Every dog deserves a second chance, and there’s plenty of pups in Manchester currently looking for their “forever homes”.
Dogs Trust Manchester’s rescue centre in Denton has been responsible for the rehoming of countless four-legged friends since it opened in 2014, and since lockdown alone, more than 350 dogs have found love with new owners – which staff say is “a real testament to how effective our virtual rehoming has been”.
But there’s always more dogs with love to give to those ready to receive it.
Last week, we shared the details of five dogs in our city who are ready for rehoming – and you all seemed to love them, so we’ve chosen to shine a worthy spotlight and share the stories of another five this week.
Reckon you’re a good fit and can provide a suitable home for these five dogs in Manchester currently searching for a place to call their own?
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Tilly
Border Collie | Female | 1 Year Old
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Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Tilly is a fun-loving and very smart one-year-old Border Collie who loves learning new things and playing with toys, and is looking for a quiet but active home of adopters who can keep up with her energy levels, and are committed to only using positive training methods to get the best out of her.
She is known to get very excited when she meets other dogs and loves to walk and play with them, so although Tilly cannot live with any other pets, she would love to have some regular doggy friends.
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Tilly will need her own secure garden with 6ft solid fencing, and due to her shy nature, she will need a home where visitors are kept to a minimum.
You can find out more about giving Tilly a home here.
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Kyza
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Female | 9 Years Old
Manchester
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Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Kyza is a lovely nine-year-old Staffie who is looking for her forever home to settle her paws into.
Despite her age, Dogs Trust Manchester says she does love going on small adventures and loves nothing more than curling up on the sofa with her favourite people or relaxing on her own comfy bed.
Kyza can be a little nervous at first and is worried by loud noises, but she enjoys a gentle fuss and is therefore looking for a calm, patient home with children over the age of 16 only and her own private garden with minimal interaction with other dogs.
You can find out more about giving Kyza a home here.
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Ringo
Crossbreed | Male | 10 Months Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Ringo is a lively 10-month-old Dobermann x Lurcher who will thrive in an active home prepared to give him plenty of time to settle and be able to keep him busy with different forms of entertainment and accompanying him on lots of adventures.
Dogs Trust Manchester say Ringo has shown to be a little anxious of new environments and people at first, but will grow in confidence with a bit of time and patience.
Due to being a little shy around new people, Ringo will need to be the only pet in the home, have a secure garden to play in, and will need a quiet home that initially has minimal visitors and no young visiting children – although he could live with children aged 14 and over who are confident around big and bouncy dogs.
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You can find out more about giving Ringo a home here.
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Teddy
Crossbreed | Male | 2 Years Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Teddy is a goofy and cuddly two-year-old St Bernard x Newfoundland mix who likes playing with his toys – particularly chasing a ball – loves going out on adventures, and being by your side wherever you go, and although Teddy’s a big chap, Dogs Trust Manchester says he walks calmly and nicely on the lead.
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He will need to be the only dog in the home, have private secure garden away from loud road traffic, and while he is comfortable meeting dogs, he will pull towards them so adopters will need to be comfortable with his strength
Teddy also struggles to be left on his own, so will need minimal leaving hours that can be built up at his pace over time.
You can find out more about giving Teddy a home here.
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Humphrey
Great Dane | Male | 18 Months Old
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Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
18-month-old Great Dane Humphrey loves his food, playing sit and paw for some tasty treats, a good fuss, and is at his happiest when he’s wrestling with his doggy pals.
Dogs Trust Manchester has recommended for Humphrey’s life to be as stress free as possible that his forever home have access to quiet walks where he can enjoy exploring on lead without the stress of lots of distractions, and have minimal visitors with adults only and no visiting children, with any visitors introduced outside of the home.
Due to his size and breed, Humphrey’s adopters should have experience of living with a large breed, and have a private and secure garden where he can blow off some steam and use it as an area for some of his training.
Humphrey is friendly and enjoys playing with other dogs, so would love to have regular doggy friends, but he sadly can’t live with cats.
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You can find out more about giving Humphrey a home here.
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Salford Red Devils granted another adjournment over unpaid debts
Danny Jones
Salford Red Devils have been given one more adjournment and yet another stay of execution, being given another two weeks to find the money to cover their unpaid debts.
The local rugby league side, which has been wrapped in all manner of struggles both on and off-pitch over the past year or so, reportedly needs to pay around £700,000 to HMRC alone and still owes roughly £5 million in total to various creditors.
To no surprise, regular matchgoers, neutrals and even rivals alike have expressed their continued disappointment with the club, mainly at the lack of transparency and clarity from the organisation throughout this long, drawn-out process.
