Greyhound Pets, Inc.

Greyhound Pets, Inc.

Greyhound Adoption in Puget Sound, Washington and British Columbia

Adoption Tails

Aspen, Alder, Birch, Olive, Hazel

GPI’s Puppy Bonanza

Beautiful Naomi is a 5 year old greyhound mix. This lovely lady couldn’t be more sweet and gentle.A long story short, Naomi was pregnant and blessed us with five beautiful pups – born on June 18, 2021. There are two males (one black and one brindle) and three females (all brindle).

Thank you to their wonderful foster home for caring for mom and pups!!! And thank you to our wonderful vets at Bothell Pet Hospital who helped Naomi with a difficult birth!!!

Aspen

Aspen with her new family … Mike, Christina and their son

This family knows what it is like to have a Greyhound mix puppy because they have had one of our puppies before. When I kiddingly asked them if they were interested in another, I have to admit I was a little surprised when they said “absolutely”. They came to meet the puppies and, from the beginning, one person was interested in one dog and one preferred another. It was fun to watch them “discuss” the attributes of each dog and we honestly had no idea who was going to be adopted. But we were very excited for the whole family when they told us that Aspen was the one!! 

Alder

Alder (in his mom’s arms) with his new family … Ruth, Penny & Caelyn

Then, a lady came with a friend to help the foster mother by playing with the puppies (isn’t that a fun volunteer job?). I’m pretty sure that when she was on her way to the play date, she had no idea that when she left, she would be seriously considering adopting one of the puppies. She even went so far as to text a picture of the puppy to her husband and I think she was pretty surprised when he said to bring it home!! The next step was for her husband to meet the puppies and watching him with the puppies was so much fun — he was like a little kid at Christmas!! We have no doubt that Alder has found himself a wonderful home! 

Birch and Olive

Olive (left) & Birch with their new parents, Cathy & Tom

This couple lost their last Greyhound a while ago and they decided they were now ready to have their home filled with the patter of little feet (literally!). When they contacted us, they already knew exactly who they were interested and they had a plan for how they were going to make their home the best one for their new additions. They wanted two dogs and they picked the perfect pair because these two were already not only brother & sister but also best friends!! They are absolutely going to have their hands full but they couldn’t wait to take Birch & Olive home and get started on their lives together!! 

Hazel

Hazel (in her mom’s arms) with her new family … Jordan, Chelsea, Drusilla (the Greyhound) & Scout

This couple has had some challenges that they have had to handle in a very short period of time in order to be able to adopt this dog. They needed to make some changes to their fencing and they took care of it in about 4 hours and they were ready to go!! Then they needed to make sure that their 14 year old Papillon, Scout, and their 8 year old Greyhound, Drusilla, were going to be happy with a new addition. Thankfully, that went beautifully!! When they came to meet this dog, it truly was just a formality because they knew that Hazel was going to be theirs before they even made the trip to the kennel!!!

Puppy baby pictures

You can see the puppies’ “just born” pictures on their GreytWalkathon pages:

Alder: http://gpigreytwalk.org/alder 

Aspen: http://gpigreytwalk.org/aspen 

Birch: http://gpigreytwalk.org/birch 

Hazel: http://gpigreytwalk.org/hazel 

Olive: http://gpigreytwalk.org/olive 

Naomi (mom):  http://gpigreytwalk.org/naomi

Watch them grow

Enjoy watching the puppies grow on the Facebook Live GPI Puppy Bonanza page:

https://www.facebook.com/GPIPuppies

Or on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe6r0l7MeV70p1jIOnlth0Q

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Leon, Paige, Memphis

Leon

Leon with his new parents, Billy & Coco

The first adoption was to one of our employees and her husband. The employee fell in love with this particular dog the first time she saw him and all she had to do to adopt this guy was — convince her husband, wait until the dog was out of quarantine, have her home visit in her new home and keep her fingers crossed that the dog would get along with her 4 cats. That’s a pretty long list but she seemed to clear all of these hurdles pretty easily so it was time to officially adopt her sweet little blue boy from Asia, Leon!! 

Paige

Paige with her new parents, Keith & Toni

The next couple has had quite a few of our Greyhounds through the years. Back in the time when we used to place a lot of dogs in foster homes, they took in many of our dogs and the only problem was that they often ended up adopting the dogs so they ran out of room for more fosters. About 5 or 6 months ago they lost their last hound and they decided they needed a little healing time before they took the plunge again, but thankfully, they realized they had a big hole in their lives and they needed a new furry baby to fill it. When they came in they had identified a few dogs of interest and they had fun meeting them but, then they met our energetic little black Whippet mix from Asia and that was that!! I don’t think it hurt any that this girl reminded them a little of one of their previous dogs, but whatever the attraction, they fell for Paige and couldn’t wait to take her home!! 

