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 […]
MAKANTS XMAS FAIR
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*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 […]
*IN MEMORIAM* *MABEL*
Last month we were saddened to hear of the passing of adopted Makants hound MABEL. MABEL was the much loved hound companion of Elizabeth and she has sent us this […]
*CAR BOOT SALE*
Volunteer Dave has packed the Makants van ready for our stall at the Morley’s Hall Farm car boot sale TODAY 21st August. Lots of bargains to be had from […]
*World Photography Day*
Today is World Photography Day. It seems a great reason for us to share one of our favourite photos and ask you to share yours! The photo we’ve chosen […]
*Friday face* MALL
*FRIDAY FACE* MALL This week we throw the spotlight on handsome new lad MALL. Four year old MALL arrived with us at the end of July and quickly settled in. […]
*TY on TUESDAY*
Hello, TY here, I’m soo happy it’s cooler now as I can spend time playing with my favourite toys! I’m not really sure what this one is though …. a […]
Dog of the month *SUSIE*
Now the weather is cooler SUSIE has once again been enjoying time spent in the paddock. Being on the smaller side she is described by Siobhan as a ‘pocket […]
*FRIDAY FEATURE* ERIN
This week we throw the spotlight on recent new arrival – three year old beautiful blue girl ERIN. Erin arrived with us on the 11th July, settled well and […]
*EVEN MORE HOMING NEWS!*
We had another homing at the weekend! Lucky ALVA has gone to live with Makants hound ROY ‘the BOY’, Gill, Andy and family in the Coppull, Chorley area. […]
*MORE HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s SYD! This sweet lad arrived with us earlier this year and has now found his […]
*TY on TUESDAY*
Hi all, it’s TY here. Well me and my kennel friends had a bit of an adventure on Sunday as we went on a big walk with lots of other […]
*WALK FOR PATRICK*
We had such a great hound walk yesterday in memory of much loved Makants hound PATRICK who passed over the rainbow bridge last year. We had a great turn out […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We start the week the very best way with homing news and this time it’s RENU! RENU now named RENO is now living with Moira, Bill and hound Harry […]
*WALK FOR PATRICK* SUNDAY 7 AUGUST
On his first anniversary we are remembering much loved PATRICK by holding a social, SIGHTHOUND ONLY, woodland walk, starting at 11 am at the Mining Museum. **Due to numbers […]
**FRIDAY FACE**
Our Friday Face this week is a boy with stunning good looks – the lovely NELSON.😍 NELSON arrived with us on the 20th April and settled in really well. […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve yet another homing to share with you and this time it’s young lad BRIAN. This sweet boy is now living with Martin, Sarah and greyhound pal Wilson in […]
GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK
**Sunday 25th September** We hope you can join us for this year’s Great Global Greyhound Walk taking place on Sunday 25th September, see poster for more details. Please note the […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We have another homing to share with you again today, this time it’s GRACE! Lovely GRACE came to us at the beginning of June and didn’t have to […]
*HOMING NEWS*
Today we have homing news to share and this time it’s MOLL!😍 This lovely girl arrived with us at the end of June and wasted no time finding […]
**Dog of the month for August**
SUSIE 4 year old SUSIE arrived with us at the beginning of June. Being on the smaller side she is described by Siobhan as a ‘pocket rocket’! SUSIE is a […]
Saturday news
We had a busy morning at our onsite shop, two adoptions and a visit from this lovely old fella – Kipper. Here he is with our Trustee Sue. Kipper was […]
FRIDAY FACE – WOLFIE
Shy boy WOLFIE arrived with us on the 27th September last year. WOLFIE arrived a very timid lad and we have let him settle in at his own pace without […]
*Upcoming fundraising*
This weekend you can find our fundraisers at the following events: SATURDAY 30th July: Pennington Wharf Makers Market, from 10 am End of Drive Sale, 13 Heathfield Drive, Tyldesley from […]
*NEW ARRIVAL*
Introducing new arrival PIERCE who came to us on the 11th July. PIERCE has settled in well now having been a little nervous at first. He is still an inquisitive […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s OPAL! This sweet girl managed to bag herself a lovely home just under a month […]
HOMING NEWS
We start the week the very best way – with news of a homing! Last Thursday JACK was adopted. JACK has been at the rescue for several months now […]
*PADDOCK FUN*!
When the weather is cooler the hounds love to have a blast around the sand paddock.😍 Hope you enjoy photos of some of our hounds in action – […]
Happy SID
SID hasn’t let the hot weather affect him at all. Here he is earlier this week, just ‘too cool for school!’ www.makants.uk […]
IN MEMORIAM *DAVID LEES*
Recently we were saddened to hear of the passing of David Lees, much loved husband of Christina and owner of Makants hound Lord. Christina tells us that David […]
*HOT WEATHER PREPARATIONS*
As the temperatures have been increasing we have been making sure our kennel hounds are kept as cool as possible. We are especially mindful of the extreme temperatures coming […]