Adoption information
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About Jilly
Jilly thinks life is a big game with fun to be had and adventures to explore. She’s a bit of a goof and her silly nature has earned her the nickname ‘Ninny’ or nincompoop - which she now responds to!
Whether it’s the excitement of someone walking past the front door or the ‘snap’ sound her box of toys makes when being opened (by her own snout!), Jilly finds fun in every opportunity. She’s one of the few greyhounds who immediately understood the concept of ‘fetch’, and can spend hours in the backyard running after balls and toys and bringing them back like a boomerang.
While she’s very comfortable and confident in the home, Jilly can be a bit anxious out and about meeting new people. It takes her a bit of time to warm up to their company before she shows her true colours. She gets along well with other dogs that she can meet in a careful manner and would like another dog for company.
Despite her playful and cheeky nature, Jilly is rather well-behaved all things considered. She’s housetrained, walks well on a lead and has good manners around the home. She is well and truly ready to find her forever home.
No cat or small dog applications please.
No full-time workers unless working from home
No Children under six
A back yard is an asset.
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.