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
Housetraining Try to choose a dog out of a foster home if possible. Then he will be either house trained or nearly there. Barking We have no idea how your dog will settle until he arrives at your home – it often depends on how laid you are and how
We try to have a lot of fun at KGR – it’s good for the dogs and the volunteers. Pre covid, we were asked by a lovely American lady if we could take some greyhounds along to her wedding for the photo shoot. She travelled from USA to Leeds Castle
Why does my greyhound just stop and freeze? Your new greyhound has lived a very sterile life and when he goes into a home, he can become very overwhelmed – even if he doesn’t appear to be. He may very much enjoy his walks but occasionally he freezes. It can
Jackson arrived with us from the Swale dog pound in a very sorry state – but he has his own very happy ending. When you support us, you help us help more dogs like Jackson. We know he is a very odd looking lurcher!
A young greyhound is so very different to a regular greyhound (e.g. a one who has finished racing). The young ones are usually cat workable or timid and often both – there will be a reason for this. They may be shy, have no gumption, have no instinct, or are
