* Behind the scenes*
Along with the daily care of the greyhounds we are always happy to help with other requests if we can. On Wednesday we were visited by Bleu, a […]
Along with the daily care of the greyhounds we are always happy to help with other requests if we can. On Wednesday we were visited by Bleu, a […]
While most of us were taking it easy this Bank Holiday weekend our supporter (and hound adopter) Jan was pounding the pavements. The reason being he is in training for […]
Two of our hounds – Jack and Hugo – were lucky to spend time out of kennels this weekend with our experienced volunteers. Yesterday JACK went to Rivington with […]
As you know April has been ‘Adopt a Greyhound month’ and we’re so pleased to announce we had 10 homings during the month! The lovely hounds who found their […]
*VICTOR* New BIG lad VICTOR arrived with us on the 3rd April. Described affectionately as a ‘big lump’ he’s a really friendly boy who gets on well with ALL […]
Laura and Barry and family live with Makants hound VELMA, who was adopted last month. We asked them a couple of questions about VELMA and greyhounds in particular: […]
Stunning 4 year old black lad KODY arrived with us on the 26th March and has settled well into kennel life. He’s a quieter boy, and can be reactive towards […]
Angela lives with adopted Makants hound Ted who she adopted earlier this year. We asked her a couple of questions about Ted and greyhounds in particular: Why should anyone adopt […]
Louise lives with Makants hound Jake, who was adopted in January 2021. We asked her a couple of questions about Jake and greyhounds in particular: Why should anyone adopt a […]
Who remembers the ‘Makants 9’ pups who came into our care in early Summer 2018? Well time certainly flies and these lovely pups are now four years old! We […]
Lisa lives with adopted Makants hound Saffie. We asked her a couple of questions about Saffie and greyhounds in particular: Why should anyone adopt a greyhound? Greyhounds are simply the […]
Heather lives with adopted Makants hound Rosie Mae who she adopted in November 2020. We asked her a couple of questions about Rosie Mae and greyhounds in particular: […]
Chris lives with adopted Makants hound Sally who he adopted in June 2018. We asked him a couple of questions about Sally and greyhounds in particular: Why should anyone […]
*DID SOMEBODY SAY CAKE*? Last week much loved adopted Makants hound ROBBIE celebrated his 7th birthday. You will remember ROBBIE spent quite some time in kennels waiting for his […]
We’ve news of another homing to share with you today and this time it’s TWIRL! TWIRL (now known as PHOEBE) arrived with us in February and wasted no time […]
We continue to share the great homing news from the Easter weekend and this time the lucky hound is HARRY! HARRY, now known as HENRY, had been in kennels […]
Today we’re sharing more homing news and are pleased to tell you that WENDY has found her forever home! WENDY arrived with us in February and soon found herself […]
We continue to share the great homing news from the Easter weekend and this time the lucky hound is LEWIE! LEWIE is now living in Tyldesley with Makants […]
We continue to share the great homing news from the Easter weekend and this time the lucky hound is WINNIE! Wonderful WINNIE is now living permanently with Jo and […]
We’re pleased to share news of our first Easter weekend homing ….and this time it’s REUBEN! This lovely lad has been homed with Claire and Reece from Worsley. They describe […]
Thanks to everyone who attended our fundraising stalls at the Middlebrook Car Boot sale and also at Haigh Woodland Artisan market today. We really appreciate your attendance, thank you for […]
Starting TODAY Friday 15th April at 6 pm over on our Auction page is our latest auction of select high quality items. This time we also have up […]
**We’re on the radio on SATURDAY MORNING!** (16th April) The roving reporter from local radio station, Radio M29, will be visiting kennels on Saturday morning to interview Siobhan. She’s due […]
We have several new arrivals in kennels just looking for their forever homes, details can be found under Dogs Available for Adoption. One of our new arrivals is stunning black […]
This Easter weekend is a busy one for our fundraisers, you can find them on: Saturday in Leigh Town centre at the craft fair. Hand knitted dog coats and […]
Mickey and Derry are two adopted Makants hounds who live with Helen and Andrew. We asked Helen a couple of questions about her hounds and greyhounds in particular: Why […]
We’ve news of another homing to share with you and this time it’s EUAN! Euan arrived with us on Valentine’s Day and wasted no time finding himself a home […]
We’ve got more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s JUDY (Garland). JUDY, now known as JENNI, is living with Gill and Andrew in the Stockport […]
Today we’d like to introduce adopted Makants hound KATE and her human Wendy. KATE has been in her forever home for six years now. Initially she was recovering from an […]
Makants hound DALLAS was adopted by Alex 12 months ago and lives with canine friend Lily. We asked Alex a little about Dallas and greyhounds in general, here’s her answers: […]
Last month we were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mick Pennington, partner of our volunteer Sandra. Mick was a great animal and greyhound lover, and, along with […]
