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About Coco
Coco must be drinking from the fountain of eternal youth because despite being eight years old, she’s got very few grey hairs and is often mistaken for a puppy. Her greyhound friends are immensely jealous of her and think she’s had ‘work’ done, despite her vehemently denying it!
Someone must have leaked the ‘how to be a good pet’ guidebook to Coco because she’s got it all under control. Even after eight years in the racing industry, she’s adjusted to life as a pet incredibly well. She’s very respectful of boundaries and needs little discipline. Her sweet nature makes her an excellent housemate and a total dream to live with. She won’t jump on beds or couches, or wake you up early in the morning. She’s toilet trained, has been OK being left home alone for short periods and rarely barks.
Coco gets along well with other dogs, but is cautious around small dogs when they are off leash. She would be fine living as an only dog. Walks are her favourite time of day; sometimes she’ll refuse to come inside if she feels she hasn’t had enough time exploring. She’s confident in a busy environment, with little to no fear of busy roads, bikes, cars and people. She would be happy living in an inner city location and does not need a large backyard.
She’s not overly needy but really enjoys being around humans. Her favourite thing to do is poke her head between your legs when you’re moving around the house so you have to stop and give her a scratch under her neck.
No cat or small dog applications please
2 walks a day
Happy as a single dog or with canine company
No children under six
Due to the limited time of volunteers, only potential adopters who complete our online application will be considered :
http://gumtreegreys.com.au/adoption_enquiry/
Adoption details
Dogs are pack animals and Greyhounds, in particular, are very familiar with being surrounded by other dogs in their racing kennel environment. For this reason, when left alone without people or other dogs for company, they can be prone to separation anxiety which can manifest in destructive and/or noisy behaviour. Yes, they may "grow out" of it after a few weeks in their new home, but why put the dog through that stress to ultimately live all day alone, while everyone is at work? As a result we do not rehome dogs into households where they are left on their own for more than 4 hours per day, without either people or another dog for company.
During the COVID crisis, not all of our rescued Greyhounds will have the usual socialisation with other dogs so we may advise to use a muzzle in some situations until the dog is fully socialised.
Contact Gumtree Greys by email: gumtree.greys@gmail.com
Following your initial application, we conduct a home check. Our dogs are placed on a two week trial. The adoption fee is paid at time of placement and reimbursed if the trial is unsuccessful.
After the trial period is deemed successful, the adoption process is finalised.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.