Post by lurcherlot on Jul 20, 2012 15:40:45 GMT -5
This is Zorro, a lovely 14 month old blue lurcher, currently being fostered by a vet in Brighton, E Sussex, and is looking for a home of his own.
This is what his fosterer says about him ……..
He is probably a greyhound/whippet cross. He is castrated, microchipped, has had his puppy vaccinations.
Zorro is an absolutely delightful dog!! He is very gentle, very intelligent, learns quickly, he is playful and loves chasing his ball. He is fantastic with people, great with children and is learning quickly to respect cats and leave them alone in the house (he'll chase them like most other dogs outside). He is a dog who needs loads of exercise! At the moment we're still building up muscle and stamina and I cannot give him the amount he really needs to be happy. Besides, he is at the moment in a small Brighton flat when he really needs a large property! Of course he'll be tired after a good run and a 1.5 - 2 hour walk but after his meal and a fairly short rest (not hours on end) he has recovered and he'll be up again and ready for the same! Ideally he'd love to have the equivalent of about 6 hours a day, for example a large property with a few acres to run around and still quite some exercise.
Zorro has now been with me for about 2 months. He is absolutely fine with other dogs as long as he is off the lead. He is sometimes still insecure around dogs, especially if we're meeting many in one spot or if a very boisterous young one wants to play with him all the time. Then he can get a bit growly and snappy and sometimes he gets instant diarrhoea (which is fine again the next time he's due to defecate) and his urine will get very diluted. These instances are getting less and less. He now also starts to play with other dogs and is also having a good time in a bigger pack!
When he is on the lead it's a completely different matter. The first time we met another dog on the lead it was very clear that his issues are fear based: he immediately started a very loud aggressive sounding fear-bite-barking while at the same time urinating profusely, loosing feces and jumping around on the lead trying to get away. The defecating and urinating out of fear has stopped, the bite-barking is sometimes getting less but often still very bad. I assume that he may have been attacked one day by one of his owner's dogs while he was on the lead and his 'aggression' stems from there.
If you think you could offer Zorro a home, please fill in our Pre-Adoption form here ...... www.greyhoundgap.com/homing-a-adoption/pre-adoption-questionnaire marked for the attention of Liz - all potential homes will be homechecked by GG.
This is what his fosterer says about him ……..
He is probably a greyhound/whippet cross. He is castrated, microchipped, has had his puppy vaccinations.
Zorro is an absolutely delightful dog!! He is very gentle, very intelligent, learns quickly, he is playful and loves chasing his ball. He is fantastic with people, great with children and is learning quickly to respect cats and leave them alone in the house (he'll chase them like most other dogs outside). He is a dog who needs loads of exercise! At the moment we're still building up muscle and stamina and I cannot give him the amount he really needs to be happy. Besides, he is at the moment in a small Brighton flat when he really needs a large property! Of course he'll be tired after a good run and a 1.5 - 2 hour walk but after his meal and a fairly short rest (not hours on end) he has recovered and he'll be up again and ready for the same! Ideally he'd love to have the equivalent of about 6 hours a day, for example a large property with a few acres to run around and still quite some exercise.
Zorro has now been with me for about 2 months. He is absolutely fine with other dogs as long as he is off the lead. He is sometimes still insecure around dogs, especially if we're meeting many in one spot or if a very boisterous young one wants to play with him all the time. Then he can get a bit growly and snappy and sometimes he gets instant diarrhoea (which is fine again the next time he's due to defecate) and his urine will get very diluted. These instances are getting less and less. He now also starts to play with other dogs and is also having a good time in a bigger pack!
When he is on the lead it's a completely different matter. The first time we met another dog on the lead it was very clear that his issues are fear based: he immediately started a very loud aggressive sounding fear-bite-barking while at the same time urinating profusely, loosing feces and jumping around on the lead trying to get away. The defecating and urinating out of fear has stopped, the bite-barking is sometimes getting less but often still very bad. I assume that he may have been attacked one day by one of his owner's dogs while he was on the lead and his 'aggression' stems from there.
If you think you could offer Zorro a home, please fill in our Pre-Adoption form here ...... www.greyhoundgap.com/homing-a-adoption/pre-adoption-questionnaire marked for the attention of Liz - all potential homes will be homechecked by GG.