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ABOUT US
Lakeland Trailhound Welfare is a small organisation that was formed in 1997 to promote trailhounds as pets and find homes for them when they retire from racing in the Lake District. We home many youngsters who do not take to racing, as well as older retired hounds.
Since we started we have homed over 800 hounds that have retired from trailing. We are the only organisation in the country solely dedicated to homing trailhounds.
Eileen Robinson, the homing and welfare co-ordinator, has had years of experience in finding places for hounds in reputable rehoming centres all over the UK. She owns trailhounds herself and is always happy to offer advice on training and welfare issues.
Hounds are found places in reputable rehoming centres which neuter, vaccinate, microchip and worm dogs before rehoming them. We feel this is the responsible way to rehome a hound.
We promote trailhounds at dog shows during the summer and organise fund raising events throughout the year to help cover transport costs, kennelling and vet bills.
If you have any queries about homing a trailhound, training advice or making a donation (cheque/postal order payable to Lakeland Trailhound Welfare) please contact: Homing and Welfare Co-ordinator - Eileen Robinson Tel: 01995 643351 eileen.robinson1@homecall.co.uk
You can also make an online payment using PayPal payable to: trailhoundwelfare@hotmail.co.uk
Ways that you can help Lakeland Trailhound Welfare
Most people have never heard of a trailhound! We hope to change that by finding more ways of promoting them as pets. We have free information packs to send out to people. Do you know of a venue where you could put up a small temporary display about trailhounds as pets? It could be a vet surgery, your dog training class, a dog show, at work etc. Please email us for more details if you think you can help.
Perhaps you might like to do a fundraising event (free information packs can be sent to you to help with the event) All money we raise goes directly to helping trailhounds into retirement homes. Or perhaps you might like to fundraise for your local Dogs Trust branch who help so much with the homing of hounds. We are always in need of bric-a-brac for car boot sales. If you can help in any way with fundraising or have any questions regarding our website, please email Sue or ring 07773 252350. Can you display one of our postcards (pictured below) in your local vet surgery? If so, email us and we will pop some in the post to you.
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 Mandy |
Lakeland Trailhound Welfare was originally set up as the Trailhound
Trust by Peter Wilson in 1997. Peter worked tirelessly taking in
hounds until he retired in 2007. Peter has helped
to raise awareness that trailhounds make great pets
by showing them all over the country, including at Crufts.
In 2002 Peter went to Crufts after one of his hounds won PRO Dogs Pet of the Year. In 2005 Mandy (pictured left) was nominated for Hero of the Year award at Crufts after she raised the alarm when a fire broke out in the house. Lady (below), a resident at the Trailhound Trust kennels for many years, won the Grand Final for bitches in the Companion Dog Club competition at London’s top Canine Event, Discover Dogs in 2006. Lady has been a PAT dog for many years, as have a number of Peter's dogs. |
 Peter with his beloved Blue |
Peter and Lady