Today was the final day we could show off our Gold Award winning show garden at the Chorley Flower Show. The sun came out and the day was busy, so […]
*FLOWER SHOW ROUND UP – FINAL DAY*
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DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST *TY*
Lovely lad TY arrived with us on the 5th February. He quickly settled in, and soon showed us what a very friendly lad he is as he just loves people! […]
WILBA has been homed!
Our gorgeous big lad WILBA has now been homed with Bill Smith in the Aughton area. We wish WILBA and Bill every happiness for their future together. www.makants.uk […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more great homing news to share with you and this time it’s NORMAN! Our lovely ‘Roman nosed’ boy will now live with Lesley and Pete in the Stockport […]
POLLY is homed!
*Homing News* We’ve homing news to share with you today and this time it’s POLLY! This lovely girl is now living in the Haydock area with Andy, Katie […]
CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW 2021
We only went and won a GOLD award in the community Show Garden competition! Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers for their hard work in creating the garden and to […]
Recent auction total
We’re pleased to let you know the total raised in Patrick’s recent online auction was £2400.00 As you know the auction was initially to raise funds for Patrick’s surgery which […]
*CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW ROUND UP*
Well what a wonderful, if a little soggy, first day we had at the Chorley Flower Show! Our volunteers were at the show nice and early to ensure the […]
**CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW**
This week sees the run up to the Chorley Flower Show and in particular our very own show garden! We’re very excited to be attending the Show and to have […]
*GLADYS HAS BEEN HOMED!*
We’ve great news to share with you today as GLADYS has been homed! This lovely girl, now named ARTEMIS, has made the journey over to the Isle of Man […]
*UPDATE ON PATRICK*
22.7.21 Siobhan has asked me to let you know the latest on Patrick. She took him to the vets this morning and unfortunately the operation has not gone ahead as […]
Calling LUKA, BELLA and MILLIE!
We’ve items with your name on (literally) for sale at our stall at the Haigh Woodland Artisan Park market tomorrow (Sunday 18th July). Even if it’s too hot for you […]
CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW
The Chorley Flower Show is fast approaching and we’re so excited to have our very own show garden on display. Don’t forget to get your tickets and come and see […]
KENNELS SHOP
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop is OPEN on both; THURSDAYS from 10 am to 3 pm and SATURDAYS from 10 am until 12.30 pm […]
*UPDATE ON PATRICK*
As you are probably aware our long stay hound PATRICK has a tumour and will shortly undergo surgery. He will need to have three ribs removed but would be expected […]
*UPDATE ON NINA*
Last July lovely black girl NINA was our dog of the month. Now a year on we’ve an update to share with you. Makants volunteers Angela and Ian met […]
*AUCTION RAISING FUNDS FOR PATRICK’S MEDICAL TREATMENT*
**ADVANCE NOTICE ** Our next auction starts on Friday 16th July at 6 pm and runs until 8 pm on Friday 23rd July. This auction is very special as we […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that STORMSY, now STEVIE, has now found his forever home. This stunning lad will live with Lynne in the Swinton area. Lynne tells […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that MIKE has been adopted. This lovely hound is now living locally with Kath and Steve and has already been described as a […]
KENNELS SHOP
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop is OPEN on both; THURSDAYS from 10 am to 3 pm and SATURDAYS from 10 am until 12.30 pm […]
*PEDAL FOR PAWS* PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION APPEAL
The Pets at Home Foundation, the charity arm of the Pets at Home stores, are currently holding their Summer fundraiser. As we are the nominated charity of the year – […]
CAR BOOT SALE
We are fundraising at the following Car Boot sale to raise funds: Sunday 11th July at Middlebrook centre, Horwich, BL6 6JW from 7 am to 12 noon. Hope […]
*IN MEMORIAM*
Earlier this week we were saddened to hear of the passing of the very first greyhound we homed, STEVIE G. This lovely lad, who lived with Sue Collins and family […]
NORMAN
Kennel hound NORMAN posing for a photo today. He doesn’t understand why black greyhounds are often the last to be adopted, especially as he’s so handsome with such a fabulous […]
James cannot believe his ears
Kennel hound JAMES cannot believe his ears – someone has just told him that black greyhounds are often the last to be adopted, how absolutely preposterous! JAMES wants you […]
Homing news!
