Sighthound Social Club

SSC is run by four friends, Claire, Steve, Simon and Eve and their greyhound girls, Madge and Fiadh.

We are a growing group of friendly sighthound owners who enjoy getting out and about for walks and days out whilst swapping stories about kibble versus raw and how many dog beds we’ve bought!

Many of us met when we made the momentous decision to home an ex-racing greyhound but our club now has whippets, lurchers, salukis, Italian greyhounds and even a deerhound.

We are a non-profit, non-affiliated organisation with the intention of raising some revenue through advertising on the website and the sale of branded merchandise. A small proportion of the money raised will pay for the running costs of the website (hosting, domain and software); the remainder will be added to the fundraising pot.

We regularly organise dog walks and days out across Yorkshire, from strolls in the local park, trips into the Yorkshire Dales and visits to the beaches of the East Coast.

We also attend and support sighthound events, including the Great Global Greyhound Walk, of which we are very proud to have held the top attendances for a number of years. We also walk with other sighthound groups.

The wellbeing and safety of dogs on our walks is very important to us so all our walks are on lead.

Along the way, we hope to create fundraising opportunities for a variety of sighthound charities and rescues in the UK. 

The SSC will not be affiliated to any one sighthound charity and it is our intention that the recipients of any future fundraising will be chosen by you, our members.

Our hounds always draw a little attention on our trips to say the least, and while they get their cuddles by passers-by, we humans really enjoy raising awareness of sighthound breeds and what great pets they make.