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Portrait of Sam courtesy of Robin Olive Reich. Used with permission.
Join us here each Monday as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.
Some dogs have to go through a lot before they find their forever homes and this dog has definitely jumped a lot of hurdles to get to where she is now. In the approximately nine months we have had her, she has had multiple surgeries (I lost count), been to the vet umpteen million times and had her leg doctored daily. For the last couple of months, she has been in a “foster to adopt” home while she went through the last part of her recovery and, thankfully, she is now ready to be adopted. According to her foster parents, this little girl has set their house on its ear … she is curious about everything and gets into pretty much everything. Luckily, her foster parents have a good sense of humor and they know she is making up for all the time when she wasn’t allowed to do anything. The wonderful part of this whole story is that Angel walked out of the door to her new home using all four legs and barely limping — I know there were times along the way when we weren’t sure she would be able to do that.
When this particular dog arrived at the kennel from South Korea, nobody thought he would be there very long once he was cleared for adoption. We did have the pleasure of his company for a while since he was being treated for heart worm, and people who were interested in adopting started popping up immediately. We had all kinds of offers from people who wanted to sweeten the pot so that they could get to the top of the list, but we stood our ground — first come first serve! Today the lucky people at the top of the list and the lucky dog made things official and our first and only Whippet, Sky, is now a resident of Tukwila with a fur sister named Nola, a kitty and two happy parents!!
When you are working with a family that has a four year old and a chihuahua, you never know quite what to expect. We always start by telling the family that the process is going to be “trial and error” since we truly have no idea what dogs are going to be able to cope with that cast of characters. This time, we actually hit pay dirt on our first try — our pretty, red fawn came out to the adoption center and proceeded to pretty much ignore the little dog and enjoy being patted by the child. We went on to show one more dog and at that time the family decided they wanted to spend more time with the first dog. What a greyt idea that was — just spending some time in the yard with the dog confirmed their initial impression and they decided that Dos was the one for them!
A couple from Kingston lost their sweet Lurcher, Luna, who we knew as Kira, a few months ago to cancer and they decided that they missed the patter of Greyhound feet in their home and it was time to adopt. Before they came to the kennel, we talked about some of the dogs that were available for adoption and when they got to the kennel, we showed them those plus a few more options. Two of the available dogs we discussed and showed were two special girls that needed to be rehomed because an illness in their original family meant that the family could no longer devote the time to the girls that they really needed. Since these girls have been together for a few years and have become very bonded, it was very important that they go to the same home. They have spent the last couple of months in a wonderful foster home, but it was time that they go to their forever home. We were very hopeful that the girls and the couple would be a good fit and, thankfully, both the couple and the girls realized they should be together!! So, Charlie and Tammy left for their new home in Kingston —- Rooooohoooo!!!
Join us here each Monday as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.
A woman from Abbotsford BC lost her Weimaraner earlier this year and had decided that it was time for her to adopt a Greyhound. She actually had quite a few fun dogs to choose from and it wasn’t an easy choice, but she fell for a goofy boy who almost immediately became a kennel favorite when he arrived — Digger, nka Ricco!
We did some rough calculations and we figured out that about one third of the dogs that have been adopted in the last two months have headed to Canada and now, we’ve added two more dogs to that total!!
This family is from Calgary and they recently lost their sweet girl, Mildred. While the main purpose of their trip to Seattle was to find their next Greyhound, they also decided to expand the trip to include visits with friends and even a concert at Chateau Ste Michelle. Of course, the highlight of their trip was when they met a beautiful little blue brindle girl that won their hearts — Kara!
The next dog has already logged a lot of travel time since she came to us from Dubai, so we were happy she only had a short trip from the kennel to her new home in Port Townsend. Her new mom lives on a beach and can take her dog to work with her … I’d say Sally, now known as Esprit (Spri for short), couldn’t have picked a better home for herself!
Once again, one of our volunteers took advantage of her turnout time by getting to know the dogs as well as she could. When she came to look at dogs to adopt, she had one particular boy in mind, but, wisely, wanted to see others. It’s a good thing she did keep going because we brought out a pretty, fawn girl that won this lady’s heart immediately. She did have to think things through because the boy she was interested in was also a pretty special guy, but, when all was said and done, Echo, nka Evee, was headed off to her new home.
