Adopting a Greyhound from us..
Pre-Adoption Questionnaire & Greyhounds available for adoption.
You can see the dogs we have available for adoption below.
If you would like to offer a forever home to one of our retired Greyhounds we ask that you fill in our pre-adoption questionnaire; this will help us find the perfect hound for you! This information will not be shared with any other parties.
Please note that we carry out a home visit before we allow any of the Greyhounds to leave our care - this isn’t usually anything to worry about, we just like to make sure the Greyhound you have chosen will fit in and we can answer any questions you may have. You can find lots of useful information about Greyhounds as pets here - https://www.barleykennels.co.uk/care
You can find more information about our homing process here - Our Homing Process — Barley Greyhound Sanctuary (barleykennels.co.uk).
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Beth
Beautiful girl Beth is ready for her forever home. She's 10 years old and has previously lived happily in a home for a number of years, but sadly her owner became unwell and could no longer look after her, so she came into our care. She's had a dental and recovered well, so she's now ready to find a home to spend her twilight years relaxing on the sofa and sunbathing in the garden. She's still a sprightly girl who enjoys her walks. She's an extremely happy girl and her tail doesn't stop wagging. She also has the most amazing ears. She'd love a home with a secure garden to enjoy mooching, sunbathing and little zoomies. She can't be homed with young children or cats. She's previously been an only pet, but can be homed with another gentle sighthound pending successful introduction.
We'd love Beth to be back in a lovely home . She's neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and up to date with flea & worming treatment. She'll come home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free Agria insurance, 2kg bag of food, Dorwest supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Beth her forever home, please contact us by filling in an adoption application.
Rocky
Gorgeous boy Rocky is looking for his forever home. He hasn't been with us long, but he has such an amazing temperament and isn't fazed by children, other dogs, gun shots, tannoy noises or mobility scooters! He's such a gentle soul .
Rocky is 3 years old, so he is still a young boy with alot of life left to enjoy retirement. He's excellent with other Greyhounds and walks perfectly on the lead, infact all our volunteers say how amazing he is to walk. He takes no notice of other breeds (unless they are running around in the distance), and although he's a big lad, he's extremely gentle and kind. He enjoys his walks and would like a secure garden to enjoy some zoomies and sunbathing. He can be homed with other dogs (pending successful introductions) and sensible children. He isn't cat friendly.
He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea and worming treatment and will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free Agria insurance, 2kg bag of food, Dorwest Herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
Someone is going to be very lucky to have this special boy on their sofa.
If you think you can offer Rocky his forever home, please contact us by filling in an adoption application form.
Gerald
Our lovely boy Gerald is now ready to find his forever home He is a very sweet whippety lurcher type boy, weighing around 19kg. He joined us from the stray kennels a couple of months ago and his personality is really starting to shine through.
He is approximately 3 years old and a very loving, affectionate boy who loves to jump up for cuddles. He enjoys his walks and his lead manners are getting better every day. He also loves zoomies in our secure field.
He is mostly very good with other dogs, although he can try to be dominant at times, so he will be best in a home on his own or with a quiet female (pending successful introductions). He walks on lead regularly with other dogs and has met other breeds proving to be a very good boy.
We know nothing about his past, but having taken the time to get to know him over the last couple of months, he is a very kind natured boy who just wants love, cuddles and to be close to his humans. He will need a sighthound savvy home, without children or small furries. He'll need a fully secure garden to enjoy.
Gerald is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, 4kg bag of food, Dorwest supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Gerald his forever home, please contact us by filling in an adoption application.
Shirley
The lovely Shirley is looking for her forever home.
Please note that Shirley isn't with us, she is in a home on the Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire border and any potential adopters will need to be prepared to go and meet her there.
