We’re pleased to share photos of the foundations of a new building at kennels which is currently being constructed by Geoff. We’re going to keep you guessing what is being […]
Building work at kennels
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‘Remembering Patrick’ – social dog walk
On his first anniversary we are remembering much loved Makants hound PATRICK by holding a social, SIGHTHOUND ONLY, woodland walk. The walk takes place on Sunday 7th August 2022. Starting […]
*Fundraising round up*
Thanks to everyone who came along to our fundraising stalls this weekend at Adlington carnival and the Warrington toy sale. We really appreciate your support and hope you had a […]
*Name the dog card* *Advance notice*
Next Wednesday, 27th July at 6.30 pm, we are running another of our popular Name the Dog card fundraisers over on our facebook Auction page. You will need to […]
*FRIDAY FEATURE* KODY
Stunning black lad KODY arrived with us earlier this year and quickly settled into kennel life. He’s a handsome, quieter boy, who just loves to play with toys […]
*New arrivals*
Two new girls to introduce to you on our website this week: ERIN (blue) and SASHA (brindle) We welcome them to the Makants family! www.makants.uk photo credits Shilpa Grewal […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We start the week the very best way – with news of a homing! REGAN now STAN is now living with Tricia and daughters Liv and Niamh in the […]
SYD and RHONA
Thanks to Ali for sending in a photo of adopted Makants hounds Syd and Rhona. It’s been a busy month so far in their household as Syd celebrated his […]
HOMING NEWS
The last of our recent homings is the very lovely TESS, now known as LADYBIRD. This sweet girl has found herself a home with Nicky and Purdy in the Turton, […]
*GOTCHA DAY*
We were pleased to hear from Lynda as today Makants hound Dylan celebrates his second ‘gotcha’ day. Lynda says: ‘Dylan came to us after being in foster due […]
HOMING NEWS
We’re pleased to share details of our next homing and this time it’s ELMA! ELMA, now known as THELMA, is now living in Golborne with Bev and Shaun. The […]
UPCOMING FUNDRAISING
This coming weekend you can find our fundraising team at the following events: Saturday 9th July Atherton market, town centre, 10 am to 4 pm Sunday 10th July, Worsley […]
*IN MEMORIAM*
Recently we were saddened to hear that adopted Makants hound Flynn had left for the rainbow bridge. Vicky and Keith tell us that Flynn ‘was a special hound […]
HOMING NEWS
We had no less than THREE adoptions at the weekend and will be sharing the good news with you during the week. First off is DIVA who now lives […]
WORK AT KENNELS
As you know last week Geoff was working on the drains and laying a path to the turn out pens by our bottom kennels. He has also been hard at […]
NEW ARRIVAL
We’ve another new arrival to introduce to you today, four year old OPAL. OPAL arrived on the 25th June and she’s a lovely friendly girl who is easy to walk […]
NEW ARRIVAL
Three year old MOLL arrived with us on the 25th June and is a little quiet at the moment. She walks well on the lead and we’re sure, once has […]
**DOG OF THE MONTH FOR JULY** *BAZ*
Lovely BAZ, who arrived with us on the 16th June, has settled in well and his personality is starting to shine through now. He is described by Siobhan […]
*IN MEMORIAM* *MAGGIE*
Jo and Alicia contacted us recently to let us know that their adopted Makants hound – MAGGIE – had sadly passed away. Adopted in 2017, Maggie lived with much […]
**FAMILY FUN DAY AND DOG SHOW**
Our recent family fun day and dog show was a resounding success! We are so pleased to share with you the news that the event raised the fantastic total of […]
DOG SHOW AND FAMILY FUN DAY
We had an absolutely AMAZING afternoon at Astley Street park for our family fun day/dog show – our first one in over three years! All those that attended we simply […]
*TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY* 24th June
Not only do Siobhan and Shilpa work with hounds every day, they also have their own – which obviously they ‘take to work with them!’ Here’s Siobhan with […]
FAMILY FUN DAY/DOG SHOW
Sunday 26th June 11 am to 4 pm, Astley Street Park, Tyldesley M29 7BB Note: Dog show starts at 12 noon These are just some of the stall holders who […]
FAMILY FUN DAY AND DOG SHOW – SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2022
**Not long now until our dog show and family fun day!** Details are: Sunday 26th June 11 am to 4 pm, Astley Street Park, Tyldesley M29 7BB Note: Dog […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more great homing news to share with you today and this time it’s WILLOW! This lovely girl arrived with us only last month and wasted no time finding […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve lovely homing news to share and this time it’s MISSY! MISSY arrived with us in April and wasted no time finding herself a home by the seaside. She […]
*NELSON*
Friendly lad NELSON arrived with us in April this year. He has settled in well, is easy to walk and seems fine with other breeds of dog. Siobhan describes him […]
*NEW ARRIVAL*
We’ve a stunning lad to introduce to you today, please meet new arrival BRIAN! BRIAN is settling in well and we are enjoying getting to know him. Please note BRIAN […]
*HAPPY BIRTHDAY* to the MAKANTS 5!
