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Please consider giving a home to one of our dogs - young or old! They'd love a forever home with a comfy space of their own to curl up in. Please keep checking as there are often new arrivals or contact us to discuss your options.
Please click on the pictures of the hounds to see more about them.
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Back to Black! Several greyhounds who happen to be black have become race champions and consequently have been bred from excessively (Top Honcho alone had 10,216 offspring). Not surprisingly many homeless greyhounds are black. |
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Aristocratic Black! Adopt a black hound and enjoy a bit of status- bold colours like black were historically favoured by royals, whilst commoners, once banned from owning greyhounds, favoured brindle or fawn dogs for camouflage. |
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Black has distinct advantages, says an experienced Erin’s foster carer; the hair is not as obvious when shed, the new owner gets a sense of achievement when TLC results in a rich glossy coat ideal for showing off a fancy collar plus a touch of white round the muzzle add distinction as they grow along with you. Back up and consider a black! |
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 Not found your perfect hound? There are so many homeless hounds in Ireland that we cannot feature them all on this website. We know of many more waiting for their chance in the wings - so please do get in touch, as once you have contacted us and had a homecheck, with a bit of patience we will work hard to find the best possible match for you, your family and your lifestyle. Contact us now: email@erinhounds.co.uk |
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Greyhounds in particular, are quiet, undemanding and used to routine because most of their life is spent in kennels waiting for a brief race. Not being bred for stamina, they are happy with two twenty minute walks per day and impart an air of calm to a home despite their size- which is more than can be said of many smaller busy dogs and lurchers !
Although fully grown, their limited exposure to life affords you the joy of watching their character develop under your guidance, without all the hard work of owning a puppy. They live 12-14 yrs but retire at 4yrs and are often discarded as young as 18mths. Adopting a greyhound does not mean getting an old or energetic dog – simply one who is waiting to be introduced to the joy of life, with love.
www.erinhounds.co.uk
Sue Coldock: 01928 714558
Victoria Lyon (Ireland): 00353 9496 59276
E-mail : email@erinhounds.co.uk
