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Join us here as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Donna

This family knew which dog was of interest to them before they came. But, they had a couple of other things to take into consideration when they were making their decision — namely … their cat and their two year old Coonhound named Goose. We couldn’t do much to find out about how our dog would do with the cat at the kennel, but we could definitely see how Goose would do with her. Even though he was quite a bit younger than our girl, he seemed to understand what she needed and wanted and they got along very nicely. So, our pretty Irish girl, Donna (nka Aoife – pronounced ee-fah), found her new home and gained two new furry buddies.

Ben

This couple did their research and knew exactly what dog they wanted when they set up their appointment. They had gone on the Brightwater walks and had a greyt opportunity to see quite a few of the dogs in action and also walk some of them. They felt a connection to and fell in love with our sweet Australian boy, Ben, and it was obvious he felt the same way when they came to pick him up!!! 

Stitch

This woman has had quite a few of our Greyhounds through the years. She recently lost one of them and her remaining Lurcher, Letty (fka Velvet), was really having a hard time being alone so it was definitely time to add another family member. When we brought out this striking black boy, we told the lady that this guy was a little on the shy side and might take a few minutes to get his bearings, but, as it frequently happens, he made a liar out of us. He recognized that she was his new mom right away and stayed very focused on her throughout the introduction!! Now, that is how a dog gets adopted!! I don’t know who taught Stitch the ropes, but they did an excellent job!!! 

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GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

George

When this Lady gave us a description of the dog she would like to get, the first thing she said was that she wanted a “goofy” dog. We immediately knew which dog would be going home with her! We did show her a few different options, but she fell in love with our goofiest guy — a darling black guy from Australia named George!! 

Breanna 

This couple was looking for a girl and, even though we didn’t have a lot of girls, we sure had some special ones for them to meet. And, just for fun, we also showed them a few boys. They had narrowed their choices down to two girls and one boy, but after time in the yard, it was down to just the two girls. Really, it was almost impossible for any of the dogs to compete with this dog — she had the softest bunny fur we have encountered in quite a while (with the exception of her sister’s whose fur was just a touch softer). The couple left with Breanna and my guess is that they haven’t stopped patting her yet!! 

Crystal

When someone comes in with 2 small dogs, Italian Greyhounds in this case, we know that we are going to be showing quite a few dogs in order to find the “small dog friendly” ones. That is exactly what happened and, in all the dogs we showed, we only came across 2 that we felt were solid possibilities. And, truthfully, one of them screened herself out because she was just a little too interested in the Iggies when we went outside. With all that being said, this couple really lucked out because they ended up with a dog that was a big time “kennel favorite”. This wonderful fawn girl from Australia was incredibly gentle with the small dogs and, in fact, most of the time she didn’t even pay any attention to them. Crystal, nka Lily, will be a greyt addition to the family!!! 

Buster

This couple has been through a lot in the last couple of months. They moved here from Chicago and shortly thereafter had to send their Greyhound to the Bridge (he had lung cancer for a long time). Hopefully, the stress and sadness of the last couple of months is behind them and they can go forward with their new family member — that very handsome black boy from Ireland, Buster!! 

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Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

Kai

This couple came from all the way from Vancouver Island to adopt one of our dogs! They needed a dog that could get along with their older cat and, for once, we actually had a few dogs for them to meet. After meeting every one of our “cat friendly” dogs and playing with several of them in the yard and the adoption center, they decided on our darling puppy from Hawaii. The truth is that it would have been almost impossible not to fall in love with Kai after watching him play with his squeaky ball in the adoption center!! 

Sally

This couple came to adopt their first Greyhound. They had been here the day before but they just couldn’t decide between two of our beautiful girls so they had to go home and discuss things. Thankfully, they were able to come to an agreement and they came to pick up their new family member. I’m not sure who was more excited, the couple or our black Irish girl (who looks a little like a black lab !). All I know is that Sally couldn’t wait to get out of the door and on her way to her new home. 

