Adoption Tails

Join us here 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.

Sheldon

This couple has already had quite a few of our purebred hounds and they have also grown fond of the Greyhounds we have been getting from South Korea. Currently, they have 12 year old Lucy (fka Dilly — an NGA Greyhound) and 5 year old Ethel (fka Wynter — from South Korea) and they realized that Ethel really needs someone who will play with her. They saw a boy on the Team Inch postings that immediately won their hearts and I’m sure it seems like they have been waiting an eternity for him to get to the U.S. so that they could introduce him to their girls and find out if they would all get along. The day finally came and, truthfully, the first introduction was a little dicey, but once all the dogs simmered down and got comfortable, they had a wonderful time playing together!! So the couple got the Christmas present they had been wanting —- Sheldon!!! (For those of you that don’t know, Team Inch is an organization in South Korea that has worked with GPI to get Greyhound mixes out of their country and into the U.S.) 

Crandall

This adoption was to a couple who had their heart set on one dog when they called me yesterday. Unfortunately, I had to tell them that he was spoken for and they were so disappointed. They did look through the website and picked a few other dogs they wanted to see, but they never got to see them. This morning I got a call that the other people had changed their mind so the dog they wanted was available. When I told them, I swear they both lit up like Christmas trees and they hadn’t even met him yet. When we brought him out, I think he knew they were the ones for him! He’s pretty shy and yet he went up to them and wanted to be patted, and had his tail in a normal position — what a difference from the couple of times when we showed him before and he was hesitant to come up to anyone and very subdued. By the time he went home, there was a noticeable difference in his confidence and comfort level with the things that were going on around him. This guy came all the way from Hawaii to find his new home and I think Crandall knows he will be safe and loved!!! (P.S. I think so too!!!!) 

Little Big

This adopter came with her two human roommates and two Greyhounds (ages 12 & 2) so we obviously had a lot of people/dogs to please. Our sweet puppies all did so well and their reactions were hilarious, cute and just plain sweet as they met this cast of characters. The dog that went home with them was pretty incredible. He walked into the adoption center and immediately went to the lady who would be doing the adopting. He put his paw in her lap, then his arms around her neck to give her a hug and then gave her kisses!! It was pretty obvious he had made up his mind she was his and she totally agreed that our sweet guy from Mexico, Little Big, was hers! 

Tuck

Sometimes it takes a dog to find the right home through no fault of the dog’s. That is what happened to this guy … in his first home, the man was so allergic to him that he couldn’t breathe. So,the only choice was for the man to bring him back! Then he was in a foster home while he recovered from a surgery, but he was having trouble adapting to all the “goings on” around him. So he needed to find a calmer, less chaotic area to live in. We found it and he now has a whole family to dote on just him! As Tuck (who came to us from the American Lurcher Project) walked out the door of the kennel with his new parents, he had a little spring in his step and he kind of acted like he was showing off his family!!  

Mable

This couple came to the kennel a couple of weeks ago to find a buddy for their Italian Greyhound, Corvo. Our introductions were almost something like the “three bears” story. The first one we introduced to Corvo was way too active and the second was way too shy. When neither of those worked, we told the people about a couple of dogs that had just arrived and wouldn’t be available for a couple of weeks. They decided to wait and meet the girls and, guess what, one of them turned out to be “just right”!!! So, Corvo has a new sister named Mable and from the looks of things, they are going to have a greyt time together!!!  

Ark

I think we forget what hard work it is for our sweet dogs to find their new families. They have to make a greyt impression pretty much the second that they walk in to the adoption center, then pay the appropriate amount of attention to all the people, go outside with them and really show their fun side & then hope they are the one that gets picked. This guy is pretty good at the whole process so he has had some success and also come in second some times. But this time he got what he wanted — his new mom!! Way to go Ark!!

Jade

One of the reasons that this dog has been here for a while is that he loves toys/balls, people and other dogs in that order! This particular couple was absolutely fine with being second banana to the toys/balls and they were equally as happy that he really had very little interest in their other Greyhound. So, they decided to take their dog and their future dog on the Brightwater walk yesterday and since everybody got along, they decided that Jade was the one for them!! 

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GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here 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.

Pippa

When this lady makes up her mind that she is going to do something, I think it is best to stand back and watch her in action. She recently came to the kennel to meet a couple of dogs and was so enamored that she went straight home and recruited friends and neighbors to help finish her fence and, shortly after that, she was scheduling an appointment to adopt. She was originally interested in two of our puppies but when she got to see them in action, she realized that they were a little (maybe a lot!) more active than she was prepared for. She had also noticed one of our sweet girls so we introduced her to that dog and she turned out to be much more mellow (and a much better schmoozer) than the puppies. They connected pretty quickly and it didn’t take long before Pippa was on her way home with her new mom.  

Crisper

This family with twin daughters found a couple of dogs that they were very interested in on-line a few weeks ago and came to meet them, but, since the parents needed to take care of some fencing they weren’t able to take the dogs home at that time. Since they met the dogs, the girls have planned out their adoption and training plans in great detail, shopped for treats, toys & clothes and, most probably driven their parents absolutely crazy wanting to know when they were going to get their puppies. At long last, everything was ready and they could nPippaot wait to come pick up their new“bffs”. Watching the girls with their dogs was a real treat for all of us and while our cute puppies from Hawaii, Crisper & Chrissy, are quite shy, it was pretty obvious that it won’t be long before they come out of their shells with all the love and attention they are going to get. (Unfortunately, only Crisper could be adopted today because Chrissy needs two surgeries on her leg and she can’t be adopted until she’s all healed. But, while we very rarely put dogs in foster homes, we thought it was really important that the two puppies stay together, so Chrissy will be in her new home as a foster-to-adopt and be officially adopted later.)

Cleo

The next family was looking for a smaller dog that would cuddle with them and, as most of us know, Greyhounds aren’t particularly interested in being cuddled so we thought that one of our mixes might be a good fit. But, as cuddly as our mixes are, they are also young and very energetic!! So, our job was to find the calmest of our young, energetic dogs — not an easy task. All the dogs had no problem showing they wanted to be cuddled, but, even though they tried, it was hard for most of them to tamp down their energy. However, the last dog we brought out was definitely on her very best behavior and did an excellent job of showing just how affectionate, cuddly and, most of all, calm she could be. It isn’t hard to believe that Cleo, our sweet girl from South Korea, chose this family as the one she wanted. Thankfully, they totally agreed!!!

Chai

The next couple already has two Greyhounds but they decided that they definitely had room for another. And, they wanted a shy dog because the dogs they currently have were shy when they got them and they have had the pleasure of watching those dogs blossom! We were excited to introduce them to one of our girls and in the short time that she spent with the people and their dogs, she seemed to let her hair down a little and we could see a glimpse of the dog she would become! We’re so happy for Chai!!!

Ace

The last couple saw quite a variety of dogs … younger, older, peppy, calm. They were specifically looking for a dog that would get along with their friends’ dogs and, even more importantly, they needed a dog that would not be completely fixated on their chickens!! Believe me, that is really a pretty tall order to fill!! Of course, there is no way to know how our dogs are going to do with chickens — about the best we can do is to recommend they get one of our trainers involved right away and cross our fingers (which we did)!!! After meeting the dogs, they deliberated for quite a while and ultimately decided that one of our cute puppies from Mexico, Ace, was the one for them!

More Info

Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide