It’s under extremely sad and difficult circumstances that we have been asked to take these two older sweethearts under our wing.

The rough coated lurcher girl is Sky and she is 7 years old. The fawn boy is Bill and he is 12 years old. Both dogs are good with kids and other dogs.

Bill sadly has arthritis.  Both need permanent foster and G.R.A.C.E will provide veterinary costs and food etc.  All we need is a special someone to offer them a home and love them.

Bill and Sky are in the North East and are very loved and cared for.

Leaving their family home will be traumatic enough for them, so we are looking to re-home Bill and Sky together as they are already so well bonded.

As well as finding foster and forever homes, we also get out and about to raise much-needed funds. As our charity is run entirely by volunteers, every single penny goes to the welfare of the dogs. As well as paying for food, treats, toys and bedding, the money we raise helps to cover veterinary costs, such as neutering, vaccination, worming, flea treatment, plus any surgical procedures some of the greyhounds in our care need.

One of our regular fund raising events is to hold a stall at Guisborough Market from 9am until 3pm (weather and availability permitting) – see our Facebook page, or events section of our website for details. As well as selling dog-related items, we also run a tombola. Pop along to say hello to Tracy, Gary and other G.R.A.C.E volunteers. There are usually a couple of greyhounds lending a helping paw too! P.S. If you have any suitable items for the stall or tombola, we would love to hear from you.

We were blessed with a bit of sunshine at the Ingleby Barwick Family Fun Day recently. The organisers persuaded us to enter Paris, Blake and Francesca into the Fun Dog Show. They didn’t win any prizes, but showed everyone what ‘greyt’ pets greyhounds make. They are all winners in our eyes!

Photo credit: Phoenix Photography

Our charity is run entirely by volunteers. That means all the money we raise goes directly to the welfare of the dogs in our care. Since Tracy Cook set up Greyhound Rescue and Co-ordinated Emergencies (GRACE) in 2011, she has rescued and rehabilitated around 2,000 greyhounds. She doesn’t get paid for this work. She does it because she loves sighthounds and understands the cruelty that so many racing greyhounds suffer.

To help Tracy in her work, we have a team of volunteers who give their time and energy for free too. Thank you to each and every one of you. There are too many to mention here, but in particular, we would like to give a special mention to Gary, Michele, Tricia, Jackie, Becky and Ruth who always go the extra mile!

Our lovely G.R.A.C.E volunteer Jackie Debbage has been raising funds for us again – this time in the sweltering heat. Thank you Jackie – you are a real star!

Thank you to all the hounds and humans who joined us for the Great Global Greyhound Walk on 11 June at Preston Park. You were part of something big! Altogether there were 169 walks worldwide on that day, with 5,702 sighthounds taking part.

There are more photos in an album on our Facebook page.

It wasn’t the warmest of days, but G.R.A.C.E dogs Bridie, Curtis, Nadia (Borzoi), Hardy and new blue boy (still to be named!) joined in a lovely sighthound walk around Hardwick Park today.

G.R.A.C.E volunteer Jackie, along with her family and greyhound Darius, also set up a stall to raise much needed funds for us. Thank you so much!

Our hounds love to get out and about, especially when it means a trip to Stewart Park, Middlesbrough. Thank you to everyone who stopped to say hello on Sunday. Here are Bud and Bridie, along with Darius and G.R.A.C.E volunteer Gary. Bud is currently in a trial home (everything crossed!), but Bridie (right) is still looking for her forever home. Darius isn’t a G.R.A.C.E dog and already has a loving home – he likes to pop along and support his pals though whenever he can. Thank you to Darius and his lovely Mum Jackie! 

Thank you to clued-up, Stockton-based Enigmatology, which organises ‘live escape room’ experiences for teams of wannabe super sleuths. The kind hearted company donated all of its proceeds for bookings on Saturday 18^th March to G.R.A.C.E. If your organisation would be happy to hold a fundraising day on our behalf, we’d love to hear from you!

Photo credit: The Phodographer, via Pinterest