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About Cricket. Melbourne
Cricket is a shy little love bug who has come out of her shell with her foster family. She will do anything for a cuddle – if there is a lap available, she will place her snoot on it to demand pats. Cricket also comes with a built-in ‘wet-nose wake up’ feature, which is exactly what it sounds like. She is low energy to begin with, but as she becomes more comfortable with her surroundings, she will begin to develop more pizzazz.
Cricket has been working on her separation anxiety in her foster home. Her ideal home is one where she will not be left alone for long periods of time. Cricket’s ideal home will also have a secure outdoor space where she can enjoy her meals, as she enjoys a mid meal intermission of weeing and frivolity.
Cricket is a clever girl and is learning ‘stay’ and also to show better manners on the lead. She likes to follow her nose, which can mean a little bit of pulling.
Cricket is hesitantly curious about other dogs and requires humans who can confidently monitor introductions to new four legged friends.
No Cat or small dog applications 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.