Sangreat Kennels

29/07/2025

These two puppies were abandoned in the middle of a field in the wolds. Left to fend for themselves - cold, underweight, scared and riddled with worms. Luckily some spaniels on a dog walk sniffed them out and their owner got them to safety quickly and called the dog warden. They stayed their statutory 7 days and have now moved onto to foster rescue homes where they are thriving. They are NOT for rehoming. We are sharing to highlight the throwaway society we are living in. Dogs are increasingly being referred to as ‘it’, dogs are being thrown out with the most ridiculous excuses and then not claimed because they just aren’t wanted anymore. Dog owners think they can make a quick buck by breeding their ‘pets’ but then aren’t rehoming responsibly or putting in the care and effort required to uphold a litter. The stray system is fast becoming saturated. Rescue spaces are very few because the number of potential adopters has dropped drastically. If the person who left these puppies is reading this - they are safe and have a much brighter future ahead of them - they could be dead and we only hope you are taking better care of the mother and any others involved 😓 We appreciate that sometimes dogs genuinely escape and are grateful for responsible owners who come and reclaim but lately this is a rarity! We will share our Amazon wish list again for anyone wanting to support our strays for the time they spend with us waiting for rescue spaces to come up. Our flea and worm stock is getting low.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2QE9FWJXOPQZW?ref_=wl_share
Alternatively if you would like to donate to our transport fund our PayPal is [email protected] - very few rescues collect from us - the rest we have to fund with runs starting at £90 per trip. Thank you as ever for your support and understanding with getting these strays to safety to be responsibly rehomed

17/07/2025

Some reminders:
As we enter our busiest time could we please ask that customers check their bookings. This is best done over email or Facebook message if possible so that we can concentrate on looking after the dogs and answer when we are free. This also gives written confirmation. Please remember we don’t have a receptionist therefore in our busiest periods we may ask if we can call you back later on.

If you are a new customer your booking won’t be confirmed if we haven’t received a deposit.

We now have no availability for weekends until the end of September and our waiting list is for existing customers only.

Also a polite reminder for Sundays and Bank holidays- our hours are 1pm - 4pm. Please do not turn up in the morning unarranged as there will not be a kennel ready during peak season. Every other day is 9am - 5pm and we advise where possible to drop off or collect before 3pm.

Finally please remember to check your dog’s vaccinations are up to date - we unfortunately don’t have time to send out vaccination reminders however we do need to see proof of in date vaccinations before your dog can stay,

Many thanks for your consideration and continued custom 😊

04/07/2025

13/06/2025

We would be very grateful for donations of grain free complete (dry) food for our stray dogs - any brand. We are just getting towards the last of our stocks from asking in December and have several dogs currently in waiting for rescue spaces which are few and far between at the moment! Thank you in advance!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2QE9FWJXOPQZW?ref_=wl_share

25/04/2025

Still some slots available over the weekend in our enclosed exercise area. Please message to book in £5 30 mins or £8 an hour 🐶

20/04/2025

Fun in the sun 🐶

20/04/2025

Happy Easter! The Easter bunny has been for a hop around our exercise area. Still some slots available today. Half hour £5, one hour £8 🐣 🐰

15/04/2025

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Our usual opening hours will be in operation this weekend which are 9am - 5pm Monday - Saturday and 1pm - 4pm Sundays and Bank Holidays. Please be respectful of our hours. Thank you

12/01/2025

Ronny enjoyed his first visit to our off lead enclosure 💙

24/12/2024

Wishing a Merry Christmas to:

Everyone who has donated bedding, food, treats and toys for our strays recently - they are very lucky 🐾

The rescues we work with to get the strays to safety if not claimed by their owners 🐶

Our boarding customers for your continued custom, kind wishes, cards and gifts 🎁

Our staff for their continuous efforts and care 🐕

We hope that you all have a lovely Christmas and would love to see your festive snaps in the comments below!
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We will be back open Boxing Day 1pm - 4pm

05/12/2024

What we do and why
This is a polite reminder that we don’t rehome directly from here anymore and we haven’t since pre covid. Why? The dogs are strays with no background information. The rehoming process was come to the kennels, like the dog, pay the rehoming fee, take the dog home. This is simply too dangerous. We don’t have the time to homecheck homes and thoroughly assess the dogs.
This is where we are incredibly greatful to the rescues and contacts we work with. The process - we get the stray in, send photos to our pound puller who then works on our very little information to find the best rescue space suited for that dog. Sometimes this takes weeks but the dog’s best interest is always paramount. During this time we care for them, try and gain additional information on them and they are flea and wormed. When a space becomes available they go off on transport which costs a great deal. It is then over to the rescue to place them in foster homes / kennels until they fully understand the needs of the dog. They are vaccinated, neutered, homes are checked and the dogs get back up from their rescue for life.
We aren’t about making money, the dogs welfare and safety is most important. Yes some of them could be easy rehomes however it wouldn’t be fair to rehome the easy ones and then expect rescues to take dogs from us who require extensive medical work.
As always this isn’t an advertisement to hand your dog in as a stray to get them a home - this isn’t the right way. If you are genuinely looking to rehome a dog - not a snap decision based on how the dog looks on one of our photos - then please consider a rehoming centre. This will free up a much needed space for a stray. Please remember our posts are to find owners and information on the dogs, not to offer them up for a new home.
When the dogs leave us we sit and wait for that all important sofa photo and that is what makes what we do worthwhile ….