Shirley is a beautiful 5 year old girl who has lived in a home for over a year. She is the perfect pet, loving, affectionate, walks nicely on the lead and is good with other breeds. At the moment she lives in a large pack of sighthounds and in the home she is excellent, but during play/zoomies things can become a bit over the top and quite heated between her and a couple of the other girls in the home. For this reason her owner feels she will be best suited to a home with fewer dogs, ideally just with a male Greyhound or Whippet.
Shirley has always been used to a rural life with a large secure garden, so another home like that would be ideal for her, but she's an adaptable girl so other homes will be considered.
Shirley is neutered & microchipped and will come home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Shirley her forever home, please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire
Monica
This beautiful girl is 4 year old Monica. She is a very sweet natured and kind girl but she can be nervous when meeting new people, particularly of men, so she is going to need a quiet and understanding home. Once she settles and gets to know you, she has a fun, playful and loving personality. She is excellent with her greyhound friends and takes confidence from them so we feel she would benefit in a home with another Greyhound. She has also been good when meeting other breeds, but she isn’t cat or small furry friendly. Monica walks nicely on the lead and travels well in the car. She would like a quiet home, without small children, and she’d like a secure garden to enjoy.
Monica is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea and worming treatment, will come home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, Dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, 4kg bag of food, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Monica her forever home, please contact us by filling in an adoption application.
We are based in Essex and rehome to the surrounding areas.
Spice
This striking girl is 4 year old Spice. She's a very friendly girl who loves people and her Greyhound friends. She's a big girl at 32kg, but that just means there's more of her to love and cuddle . We've started her introductions to other breeds but she does have a very high prey drive so this will need to be continued carefully when she's in a new home. She's such a happy girl who bounces like tigger with excitement, and she's going to make a lovely pet to a very lucky home. She would like an home with a secure garden to enjoy and she can be homed with another Greyhound/large breed providing introductions go well. She isn't cat or small furry friendly.
Spice is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, 4kg bag of food, Dorwest supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
Spice is with us in Essex and we rehome across the Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North London areas. We also home to South Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Norfolk providing potential adopters are willing to visit us first.
If you think you can offer Spice her forever home, please contact us by filling in an adoption application.
Matilda
This beautiful girl is 2 year old Matilda. She's a sweet natured and gentle girl with a wonderful temperament. She can be nervous when first meeting people, but she soon comes out of her shell. She walks nicely on the lead and loves her Greyhound friends. She's also been excellent when introduced to other breeds. The only thing Matilda isn't keen on is travelling, so a home where she doesn't have to travel too much would be ideal for her. She is a lovely girl and will be an amazing pet to a very lucky home. She'd like a home with a secure garden to enjoy and without small children as she needs a quiet home.
She is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea and worming treatment and will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Matilda her forever home please get in touch by filling in an adoption application form.
Melvin
This beautiful boy is 6 year old Melvin. He's the most loving, kind and gentle boy and all of us here at Barley adore him.
Melvin originally came to us a couple of years ago and found a lovely home but sadly he was returned to us as his temperament changed and he didn't want to go for walks which resulted in him snapping at his owner a few times. When he came back into our care it was clear that he was uncomfortable with his feet, he didn't want to walk and laid down a lot. On closer inspection we found that he had 7 corns on various different pads on his feet and they were obviously causing him a lot of pain and discomfort (his owners vet had missed this). He had treatment and surgery for his corns and has recovered really well. It's been over 6 months since his treatment and we are pleased to say he's remained sound with no more corns appearing and he is really enjoying his walks again. He gets so excited to go out and loves playing with his toys in the field. Having previously lived in a home he is housetrained and is also an excellent traveller.
He's such a great boy and deserves to find his loving forever home. A quiet home where be can enjoy nice rural walks would be ideal for him. He'd like a home without children or small animals. He can be homed as an only pet or with a Greyhound girl providing introductions go well.
Melvin is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, teddy, 4kg bag of kibble, Dorwest Herbs supplement, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks and donation apply.
