🌟DID SOMEBODY SAY CAKE??🌟
We were visited by adopted Makants hounds ROBBIE and EVIE at the weekend and they came bearing gifts including some ‘doggie’ cake. EVIE celebrated her sixth birthday recently […]
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🌟BENNY🌟
Recently new arrival BENNY spent some time in our enrichment (home from home) room. He sniffed the whole room thoroughly to start with and then enjoyed some cuddles […]
🌟HAMPER WINNER🌟
Nicola, the winner of our recent ‘name the dog card’ hamper, called at kennels to collect her goodies at the weekend. 👀The hamper contains plenty of treats for […]
❤WALTER❤
DOG OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2024 Handsome five year old WALTER joined us on the 21st August and soon showed what a gentle and laid back lad he […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way, with homing news. The lucky hound this time is BUDDY! BUDDY (now JAX) arrived with us back in May last […]
GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK
Thanks to everyone who attended our walk today (29th September) at the Lancashire Mining Museum where we had 129 hounds in attendance. Our thanks go to all volunteers at the […]
BUSY MORNING AT KENNELS
Wow, we’ve had such a busy morning at kennels. So many customers to the shop, so many lovely visitors with donations – and we also held a very successful MacMillan […]
THIS WEEKEND 28/29 SEPTEMBER
REGGIE is here to remind you what’s happening this weekend: Saturday 28th September – Our volunteers will be fundraising and raising awareness of greyhounds as pets at the Pets at […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
❤SAMMY❤ Attractive 4 year old dark brindle male SAMMY arrived with us on the 18th August 2024 and settled in well. As we’ve got to know him SAMMY […]
🌟GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK🌟
This coming Sunday, 29th September please join us for the Great Global Greyhound walk. It’s flat walk following established pathways taking in woodland, a canal towpath, tarmac paths and […]
MAKANTS CALENDAR 2025
Available NOW from our onsite kennels shop, priced at just £10. Our kennels shop is open on Thursdays 10 am to 3 pm and Saturday mornings, 10 am to […]
NEW ARRIVALS
We’ve two new arrivals to introduce to you. Please welcome brindle BENNY and black girl SWEETIE who arrived on the 18th September. They’re settling in so well and forming […]
RAISING AWARENESS AT AVANT GARDEN CENTRE
Our thanks to everyone who came along to support our awareness event at Avant Garden Centre, Leyland today. We had a lovely time meeting you and the several hounds who […]
🌟ADVANCE NOTICE – NAME THE DOG CARD🌟
🌟 NAME THE DOG CARD🌟 Coming up on Wednesday 25th September at 7 pm you have the chance to win a fantastic hamper full of treats – for both […]
🌟NAIL CLIPPING SESSION AT KENNELS🌟
We had a busy morning at kennels with our shop open for business and the monthly nail clipping session, held in our enrichment room. We welcomed 15 hounds […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
STORM (Female) 4 year old STORM arrived with us on the 8th November 2023. On arrival STORM was very timid as everything was new to her. As she […]
🌟THURSDAY THANK YOU’S🌟
We’ve some very special THANK YOU’s to send out today to our friends at Milliken Floors. You may remember a team of volunteers coming out to us last […]
🌟KENNELS SHOP🌟
❗HAND KNITTED DOG COATS NOW IN STOCK!❗ Our crafty volunteers have been hard at work making cosy knitted coats ready to keep your hound toasty this Autumn/Winter. Available […]
🌟MILAN FASHION WEEK 17 – 23 SEPTEMBER🌟👗👜👠
*Milan Fashion Week stands as a beacon of creativity and style in the fashion world. Designers and fashion enthusiasts flock to Milan for this event, eager to see the […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We’ve some lovely homing news to share with you today – and the lucky hound this time is FIDGET! FIDGET, now known as PARSNIP, has found herself a […]
MAKANTS CALENDAR 2025
Hot off the press, our 2025 calendar is now available Priced at just £10 it is available in person from our on site kennels shop from this Thursday 12th September. […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE – RALPHIE🌟
