Home Run Hounds Greyhound Charity No 1209071

Our first walk of 2025 at Waseley ...

When Clive and I took on Pin now known as Penny she was extremely nervous ..it took 4 hours of patience to get her to come in from our garden. Now we have the most amazing pet who makes us smile every day with her GreyBros Charlie. There are those greyhounds who need extra time, patience and help ... so please if your considering a Greyhound give the long stayers a chance. They will, with your help and our support ...surprise you. We would not be without Penny and Charlie now.

superdogs

THE TWELFTH HOMELESS HOUND OF CHRISTMAS We hope you all had a lovely Christmas in whatever way you chose to celebrate. Now that the festivities have finished (for the time being anyway) the finale of our Twelve Hounds of Christmas campaign is not one but 11 hounds who are our longer term lodgers - those who have been in kennels patiently waiting for the forever families for 6 months or more. They are our Superdogs not our Underdogs. We love them for who they are, with all their quirks, strong personalities and opinions. There is no greater joy than one of our long-term hounds who we have loved, cared and advocated for, finally heads off to their forever home. Tears are shed. Occasionally we get someone who comes to kennels and asks "can I meet the dogs who have been here the longest?" We wish it happened more often. You could make our wish come true for Azza, Elf, Casper, Addy, Hughie, Mason, Tim, Ted, Solo, Blackbird, and Belle. In return they will certainly teach you patience but also love that knows no limit. Visit today and make our volunteers cry tears of joy.

Solo saying thank you for the Turkey!!

A SONG FOR OUR GREYHOUNDS ....

Bella

THE TWELTH HOMED HOUND OF CHRISTMAS….BELLA – OUR 150TH ADOPTION OF 2024 🎉🎊🎉🎊 We’re thrilled to announce our 12th homed hound of Christmas who is also our 150th adoption this year! We are so humbled that so many adopters have trusted Home Run Hounds to help them find their new family member. And the incredible hard work done by our small army of volunteers in preparing our ex-racers to get them ready to go from kennel to couch. This is an awesome result considering Home Run Hounds only expanded from 9 dogs in one site to 50 dogs in 3 sites, in January of this year, and to 4 sites later in the year. Thank you all so very, very much for making it such a success! Now for Bella’s story... “Julia was heartbroken after the passing of her beloved greyhound, Maggie May. She knew that the best tonic was to open her heart and home to another greyhound who was waiting in kennels to be chosen. After looking through our website, Julia was drawn to beautiful Bella and with her daughter, Rachel came to kennels to meet her. It was love at first sight so Julia arranged a date to collect Bella and take her home, she was so sure that she was the girl for her that she went on straight adoption. It happened to be the same day as Bella’s kennel mate, Falcon, was adopted and the 2 dogs got the chance to say goodbye to each other! As there was already a Bella living in the same road, she is now called Belle. Julia reports that Belle has settled in very easily, finding her food bowl within minutes and making herself right a home! We all wish Belle and Julia a long and happy life together and we look forward to hearing about her adventures.”

Scarlet

THE EVENTH HOMELESS HOUND OF CHRISTMAS…SCARLET “An absolute pleasure”, “10 out of 10”, “confident lil’ lady who loves a fuss”, “ a real sweetie”, “good as gold” … Scarlet has been out with our volunteers and they have nothing by praise for her: - Jumped into car - Not bothered by noise, hustle and bustle - Great in the coffee shop - Loves a puppaccino - Aced the “stairs” test - Dream to walk - No reaction to other dogs - “asked” to go out during her home visit - Cuddle monster (almost falling asleep during her neck massage). Don’t think we need to say more except we just can’t fathom why she’s been with us since September! She’s obviously waiting for that very special person…might that be you?

THANK YOU STACEY We were overwhelmed to receive this fantastic donation from volunteer Stacey, who has been collecting for the kennel hounds and got her friends involved too💖 We are so incredibly grateful for their kindness.

casper

TIK TOK FUN As we've had to cancel today's walks due to the weather forecast,we hope this will bring a little smile to start your day... Casper being such a fun dog didn't want to be left out of the viral Tik Tok sensation....the Wrapping Paper Challenge 🤣 And our volunteers were all to happy to oblige..sort of 😆. Not sure who had more fun, the humans or Casper (he got the most treats, though😋). Casper is still waiting for some family fun time...he's such a joy is so very many ways, but just needs someone to teach him be calm around other dogs. He's getting there...but needs your help.. as either foster or adoption. He's such a lovely boy. 🥰

Siri

THE TENTH HOMELESS HOUND OF CHRISTMAS...SIRI Five-year-old Siri is a very happy girl who greets you with a lovely wagging tail. She’s very confident, travels well, lies down pretty much straight away in the car. Siri loves, loves, loves her food,. She also loves her toys, loved zooming around the garden with her ball and equally loved a lie down about 6 mins later. She’s a bit of a magpie/ thief she thinks some items are clearly better off in her bed - fabric chicken doorstop, paperwork… Siri’s happy to plonk herself down where she feels comfortable (with her stolen goods), she loves a fuss but was also happy to relax by herself. She has been great in the house during her two short term fosters, no accidents and not bothered by household noises though not keen on hoover. Out on walks she's a slow amble round unless there's something she wants to sniff. No pulling. No reactions to other dogs. Very happily stood for pats and attention out and about. Siri is absolutely dreamy. She’s got a lovely personality – a very sweet, loving chilled out slightly lazy lady. Siri does like her own space in kennels but as an only dog she’s simply perfect. If you're looking for a laid back, chilled companion, then look no further, Siri could be your girl.

Blackbird

THE NINTH HOMELESS HOUND OF CHRISTMAS...BLACKBIRD. Blackbird is so much fun, she embraces life to the fullest and has the brightest, happiest personality. She is always pleased to see you and will greet you with a tail wag and lots of kisses. 😘 She enjoys getting out and about and travels well in the car, even on longer journeys. Blackbird likes to share the love around when meeting and greeting people, going from person to person for a fuss, so that no one feels left out. ❤ She is full of energy and will happily bounce out of her kennel, always eager to get going, so an active person/couple or family with older children would be her ideal match. ⚡ Blackbird is great with dogs of all shapes and sizes, so might like a fur-brother or fur-sister to play with, following successful introductions? But they would need to meet her energy levels, so probably not one for those golden oldies. 🐾 As Blackbird clearly enjoys human company, she would be an ideal companion dog for someone who is home most of the time, at least to start with. 💖 Blackbird has had several people show an interest in her, including a few weeks in a foster home, but sadly it’s not resulted in Blackbird finding her permanent home just yet. 🙁 If you’d like to meet this affectionate, cheeky lady with the biggest heart imaginable, then please do get in touch. 🤳📧