Greyhound Rescue Jersey

Tuesday 11th December, was a milestone in our homing programme. We will always remember this day as the day we brought our total of rehomed greyhounds to l00 with the arrival of a little black bitch to be called Bindy who was delivered safe and sound to Guernsey ready to start her new life with her family.

BUT it wasn't just 100, it was a ton plus one!! As luck would have it we had had two enquiries about a month ago and Bindy was accompanied by Key, also a black dog who has come to Jersey to discover what he has been missing whilst living in kennels. This now brings our grand total to 101 dogs.

With the dreadful weather at the weekend and indeed yesterday we had everything crossed for today and for once we were blessed with a perfect day, no wind and beautiful sunshine.

Bindy met her owners when the plane touched down at about 11.30am and after a chat with her new mum and dad, it was back on the plane to head for Jersey, arriving at approximately 1.30pm. Key's new owners were there to collect him and take him home ready to start his retirement.

This year 17 dogs have made the journey to both Jersey and Guernsey. All are doing well, with their racing days now a thing of the past and we are chuffed to end the year having exceeded that magic figure of 100.

Please note: It is not our policy to home dogs in the weeks running up to Christmas unless they have been booked prior to December.

Wednesday 28th November 2007 was one of those days that we always dread, receiving the news of the parting of one of our homed greyhounds. This lad in particular had a very special place in our heart and we share the loss of John and Alison's special boy Paddy Padz. We are glad that after 12 years in a kennel, he finally found a cosy fireside to call his own.

Last month saw us visiting an 'all girls' school, so this month it was the boys' turn. Mr Murry, Headteacher of De La Salle Primary school allowed us to bring our 'Awareness Roadshow' to the Key Stage 2 assembly on Thursday 15th. We thoroughly enjoyed the company of the boys who were very willing to participate and eager to answer many questions. They proved themselves to be extremely knowledgeable and thank them and Mr Murry for an enjoyable half hour.

After an extended summer holiday it was time for the gang to return to school...more>

It is with a tinge of sadness that we say goodbye to our black and white hound who has provided the characteristic background to our website for many months. Realistically, we always knew that the text wasn't the easiest to read in his presence, so we have decided to bid him farewell. We will be making changes over the coming week, so please bear with us.

A couple of months ago Mal was in the vets (a place we frequent quite a bit having 12 dogs) and he met a lady called Julie and her family. With them was a big beautiful greyhound called Sonic. They were moving to Jersey with her husband's job and by chance were registering with our vets. They had had Sonic for about three years and it was lovely to meet them all, and we made arrangements to get in touch when they were settled. Julie, her two boys and Natalie all called round and there was even talk of getting Sonic a little friend.

Then disaster struck, Julie phoned us a couple of weeks ago to say Sonic was limping. Because of our experience with Awesome we suggested that she take him to the vet. The news was dreadful this lovely young dog was diagnosed with cancer. Julie, after consultation with the vet, decided that they would take the leg but during this operation Sonic suffered a massive heart attack and died. Julie asked us if we could put an obituary on our site in memory of Sonic which, of course, we are only too pleased to do. We would also like to say how dreadfully sad we are that we only met Sonic the once and didn't have the opportunity of getting to know this gentle giant. Our hearts go out to Julie and her family who we know are devastated at the loss of their very special pet. Go to our TRIBUTES page to read what Julie has to say about Sonic.

We're pleased to welcome Zorro to the island this month. His racing name was 'Rustle the Wind'. He's a December 02 dog who raced at Walthamstow. Below you can see Zorro's first meeting with his new Mum and Dad - cuddles and fuss all round.

Cowboy, now known as Duke looking out for his new Mum and Dad as he flies in to Guernsey!

For those of you 'mature' enough to remember the most famous cowboy of all time - John Wayne, we're sure you will know his nickname - the Duke.

It's with great pleasure that we introduce you to our latest recruit 'Duke' (who was last week's dog of the week). Rob and Sue, his new owners in Guernsey could think of no better name for this handsome 3 year old blue brindle who raced under the name of 'Big Cowboy'.

Duke arrived on the 27th August and we wish him a very happy retirement with his new family.

Duke is not our only pooch to be connected with John Wayne, Rooster owned by Danny, Trish, Jacob and Matthew was also named after a character played by John Wayne in one of his famous movies.