SYD has been homed! We’re pleased to share the news that SYD was homed at the weekend. He is now living in Shevington with Alison, Nick and children George […]
*IN MEMORIAM* *JACK
We’ve received very sad news of the passing of Makants hound Jack who was adopted by Cheryl and Matt in 2018. They tell us that: ‘Jack was so loving, […]
JULY spotlight on the boys in kennels
‘BRING ON THE BOYS’ – by Fiona Hughes Us kennels Boys would like you all to know We are saddened that the pretty girls just arrive, then go Everyone thinks […]
** BRING OUT THE BOYS! **
HERO – dog of the month for JULY This beautiful boy with the soulful eyes is looking for his forever home. Already forming quite a fan club, volunteers who […]
MADDIE IS HOMED!
**HOMING NEWS!** We’re pleased to let you know that MADDIE has been homed in the Preston area with Jenny Headingham and family. She certainly looks very comfortable and settled […]
UPCOMING CAR BOOT SALES TO RAISE FUNDS
We are fundraising at the following Car Boot sales to raise funds: Sunday 4th July at Morleys Hall Farm, Morleys Hall Lane, Astley M29 8EW from 7 am to […]
*FUNDRAISING APPEAL*
You may have seen our post earlier in the week where we shared worrying news about long stay hound PATRICK. We have recently discovered a lump on Patrick’s side. […]
Fundraising at Golborne Summer Fair
We had a great day at the Golborne Summer Fair, it was a new venue for our fundraising and we were made to feel so welcome. Thanks to all […]
*PATRICK*- our long stay kennel hound
We have to let you know we recently found a lump on Patrick’s side. He has had tests and a biopsy with a scan booked for Thursday next week. When […]
GOLBORNE SUMMER FAIR
We are pleased to be having a stall at Golborne Summer Fayre on Sunday 27th June. We’ll have a tombola, lucky dip and plenty of dog related items such as […]
Shakey is homed!
We’ve more homing news to share today and this time it’s SHAKEY! This lovely lad, now named BABOO, is living in the Bolton area with Nicki, Lynn and Quinn […]
BUBBLES is homed!
We’ve new of a homing to share with you today! This time it’s BUBBLES, now known as ‘Vivienne Bubbles’. who is living in the Frodsham area with Jo. Jo […]
*HAPPY FATHER’S DAY*
We wish all the ‘Dog Dads’ out there a very Happy Father’s Day! Here’s Makants volunteer Andrew with adopted Makants hound Mickey, what a lovely photo. 😍 We’d […]
Fundraising Sunday 20th June
*Haigh Woodland Park Artisan market Sunday 20th June* We are delighted to be returning to this very popular (and dog friendly) artisan market once again. Our crafters have been so […]
Saturday morning at kennels
Yet another busy Saturday morning at kennels. We had yesterday’s hamper winners – Jutta and Hannah – turn up for their prize and Gordon with Makants hounds Ozzie and Mildred […]
*IN MEMORIAM*
Today we have sad news to share of the passing of one of our adopted hounds, the very lovely BELLA. BELLA was adopted by Stephen and family in the […]
WINNIE
Two year old WINNIE arrived with us on the 8th February and is still looking for her forever home. Winnie is enjoying lots of new experiences in the big wide […]
*NEW ARRIVAL*
Please says HELLO to new boy HUGO who arrived with us on the 9th June. We will enjoy getting to know him and will share more information soon. Welcome […]
RILEY is homed!
We’ve got more great homing news to share today and this time it’s RILEY! Sweet boy RILEY is now living with Anne, Jon, Holly and Jamie in the Urmston […]
PRINCE is homed!
*HOMING NEWS* We’ve got great homing news to share with you and this time it’s PRINCE who arrived with us in April. He has found a home with Brian […]
Show Garden at Chorley Flower Show 30 July to 1 August 2021
We are beyond excited to have a Show Garden at the prestigious Chorley Flower Show, Astley Park, Chorley. Running over three days we’ll be there showcasing our garden and telling […]
Father’s Day – why not sponsor a kennel at Makants?
Kennel Sponsorship […]
JOAN is homed!
We’ve news of another homing to share with you and this time it’s JOAN! JOAN, who had previously been homed by us, was returned to the rescue recently through […]
Homing news!
We’ve news of a homing to share with you and this time it’s FALCON who is now living in the Bolton area with Nicola and family. Falcon also has Makants […]
Hello!
