Adoption information
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About Louie. Melbourne
You may have already fallen in love with the charming Louie, our resident klepto, on our Instagram.
He has personality in spades, showing more and more of his playful nature every day. With time and patience, Louie’s time in foster care has allowed him to become much more trusting and cuddly. He is becoming more social and loves to greet and sniff every person he meets on his walks.
Louie enjoys collecting things and hiding them for safe keeping. He also enjoys a spot of zooming, a good bed fail and trying to sneak his human’s food.
Louie can be a bit needy and would suit a home where he isn’t left alone for too long. His ideal home is with a forever human who understands the nuance’s of owning a rescue dog, including being aware of guarding and sleep startle. Louie demonstrated some of these in his first weeks of pet life. These are less common now, but may require a settling in period in a new home.
Louie is not suited to a home with cats, small dogs or children.
To find out more, please complete our online adoption enquiry form:
http://gumtreegreys.com.au/adoption_enquiry/
Medical notes
Louie did have a wrist injury from racing but isn't bothered by it now.
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.