRANCE* *GOTCHA DAY*
Thanks to Ell for an update on FRANCE (with those amazing ears) on his first ‘gotcha’ day. She tells us: ‘It has been an honour to give France the […]
*TY on TUESDAY*
Hello lovely people Tuesday has soon come around again – and here I am! There’s lots of lovely volunteers at Makants and they take me for walks and […]
*EXCITING NEWS!*
We’ve some great news to share with you today – our newly built on site room has been completed and is now officially OPEN!😁 This room, which we can […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We start the week the very best way – with news of a homing! This time it’s SASHA, now known as CIELO, who will be living in the […]
*UPCOMING FUNDRAISING*
On Sunday 9th October you can find us fundraising outside Avant Garden centre, Wigan Road, Leyland from 11 am to 3 pm. We will have many hand knitted items for […]
*WEEKEND FUNDRAISING ROUND UP*
We’ve had a fantastic day of fundraising – with teams at the Pets at Home store in Walkden, and a team at Haigh Hall for the Autos and Artisans event. […]
**MILLIE** 🐾Dog of the month for October🐾
Three year old ‘pocket rocket’ MILLIE arrived with us on the 15th August and has settled in well. Millie certainly has a zest for life and is interested in […]
*NATIONAL BLACK DOG DAY*
Kennel hound KODY wants you to ‘listen up’ and hear why you should adopt a black greyhound. Black dogs: *Go with everything and are always in fashion* […]
*TY on TUESDAY*
Hello friends! I’ve been out and about and on Sunday I went to the Great Global Greyhound Walk at Windy Bank woods. Lovely volunteers Justine and Julian took me and […]
Weekend round up
What a weekend! Thanks to everyone who came along to support us in Bury, at Pets at Home in Horwich and at the Great Global Greyhound Walk at Windy Bank […]
*HOMING NEWS*
Today we have some wonderful homing news to share – and this time it’s WOLFIE! This lovely quiet lad arrived with us in September last year. We allowed […]
**ADOPTION UPDATE – HENRY (was HARRY)**
We’ve an update on one of our long stay hounds who was adopted earlier this year. HENRY (was HARRY) HENRY was adopted earlier this year by Jan […]
**UPCOMING WEEKEND FUNDRAISING/EVENTS**
Wow, what a busy weekend we have lined up! We hope to see you at one of these events: Saturday 24th Fundraising at Pennington Wharf, Plank Lane, Leigh, […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to share news of a homing – and this time it’s JET! JET arrived with us in August and wasted no time finding himself a lovely […]
Great Global Greyhound Walk
A reminder we are holding a social dog walk as part of the Great Global Greyhound Walk. The walk takes place on Sunday 25th September and will start in Windy […]
NEW ARRIVALS
EDDIE is just one of FIVE recent new arrivals at kennels, who will all soon be looking for their forever homes. The other lovely new arrivals pictured below are […]
*FRIDAY FACE*
Our Friday Face this week is our dog of the month for September – MALL. Four year old MALL arrived with us on the 28th July and has settled […]
*KENNELS SHOP*
Our kennels shop is open every THURSDAY 10 am to 3 pm and every SATURDAY from 10 am until 12.30 pm. We are based on Mort Lane, Tyldesley, M29 8PF. […]
*COMING SOON….*
Our Makants 2023 calendar with stunning photos taken by Shilpa Grewal. The calendar will be priced at £8.00 and will be available through our Facebook Auction page, at our kennels […]
Great Global Greyhound Walk
A reminder we are holding a social dog walk as part of the Great Global Greyhound Walk. The walk takes place on Sunday 25th September and will start in Windy […]
*Fundraising round up*
Thanks to everyone who visited our stall at the Greyhound Gap show today, we really appreciate your support. It was great to be back at the show after […]
**HUG A HOUND DAY**
It’s National Hug a Hound Day, a day to give your hound an extra hug as we celebrate how special our dogs are to us. We managed to take photos […]
*FRIDAY FACE*
*ABBIE* Two year old ABBIE arrived with us on the 26th July and has settled in well. She is a super affectionate girl who is easy to walk and […]
*NEW ARRIVAL* MILLIE
We’re sharing the first official photo of new arrival MILLIE with you today. Described as a ‘pocket rocket’ MILLIE is a girl who loves life! She’s a very affectionate […]
*MAKANTS CRAFTERS*
Did you know we have a Crafters group attached to the rescue? Members very kindly make and donate items for us to use in our fundraising activities. Whatever your talent […]
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
*NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH* We received this photo of adopted Makants hound BETTY with her ‘sister’ Minnie. It seems they are now fully paid up members of their local Neighbourhood Watch – […]
*DOG OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER* **MALL**
Four year old MALL arrived with us on the 28th July and soon settled in. He’s a stunning and friendly boy who isn’t reactive to other breeds of […]
*KODY*
All our hounds in kennels are given plenty of toys and some are more interested in them than others. KODY is very attached to his elephant toy as you can […]
*PAM BRADFORD* IN MEMORIAM
Today we attended Pam’s funeral. As many of you know Pam was the widow of our much missed well loved volunteer Joe Bradford. Pam also was also well […]
**TY on TUESDAY*
Hello everyone, TY here. You know I’m a bit of a water baby, but did you know I’m also a sun worshipper? In fact there’s nothing that makes […]
HOMING NEWS
We’re pleased to share homing news with you and this time it’s ERIN! This lucky girl is now living with adopted Makants hound REUBEN and humans Claire and Reece […]
*FUNDRAISING ROUND UP*
Our fundraising teams were out in force today at no less than THREE locations! Thank you to everyone who came to see us at either Pets at […]
*Saturday at kennels*
We had a busy morning at kennels and an adoption too! We’ll keep you waiting until next week to find out who though. 😁 A group of our regular weekend […]
*NATIONAL DOG DAY* 26th August
The aim of NATIONAL DOG DAY is to ‘raise awareness about adopting animals who are currently in rescue centres.’ What a great opportunity for us to share just some […]
*KENNELS SHOP*
Our kennels shop is open every THURSDAY 10 to 3 and every SATURDAY from 10 am until 12.30 pm. We are based on Mort Lane, Tyldesley, M29 8PF. We […]
**UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS**
Our fundraisers are out and about this coming weekend and you can find them: Pets at Home, Horwich store, Sunday 28th 11 am to 1 pm. Greyhound Meet […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We start the week the very best way, with news of a homing, and this time it’s the possessor of those amazing ears – BUZZ! BUZZ has found himself […]