pets

Join us here as our Adoption Representatives share stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Jet

Jet with new mom, Brenda.

This adoption was to a woman in the Vancouver BC area whose senior greyhound passed away recently. She also has three smaller dogs that like having a greyhound companion, so it was important that we find a hound that could quickly become part of the pack. It took some trying, but we eventually managed to find one boy who did great with smaller dogs and who we think will fit right in with his new siblings: our Irish boy Jet! – Mike Forrest

Storm

Storm with his new dad, Eric.

This recent adoption was by a long-time volunteer who frequently takes our dogs out on walks at Brightwater. This is a great way to meet a bunch of different dogs and get to know them, and in this case he met one he wanted to bring home with him – our happy Irish boy Storm! – Mike Forrest

More Info

Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as our Adoption Representatives share stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Pablo

Pablo with new parents, Susan & Scott and Whippet sister, Fleur.

Our first July adopters are experienced greyhound and sighthound owners who came in looking for a companion for Fleur, their whippet. They met a couple of our dogs but felt that a senior greyhound would be the best match for everybody, so they ended up bringing home the hound that caught their eye when they first looked at our web site: 9 year old Pablo! – Mike Forrest

Cher

Cher with new mom, Karen.

This adopter is recently retired and has been volunteering with us for a while. She has been patiently waiting for a cat trainable dog to come in, and fortunately we had one arrive a couple of weeks ago from Ireland. So after a brief wait until after the holiday, Cher headed off to her new home! – Mike Forrest

Jude

Jude with new parents, Jennifer & Spencer.

These adopters are a couple who have not had greyhounds before, but who had a whippet mix and a lab/shepherd mix both of which passed away last year. They live near several parks and trails and were looking for a more active dog that will enjoy exploring with them. We have plenty of young, active pups at the kennel right now so they got to meet quite a variety of dogs! The one that stole the show is a sweet, playful three-year-old boy from Australia who is always up for a game of fetch: Jude! – Mike Forrest 

More Info

Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as our Adoption Representatives share stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Sophie & Bolt

Sophie & Bolt with new mom & dad, Sarah & Chris.

This adoption has been a while in the making. The adopters are experienced dog owners, including one of our greyhounds, and they are also long-time turnout volunteers. They got in touch with us about a month ago asking about a specific pair of dogs and whether they would be the right fit for their family. The two dogs are brother & sister greyhound/shepherd mixes who came to us from South Korea a little over a year ago. They are bonded to each other but were very afraid of people when they arrived, and it has taken a lot of work with our dedicated staff & volunteers for them to become more comfortable. We wanted to make sure that these two have the best chance in their new home, so over the last several weeks the adopters have been coming to the kennel to work with our trainer and get everybody used to being around each other. Today was finally the big day though, and we’re all super excited to see Sophie & Bolt heading off to their new home and new adventures! – Mike Forrest 

More Info

Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as our Adoption Representatives share stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Bomee

Bomee nka Essun with new parents, Jillian & Will.

These recent adopters have been on our waiting list for quite a while for a cat friendly dog, but I’d say the wait was worth it! This little girl was rescued by our friends at Team Inch in South Korea. She was one of 50 animals rescued in February from a bad breeder situation, and she made her way to us a couple of weeks ago. Despite everything she’s a super friendly, happy girl and did great when we introduced her to a cat. Today Bomee (now going by Essun) is enjoying life in Seattle with her new family! – Mike Forrest 

Threepence

Threepence nka Penny with her new family: Stefanie with her dog, Reno, Grandson Nathan, Mom Edeltraud & Dad Mason, Granddaughter Sydney

This adoption was a family affair. We had three generations on hand along with their Australian Shepherd Reno looking for a new greyhound companion. We introduced a couple of our boys first, but they didn’t work out as well as we hoped. So we tried out one of our girls and it went great! And now they have an Australian Shepherd and an Australian Greyhound – Threepence, now known as Penny! – Mike Forrest

Ed

Ed (left) with new parents, Roy & Monica with doggie sister, Biscuit.

These adopters are long time GPI adopters and volunteers. They have been fostering this little guy for the last month or so, working with him to help build up his confidence. Well as you know sometimes fostering turns into something more, and that’s exactly what happened here. So let’s all welcome our Hawaiian pup Ed into his new forever home where he is joining another Hawaiian girl Biscuit who they adopted a year and a half ago! – Mike Forrest

Jonathan

Jonathan with his new family, Francis, Charlotte, Bryan, Elizabeth & Paul.

A family with four kids came in looking for a fun family dog. We have some of those! We tried introducing one of our young puppy-age dogs but he was maybe a little TOO fun. They also got to meet one of our calmer greyhounds, but they were hoping for a ball player and this guy wasn’t really interested. The lucky dog that they ended up bringing home with them is a super fun boy from the American Lurcher Project who loves to play with a ball and even brings it back to you sometimes: Jonathan! – Mike Forrest 

More Info

Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as our Adoption Representatives share stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Trip

Trip with new dad, Mike and Min Pin companion, Buster.

A man came in with his min-pin mix Buster looking for a new companion. He said that he has been considering adopting a greyhound over the last 20 years but the time has never been right. He recently lost his other dog, a lab/border collie mix, and Buster needed a new buddy. We don’t have a lot of dogs that are good with small critters, so fortunately the first (and only) dog we showed made a great impression and got along well with Buster. So just like that, our Australian boy Trip headed off to his new home! – Mike Forrest

Wonder

Wonder (right) with new sister May.

These adopters are long-time greyhound owners and GPI volunteers. They recently lost one of their two hounds to old age and decided it was time for a new friend for their girl May. She is a shy girl who needs some confidence, so we had to find another dog who wouldn’t be too overwhelming for her. We had a few candidates but there was one that stood out. He is a handsome blue fawn boy from Australia who we think will also really benefit from having another greyhound around: Wonder! – Mike Forrest

Tigger

Tigger with new dad, Richard.

This adoption was by another of our turnout volunteers. He originally thought about adopting back in January, but at the time his living situation was not a good fit for a new greyhound. Fast forward a few months and a new load of dogs arrived from Australia. One of these new hounds made a strong connection with the volunteer who quickly accelerated his plans to find a greyhound-friendly apartment. That all came together this week, and tonight our Australian dark brindle boy Tigger is snoozing in their new home! – Mike Forrest

Carmen

Carmen nka Nutmeg with new parents, Barbara and Cris with new sister, Coda.

A couple came in recently with a one-year-old Blue Lacy mix puppy named Coda. They recently lost their senior Dachshund and Coda needed a new playmate. They thought that one of our smaller dogs would be a better match for her, so we introduced them to several. It turned out that the boys that they met had a little too much energy for Coda, but our fun little girl from Hawaii was a great match. So Carmen, now known as Nutmeg, has a new home and a new friend! – Mike Forrest

More Info

Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide