Sarah

Sarah is a smaller greyhound who is just 2 years old.  She has no racing record so she may not know too much about life and how to do much – but she is so placid and so sweet.  She loves everyone she meets – both humans and dogs – and her tail is always wagging!

Sarah is a young dog who knows nothing about life – so she needs her human family to show her what they expect of her and how to settle in.  She will greatly benefit from living with another dog – but she can be only dog so long as you have lots of patience and follow our guidance.

She is currently living in a foster home with other dogs. She is housetrained and used to being in a home.  Sarah’s favourite things are being on the sofa with her legs in the air and having cuddles from her family.  She also loves watching dogs on the television! She would ideally love a home where there is plenty of outside space for her to run around as she is a little nervous about going outside of her home boundary.

Sarah needs confident owners who will allow her to come around at her own pace.  She may go backwards when she is rehomed because she has lost the safety of her foster home but if you follow our guidance she will be fine.  You will need to back off her and let her come around in her own time – not force her to do anything and have low expectations of what she can do.  She may not want to go for a walk with you until she is fully bonded with you – but she will love to play with you in the garden.

We have a blog about the differences between older dogs and the young ones – please read it.

She is also cat workable if you follow our guidance on training cats and dogs.

If you have children, please read our section on children and hounds.

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.

Please also note you do need to be in a position to adopt before applying.  Once your home check is done, you need to collect your dog within 3 to 4 days.

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.  When people return a dog – they feel very guilty, so they create a lot of issues and extra work for our rescue.

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 1st 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 provide full backup 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. You cannot expect the dog to just move into your home and for you to put no effort into making the relationship work.

Please remember the 3-3-3- rule

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