6 year old RALPHIE joined us on the 21st August 2024. A friendly and calm dog who is easy to walk he’s been getting used to his new world […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We’ve more homing news to share this week, this time the lucky hound is MOLLY! Young girl MOLLY, now known as WILLOW, has found herself a home in […]
❓WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE ADOPT A GREYHOUND FROM MAKANTS ❓
❓WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE ADOPT A GREYHOUND FROM MAKANTS ❓ All sorts of people that’s what! People that are: SINGLE *COUPLES* FAMILIES *OLDER PEOPLE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN […]
🌟MAKANTS CALENDAR 2025🌟
❗Hot off the press, our 2025 calendar is available NOW!❗ Priced at just £10 it is available in person from our on site kennels shop from this Thursday 12th […]
Great Global Greyhound walk
We are pleased to be taking part in the Great Global Greyhound walk with our local walk taking place at the Lancashire Mining Museum on Sunday 29th September 2024. Walk […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We’ve more homing news to share – and the lucky hound this time is PEARL! Beautiful PEARL arrived with us on the 21st July and didn’t have too […]
🌟NATIONAL HUG YOUR HOUND DAY🌟
Today, 8th September, is National Hug Your Hound Day.❤ We thought it an ideal opportunity to share photos of a couple of hounds who were always happy to […]
**RAISING AWARENESS THIS WEEKEND**
**RAISING AWARENESS THIS WEEKEND** Due to a poor weather forecast for Sunday we have decided that both our events will now take place – TOMORROW – Saturday 7th September. […]
🌟Friday feature🌟
❤WALTER❤ This week we shine the spotlight on recent new arrival WALTER. WALTER has settled in well and has made full use of his ears in this photo! 😂 […]
KNITTED COATS
Just two of the hand knitted greyhound coats we have in stock in our kennels shop. Knitted by crafters from our own Crafters group and modelled here by adopted Makants […]
🌟KENNELS SHOP🌟
💦💦RAIN MACS NOW IN – SIZES 26 TO 32 INCHES, ONLY £18.💦💦 We have sizes 26 to 32 inches in purple, red, fluorescent green, black, light blue, royal blue […]
🌟BRYNS BIG DAY OUT – ASHTON IN MAKERFIELD🌟
Wow, what a lovely day we had raising awareness at Bryn’s Big Day Out yesterday! Our thanks to everyone who came along to support the event in Ashton […]
🌟RACHEL – DOG OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER🌟
🌟RACHEL – DOG OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER🌟 Beautiful 5 year old RACHEL joined us on the 15th July 2024. Rachel is a larger hound for a female […]
RAINBOW BRIDGE REMEMBRANCE DAY
🌟Today, 28th August, is also known as RAINBOW BRIDGE REMEMBRANCE DAY.🌟 This is a day to remember and, if appropriate, to publicly commemorate pets who have passed away. […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
❤RALPHIE❤ Six year old handsome lad RALPHIE joined us last Wednesday. He’s been getting used to his new world and has settled well, and is particularly enjoying […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
❤WALTER❤ Five year old handsome lad WALTER joined us last Wednesday. He’s been getting used to his new world and has settled well, and is particularly enjoying his […]
🌟TONGUE OUT TUESDAY🌟
❤FIDGET❤ (female) This stunning girl is our featured hound this Tongue Out Tuesday! Four and a half year old FIDGET arrived with us on 6th August 2024 […]
NATIONAL DOG DAY -26.8.24
National Dog Day honours dogs of all breeds and walks of life and aims to educate people about the millions of dogs currently living in animal rescues across the country […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
❤FLIGHT❤ FLIGHT arrived with us on the 4th May and has settled well. He’s a younger dog, 2.5 years, and can have his ‘giddy’ moments in anticipations of his […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟 we’ve more lovely homing to news to share with you today – this time it’s CINDY! CINDY arrived with us on the 12th July and wasted […]
🌟WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY🌟
Today, 19th August, is known as World Photography Day – ‘an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography.’ Seems like an ideal day […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟 We start the week the very best way (again!) with homing news, and this time it’s ROMONA! ROMONA arrived with us on the 15th July and […]
🌟SOCIAL DOG WALK AT BRAMHALL🌟
🌟SOCIAL DOG WALK AT BRAMHALL🌟 We had a fabulous sighthound dog walk this morning at Bramhall Park with 56 dogs and their owners in attendance.😁 Thanks so much […]
NAIL CLIPPING SESSION AT KENNELS
A very busy morning with 23 hounds having their nails clipped. Thanks to everyone who attended for their donations – and their patience too! www.makants.uk […]
🌟ADVANCE NOTICE OF FUNDRAISER FOR MAKANTS🌟
🌟ADVANCE NOTICE OF FUNDRAISER FOR MAKANTS🌟 This coming Bank Holiday weekend – Sunday 25th August 2024. Makants adopters Vikki and Dan have kindly organised a fundraising event for […]
🌟VISIT FROM MILLIE🌟
🌟VISIT FROM MILLIE🌟 We were pleased to see ‘furry’ visitor adopted Makants hound MILLIE on Saturday.🥰 MILLIE was one of our long stay hounds, and spent 20 months […]
NEW ARRIVAL
We’ve a new arrival to introduce to you today, please meet FIDGET! (female) Four and a half year old FIDGET arrived with us on 6th August 2024 and […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We’ve more homing news to share today – and this time the lucky hound is ROLO! Lovely ROLO has found his forever home with Katy, Robert and family […]
SOCIAL DOG WALK
We are pleased to be holding another social dog walk in Bramhall Park, SK7 3NX this coming Sunday 18th August. Walk details are as follows: Date: Sunday 18th August 2024Venue: […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We’re starting the week the very best way – with more homing news – and the lucky hound this time is JOSIE.😁 JOSIE, now known as INDIGO, is […]
🌟DAM HOUSE EVENT TODAY🌟
Our thanks to the team at Dam House for inviting us along to their celebration today and for such organising such a great event! We’re pleased to say our dog […]
SOCIAL DOG WALK – CUERDEN VALLEY PARK
Please join us for a social dog walk in Cuerden Valley Park. Details are: Date: Sunday 6th October 2024 Venue: Cuerden Valley Park, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6BY […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
❤REGGIE ❤ Four year old handsome lad REGGIE arrived with us in April this year and soon settled in. We’ve found him to be a friendly and […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We’ve more homing news to share with you today, this time it’s ZIGGY! ZIGGY, now known as JESS, was adopted by Mel and Annsley who live in Westhoughton. […]
🌟A FRIENDLY REMINDER🌟
Just to remind you we are a VOLUNTEER LED and VOLUNTEER RUN rescue and, as such, cannot respond immediately to enquiries. If you are contacting us please bear this […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟 We’re pleased to share some more homing news today and this time it’s WEEZY, now STANLEY! Lovely STANLEY arrived with us in April this year and […]
❤REMEMBERING PATRICK❤
Today, marks three years since much loved Makants greyhound PATRICK sadly left us. Arriving in the rescue in 2015 he lived in kennels with us until 2021 when, […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way with homing news – and this time it’s MOJO! MOJO, now known as JOOLS, has found herself a home with […]
CELEBRATION EVENT AT DAM HOUSE
We are pleased to be attending this special celebration event at Dam House on Saturday 10th August. We will have a fundraising stall with dog related items and hand crafted […]
NAIL CLIPPING
Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is taking place on Saturday 17th August from 11.30 to 12.30. *We would respectfully ask that anyone attends during […]
🌟SATURDAY ROUND UP🌟
Wow, what a super Saturday! At kennels this morning we had FOUR (yes you read that right) adoptions – find out who next week! Thanks to everyone who came along […]
DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST – ARTY
DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST ARTY 4 year old blue male ARTY arrived with us on the 12th July 2024 and has settled in well. He’s a friendly […]