Well hello there, I’m DARRAGH and I’m Makants Dog of the Month for June! I love a good run in the paddock as there are some lovely sniffs in there […]
*MAY ADOPTIONS*
Last month five of our hounds found their forever homes. We send our congratulations to their adoptive families and wish them all every happiness for the future! Photo shows […]
VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK 2021
Today is the start of National Volunteers’ week. Volunteers at Makants are the backbone of everything we do, we simply could not exist without them. We are especially grateful to […]
Flash
Beautiful boy FLASH is hoping for a quiet relaxing Bank Holiday spent with his favourite toy. 😍 This lad is making great progress in kennels and, while still a […]
RAVEN FINDS A HOME
We’ve some great homing news to share today – RAVEN has been homed! This lovely lad arrived with us in March and now has been homed in the Heywood […]
CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW UPDATE
*CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW UPDATE* For those of you that aren’t aware we are pleased to be having a show garden at the upcoming Chorley Flower Show which runs from […]
‘FLOWER POWER’ PHOTO SHOOT
Thanks to photographer Shilpa Grewal for these stunning photos of our hounds. Thanks also to our models SHAKEY, FLASH, PATRICK and BUBBLES […]
WEEKEND FUNDRAISING
We had great support for our end of drive sale in Tyldesley and our stall at the Cuerden Valley market near Preston this weekend. Many thanks to everyone who came […]
*RUBY* in Memoriam.
Last week we received the sad news that adopted hound RUBY had recently passed away. Dave Sond, who adopted Ruby, sent in a few words which we share here. […]
RAINBOW BRIDGE HOUNDS
This week we were saddened to hear of the passing of four much loved Makants hounds – Logan, Ruby, Paige and Finn. We were privileged to care for these […]
Come and see us!
This Sunday 23rd May, we will be fundraising at the Cuerden Valley Farmers’ Market from 10 am to 2 pm. We’ll have dog related items for sale including hand knitted […]
KENNELS SHOP
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop will be open on both; THURSDAYS from 10 am to 3 pm and SATURDAYS from 10 am until 12.30 pm […]
END OF DRIVE SALE, TYLDESLEY AREA
Next Saturday, 22nd May, our volunteer Dave is holding an ‘end of drive sale’ at 13 Heathfield Drive, Tyldesley M29 8WG From 10 am to 3 pm the sale is […]
FUNDRAISING AT CUERDEN VALLEY PARK FARMERS’ MARKET
Next Sunday 23rd May you can find us at the Cuerden Valley Park Farmers’ Market from 10 am to 2 pm. It’s a lovely venue with a dog friendly cafe […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve got some homing news to share and this time it’s BLUE now known as DALLAS. DALLAS will be living in Chorley with Makants volunteers Alex and Shaun and canine […]
*FABULOUS FUNDRAISING!*
We had a fabulous day at the Haigh Woodland Artisan market and the weather was just perfect! Thanks to everyone who came to our stall whether to buy or chat, […]
*CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW UPDATE*
Things are moving on with our plans for the Makants show garden at the Chorley Flower Show at the end of July. Our green fingered group of volunteers met […]
*UPDATE ON KING*
We’ve an update on Makants Hound KING. As you may remember this older boy was taken into a foster home at the end of last year and there he stayed! […]
*ADVANCE NOTICE – FIXED PRICE SALE*
Starting over on our Auction page on Friday 14th May at 7 pm we are having a fixed price CLOTHING SHOES AND ACCESSORIES sale! The first person to comment […]
MO is homed!
We’ve another homing to share with you today and this time it’s MO. Lovely Mo came to us on the 2nd April and wasted no time finding her forever […]
The Great British weather
Our walking volunteers have certainly had some challenging weather to contend with recently! Yesterday’s deluge gave way to much drier weather today thankfully. Thanks to our volunteers for always […]
**DATE FOR YOUR DIARY*
A reminder that next Sunday, 16th May, you can find us fundraising at the Haigh Woodland Artisan Market at Haigh Hall. It’s a very well run market which is family […]
MOUSE is homed!
MOUSE (now known as NYXIE) arrived with us at the beginning of March and settled well, enjoying all sorts of new experiences. She has now found a lovely home with […]
V.E. Day 2021
*V. E. DAY 2021 – 76 YEARS* We thought you might like to see photos of some of our adopted Makants hounds from last years’ V.E. Day celebrations. Thanks […]
New arrival SHAKEY
Stunning boy SHAKEY is our latest new arrival. He is settling in well, walks well on the lead and seems a lovely, friendly boy, more details will follow as […]
**CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW**
We are so pleased that Makants have been invited to have a Show Garden at the upcoming Chorley Flower Show in July! This will be a fantastic opportunity for our […]
SQUAT CHALLENGE FOR MAKANTS
Recently Makants supporter Karen Hurst completed her 4,000 squat challenge for Makants. The money raised, together with a donation from her Tilly’s Natural Treats business, made the total raised a […]
HOUNDS ENJOY A DAILY WALK
Thanks to our experienced walking volunteers all our hounds always have a daily walk. We’ve a rare photo of all hounds (and volunteers) looking at the camera today! Left to […]
**Stunning NIGEL is our dog of the month for MAY.**
NIGEL joined us on the 28th February. He is an average sized friendly male greyhound with the most amazing eyes and loves to play with toys in his kennel. […]
APRIL*NATIONAL GREYHOUND ADOPTION MONTH*
With April now coming to a close we’re pleased to complete the celebration by sharing some photos and quotes from just a handful of our Makants adoptive families. We just […]
*FRIDAY FACE*
Our Friday Face this week belongs to long stay kennel hound PATRICK. This photo, taken last week, captures a care free Patrick in the sunshine. He would like to […]
A friendly reminder….
