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About Ryder
Ryder is a handsome devil with the most memorable personality. Time in the racing industry has made him a tough cookie, you’ll never hear a whinge, moan or cry from Ryder. He is cool as a cucumber.
Despite this, time is foster care has made Ryder a cuddly boy with a couch obsession. Ryder doesn’t let anything come between him and the soft cushions on the couch, only getting off the couch if he is physically picked up and placed back down on the floor. It can be hard not to smile when picking up a fully-grown greyhound off the couch because he simply refuses to move.
Ryder's new humans will need some patience, because it’s very hard to convince Ryder to not do something he wants to do! He responds well to routine and consistency throughout his days.
Ryder has grown to love his walks, it’s now his favourite part of the day. He’s much more confident than when he first arrived in foster carer, however he can still be a little fearful of noises coming from vehicles and gets easily distracted when he sees other dogs. He will do best in a quiet suburban or regional area for this reason. He’s a bit wary of small dogs so his future home should only have a medium or larger dog for him to play with.
Ryder is a truly special boy who will melt your heart. He’s got the sweetest, funniest personality and will make the perfect addition to a very lucky family.
No cat or small dog applications please.
No children under six.
No full time workers unless working from home post COVID19 unless there is another dog
We only consider applications who compete our online application.
When this is done we can make contact to discuss adopting a greyhound and potential suitable greys currently in foster care.
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.
