Archives for 2019

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.

Gail

This is almost getting ridiculous (and we LOVE it) … another dog just headed to Canada!! The couple that adopted this dog came down more than a week before to meet the dogs and they met a sweet little, black girl that won their hearts. Although it is so hard to do, the couple needed to leave her with us because she still needed to be spayed. Bless their hearts, they patiently waited over a week, but today she was ready to go home and Gail, nka Tempest, headed north to her new home.

Junior

The next lady has been through a lot in the last few months, she lost her dog and has had some health problems of her own, so she was chomping at the bit to get her new furry friend. We introduced her to a variety of dogs and while she thought she wanted a little black female, she ended up taking a big, black and white boy home. This boy was immediately “tuned in” to this woman and it was interesting to see how they both seemed to understand they were meant to be together — that Junior is a very smart, loving boy!!

White

It’s hard to imagine what the next step is after you get married and have a honeymoon in Europe but this couple knew exactly what to do … get a Greyhound!! And, they didn’t waste any time between the honeymoon and getting the dog. BTW, they also have a cat and, luckily, they got to meet and choose between a few wonderful dogs. As we probably should have expected, they were each leaning towards a different dog. That’s when things got interesting … we have seen all kinds of negotiations in our adoption center, but, I have to admit it was kind of fun to watch the newlyweds negotiate with each other and we were guessing who would get the dog of their choice. Suffice it to say “happy wife, happy life” was the final thought of the day and that is how White, nka Juno, found herself on her way to her new home. –

Whiskey

One of our former residents, a FIG – Flying Irish Greyhounds named Shane, was in need of a playmate so his dads brought him in to pick his new friend. The problem was that Shane is such a sweetheart and so easy going that he got along with all the dogs he met. That meant his dads had to do the hard work and make the final decision. They somehow reduced their list to two dogs and after spending time in the yard, taking a walk and much deliberation, they decided that the best fit for all of them was Whiskey!!

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Available Dogs

GPI’s Adoption Guide

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.

Alif

This adoption actually began a couple of weeks ago when a lady came to visit just to get to know our dogs. We had just gotten 3 dogs from Dubai who needed to go out so the lady got to “unofficially” meet them. While we were out in the yard, something happened that I haven’t seen before and it was about the sweetest thing I have seen in a very long time. The lady was sitting on the concrete and one of the dogs walked over and, with no encouragement, curled up in her lap. It was pretty obvious that he had chosen her and now, 2 very long weeks later, that dog is out of quarantine and he was able to go to Portland with his new mom. We love it when we get to be a part of scenes like this and are thrilled for Alif!!

Bandit

The next adoption came about because the woman had lost a dog that she only had for a short time (it’s always too short, isn’t it?) and the remaining greyhound in the home was having a hard time without her sister (and, truth be told, so was the mother). This lady came looking for a female to adopt, but, her current female, Lizzie, didn’t seem particularly interested in any of the females we showed her. So, we decided to try a couple of males and, of course, the very last dog we showed them connected almost immediately with both the mom and the dog — it was Bandit who is now known as Charlie!

Tank

It seems like every time I turn around another one of our dogs is headed north of the border and it happened again today. A couple came looking for a relatively mellow dog to join their family. The truth is that we don’t have an over abundance of mellow dogs that are old enough to live in an apartment, but we do have a few and any one of those would have been a good fit for this couple. After they had a chance to meet the dogs, the couple agreed with us and that made their decision very difficult, especially since each of the people started out “leaning toward” different dogs. But, after some deliberation and negotiation, they were able to agree that Tank was the one!

Revie

The next adoption was to a man in a similar situation. He took a totally different approach to finding his next family member — he did turnout every day for the last week so that he had an opportunity to meet all the dogs and do some “pre-screening”. I think he would have introduced the whole kennel to his current boy if we hadn’t helped him narrow his list down a little. He was counting on Max, his current grey, to make the choice for him, but Max got along with every dog so he wasn’t a lot of help. In the end, the dad had to make the choice and he picked a “lulu” — a wonderful, young, ACTIVE boy named Revie!

Abe

We have definitely had a run on black dogs lately (of course that’s probably because we have a lot of black dogs!) and that continued today. A couple that lives near Green Lake have been planning for their furry addition for a very long time and they decided they were ready to proceed now. They had been checking the website and had found a couple of dogs that interested them, but they didn’t tell us who those dogs were. I guess they wanted to see what we would come up with so they gave us a test! I think we passed because after we showed them dogs and they made their selection, they told us that Abe, nka Goose, was the dog they had fallen in love with online!!

Nicole

A family made a long drive from Alberta Canada to find a new addition to their family since they recently lost their greyhound in March. Apparently, their girl, Juniper, was a pretty big girl (about 75 pounds) so they decided that this time they would like a more petite girl who was younger than 3. We showed them the smallest girls we had and also brought out a couple of our young boys for them to meet. And, as often happens, the first dog they met was the one they fell in love with and the one they took home to Canada — Nicole, who is now known as Tuesday!!

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Available Dogs

GPI’s Adoption Guide

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.

Trigger

The first adoption was to a woman who just relocated to Seattle from Washington D.C. and decided she was ready to adopt the first dog she has ever had in her life. She did have a turtle for a long time, but that’s a little different than a Greyhound! 😉 All of the Greyhounds this lady had met before she came to the kennel were calm, “booth savvy” dogs which are very different from those that are straight from the track. After she got through the “culture shock”, we brought out the mellowest dogs in the kennel and, believe it or not, most of them were boys!! The dog she picked is a wonderful boy who is also very smart and food driven, which she realized immediately were greyt qualities that would help with training. Since this is her first dog, she named him Laika for the first dog that went into space … BTW, you know him as Trigger!!

Abeer

The next adoption was to a family that has one of our big, sweet boys, Brutus (fka Scorpio). Brutus has so much fun when he goes to the Tacoma play day that the family realized he was in need of a dog to play with at home. We started out looking at the traditional NGA dogs, but, on their way through the kennel, the family noticed one of our newest residents — a sweet little girl all curled up in her kennel and they knew they needed to meet her. It was absolutely love at first sight for all of the humans, Brutus and the little girl. Unfortunately, the other dogs the family saw never had a chance … they were completely smitten with the tiny Dubai girl, Abeer who is nka Ember!!

Alif

This adoption actually began a couple of weeks ago when a lady came to visit just to get to know our dogs. We had just gotten 3 dogs from Dubai who needed to go out so the lady got to “unofficially” meet them. While we were out in the yard, something happened that I haven’t seen before and it was about the sweetest thing I have seen in a very long time. The lady was sitting on the concrete and one of the dogs walked over and, with no encouragement, curled up in her lap. It was pretty obvious that he had chosen her and now, 2 very long weeks later, that dog is out of quarantine and he was able to go to Portland with his new mom. We love it when we get to be a part of scenes like this and are thrilled for Alif!

More info

Available Dogs

GPI’s Adoption Guide