Corran Kennels

30/10/2026

Saturday 31st & Sunday 1st

We would appreciate if you could keep calls to a minimum (emergency only) as we are attending a family event ☺️

There are no dogs available for rehoming at present.

There are no further owner surrender intakes until Wednesday 4th November, please call us from Monday 2nd November to discuss.

If you find a stray dog please call us on 07909923760, calls are answered until 7pm.

Happy Halloween 🎃

29/10/2026

🐾Closed for rehoming🐾

All available dogs have found homes 🥳

Stray dogs accepted via prior arrangement ONLY by calling 07909923760 between 9am & 7pm daily.

There are currently no neutering vouchers available.

29/10/2026

Owner surrenders

Only remaining day this week is tomorrow (Friday) and there won’t be any further intake days until next Wednesday 4th November. Please get in touch on 07909923760 to discuss and book a day.

Anyone already due to attend on tomorrow please send a text today to confirm, thanks ☺️

⚠️ Owner Surrenders - updated criteria ⚠️

Prior arrangements must be made to surrender dogs before attending the kennels.

Once the suitability (breed, age, temperament etc) of the dog is discussed via telephone we will arrange a suitable day & time with you.

If you attend the kennels without prior arrangement you may be turned away if the appropriate member of staff is not on shift to assess the dog.
We wish we could help every dog we are asked to take but sadly we know that a kennel environment would be very detrimental to some older or nervous dogs and we will always put the welfare of the dog first.

Thanks for your co-operation 🐾

28/10/2026

Rehomed

‼️No need to telephone, you need to attend the kennels to rehome. All information contained in this post, we DO NOT reserve.

🐶Milo is a male Labrador mix who is 13 weeks old.
Vaccinated against parvovirus on arrival, treated for worms and fleas. Further vaccines and treatments will be required.
Milo has been well socialised in a family home and started all aspects of training and socialisation. He needs a home with someone there most of the time to continue his puppy training and socialisation.

🐶How do I rehome?
-We open 10am-1pm weekdays, 10am-12pm Saturday and closed Sundays.
***Bank holidays 10am-12pm
-You need to attend the kennels to rehome, we DO NOT reserve.
-There may be visitors waiting from before opening.
-Visitors will chose their dog in order of arrival (provided they have valid photo ID and we feel they are suitable).
-Visitors do not need to stand at the gate of the kennels, they are welcome to wait in their car and staff will be available from early morning to speak to them.

Rehoming fee for adults is £80.
Rehoming fee for puppies is £120.

A dog licence must also be applied for (we do this at the time of rehoming) licence free for over 65s with no other dogs, £5 for those on benefits or £12.50.

Kennels are situated at 40 Tobercorran Road, Downpatrick BT30 8HU

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**We are a council dog pound and we work very hard to do the best for dogs in our care despite limited funding**

**Home Checks**
We do not complete home checks as there is no funding or resources provided for this. If we are concerned about a particular person or dog we can ask the dog warden to complete a home check prior to rehoming but there is no capacity for the dog warden to complete a large volume of these as they have their normal workload and duties.
ID is taken from each person wishing to rehome a dog, the dog is then microchipped and licenced to the person supplying ID.
We have been doing this for 23 years, we DO NOT just hand a dog out to someone who isn’t suitable even if they are the first person there, many visitors are guided and even refused where necessary when they are unsuitable for a particular dog.

**Spaying/neutering**
We complete spays/neuters when we are provided with funding to do so. This has kindly been provided by Dogs Trust in recent years. When dogs are spayed/neutered under our care they can be rehomed immediately unless our vet advises to hold them due to medical issues. The scheme is not perfect but it has allowed many dogs to be spayed/neutered that otherwise wouldn’t of been and from that perspective it has been a massive success. We feel many dogs recover better in a home than in kennels and for this reason do not hold dogs longer than necessary.

❗️**Facebook comments**❗️
Derogatory comments made against the kennels and/or their processes/policies will not be tolerated. We do the best we can in a very challenging environment and DO NOT have the time to debate with commenters on Facebook about the reasons we do things the way we do especially when they can’t even take time to read the page to establish we are a dog pound. Therefore any derogatory comments around home checks, spaying, etc. will result in the user facing a permanent ban from the page.

28/10/2026

Rehomed

‼️No need to telephone, you need to attend the kennels to rehome. All information contained in this post, we DO NOT reserve.

🐶Freddie is a male golden retriever who is 4 years old.
Sadly was admitted as a stray therefore we don’t have any history, has been friendly with people and other dogs while in our care.
Freddie is a big, strong and bouncy boy who needs an active home.
*Freddie’s owner has been identified and has chosen not to claim him, he is not a ‘missing’ dog. His breeder has been in touch (who he was still chipped to) to advise that he is a really loving boy who is good with other dogs.

