Are you ready to adopt?

Before you fill in your application form please take the time to consider if you are truly ready to commit to owning a Greyhound for life. We hope that every greyhound will find their perfect forever home, but sometimes they are returned to us for reasons that could have been preventable, had the potential adopter thought more carefully about their situation and expections. 

Here are a couple of our favourite reasons:                     

  • I have turned vegetarian and no longer wish to handle dog meat
  • I have a new car and don't want the dog on my leather seats
     

Whilst generally lazy, affectionate and quiet, Greyhounds are still dogs and therefore they still do dog things! Like all dogs, Greyhounds:

  • Need regular exercise, mental stimulation and company.

  • May need veterinary treatment, should they get sick or injured.

  • Require ongoing coaching and training and boundaries in order to maintain and continue to develop good manners.

  • Can growl, snap or bite if frightened, injured or startled.

  • Require supervision around children and other animals.

  • Contrary to popular belief, Greyhounds can be messy; they can shed hair, get dirty paws, or accidentally go to the toilet in the house, especially during the settling in period. 

 Please consider the following:

  •  Are you allowed to own a dog where you live?

  •  If you rent, does the landlord and the body corporate allow pets?

  • Have you discussed getting a dog with the rest of your family and does everyone agree?

  • Do you have other pets that may be affected by adding a Greyhound?

  • Will adding another dog exceed your council's limit for your property?

  • Will your family change significantly in the future? For example are you planning to have children?

  • Do you have the ability to commit both time and money to owning a large dog?

We suggest you do not adopt a Greyhound if you do not, at this point in time, have the patience to continue to help the dog adjust to life as a pet. Until they enter GAP, the only thing a Greyhound has been asked to do is run fast, so they have lots to learn. Our foster process helps get them on the path to being a pet, but this process needs to continue after adoption as the Greyhound will have to learn your routine, and adjust to what it experiences in your neighbourhood.

Read through the information and still ready to adopt?  You can apply on-line or call us if you have any further questions.