Two of our younger supporters George (8) and Harvey (5) recently took a day trip to Sark with their Mum. You can imagine their surprise when they came face to face with a greyhound. This was Mouse who we homed in 2001 when he was 2 years old. George and Harvey were chuffed to bits to meet Mouse and his owner Bernadette. They took a photo of Mouse outside the Fleur du Jardin restaurant where they met, this can be seen below. We were pleased to hear that Mouse is thoroughly enjoying life as the only greyhound on Sark. Thanks George and Harvey for giving us this update.

Restrictions have been imposed on dogs entering the island. The Environment Department currently require people arriving with pets to report to the authorities. This is good news in that we can continue to bring greyhounds over to Jersey. However, depending on how the situation develops in England this could change - we will continue to keep you updated.

We are still getting over the shock of completing this event without any of that wet stuff falling from the sky. It did look a bit dubious when we were setting up at 8am and it was dull till the afternoon, but all in all we were very lucky seeing the kind of summer we have had this year.

Firstly we would like to say we missed you Danny and wish you a speedy recovery. It was lovely to see Meg for the first time at one of our shows - she took it all in her stride and hopefully will come again. Callie her sister is a very shy greyhound so had to stay at home with Dad. Dev arrived early with his Mum and Dad and is getting a lot more confidence, moreso when he has the gang with him, well done Dev.

Finally, the general public - what can we say? There are so many charities out there and it is so rewarding to be regarded as one that is worth supporting so generously. It's incredible how many visitors have greyhounds back home and are thrilled to see Jersey doing their best for this cause. It was a very successful day and we would like to extend our thanks to Bridget Murphy for organising the event.

Yesterday, 18th July, we were very pleased to welcome Lolly to Jersey to join her new family, including Twiggy the greyhound who was homed last year.

We are always pleased to receive updates on all the dogs we bring over. The newest kid on the block is Teddy and I think the photos speak for themselves.


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We would like to thank the children of Bags, Tags Incorporated - Scott, Max, Barney & Ben for the letter we received informing us of how busy they've been this term making bags and tags as part of their industry topic. Their enterprise must have been a great success as they kindly donated their £30.00 profit to Greyhound Rescue. Many thanks boys for your hard work and kindness.

Ocean was in the spotlight this month, when Gabe, Louis and Bella, his foster family from England came to meet him. There were smiles all round and we all had an enjoyable afternoon.

Ocean also received a very special card from his family once they'd returned to England, he was very chuffed - thank you.

Another greyhound has joined the Greyhound Rescue team. Ok, slightly larger and a different shape than the rest of the gang, but equally as popular as you can see...

A big thank you to the RGT Head office for organising Homer's arrival and allowing him to come and live in Jersey.

We would like to thank the Rainbow leaders for inviting us to their meetings. We had two most enjoyable evenings and the dogs loved all the fuss and attention they received from the girls. Paris and Fonz would like to say a very BIG thank you for being chosen as the Rainbow's two sponsor dogs. We hope to receive some photos soon to share with you.

During our week in town we met a Lady who runs 'Rainbows'. This is the younger version of 'Brownies'. They've asked us to attend 2 of their evenings and they'd like to sponsor a dog. We're looking forward to these visits and will report back.

During our Awareness week and our Guernsey trip, Fonz proved himself to be a crowd puller. He nuzzles into everyone and refuses to let them walk away without one last love - so we decided he was another ideal candidate as a Pat Dog. He was assessed this week and we await confirmation. We'll keep you posted.

Many congratulations to Guernsey Animal Aid for holding such a successful animal welfare exhibition. The weekend was jam-packed and we will report soon. Plus, tell you all about our very first Guernsey sponsor. Click for report.

This weekend we will be attending the Guernsey Animal Aid exhibition at Beau Sejour. We will let you know how this event goes. This will be a first for us visiting Guernsey with our dogs.

We have kindly been invited to St Brelades Parish Hall this Friday dare I say it 'the 13th'. There will be various stalls, with the intention of raising money for the Jersey Animal Shelter (JSPCA) of which we are an affiliate.

As you can imagine with the Craft Fayre and our Awareness week occurring back to back we have been extremely busy, please bear with us and we will bring you reports and updates asap!

Promise, the black beauties page will be published soon. If you own a black rescue greyhound and would like to send in a photo and a few words then please email us using the link below. The more we receive the better, just to prove how great the black beauties are.

GREYHOUND RESCUE JERSEY