Memphis

Memphis, right, with his new family … Mary & Frida

I have heard this person say about a zillion times “if you can see the floor, there is room for more” and she definitely believes that!! She has adopted and fostered many dogs through the years she has been involved with GPI — thank heavens. The latest dog that caught her attention was a boy who has been with us for quite a while and the lady thought he would be a perfect fit for her Irish Greyhound, Frida, who had been missing her sister who passed away recently. The two dogs got along beautifully and they actually could be twins except the male dog weighs about 20 pounds more than Frida. Frida picked out Memphis especially for herself — thank heavens her mother agreed!!!  

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Wilma, Amity

Wilma

Wilma (right), nka Rainee, with her new mom, Sarah, and her fur sister, Cinny

Whenever we get a new load of dogs, obviously, the first people to get a good look at the dogs are the employees and volunteers and it isn’t terribly unusual for one or more of them to express an interest in one of them. Recently, we got a load of eight darling Whippet mix dogs from Asia and we had many people express an interest in that load, but it was one of our employees that was one of the first to apply for a dog. She had her eye on a couple of the dogs so she relied on her Greyhound, Cinny, to help make the final decision. Cinny did a greyt job and made it clear to her mom that Wilma, nka Rainee, was absolutely the one for them!!  

Amity

Amity with her new parents, Kathy & Alan

To say that this couple was excited to get their new dog is a real understatement!! They had their home visit this morning then almost immediately jumped into the car for the trip to get their new furry friend and in an amazingly short period of time, they were headed home with their new family member. They have had Whippets before so they knew they were interested in our Whippet mixes from Asia and I have to say our little girls really did a greyt job of showcasing themselves and making it very hard for these folks to make a decision. But, in the end, they knew that the little girl for them was Miss Amity!  

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Doc, Savage, Snoopy

Doc

Doc with his new parents Bee & Danny

When I was thinking about what to say about this adoption, a line from the Sound of Music kept coming into my mind — when the Lord closes a door, he opens a window somewhere (Sorry, I just had to say it). It fits this situation because this guy was in a home, but the original furry resident was not happy about having a new fur buddy and she made it very clear to everybody. So, we all decided it was in his best interest to come back to us. He came back one day and left the next for his new home with a couple that was so excited to meet him and couldn’t wait to take him home. We’re so happy for the couple and Doc!!  

Savage

Savage (right), nka Dax, with his new family … Wilson, Kennedy & Amina

This couple recently lost their Greyhound and their sweet Saluki mix, Amina, has been lonely and needing a friend. They were looking for a retired racer and we introduced them to a few dogs with the hope that Amina would help them make a selection, but she was no help at all!! So, it was up to the couple to narrow the list down and they picked two dogs that they wanted to spend time with in the yard. Since one of the dogs was a particularly good schmooze artist, I don’t think any of us were surprised when they chose our handsome brindle boy, Savage who, thankfully, has been renamed Dax from the couple’s favorite TV show, Star Trek. 

Snoopy

Snoopy with his new parents, Yana & Alex

The next couple have been following 3 dogs from Oman and were trying to get one of the dogs directly from Oman, but they weren’t able to get the paperwork done in time to beat the July 14th deadline to bring in dogs from certain countries. They were able to find out where 2 of the dogs went, but lost track of the 3rd one until last week. Incredibly, the lady was being trained to do turnout and she saw a dog in the other turnout yard that she immediately recognized as the dog she had lost track of. The couple quickly filled out their adoption application, had their home visit and made an appointment to come meet and, hopefully, adopt that specific dog. Happily, everything went according to plan & everybody got along so Snoopy headed home with his new family!! 

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Special Edition: Draft

Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares this special story from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Draft

Draft (center) with his new family … Jean Claude, Anna, Stanley, Gia (left) & Stanley

This adoption is one that we have been hoping would come and there are quite a few people who have worked with this dog to help him be able to adapt to a new home.

A couple of our volunteers have spent a lot of time helping him, but he probably made the most progress when one of our board members took him home as a foster and was able to work with him giving him consistent coaching!! That coaching in conjunction with the help of one of our trainers put him in the position to cope with more situations.

He found a family that knew they wanted him from the moment they saw him on our website. We are soooooo happy for Draft!!!!

Draft

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