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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.

I hope I can remember the stories and don’t get anything mixed up!

Jaycee

First up, a man had seen this particular dog on the Rain City website and he knew as soon as he saw the dog that this was the one for him and his wife. On the other hand, this is just the situation that this dog has been waiting for … retired couple who are home a lot, fenced yard, looking for a dog that is a cuddler — who could ask for more? When they met, the dog walked up and kissed the man and there was no doubt that they belonged together! Watching Jaycee (a Lurcher from American Lurcher Project), nka Kai, walk out the door with his new dad was so touching, it truly brought tears to my eyes!!!

Dani

Sometimes someone has to give a dog up because they are moving and it just isn’t feasible to take the dog with them like when they move to a country with a long quarantine. This dog got caught in a situation just like this. But, she was lucky enough to find a situation where a dog had lost his best friend and needed a new friend so badly (and truth be told, the mom was having such a hard time watching him mourn — she wanted him to have a new friend too!!) The last piece of the puzzle was for them to meet and the dogs immediately bonded and fit together perfectly!!! Now Drexler’s family is complete with his mom and new sister, Dani!!

Devon and Goldie

The next couple has had eight Greyhounds and fostered many more so they were well acquainted with the breed and knew just what would work for them. They wanted to take home two dogs, a boy and a girl. It was fun to watch them fall for every dog they met, but they had a good grip on their ultimate goal so they didn’t seem to get bogged down with all of that. They picked such a cute pair of dogs … Devon & Goldie who got along greyt with each other and totally connected with their new parents!!

Safa

I keep saying that volunteering is the inside track to get to know the dogs!! This gentleman has been doing the Brightwater walks for quite a while and I’m sure he has had the chance to walk quite a few dogs and one of them finally got a good hold on his heart and wouldn’t let go (very smart girl!!). One big bonus for all of us, from them finding each other, is that this little girl has the ability to easily clear a 6’ fence (from a stand still!!!!) and this man lives in an apartment where she won’t have the opportunity to try this stunt again! The dogs from Dubai don’t always have a lovely life in their future, but, Safa has been lucky to find a new life with her new dad in a new country — I don’t think she could or would ask for much more than that!!!

Spot

Here’s a question for you — do you trust your partner to choose a dog to adopt without your input? That has happened twice this week, and it does make you think twice! In this particular case, I’m not sure it would have made any difference if this lady had her partner with her or not. The first dog she met won the battle before any of the other dogs had a chance to get out of their crates. It may sound odd, but part of the reason this woman fell for this dog is because she had “happy tail” and the dog stood absolutely still as one of our volunteers (thank heavens for our “resident nurse”, Mary) tried to get the bleeding to stop and created a kind of sling so her tail couldn’t hit anything else. The other part of the reason she fell for this dog is that they had an instant connection which was obvious to all of us. I will be absolutely amazed if her partner does not fall head over heels in love with Spot, nka GiGi, immediately!!! If he doesn’t, my advice is — ditch the partner, keep the dog!!!! 😉

P.S. For those of you who don’t know, “happy tail” happens when a dog is in close quarters and keeps wagging its tail which hits the walls and consequently bleeds (a lot!). It’s hard to believe there is much blood in a tail, but there is and every time the dog wags its tail the blood flies all over everywhere!!

Racer

A couple that has been married for about a year and a half had decided to adopt their first fur child together and I don’t think they could have been more excited. They were open to anything so we showed them a wide variety of dogs and they narrowed it down to two very different possibilities. After they spent time in the yard with the first dog, we brought the other dog out — as soon as we brought out the dog, he started his show (prancing around the yard, playing with the ball and even fetching it) and the woman immediately said he was the one!! We all agree that this couple got a pretty special boy when they adopted Racer, nka Mack!!

Sansa

Next came a couple who had recently lost their Greyhound. They helped start and have been very involved with a rescue group in eastern Washington and, in addition, they have been very involved with Border Collies. A few years ago, they got their first Greyhound and shortly thereafter got their second. Coincidentally, both Greys were named Ruby and, sadly, both of them were only meant to spend a short time in this home. They still have their Border Collies, but they have gotten the Greyhound bug and they came to find their newest family addition today. They wanted a young girl so that they would be able to have a longer time with her and they found a complete sweetheart named Sansa!!

