A much nicer day for this months walk. Around 35 hounds joined us for a walk through Orwell Country Park and along Nacton Shore.
Thanks to all who attended, Barb and Gill for the photos and Pete for leading the walk.
Here are a few photos. There are many more on our Facebook page.
Fabulous news for one of our longest stayers. Dillymore Danny went home today. Danny has been with us since she was a tiny puppy, she is now four and a half and so as you can imagine she has been a huge part of our lives.
Danny sweetheart we will miss you but wish you all the luck in the world as you start this new chapter in your life. Be happy xxx
Sincere apologies to anyone who missed out on the walk today. In my haste to add all of next years walks I accidentally deleted the details of our November walk. Avril.
Good luck to Ellie (Baked Alaska) who went home yesterday.
Ellie had been with us since she was a tiny puppy and will be much missed but we wish her well in this exciting new chapter in her life.
Be happy sweetheart xx
What a soggy walk! Such a shame everywhere was flooded and we had to walk back the way we came. But it was nice to all be together and nothing gets us all talking like a bit of adverse weather!
Joining us on our walk was our new Volunteer Richard who walked Bobby. Welcome to the team Richard.
Thanks to everyone who came along, always a pleasure to see you and your lovely hounds. There are more photos on our Facebook page.
We have sad news to share today.
Rebel (Mountjoy Rebel) has crossed the Rainbow Bridge aged 12.
Rebel was born, raised, raced and retired from Dillymore and held a special place in the hearts of John, Deb and the team.
Rebels heartbroken owner say this about him.
“When I met him for the first time in 2014, John told me I would never find a better boy than Rebel – how right he was!
Rebel and I were together for nine wonderful years. The love of my life – he has left a massive hole in our family. Loved by everyone who ever had the pleasure of meeting him.
We are heartbroken and lost”.
Our hearts go out to Rebels family and friends and we thank them for making his retirement such a loving and happy one.
Sleep tight sweetheart, you will never be forgotten. XX
Hadleigh Cricket Club Christmas Fair Saturday 18th November. 10am to 3pm Hadleigh Cricket Club , Friars Road, Hadleigh IP7 6DF
Come along and visit us at our stall where there will be some of our Greyhound Ambassadors for you to meet. The fair will have festive items for sale and a tombola as well as a bar.
Felixstowe Light Up Day and Christmas Fair Saturday 2nd December 10 am to 4pm. Hamilton Road, Felixstowe IP11 7AD
Come along and see us and our Greyhound Ambassadors at the fair where we will have craft and Christmas themed items along with delicious homemade dog treats for sale.There will be lots of stalls lining Hamilton Road as well as live music, a choir and many other attractions. The lighting up ceremony we believe is at 5pm but we will close our stall at 4pm because we expect the area for the ceremony to be packed which might be a little overwhelming for the dogs.
We have had an update on three of our recently homed hounds Swift Onion, Boris (Flap jack)and Benji (Ballymac Slap up)
All are settling in really well.
Onion’s family have said
Onion is settling in well. She is so well behaved and is well practiced at telling us she wants the back door open to go to the toilet! When she is not sleeping, she is charging around with her ball or pestering the kids for a cuddle! She walks really nicely on a lead and we are all enjoying having a Greyhound in our lives”
Today Steve (Call me Steve) went off to his forever home.
Affectionately known as Stevie Wonder at kennels Steve was a real character who will be much missed.
We wish him well in this new chapter in his life.
He was sent on his way with much love from us all.
Many thanks to Leigh and Veronica for leading our walk on Sunday and to the Tea Hut for making us so welcome .
As part of the Great Global Greyhound Walk we were able to register 49 Greyhounds and two Whippets this year so thank you to all who attended.
Dillymore Kennels also took part and registered 45 Greyhounds.
An awful lot of work goes on behind the scenes to organise such a huge global event so well done and thank you to the organisers for their efforts.
