About Pointers In Need

Pointers In Need is a UK Registered Charity who rescue and rehome Pointers (English). We primarily concentrate on rescuing and rehoming Pointers from across the UK, but also support the rescue and rehoming of Pointers from overseas. Our Team of dedicated Volunteers give up their time freely and are passionate about the breed and rescue. Every penny raised goes towards transforming the lives of unwanted or abandoned Pointers.

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Featured Dogs & Search

Status: Available
Gender: Female
Age: 2-3 years
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Status: Rehomed
Gender: Female
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Status: Rehomed
Gender: Male
Age: 1-2 years
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Meet The Team

We’re all volunteers with jobs and dogs and we’re assisted by a network of dedicated helpers who give their time and expertise to save and support these deserving dogs.

Claire Stokes-Gouzoulis
Co-founder, CEO and Coordinator – World-wide
Having grown up with Cocker Spaniels, I decided when I lost my boy Benji, at the ripe old age of 15 that I would have a totally different breed.
Jan Britton
Co-founder and Coordinator – Spain
My love of Pointers came from adopting Hugo in the 1990’s, it has gone on from there. Five rescue Pointers in the UK.
Freya North
Patron
What a very great honour to be Patron of Pointers In Need. And what a very great privilege to have adopted our beautiful Greek boy Milo from Pointers In Need.As I child I was terrified of dogs however, close family friends had a black and…
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Charity Figures

Pointers successfully rehomed

113

Pointers available for adoption

74

Money raised from fundraising

£22k

Money raised from donations

£64k

Latest News

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Our Pointer Journey – From both sides of the coin
Pointers In Need ….. just a name, but it means we do our best to assist whenever, and…
30 May 2025
Giannis, a superhero!
This was the Facebook post, in August 2024, which started Giannis’s journey from the wildfires of a Greek summer…
1 May 2025
Bandit: The Frightened Puppy who Stole a Heart
…from the streets of Spain to a Canicross Champion!It takes love, dedication and infinite understanding ….From his adopter…
1 April 2025
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Latest Testimonials

Read some of the recent testimonials for Pointers in Need

We have two English Pointers, both rescues through Pointers In Need; Patxi who is now approx. 15 years from Spain, and Piglet, as we call her (Lisa) from Greece, approx. 4 years old. The group of volunteers who run this rescue headed up by Claire Stokes are all amazing, so very glad you are considering adoption from them and importantly backup is great from them. Good luck.
Hilary Pickthall
Great rescue, careful vetting to get the right dog to the right home, so honest and so much support.
Jane Smith
Amazing rescue, very supportive and knowledgeable.
Lizzie Vee
My pointer was an English bred boy who was surrendered to Pointers In Need. They found his breeder fortunately, but they are wonderful, supporting would-be owners and their adopter.
Jenny Poole
We adopted both ours from Pointers in Need and they were fantastic. Buffon from Spain and Mila from Turkey. The whole process was so easy and the back up and support is fab, I would definitely recommend. So happy that you’re thinking of giving one of their pointers a home.
Nikki Torczynowycz
Highly recommend- Mollie was brought to us via Pointers In Need, amazing organisation.
Angelica Timmins
We’ve recently gone through the adoption process with Pointers In Need. It was a very smooth and straightforward journey. Every team member showed a huge amount of love and dedication towards Pointers. They were always very quick responding to me and their vast knowledge of various topics pointer-related was amazing. I’d highly recommend adopting a Pointer though Pointers In Need.
Gabriella Leatherdale-Tiba
I fully recommend Pointers In Need as a respectable caring and fully focused charity who’s sole purpose is finding fantastic homes for our wonderful breed. I know some of the team personally especially one of the co-founders Claire and they are fully committed to finding the best homes for the dogs.
Alan Lidgley
I have supported and followed Pointers In Need since they started, years ago, they actually helped me get a rescued pointer over to the UK from Gibraltar about 6 or 7 years ago, even though he wasn’t one of theirs!! I have since had another who we fostered for them and kept him!! They are a fantastic rescue team.
Trish Duncan

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