Specialist Sighthound Boarding & Recall Training · London
Born to run.
Raised with love.
Specialist home boarding and recall training for sighthounds in North London. 5-star licensed, sighthounds only, raised in a home with a 350ft secure private garden. Never a kennel.
“Sighthounds can never be trusted off lead. They’re wired to chase. It’s just the way they are.”
That’s what most owners are told. It isn’t true. With the right care and training, delivered by a specialist who genuinely understands the breed group, your sighthound can stay calm in a home from home and learn to run free and come back every time. Two services, sighthounds only: home boarding, and the Residential Recall Training programme.
Boarding
Home from home. Never a kennel.
Your dog stays in our home with our own pack, not in a kennel block. A 350ft secure private garden, memory-foam beds, a climate-controlled house, and a calm sighthound-only environment. Pricing is by weight band, so a 9kg whippet isn’t paying the same as a 35kg deerhound. New clients always start with a meet & greet and a one-night assessment.
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350ft secure private garden Room to stretch out safely. Never a kennel.
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Memory-foam beds & climate-controlled house Comfort that suits a thin-skinned, lean hound.
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Daily WhatsApp photo & video updates You see your dog settled and happy, every day.
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Raw food diet included Species-appropriate feeding throughout the stay.
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Free collection & drop-off Across North London. One less thing to arrange.
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Sighthounds only · licensed for eight A small, calm pack matched by temperament.
Up to 20kg
£77 / night — Italian greyhound, whippet, small lurcher
20.5 – 30kg
£80 / night — greyhound, medium lurcher
30.5kg and over
£83 / night — saluki, deerhound, large lurcher
Minimum stay
3 nights for new clients (with assessment); 1 night for returning clients
Residential Recall Training
Five nights. One transformation.
Specialist e-collar conditioning
E-collar training calibrated to each dog’s individual sensitivity level. Your sighthound learns that the recall signal always means come back, and that coming back is always worth it.
Real-world recall environments
Training happens in parks, open fields and urban settings across North London — around squirrels, cyclists and other dogs, the distractions that would ordinarily set them off.
Breed-specific understanding
Sighthounds think differently from retrievers and collies. We train with that in mind: lower repetition, higher reward, and a full understanding of the prey-drive response.
Owner handover and ongoing support
On collection day you receive a full debrief, a written protocol and ongoing WhatsApp support. This is not a drop-off and forget arrangement.
What’s included
Everything in one price.
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5 nights’ residential boarding Home environment, not a kennel.
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Daily e-collar recall training sessions Multiple sessions per day, tailored to progress.
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Collection and drop-off included Across North and North-West London.
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Written training protocol A clear guide to maintaining recall at home.
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WhatsApp support after handover Questions as they arise, not charged per minute.
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E-collar loan during the programme Equipment provided; purchase optional at handover.
£825
All-inclusive. No hidden charges. Collection and drop-off included.
Breed expertise
Why we’re exclusively sighthounds.
A sighthound can hit 45mph. A long line on a dog at full speed causes serious injury, and mixing them with terriers or spaniels doesn’t work. They need a handler who genuinely understands the breed group. That is the whole reason this service exists.
Greyhounds
Gentle giants with explosive sprint and a deep need for couch time. Retired racers and non-racing greyhounds alike.
Whippets
Sensitive, routine-loving, fast off the mark. Calm companionship in a small pack matters more than scale.
Lurchers
Endlessly versatile, every one a one-off. Don owns two rescue lurchers himself — handling tuned to each crossbreed temperament.
Salukis
Ancient, independent, dignified. Recall training that respects how they think and builds trust at their pace.
Italian greyhounds
Tiny but mighty. Warmth, gentle handling and a calm pack of dogs their own kind.
Deerhounds & wolfhounds
Majestic and gentle. The space, the bedding and the unhurried pace these large hounds need to flourish.
The training
The Big Six commands.
Recall
The whole point. We build reliable recall in stages — long line, then off lead, in increasingly distracting environments.
Stay
Hold position with rising distance and time. Impulse control that saves lives at road junctions and park entrances.
Wait
A softer pause cue than Stay. Stops a sighthound dead before the chase starts, so you can re-attach the lead or call them in.
Sit
The simplest cue, and the one that re-anchors a sighthound’s attention back to you when a squirrel breaks cover.
Down
Calm settle on cue. Builds the habit of switching off in busy or unfamiliar places — pubs, cafés, friends’ houses.
Heel
On and off lead, walking properly beside you. No more body-slamming through London pavements at sprint pace.
The e-collar question
Used properly, the safest tool for a 45mph dog.
An e-collar used at the correct level is a fraction of what a long line can do to a dog at full sprint — snapped tendons, broken legs, rope burn. Done right, it is a gentle muscle pulse that gives high prey-drive sighthounds the freedom to run free safely. Don will fit one on your own arm before he ever fits one on your dog. If you’re not comfortable, we don’t proceed.
Trusted by owners
“I booked Don to look after my greyhound, Bart, while I was away. We did a meet and greet beforehand and Bart settled in straight away. Over the week he’s been learning recall, and it’s genuinely been life-changing. I can now walk him safely off lead on Wimbledon Common, confident he’ll come back to me.”
Verified Trustpilot review — Bart, greyhound. Almost 60 five-star reviews from London sighthound owners, and featured in Time Out for exceptional sighthound services.
About
Run by Don Jordan.
The Sighthound Guy is run by Don Jordan, trading as K9 Exclusive Walks Ltd in North London. Don owns two rescue lurchers and a Staffy, is fully licensed, and has built this practice almost entirely on word of mouth from London sighthound owners.
Licensed
5-star home boarding licence, licensed for eight dogs
Reviews
Almost 60 five-star Trustpilot reviews
Recognised
Featured in Time Out for sighthound services
Based in
North London, with a 350ft secure private garden
Requirements
Is your dog eligible?
Both services are for sighthounds and lurchers only. Because the care and training are breed-specific, we don’t take other types.
Breed
Sighthounds and lurchers only — greyhounds, whippets, lurchers, salukis, Italian greyhounds, deerhounds and crosses
Age
Recall Residential is 12 months and over; boarding welcomes all ages
Health
Up to date on vaccinations, flea and worm treatment current
Location
Free collection across North and North-West London — enquire if unsure
Book a place
Enquire about boarding or recall training.
Tell us a little about your dog — breed, age, and whether you’re after boarding, the Residential Recall Training, or both. We reply within 24 hours to confirm availability and the right fit.
Enquire now Or email hello@thesighthoundguy.co.uk — we reply within 24 hours.