Hounds needing homes And Foster Homes...
WE DESPERATELY NEED FOSTER HOMES FOR DOGS COMING IN. WE DO NOT RUN KENNEL FACILITIES AND RELY ON FOSTERS FOR THE DOGS. WE WILL GIVE ALL FOSTERS FULL RESCUE BACK-UP AND ALL VETS BILLS ARE COVERED DIRECTLY WITH VETS. IF YOU FEEL YOU COULD OFFER TO FOSTER FOR US PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. FOSTERS NEEDED IN ALL SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST AND WEST COUNTIES. Please note that while we try to keep this page updated with all the latest information on each dog, it may not always be one hundred per cent current.UP TO DATE CURRENT HOUNDS CAN BE FOUND ON THE MESSAGE BOARD IN "SLR DOGS NEEDING HOMES" If in doubt, please get in touch.
Other homeless hounds
Please click on the message board link down the left-hand side of this page to see all the other homeless hounds we are trying to help into homes. This link will take you to the Southern Lurcher Rescue forums.
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All measurements are to the shoulder.
POPPY. YOUNG SALUKI X GIRLIE. (NOT CAT FRIENDLY - APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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Approx 18 months - Saluki x 24"
Vaccinated, neutered and all treatments up to date - Very pretty, and very loving, Poppy was rehomed to a lovely family but needs a lot of exercise and possibly another lively dog to live with that will give her some fun time. Her recall still needs working on, but she does come back once she has had a plya with other dogs. She can be OTT when first off the lead. She is currently living with a family with young children. We would love a country home for Poppy with another dog around. We do not rehome any further than 200 miles from base in Essex, and we do not rehome to anyone who works full-time. We want the very best for the dogs in our care, and so do their foster mums and dads. If you would like to find out more then get in touch.
URGENT URGENT... URGENT..EDDIE. I AM 13 YEARS YOUNG AND DESPERATELY NEED SOMEONE FOR A FEW YEARS. (NOT CAT FRIENDLY - APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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Approx 13 years old - Saluki x 24"
Vaccinated, neutered and all treatments up to date - CAN you find it in your heart and house to make the last few years happy ones for Eddie. Please read his story. He only has til the 10th February for us to try to find him a foster/permanent home. We do not rehome any further than 200 miles from base in Essex, and we do not rehome to anyone who works full-time. We want the very best for Eddie. If you would like to find out more then get in touch.
ALFIE - Gorgeous 7month HUGE puppy Lurcher. A softie (APPLICATONS OPEN)
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Just 7 months Greyhound X 27"
Vaccinated, and all treatments up to date - Alfie is a fantastic puppy, good recall and absolutely no baggage. He loves everyone and everything. We are going to try and cat test him this week. He came into the Rescue because he grew and grew and his owners had a 2 year old Toddler that he knocked over and is now terrified of him. He loves children, and we are not worried about him living with children, although he is like a big teenager, he doesn't know where the ends of his feet are at the moment. Absolutely a gorgeous gorgeous hound who has fitted into his foster home in Hertfordshire easily. Anyone adopting Alfie will have to sign a neutering agreement to have him neutered at approximately 9/10 months. We do not re-home further than 200 miles of Harlow in Essex, and all applicants considered are homechecked. We even take up Vet and neighbour references. Please do not apply for Alfie if you work. If you are interested in more, read his thread and get in touch via email.
MAX - Gorgeous young Saluki X Lurcher - 17 months (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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APPROX 17 months - 27"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Neutered, vaccinated and all treatments up to date - Send us an email and we will get back to you shortly. Young Max was dumped on Christmas Eve at a vets. He had clearly been kept outside, although he took to house-training easily. Fostered in Suffolk, he has come on leaps and and bounds and proved to be a lovely sociable boy who everyone falls in love with on their walks. He is currently being fostered with another male Lurcher and have a blast. He is gorgeous. This little man will be up for adoption immediately. He has been impeccable. And loves to play and play. We only rehome up to 200 miles from base in Harlow, Essex. All prospective Adopters are homechecked. I'm sorry but we do not rehome young dogs to anyone who works full-time. We even take up vet references and neighbour references. His thread goes into more than one page, so when you get to the bottom just change the page number and click go. For more info please phone or email the contact below.
