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About Jax. Melbourne
Whilst he may have a bad boy name, Jax is a big softie and he’s incredibly eager to please. His foster family think he has a lot to offer his adoptive family and will be a very loving adopted child. Jax gets excited precisely twice a day for walks, but otherwise is quite happy to sleep the day away while his foster family go about their business. He does love his humans, so would benefit from a house where someone is home ‘round the clock.
Jax requires an experienced home who understand the little nuances that come with owning a rescue hound. Jax does sometimes growl to indicate that someone is too close or he is feeling threatened. Jax is still learning the difference between hound and human food and that kitchen benches are not a smorgasbord.
In his foster home, Jax has shown he is a clever dog with the ability to learn and respond to commands. He is learning ‘no’ and also ‘touch’ to gain attention and has shown positive strides with learning how to behave appropriately with dogs on walks. Jax would benefit from a forever home where his human is able and willing to continue his lead training and confidence with other dogs that don’t look like him.
No Cat or small dog application please.
To find out more, please complete our online adoption enquiry form:
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.