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About Victor Melbourne
Victor’s one aim in life is to please the people around him. He just wants to make sure that everyone is okay and is having a good time. It only takes one look into Victor’s deep chocolate eyes and you can see the sweet and sensitive soul that exists inside this handsome boy.
We think whoever adopts Victor is one lucky family! He will make the perfect best friend and companion, particularly during these difficult times we are living in. He is a great listener; one of his favourite things to do is to jump up on the bed and lie next to his humans for morning snuggles. He has an incredibly expressive face that is full of life and love. You would be forgiven for forgetting that Victor is in fact a dog, he makes such good company!
With whip-smart intellect, Bruce picks up new commands and tricks quickly, making him easy to train around the house. He knows how to go to his bed when asked, walks perfectly on a lead and is toilet-trained. Throughout the day he behaves like a typical greyhound as he is very content to couch/bed hop around the house, as long as it is book-ended by a decent walk in the morning and evenings.
Because Victor loves company so much, we recommend that he live with someone who is home a lot – even post COVID-19. He thrives off attention and companionship, so an owner who works from home would suit him best. In this case, he would be okay as an only dog.
No cat or small dog applications please.
No children under 12
no full time workers unless working from home post COVID19
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.