The Makants 5 pups are today FOUR years old! How did that happen? SOOSY * PENELOPE * JAXON *BETTY * BERYL We wish them all a very Happy […]
Dog Show classes
Not long now until our Makants Dog Show and Family Fun Day! **Sunday 26th June** **11 am to 4 pm, Astley Street Park, Tyldesley M29 7BB** We are now able […]
Dog Show and Family Fun Day!
**Not long now until our dog show and family fun day!** Details are: Sunday 26th June 11 am to 4 pm, Astley Street Park, Tyldesley M29 7BB Note: […]
EZRA is homed!
We’ve great news to share, EZRA (now known as APOLLO) has been adopted by Bee and Jack and will live in the Oswaldtwistle area. APOLLO has settled in well and […]
Fundraising round up
Our thanks to everyone who supported us by visiting our stalls at Swinton Masonic Hall and at Atherton carnival today. We really do appreciate your support. www.makants.uk […]
Not long now until our Makants Dog Show and Family Fun Day!
**Sunday 26th June** **11 am to 4 pm, Astley Street Park, Tyldesley M29 7BB** We are now able to share details of the dog show, please note the dog show […]
HOMING NEWS
We’ve got great homing news to share and this time it’s DELILAH. This lovely girl, now known as WILLOW, found herself a home with James and Julie in the Radcliffe […]
HOMING NEWS
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s VICTOR, now known as NEVILLE! This lovely lad has found himself a home with the two […]
Visitors to kennels
It was lovely to see adopted Makants hounds Arthur and Maggie (were Storm and Annabel) when they called to see us in the shop this morning. Of course we had […]
Saturday fundraising
We’ve had a great day fundraising at three locations! Thanks to everyone who came along to our stalls at the Great Harwood Show, at Tyldesley Makers market and at St. […]
**JUBILEE WEEKEND FUNDRAISING**
This Jubilee weekend you can find our fundraisers at the following events: and also at the Tyldesley Makers market from 9 am on Saturday 4th June. www.makants.uk […]
HOMING NEWS
We’ve got great homing news to share with you and this time it’s DELILAH. This lovely girl, now known as WILLOW, found herself a home with James and […]
DOG OF THE MONTH
**SID** *Dog of the month for June* This month we are featuring SID as we feel he is ready for a home of his own. He can be quite […]
HOMING NEWS
We’re pleased to share more homing news today and this time it’s BELLA! BELLA arrived with us in March this year a little shy and overwhelmed. She soon […]
HOMING NEWS
We’re pleased to share more homing news today and this time it’s ALI! ALI, now known as FERN, arrived with us a shy girl at the beginning of April. […]
Prize collection
Ali came to collect the hand crocheted greyhound she won in a recent fundraiser, so we had to dress accordingly! She was so impressed when she saw Elizabeth the […]
Fundraising round up
Many thanks to everyone who came along to our fundraising stalls in Pennington Wharf and Reddish on Saturday. It was a very successful day and was lovely to meet everyone, […]
Homing News
We’ve got some fabulous homing news to share and this time it’s MINNIE! Minnie is now living with Makants volunteer Nicola Tavernor in the Bramhall area. Minnie arrived with […]
We are shortlisted!
Yesterday we were pleased to welcome Emma Lee, Nutritional Advisor from Burns Pet Nutrition to the rescue. The reasons being that recently we applied to be their Charity of […]
*FATHER’S DAY*
Father’s Day is fast approaching and what do you get for the Dad who has everything…….a Makants kennel sponsorship that’s what! Packages are available from three months and from […]
IN MEMORIAM
Recently we were saddened to hear of the passing of adopted Makants hound Bluebell who lived with Maria and Pete and Makants hounds Domingo and Toby. Bluebell (or Blue […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We start the week the very best way – with news of a homing! Lovely ANGEL has been adopted and will live with Gwenn and Richi in the […]
Homing news!