For those not aware Makants is entirely run by VOLUNTEERS, all of them giving considerable amounts of their free time for the rescue. Please, if you are contacting us, bear […]
Happy Birthday to the ‘Makants 9’ pups
Wishing the ‘Makants 9 pups’ a very Happy Birthday! They are three years old today. For those who don’t know their story the pups, plus their Mum Janet, came […]
SKYE is homed!
We’ve some lovely news to share with you today, SKYE is homed! SKYE (was Teresa) came back into our care (through no fault of her own) last month and […]
ROBBIE AND RAVEN VISIT KENNELS
Today we had some very welcome visitors at kennels – adopted Makants hounds ROBBIE and RAVEN with their humans Kevin and Col. It’s always wonderful to have our adopted […]
Fundraising at Haigh Woodland Artisan market
What a wonderful day we had fundraising at the Haigh Woodland Park Artisan market. A fabulous event – so well organised – with the weather kind to us too. It […]
LADY has been homed!
We’ve great news to share today, LADY has been homed! LADY arrived with us in early February and now has a lovely home in Farnworth. She will live with […]
Update on adopted Makants hound EMBA
*APRIL IS NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH* Gorgeous Emba was adopted by Martin, Angela and Sophie in December 2019. They tell us she has settled well and is relaxed […]
New dogs in kennels
This past weekend we had FIVE new dogs arrive in kennels, all black. We welcome Bubbles, Mike, Prince, Syd and Darragh to the Makants family. Photos to follow soon. […]
Thanks to the Pets at Home Foundation
Today we send our thanks to the Pets at Home Foundation, the charity arm of the Pets at Home stores. They recently donated a large pallet of food which […]
*APRIL IS NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
Litter sisters Maddie and Mouse are very affectionate girls, shown here energetically greeting Makants Trustees Wendy and Fiona last week!😍 Please help us raise awareness of greyhounds as pets […]
*APRIL IS NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
We’re pleased to share an update on adopted Makants hound STAR who was adopted in November last year. This lovely lad lives with Sandra and Keith in the […]
SHOP REOPENING!
We’re pleased to announce that our kennels shop will be reopening on Saturday 17th April at 10 am until 12.30 pm. In addition to dog related items we now have […]
HOMING NEWS
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s SILKY. SILKY now known as SLINKY, only arrived with us on the 12th March and wasted […]
Fundraising at Haigh Woodland Artisan market
We are delighted to be returning to this very popular artisan market and to ‘in person’ fundraising in general on SUNDAY 18th APRIL. Our crafters have been so busy during […]
TOPAZ is homed!
We’ve more homing news to share with you and this time it’s TOPAZ. TOPAZ, now known as SKY, has found herself a lovely home with Diane, Keith, Lucy and […]
*APRIL IS NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
Today we’re sharing a photo of adopted Makants hound Nadia with her humans Julian and Justine. Nadia was adopted on the 16th Feb 2020 and Julian and Justine tell us […]
*APRIL IS NATIONAL ADOPT A GREYHOUND MONTH*
We’re pleased to share this photo of adopted Makants hound Sally who found her forever home with our volunteer Chris in June 2018. Chris tells is ‘She is my […]
QUEENIE is homed!
We’ve got great news to share today, QUEENIE is homed! QUEENIE, now known as KELYNN (Cornish for Holly Tree) has settled well with Ann in the St. Anne’s area. […]
THANK YOU
Today we send our thanks once again to staff and customers of the Pets at Home, Horwich store for recent donations. We were happy to empty the charity donations […]
Happy Easter
Wishing you all an enjoyable Easter weekend. Here’s the lovely QUEENIE suitably attired, doesn’t she look lovely? www.makants.uk […]