News From Kent Greyhound Rescue

Our volunteers are going to attend the monthly walk at Jeskyns Park and some of the Greenwich walks, all organised by Sighthound Sundays .  We will post on our social media when and where the walks are and there will be links to follow to their page to register.  This

Let’s talk about the current trend in returning dogs after rehoming We rarely complain as we like our social media to be a happy place – BUT this is getting out of control.  The more we keep quiet the more we are condoning this new way of life.  To make

As we look to the New Year, perhaps you may have been thinking it’s the time to get a new dog. After all there are many benefits when it comes to dog ownership, including exercise, getting outside in the fresh air  and  exploring new places together, it’s also good for

JACKSON – The Plight Of A Rescue Dog   Sometimes we get asked why not all of our dogs are greyhounds bearing in mind we are predominately a greyhound rescue. Well we often get approached by other rescues or the dog pound with desperate cases of dogs needing help. Dogs

Most of our dogs are imported from Ireland – they are usually the ones who have failed to sell to the UK market to race, although they were probably bred with the UK racing industry in mind. This is often the reason why we have so many younger greyhounds and

I have a cat, can I adopt a greyhound?   The answer is Yes – so long as you listen to advice and follow it.  If you are not prepared to follow the advice, please consider a different breed of dog.  If you don’t follow the advice you may find

Let us introduce you to Tigger.  November 2022 Tigger is still only 2 years old, and he has been with us for a year.  Why might you ask?  Well, because he is not a normal greyhound, he is a greyhound version of Tigger the tiger, who bounces everywhere.  This is

The day before Brexit we fast tracked our Spanish dogs into the UK, incase there was any red tape DEFRA hitches in the new year.  So, the day before New Year and the import rules changing Moher and Riber arrived.  They had an awful journey up from Southern Spain and

Our volunteers work very hard to ensure our online shop sells a large range of greyhound clothing and pretty much everything else you could need.  We love what we do, because we are all volunteers, and we know the profits go back to KGR to help fund the rescue. We

Jake has now found his forever home but it took a while to find the right person who would understand Jake is a delicate little flower, who floats through life thinking everyone finds him irresistible.  His head is full of fluffy clouds and unicorns, so he needed a really calm

Volunteering at a rescue doesn’t have to be all hard slog and overly stressful – the volunteers need to stay happy to keep working hard. Our solution is volunteer to take the dogs to a local pub for lunch. Our kennels are in Headcorn and the area in blessed with