Abigail

Another previous Greyhound owner was next on the docket. She has been doing turnout for a while so she had already screened the possible fits for her and narrowed the list down to two. One of the dogs is about to be adopted by her foster family so she was out of the picture, however, I don’t think it mattered that only one of her two choices was still available — when she got together with Abigail, nka Cassidy, there was no question it was a good match and they would be happy together!!

Condi

Lastly, a lady who had recently relocated to our area, came to find her first Greyhound/Greyhound mix. She was looking at such different dogs from Greys to Salukis that it was kinda difficult to figure out which way she was going to go, but we knew she would figure it out. She really wanted a dog that would snuggle with her and I think she got one of the absolute best snugglers in the kennel — Condi!!!

Patterson

You are really taking a chance when you bring your granddaughter with you to pick out a dog (I’m only half kidding here 😉). They look at their grandparents with these huge eyes and grandparents just seem to crumble. This little girl fell in love with one of our big, bouncy boys and, he obviously fell in love with her (He couldn’t have been more gentle and sweet) and thankfully, her grandparents fell in love with the same dog. I kinda think that Patterson knew the grandparents, his parents that is, were a soft touch and he helped seal the deal to make sure he was in the car for the trip to Alberta, Canada!!

Goody

The next situation was a challenge, this lady needed a dog that would get along with her Borzoi, her 3.5 pound Chihuahua and her cat! That’s a pretty tall order (especially since we only had a very few dogs to choose from), but we found a match!!! In fact, the first dog we showed turned out to be the best match for everything she needed. This cute little brindle girl’s registered name is Js Goodytwoshoes (we call her Goody), but what every you call her, she earned herself a trip to Canada with her new family!!!!

Laverne

The next couple have had a lot of Greyhounds in their home — at least one of their own and quite a few fosters — so they knew about the hounds and knew what type of personality would best fit their situation. Of course, they have cats which limited the number of dogs that were available to them, but they didn’t have any trouble making a decision. They love the dogs that are on the shyer side and they picked an absolute sweetheart who came to us from the American Lurcher Project — Laverne!!

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Sassy

While this couple was participating in the Bright Water walk a few days ago, they just happened to walk by the run where the new love of their life was resting. These dogs are pretty amazing — even half asleep in their runs, they know exactly what to do to tell their “people to be” she has picked them!!! I think all she had to do was look at them and roll over for a belly rub and they were completely smitten. They had to jump through some hoops and get their home visit done in a hurry, but they did it , and they got to take home their new baby — Sassy who is now known as Mia!! –

Delilah

This lady has done a lot of “hands on” research to find her new dog — she has done turnout for a few months, helped with the new load delivery, helped with bathing, watched the cat testing — she basically gathered as much information as possible on our dogs that were cat friendly. She worked hard to narrow it to a couple of dogs and then came the real test, the dogs needed to meet her family! Of course, the family decided they wanted to see all of the cat friendly dogs so the process started all over again. This dog must have been meant be their new addition because after all the the discussion and screenings, they all decided on the same dog — Delilah!!!

Sabna

Next, a lady who’s business is taking care of other people’s dogs, came to find a playmate for the dog she rescued 10 years ago from overseas (sorry, I can’t remember which country!!). She actually came to meet one specific dog, but the two of them did not seem to make a connection. Not so, with the next one we introduced to her — even the dog’s shyness did not stop them from making a connection — hooray! This sweet little girl came out with her tail wagging and I don’t think it ever stopped (although, it may have slowed down a lot as she went through the process of getting ready to leave). This was a bittersweet adoption since this girl had won a lot of hearts at the kennel, but we are so happy that Sabna has a new mom and fur sister!!!

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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.