cue FANFARE….. We’re delighted to announce that we are fundraising and raising awareness this Sunday 10th April at the Pets at Home, Horwich (Middlebrook) store. After a very long […]
We are so pleased to share more homing news today and this time it’s PRESLEY! This ‘hound dog’ stole all our volunteers’ hearts and looks like he is […]
Thanks to everyone in the Leyland area who came along to our fundraiser at Avant Garden centre today. Our thanks too to the lovely people at Avant for hosting our […]
Thanks to Elle, the owner of adopted Makants hound FRANCE (with the amazing ears!) who organised a walk in Chorlton to raise funds for the rescue. Makants volunteer Jackie […]
Handsome blue brindle boy Gio arrived with us on Valentine’s Day this year and soon settled in. Gio is a friendly boy who loves our volunteers … and the […]
We have just the best news news to start the month as FLASH has been adopted! Last Autumn FLASH underwent an operation on his salivary glands and went into […]
We’ve even more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s CARLOS! This lovely lad is now living with Fiona and Andy in the Stretford area. […]
We’ve more great homing news to share with you today and this time the lucky hound is VIC. VIC, now known as VINCE, is now living in the Blackrod […]
We start the week the best way possible – with news of a homing! Lovely REG, who came back into our care earlier this year, has now been homed […]
GREAT NEWS – OUR FAMILY FUN DAY AND DOG SHOW RETURNS! Taking place on Sunday 26th June from 11 to 4 at Astley Street Park in Tyldesley we’ll have something […]
ANGEL joined us on the 9th January this year. She has settled well, is a friendly girl and Siobhan describes her as ‘very sweet’. Angel is also lovely to walk […]
We are pleased to announce the return of our popular Dog Show and Family Fun Day taking place on Sunday 26th June at Astley Street Park in Tyldesley. Something for […]
SID joined us on the 9th March 2022. He is the brother of recently adopted hound VELMA and has very similar markings. He’s a lovely lad and great with people. […]
*HUMP DAY* photos to make you smile! Carrig sawdust snuffler Carlos trying his best Tongue Out Tuesday New boy SID after a cuddle with volunteer Ellen Hope you […]
*ADVANCE NOTICE* Just look at our packed Easter hamper which will soon be up for grabs! Following our usual ‘Name the dog’ card format, you could win this […]
Celebrating the Spring Equinox and the official first day of Spring (20th March) with a couple of suitably attired greyhounds! Hounds are: TY and WINNIE and both are […]
We’d like to send a very BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came along to our fundraising stall in Leigh town centre today. The support from local people was just […]
Stunning blue brindle boy GIO arrived with us on Valentine’s Day. GIO only finished racing very recently but is settling into his new life in our kennels with ease. He […]
Being St. Patrick’s Day we thought it would be appropriate to take a little time to remember our dear PATRICK who passed over the Bridge last August. PATRICK was a […]
A group of our walkers ready to set off today – and for once all humans AND hounds are looking at the camera! Thanks to all our walkers who always […]
*HUMP DAY* To help you through this ‘Hump Day’ we thought we’d share a few photos of the hounds letting off steam in the paddock. Some were a bit of […]
We’ve got great news to share with you today, RAMBO has been homed! Now known as TEL, this lovely lad will live with Rebecca and Jacob in the […]
Do you know that Makants Greyhound Rescue operate a GIFT AID scheme? This scheme allows charities to reclaim an extra 25% in tax on every eligible donation. This is […]
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop is OPEN every THURSDAY from 10 am to 3 pm and every SATURDAY from 10 am until 12.30 pm We […]
Next Saturday 19th March you can find our fundraisers on Bradshawgate, Leigh, WN7 from 10 am to 4 pm. On our stall we will have unique hand knitted dog coats […]
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Handsome boy CARRIG joined us at the end of January this year and is now more than ready to look for his forever home. He’s very friendly with everyone he […]
Here’s our Trustee Wendy meeting her name sake, new arrival WENDY earlier this week. Our thanks to Shilpa Grewal for this lovely photo. WENDY is still being assessed and […]
We have new girls TWIRL, WENDY and MINNIE to welcome to Makants along with LOUIE and SID. Welcome to Makants lovelies! We are adding their photos and details as […]
We have three fundraising events this month starting off with a stall at the Worker Bee market in Bramhall on Saturday 12th March. Full details of all upcoming events can […]
We’ve lovely news of an adoption to share today and this time it’s VELMA! Two year old VELMA was adopted on Sunday and she now lives with Laura, Barry […]
TODAY (Sunday) keep an eye out for a sale of new items taking place over on our Auction page from 10 am. Lots of lovely items for Mother’s Day, […]
Do you know that Makants Greyhound Rescue operate a GIFT AID scheme? This scheme allows charities to reclaim an extra 25% in tax on every eligible donation. This is […]
WINNIE wants to know if you can help! We are looking for donations of Easter eggs (all types, all sizes) for our Easter fundraising drive. If you’re able […]
ANGEL joined us on the 9th January this year. She is a friendly girl who loves the other greyhounds, playing with her toys and spending time with our volunteers […]
