🌟DOG OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER🌟
🌟J U M B O🌟 Stunning blue and white JUMBO joined us on the 30th August 2023 and settled in well. JUMBO can be quite lively in his […]
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Wow, what a busy morning at kennels!
Lots of cosy greyhound coats were sold in our kennels shop, we had a volunteer induction and a greyhound meet and greet. Thanks to Kaye for bringing in adopted […]
*AUTUMN CRAFTS* AVANT GARDEN CENTRE, WIGAN ROAD, LEYLAND
We’ve restocked our stall at Avant Garden Centre today with some lovely Autumn and Halloween themed crafts, made by our very own crafters group. We’re sure they won’t […]
🌟THIS SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER.🌟BOOTHSTOWN BRITISH LEGION FROM 12 NOON
🌟THIS SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER.🌟BOOTHSTOWN BRITISH LEGION FROM 12 NOON We will have so many great quality items for sale at low, low prices, raising funds for the greyhounds in […]
MILLY ENJOYS CROSBY BEACH*🐚🦀🐠
Thanks to our volunteer Sharon for taking Milly on another trip out recently, this time to Crosby Beach. Sharon tells us that Millie was so well behaved and […]
*NAIL CLIPPING*
We are now able to offer a nail clipping service to include ANY adopted rescue greyhounds. The next nail clipping service will take place at kennels in the […]
*GEMMA EXPLORES THE HOME FROM HOME ROOM*
Our recent new arrival – 4 year old GEMMA – recently enjoyed some time exploring our enrichment (home from home) room. She was a little shy at first, […]
🌟*GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK*🌟
Thanks to all who came along to the social dog walk today, part of the worldwide Great Global Greyhound Walk. We’re pleased to say we had 144 adopted sighthounds […]
*VOLUNTEERS FROM MILLIKEN FLOORING*
Recently we were pleased to welcome two groups of volunteers from local company Milliken Floors. Organised by Milliken staff member – and our walking volunteer – Kay, as […]
*CAMPING AND CARAVANNING WITH GREYHOUNDS AND SIGHTHOUNDS (CACWGAS)*
Last weekend Makants volunteers Martin and Wendy Draper, along with their own hounds, attended the CACWGAS meet up in Tewkesbury. They tell us it was a fantastic couple […]
MEET A GREYHOUND SESSION
September’s session will take place on: SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER from 11.30 am – 1.00 pm at our kennels site on Mort Lane, Tyldesley M29 8PF **PLACES ARE STRICTLY […]
*GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK*
A reminder this walk is taking place on Sunday 24th September at Windy Bank Woods. Full details are: Meet at Windy Bank Woods Glazebury WA3 5QF on Sunday 24th […]
*Makants 2024 calendar on sale NOW!*
Calendars are available from our kennels shop from 14th September priced at just £8 each. Our kennels shop is open Thursdays 10 am to 3pm and Saturday mornings 10 am […]
*NEW ARRIVAL*
Our second new arrival this week is the lovely GEMMA. GEMMA is settling in well and we will share more information when we’ve had time to get to know […]
*GOLD*
Did you know we are able to accept any donated gold items in order to raise funds for the rescue? If you have any type of gold – […]
*WEEKEND FUNDRAISING*
We’ve a busy weekend of fundraising events lined up. Here’s where you can find us: SATURDAY 16th September: Craft Fair, the Bethel, Hindley from 12 noon to 4 […]
**2024 MAKANTS CALENDARS ON SALE NOW!**
Calendars are available from our kennels shop from 14th September priced at just £8 each. Our kennels shop is open Thursdays 10 am to 3pm and Saturday mornings 10 […]
*NEW ARRIVAL*
We had two new arrivals at the weekend and would like to introduce WESTIE to you today. In complete contrast to his name which conjures up a picture […]
*GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK*
A reminder this walk is taking place on Sunday 24th September at Windy Bank Woods. Full details are: Meet at Windy Bank Woods Glazebury WA3 5QF on Sunday […]
💗*HOMING NEWS*💗
We start the week the very best way with some homing news ….and this time it’s HUGO! This handsome lad has found his forever home with experienced greyhound […]
CD to raise funds for Makants
Introducing Makants volunteer and talented musician Darryl who is raising funds for Makants through sales of his latest release. Darryl is a familiar face on our social media pages […]
*FUNDRAISING TODAY*
Thanks to all those who supported our fundraising today, either at the Bolton Horwich car boot sale or at Avant Garden centre, Leyland. We were so lucky with […]
*A BUSY MORNING AT KENNELS*
As well as our shop being open we also had a volunteer induction and nail clipping session for the hounds at kennels this morning! In total we had […]
*FUNDRAISING CANCELLATION TODAY SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER*
Please note that due to expected high temperatures we have decided to CANCEL the fundraising session due to take place at Pets at Home, Walkden today. The welfare of the […]
