LURCHER SOS DOGS NEEDING HOMES NOW

We have a queue of dogs waiting to come into safety with us.  But, as we are a foster based rescue with no kennel spaces, before we can bring these dogs into our care, we urgently need foster homes for them.  This year is the worst in rescue in a long while with many, many dogs being surrendered to pounds here and in Ireland.   We are having to turn away urgent appeals for help as we do not have enough foster homes. Often this means effectively signing a death warrant for these dogs as, if we do not take them, they will be put to sleep.  Please, if you live in Southern England and would like to undertake this very worthwhile and rewarding role, get in contact by filling in and emailing back our Fostering Application and help us to help these dogs who are desperately in need. 

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Cinnamon

Tan and White Lurcher Girl

 

 Cinnamon is about 3 years old.  She was a stray in Ireland like so many are.  She is in foster with other lurchers and a German Shepherd and gets along fine with all of them.

Cinnamon is okay to be crated and is okay to be left for up to 3 hours.  She is clean in the house and quiet at night.  She is fine with big and smaller dogs too.  She likes to lie around but she also enjoys a race round the garden.  She came in with Iona and they love to play together.   

Cinnamon is neutered, she is microchipped and she is vaccinated.  She has been wormed and de-flead and is ready for a special home of her own. 

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Iona

18 Month Old Sweet Lurcher Girl 

 

 

 

 

 Iona came from Ireland too,where she was a stray.  She is great friends with Cinnamon and is the more laid back of the two.  Like her friend, she is clean in the house, can be crated and can be left for up to 3 hours.  She has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and wormed and deflead and now all she needs is her own home.

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 Rose

Black Beauty Cuddle Monster

 

 

 

 Rose is a stunning little black Lurcher girl of about 2 who is currently in foster with other sighthounds and a Bernese Mountain Dog!  She is very much into people and would be fine as an only dog, provided she had lots of human company.  She is extremely affectionate and just loves being cuddles, stroked and talked to.  Rose will make a fabulous companion for someone and is just waiting for that person to find her. 

Rose is neutered,microchipped, vaccinated and deflead and wormed. 

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 Primrose

Beautiful Saluki Cross Lurcher Girl 

 

 

Pretty little Primrose is a sweet fawn colored Lurcher.  Primrose was in an English pound and due to be put to sleep at the end of February, but we rescued her in the nick of time.  She is currently in foster with Rose above and has one of our most experienced foster Moms who is gradually getting Primrose to put on the weight she needs as she was very underweight when she came to Lurcher SOS.  She is a dream to walk on the lead and only about 18 months old.  Primrose is microchipped, vaccinated, neutered, deflead and wormed. 

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Annie 

Whippet Lurcher  

 

 

Annie is adorable.  She loves to play and would thrive being in a house with another dog to play with.  We think Annie is no more than 2 years old.  She is clean in the house and can be left.  Annie is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and is a medium lurcher at approximately 26 inches to the shoulder.

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Banjo

Little Deaf Whippet Cross Puppy

 


He is good with other dogs but would need a tolerant dog as sometimes he can't hear them telling him they don't want to play!! He is very people focused and gets upset/destrucitive when left so his fosterer is crate training him at the moment but he would do best in a home with someone around a good bit. He does however settle very well at night downstairs with the other dogs. Other than that he is a typical, happy, bright playful pup.

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Matilda

Gorgeous Young Lurcher Cross Girl 

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Matilda was due to be put to sleep but we found her just in time and now she is ready and waiting for a forever home.  We do not know what she is crossed with but we believe her to be no more than 1 year old. She is 28 inches to the shoulder but has done most of her growing now. She is totally dog and people friendly and already can do sit and give a paw.  She is spotelessly clean indoors and can be left without being destructive.  An absolutely stunning dog. She is vaccinated and micochipped and will be neutered! 

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Grace 

Older Greyhound Lady 

 

 

 Grace has just arrived from Ireland so we will have more information about her but she is good with dogs small and large and is clean in the house.  She is fine to be left for up to 4 hours and definitely does not need to be crated.  She has a wonderful smile and actually grins with happiness.  She is a smashing girl who has been a pet before and is ready to be a wonderful companion for someone again soon.

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Queenie

Young Beautiful Brindle Greyhound 

 

 

Queenie is a young Greyhound Bitch from Ireland.  She was found very injured because acid had been poured into her ears in an effort to erase the identifying tatoos there.  Thankfully a kind lady took her to a good Irish rescue where she was taken care of and her wounds healed.  Now she has travelled to the UK where she is in a foster home with 2 lurchers.  Queenie in spite of her awful ordeal, still loves people.  She is chipped, neutered and vaccinated and would do best in a home with children over 10 as she is scared of noisy little people!!!  Queenie passed her cat test, which means she could go to a home with confident cats.  She is also good with all dogs, both big and small.  Queenie walks well on a lead and has a low prey drive.

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Margo

Small Saluki x Whippet  

 

Margo is a small girl standing just 22 inches to the shoulder and weighing 17 kilos.  She is a young girl probably no more than 18 months old. She is currently in foster with 3 other lurchers, tortoises and a parrot!

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Stunning Saluki Cross Boy 

Zak


 

Zak, who will be 3 years old in August, came to Lurcher SOS from someone who had to move house and wasn't allowed to have him in the new rental.  He is clean in the house and non destructive.  He is neutered and vaccinated and microchipped.  Zak is a happy boy with no real hang ups.  We do feel that Zak would be happiest either as an only dog, with lots of human company or with a confident bitch for company. 

He is currently in a foster home with 4 other dogs, lurchers and a bearded collie. 

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Lovely Older Lurcher Lady 

Lily

 

 

 We rescued Lily from a pound in the North of England.  She was very thin, withdrawn and shut down.  Now she is in a foster home and thriving. She has put on 2 kilos already. Lily is about 10 years old, she is neutered and microchipped and fully vaccinated.

Her foster Mom says...

 She's left for two lots of 4 hours while I work, with a 45 minute walk in the middle of the day. For the first few days she was barky and insecure, sitting by the front door waiting for me. Now she has learnt our routine she's content, to the point I had to wake them all on my return from work on Thursday night!
Never exceeded leaving her for more than 4 hours so far - totally non destructive.
Not crated her and wouldn't want to. As she is spotlessly clean and non destructive, I cannot see a need.

She can be an only dog but only if her owners are home 24/7.  She needs company. Through the short time here she has transferred some of her need for company from me to my lurcher girl, Misty.  I would not like to see her alone.