Welcome to Rycot Kennel. Myself and wife Helen have been here since 2002. The kennel is situated in the heart of the Staffordshire countryside with lovely open fields used for the greyhounds' daily gallops and walks. We have two separate kennel blocks, housing 60 dogs.

Helen looks after the kennel at Rycot along with her staff whilst I mainly take care of the lame, sick and injured dogs and of course the racing side of things. We have regular runners on the Open circuit and have done extremely well with our hurdler, Maureens Fancy. Most racing fans will remember Open winners Moorsgorse Flyer, Moorsgorse Major, Open marathon winner Fagans Dancer and more recently, Predict and hurdler Tell Me Nothing.

The kennels have all the latest facilities including a motorised walking machine (see picture below) and plans have been passed for a hydro therapy pool. Work starts on this shortly. We average over 200 winners a year.

A syndicate scheme is being introduced in 2005 with a number of puppies almost ready to race and we are very excited with this new project and hope it will attract new owners to the sport. You can contact me on the above number for more details. All owners are welcomed on a Sunday morning to walk their dogs in the picturesque surroundings.

I regularly visit Ireland and can help prospective new owners to find a greyhound to suit their requirements.