**FRIDAY FACE**
This morning our Friday Face belong to recent arrival HILARY who is popping by to say ‘hello’. HILARY joined us on the 9th August and settled in well. […]
🌟Announcing our 6th ‘MEET A GREYHOUND’ information session!🌟
September’s session will take place on: SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER from 11.30 am – 1.00 pm at our kennels site on Mort Lane, Tyldesley M29 8PF **PLACES ARE STRICTLY […]
**CLOTHING SALE AND FASHION SHOW**
We’re pleased to share details of our upcoming clothing sale and fashion show to be held on; SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER at the British Legion, Victoria Street, Boothstown M28 […]
🚲🚲**TOUR OF BRITAIN CYCLE RACE TODAY 3.9.23**🚲🚲
We’ve got two posts in one today. Firstly to introduce you to a new arrival at kennels, the very handsome 3 year old JUMBO who arrived with us on […]
**FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED**
Being a self funded greyhound rescue it’s important we continue to fundraise in order that we can provide for the greyhounds in our care. We now have opportunities […]
*DOG OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER* **LUKE**
Lovely LUKE is our dog of the month for September. ❤ LUKE is a friendly boy, with a gleaming black coat who is a dream to walk. He […]
*THURSDAY THANK YOU’S*
Today we’d like to send out a big THANK YOU to Makants volunteer and great supporter of the rescue – Sue Wraith. Sue celebrated a special birthday this […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve some fabulous homing news to share, and the lucky hound this time is ADA! She is now living with Erica, Liam and family in the Bolton area. Seems […]
*MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS**
We’re starting the week again with our ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. *GREYHOUNDS DON’T NEED TO WEAR COATS* Our answer […]
****UPCOMING FASHION SHOW AND CLOTHES SALE**** Date to be confirmed
Back in pre Covid days we held a very successful Sunday afternoon ‘indoor market’ event to raise funds. This Autumn we are looking to hold a clothes sale incorporating […]
**NATIONAL DOG DAY**
Today is National Dog Day, an annual event celebrating man’s best friend. The aim of the day is to honour the deep bond between dogs and their human companions while […]
**FRIDAY FEATURE** *DODGER*
Striking big lad DODGER joined us on the 18th April 2023. DODGER is a lovely, super friendly boy and he has settled in well. He does get a […]
****UPCOMING FASHION SHOW AND CLOTHES SALE**** Date to be confirmed
Back in pre Covid days we held a very successful Sunday afternoon ‘indoor market’ event to raise funds. This Autumn we are looking to hold a clothes sale […]
*MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS**
We’re starting the week again with our ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. Many people believe that greyhounds are too big […]
*WATER BABIES*
It seems we have some water babies at Makants who like nothing more than taking a cooling dip on their walk on a sunny day. Our main photo shows LADDIE […]
**WOOFY**
Here, showing his many sides, are photos of WOOFY from a recent ‘modelling assignment’ This lovely lad is easy to walk – he is not without his ‘giddy’ moments – […]
*FRIDAY FACE* BUDDY
Handsome BUDDY arrived with us on the 17th May and settled in well, taking no time to get used to his new surroundings. As he settled in we’ve […]
**DONATIONS NEEDED** Can you help?
The hounds do like a little wet food as a topper to their dry dog food and currently we are running low on tinned food such as Butchers and […]
**HOMING NEWS**
We’ve got some great homing news to share today! The lucky hound this time is CYRIL. He is now living with Chris and Fiona in the Northenden area. […]
*MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS**
We’re starting the week again with our ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. Some people believe that greyhounds are ‘dangerous dogs’ […]
**MAKANTS SOCIAL DOG WALK – HOLLINGWORTH LAKE**
It was lovely to see so many sighthounds this morning, even if the walk was rather a soggy one! Thanks to everyone who supported this event and for […]
*SATURDAY KENNELS ROUND UP*
Adopted Makants hound DANCER was a visitor to the kennels shop this morning, buying a hand made fold up dog bed for his holidays. It was lovely to see him […]
****UPCOMING FASHION SHOW AND CLOTHES SALE**** Date to be confirmed
Back in pre Covid days we held a very successful Sunday afternoon ‘indoor market’ event to raise funds. This Autumn we are looking to hold a clothes sale […]
FRIDAY FEATURE – PIXIE
Stunning blue brindle girl PIXIE arrived with us on the 17th October 2022. PIXIE settled in well and is a friendly girl, in fact she is VERY friendly and treats […]
*LUCKY HUGO!*
