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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…
6 July 2025
Pointers In Need Have Kennels
We have now got two super double kennels, here in Athens. We aquired the kennels a few months…
30 June 2025
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…
1 April 2025
Crufts 2025
We, Pointers In Need attended Crufts 2025.We had our usual ringside stand which proved perfectly positive.Our dedicated volunteers,…
10 March 2025
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…
4 March 2025
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,…
3 February 2025
A Tale of Two Pointers
As Pointers in Need moves into its 9th year, pointers have been rescued or rehomed, a look back…
8 January 2025
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…
15 December 2024
Gorgeous Gus, three months on…
After much research, we decided a Pointer would be an ideal addition to our home, which we share…
12 December 2024
Shredded shoes…and all that Jazz!
Our beautiful Black and White Pointer, Jazz, arrived from Greece at 5 am on 20 August 2024. She…
23 November 2024
Pepè’s perfect place
Here’s Pepè’s story in the words of Julie, his adopter: After living in Canada for the last 19…
18 November 2024
Ben’s happy ending
“Ben has been with us since June 2023. When we were ready to open our home and hearts…
11 October 2024
Eight years of rescuing Pointers
Pointers In Need are celebrating their 8th year of rescuing and rehoming our beautiful breed. We continue daily…
27 August 2024
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…
22 August 2024
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…
25 July 2024
Funday 2024!
On Saturday 6th July 55 humans, 54 Pointers and 3 honorary Pointers braved the weather for our annual…
9 July 2024
The wonderful life of Elsa
Elsa was born in Madrid and used as a hunter’s dog where she was badly abused, she was…
28 June 2024
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…
30 May 2024
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…
23 May 2024
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…
2 May 2024
Fabulous fosters
Have you ever thought about becoming a fosterer? Fylos, a handsome young Greek chap, came into foster in…
17 April 2024
The story of Popsicle
“Where to start?! I had previously adopted a dog called Pocket from Pointers In Need just before the…
12 April 2024

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