Dumfriesshire and Cumbria Greyhound Rescue

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas
From Everyone at DCGR and thank each of every one of you for all your support 🐾

24/12/2024

23/12/2024

We are in the January issue of Dumfries and Galloway Life Magazine!
3 pages of greyhounds and humans but you will need to buy to see yourselves. Possible purchasers who feature in the magazine are Helen, Dora, Matt, Nikki, Joanna, Dorothy, Irene, Emma, Andy and Pui-San and a few more.
Thanks again to Andrea for judging and for featuring our small charity in your wonderful magazine.
Nice end to the year.0

22/12/2024

UPDATE! The fallen trees have been cleared, the reserve is open, so the walk is ON! See you on Sunday.

Ho ho ho! Just a reminder about the next Greyhound Get Together and Walk at Eskrigg Reserve just outside Lockerbie next Sunday 29 December, ready to set off at 1030. There's enough parking for about 16 cars on the small reserve car park which can be accessed from Vallance Drive. Take the first right down a narrow slightly rutted track.

The walk is about 2 miles on well maintained tracks through forestry and some open areas. It might be chilly, so appropriate apparel - human and doggy - required. See you all then!

21/12/2024

🐾Thank you 🐾
Jeroen & Mignon
Jullien and Contijn,
Douglas and Hazel fit your wonderful donations for the greyhounds ❤️

18/12/2024

🐾A huge thank you to everyone who has sent Amazon gifts, donated money, treats and toys for the greyhounds.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas 🐾

15/12/2024

Could Nicola Jane Greive give us a call - unfortunately messenger won’t let us respond to you 🐾

14/12/2024

Rock It's not bothered if his bum looks big in his Christmas jumper. Let's see all your greyt pals in their Christmas apparel!

12/12/2024

DCGR has some wonderful supporters one of whom is Beth from Stewartry Pet Supplies in Castle Douglas and her husband the owner of Stewartry Rollershutters & Garage Doors who donated loads of bags of Greyhound Time dog food for our Homeless Hounds.
Beth is opening another branch of her Pet Shop in Lockerbie so keep watching this space.
DCGR has met Beth on numerous occasions and she is certainly a greyhound convert and always comes over to say hello.
On behalf of DCGR, we would like to thank Beth and her husband for being so generous.
Picture shows Viv and Beth with Skye and Daisy at the handover.

10/12/2024

Regulars may remember the post on 1st November where Jennifer Borthwick proprietor of The Main Bath House in Ayrshire, pledged all takings from bathings in her dog parlour on 10th December would be donated to DCGR.
We have just heard from Jennifer and she will be transferring a magnificent £155 into DCGR'S bank account.
Jennifer, on behalf of everyone in our charity, a massive thank you for your support.

10/12/2024

A greyt big thank you to
Eden horse Rugwash, Helen Michael, Sharron Rourke,Sue, Duncan and Eric and Marj and the 4 M’s for the wonderful grifts from our wish list ❤️

09/12/2024

The next Greyhound Get Together and Walk will be to Eskrigg Reserve just outside Lockerbie on Sunday 29 December, ready to set off at 1030. There's enough parking for about 16 cars on the small reserve car park which can be accessed from Vallance Drive - see photos. Take the first right down a narrow slightly rutted track.

The walk is about 2 miles on well maintained tracks through forestry and some open areas. It might be chilly, so appropriate apparel - human and doggy - required. See you all then!

09/12/2024

As last year, Ann and Alex McGregor from Southerness on the Solway Coast have set up a lovely Christmas Light display in their garden and asking visitors to donate to DCGR. Graham and Margaret Hill popped down to Southerness and took this video but they apologise for the quality of the the pictures as it is really quite dark down there!
The donation bucket is situated in the Paul Jones pub (only open at the weekend) which is literally a few yards away from the McGregor's garden so if in the area, why not pop down and see them. Very near to the Southerness Lighthouse.
Big thanks to the McGregor's for thinking of us.

07/12/2024

Dalbeattie Greyhound Week.
As regular readers will know, DCGR have homed over 12 greyhounds in The Dalbeattie area over the last few years and to recognise this fact, we self proclaimed last week as Dalbeattie Greyhound Week.
Fundraising events attended were the Dalbeattie High School Christmas Market, Dalbeattie Makers Market and for 4 days, the Jas P Wilson Community Pop Up Shop.
Briefly, DCGR raised a phenomenal £1,524 from the 3 events with the Makers Market and Coffee Morning (despite Storm Darragh) raising £438 and the 4 day Pop Up Shop raising a phenomenal £1,031.
Thanks are due to firstly to Clare and Rob organisers of the Makers Market for supporting us over the years and for donating the table fees from today's event. You are 2 really wonderful people.
Secondly to Michelle the co-ordinator of this most valuable community asset - the Jas P Wilson Pop Up Shop.
Then in no particular order volunteers, Graham and Margaret, Robert and Julia, Dorothy, Jill, Catherine, Richard, Carol-Ann, Stuart and Tony along with greys Rhys, Honey, Lexie, Cloe, Crissy, Leon and Carlos for showing the public what excellent pets and companions they are.
Pictures show a flavour of what we were up to during the week.
Hot Chocolate was to die for!

06/12/2024

As we are now in the countdown to Christmas, please consider donating an item from our Amazon wish list. Anything at all would so greatly appreciated. We are so thankful to all who have contributed so far. ❤️🙏🏻🐾

Please consider donating to our DCGR Christmas Appeal. All items purchased from our Amazon Wish List will be delivered to our homeless retired hounds. Please follow the link. Thank you. 🙏🏻 🎅🏻❤️

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1WWTQKSCQW7RB?ref_=wl_share

06/12/2024

The first 2 days of the Jas P Wilson Pop Up Shop in Dalbeattie have been excellent with over £400 raised already.
Bearing in mind the storm coming overnight it might not be as busy tomorrow so today FRIDAY and for today only, we are offering a BUY 3 ITEMS AND GET THE THIRD ONE FREE deal which will finish at 4pm this evening. Cheapest item is free!
With New items and Christmas Stocking Fillers in the Shop amongst other goods, today is the day to visit. (Doesn't include DCGR stock items)

04/12/2024

We're Open - Maxwell Street, Dalbeattie. Remember, spend £5 or more and get FREE Tea or Coffee and Cake at the Coffee Morning on Saturday.