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About Leila Melbourne
Leila is a zen yogi. She’s a very calm girl, which she attributes to her regular yoga sessions. Downward dog is her favourite position but bendy Leila can contort her body is a number of positions to stretch juuuuuust the right spot.
Although Leila feels at peace in mind, body and spirit, she’s still lonely and desperately wants a family to make her feel whole. She’s a very easy-going girl who would slot right into an only-dog household. While she’s a bit shy at first, with time she warms up into an affectionate companion who will stand loyally by your side. All she wants is to love and be loved in return.
Leila likes having a couple of walks a day, giving her time to explore and sniff around the neighbourhood. She’s gotten used to the scary sights and sounds of suburban life and walks fairly confidently, enjoying pats from other walkers along the way. At home, Leila loves to play with her Kong and is pretty happy keeping herself entertained, but she likes to have her humans near most of the time. She’s always up for a cuddle and is one happy girl when she’s allowed on the couch.
Leila is not cat friendly. She would be best as an only dog.
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.