This is coming from a wire fan but no club deserves to be left in the dark even longer than they already have done it’s nothing but a disgrace to the sport of rugby those owners and the court should be ashamed of themselves.
Updating fans on social media, this is all the information they have communicated at this time: “Salford Red Devils can confirm that HMRC have granted the club a two-week adjournment, providing additional time in which to secure the necessary funds.
“We would like to reassure supporters that we are working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure a positive resolution. Further updates will be shared as soon as possible.”
It’s worth noting that the current owners have reiterated that they inheited around £3m in existing debt before they took over the club, but assurances over their own investments have still come to nothing; meanwhile, with many still waiting on wages, players and staff alike have now left.
Having been propped up by loan players and emergency loans, the team is now closer to a skeleton crew than it is an outfit capable of competing in the premier division.
Either way, the outrage remains and is only growing stronger. One user wrote on X: “A good approach by them if they was legit would be to engage and bring in The 1873 to bridge the communication black hole (they created).
“The problem with that is if they did it would expose them for what they are… Extortionists using the club as a vehicle.”
More alarm bells were raised recently when assistant coach and Krisnan Inu – who was also director of the company set up to take over the business – withdrew himself from a key position behind the scenes.
Speaking of The 1873, the outspoken supporters trust took no time at all in issuing a response of their own, adding: “The judge presiding over today’s case has adjourned by 14 days. This adjournment has dragged the uncertainty on even longer.
“Every delay makes planning for 2026 harder and keeps the club stuck in limbo when it desperately needs clarity and direction.
“The fans, the players and the future all deserve better — The 1873.”
You can see the rest of their statement in full down below, but for now, what do you make of this seemingly neverending saga, Salfordians?
Andy Aspinall issues update on Tom’s eye poke injury and calls for changes in the UFC
Danny Jones
Andy Aspinall – father of Manc martial artist Tom Aspinall – has shared a lengthy video interview on his son’s YouTube channel discussing the latest regarding his son’s eye injury.
More importantly, as a concerned parent, he’s also called for better safeguarding and/or tighter rules in the UFC regarding fouls and, in particular, eye poking.
In case you missed it, this past weekend, the Greater Manchester MMA star took on French fighter Ciryl Gane in his first title defence since being named the undisputed heavyweight champion. Unfortunately, the main event match had to be cut short after Aspinall was left unable to see following an eye poke.
Although this is an illegal move in the sport, not only could it not be proved whether it was accidental or perhaps even intentional, as some have speculated on social media, but the only outcome was for the bout to end in a no-contest. Updating fans online, Andy reiterated priorities, dubbing this “just a job”.
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Tom Aspinall “𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝘾𝘼𝙉’𝙏 𝙎𝙀𝙀” out of his right eye following Ciryl Gane’s double eye poke at UFC 321, his dad Andy has revealed 😳
“His right eye, he still can't see anything.He said it's just grey.
As you can see in the main clip above, Andy says that the Atherton-born fighter still “can’t see anything” out of his right eye, describing his sight as little more than “just grey”; meanwhile, his left eye is said to be at roughly 50% vision, having struggled to get more than a few rows down on a Snellen chart.
Essentially, the short version is that after the pain of the controversial eye poke, the muscles in his eye still aren’t healed and will be going for even more eye tests, including an eye test.
However, arguably the most salient points to take away from the video were those regarding his son’s overall welfare and the safety of the sport, as it is clear that Andy was talking chiefly as an understandably worried father rather than his coach.
“For me, everything is about his health. It’s not about the fighting – that’s just what he chose to do as a job”, he says, also clarifying that he isn’t accusing Gane of any ill intent, personally, and that the referees need to have more powers when it comes to fouling.
He also reminded those watching that the Wigan native has a wife and three kids to think about, stating, “This is just a job that he’s doing at this period in time, and he’ll do another job”, before going on to add, “What [will] it take?” for the UFC to get stricter around fouls like these.
You can watch the most recent update on Tom Aspinall from his dad, Andy, in full down below.
Andy Aspinall also had plenty to say in terms of what the UFC can do to better protect fighters/improve the rules.
Andy also made a point of suggesting once again that Tom should maybe turn to boxing instead of MMA, not only because of the added safety measures but because of the bigger paydays.
Do you think the UFC needs to be more stringent when it comes to not only protecting its fighters but also the rules and punishments surrounding serious fouls, such as eye pokes?
AND, alternatively, do you think Tom Aspinall would be well-suited to a boxing ring?
In the immediate aftermath of the injury, he was the first to admit that “this is a dangerous f***ing sport”; whether or not coming this close to permanent damage has made him reconsider, only time will tell.
Emily Sergeant -
30th September 2021 
