| STOP PRESS: Nellie was adopted
by her foster parents (failing fostering 101!) at
the end of October 2000. Nellie is 2. She was
too slow to race and has been in foster care in
North Abingdon since April. Before that she lived
with the trainer who originally bred her, in a
small village in Oxfordshire.
When she feels secure she is a very sweet,
funny and playful girl. She can sit, shake hands,
and do a "down", and gives licky
kisses. She enjoys sleeping upside down on sofas,
the odd game of near-fetch with toys, and having
a good sniff around her regular walks. She has
the unfortunate tendency to want to bark
playfully and race around the garden at 100mph
when you let her out for a wee at midnight!
Though normal greyhound size, she makes a good
lap dog (especially when it's cold!).
She is attending the Beginner Class at
Headington Dog Training and her adopters would be
expected to continue this. She has gained a
"Highly Commended" rosette for her
progress and is working towards her Canine Good
Citizen certificate.
She does not make a great fuss when her nails
are clipped or her teeth cleaned.
She is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and
tattooed, and in general good health.
She is a special needs dog because she is
quite nervous and easily stressed. She has made
great strides in foster care, but still needs a
home with extra patience and understanding. (Her
nervousness is not due to ill-treatment, but is
most likely due to genetic factors).
Ideally her new home would be near her foster
home, so that she could be gradually introduced
to her new family without being unduly stressed,
and so she would be able to continue to be
exercised in familiar areas.
Although she currently lives with fulltime
workers, a home where people are with her for at
least some of the day would be preferable, as she
is so young. She is initially nervous of other
dogs, especially outdoors, but when in familiar
surroundings with dogs she knows she does try to
play with them.
Full and extensive support will be given to
her adopters, and, as with every adoption, the
RGT will take her back into care if her adopters
do not feel able to look after her.
As you can see from the WebCam,
she spends most of her time, like the average
greyhound, asleep. She sleeps in the foster
parents' bedroom at night and we would suggest
her adopters do the same until she has the
confidence and independence to feel secure
elsewhere. (She doesn't snore!).
She comes with her own set of collars, a lead
(chain because she finds nylon and leather ones
irresistably chewy), a plastic muzzle (very
rarely needed but useful to stop her chewing
leads etc on occasion!), a coat and some toys.
To find out more, mail her foster parents mailto:nellie@gurk.demon.co.uk
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