Just to say there is a nice looking deerhound lurcher at Many Tears Rescue. Alfie is the name, there is also a whippet wanting a home. If anyone is looking for either.

Website doesnt work for me

Nor for me (Firefox and Safari on the Mac). It's probably one of those sites that was written on and only works on Internet Explorer.

Try this
www.dogpages.org.uk/forum...6987&st=120

you'll need to scroll down a bit.

and I suggest you don't scroll through all the pages like I did. I went from bellowing outrage to snivelling.... and back again.

Sue

Wonder if Sylvia knows theres problems with the site.

Alphie looks a lot like our penny,when she was younger
shes a beddy x

Edited to add - the whippet has been rehomed, sites working a bit now.

Looks like there's a lot of Deerhound in him. Poor chap, hope he finds a good home soon. (And thankyou for the link, Sue.)

Poor lad It's just too depressingly sad - there are so many in rescue........

Poor lad It's just too depressingly sad - there are so many in rescue........

Too true! I just introduced ourselves in the Introduction thread but we are going down Sunday with our hairy lurcher, Jamie, to meet Alphie. As long as His Grace, Jamie, is not a complete GRUMPASAUR we will be taking Alphie to a new happy home in the east midlands! Wish us(and Alphie) luck!!

That's great news I have met Alphie as I went to Many Tears a few days ago and you will be very lucky to have him - he is a star - well done

Home was just inspected and now Alphie is listed as "Reserved" on the website. We are off in the morning to Wales (4 hour drive!) to meet Alphie. Guess I had better brush up on my Welsh;"What's occurin'?"

Hello Heelund Doog,

Good drive and all the best with Alphie.


Regards
Joerg and Yoki

"Houston, we have success!!"

Me, Victoria and His Grace, Jamie, left the house at 6am and drove all the way to Wales to meet Alphie. We got there just after ten in the morning. We heard him and his thin deerhound whine before we ever even saw him

We took him for a short walk and were smitten in the first five minutes. He really is a star!! Quite a bit smaller than Jamie is and darker but unmistakeble deerhound in him. We went back to the truck and got Jamie out and walked them together which went surprisingly well. We really expected Jamie to be a grumpy puss but he was fine. We then turned the boys loose in a fenced in exercise yard where they studiously ignored each other for five minutes and then sniffed each other out and then got along just fine.

That bieng sorted, I put the dogs in the truck together while Victoria went to do the paperwork. Jamie was a little surprised that he had to share his truck and was a little put out for a few minutes but then just laid down and got over it.

We started back home and stopped every 45mins or so to let them out and stretch. I hooked them together with a short dual lead to a single retractable lead. The walked together just fine. Midway through the trip home they were laying about on each other.

Now that we are home they are just like kid brothers. We walked them through the village and a couple of the local dogs barked at them but they just ignored them and we walked on by. Those same dogs Jamie used to bark back at! Now, he could care less. Victoria says she thinks Jamie thinks Alphie is a present to him!!!

We are very, very happy with him and he is already settled in the house just fine. They understand each other, know whose bowl is whose and who belongs where.

I've got a few pics but I can't figure out how to add then on this forum (any suggestions would be most appreciated. Figured out the avatar just fine, but adding pics is kicking me. grrrrr!)

Cole

hmm, maybe I worked the pics out...

Hello Heelund Doog,

Congratulations for your new family member.
Thanks for the very nice pictures.


All the best
Joerg and Yoki

Another success story, glad it all went so well. Here's hoping Jamie and Alphie have load of fun together.

Wow, that happened quickly! well done to you for opening up your home and giving this beautiful boy a new lease of life. Congratulations!!

What a good news story! Of course deerhounds do better in twos or even more, much better for them. I hope Jamie and Alphie have many happy years together.

They look good together

Congratulations - it looks like Alphie has really fallen on his paws