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About Doc
Doc has settled into foster care like a professional. He knows the house rules and is happy to oblige. He is perfectly toilet trained and sleeps through the night with no issues. He is a true lazy boy, happy to nap beside you if you are working from home, in fact his foster carers think he sleeps upside down (roaching) most of the time.
His foster carers have been able to leave him home alone for a couple of hours without dramas but during lockdown, any longer than that is an unknown.
Doc does have moments of excitement during the day, suddenly full of energy and playing with his favourite toys. Then back to nap time
Doc does love to come up for your daily wake-up cuddle, nudging you as you wake for a little bit of loving just before you get out of bed. He knows not to get on the bed.
Doc does love his walks but 15 to 30 minutes is enough. He has learnt to walk on a loose lead right alongside you. He is very friendly and confident meeting people on his walks. He isn’t much interest in dogs, preferring to have a quick sniff and then move on. He does not appreciate puppies or those little excitable yappy things. He has enjoyed walks with another greyhound companion.
With his shiny black coat, white chest and toes he is quite a dapper looking boy.
Our Doc is the best medicine for a home needing an affectionate and relaxed new member.
No cat or small dog applications please.
No children under ten.
No full time workers unless working from home or there is another dog
We only consider applications who compete our Gumtree Greys 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.