SOCIAL DOG WALK
We are pleased to be holding another social dog walk in Bramhall Park, SK7 3NX. Walk details are as follows: Date: Sunday 18th August 2024 Venue: Bramhall Park, SK7 3NX […]
🌟Do you belong to the Pets at Home ‘Pets Club’? 🌟
🌟Do you belong to the Pets at Home ‘Pets Club’? 🌟 By using your loyalty card each time you shop you earn’ lifelines’ for your nominated animal charity (hope […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟 We’ve more homing news to share with you today – and this time it’s JODY! Handsome JODY is now living in the Clayton Bridge area with […]
NAIL CLIPPING SESSION AT KENNELS
Advance notice of our next nail clipping session at kennels which is Saturday 17th August from 11.30 to 12.30 (note: Siobhan is only available during this hour due to other […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟 We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s NAOMI! NAOMI, now known as PENNY, is living with Andrew in […]
🌟NEW ARRIVAL🌟
With recent successful adoptions – and several hounds on home trial – we now have some new greyhounds for you to meet! Today, please welcome 3 year old PEARL.😍 […]
SATURDAY ROUND UP
We invited several visitors to kennels this morning who are interested in volunteering for us. They got to tour the kennels and meet and chat with current volunteers – […]
🌟SATURDAY ROUND UP🌟
Many thanks to everyone who came along to visit our stall at the Worker Bee Market in Reddish today. It certainly was a lovely day and the greyhounds enjoyed […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE – REGGIE🌟
Four year old REGGIE joined us on the 6th April 2024. He’s a friendly, bouncy and inquisitive boy, who can be strong on the lead. He’s always waggy […]
🌟WEEKEND FUNDRAISING/AWARENESS EVENTS🌟
*SATURDAY 27TH JULY* Reddish Worker Bee market, Broadstone Mill Shopping Outlet, Reddish, SK5 7DL from 11 am to 3 pm. We’re pleased to be returning to this popular […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time the lucky hound is CHASE. CHASE, now known as BRIAN, is now […]
*SUNDAY FUNDRAISING/RAISING AWARENESS*
Thanks to everyone who came along to our fundraising and awareness stall at the Green Fayre at Beacon country park today. The weather held and we loved meeting you all […]
*DOG WALKING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*
We’re looking for more volunteers to join our team as dog walkers, ideally with experience of large dogs. Walks take place from kennels each day at 10 am, no matter […]
*WHAT A BUSY SATURDAY!*
We’ve had a busy Saturday with three fundraising teams out and about in the local area. If you came to see us at Pets at Home Walkden, at Belong […]
WEEKEND FUNDRAISING/AWARENESS EVENTS
Lots of lovely fundraising/awareness events this weekend for us! You can find our teams at: SATURDAY (20TH JULY) Belong Atherton Summer Fair, Mealhouse Lane, Atherton 2 – 4 pm and […]
CRAFTERS NEEDED!
CRAFTERS NEEDED! Did you know we have our own Crafters group attached to the rescue? Our lovely supporters hand make items for us to sell at craft fairs and other […]
NEW ARRIVAL
With recent successful adoptions – and several hounds on home trial – we now have some new greyhounds for you to meet! Please welcome 4 year old male ARTY! […]
*NEW ARRIVAL*
With recent successful adoptions – and several hounds on home trial – we now have some new greyhounds for you to meet! Please welcome 2 year old brindle girl […]
GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK – SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
We are pleased to be taking part in the Great Global Greyhound walk with our local walk taking place at the Lancashire Mining Museum. Walk details are as follows: Location: […]
**DOG TREATS NEEDED**
**DOG TREATS NEEDED** We’ve had a phenomenal response to our recent request for dog food, thanks so much to everyone that has donated so far. We can, however, still […]
Morecambe Bay cross bay fundraiser
Our thanks to the Makants team of walkers for undertaking the Morecambe Bay cross walk yesterday, raising funds for the rescue. We’ll let you know the final amount raised soon, […]
SATURDAY 13TH JULY – what’s on!
