Patch

The first thing you will notice about Patch is his beautiful blue colouring.

He is stunning, looks good in every colour and genuinely gets attention wherever he goes!

People always remark on his soft coat and gentle, friendly nature. Patch is extremely affectionate, full of personality and likes to play.  He is super cuddly and affectionate in his foster home.  Patch is very used to London life and can happily live in a busy location.  He currently lives with another dog but can live alone.

He loves attention – both the human and dog kind, big and small! He is 4 years old, has never raced and has relatively little experience of life. He has settled in well in his foster home. He is clean in the house and likes to cuddle up on the sofa in the evening with his foster parents.

Patch would like a loving, affectionate and patient forever home.

Patch has had an operation after he broke his foot so whoever offers him a home will need to continue with his rehabilitation.

 

Can you please think very carefully before adopting.   Dogs – even quiet greyhounds – are a huge responsibility and a lifestyle change.  If you have any health issues – please think very carefully and ensure you can look after the dog before applying.

It takes months before a dog will settle into your home and lifestyle – and you, as the human, must ensure it works.  We have become a very throw away society where it is easier to return a dog than to train a dog.  Most rescues are experiencing some people who just give up all too easily – as though they are just returning something to Amazon.

We are, of course, not talking about the genuine cases – where you may have an illness, lost your job or have to move to somewhere you cannot take the dog – we are talking about just giving up in the 1^st 6 months.

You may just think you are just returning the dog, and all is OK – but the disruption caused to that dog can be immense and can be very damaging for him.  The dog will have to go back into kennels (after being in a home) and a “returned” dog is a lot harder to rehome than other dogs.

Please also remember – we are all volunteers at KGR and we can only process so many applications in the time we have – if you give up and return your dog – someone else has missed out on having a dog because we spent our time on you.

We appreciate this sounds harsh – but for the sake of the dogs please think carefully.  We can and provide full back up to help settle your dog into your life – but you have to be up for the challenge and be 100% onboard to help your dog settle into your home and life.

Please remember the 3-3-3- rule

It is 3 days before it can even start to relax (so overnight disruption, using the rug as a toilet etc)  3 weeks before the dogs even realises it is staying so starts to learn your routine and 3 months before your dog starts to settle.