Unfortunately for the people in Oregon, their Greyhound agency has been unable to get dogs and there is a long waiting list for a Greyhound. However, this has been lucky for our hounds because a lot of people have been making the trip to Woodinville to get their Greyhounds. The lady who adopted Stubby (nka Kiko) about a year and a half ago has been dying to adopt another hound, but wanted to retire first so she had lots of time to spend with her hounds. Well, she retired last Friday and made a beeline to the kennel to find a companion for Stubby. She fell in love with all the ones we showed her but the little girl that left for Portland won the lady over with her sweet demeanor and her beautiful face with the white cross on it (I think she looks like she just came from church on Ash Wednesday). Stubby looks so cute with his new sister, Angel!!
The next adoption was to a couple who recently adopted one of our handsome, fawn boys — Bong, who is now called Dexter. The couple have been coming to the Brightwater walk for quite awhile and took the opportunity to get to know one of our shy little girls better on those walks. The fun thing is that they were able to see the potential in this sweet girl and wanted to see her blossom which she has started to do rather quickly with the attention she has gotten from the couple and some of the patient volunteers who helped her learn that the world isn’t nearly as scary as it seems. We are so happy for Azadeh and her new family!!
Join us here each Monday as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.
If you are a Greyhound who happens to like cats, you are very popular and in very short supply.! Hence, the families may not have a lot of dogs to choose from but they get to meet some real sweetie pies (I say that about all of the dogs ;-))! Our latest adopters met two cute little girls and a gentle boy and when we asked if they wanted to narrow the list before they went out to play in the yard, surprisingly, they already had it down to one dog — Alice who is now known as Cherry!!
This couple will be getting married in the near future and they decided they were ready to make an addition to their family before the marriage. When we starting to look at the dogs, they made sure that we understood that they would only be taking a dog today if they felt a really strong connection and decided that was absolutely the dog for them. We listened carefully and then watched as they fell in love immediately with the dog they saw first — Trigger who is now known as Max.
Join us here each Monday as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.
This adoption was to a couple and their roommate who just graduated from college in Montreal and moved back to Seattle a month ago. It didn’t take them long to decide that they needed a dog in their lives and they were ready to adopt right away — in fact, they had their home visit the night before and less than 24 hours later, they headed home with their new addition. They only looked at two dogs and it was immediately obvious that one of them won their hearts in a very short time. They took the dog outside for a while and it was so much fun to see this dog play with the young roommates — they were all having such a wonderful time and we were having a ball watching them. When they came in to tell us they were going to take this dog home, it was kind of bittersweet because this dog had been through a lot and when he came to use a few weeks ago, he almost instantly became a kennel favorite. This boy came from the UAE and spent three years in a shelter before he came to us. None of us can understand why he wasn’t adopted there, but we all knew Habibi would find a wonderful home in the US and that happened yesterday!!!
If you are thinking of adopting, doing turnout is always a good way to preview the dogs before your appointment. The man who adopted this dog had done just that and he came with a list of dogs that he wanted to get to know better and, of course, after we listened to him describe his lifestyle, we added a couple of dogs that just became available to his list. Usually, after the adopter meets the dogs for the first time, they narrow the list down a bit and then spend some time outside with a few dogs. This man had trouble narrowing the list down so he spent extra time with almost all the dogs. Thankfully, one of the dogs made wonderful use of his time in the yard (he actually made very good use of his first visit with the man, it just took a little time for the man to realize it!) so Pooch was on his way home with his new dad!!
Last week, this couple came to the kennel booth to preview the dogs because they were scheduled for a home visit in a couple of days and they knew they would be getting their dog soon. Thereafter. While they were on their tour, one particular dog caught their eye and after spending time with her outside, they decided she was the one they wanted. The dog they chose is a completely different dog than the one that arrived around 6 months ago because of all the work and time that the employees and volunteers have spent teaching her manners. You should have seen her standing quietly in the adoption center during the whole process!! On behalf of Sage, nka Jasper, all I can do is say thank you to those people … you made it possible for this to happen!!
It is so much fun to see someone who has wanted a dog for most of their life walk out of the door with their new friend and that’s what happened today! This lady just recently moved here from Indiana and now that she is free from other restrictions, she couldn’t wait to get her dog. While we were showing dogs the first time, one of them went over to her to give kisses and while he was doing that she was giggling like a little girl. We were pretty sure that McKinley was obvious enough about his choice that she would take him home and, of course, she did!!
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