** SATURDAY 13TH JULY is certainly going to be a busy day for the rescue!** Just look at what’s going on: We will have a team of 32 supporters and […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
⚡️ZIGGY⚡️ This week we throw the spotlight on a recent new arrival, ZIGGY. 4 year old ZIGGY (female) joined us on the 10th June 2024. Although it’s […]
MORECAMBE BAY CROSS BAY SPONSORED WALK
MORECAMBE BAY – CROSS BAY SPONSORED WALK You may remember that last year a group of our volunteers undertook the Three Peaks challenge raising funds for Makants. This year, on […]
FUNDRAISING/RAISING AWARENESS EVENTS
Have you heard? Our volunteers are really busy raising funds and raising awareness every weekend at the moment. Please take a look at our Events 2024 page on […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s LASSIE! Lovely LASSIE was adopted last week and is now living […]
🌟TOMBOLA ITEMS NEEDED🌟
We desperately need your tombola items to ensure our fundraising continues to be successful. We are looking for new items such as unopened toiletry sets, unwanted small gifts, […]
🌟NAIL CLIPPING SESSION AT KENNELS🌟
A reminder that the next nail clipping session takes place at kennels on Saturday 13th July 11.30 to 12.30. Greyhounds only. Please note that you may have to […]
FUNDRAISING IN ATHERTON TODAY
Thanks to all those who came along to Atherton market today to support the rescue despite the soggy weather. At least sales of dog coats were up! Thanks so […]
🌟FUNDRAISING/RAISING AWARENESS AT PETS AT HOME HORWICH TODAY🌟
🌟FUNDRAISING/RAISING AWARENESS AT PETS AT HOME HORWICH TODAY🌟 Thanks to everyone who came along to say ‘hello’ today to our volunteers at the Pets at Home, Horwich store. We […]
🌟PET REMEMBRANCE DAY🌟
🌟PET REMEMBRANCE DAY🌟 Today, 5th July, marks Pet Remembrance Day, a day to celebrate the lives of our precious pets no longer with us. On this day we […]
🌟FRIDAY FEATURE🌟
**FLIGHT** This week we shine the spotlight on sweet boy FLIGHT.😍 FLIGHT arrived with us on the 4th May and has settled well. He’s a younger dog, 2.5 […]
❓WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE ADOPT A GREYHOUND FROM MAKANTS ❓
❓WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE ADOPT A GREYHOUND FROM MAKANTS ❓ All sorts of people that’s what! People that are: SINGLE *COUPLES* FAMILIES *OLDER PEOPLE PEOPLE WHO LIVE […]
MAKANTS SUMMER FAIR AND DOG SHOW
WOW! what a day! Thanks to everyone who came and supported our highly successful fundraising event on Sunday on Mosley Common. The day could not have taken place without a […]
🌟HOMING NEWS🌟
We start the week the very best way – with homing news – and this time it’s REUBEN! Lovely REUBEN, who arrived with his sibling OTIS earlier this […]
🌟DOG OF THE MONTH FOR JULY – CARMEL🌟
Three and a half year old CARMEL arrived with us on the 19th May 2024 and soon settled in. CARMEL was relaxed enough to play with toys from […]
Makants Summer Fair and Dog Show
Sunday 30th June – Makants Summer Fair and Dog Show 11 AM TO 4 PMMOSLEY COMMON (note new venue) M28 1DT For our dog show we will have 2 show […]