Hounds For Adoption

Walker (WK By Pass) was returned earlier in the year for not getting along with the new baby in the family. This is the second time for Walker getting returned, so we’re dedicated to make the next family his perfect match.

Walker is cat and small dog safe and previously lived as an only dog, though he gets along with the calmer greyhound in his foster home. Walker will be turning 10 in January and just had a dental cleaning. He lost some teeth and will most likely need another dental next year and will unfortunately lose more.

Walker’s ideal home would be one with no kids - no kids living there, no chance of having kids live there, and no kids visiting. Walker is very stressed by children, regardless of age. He also has some resource guarding tendencies, so he should not be allowed on couches or human beds and have his own area to retreat to when needed. Walker does now currently have a two time bite history, and the family needs to know that and take that into consideration when inquiring about Walker. This is why we will be extra diligent in his placement. Please PM us for more details.

Walker has excellent leash and house manners. He loves to sleep, take short and slow walks, he does not counter surf and is 100% potty trained. He does sometimes prefer to go potty on the leash because it is what he’s used to. Walker does not need a yard that is fenced in, but cannot be let off leash at all without one.

Walker is available for adoption in CT and surrounding New England states.

Foster Isabella (Izzy as her foster parents call her), the dark brindle, loves to play with her foster sister, Charlotte!

Izzy just turned one year old on Tuesday and will be spayed on Monday. She will then will be looking for her forever home! This forever home would include another playful, confident, and patient greyhound and ideally a fenced in yard. Her new parents would need to understand that she is very shy outside the home and they need to work on her confidence. This is essential. She has the ability to be an outgoing girl, but she needs to be pushed outside her comfort zone.

Izzy is 1000% a puppy - she chews on everything, she can’t be trusted out of your sight, she needs leash and house manners and she LOVES to play with toys. She is learning to sleep through the night in her crate, but needs to continue this training. She loves to stalk and play attack her housemates in the yard and zoomie to her heart’s content!

Izzy is available for adoption in CT. We will not know if she is adoptable outside the state until Tuesday after her fecal and heartworm tests are complete. We will not adopt Izzy to a home without another confident greyhound to show her the ropes. She would not do well as an only dog and she should be cat workable (but hasn’t been officially tested).

Isabella is looking for a forever home with another greyhound. She is initially shy, but warms up in the home. She will need some work with gaining confidence outside the home and around loud noises, so her most ideal home would be in a quiet neighborhood, not a city.

Foster Maker is also doing exceptional in his foster home!! Our big, black, handsome hound is clearly doing wonderful with the tiny (Chinese Crested) dogs in his foster home and he is expected to be cat safe.

Maker is a fairly calm 2 year old who never raced. He is improperly tattooed, so he was never registered. Maker is learning crate training and is working on potty training in the house. He is being solely leash walked and gets a little distracted while out and forgets to poop, so his foster mom is working hard on that. He is doing wonderful with leash walking training and responds to correction well. He is still unsure about a lot of new things in and out of the house, but that will come with time.

At this point, we feel he needs another dog in the home with him. He looks to the other hound in the house for direction often. Maker still needs to be fully vetted prior to adoption, so he is not currently available yet. Please send us any inquiries or submit an application to be considered.

Blinc (Pat C Blincin) has been doing great in his foster home so far! He is a super sweet boy who is very calm. He is also doing well with the 30lb dog in the house and even didn’t care about a pigeon a foot away from him. We were told he is likely not cat safe, but he may be. So he will be tested. At this time, we do not know if Blinc is ok as an only dog, but we will continue to evaluate him. He is not available for adoption yet as he still needs to be neutered.

He is an almost 5 year old retired racer. He had a phenomenal racer career and ended as an AA racer. Bling is said to not be cat safe, but we will test to be sure and also see how he does around small dogs. We are not sure how he would do as an only dog, but we will also be testing that. Bling will need to be neutered and have his teeth cleaned prior to adoption, so he is not available at this time.