Jake

Jake is a show greyhound – bred to prance about in a show ring and win prizes. He thinks he is superior to the racing greyhounds and also thinks he is like the supermodel of the greyhound world.

He is a fabulous dog – and very easy to look after.
He is quite a sensitive boy which doesn’t manifest if you are confident – he is  a normal regular dog in his foster home. His new owners will have to be confident around  him. He is a fabulous dog – he is super affectionate, very sweet, so well behaved, great with other dogs and really nice to walk.

He loves other dogs and can be left for 3-4 hours in the company of other dogs – we do not know how he would be being left on his own.  He really does need to be rehomed with another dog.

He cannot be rehomed with children.

He can and will open doors!

Jake is used to living in a home and is housetrained.  He takes to his sofa when it gets dark and you don’t get a peep out of him until the following morning – apart from a quick wee break.

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.