Another Home Run Hounds Success Story!

All homings are special but some are just that bit more special. Please read to see why.

Gorgeous girl Josie came into our care as an unraced pup with 2 of her brothers. Having not spent time in a racing kennel environment, Josie found it tricky to fit into a routine, so we knew we had to work closely with her, to enable her to gain her confidence and learn the basics. We also knew that the family she went to would have to be an extra special one - slow introduction, regular short visits and forming a bond with them to give her the smooth transition into pet life that she needed. The family would need to understand to take it at Josie's pace.

We had met Ryan & Keil last year at an event in Gornal and instantly knew they would make perfect greyhound pawrents. They sadly lost their beautiful girl to the Rainbow Bridge recently, leaving handsome lad Tank a little lonely. Josie reminded them of their beloved Bridge girl, so they agreed to give her a go. Spending weeks building up the relationship between them, this fantastic family spent all their spare time at kennels, developing a bond with her, before taking her home on short visits to meet Tank.

Special thanks also go to our volunteer Lisa, who spent so much time taking her out on adventures to assess her behaviour and try to get to the bottom of it. The phrase 'to name it is to cure it' was very true in Josie's case and once we had identified what was triggering her anxiety, both volunteers & the family could form a plan to integrate her into her new home.

As with all our homings, Josie went out on her inital 2 week foster to adopt period and we are overjoyed to announce that Josie is very much home to stay.

Greyhounds make the easiest of pets, but we occassionally get the odd one that is not so straight forward. We cannot thank Ryan, Keil and their fabulous family enough for all their time and love, devoted to Josie, to ensure all her dreams came true.