🐶How do I rehome?
-We open 10am-1pm weekdays, 10am-12pm Saturday and closed Sundays.
***Bank holidays 10am-12pm
-You need to attend the kennels to rehome, we DO NOT reserve.
-There may be visitors waiting from before opening.
-Visitors will chose their dog in order of arrival (provided they have valid photo ID and we feel they are suitable).
-Visitors do not need to stand at the gate of the kennels, they are welcome to wait in their car and staff will be available from early morning to speak to them.

Rehoming fee for adults is £80.
Rehoming fee for puppies is £120.

A dog licence must also be applied for (we do this at the time of rehoming) licence free for over 65s with no other dogs, £5 for those on benefits or £12.50.

Kennels are situated at 40 Tobercorran Road, Downpatrick BT30 8HU

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**We are a council dog pound and we work very hard to do the best for dogs in our care despite limited funding**

**Home Checks**
We do not complete home checks as there is no funding or resources provided for this. If we are concerned about a particular person or dog we can ask the dog warden to complete a home check prior to rehoming but there is no capacity for the dog warden to complete a large volume of these as they have their normal workload and duties.
ID is taken from each person wishing to rehome a dog, the dog is then microchipped and licenced to the person supplying ID.
We have been doing this for 23 years, we DO NOT just hand a dog out to someone who isn’t suitable even if they are the first person there, many visitors are guided and even refused where necessary when they are unsuitable for a particular dog.

**Spaying/neutering**
We complete spays/neuters when we are provided with funding to do so. This has kindly been provided by Dogs Trust in recent years. When dogs are spayed/neutered under our care they can be rehomed immediately unless our vet advises to hold them due to medical issues. The scheme is not perfect but it has allowed many dogs to be spayed/neutered that otherwise wouldn’t of been and from that perspective it has been a massive success. We feel many dogs recover better in a home than in kennels and for this reason do not hold dogs longer than necessary.

❗️**Facebook comments**❗️
Derogatory comments made against the kennels and/or their processes/policies will not be tolerated. We do the best we can in a very challenging environment and DO NOT have the time to debate with commenters on Facebook about the reasons we do things the way we do especially when they can’t even take time to read the page to establish we are a dog pound. Therefore any derogatory comments around home checks, spaying, etc. will result in the user facing a permanent ban from the page.

26/10/2026

🐾 Donations 🐾

Dare we mention the dreaded ‘C word’…CHRISTMAS! Well it is nearly November after all so we’re probably safe enough!

Every year at Christmas we are overwhelmed by the generosity of the public in donating to the kennels, the food in particular keeps us going for months and allows us to hold dogs over their holding period whether that’s to find a home, await a rescue space or decompress.

✔️Food:
The easiest way to send us food donations is by calling Feedwell Dog Food on 028 43778765, they offer us a discounted rate and send in a bulk delivery free of Charge.
We are always grateful of any opened or unopened food you have at home too!

✔️Toys:
We appreciate ‘washable’ toys, that we can thoroughly clean and disinfect to move onto the next dog. Unfortunately with us continually washing the kennels rope or soft toys become wet and unusable within a matter of hours.

✔️Leads & Collars:
We appreciate all leads, collars and harnesses, new or used.

✔️ Bedding:
We now have space in our storage for bedding. Grateful of towels, blankets, covers etc but please don’t leave off anything stuffed like pillows or duvets.

✖️Treats:
We understand the very kind gesture in buying treats for the dogs in our care. Unfortunately we can’t use many of these as we are doing our best to settle dogs tummies and keep them settled. This can be difficult as dogs come to us with an unknown history and we work hard to get them settled onto a food, sadly treats do only add to tummy upset.

Any of these donations can be dropped off at the kennels during opening hours or in our roofed kennels in our carpark outside opening hours.

**We know previously we received comments about an Amazon wish list but having tried this it really doesn’t work for us. With the kennels not being manned 24/7, food and donations were being dropped off constantly throughout the day in numerous deliveries and some were subsequently destroyed having been left out in the winter weather**

Thank you so much for your continued support 🐾

26/10/2026

Rehomed

‼️No need to telephone, you need to attend the kennels to rehome. All information contained in this post, we DO NOT reserve.

🐶Blue is a male collie who is approx 10 months old.
Sadly was admitted as a stray therefore we don’t have any history, has been friendly with people and other dogs while in our care.

🐶How do I rehome?
-We open 10am-1pm weekdays, 10am-12pm Saturday and closed Sundays.
***Bank holidays 10am-12pm
-You need to attend the kennels to rehome, we DO NOT reserve.
-There may be visitors waiting from before opening.
-Visitors will chose their dog in order of arrival (provided they have valid photo ID and we feel they are suitable).
-Visitors do not need to stand at the gate of the kennels, they are welcome to wait in their car and staff will be available from early morning to speak to them.

