MAKANTS CALENDAR 2026
Our calendar for 2026 is already in production and we’re pleased to say it will be on sale very soon! Thanks to our photographer Shilpa for some stunning shots of […]
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🌟NAIL CLIPPING🌟
Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is taking place on Saturday 30th August from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm. *We would respectfully ask […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
We’ve another new arrival to introduce to you today, please meet 3.5 year old SAL (female) This lovely girl is the sister of current Makants hound RAMBO, I […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
We’ve a stunning new arrival to introduce to you today, please meet 2.5 year old ‘cow hound’ JACK. JACK arrived with us on the 11th August so is […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s LEXI! Lovely Lexi arrived with us back in April and soon […]
UNABLE TO ACCEPT DONATIONS AT PRESENT
Poor Dave, he’s getting surrounded by your donations! Whilst we are so grateful for your generosity, we CANNOT accept any more donations for the time being due to space restrictions. […]
🌟REMEMBRANCE TREE IN SENSORY GARDEN AT KENNELS🌟
We’ve had a really good response to our sponsored ‘hearts’ appeal in memory of much missed hound Patrick and those loved pets no longer with us. We send […]
NAIL CLIPPING
Please note, our nail clipping session planned for Saturday 16th August has been P O S T P O N E D due to the hot weather conditions. Our next […]
🌟HOMING UPDATE🌟
We know you like to hear how our adopted greyhounds are getting on in their forever homes, so here’s a little update on APOLLO, was Ezra. Apollo was […]
AUGUST IS REMEMBRANCE MONTH AT MAKANTS
🌟REMEMBRANCE TREE IN SENSORY GARDEN AT KENNELS🌟 We’ve had a really good response to our sponsored ‘hearts’ appeal in memory of much missed hound Patrick and those loved […]
🌟VISITORS TO KENNELS🌟
Last week we were pleased to welcome Makants supporter – and former local Rugby League star – Tony Cottrell to kennels. He came along with his grandson and spent […]
HELP US GET MORE HOUNDS INTO HOMES
Supporters, we need your help. In line with most other rescues, homing is at the lowest we’ve ever known. Our homing rates have really dropped this year. We understand […]
🌟NAIL CLIPPING🌟
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS NEXT SATURDAY!** Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is taking place on Saturday 16th August […]
MAKANTS DOG SHOW AT LANCASHIRE MINING MUSEUM
Many thanks to everyone who came along to see us at the Mining Museum today. We had an amazing 98 entries into our dog show! Our thanks to Rose Mockridge […]
🌟HOMING UPDATE🌟
We know you like to hear how our adopted greyhounds are getting on in their forever homes, so here’s a little update on RALPH was SAMMY. RALPH was […]
🌟GREYHOUND MYTH🌟
‘Many people believe greyhounds are too big for a small house’. Greyhounds do range in size with females generally being smaller. Some females are no larger than a large […]
🌟REMEMBRANCE TREE IN SENSORY GARDEN AT KENNELS🌟
We’ve had a really good start to our sponsored ‘hearts’ appeal in memory of much missed hound Patrick and those loved pets no longer with us. We send […]
❤REMEMBERING PATRICK❤
Today, 5th August, we take some time to remember much loved greyhound PATRICK who was part of our rescue for five years from 2015 – 2021. Although Patrick, […]
🌟PLAQUES NOW IN PLACE IN SENSORY GARDEN🌟
We’re another step nearer completing the sensory garden as we have now attached plaques to all the beds with details of their sponsors. We send our grateful thanks […]
HOUNDS LOOKING FOR HOMES!