MARNIE - GORGEOUS SMALL ROUGH COAT LURCHER GIRLIE (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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ROUGHCOAT X. YOUNGSTER. AROUND 2 YEARS 23"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Send us an email and we will get back to you shortly. Lovely little Marnie was in holding kennels for several weeks after being found as a stray. The mixed kennels asked us to take her as they were full and it was Christmas. She is laid back, loving and would love to be a lap dog!! She doesn't have a bad bone in her body. She is currently in foster in Essex. and is enjoying her time with her foster brothers and sisters. We do not rehome to anyone who works more than 4 hours. We need a home for Marnie with other dogs around. We only rehome up to 200 miles from base in Harlow, Essex. And all prospective Adopters are homechecked. We take up vet references and neighbour references. Her thread goes into more than one page, so when you get to the bottom just change the page number and click go. For more info please phone or email the contact below.
JESSIE. STUNNING WHIPPET X LITTLE LURCHER GIRLIE. NOT CAT FRIENDLY. (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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LOVING 3 YEAR OLD WHIPPET LURCHER 23"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Little Jessie originally came into the Rescue 2 year's ago heavily pregnant, having been found running down a road in the pouring rain after being knocked down by a car. We had 8 lovely pups from Jessie, and all secured loving homes, 5 of them keeping in touch with the Rescue and helping us weekly. Jessie found a lovely home, but recently her mum has had excruciating pain with an illness that is not showing any signs of changing, and she is unable to take Jessie out. With 4 dogs in the house Jessie's adopted dad has had to make the sad decision to reduce the pack size. Jessie is a good and loving dog, but off lead has typical Lurcher recall, which is in her own time and when she thinks she will, which makes it hard to walk her with the pack. This is the only reason little Jessie needs to find a new home. If you look at her thread, you will see how she is loved and how beautiful she is. We are looking for a home with another Lurcher around, but a home where the adopters either have enough of their own land to let Jessie enjoying some freedom, or live near beaches where she can run without distractions of rabbits and squirrels. We do not rehome puppies to anyone who works more than 4 hours. We take up Vet references and even neighbour references. Please contact the email above for more info.
STOP PRESS - SILE COMES IN NEXT WEEK. LOVELY 4/5 YEAR OLD LURCHER SEMI ROUGHCOAT (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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SEMI ROUGH COAT BITCH. 23"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Send us an email and we will get back to you shortly. Sile is a gorgeous semi rough coat, whippet X Lurcher. She could be up to 5 years old, but it is hard to tell. She is currently in Ireland but has been lingering between fosters and kennels for several weeks. She is neutered, vaccinated and looking for love, but stands no chance in her present position. She will be coming over to Uxbridge to foster next week. Poor mite wandered into someone's open front door the end of last year and collapsed in their hallway. She was exhausted and dehydrated and starting. We don't know any more about her, but we have some lovely photos and video on her thread already. She is such a dear little thing. We do not rehome to anyone who works more than 4 hours. We homecheck and even take up Vet references. Email for more details on this superb dog.
LILY - Beautiful and loving brindle girlie
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Beautiful brindle girlie. 23"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Vaccinated and all treatments up to date. Lily will be neutered shortly. - Send us an email and we will get back to you shortly. Lily is just adorable. Being fostered in Suffolk with another Lurcher. She is a lovely little doglet, who will reward her owners with a lot of love and cuddles galore. She was found as a stray and there is no known background, but she is a lovely friendly girlie. Possibly used for working. So sad. She has only been with the Rescue over a week so her story will unfold with her foster family. We do not rehome to anyone who works more than 4 hours. We homecheck and even take up Vet references. Email for more details on this gorgeous little dog.
WILLOW. Very affectionate 5/6 years Saluki X
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Gorgeous little man 24"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Neutered, Vaccinated and all treatments up to date. Willow sadly came into the Rescue as his owner was taken into Hospital for the long term and the family could not coninue to pay for boarding fees. He had started to shut down in the kennels and was very lonely. Willow is currently in foster in Kent with two greyhounds and enjoying being back on the sofa. - Send us an email and we will get back to you shortly. He is a very loving calm little man who will reward his Adoopters with a lot of love. We do not rehome to anyone who works more than 4 hours. We homecheck and even take up Vet references. Email for more details on this lovely little dog.
JED. SALUKI X. STUNNING. YOUNGSTER (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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Saluki X approx 18 months 25"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Jed was guaranteed a home, but sadly their adoptive little girlie was not into Lurcher play with him. Jed is a bouncy young juvenile Lurcher boy and can be OTT in his play which a lot of laid back Lurchers find irritating. So Jed needs to learn to be a little less bouncy. We may be looking for a home with Jed as the only dog in the home to start with. He is loving and loyal Jed is gorgeous. He is just looking for a lurcher savvy home. It may be advisable for him to go to a home where the children are over the age of 9 as he can jump up in his enthusiasm to say hello and knock small people over! We do not rehome outside of 200 miles of Essex. And all prospective Adopters are homechecked. We even take up vet references and neighbour references. Please do not apply if you work more than 4 hours. For more info please email the contact above.
