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Floki and Dylan Happy Ever After
From Spain and Cyprus,  via Claire at Pointers In Need and Debs, a fabulous Foster mum, Floki and…
Pointers In Need Have Kennels
We have now got two super double kennels, here in Athens. We aquired the kennels a few months…
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…
Giannis, a superhero!
This was the Facebook post, in August 2024, which started Giannis’s journey from the wildfires of a Greek summer…
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…
Crufts 2025
We, Pointers In Need attended Crufts 2025.We had our usual ringside stand which proved perfectly positive.Our dedicated volunteers,…
Santa’s story – Adversity, Kindness, Nurture, Resilience
…and the generosity of a wonderful (failed!) fosterer. Rescuing dogs can can be a bittersweet affair. It relies…
A Turkish Delight and Rice Pudding Friday…
Ruby’s Perfect Life A festive photo of an Orange and White Pointer, about three years old. Called Domo,…
A Tale of Two Pointers
As Pointers in Need moves into its 9th year, pointers have been rescued or rehomed, a look back…
Christmas 2024 and a paw-some New Year!
As another year closes and a new one begins, here at Pointers In Need all we wish for…
Gorgeous Gus, three months on…
After much research, we decided a Pointer would be an ideal addition to our home, which we share…
Shredded shoes…and all that Jazz!
Our beautiful Black and White Pointer, Jazz, arrived from Greece at 5 am on 20 August 2024. She…
Pepè’s perfect place
Here’s Pepè’s story in the words of Julie, his adopter: After living in Canada for the last 19…
Ben’s happy ending
“Ben has been with us since June 2023. When we were ready to open our home and hearts…
Eight years of rescuing Pointers
Pointers In Need are celebrating their 8th year of rescuing and rehoming our beautiful breed. We continue daily…
Ruby and Pearl, the Pointer sisters (part 2)
Our previous happy ending story featured the beautiful Ruby, who was taking into the care of Pointers In…
Ruby and Pearl, the Pointer sisters (part 1)
After losing their last dog, Dora, Anne and Steve thought she would be their last dog, but before…
Funday 2024!
On Saturday 6th July 55 humans, 54 Pointers and 3 honorary Pointers braved the weather for our annual…
The wonderful life of Elsa
Elsa was born in Madrid and used as a hunter’s dog where she was badly abused, she was…
Scruffy and George, the Pointers who filled a hole in their new owners’ hearts and lives
Following the passing of two of their beloved dogs just months apart in 2023, Andrew and Phillipa knew…
Bingo hit the jackpot with his new forever home
Bingo, previously known as Rio when taken in from Pointers In Need, was a stray found severely underweight…
Join us for our FunDay 2024!
After the success of last summer we’re getting excited and busy making arrangements for our annual Pointers In…
Fabulous fosters
Have you ever thought about becoming a fosterer? Fylos, a handsome young Greek chap, came into foster in…
The story of Popsicle
“Where to start?! I had previously adopted a dog called Pocket from Pointers In Need just before the…

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