Charm

There are some dogs that have so much charisma that it is extremely difficult to understand why they have not been adopted. The most recent adoption was a boy just like that. Luckily, a man came down from Canada with his Lurcher, Cody, to find a new family member and this dog was one of the ones in contention. Cody is a little fragile since he has been attacked by another dog before, so he needed a dog that wasn’t going to be too pushy and was also wanting to play, but understood when Cody was done. This dog met all those criteria and more … he started his introduction to his potential new family by walking through the doors to the adoption center, pausing to make sure he had everyone’s attention and then did the cutest Roo and little dance — no one could resist that, especially his father to be. The two dogs got along beautifully, and Charm is now going to be a Canadian!!!

Butch

A few of the new dogs are ready for adoption and they have already started marching out the door! The first lady needed a dog that could get along with her cat and believe it or not she actually had quite a few dogs to choose from. However, in this particular situation, she didn’t even make it past the second dog. He came out to the adoption center, walked right over and kissed her face, she lit up like a Christmas tree and that was all she wrote!! Butch, nka Abel, knew he had found his person and she knew she had found her new best friend!!!

Birdy

The next appointment was with two men who were looking for a dog that was moderately active and could go to work with one of them. We started by showing them a few of our girls and then one of the men mentioned that he really wanted a “big dog” so we switched gears and started showing our big boys. They narrowed the field to one big boy and one little girl and after playing in the yard they picked sweet little Birdy as their new addition. It was a really tough decision for them and we hope they come back to add the big boy to their family!!!!

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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.

Queenie

Sometimes, for whatever reason, a new adopter has to wait a little time before they can take the dog home. I have always thought it would be very difficult to leave your new dog behind just after picking it out and this couple found that out first hand. Since they had work events that they didn’t think they could reschedule, they were planning to pick their dog up next weekend. They had a wonderful time making their selection, especially when they narrowed it down to the last two — interestingly, when they started playing with the dogs outside, we were almost positive they were going to select one dog and when all was said & done, they picked the other and then had to leave. But, guess what, meetings can be moved and I got a note last night saying they really wanted to come get Queenie today and, of course, I said absolutely!!!

Zinga

The dog that this couple selected is truly in Greyhound Heaven. The dog will rarely be left alone — the husband works one half of the week and the wife works the other half — and additionally the wife loves to jog and is so excited to have a jogging buddy. The husband had a soft spot in his heart for one dog when he came to the kennel, but he wisely spent time getting to know the other possibilities. In the end, they decided they only wanted to take one dog out to play and this dog was truly on his best behavior — he walked right next to them and he also came when was called. When they came in, the husband said the dog was kind of Goldilocks — Zinga felt “just right” for them!!! P. S. He just happened to be the dog the husband had an attraction to before he even got to the kennel!!

Ed

This boy has been with us for a while and it is really hard to explain why. He has no outstanding faults — he is just a sweet, lovable boy who could use a little more confidence. A little while ago, a family came in looking for a dog they could rescue from their hard life at the tracks and we immediately explained that the track dogs are well cared for and they are not rescues. (BTW, this is an education process that we go through with many of our adopters). As usual, we showed this family a variety of dogs and we were all very happy when they selected the dog I mentioned above. When the family came back to pick him up, they were so excited they were like little kids. The husband is going to be taking the dog to work with him and he had the fleece and raincoat he bought for the dog earlier embroidered with the logo for his company. I can’t tell you how handsome Ed, nka Ben, looked in his new attire — he is going to be one wonderful company mascot!!!

Nadia

We all know that once you have one Grey, you often feel the need for another.
This family got their first Grey, Jolene, almost a year ago and even though
they have Jolene and her brother, a lab mix named Rondo, they felt they had
room for another Greyhound. They?ve been watching our web-site and noticed a
sweet little black and white girl that they though would be a greyt addition
to their home. So, they braved the torrential rain and one of the most chaotic
kennel booths we have had in a long while just to meet this little lady.
Luckily, amidst all of that, our little Nadia made it clear she was meant to
be in their family!!