If you think you can offer Melvin the home he deserves please will in a pre-adoption questionnaire
Nessa
This pretty girl is 5 years old Nessa. She's settled in well and her personality is really starting to shine through. She is absolutely bonkers but so full of love to give. She is full of energy and loves to be on the go. She enjoys her walks and playing in the field but she can also be very loving and cuddly . She's excellent with her Greyhound friends and we have started her introductions to other breeds which are going well when on lead, but she does have a very high prey drive so care needs to be taken. Nessa has a zest for life and she is going to make an amazing pet to a very lucky home. She'd like a home with a secure garden to enjoy. She isn't cat friendly.
Nessa is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks Agria insurance, 4kg bag of food, Dorwest supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks and donation apply. We are based in Essex and home to the surrounding areas.
If you think you can offer Nessa her forever home please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire.
Mufasa
Handsome 4 year old Mufasa joined us in September and he is settling in well. He's made it clear that he is totally bonkers! But also one of the most loving and friendly dogs we've ever met. He adores people and loves to jump up for cuddles, although he does tend to forget that he's 38kg of massive oaf at times!. He's excellent with his Greyhound friends and we've started his introductions to other breeds but this will need to be continued carefully by his adopters as he does have a high prey drive. He loves his walks and although he can be strong initially, he soon settles down to walk nicely on the lead. He loves to play and enjoys off lead time in our fully secure field. We know Mufasa is sadly going to be a challenge to home due to his size, prey drive and strength but he is one of the most amazing, funny, clever and loving boys we've ever had in our care and we know he will make an amazing pet to the right understanding and sensible home that is willing to give him a chance .
Mufasa is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 4 weeks free insurance, 4kg bag of food, teddy, Dorwest supplement, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it.
Homechecks and donation apply.
If you think you can offer Mufasa his forever home please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire
Danny
Gorgeous 5 year old boy Danny is a very cuddly and laid back lad. He’s excellent with his Greyhound friends and has started introductions to other breeds which are going well when all dogs are on lead but he does have a high prey drive so care needs to be taken. He’d like a quiet home where he can enjoy nice walks. He can be homed with other Greyhounds providing introductions go well and also sensible older children but he isn’t cat or small animal friendly.
Danny is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, 4kg bag of kibble, Dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks and £200 adoption donation apply.
If you think you can offer Danny the loving home she deserves please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire.
Tess
Our beautiful girl Tess is one of our longest stayers so she has recently spent some time in foster with 2 of our volunteers to try and help her find her forever home and she was such a good girl. She settled instantly with her fosterers other 2 Greyhounds, was clean in the house and can do stairs with no trouble. She slept happily at night on her bed in her fosterers bedroom. The only thing they really had to watch her with was food, as our Tessy is a massive foody and will steal food from the table/worktops if given the chance! When out walking she generally walks very well, she can become interested in other breeds so care will need to be taken and she will need to be kept on lead but she is settling down as she gets used to seeing them.
Tess is a really loving girl who adores people and cuddles, she's excellent with her Greyhound friends and loves to play with her toys. She's going to be an amazing pet to a very lucky home.
She is 6 years old, neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 4 weeks free insurance, 4kg bag of kibble, Dorwest supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it.
If you think you can offer Tess a loving home please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire
Prince
Gorgeous 5 year old boy Prince would love to find his forever sofa. He joined us in June and is such a lovely boy. Prince originally found a lovely home directly from his trainers kennels where he was excellent in the house but sadly he had to be returned after a couple of months due to an altercation over a toy with the other dog in the home so he is now with us to search for his forever sofa.
Prince is the most loving boy with people and he loves jumping up for cuddles. He enjoys his walks, is perfect on the lead and loves to play. He does need an understanding home though as he has a high prey drive and needs to continue his positive introductions to smaller breeds (this was started in his first home and will be continued by us here until he finds his new home). He'd like to be an only pet where he can have all the love, fuss, attention and toys to himself. He loves everyone but he is a big lad so due to his size and the fact that he likes to jump up he will need a home without children. In the right understanding home he is going to be the most amazing, loving and loyal pet.