Rehoming fee for adults is £80.
Rehoming fee for puppies is £120.

A dog licence must also be applied for (we do this at the time of rehoming) licence free for over 65s with no other dogs, £5 for those on benefits or £12.50.

Kennels are situated at 40 Tobercorran Road, Downpatrick BT30 8HU

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**We are a council dog pound and we work very hard to do the best for dogs in our care despite limited funding**

**Home Checks**
We do not complete home checks as there is no funding or resources provided for this. If we are concerned about a particular person or dog we can ask the dog warden to complete a home check prior to rehoming but there is no capacity for the dog warden to complete a large volume of these as they have their normal workload and duties.
ID is taken from each person wishing to rehome a dog, the dog is then microchipped and licenced to the person supplying ID.
We have been doing this for 23 years, we DO NOT just hand a dog out to someone who isn’t suitable even if they are the first person there, many visitors are guided and even refused where necessary when they are unsuitable for a particular dog.

**Spaying/neutering**
We complete spays/neuters when we are provided with funding to do so. This has kindly been provided by Dogs Trust in recent years. When dogs are spayed/neutered under our care they can be rehomed immediately unless our vet advises to hold them due to medical issues. The scheme is not perfect but it has allowed many dogs to be spayed/neutered that otherwise wouldn’t of been and from that perspective it has been a massive success. We feel many dogs recover better in a home than in kennels and for this reason do not hold dogs longer than necessary.

❗️**Facebook comments**❗️
Derogatory comments made against the kennels and/or their processes/policies will not be tolerated. We do the best we can in a very challenging environment and DO NOT have the time to debate with commenters on Facebook about the reasons we do things the way we do especially when they can’t even take time to read the page to establish we are a dog pound. Therefore any derogatory comments around home checks, spaying, etc. will result in the user facing a permanent ban from the page.

26/10/2026

Rehomed

‼️No need to telephone, you need to attend the kennels to rehome. All information contained in this post, we DO NOT reserve.

🐶Tam is a male collie who is approx 12 months old.
Sadly was admitted as a stray therefore we don’t have any history, has been friendly with people and other dogs while in our care.
Very affectionate boy who loves attention.

🐶How do I rehome?
-We open 10am-1pm weekdays, 10am-12pm Saturday and closed Sundays.
***Bank holidays 10am-12pm
-You need to attend the kennels to rehome, we DO NOT reserve.
-There may be visitors waiting from before opening.
-Visitors will chose their dog in order of arrival (provided they have valid photo ID and we feel they are suitable).
-Visitors do not need to stand at the gate of the kennels, they are welcome to wait in their car and staff will be available from early morning to speak to them.

Rehoming fee for adults is £80.
Rehoming fee for puppies is £120.

A dog licence must also be applied for (we do this at the time of rehoming) licence free for over 65s with no other dogs, £5 for those on benefits or £12.50.

Kennels are situated at 40 Tobercorran Road, Downpatrick BT30 8HU

————————————————————————-

**We are a council dog pound and we work very hard to do the best for dogs in our care despite limited funding**

**Home Checks**
We do not complete home checks as there is no funding or resources provided for this. If we are concerned about a particular person or dog we can ask the dog warden to complete a home check prior to rehoming but there is no capacity for the dog warden to complete a large volume of these as they have their normal workload and duties.
ID is taken from each person wishing to rehome a dog, the dog is then microchipped and licenced to the person supplying ID.
We have been doing this for 23 years, we DO NOT just hand a dog out to someone who isn’t suitable even if they are the first person there, many visitors are guided and even refused where necessary when they are unsuitable for a particular dog.

**Spaying/neutering**
We complete spays/neuters when we are provided with funding to do so. This has kindly been provided by Dogs Trust in recent years. When dogs are spayed/neutered under our care they can be rehomed immediately unless our vet advises to hold them due to medical issues. The scheme is not perfect but it has allowed many dogs to be spayed/neutered that otherwise wouldn’t of been and from that perspective it has been a massive success. We feel many dogs recover better in a home than in kennels and for this reason do not hold dogs longer than necessary.

❗️**Facebook comments**❗️
Derogatory comments made against the kennels and/or their processes/policies will not be tolerated. We do the best we can in a very challenging environment and DO NOT have the time to debate with commenters on Facebook about the reasons we do things the way we do especially when they can’t even take time to read the page to establish we are a dog pound. Therefore any derogatory comments around home checks, spaying, etc. will result in the user facing a permanent ban from the page.

23/10/2026

‼️Important Information‼️

If you arrive to the kennels in the morning prior to opening at 10am please message us on 07909923760 to advise which dog you have travelled to visit and your car registration.
**Please message ONLY once you have arrived**

This helps us keep the page up to date for those travelling, thank-you.