We have bid a fond farewell to Fergi (Wee Mac Jimmy) who is now called Doug as he embarks upon the next chapter in his life, learning all about the joys of a sofa and walks and adventures in all sorts of new places.
We wish you all the best Doug and we hope to have news of you from time to time. Good luck sweetheart.
Unfortunately the Stowmarket Dog Squad is closing and therefore the Open Day we had planned to attend on 5th September has been cancelled.
Walter is 2 today! Happy Birthday Walter 
he is a very happy chappy 
If you would like to meet him or any of our other dogs looking for their forever homes, please get in touch
Good luck to JP (Essjay Alfred) who has just gone off to his forever home.
JP who is now called Dillon like his brother Major (Essjay Buccaneer) will be much missed, both were such lovely boys.
We wish you well JP and hope to have news of you from time to time. Be happy sweetheart xx
Belated birthday wishes to Quinny (Swift Tarquin) who celebrated his 10th birthday yesterday.
It look as though Quinny the Quinster as we affectionately call him had a wonderful day.
Don’t you be eating all of your sweeties at once big man. Lots of love from us all. xx
Thank you to your Mum and Dad for your photos.
We have a an update on Neville (Kilara Rapture). As you may recall from a previous post Facebook post Neville was to spend time with Miele (Saving Amelia) and her family. This was Neville’s first trip away from kennels and here is what the family said about him.
“Neville did so well yesterday. I thought he’d spend the day hidden away in a corner, but not at all…
Within a couple of hours he was coming over for a fuss and then he settled himself down with Miele for a nap !
It was lovely watching him explore the garden and house. 
Anything and everything was inspected and sniffed !
He is a work in progress but yesterday was a great start and he looks ever so smart in his harness !”
Thank you to Miele and her family, we are sure he will be even more relaxed in your company when you see him next.
Good luck to Rosie (Romantic Florrie) who went home this weekend.
Rosie is now going to be called Florrie and she will be sharing her home with the delightful Ross (Knocknaseed Gem).
We wish you every happiness in your home Florrie, we know we will see lots of you as your family visits kennels regularly. xx
Our volunteers had a very successful Meet & Greet at Colchester Fire Station today.
The dogs met lots of people, including loads of children, big and small and were so well-behaved.
Kennel dogs Carlos our beautiful brindled boy and our lovely black and white boy Timmy have had a busy couple of days! They were joined today by our blue ambassador dog, Buster.
Well done boys, you done us all proud
Another day trip out for our furry friends and volunteers and what a day we’ve had. A massive thank you to the Organisers of the Burstall Show for entrusting us with the dog show and we hope we didn’t disappoint.
Wonderful to see so many of you today (with more than 40 dogs) entering across our 8 classes from “The Dog with the Waggiest tail” to the “Prettiest Bitch” and so fantastic to see our younger human handlers proudly parading around the ring with their gorgeous furry 4 legged friends, truly special. Our judge for the afternoon, the brilliant Mr John Mullins (Manager of Dillymore) had quite a task, especially with the Musical “Sit”, as all were so wonderfully behaved.
Accompanying us briefly today (the weather being just that little too hot for our greyhound buddies) were Orchid, Carlos and Timmy. As usual the gang were beautifully behaved and enjoyed meeting old and young alike. By now, for those of you who follow our travels, it is events such as these which provide the opportunity for us to introduce these sweet and gentle animals to the public in the hope that we can secure their forever homes. Please do take a look at the Suffolk Greyhound Website or follow us on Facebook for those dogs currently looking for that cosy sofa.
Thank you also to our lovely Ambassadors, Martha, Arthur and Jessica. It’s always lovely to see you with your humans.
With rosettes presented for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places, along with gifts and goodies (thanks to Gladwells & Supreme Petfoods), across all categories, we ended the afternoon with judging of “Best in Show” and “Reserve Best in Show”.
We loved seeing you all today at our stand and thank you all for your support whether buying treat bags, cuddly toys, or taking part in our tombola (it always proves so popular, it is quite amazing).
It was an honour today for Suffolk Greyhound Trust to be part of this show – Burstall is a pretty special village.
Just a little reminder we have 3 events arranged for this weekend.
We start on Friday evening with our monthly walk.
Friday 31st July Shotley Gate, Ipswich IP9 1QJ (7pm start opposite the Shipwreck.)
Hopefully as this is an evening walk and it will be a cooler. This is a pretty walk with stunning views up and down the Stour and Orwell estuaries towards Harwich and Felixstowe, along local footpaths and through the village.
Please note at the time of writing parking charges apply in the car park on the marina. However if as last year if you go into The Shipwreck give your registration car number and buy a drink the parking charge is not payable but please do check
At present temperatures are predicted to be lowering to between 19c and 18c Walk Leader Barb will be happy to lead a much shorter walk if you all feel it is still too warm. The normal walk would be approximately 1 hour.
Saturday 1st Burstall Fun Dog Show. The Village Hall and Meadow Burstall IP8 3DR
From 12 Noon Please see poster below for full details of registration times, entry fees and classes.
Our kennel dogs may or may not be there according to the forecast temperatures on the day.
Colchester Fire Station Open Day. Sunday 2nd August. Cowdray Avenue Colchester CO1 1XT Our stall will be there with lots of merchandise for both Humans and Hounds. Our kennel dogs may or may not be there according to the forecast temperatures on the day