Lovely Rosie - Saluki X girlie (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
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SALUKI X 23"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Only around 18 months old, and through no fault of her own or her relinquishing owner, Beanie finds herself in a position of having to come into Rescue. Rosie was rescued by her owner in a very poor state. Mange and worm infestation had taken their toll and she was very skinny and ill. They nursed her back to health and have loved having her. But Rosie was being left all day whilst they worked and they realised when they were there and she was out and about that she really needed to be with another Lurcher and have some fun. They had one Jack Russel which Rosie loved and a cat, but neither of them wanted to play with her. A very sad decision was made, but the right one for Rosie and we applaud her owner for putting her first. As you can see she has a lovely nature, and is making good progress. Rosie is now safely installed in the Isle of Wight with Fran, and has settled in. We only rehome up to 200 miles from base in Harlow, Essex. We do not rehome young dogs to full-time workers. All prospective Adopters are homechecked. We even take up vet references and neighbour references. For more info, please email the contact above.
STOP PRESS. MILO 7 WEEK OLD LURCHER PUP - CAT FRIENDLY. (Applications open)
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LURCHER X Could reach 24"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU WORK AT ALL!!! Milo is the little lad at the back of the photo. MILO came into the Rescue with his brother Toby. His mum had come into the Rescue after having her leg amputated from a Road Traffic Accident. No-one had any idea that she was already 3 weeks pregnant. By the time that her lovely Adopter Carolyn found out it was too late. Fortunatley for Peggy she only had 3 pups, and Carolyn has kept the girlie as mum Peggy adores her. These are lovely well rounded, socialized and healthy pups. We are very fussy about where pups go and anyone taking on an SLR pup will have to sign a neutering agreement to have them neutered around 10 months old. We do not rehome outside of 200 miles of Essex. And all prospective Adopters are homechecked. We even take up vet references and neighbour references. For more info please phone or email the contact above. Toby and Milo are being fostered in Hampshire and are cat friendly.
HOLLIE - 2/3 YEAR OLD WHIPPET X NEEDS A HOME FROM HOME.
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Beautiful girlie. 22/3"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Neutered, Vaccinated and all treatments up to date. We are helping to rehome Hollie from her own home. Her current owners took Hollie in when she was found wandering and in a poorly condition. They have loved having her but Hollie is not in the ideal home for her. They only have 4 foot stock fencing and with 1.5 acres to secure they do have gaps in hedges and Hollie takes herself off for walkabouts and has come back with tears and also has had a go at the dog next door who she does not like. This has made it difficult to let Hollie run around as the owners would like her to be able to do. Also, she does like to have her dad to herself and does shadow him around. She is currently living with a laid back greyhound boy. The ideal home would be one where Hollie had secure boundaries and a retired couple who would have time to devote to Hollie as she loves her humans. - Send us an email and we will get back to you shortly. I have met Hollie and she is a very quiet little girlie. We do not rehome to anyone who works more than 4 hours. We homecheck and even take up Vet references. Email for more details on this gorgeous little dog.
ALICE. PETITE SALUKI X LURCHER (RESERVED)
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SALUKI X LURCHER. 23"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. Alice was found wandering and taken to holding kennels. She was very shut down and the kennels asked us to bring her into foster. She is a quiet, petite and loving little girlie who has loved coming into foster with four Lurcher males. Currently in Surrey, she will be going over to the Isle of Wight for fostering after neutering. Alice is still fun loving, which makes us wonder if she is as old as 5, but we will know more when our SLR Vet takes the terrible tartar off her teeth. We do not rehome outside of 200 miles of Essex. And all prospective Adopters are homechecked. We even take up vet references and neighbour references. For more info please phone or email the contact above.
ERNIE - 12 WEEK OLD LURCHER PUP - CAT TRAINABLE. (RESERVED)
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WHIPPET LURCHER Could reach 24"
PLEASE DO NOT RING AFTER 6 P.M. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU WORK AT ALL!!! Ernie came into us with his brother Eric. Ernie is in foster in Hampshire with 2 other Lurchers and having great socialization fun. These are lovely well rounded, socialized and healthy pups. We are very fussy about where pups go and anyone taking on an SLR pup will have to sign a neutering agreement to have them neutered around 10 months old. We do not rehome outside of 200 miles of Essex. And all prospective Adopters are homechecked. We even take up vet references and neighbour references. For more info please phone or email the contact above.