Willow was Goldie

Goldie is a smasher! She’s very pretty and also very friendly and inquisitive. She enjoyed meeting different sizes of dogs when out and also watched the kids playing football! She is very well behaved and likes to meet people. She will be 2 years old in April so still very much a youngster so will enjoy going out on adventures. Please do not get distracted by how pretty she is – she will be harder work to settle in, than an older dog, so you need to be prepared for the extra work.  We can explain how to do this (by staying calm and confident) – then you will have a fabulous, sassy young lady to have fun with.

• Young greyhounds are different to regular rescued ex racer greyhounds.  They have little life experience and have spent a lot of time just existing in their kennel.   They may freeze of walks, not understand what you expect of them or just be a little dazed and confused at their new life.  How they will behave will be a direct reflection of how their owners are with them – if you are confident – they will take confidence from you.  If you stress – you will just add to their current stress levels and make things 10xs worse.
• You will have to manage any situations that will arise and teach your young greyhound how to function in his new life.  Please do not expect him or her to just know what to do.
• We can only assess the dogs with our volunteers – they may react differently with you. But if you stay calm, keep confident and jolly your new dog along you will be fine.
• If you are not prepared to put the extra work in – if needed – please consider adopting a greyhound who is 3 years or older – as they will be more confident.  We really do not want this dog to be returned because you don’t want to put the effort into helping him or her settle.