Prince is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 4 weeks free insurance and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it.
We are based in Essex and home to the Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, North London and North Kent areas. We also have homecheckers/volunteers in the Peterborough, South Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Norfolk areas so adoptions are also possible in these areas providing potential adopters are willing to visit us first.
Homechecks and donation apply.
Timmy
Gorgeous 6 year old boy Timmy joined us over a year ago. He's a sweet natured boy with a fun and loving personality. He loves to play, especially with cuddly toys or footballs and he walks well on the lead. He loves his Greyhound friends and we've begun his introductions to other breeds but he does have quite a high prey drive so these careful introductions will need to be continued in his new home and his adopters will need to be understanding of his prey drive.
Timmy is such a loving and gorgeous boy who will be a fabulous pet in the right home. He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 4 weeks free insurance and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks and donation apply.
Barley
This handsome boy is 9 year old Barley. He's a happy boy who loves people and doesn't stop wagging his tail. He loves his Greyhound friends and enjoys his walks. Although he can't live with other breeds, his introductions to other breeds when on lead are going well. He will need a home that will allow him time to settle in and get used to the new sights and sounds of home life. He will need a home without cats or small children (due to his size). Barley is a lovely boy who will be a great pet in the right home.
He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 4 weeks free insurance and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it.
Milo
This gorgeous boy is 3 year old Milo. He's a cuddly and loving boy with the most beautiful eyes . He loves people, enjoys his walks and likes playing with his toys. He's excellent with his Greyhound friends and can be homed as an only pet or with another Greyhound/s. He would like a home with a secure garden to enjoy, without cats or small furries.
He is currently based in Fenland, North Cambridgeshire and potential adopters will need to be prepared to go and meet him there.
He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea & worming treatment and will come home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Milo his forever loving home please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire (please state your application is for Milo).
Caesar
This gorgeous boy is 3 year old Caesar. He is Bonos litter brother and they have always been together (you can find Bonos details below). We would love to find them a home together if possible, but if not, they can be split to the right forever homes. Caesar is a loving, friendly and affectionate boy. He loves people, walks nicely on the lead and enjoys playing with his toys.
Caesar is based in Fenland, North Cambridgeshire and potential adopters will need to be willing to meet him there.
He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea and worming treatment and will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Caesar his forever home please get in touch by filling in an adoption application (please state your application is for Caesar)
Hondo
This lovely boy is 3 year old Hondo. He's a sweet natured and loving boy with a lovely temperament. He walks nicely on the lead and loves to play with his toys. He's excellent with his Greyhound friends and we are sure he's going to make a wonderful pet to a very lucky family. He'd like a home with a secure garden to enjoy, without cats or small furries.
Hondo is currently based in Fenland, North Cambridgeshire and potential adopters will need to be prepared to go and meet him there.
He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea & worming treatment and will come home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, Dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Hondo his forever loving home, please contact us by filling in a pre-adoption questionnaire (please state your application is for Hondo)
Adam
This gorgeous boy is 4 year old Adam. He's a fun and loving boy with a zest for life. He can be excitable when he first greets you but he soon settles down. He loves to give cuddles and will jump up to give you a proper bear hug with his paws wrapped around your waist . He's been introduced to medium breeds proving well behaved and has been introduced to the house where he has taken everything in his stride. He can be homed as an only pet or with a female Greyhound (not males). He's going to be a wonderful pet to a very lucky home. He'd like a secure garden to enjoy. He isn't cat friendly.
Adam is based in Fenland, North Cambridgeshire and potential adopters will need to be willing to meet him there.
He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, up to date with flea and worming treatment and will go home with collar & lead, house collar, muzzle, 5 weeks free insurance, dorwest herbs supplement, teddy, information pack and a lifetime of support and back up should you ever need it. Homechecks apply.
If you think you can offer Adam his forever home, please get in touch by filling in an adoption application via our website here (please state your application is for Adam).