Cathy Munro

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.

GoGo

When you have had 5 Greyhounds, I would say you are really “hooked” and there is no other choice but to get another one when you have space in your home and heart for another one. This lady did just that. She has come to the kennel a couple of times looking for a new friend and while she met a lot of wonderful dogs, that little connection, just didn’t happen. But that completely changed when she met a sweet little black girl who won her heart. This girl is a little shy and not everyone can see the diamond in the rough but this lady could see exactly who GoGo is and what her potential is – she has and is going to have a wonderful friend!!!

Sam

In the past few weeks, we have had a few of our long-time residents find their homes and we had another one find a home today. This boy has been on quite a ride … he started out in Australia, then went to Macau, Woodinville (via Frankfort, Germany) and is now off to Coeur d’Alene, ID. The lady that adopted this boy has already had three Greyhounds and her current Grey, Penny, was in need of a playmate. Before she even got to Woodinville, she had been following a couple of the dogs that we have that are from Macau and she was hoping one of them would be a good fit for her. Our wonderful boy, Sam won over the lady and Penny in short order and she was thrilled to take him home!!

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Sailor

Sometimes our dogs have to wait for a really long time to meet their new parents and we do the best we can to keep them happy while they do (and, if I may say so, we do a pretty darn good job of it!!!). The guy that was adopted today was one of those guys. This sweet boy is one of the dogs we were able to help from Macau’s Canidrome. His new mom is from Portland and she has had her eye on him for quite a while — she kept sending me notes before she came to make sure he was still available. They finally got to meet last Saturday but they couldn’t go home together because of a commitment the mom had to fulfill. So, they had to wait one more week to make things official. I told the new mother that it was awfully hard to leave a dog at the kennel once you have made a decision and she confirmed that this had been the longest week in her life EVER!!! Never fear, today, they were reunited and Sailor, nka Jhin, headed off to Portland with his new mom.

Pong

Chalk up another Greyhound for Canada!! A family with three children (aged 4, 9 & 11) were looking for a Greyhound to add to their household. They needed a cat friendly dog that also did well with children and you KNOW that is not easy to find! But, we did!! Some dogs were too shy and some too bold, but they found a very special boy who was the biggest dog we got on the load that came in two weeks ago and, at the age of 15 months, he was also the youngest dog on that load. He seemed to be unfazed by everything he encountered … so, Pong (who is the first dog adopted out of that last load) headed off to Canada with his new 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.

Spring

This is a first for me … a man came in wanting a dog that would fit in his car! Luckily, he has adopted from us before and we knew he had a good sense of humor or we might have sent him packing! (I’m kidding!) We only showed him a few dogs and it was pretty obvious which one caught his eye. A sweet little fawn girl came out to the adoption center and immediately started giving the man kisses (this is something I haven’t seen her do before) — and we were thinking this looked like a pretty good fit. Both the adopter and the adoptee agreed and now Miss Spring, who just happens to have a real “spring” in her step, has a new dad.

Lang

Next, a couple who has been doing turnout for the last three months came to get the dog they fell in love with three months ago! They were delayed because they were moving and had to get their fence up to snuff before they could adopt. Luckily, he waited for them! I asked what attracted them to him and the man lovingly said — he is such a total “goober”!! You know what, that is almost a perfect description of Lang (BTW — this guy has the funnest smile you have ever seen AND he puts his toys away when he is done playing with them!!!!).

Diesel

We met the most wonderful Airedale Terrier named Moose and he was looking for someone to play with and someone to keep his parents company. Since Moose was around 3, he thought it would be fun to have a younger sibling and we were happy to oblige. Out of all the dogs he met, he picked two dogs that he had the most fun with and then the rest was up to the parents. They loved both of the dogs and had a heck of a time choosing one — they asked me every question you can think of to give one dog an edge over the other, but the answers were the same for both dogs. We finally decided to take Moose out of the equation & put the parents in a yard with the possible adoptees. After spending time with each one, they decided that Diesel was the best choice for all of them!!

Hans

Our dogs are finding homes all over the place – north, south and west. This dog headed to Canada with a family that lost their last Greyhound just 2 days before Christmas last year. They wanted a youngish dog who was moderately active – those two characteristics don’t always go together, but we gave it our best shot. It?s not always easy to get parents and a sixteen year old on the same page, and it was fun to watch the interaction as the son repeatedly liked the more active dogs and the parents wanted the less active ones. However, they persevered! They were only part way through the list that they wanted to spend time with outside when they met us at the back door and announced that they had made a unanimous decision – Hans was going to Canada!

White

The next dog went to Portland with a couple who also lost their Greyhound recently. At first, they decided to make a trip up here so that they could help with spa day and celebrate the lady?s birthday. But their agenda expanded when they heard that a very special girl was available for adoption. It only took a few minutes for them to realize that this little girl was the one for them and they couldn’t wait to head south with White, nka Cali (from Caledonia which is an Irish song that means “going home”).

Leny

One more couple who also recently lost their Grey needed a new Greyhound for their 5 year old Terrier Mix, Myrtle, to play with. Myrtle was a wonderful sport and put up with all of these big, leggy dogs sniffing and trying to get to know her. After meeting a variety of boys and girls, she decided that her favorite one, who also, thankfully, happened to be the favorite of her parents, was Leny who is now known as Leonard. BTW, Leonard headed west to Ballard!

Truck

Most of the people who have come in to look at dogs lately have recently lost one of their precious hounds and this couple is no exception. Not only were they missing their wonderful boy, Diver, but their remaining Greyhound, Herbie, was also very sad without his buddy. The dogs we showed them did a greyt job, but one of them walked into the adoption center and did some of the things that Diver had done, like bowing, which immediately tugged at their hearts. When I saw the lady tear up as she talked about this dog, there was no doubt that Truck was going to head home with them.

Scooby

The next family came looking for their first Greyhound mostly because their 21 year old son was really wanting a big dog. This family, actually the mom, started out as a cat family, then they expanded to include small dogs including their current Italian Greyhound. So, the next step was to a full sized Greyhound. They have previously adopted dogs with all kinds of special needs and they were well equipped to take on one of our shyer dogs. We introduced them to a few of our shy dogs and one of them really caught their eye — Scooby (I can’t wait to see how he blossoms with them)!!!

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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.

Flame

Lately, we have had quite a few adopters that have had a lot of Greyhounds through the years and that trend continued with the men that recently came to the kennel. They have had 5 Greyhounds through the years and after the loss of their most recent Grey last November, they were missing that Greyhound energy in their home. They saw all the dogs we had that would get along with their two Ragdoll cats and each one, of course, had its own special “something”, but, it was impossible to resist the little black girl that came out bouncing across the room with her tale wagging. She had a way of making everyone feel happy and special and these men quickly realized that Flame had to be part of their family!

Bonnie

Chalk up one more Canadian Greyhound!!! Okay, it is time for us US folks to get rolling and adopt some Greyhounds!! At any rate, I can think of a lot of things that newlyweds have to take care of after their wedding, but for this couple, who were just married on Saturday, the one of the most important things was to adopt their new furry baby. They have been planning to get a Greyhound for many years and now that the wedding is over, the time for an adoption has come. We showed them 2 boys and 2 girls and, while all of them were on their best behavior, there was one dog that really had her “A” game going and, truthfully, we would have been surprised if the couple had picked any dog but Bonnie!

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