Northlands Park Fun Dog Show (all breeds) , Pitsea, Basildon. Saturday 21st June.

Castledon will have a stand there, to promote Greyhounds as pets. We will also be selling a few items to raise much needed funds for our rescue; Greyhound car hanging signs, Greyhound door plaques, Greyhound greeting cards, dog toys & also some lovely dog beds.

Please do come along to support us & show off your Greyhound/s...

~ Entries from 11am, judging starts at noon.

~ Nearest postcode for Sat Nav's is SS13 1BW (park is opposite the Watermill pub)


We hope to see you there!
 

Castledon Greyhound Rescue provides a sanctuary & re-homing service for Greyhounds in need in the UK. Greyhounds come to us as retired racers, as strays, and from owners who give up their dogs due to changing life circumstances such as: relocation, financial hardship, divorce, illness, or death.

Castledon Greyhound Rescue provides the dogs with veterinary care, spay/neuter, vaccinations, good quality food, love, and placement into a home for life under a contract that dictates their humane care.
Greyhounds are now becoming very popular pets - people are more aware of their plight & of course, what fantastic pets they make…..

- Contrary to popular belief, they don't require much exercise - two 20 minute walks per day is sufficient.
- Greyhounds have the most fantastic temperaments
- They adore human company
- Are extremely affectionate
- Are gentle, docile & loving
- Excellent on a lead
- Quiet dogs that rarely bark

Greyhounds are commonly referred to as 40 mph couch potatoes!
 

Castledon Re-homing Procedure
Here at Castledon, we work slightly differenty from other homing kennels.
As we are a smaller re-homing kennel, which is not reliant upon the support of any outside body, we don't have as many dogs as other kennels.

This means that we can really get to know our dogs personalities, likes and dislikes.
Because of this, we like to think that we can offer you a more personalised homing process.
Should you decide that a Castledon greyhound may be the dog for you, we will arrange to meet you and do a home-check BEFORE you meet the dogs.

The reason that we work this way, is that we think that it can be very unsettling for the dogs if there is a constant stream of strangers visiting the kennels. We also think that it can be a quite confusing experience for visitors who are confronted by 20 pairs of 'pick me' eyes! Also, by viewing all the dogs at the kennels, you may end up picking a dog that is completely unsuitable for your lifestyle/circumstances.

Once your homecheck has been carried out, Jodie & Sandra will have a very good idea of which dogs will be suited to you. Then, when you visit the kennels you will only be introduced to those selected dogs so you won’t have to meet any dogs that are not suitable.

The homechecks will always be done by Jodie & Sandra, as they are very experienced in matching your lifestyle to the character and needs of the dogs. They will also be able to answer any questions that you may have about living with a greyhound.

If everything is ok with your homecheck, and we have a dog or dogs that we think may be suitable for you, you will be invited to the kennels to meet and spend time with them.
We can arrange to take you to the local park so that you can walk them away from the kennels, where you're more likely to see their true character unfold - quite often the over-enthusiastic, bouncy dog that greets you at the kennels is gentle and calm when away from the kennel environment.

If you'd rather not come to the kennels (and we quite understand that some people find it upsetting to do so) we can arrange to bring a suitable dog to meet you in your home, once we've done your home-check.

Our dogs are all very special to us and we want to be sure that we place them in their 'forever home' first time around and we find that working this way is best for the dogs, best for you and best for us.

All of our dogs are fully vaccinated, wormed and neutered when homed, which we think is the responsible thing to do.

If you do become the proud owner of a Castledon Greyhound, you can be assured that we are always on hand to give you as much support and advice as you need.

We love to receive regular updates as to their progress and we're still in contact with our ex-Castledon hounds and their owners to this day.

If, for any reason you are no longer able to care for your adopted Castledon Greyhound, then the dog MUST be returned to us.

We hope that you enjoy looking through our website, and will consider adopting a Greyhound……