Say Hello To Shy! Say Goodbye To Alli!

Okay, wacky name, nice dog :-)
Shy found his way back into foster care after the family dynamics changed significantly at his former home and he was returned through no fault of his own.

Shy's full name is Shytown Hustle (Chi-Town was apparently unavailable, or so one would assume), so there's where the funky name came from. The good news is that Shy is nothing like his name. Happy and curious would be good places to start to describe him. This handsome fellow (mostly white, w/ brown ears) is 5-yrs-old and is currently shrugging off his displacement with good cheer. Shy is ready to walk into your home right now. He could stand to gain a few pounds - he lost some weight during the changes to the family environment in his former home - other than that, he's fully acclimated to home life. We've only had him for a short time, but we can tell he's going to make someone or some family a super pet. Call Denise and get your application in quickly if you're interested, 'cuz he won't last long here in foster care. Oh, he's small animal friendly, by the way!

And while we're welcoming Shy into our home, we'll also take a minute to say goodbye to Alli, who got adopted last week! Alli will be living in Virginia and will no doubt be impressing eveyrone she meets with her good-natured personality. Here's Alli cooling off on the top step of our pool after running some laps around the yard. She ordered a margarita soon after :-)     Bye, Alli! Much love to you, little girl!

                                                     

                                                                                                                       

More Alli pics and an update

Thought we'd update Alli's progress for those following along at home. She continues to do very well in adjusting to a home environment. As noted in our original post, we've not crated her at all since she's been here. Although she does have a few moments of mischief - which usually involve shredding plastic grocery bags or the occasional newspaper - those moments can be avoided by keeping items of temptation behind closed doors.
Alli has done steps and has no problems with them. She also has no problems with going potty while leashed, so potential adopters without fenced-in yards whom rely on walks to provide bathroom breaks will have no issues.
We did try a bit of cat-testing, but the results were inconclusive. She was highly interested, but the cat didn't want to stick around long enough (and who could blame him!) for us to see if she'd be aggressive.
Alli is a total sweetheart and she's ready to walk out the door right now and settle into home life. She does not mind crowds or loud noises at all. We walked her around a parking lot in the aftermath of a local high school football game, with car horns blaring and kids shouting and booming their stereos, and she wasn't bothered one bit by the crowd or the noise.
As you can tell by some of the pics, Alli enjoys her rawhides/chewies! Adopters should plan to have several types of chewables on hand for her arrival, as this will cut down on her looking for plastic/paper items to shred.
Please give Denise a shout if you'd like to meet this very happy and engaging little hound with the beautiful brindle markings.

Alli, she's a bookworm!

That brindle cutie you see there is Alli! Alli is a very happy 3 yr-old female who weighs in at 55lbs, give or take a pound. Alli, despite being a tail-wagging dynamo, is generally on the quiet side. She's very laid-back and happy. Alli has spent no time in a crate since she's been here the past week, so we are obviously very comfortable with her roaming around with minimal supervision. She gets along well with her foster brother, Coastal, and has gotten along splendidly with the other canines she's met. Alli has not been cat-tested yet, but we suspect she'd be okay with the kitties. Alli enjoys leashed walks and is about 99% housebroken at this point.
Alli does have a mischievous side, as she likes to chew up paper items. She's gotten a hold of a couple of old paperbacks that were scattered around the house and made short work of them! She's apparently telling future adopters to get on board the technology express and do your reading on the Kindle/tablet of your choice :-)
Potential adopters will need to keep an eye on their books and wastebaskets until the little bookworm learns the house rules. Alli has not done steps yet, but we're sure she'll do fine when we test her out later this week.
Anyhow, she's a charmer and she's sure to go quickly, so if you're looking for a smaller, female hound with beautiful brindle markings get your application in now.

Ollie's Waiting Patiently, Has Some New Pics

Ollie is enjoying all this nice early Spring weather here in PA, but here sure would like to enjoy some fine weather in his new forever home, wherever that may be. But seeing how he's an easygoing, unflappable sort of guy, he's patient to wait while y'all check out his new pics and marvel at his awesomeness!
Ollie is fully acclimated to home life, is a super hound and is ready to walk out the door and into your home (and heart) right now. He's gonna make some lucky family thankful they grabbed him while he was available. Call Denise to schedule a visit with this handsome, easygoing hound.

Ollie Is Ready To Go

So Ollie's been here for a few weeks - he's the brindle chilling out in the above pic - and what have we learned? Well, he's pretty much the same dog now that he was when he got here; which is to say that he's a super dog and is 100% ready to find his forever home. You're not going to find an easier greyhound to bring into your house than Ollie. He knows how to do everything and will acclimate into new surrounding with ease. Adopters will not have to worry with the typical learning curve that most newly-retired hounds go through. He's been there, done that, and has the t-shirt to prove it! Ollie will fit into just about any home situation or activity level save for one: homes with cats or other small animals (little dogs included) will not work. Ollie is not reliably small animal safe, so those with kitties and whatnot will have to look elsewhere. I can't stress enough how nice this hound is. Give Denise a call to schedule a visit with this handsome, easygoing boy.

Ollie

Handsome brindle boy, Ollie, has been returned to us. If you've ever read any of Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events books, then you can sympathize with poor Ollie. Due to some unlucky and unfortunate timing, a series of events was launched which ultimately landed Ollie back with us. We will not put the specifics on display for everyone to gawk at. Interference from outside entities forced what we feel was an unwarranted eviction of Ollie from his former family. Suffice to say that either Denise or myself will give details to any potential adopters on the craziness that implemented Ollie's return.
On to more pleasant surroundings:

Ollie is a happy, well-behaved, brindle boy. He's completely housebroken, loves going on walks and generally gets along well with most larger dogs. He's gentle, quiet, and he's very fond of cockroaching and variations thereof!
Ollie is ready to go. He was in his former home since last Summer, so he's acclimated to home life, is current on all his shots and is ready to walk out the door right now. Ollie is tall, skinny (weighing between75/80lbs), very athletic and will surely make a super companion for his adopters. Call Denise to schedule a visit.

Duke Adopted!

Sir Duke and his happy-go-lucky personality will now be residing in the Bethesda/D.C. area with his new family after a whirlwind foster experience. Duke is great little hound and should fit in nicely in his new forever home. Good luck, Duke!