Last week was certainly an exciting one for kennel hound HUGO! Not only did he have a day out including a visit to the pub, he also had […]
Great Global Greyhound Walk 2023
Our Great Global Greyhound walk this year will take place at Windy Bank Woods Glazebury WA3 5QF on Sunday 24th September, setting off at 11am. Parking is available at Bents […]
*PATRICK*
This past weekend (5th August) marks two years since our beloved PATRICK left us. With us at the rescue from 2015 to 2021 he was loved by so many […]
*MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS*
We’re starting the week again with our ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. Ahead of National Cat Day tomorrow we discuss […]
*MAX*
MAX has been captured finding breakfast TV absolutely riveting! 😂 We love taking our hounds into the enrichment (home from home) room so they can experience so many […]
*Weekend fundraising*
The weather was rather soggy on Saturday for our team of fundraisers. We don’t have many photos to share with you but this one stood out of adopted […]
Saturday morning
We had a busy morning at kennels with some volunteer inductions and visitors to our Meet a Greyhound event. We’re pleased to say adopted Makants hound JAKE was an […]
*FRIDAY FACE – MILLIE – DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST 2023**
MILLIE, our dog of the month, enjoyed a visit to Starbucks with her kennel friend PIXIE this week. Thanks to our volunteers Sharon and John for giving both […]
DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST **MILLIE**
Marvellous MILLIE is our dog of the month for August 2023. Four year old ‘pocket rocket’ MILLIE arrived with us last Summer and settled in well. This girl […]
**CRAFTERS GROUP**
Did you know we have a Crafters group attached to the rescue? Our talented crafters spend many hours making items for us to sell at fundraising events. We are […]
*MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS**
We’re starting the week again with our ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. It’s often believed that greyhounds can’t live with […]
HANDSOME HUGO
HUGO crashed a meeting last week, just wanting a little fuss from Siobhan before his walk. He soon got it, who could resist? More details on HUGO are on […]
**FUNDRAISING AT THE CALICO LOUNGE, CHORLEY**
We had a fabulous fundraising evening on Thursday at the Calico Lounge in Market Walk, Chorley. They organised a fun bingo evening with the entry fees being donated to […]
🎉🎉WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!🎉🎉
**DRUM ROLL PLEASE** Recently a team of intrepid volunteers from Makants undertook the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise funds for the rescue. The team, who had […]
**ANOTHER KENNEL MAKEOVER!**
Lucky CYRIL is the latest hound to receive a makeover of his kennel, thanks to our hard working volunteer Paul Wareing. We’re starting to lose count of how many […]
*HOMING NEWS*
Recently previous adopters Heather and Lisa lost their adopted Makants hound Rosie Mae. They wanted to honour Rosie Mae by offering a home to another rescue hound and […]
*MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS**
We’re starting the week again with our ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. It’s often believed that greyhounds can’t live with smaller dogs. […]
*DOG WALKING IN JULY!*
Hard to believe it’s 22nd July from this photo! Thanks to our hardy volunteers for giving their time for the greyhounds, no matter the weather! photo credit Lisa Carter www.makants.uk […]
*SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT GREYHOUNDS AS PETS*
Our thanks to Makants volunteer Kay Love who, earlier this week, gave a talk to her colleagues within the customer service team at Milliken Industrials in Wigan. Kay spoke […]
**THURSDAY THANK YOU**
Many thanks to Makants volunteers Jane Hutchinson and Jackie McKenzie who applied to their employer Nat West for a donation in their Community Cashback scheme. The Bank donates to […]
**HOMING NEWS**🎉🎉
We’ve some fantastic homing news to share with you this morning and the lucky hound is FLASH! FLASH is now living with Makants volunteers Elizabeth and Peter and […]
**MYTH BUSTER MONDAYS**
We’re starting the week with our new ‘Myth Buster Mondays’ where we discuss some of the widely held greyhound myths. The question we are asked the most often is […]
**MAKANTS 10 YEARS PIN BADGES**
🌟Show your support for your local greyhound rescue and wear a pin badge!🌟 To mark our 10th birthday we are selling these pin badges in our kennels shop […]
**FRIDAY FEATURE**
G R A C E GRACE arrived with her kennel mate DREAM – who was last week’s Friday Feature – on the 10th June 2023. Petite girl GRACE […]
BURNS PET NUTRITION **CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2022/23**
As you know we were delighted to be recognised as Charity of the Year by Burns Pet Nutrition for 2022/23. We have been receiving deliveries of dry food for […]
MEET A GREYHOUND!