REG found himself back in kennels recently through no fault of his own, and after spending two years in a home he is really not pleased to find himself back […]
We’ve more great news to share today, TED has been homed! Lovely TED will now live in the Irlam area with Makants volunteer Angela, Gareth, Travis and Elliot. […]
We have some great news to share with you all, CLINT has been homed! CLINT, now known as SID, will live with Sarah and daughter Jess in the Newton le […]
Stunning male blue brindle GIO arrived with us on Valentine’s Day. GIO only finished racing very recently but is settling into his new life in our kennels with ease. He […]
Stunning black male EUAN arrived with us on Valentine’s Day. EUAN, only two years of age, is settling well into his new life in our kennels. EUAN is a friendly […]
In March you can find us at three fundraising events, they are: Saturday 5th March – Makers Market, Tyldesley centre, 9 am to 1.30 pm Saturday 12th March – […]
We’re pleased to let you know that our fundraising events are starting up again and the first one for this year will take place on Sunday 27th February (from 7 […]
Five year old Handsome HUGO has recently found himself back with us, through no fault of his own. HUGO is a friendly lad who absolutely loves a fuss and the […]
Stunning timid lad REUBEN joined us on the 22nd October last year. REUBEN settled in well and has shown us he’s an affectionate and friendly boy who enjoys the […]
You may remember that recently we announced we were partnered with the Pets at Home, Horwich store. Well today we are pleased to announce that we also have […]
Our Friday face this week is our DOG OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY, the endearing PRESLEY 😍 PRESLEY, a stunning brindle ‘Hound Dog’ arrived with us in November […]
We’re pleased to share some fabulous news of not one but two of our hounds! STORM and ANNABEL, now known as ARTHUR and MAGGIE, were adopted on Saturday and […]
We’ve more homing news to share with you and this time it’s HOGAN, now known as EDDIE. EDDIE will live with Joanne and Roy in the Romiley area and […]
Valentines poem by Fiona Hughes Something melted in my heart the day I saw your face Nervously looking at me from the Rescues Facebook page I read the things about […]
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Hope this photo brings a smile to your face, may we introduce CARRIG – our new SAWDUST SHUFFLER! CARRIG is new to the rescue having arrived at the end of […]
Today we’re pleased to let you know striking boy CHARLIE has now found his forever home. He will live with Julia and adopted Makants hound PHEBY. Julia says CHARLIE […]
Support Adoption for Pets Pets at Home – Valentine’s Appeal Just look at this fabulous display inside the Pets at Home, Horwich store in support of their Valentine’s fundraising week. […]
Sweet girl RHONA has been homed and will live with adopted Makants hound Sid Little, Alison, Nick and family in the Shevington area. Congratulations! www.makants.uk photo credit Shilpa Grewal […]
Yesterday Makants hound PHEBY celebrated her 10th birthday! This gorgeous girl (then named Fire) was rescued from the notorious Canidrome in Macau in a worldwide rescue operation back in 2019. […]
Maria and Pete, who have adopted Makants hounds Bluebell Domingo and Toby invite you to their Home Boarding Open Day. Their establishment is solely for sighthounds. Details on the […]
KING came to Makants in October 2020 at the age of 10, having spent all his life in a kennel environment. Jan and Marzena kindly offered to take King in […]
Please join us for a fundraising Valentine’s Walk on Sunday 13 February through Windy Bank Woods at Glazebury (WA3 5QF). Parking is available at Bents Garden Centre and their Pet […]
We are pleased to start off February, the month of love, with some homing news and this time it’s MARIA! This lucky girl didn’t wait long to find […]
New lad PRESLEY, a stunning brindle ‘Hound Dog’ arrived with us in November last year. He has already won the heart of many of our volunteers with his friendly […]
In the run up to Christmas both Horwich and Walkden Pets at Home stores once again ran their ‘Santa Paws’ appeal. Half of the proceeds from this fundraising […]
Anna-Lise sadly lost her Makants hound DUKE before Christmas due to Osteosarcoma. We send our deepest condolences to Anna Lise and family and share her memorial post: ‘Duke was […]
At the end of last year we applied to the Pets at Home Foundation to become a community Partner. The Community Partner programme is a new initiative and will […]
Do you have some free time on a WEEK DAY MORNING ? Are you EXPERIENCED with handling and walking large dogs? Are you prepared to walk in all weathers? If […]
Shy boy MURPHY arrived with us on the 11th December. This lad hasn’t been keen on the recent muddy walks (who is?) but he does walk really well and isn’t […]
Thanks again to everyone from the Pet Blood Bank who ran the donation session in their mobile unit on Saturday. All the lovely hounds attended and were, quite literally, lifesavers! […]
Our popular ‘Name the dog card’ is returning on Wednesday 26th January at 6.30pm over on our Auction page. At ONLY £5 per guess you could win a […]
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Please meet REG who is our Friday face this week. Sadly REG was returned to kennels earlier this week, through no fault of his own, and after spending two […]
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