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Dixie
Dixie (black) with new parents, Teena & Dave & Nya, Fka Sandy.
These adopters have had many GPI dogs over the years and made the trip from Eastern Washington to find a companion for their current girl Nya (fka Sandy). We introduced a couple of dogs that we thought might get along with her and both did great! This left the decision up to mom & dad and it was a tough one! It came down to the wire, but they ended up picking a mellow girl from the UK named Dixie! – Mike Forrest
Jet
Jet (black), new Mom, Erin (on the right with Harbor), Erin’s sister Leesa (on the left with Jet).
These recent adopters made a long trek to GPI, and are long-time greyhound owners. They came in looking for their 7th greyhound and brought along their current 9-year-old girl Harbor. At first Harbor wasn’t quite sure about the dogs we brought out to meet her, but she quickly came around and got along with everybody. After some time in the yard in between downpours they decided to bring home a gentle UK boy named Jet! – Mike Forrest
Elliot
Elliot (left) with new Dad, Gene & Mom, Tammie with Tyrion (S Korea).
It’s always a fun day when one of our longer-term residents finds the perfect home they’ve been waiting for. Almost 5 years ago a family came to us and adopted an 8-month-old deerhound mix puppy who had come in from South Korea via Team Inch Sighthound Rescue. At the time they also had another greyhound and a deerhound. Sadly, both of those other dogs have passed away and it was time for a grown-up Tyrion to find a new buddy. It just so happens that we had a few “fuzzy” deerhound/borzoi mixes in the kennel to introduce to him along with our retired racers. One South Korean/Team Inch boy in particular really seemed to match Tyrion’s energy level, introducing himself and very politely prompting Tyrion to play. We will all miss him at the kennel, but I have no doubt that Elliot and his new buddy will have a great time together back at home zooming around their 10 acre fenced yard! – Mike Forrest
Dania
Dania nka Dani with new parents, Glenn & Charlotte.
One day a couple made the drive down from eastern BC to meet some of our dogs. They were introduced to the greyhound breed around 15 years ago at a meet & greet but the time hasn’t been right to adopt until now! They got to meet a bunch of our dogs and quickly narrowed down the list to a couple of girls. Since they had come a long way they stayed the night, and the next morning they took one of them out on a “test drive” on our Brightwater walk and she did great! So, they packed up and headed home with 3-year-old brindle girl Dania, now known as Dani! – Mike Forrest
Sarita
Sarita nka Sadie with Mom Shawna holding Ollie, Dad David with Oscar from UAE, their son, Evan in the middle.
Well, this one sure didn’t take long. On a Friday we welcomed a 2-year-old Saluki girl in from Qatar. Then on that Sunday a family came in looking for a new playmate for their Saluki mix Oscar who they adopted from GPI 4 years ago. They also have a small Rat Terrier mix named Ollie, and we don’t have many dogs in the kennel right now that are good with smaller critters. But our new arrival Sarita, now known as Sadie, had no problem at all with that and immediately won everybody over with her playful, cuddly personality. And so she headed off to her new home! – Mike Forrest
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