Welcome To The Dumfriesshire And Cumbria Greyhound Rescue Website

Rehoming Greyhounds Since 2002.

We find new, forever homes for retired or injured ex-racing greyhounds.
We never put a healthy dog to sleep and will look for the right home for as long as it takes,
caring for all aspects of their welfare until then.
Please have a look at our homeless greyhounds and contact us for more information about adopting or fostering.

Can You Offer A Homeless Dog A New Start?

We have rehomed over 2,000 dogs in just over 20 years but there are still greyhounds waiting for safe and loving homes.
Do you have room in your heart and home for one of these gentle animals? They need your help.

We are a registered charity entirely staffed by volunteers who raise all our own funds for the greyhounds in our care.
You may not be able to adopt a dog, but could you help us in other ways? Contact us to get involved.

Loyal, Loving, Relaxed & Gentle.

Contact us today for more information on living with a greyhound.

You might be surprised how easy they are to care for and how affectionate they are to live with.

Adopt a greyhound with our help. Make a new best friend and change their life forever.

The Greyhounds Need YOU!

A Special Appeal For Volunteer Help.

To continue rehoming greyhounds, we are in need of your help. If you are interested in volunteering a little of your time in the following activities, please contact us.

Speak to any of our existing team you may know, contact us on the website, via Facebook or by email to our Chairperson Dr Kevin Hugill at hugillkevin@gmail.com to arrange an initial chat.

Thank you from all the Homeless Hounds for your support.

Greyhound Homing Coordinator & Assistants

We are looking for someone who has some greyhound experience who could help match our dogs with potential adopters. Full training in our precedures will be provided, you just need a love of greyhounds, enjoy meeting people and have a flexible schedule.

If the coordinators role is not of interest, we are also looking for extra assistants to help with the administration tasks involved in rehoming and to support the coordinator with home visits or dog meetings.

Communications Coordinator & Assistants

If you have a passion for communicating and could help us spread the DCGR word via this website, on our Facebook accounts, X or any other social media platforms, or even helping on our quarterly Newsletter, please get in touch.

The tasks involved can all be carried out at home. Awareness of DCGR’s message will be provided and whether you enjoy just writing content, or can assist on the technical side, we would love to hear from you.

Greyhound Fostering

Fostering greyhounds in your own home provides the best boost to their rehoming chances. If you can offer temporary foster care, share ‘real home experiences’ with the dogs and have some time to help them learn the basics, please contact us for more information.

Our Dogs Currently Looking For Homes

Adopt

Have a look at the greyhounds we have currently waiting to be adopted. Could this be your new best friend?

Foster

Could you help prepare a greyhound for its new life by sharing your home with a dog as a foster carer?

Volunteer

Our Charity is run entirely by volunteers. Could you spare a few hours to help us and the dogs in our care?   

Donate

Could you help us with a donation? Everything we raise goes to help the greyhounds. DCGR have no paid staff.

What We Do

We look for forever homes or foster places for retired or injured, ex-racing greyhounds. We never put a healthy dog to sleep and will look for a home for as long as it takes.

We raise all our own funds through events, donations and sales in our charity shop. All our staff are volunteers and all our income is used for the welfare of the dogs in our care.

If you see a greyhound you might like to join your family, or would like to get involved, please call us on 07873 381470 for a brief, no-obligation chat to find out more.

A greyhound called Lofty stands in a wildflower meadow

The DCGR Story So Far…

2,043

Greyhounds
Rehomed

22

Years Of
Experience

150+

Memberships

Rehoming Greyhounds Since 2002

Contact Us

Call Us

Please call us for any enquiries on:

07873 381470

Email Us

Please email us for any enquiries at:

enquiries@dcgr.org.uk

Visit Our Shop

Our Charity Shop is at:


34/36 High Street,

Lockerbie,

DG11 2AA

Contact Form

Complete a contact form:

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