🌟Announcing our 5th ‘MEET A GREYHOUND’ information session!🌟 August’s session will take place on: SATURDAY 5 AUGUST from 11.30 am – 1.00 pm at our kennels site on Mort Lane, […]
*KENNEL STORIES*
A bit of an ‘inpromptu’ game of Tug of War obviously took place in kennels over the weekend. The competitors were HUGO and WOOFY, we’re not sure who […]
**YORKSHIRE THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE**
Our walkers have all had a good night’s rest and amazingly some were actually in work today! We’re sharing some more photos of the day to give you an […]
**YORKSHIRE THREE PEAKS – CHALLENGE COMPLETED!**
We’re pleased to say all our volunteers are safely back at base now and whether they walked one, two, or three peaks we are all so proud of them all! […]
Busy Saturday morning at kennels
Firstly, we welcomed Emma from Confident Canines Dog Training in Leyland. Emma has been a Makants supporter for some time inviting us to fundraise at her dog shows over […]
🎉🎉**ANNOUNCEMENT**🎉🎉
Following on from our Dog Show and Family Fun Day held on the 25th June we are so pleased to announce that the fantastic sum of £3288.65 was raised! […]
**THREE PEAKS FUNDRAISING FOR MAKANTS**
NOW ONLY 6 DAYS TO GO!😱😱 As you know our hardy team of fundraisers are undertaking the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge (link below) this coming SUNDAY 9 JULY! […]
**When MINNIE met MINNIE!**
Our fundraising team were out in force at the Wilmslow Community Show today. Adopted Makants hound MINNIE really didn’t know what to make of her somewhat larger namesake! Our […]
🌟Announcing our 5th ‘MEET A GREYHOUND’ information session!🌟
August’s session will take place on: SATURDAY 5 AUGUST from 11.30 am – 1.00 pm at our kennels site on Mort Lane, Tyldesley M29 8PF **PLACES ARE STRICTLY […]
**WEEKEND FUN!**
Thanks to our volunteers for walking the greyhounds and allowing them to do a little exploring on their walks too. Here’s TY on his walk on Saturday looking […]
**MAKANTS 10 YEARS PIN BADGES**
We still have some of these pin badges available. A great way to show your support for your local greyhound rescue or even to give as gifts or wedding […]
Makants Dog Show and Family Fun Day
**WOW! What a totally amazing time we had at our annual Dog Show and Family Fun Day** A very BIG THANK YOU goes out to everyone who came along to […]
**MAKANTS DOG SHOW AND FAMILY FUN DAY** **SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2023**😁
SPONSORED BY HANNAH’S DOG GROOMING https://www.facebook.com/hdgfp/ Our four ‘dog crazy’ judges are looking forward to meeting all the dogs. They are: Abbie and Emma from Northwich, Tracey from Bolton […]
BURNS PET NUTRITION
We’ve received some great items from Burns which will form part of the prizes for the Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show in our dog show (both […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We start the week the very best way with news of a homing … and this time it’s EVA! This gorgeous girl wasted no time finding herself a […]
**NEW ARRIVALS**
We have two new gorgeous new arrivals to introduce to you – GRACE and DREAM – both 4 years of age. These girls arrived with us on the […]
**MAKANTS DOG SHOW AND FAMILY FUN DAY** SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2023**
New arrival, the lovely DREAM (yes, she lives up to her name 😁), shown here with volunteer Sue, would like to remind you that next Sunday 25th June it’s […]
**FUNDRAISING TODAY 17.6.23**
Thanks to everyone who came along to our fundraising stalls today either at the Cats Protection Summer Fair in Leigh or at the Mining Museum in Astley. In these […]
**FUNDRAISING SATURDAY 17 JUNE 2023**
WOOFY is here to remind you where our volunteers will be fundraising today, Saturday 17th June. You can find them at the Craft Fair at the Lancashire Mining […]
**MAKANTS DOG SHOW AND FAMILY FUN DAY – SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2023**
Only just over a week to go now until our biggest fundraising event of the year – our Dog Show and Family Fun Day. Taking place on Astley Street […]
**READY FOR ANYTHING!**
In this extreme heat we have everything in place to keep our hounds cool – earlier very short walks on kennel grounds, fans, wet towels on windows, cool mats, […]
*HOMING NEWS*
The homing news continues and this time the lucky hound is CHER! This gorgeous girl, now known as WRENLEY, lives in the Boothstown area with Sarah, Jonny and […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve fabulous news to share with you at the start of the week, HEIDI has been homed! HEIDI is now living in the Southport area with Steve and […]
*MAKANTS – BURNS UK CHARITY OF THE YEAR 22/23**
On the countdown to our Dog Show and Family Fun Day (25 June) we were pleased to receive promotional material from Burns Pet Nutrition last week. As you […]
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR FUNDRAISING AT OUR UPCOMING DOG SHOW
CAN YOU HELP? We are still collecting bottle and gift bags (any size, new or used) and also toiletries (in sets or singly) for fundraising on our tombola stall at […]
FRIDAY FACE *MILLIE**
Three year old ‘pocket rocket’ MILLIE arrived with us on the 15th August last year and settled in well. This girl may be small in stature but is certainly […]
**NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK**
Today sees the end of National Volunteers’ week. (1-7 June) At Makants, our volunteers are the life blood of the rescue, we simply couldn’t exist without them. Our […]