Greyhound Trust Harvel - Croftview Kennels

Greyhound Trust Harvel - Croftview Kennels Retired Greyhound Trust - Croftview Kennels Greyhound Retirement Home. We care for and find loving new homes for unwanted and retired greyhounds.

Run and managed by Cheryl Miller and supported by happy doggy enthusiasts Julie Simmons, Stacey Batt, Lee Leary and Cora Mitchard. Croftview Kennels is where the rehoming magic happens! We take in retired racing greyhounds and find them their forever homes. Nestled in the village of Harvel in Kent, we are easily accessible to Kent and the South East. Feel free to come along and meet our dogs, have

a chat and go for walks. We have many wonderful volunteers who regularly visit us to take our dogs for walks but we are always happy to meet new people wanting to volunteer and help improve the lives of these beautiful and affectionate creatures.

23/07/2025

It was Tysons (Insane Tyson) turn for a new mattress bed and blankets today. Being an older boy he’s been on quilts since he arrived with us. Not sure I made his bed correctly though 🤔. See comments for more pictures.

23/07/2025

Polite notice 📢

There will be nobody available at the kennels for nail clipping on the following days:

Thursday 24th July
Friday 25th July
Thursday 31st July
Friday 1st August

Not to be outdone by newbie Zoe. Long stay Wilson (Mustang Highway) would like to show off his colourful blankets on his...
22/07/2025

Not to be outdone by newbie Zoe. Long stay Wilson (Mustang Highway) would like to show off his colourful blankets on his posh bed.

New girl Zoe (Diegos Zoe) has had a bedding upgrade. She’s such a good girl in her kennel that we’ve swapped out the shr...
21/07/2025

New girl Zoe (Diegos Zoe) has had a bedding upgrade. She’s such a good girl in her kennel that we’ve swapped out the shredded jeye cloth for a comfy mattress bed, quilts, blankets and of course a pillow or two 😁

With the weather finally not horrendously hot, long time dog walker Ken took advantage of the cooler weather today and t...
15/07/2025

With the weather finally not horrendously hot, long time dog walker Ken took advantage of the cooler weather today and took new boys Beans (Howmeanswhy) and Shane (Hunters Smokey) to Trosley Country Park.

Here’s what Ken has to say about the boys:

“With it finally getting a bit cooler I was able to take a couple of the kennel greyhounds to Trosley Park. Beans and Shane were chosen for today’s outing.

Beans is a chilled out fella who doesn’t seem too bothered by anything. He settled well in the car, though he was a bit confused about how to get in and needed a lift to get up into the boot. He liked to have a good sniff about on his walk and although we got caught in a downpour, he wasn’t too fazed by it. He walks well on lead and responds well to direction. He was happy to greet a couple of smaller dogs, and even picked up a cue, a low growl, as a sign to back off and give some space. Beans is a greyhound who looks like he’ll be happy to be around other breeds. It’s a shame we had to spend time dodging downpours, but he was very patient and was happy to wait under the trees under the rain passed.

Shane is a very different personality to Beans. He hopped in the boot of the car with no hesitation as soon as I opened it, and settled down well. He’s quite strong on lead and will pull if he sees something he wants to get to, like another dog. Unfortunately when he gets to said dog Shane is a little lacking in social skills and doesn’t really know what to do. He did calm down enough to say hello to a couple of shih tsus which we then followed for a while so he could get used to being around other dogs.

Fair to say, Shane will need to keep working on his social skills but he will get there with practice. He does like his treats so that will help with training.”

12/07/2025

Come and grab a bargain. Lots of things already sold, be quick 🏃🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️

12/07/2025

Table top sale this weekend

If anybody has any donations for tombola prizes, we'd be very grateful for the Summer BBQ! 🐾🍖
11/07/2025

If anybody has any donations for tombola prizes, we'd be very grateful for the Summer BBQ! 🐾🍖

Tyson: 'What's personal space?'
10/07/2025

Tyson: 'What's personal space?'

09/07/2025

Nail clipping will be cancelled during this next heatwave. Wednesday through Sunday as we do not have any shaded areas. Exceptions will only be made if it is a welfare issue I.e. nails too long causing pain/discomfort.

Address

Croftview Kennels, Whitehorse Lane
Gravesend
DA130UE

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 3pm
Wednesday 11am - 3pm
Thursday 11am - 3pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm

Telephone

+441474815273

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Run and managed by Cheryl Miller and supported by happy doggy enthusiasts Julie Simmons, Stacey Batt, Alison White, Justin White and Jo Meopham. Croftview Kennels is where the rehoming magic happens! We take in, patch up, rehabilitate and rehome unwanted greyhounds and find them their forever homes. Nestled in the village of Harvel in Kent, we are easily accessible to Kent and the South East. Feel free to come along and meet our dogs, have a chat and go for walks. We have many wonderful volunteers who regularly visit us to take our dogs for walks but we are always happy to meet new people wanting to volunteer and help improve the lives of these beautiful and affectionate creatures.