Heidi

When most of our dogs are adopted, people come in, meet them, take them home and off they go. But for some of our dogs, to have the best results, the potential owners have to do some work before they adopt their dog. This man has done turnout for quite a while and he fell for a pretty fawn and white girl from South Korea. He knew that there were some issues that she needed to work on and he needed to know how to work on them with her so he initiated some “pre-training” sessions with our resident trainer. When he and the trainer felt that the dog was ready to go home, they decided to continue training sessions as soon as he got home. All that work paid off for both him and Miss Heidi and she is now living happily in her new home — Hooray for her and her new dad (and thanks to our trainer for all her help!)!

Loo-Loo

It seems like we have a lot of different types of dogs right now and most people come in looking for one type or another. However, this couple was open to meeting all shapes and sizes of dogs and we were happy to introduce them to a few. It actually didn’t take them long to narrow their choices down to 2 dogs, but it did take a while to make the final decision. The gorgeous brindle girl that they chose did a greyt job of trying to let them know that she had made her choice, but it took the couple a little while to understand what she was doing. When the “lightbulb” went on, they realized that our Lurcher from the mid-west , Loo-Loo, had to be their new family member.

April

This couple has a two year old female Doberman, named Petra, that was definitely in need of a playmate. We weren’t quite sure what our dogs were going to think about a dobie, and we got some interesting reactions. A couple of our dogs let it be known quickly that they were not going to do well, but, luckily, we had a couple of girls that thought it would be fun to play with Petra. Actually, Petra and April hit it off immediately and had so much fun playing together that we knew quickly she would be heading north with her new family!!

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Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide

Join us here as Regional Vice President Kathy Kreyling shares stories from the Adoption Center. Check out our Available Dogs to see who’s still waiting for their forever home.

AJ

The dog that was adopted has had a long journey to her new home. She came to us with a broken leg and after numerous attempts to save the leg, we finally had to amputate it. Since that day, we met a new dog that was happy, carefree and bouncy. She has been able to enjoy being a dog and romping all over everywhere. And, now she has found her new family that includes a mom, dad & furry brother, August (fka Ponce). Now our sweet little brindle girl, AJ, has a whole family to love her and a big yard to play in — I don’t think she could have asked for more!!! 

Jack

Our dogs are very resilient, but sometimes we come across one that has been through more changes than it can handle. The boy that got adopted was the victim of a divorce. They brought him to us and he has had a hard time with kennel life. He just looked so sad while he was with us. That just changed!! When he met his new family, he perked up almost immediately and acted like he knew they were his. He got a new mom, dad and fur brother and reports have it that he immediately felt at home. Just a couple of hours after he got home, Jack was playing with toys and romping around — it is so much fun to think of him that way!!! 

Duke

For those of you who have experienced Separation Anxiety with your dogs, you will be able to identify with this man. He got a dog from us about a year ago, Willow fka Keota, and since he got her, even though he has tried numerous things, he has not been able to leave her alone. Recently, he decided to try adding another dog and we introduced him and Willow to a couple of our gorgeous fawn boys. The guy with whom she had the best connection has been with us for quite a while and we thought him to be a little shy and lacking self-confidence. Interestingly, when he was with Willow, those characteristics were much less visible. Willow was enjoying her new brother so much she hardly realized when her dad left and the man was actually able to go out for a cup of coffee without worrying about his dog!!! Duke (nka Albert/Bertie for short) has been a wonderful addition to this home and is already much loved and appreciated!!! 

Keeley

Every once in a while we get a dog that barely makes it in the door before it heads back out again. That’s what happened this week. When we let people know we had this dog, we got lots of interest and the first people that responded couldn’t get in the car to come get her fast enough — they were so excited. They have had quite a few of our dogs and one of their current dogs is a 2 year old black AKC male that could almost be a twin for our little 4 month old black AKC girl. We think that Keeley is going to be very busy playing with her new friends and keeping her dads hopping!!! 

Doris

This couple adopted one of our dogs, Beige (nka Eames), about a year ago and he has had some difficulty with separation anxiety. They have been working with our trainer and have made progress but they finally decided it was time to try adding another dog. They completely lucked out because they contacted me right after a beautiful fawn girl was returned so they were first in line for her. She’s not only beautiful, she has a personality to match which meant that she appealed to practically everyone! I can’t tell you how many people have been interested in adopting her but I had to tell them to get in line. It’s fortunate that this family realized what a gem they found before it was too late and they decided that Doris was the one for them!! 

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Available Dogs.

GPI’s Adoption Guide