Greyhound Life Blog - March 2026 onwards

 

Whittingham's rescued and retired greyhounds looking for adoption in Essex, London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and beyond.    

To adopt a greyhound, please email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com 


Nassa, Money and Abbi arrive to find homes; Rocky (now Rokko) finds a home!

Nassa

Our latest new arrivals are Nassa (grey face) - 5yrs, Drummer (pink collar) ((he did have another name but it would have been controversial so he has had a name change)! - nearly 9yrs, and Diamond (pink lead) - 3yrs.
They are all loving and deserve the best of homes.
Drummer

Email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623 to adopt or for more information about the adoption process.






Diamond










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We were delighted to see Rocky (now Rokko) off to his new home with an amazing long-term adopter and supporter. He is a very lucky boy.
Huge thanks to all our regular volunteers too!


Please support marathon runner, Michelle!

Michelle is running the London Marathon again this year and has included Whittingham again as one of two charities she is supporting. She is super speedy and we are very grateful that she has chosen to support us again.
Please do cheer her on!
Here is a link to her giving page. Thank you to anyone who would like to support her.

Ealing Fair - 7th March

We will be attending the Ealing Animals Fair next Saturday 7th March. Do come and see us!

It is a lovely Fair with stalls from like-minded animal charities. Hear talks about other causes too, including our friends at Nowzad and Dogs on the Streets.

Not to be missed!

#ealing #animals #greyhounds


Legend says 'thank you'

Legend and everyone would like to thank Broxbourne Dog Club for their very generous donation. And to Liz for nominating Whittingham as the charity.
They are all legends too!
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Legend is still waiting for his chance. He's such a lovely boy and only 6yrs old, despite being very grey!
To adopt a greyhound, email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623








From Kennels to a home

From before at the Kennels to after, now life at home.
Our dogs adapt so well.
Adopt a greyhound and give them a loving home and life beyond Kennels.
Email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623



Harry says 'thank you'

Harry and everyone at Whittingham would like to say a huge thank you to Marie and family (with Jack) for their food donations today and bringing so many sacks of biscuits to the Kennels. This was in memory of a member of their family who loved animals and the forest.
We are so grateful and also for all their care for Jack.

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Harry and all the residents would love to fall on their paws too. Could you help them be as lucky?

Email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623 to offer a greyhound or lurcher a loving home.

Lovely book, "Greyhounds and Galgos" by Elena Marchi (featuring Jerry)

Jerry (pictured) and I are very proud to be part of this lovely book, Greyhounds and Galgos, Echoes of London. Elena Marchi photographed Greyhounds and Galgos in many settings, focusing on dogs in the city to show how these dogs can thrive and flourish in homes around London.
Another Whittingham hound, Freya, is included and her adopters put us forward to promote a kennel dog looking for a home. It rather backfired as, due to an early start in Greenwich, he spent the night with me and then stayed!!
I was also honoured to be asked to write the section about adopting greyhounds at the end of the book.
With huge thanks to Elena and everyone who contributed. Let's hope it shows everyone that greyhounds and sighthounds make great additions to any home.
50% of proceeds go to Project Galgo

Liam, Money and Abbi arrive to find homes

Liam

Liam, Money (terrible name!) (in orange collar), and Abbi (brindle) are our three latest new arrivals. They have all been on our waiting list for many months.
Money
The boys are confident and friendly and will be assessed around other breeds as soon as possible.








Abbi


Abbi is very nervous at the moment but we are hopeful that she will come out of her shell before too long, especially when she shares with another greyhound. She will need a patient and understanding home though.
To adopt a greyhound or lurcher, email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623






Collections (and Jerry)!

A huge thanks to everyone who donates. To Mary for bedding, Tia for bedding, Sonia for the bag of goods, Diana and Bev for the coats, and to Medivet Waltham Abbey for always collecting for us.
Jerry almost lost his space in the car whilst helping take it all to the Kennels!! 🤣🤣






Chance and Heidi find a home

Sisters, Chance (now Joan) and Heidi (now Jericha) found their home yesterday with lovely adopters who are friends of another of our adopters.
Joan and Jericha are learning quickly and really confident with people (which is important as they live in school grounds with their adopters)!
We hope they will show the whole school that everyone should adopt a greyhound!
A huge thanks to their adopters for giving them both a home. They had only intended to adopt one dog but fell for the sisters. What lucky dogs.
To help another dog find a special home, email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or wharsapp 07858 086623


Max and Manny (now Milo) find homes in Guernsey

Max and Milo (was Manny) had an epic day!
Today was the day when the lovely people at the The Pet Bus enabled Max and Manny (now called Milo) to get to their special homes!
The boys were collected at 8.30am and handed over by Doreen and Ray at the Kennels to begin their journey. We know they are in wonderful hands as the Pet Bus keep us all posted throughout the journey.
(Nevertheless, we are all chewing our nails to the elbow 🤣🤣 until we know they are safely at their destination of Guernsey).

Once again, our lovely friend, Gail, who homed for many years on the Channel Islands had worked her magic and found two homes for our dogs. One with Katie and Peter (who had had greyhounds before) and one with Sandra, who flew all the way from Guernsey and spent three days with Max at the Kennels. Michael home checked in Guernsey and we were all set to go!
Milo took it all in his stride but Max looked a little more hesitant, but we knew he would know Sandra at the other end. With a quick walk before the ferry, they made the crossing and arrived just before 6pm.
Milo (was Manny) at home
Thanks so much to everyone who helped: primarily the new adopters, the lovely people from the Pet Bus, Gail and Michael and all our volunteers who helped Sandra whilst she was staying near the Kennels.
It is so wonderful to see both boys at home. We wish them luck and send them with our love. We can't wait to hear about the next part of their adventure too!
Max at home


To help another dog be lucky like Milo and Max, email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623.
Please note, we usually home within a 90mins radius of Waltham Abbey for homecheck/in case of emergency purposes.







A busy week at the Kennels...

It's all go this week!
Here is Carl doing well at home so far. Everything is a learning curve at the start but he's been clean and getting along well with all the other dogs.
Today, we saw Heidi and Chance find their homes with lovely people. They have a few things to learn too in a new home but we wish them all the best as they find their feet.
And Manny (now Milo) and Max are on their way to Guernsey as we speak. But we will update later as we are currently chewing our nails down to the elbow until they arrive! But they are with the Pet Bus so in wonderful hands.
To help another Whittingham Kennels - Retired Greyhounds Charity hound find a home, email wkretiredgreyhounds@gmail.com or whatsapp 07858 086623. New arrivals are pending so there will always be someone to suit your home set up.
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A huge thanks too, to Ian, for his work today in clearing overgrowth from the unused gallop. It is a mighty task and he has worked so hard!



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