We’ve more homing news to share today and this time it’s MURPHY! Shy boy MURPHY has been in foster with volunteer Marie who has now joined the ‘failed […]
First Aid
This weekend Trustee Sue, volunteer Kevin Holden and Kennel staff member Shilpa attended a Canine First Aid course. It’s always good to keep skills up to date and we […]
FRIDAY FACE
Our (cheeky) Friday face this week belongs to SID. SID a lovely lad and great with people. He is quite nervous of crossing the road at the moment […]
Golborne Carnival
This Sunday 22nd May we have a stall at Golborne carnival, we hope you’ll look out for us if you’re attending! www.makants.uk […]
Fundraising at Dam House
On Saturday 21st May we are fundraising at Dam House, Astley Hall Drive, Astley M29 7TX. We are pleased to have not one but TWO stalls at this event, […]
*Children’s toys needed*
We are looking for donated children’s toys either new or nearly new (with all working parts) to help with our fundraising. If you are having a clear out, or have […]
*Fundraising for Makants*
A reminder that Makants supporter Jan is running the Manchester 10K for us this coming Sunday 22nd May. Jan (and Marzena) have two adopted Makants hounds – Lottie and Henry […]
TONGUE OUT TUESDAY!
Kennel hound KODY is here to remind you it’s Tongue Out Tuesday! Have you ever seen such a long tongue?😛 www.makants.uk […]
**PLATINUM JUBILEE HOUND**
On WEDNESDAY 18 MAY AT 6.30 you could be in with a chance of winning this fabulous hand crocheted Royal hound! We do hope you’ll take part in guessing the […]
SUNDAY MORNING
We hope you’re having a lovely weekend and got to enjoy the great weather yesterday, hoping it stays nice today too. Here’s kennel hounds Regan, Wolfie, and Delilah […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share today and this time it’s HOLLY! This lovely girl, now called LIZZIE, arrived with us at the end of March and wasted no […]
*HOMING NEWS*
The good news keeps coming and this time it’s CARRIG now known as MONTY! This handsome lad is now living in Tyldesley with Sue, James, Eleanor and Lara. Apparently […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more great homing news to share today, and this time it’s GIO! This handsome lad is now living in the Goosnargh, Preston area with Eva and Chris. We’re […]
*Pets as Therapy*
We’ve some fabulous news to share, adopted Makants hound Rosie Mae (was Nonie) has just qualified as a Pets as Therapy dog! Along with owner Heather she will soon be visiting […]
*TY on TUESDAY*
Our big hound TY certainly has our volunteers where he wants them…and that’s on his kennel floor in this photo! Volunteer Paul is more than happy to ensure TY […]
**QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE**
Last week we revealed the story of the beautiful crocheted hound ELIZABETH, kindly made by Makants crafter Jenny Edington, who has gone to live at Buckingham Palace. We do […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more homing news to share and this time it’s JESSE (was Jester). This lovely lad was originally homed in December last year but unfortunately, due to a […]
Saturday’s fundraising
Our fundraisers were in Tyldesley centre today (7.5.22) at the VE day themed Makers Market. Thanks to everyone who came along to our stall, thank you for supporting your […]
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
We’ve a bit of a brain teaser for you! From our photo you can (just about) see we are giving a gift to H.M. The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee. […]
NEW ARRIVAL
Introducing our latest new arrival, NELSON who arrived with us on the 20th April. He’s now had his official photo and is settling in well and is easy to walk. […]
**FRIDAY FACE**
Our Friday Face today belongs to SID. SID arrived with us at the beginning of March and is a lovely friendly lad. He has spent some time with volunteer’s children […]
* 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 […]
*SPONSORSHIP* MANCHESTER 10K
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 […]
*BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND round up*
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 […]
*NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOND MONTH*
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 […]
*DOG OF THE MONTH FOR MAY*
*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 […]
*NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
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: […]
FRIDAY FEATURE
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 […]
NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH
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 […]
NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH
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 […]
**THE MAKANTS ‘9’ ARE FOUR YEARS OLD**!
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 […]
NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH
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 […]
NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH
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: […]
NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH
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 […]
*HOMING NEWS*
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 […]
HOMING NEWS
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 […]
Homing News
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 […]
*HOMING NEWS*
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 […]
Homing News
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 […]
HOMING NEWS
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 […]
*Fundraising round up*
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 […]
*AUCTION*
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!*
**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 […]
**NEW ARRIVALS**
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 […]
*UPCOMING FUNDRAISING*
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 […]
*NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
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 […]
*HOMING NEWS*
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 […]
*HOMING NEWS*
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 […]
*APRIL IS NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
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 […]