Hi all, i've previously always kept loveable mutts (shep X rotty, shep X lab, lab X kelpie) - all dogs that were fairly chilled a relaxed in nature and great house pets.
After the passing of my best mate Clyde late oct this year i was intending to not keep a dog for a while, but 2 months later i've realised my house is too quiet, and i miss the good company.
With not much to choose from out there that's interesting me(without spending $1k ++) i've done a lot of research and decided to adopt a Grey from GapSA. (my first time owning a greyhound)
Needing a dog that can be happy alone while i work fulltime hours, they matched me to "bluey" who was happy as an only dog, unlike many of the others i applied for which they said needed company.
Bluey was never raced. He lived with a family that had active, loud, and roudy kids which stressed him out as he is very placid and quiet. he stopped eating, lost weight and was generally unhappy when he was surrendered to GAP. As a (almost 50yrs) guy who lives alone and a very quiet life just doing basic house reno' stuff my lifestyle suited him perfectly.
I'm lined up to "foster to adopt" bluey on tuesday afternoon. They want him to live in his new home, gain some more weight, then he has to be returned for his teeth clean. I'm hoping to get his "green collar" asap so we can ditch the muzzle in public. Once he passes his green collar i only have to pay $100 to adopt him.
He comes with collars, leads, beds, bowls, food, and a bunch of other stuff.