All of our 15 hounds in kennels currently looking for a home! Thomas, Duke, Cee Cee, Express, John, Trigger, Queenie, Laddie, Dolly, Minnie, Norma, Reggie, Storm, Gareth and Angel […]
🌟DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST🌟
THOMAS❤ 6 year old brindle and white THOMAS joined us on the 5th July 2025 and has settled in well. THOMAS is a lovely and very affectionate lad. […]
SOCIAL DOG WALK
We have another sighthound social dog walk organised which will take place on Sunday 3rd August, details as follows: Venue: Orrell Water ParkMeet at: 10.00 am for 10.30 am startWalk […]
🌟TRIGGER DOG OF THE MONTH FOR JULY🌟
🌟TRIGGER DOG OF THE MONTH FOR JULY🌟 Our lovely ‘BFG’ Trigger has been our dog of the month for July and sadly is still looking for his forever home.❤ […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
The last of our new arrivals is three year old QUEENIE here who arrived with us on the 5th July 2025.❤ QUEENIE is a beautiful young girl who […]
GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK 2025
Sunday 28th September 2025 We are pleased to announce our own local *sighthound only* walk as part of the GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK 2025. Taking place at Windy Bank Woods, […]
AUGUST IS REMEMBRANCE MONTH AT MAKANTS
❤On 5th August we will remember our much loved Makants hound PATRICK who passed away on this day in 2021, having been with us in kennels for five years. Patrick […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
JOHN (DOB 16.9.21) While we’re looking for a home for a bonded pair of greyhounds – Minnie (4 years) and John (3.5 years) – we would be prepared to […]
NO MORE DONATIONS FOR THE TIME BEING PLEASE
Poor Dave, he’s getting surrounded by your donations! Whilst we are so grateful for your generosity, we CANNOT accept any more donations for the time being due to space restrictions. […]
🌟ROBIN (was BOCKO)🌟
We know you like to hear how our adopted hounds are settling into their forever homes and today we’ve an update to share on ROBIN (was BOCKO). ROBIN who […]
🌟WHY ADOPT A GREYHOUND THROUGH OUR RESCUE?🌟
Makants Greyhound Rescue is a well established, independent and self funded rescue (founded in 2013) with over 700 greyhounds homed by us to date. If you’re thinking of adoption […]
🌟GREYHOUND MYTH🌟
‘THEY CAN’T LIVE WITH CHILDREN’ It’s often believed that greyhounds can’t live with children. Greyhounds are good pets to have around children since they are generally of […]
💦FLOOD AT KENNELS!💦
Last Sunday afternoon we had a short episode of heavy rain which flooded Mort Lane in Tyldesley, the road outside kennels. Unfortunately the water also entered the kennels land […]
JOHN and MINNIE
We thought we’d get in on the ‘kiss cam’ trend! Here’s John and Minnie who do belong together and don’t mind who knows it! We’ve not had any applications to […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
5 year old brindle beauty NORMA arrived with us on the 4th July 2025.❤ NORMA came from a home environment and came to us through no fault of […]
NO MORE DONATIONS FOR THE MOMENT PLEASE
Poor Dave, he’s getting surrounded by your donations! Whilst we are so grateful for your generosity, we CANNOT accept any more donations for the time being due to space restrictions. […]
NAIL CLIPPING RESCHEDULED DATE
Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is taking place on Saturday 19th July from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm *We would respectfully ask that anyone […]
TRIGGER
DOG OF THE MONTH FOR JULY 2025 Three year old TRIGGER – shown here relaxing in his kennel in the recent hot weather – joined us on the 26th May […]
🌟FIXED PRICE ON LINE SALE🌟
SATURDAY 19TH JULY Advance notice of our next online fixed price sale, which will be taking place on our facebook Auction page, the link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/187151075121472/ (you need to […]
🌟GREYHOUND MYTHS🌟
‘THEY MUST NEED ALOT OF EXERCISE’… The question we are asked the most often is ‘Don’t they need a lot of exercise?’ and the short answer is always […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
6 year old brindle and white lad THOMAS joined us on the 5th July 2025 and is settling in well. Due to the hot weather he’s only just […]
NAIL CLIPPING 🌟RESCHEDULED DATE🌟
**PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE IS WEATHER DEPENDANT!** Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is taking place on Saturday 19th July from 11.30 am to […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s KIER! Lovely lad KIER only arrived with us in May and […]
🌟LOVELY LEXI🌟
Lovely LEXI shown here has been enjoying lying in the cool long grass in our sensory garden at kennels recently. 7 year old LEXI is a quiet and […]
🌟MAKANTS SUMMER FAIR WEEKEND🌟
The totals are now in! We are so pleased to let you know that our Summer Fair weekend fundraising event at the end of June raised the fantastic […]
TONGUE OUT TUESDAY
The recent hot weather has once again allowed us to have several ‘tongue out Tuesday’ photos to choose from! Today we’re sharing a photo of lovely big lad TRIGGER, shown […]
CANCELLATIONS AND CLOSURES!
In view of the hot weather forecast for this coming weekend for safety’s sake we have CANCELLED the following events: Saturday 12th July nail clipping at kennels Sunday 13th […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s PIP! Now known as PIPPA, this lovely girl is living with […]
MAKANTS SUMMER FUNDRAISER
THANK YOU to everyone involved in our DOG SHOW last weekend and to all who came and supported us. We’ve already shared many photos of the lovely dogs at the […]
🌟F R I D A Y F E A T U R E🌟
❤MINNIE and JOHN❤ We’re looking for a home for a bonded pair of greyhounds – Minnie (4 years) and John (3.5 years) Having previously been kennelled together they […]
🌟WHY ADOPT A GREYHOUND THROUGH OUR RESCUE?🌟
Makants Greyhound Rescue is a well established, independent and self funded rescue (founded in 2013) with over 700 greyhounds homed by us to date. If you’re thinking of adoption we’ll […]
🌟TONGUE OUT TUESDAY🌟
With the recent hot weather we’ve many contenders for a ‘tongue out Tuesday’ photo! We’ve chosen to share one of young lad KEIR as he looks especially cute […]
🌟WILL YOUR DOG WIN BEST IN SHOW?🌟
Here’s handsome greyhound PRESLEY, winner of the best in show Greyhounds/Sighthounds ring from our dog show last year. 😍 Will you be entering your dog into our dog […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s OTIS!❤ Lovely OTIS has been adopted by Makants volunteer Tom and […]
🌟TODAY IS TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY🌟
Today, 20th June, is officially recognised as Take your Dog to Work Day. At Makants the ‘S’ club – Siobhan, Shilpa and Sharon – as well as having […]
🌟HAPPY HUMP DAY!🌟
Helping you get over your Wednesday ‘Hamp’ Day is kennel hound CEE CEE ❤ As you know she recently had a large number of teeth out and now […]
🌟MAKANTS SUMMER FAIR WEEKEND!🌟
MAKANTS DOG SHOW KINDLY SPONSORED BY: THE SIGHTHOUND SAVOY HOME BOARDING FOR HOUNDS and WOOFINGTONS EMPORIUM, LEIGH Being held once again on Mosley common – M28 1DT – […]
🌟TRIGGER🌟
SNOOTS, SCHNOZZLES, HOOTERS OR BEAKS? What do you call them? We’ll choose the word ‘snoot’ to describe new lad Trigger’s rather adorable ‘overbite’ This lad, all […]
🌟MONDAY MORNING🌟
OK, so who can relate to this photo this Monday morning?😂 Monday certainly does come around quickly! Details on all our hounds looking for homes can be found […]
🌟HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAKANTS 5!🌟
Back in 2018 we cared for two litters of puppies in kennels. – The Makants 9 (black and white pups) and the Makants 5 (all black). Today we […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
❤RAMBO❤ 3.5 year old RAMBO arrived with us on the 26th April 2025. He has settled in well , has enjoyed spending some time in our enrichment (home […]
🌟ADOPTED AND ADORED🌟
May was a bumper month for homing with SIX of our hounds finding their forever homes.😍 We send our love and congratulations to the hounds and adoptive families of […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
JOHN We’ve another new arrival to introduced to you today, please meet JOHN who joined us on the 28th May 2025. John is settling in well and seems […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
MINNIE We’ve another new arrival to introduced to you today, please meet 4 year old MINNIE who joined us on the 28th May 2025. While she is a […]
🌟NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY🌟
We’re starting the week with a photo to bring a smile to your face. As you can see kennel hound Cee Cee was happy to take part in National […]
SUMMER FAIR WEEKEND
Our Summer Fair is being held once again on Mosley common – M28 1DT – and this year we have a TWO day event planned! On Saturday 28th June […]
🌟NAME THE DOG CARD🌟
Our next Name the Dog card is a special one and will take place on our facebook Auction page on Thursday 12th June at 7pm. **A special prize […]
🌟NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK🌟
This week we are throwing the spotlight on our wonderful volunteers! You will see photos and videos of just some of them popping up on our social media during […]
🌟HOMING NEWS!🌟
We’ve more fabulous homing news to share with you today, and this time it’s PAUL! Lovely PAUL (brother of Pele and Peter) now known as RAFFERTY, is living […]
🌟NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK🌟
This week we are throwing the spotlight on our wonderful volunteers! You will see photos and videos of just some of them popping up on our social media during […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s PELE …and… SPICY! Now renamed GOOF (Pele) and DIZZY (Spicy) they […]
FUN DOG SHOW 31.5.25
MAKANTS FUN DOG SHOW WORKER BEE MARKET, REDDISH 31.5.25 Our volunteers had a very busy day today running a craft stall and the dog show at the Worker Bee market […]
THINKING OF ADOPTING A GREYHOUND?
Makants Greyhound Rescue is a well established, independent and self funded rescue (founded in 2013) with over 700 greyhounds homed by us to date. If you’re thinking of adoption we’ll […]
NAIL CLIPPING
Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is taking place on Saturday 7th June from11.30 am to 12.30 pm *We would respectfully ask that […]
CEE CEE UPDATE❤
As planned, Cee Cee underwent dental surgery on Tuesday and now has just 6 teeth left to her name. She has bounced back from the surgery, even ate […]
MAKANTS SUMMER FAIR WEEKEND
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY With just under six weeks to go we are excited to share our Summer Fair weekend details with you. Being held once again […]
EXCITING NEWS!
