The DOGroom

15/10/2025

See attached a flyer from Cats Protection. Assistance with neutering and microchipping is available to people on means tested benefits or reduced income. Details of how to apply can be found on the flyer. Please phone the surgery on 02871338777 if you wish to book under the scheme.

14/10/2025

Kash
7 years
Staffie x
Male

Kash was originally an unclaimed stray who has been transferred to us.

Unfortunately, due to him being an unclaimed stray we don't have any prior history on Kash.
What we know of him from his time with us is that he is an affectionate little man who is still full of pep despite being on the older side.
With so much change recently in his life he is, understandably, a little anxious so would love an adopter who can take the same to help him feel safe and settled again.

Kash could live with children 8+yrs who show a sensible approach to dogs and could potentially live with another dog after successful meet and greets.

We will contact you if we are moving forward with your application.

AN APPLICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED TO BE CONSIDERED
We are open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1.30pm – 4.00pm.
If you are interested in offering this dog a home and you meet the criteria listed, then please click on the following link to complete an online application or visit us during the above days and times.
If you are being considered, we will be in touch to arrange an appointment for you to meet the dog and start the rehoming process.
All parts of the form must be completed to ensure your application can be processed
If you are being considered to commence the adoption process you will receive a call from a number ending in 081 or 993; due to time constraints there will be a limited timescale to answer or respond to our message.
https://midantrim.org/dog-application

07/10/2025

Massive thank you to Antrim Animal Sanctuary for offering rescue space, Slash has left the kennels today, good luck gorgeous boy 💙

‼️No need to telephone, you need to attend the kennels to rehome. All information contained in this post

🐶Slash is a male staffy mix who is 6 years old.
Admitted as a stray therefore sadly no history. Has been very friendly with people and other dogs.

🐶How do I rehome?
-We open 10am-1pm weekdays, 10am-12pm Saturday and closed Sundays.
***Bank holidays 10am-12pm
-You need to attend the kennels to rehome, we DO NOT reserve.
-There may be visitors waiting from before opening.
-Visitors will chose their dog in order of arrival (provided they have valid photo ID and we feel they are suitable).
-Visitors do not need to stand at the gate of the kennels, they are welcome to wait in their car and staff will be available from early morning to speak to them.

Rehoming fee for adults is £80.
Rehoming fee for puppies is £120.

A dog licence must also be applied for (we do this at the time of rehoming) licence free for over 65s with no other dogs, £5 for those on benefits or £12.50.

Kennels are situated at 40 Tobercorran Road, Downpatrick BT30 8HU

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**We are a council dog pound and we work very hard to do the best for dogs in our care despite limited funding**

**Home Checks**
We do not complete home checks as there is no funding or resources provided for this. If we are concerned about a particular person or dog we can ask the dog warden to complete a home check prior to rehoming but there is no capacity for the dog warden to complete a large volume of these as they have their normal workload and duties.
ID is taken from each person wishing to rehome a dog, the dog is then microchipped and licenced to the person supplying ID.
We have been doing this for 23 years, we DO NOT just hand a dog out to someone who isn’t suitable even if they are the first person there, many visitors are guided and even refused where necessary when they are unsuitable for a particular dog.

**Spaying/neutering**
We complete spays/neuters when we are provided with funding to do so. This has kindly been provided by Dogs Trust in recent years. When dogs are spayed/neutered under our care they can be rehomed immediately unless our vet advises to hold them due to medical issues. The scheme is not perfect but it has allowed many dogs to be spayed/neutered that otherwise wouldn’t of been and from that perspective it has been a massive success. We feel many dogs recover better in a home than in kennels and for this reason do not hold dogs longer than necessary.

❗️**Facebook comments**❗️
Derogatory comments made against the kennels and/or their processes/policies will not be tolerated. We do the best we can in a very challenging environment and DO NOT have the time to debate with commenters on Facebook about the reasons we do things the way we do especially when they can’t even take time to read the page to establish we are a dog pound. Therefore any derogatory comments around home checks, spaying, etc. will result in the user facing a permanent ban from the page.

29/09/2025

28/09/2025

Rehomed

‼️No need to telephone, you need to attend the kennels to rehome. All information contained in this post

🐶Ronnie is a male staffy who is 2 years old.
Admitted as a stray therefore sadly no history. Has been very friendly with people and other dogs.

🐶How do I rehome?
-We open 10am-1pm weekdays, 10am-12pm Saturday and closed Sundays.
***Bank holidays 10am-12pm
-You need to attend the kennels to rehome, we DO NOT reserve.
-There may be visitors waiting from before opening.
-Visitors will chose their dog in order of arrival (provided they have valid photo ID and we feel they are suitable).
-Visitors do not need to stand at the gate of the kennels, they are welcome to wait in their car and staff will be available from early morning to speak to them.

Rehoming fee for adults is £80.
Rehoming fee for puppies is £120.

A dog licence must also be applied for (we do this at the time of rehoming) licence free for over 65s with no other dogs, £5 for those on benefits or £12.50.

Kennels are situated at 40 Tobercorran Road, Downpatrick BT30 8HU

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**We are a council dog pound and we work very hard to do the best for dogs in our care despite limited funding**

**Home Checks**
We do not complete home checks as there is no funding or resources provided for this. If we are concerned about a particular person or dog we can ask the dog warden to complete a home check prior to rehoming but there is no capacity for the dog warden to complete a large volume of these as they have their normal workload and duties.
ID is taken from each person wishing to rehome a dog, the dog is then microchipped and licenced to the person supplying ID.
We have been doing this for 23 years, we DO NOT just hand a dog out to someone who isn’t suitable even if they are the first person there, many visitors are guided and even refused where necessary when they are unsuitable for a particular dog.

**Spaying/neutering**
We complete spays/neuters when we are provided with funding to do so. This has kindly been provided by Dogs Trust in recent years. When dogs are spayed/neutered under our care they can be rehomed immediately unless our vet advises to hold them due to medical issues. The scheme is not perfect but it has allowed many dogs to be spayed/neutered that otherwise wouldn’t of been and from that perspective it has been a massive success. We feel many dogs recover better in a home than in kennels and for this reason do not hold dogs longer than necessary.

❗️**Facebook comments**❗️
Derogatory comments made against the kennels and/or their processes/policies will not be tolerated. We do the best we can in a very challenging environment and DO NOT have the time to debate with commenters on Facebook about the reasons we do things the way we do especially when they can’t even take time to read the page to establish we are a dog pound. Therefore any derogatory comments around home checks, spaying, etc. will result in the user facing a permanent ban from the page.

28/09/2025

19/09/2025

CCDR has received calls from public to show their concern about , by coming together on Monday 22nd Sept from 11am to 2pm outside the entrance of Magilligan Prison. Ongoing questions remain, about a government funded project in which Bailey, a dog purchased with cash, was removed from a family home with women and children, despite showing fear of men, and placed full time at Magilligan Prison. An untrained dog, which has not been prepared as a working dog intended to support male prisoners, including s*x offenders, with their mental health needs. Please come along for this peaceful protest to by having him removed and this project closed down. We need stronger regulation to protect our animals. Thank you for your support🐾❤ BBC Radio Foyle .ni Irish Daily Mirror Sunday World Belfast Live Belfast Telegraph