Wren

It is so hard to tell which of our dogs are going to have a problem with
separation anxiety. There really is no correlation between that and any other
characteristic. Thankfully, it doesn?t happen often, but sometimes a dog
just can?t live in a certain space, often an apartment, and the people need
to trade dogs. That is what happened to this couple and as sad as they were to
bring back their first dog, they were still open to trying another and this
time, they hit ?pay dirt?!! They found a darling little girl named Wren
who stole their hearts and, very thankfully, doesn?t have separation
anxiety!!

Dana

This last one is pretty special. A family came in to get their first Greyhound
and they were open to almost any of our dogs. We don?t get a family like
this very often, so we had the opportunity to show some of our that are
wonderful, but have a few idiosyncrasies. One of the ones we showed is a
little girl that starts out pretty shy and needs some time to get comfortable.
This family had the patience to let her figure things out and it wasn?t long
before she was even taking treats from a man she had just met (she?s usually
very nervous around men when she first meets them!)!!!! We were so excited
when the family unanimously decided that Dana was meant to be in their home!!!
P.S. We?re hoping Dana may have a brother soon!!!

Wonk

When you are looking for a purebred greyhound who is cat friendly, you don’t always have a lot of options and that is what happened in this case. That doesn’t mean that the dog that is left isn’t a greyt dog, it just means that the people in front of you “clicked” with another dog. This family actually got a young boy who is as sweet as he can be, but he is a little on the shy side and very nervous on slippery floors. Neither of those were a real deterrent to this family and he is already improving in both areas. In fact, when he first got home, he forgot about the floors being slippery and handled them like a pro. So, long story short, Wonk, nka Louie, has a new family and is fitting in even more quickly than we had hoped!! Greyt job Louie!!!

Autumn

You don’t often find a home that has a parrot that walks around on the floor, but this couple does and they were looking for a dog that would not devour the bird. They have already had several Greyhounds that were able to do this so they knew it was possible. They did their homework by coming to the Brightwater walks so that they could meet some of the dogs and get to know them a little. After two walks, they called me to say that they were in love with a particular dog and they wanted to see how she would do with the bird. The little girl they picked is very active, curious, bouncy — you get the idea. I’ll be honest, when they told me her name, I was a little afraid that the bird would not be with us for long. Well, I was wrong (thank heavens!!). Autumn has done so beautifully in all the different situations she has encountered and she is now an official member of the family.

Bud

The first man has been researching Greyhounds for a while was finally ready to take home his own Greyhound. He had a list of dogs that he wanted to see when he came to the kennel and we discussed his list as well as a few of our suggestions before we started showing the dogs. The truth is it didn’t take
very long before he met the dog he wanted (I think it was the second one he met). And, though he looked at a few more dogs, none of them really had a chance — Bud, nka Eddie, stole the show and won his new home.

Rico

Then a couple came to look at the dogs. They had both had dogs while they were growing up, but none of the dogs were anywhere near the size of a Greyhound so they went through a little bit of culture shock as they got to know the
Greyhounds and Saluki mixes. When they took everything into consideration, they narrowed their list to two dogs — 1 Greyhound and 1 Saluki. At that point, they were very torn between the dogs and had a difficult time deciding on which dog was going to go home with them (both dogs were doing a wonderful job of schmoozing!!). However, after some thought and discussion, they decided that Rico was going to be theirs!!

Davey

When you let your husband and your daughter go on our Brightwater without you, you have to be prepared to welcome a new dog into your home. That’s what happened with this family — the father and daughter fell head over heels in love with one of our boys and the mother couldn’t wait to meet him. Luckily, she fell for this cutie pie too (truth is, I think she was already in love with him before she met him!!). They could hardly wait until the whole family could come take him home together. The cutest part is that they ran into him outside the kennel and he gave them the most wonderful greeting — he knew they were his family and the family knew Davey was theirs!! –

Uzo

This next adoption actually started last week when Dana was adopted. The family really wanted to adopt Dana and another dog that day, but one of the family members was a little uncomfortable with adopting 2 dogs at one time. After some deliberation, they decided to adopt Dana and spend some more time with both dogs to see how they got along. Hooray, they got along greyt and the family officially made Uzo part of the family!!!

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