We’re pleased to share the news that we are now partnered with the Jollye’s, Bolton store for the next 12 months. This was only made possible by all […]
HOMING NEWS!
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s PETER! Peter, one of the three young siblings, arrived with us back […]
CAN YOU HELP?
🌟We’d like to thank those of you who have already donated🌟 Sadly, In the current economic climate, and in line with other rescues, we are finding it increasingly difficult […]
🌟MAKANTS SUMMER FAIR WEEKEND🌟
Plans are underway for our Summer Fair weekend on 28th and 29th June, being held both days on Mosley common. (more details can be found under ‘Events’) In […]
DID YOU SEE OUR RECENT ADVERT?
On the 16th May we were able to have a full page feature in the Wigan Warriors programme, which we hope has brought more attention to the rescue, and […]
TONGUE OUT TUESDAY
REGGIE❤ We’ve got Reggie doing his best Tongue Out Tuesday impression today.😁 He certainly was relaxed while spending time with our volunteer David in the enrichment (home […]
SUPPORTERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Sadly, In the current economic climate, and in line with other rescues, we are finding it increasingly difficult to raise sufficient funds for the day to day care of […]
Cee Cee
6.5 year old CEE CEE joined us on the 12th May 2025. More details when we’ve got to know her but for now we welcome this lovely girl to […]
LOVELY LEXI …😍
7 year old LEXI (Female) arrived with us on the 30th April 2025. She’s settling well and is a quiet and confident girl who particularly enjoys lots of […]
❤LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND❤
Here’s just some of our hounds with fully paid up members of their individual fan clubs! Our hounds certainly get plenty of fuss from our volunteers whilst they […]
🌟🌟SUMMER FAIR WEEKEND! 🌟🌟
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY With just under six weeks to go we are excited to share our Summer Fair weekend details with you. Being held once again […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and the lucky hound this time is CASPER! CASPER is now living in the Preston area […]
CAN YOU HELP US?
Sadly, In the current economic climate, and in line with other rescues, we are finding it increasingly difficult to raise sufficient funds for the day to day care of […]
NEW ARRIVALS
We’ve had FOUR new arrivals join us this past week, all black hounds – DUKE, RAMBO, PIP and LEXI.😍 Today we’re sharing a photo of 5.5 year old PIP. […]
❓THINKING OF ADOPTING A GREYHOUND❓
Makants Greyhound Rescue is a well established, independent and self funded rescue (founded in 2013) with over 700 greyhounds homed by us to date. If you’re thinking of […]
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
*MAKANTS SUMMER FAIR AND DOG SHOW – 29 JUNE 2025* SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES We still have 2 remaining sponsorship opportunities available as follows: SILVER PACKAGE Cost: £100 – […]
HOMING NEWS!
We’ve great homing news to share with you today and the lucky hound this time is BOCKO! BOCKO, now known as ROBIN, wasted no time finding himself a […]
NEW ARRIVALS!
We’ve had FOUR new arrivals join us this past week, all black hounds – DUKE, RAMBO, PIP and LEXI.😍 Today we’re sharing a photo of five year old […]
FRIDAY FEATURE EXPRESS Shy boy Express joined us late last year. Over time, and with the help of our volunteers, he has gained in confidence and now enjoys […]
Dog of the month for May PETER Peter, and his siblings Pele and Paul, arrived with us in January this year. Peter is a lovely young dog, full of enthusiasm […]
ADOPTION STORIES
Bringing our series of adoption stories to a close this month we hear from Anna about her adopted Makants hound LOLA. Lola is my fourth Greyhound but I […]
APRIL IS ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH
From time to time journalism students get in touch and this month we’ve been pleased to help two students with their studies. Neela came along to our event […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAKANTS 9!
Way back in 2018 we had an rare intake of puppies who became known as the ‘Makants 9’. These bundles of fun were quite an attraction at kennels. […]
VISIT TO KENNELS BY ANDY WHYMENT
APRIL IS ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH Earlier this week we were delighted to welcome actor – and dog lover – Andy Whyment along to kennels. Andy had a full […]
FRIDAY FEATURE
SPICY, our very own Spice Girl! Four and a half year old SPICY arrived with us on the 10th March and settled in well. SPICY is a lovely friendly and […]