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About Finn
Finn is a sweet handsome boy. His foster carers love him and would adopt him themselves but the timing isn’t right for a second permanent dog.
Finn is an active boy who loves his walks. He still needs to learn not to zigzag quite as much and learning to be more confident with all the humans who want to say haello to the most handsome boy in the neighbourhood. Finn is learning about all these strange dogs that don’t look like him when he is out and about. He loves to say hello to other greyhounds and sighthounds when he spots them.
In the home, Finn can be quite playful. He loves to use as much space as possible for his zoomies and tossing about his treasured squeaky toys. Finn would love if his foster sister hound would play with him but she’s not into that as much. He keeps inviting her to play but accepts that she likes her quiet life.
In the house Finn has been easy to toilet train. There was only one accident in the early days. He knows he can take himself off out the back door for his pee and when the door is closed he goes up to the door and waits to be let out.
Finn is good with food. You can take a treat from him without any drama.
Finn is a shadow, he needs to be close to his humans. There is definite FOMO as he wants to be a part of everything you are up to. He has never been left home alone without his foster hound sister. Training him to be home alone may take a little time.
Finn is very affectionate and likes to get your attention for a pat and cuddle. He's not subtle, using his paw to remind you he’s in need of some loving. He is also a bit too bouncy for homes with smaller children or anyone frail.
Finn is a bright happy boy who will bring sunshine to your day.
No cats or small dogs
No full time workers unless some working from home
No children under ten
We only consider applicants who completed our own Gumtree Greys application:
https://www.gumtreegreys.com.au/adopt/
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.