Hi all, in loving memory of Pingu, my late Dalmatian x Lurcher, I will be running Southampton Marathon on the 3rd of May 2026 to raise money for ‘lurcherSOS’ (www.lurchersos.org.uk)

Lurcher SOS is a Suffolk based Lurcher, Greyhound, Saluki, Whippet, and all other Sighthounds Rescue. Now in its 16th successful year, Lurcher SOS was started in 2010 by two lifelong Lurcher owners.

Their priority is dogs at risk of being put to sleep or in danger, and they assist other Sighthound rescues whenever possible. They place all their dogs in loving foster homes for proper assessment and rehabilitation, avoiding kennels to better match dogs with adopters.

As a non-profit organization with no funding, they rely on public donations and always need fundraising support. They are always seeking new foster parents and permanent homes for their dogs.

Their website is www.lurchersos.org.uk to check out more of the things they do, the money they have raised already for various projects and the amazing dogs they have up for adoption (I like blizzard).

The only consolation with Pingus passing was that everyone I spoke to knew what an amazing life he had, he meant more than anything in the world to me so it was always my ambition to give him a good life, hopefully with your support this is my chance to make a difference to another lurchers life,

Thank you,

Alexander Christensen