Rogues Gallery

Carly Mae, Jiggy & Alfie

This has been an especially hard time for a family in Salisbury but even more so

for a young man named Alfie.

Just recently his very special companion Carly Mae who had been his soul mate

had been suffering from a serious illness had to be put to sleep.

This was devastating for everyone as Carly Mae was only eight which was only

a year younger than Alfie.

Alfie has come to terms with the loss of Carly Mae but importantly is thankful for

the lovely memories she has given him.

With his parents Clive & Julia they all decided that Carly Mae would want them to

be happy and importantly give her home to another greyhound who needed the lovely home she had had.

Jiggy went home just after Easter and has settled really well.

It is fair to say that Jiggy is quite a live wire and fond to play which has especially pleased Alfie.

In fact she was spayed a month or so ago and Alfie and Julia have now started taking her to training classes.

Harry & Dasher

Harry is now probably the most placid & laid back greyhound we know.

Although when he first went home he was a demon on the end of a lead and poor Deirdre & Colin were hauled to every part of the county.

Harry lives with Dasher who is a little frail in her old age but he is mindful of her frailty and gives her the respect & space she deserves.

Harry especially loves his very early morning walks with Deirdre and Colin who can now let him off lead, when conditions allow, to go and enjoy the fresh smells.

Mutley & Barney

Mutley & Barney who we call the bookends. (Just look at the eye patches).

Mutley, ever the true gent, let Barney, a bit of a hooligan, into his very special home last year.

These two handsome greyhound boys have a wonderful home with their owners David & Keith.

Buddy & Holly

Buddy & Holly are brother & sister who are a bit out of the ordinary in that they live with five cats and a rabbit!!!

Mike, Suzie & David plus Colin put in a tremendous amount of work but the result is astounding.

Stunning greyhounds whose dad, Solid Magic, walloped our Millie all over the placed, when she raced.

(By the way Colin is a semi-feral cat with attitude & who takes no prisoners).

Nikki

After their homecheck Felicity & Alan asked us if we could find

them a little female greyhound that was quiet & demure.

Suffice to say that Nikki who was all of this when she first went home!!!!

She then decided after the “Honeymoon “ period to show her

true colours.

Felicity now says we should be prosecuted under the Trades

Description Act.

Needless to say she has won the hearts of all the family.

Blaze & Gem

Rob & Kate like many of dog owners knew immediately that Blaze, a really stunning boy, was their dog.

However just like any number of greyhound owners they then thought after a couple of months that perhaps Blaze would enjoy having a friend around the house .

Along came Gem a petite little lady, who is definitely no pushover, but still extremely affectionate, who bonded straight away with Rob, Kate & Blaze.

Shauny & Foxy

Karen & Del were wanting to rehome a very affectionate greyhound and didn’t mind if it was a boy or a girl.

Shauny who had had a brief racing career fitted the bill

perfectly.

Right away he adapted into domestic bliss, it was as

though his kennel days had never happened.

So much so that he had a duvet in every room and a

big cuddly spider that was trailed around the house.

After a year or so Del & Karen thought that a perhaps

Shauny would like a girl friend.

Enter Foxy (THE FILM STAR)

Foxy was a star in the Ricky Tomlinson comedy series

“Down to Earth” a few years ago.

Luckily unlike a number of film stars Foxy doesn’t have

the tantrums or mood swings.

As you can see from the picture how Shauny rates his

cuddles from Karen & he even shares his bed with Foxy.

Bonny

Paul & Sue had always had other breeds of dogs and were a bit unsure as to what greyhounds were all about.

Needless to say, we said as easy as it gets, but it wasn’t until Bonny stepped over the threshold did they realise how true our words were.

Absolutely adored by everyone except the fish who were not impressed when she stole their food.

Be warned greyhounds will not let a meal pass them by even if they have just had their dinner!

Melody & Annie

Our hearts go out to Jean who lost two greyhounds within nine

months of each other. In 1998 Jean adopted Ceilidh, who was our Molly's double. In fact, Jean and ourselves could hardly tell the difference. Luckily they had different coloured collars!

Annie went to Jean & Ceilidh (who was not at all keen on boy dogs) in 2002 and the two got on famously. 

Unfortunately Ceilidh developed cancer and had to be put to sleep in 2006.

Jean & Annie missed the company so we found another

female (black) greyhound called Annie who quickly had a

name change to Melody (a reference to Ceilidh's racing name

of Second Tune).

Tragedy struck again and unfortunately Annie No. 1 fell ill and had to be put to sleep, so poor Jean really has had a raw deal.

Melody, who was not ultra keen on men, has thanks to the time & effort put in by Jean & Alistair become less reticent when meeting men. She also adores having a run off lead with her greyhound chums on a Sunday morning.

If you ask Jean, black greyhounds are top dogs because of their lovely gleaming coats.

Spice Boy

Spice, a character in every sense of the word, was a very keen greyhound and needed a tremendous amount of socialisation before he realised that other dogs can come in all shapes & sizes.

Sally & Richard spent many hours training & socialising Spice and they have been rewarded with a beautifully behaved young man.

He has only one failing and that is that he doesn't accept visitors at 4.00pm in the afternoon, as this is tea time and humans come second.

Spice has got to be the most well travelled greyhound ever.

During the winter he spends 2 to 3 months in the French Alps.

Whilst his owners are skiing, Spice has to make do with his own chalet maid!! who takes him for long walks through the mountains.

Life can be so tough for a greyhound.