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Meet Opie

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This is Opie (Opala Bale). She’s the other dog we are fostering (with Magpie). She also happens to be the dog we are most likely to adopt.

She’s very interactive and likes cuddles, very social and seems fine with other dogs. Rocks likes her more than he does Magpie, he is much more tolerant of Opie. Walks very well on the lead.

Opie is quite small and has lots of bald patches, her thighs and tummy are quite bare. She’s a great eater and well behaved around the house; she’s just learned how to walk down stairs.

Opie’s main issue is that she had surgery for a dislocated right talus a couple of years ago. This was repaired with a pin through the bones into her heel bone, and a tension wire which was subsequently removed. However, despite the pin having clearly broken, no remedial action was taken to correct that. Consequently there a possibility that further surgery might be required, and even if that is not necessary there will likely be future issues with arthritis. She doesn’t seem to have any issues walking, although she happens to have a small corn on her right foot that bothers her sometimes.

Opie is a great looking and very well behaved dog with lots of character, really delightful.

Meet Magpie

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Magpie (Amuri Magic) is one of 2 foster dogs currently with us and Rocks.

She is pretty big for a female – probably bigger than Rocks, and quite interactive. She gets quite stressed when out walking, tends to be reactive to other dogs and particularly small active white dogs. Walks very poorly on the lead but is perfectly behaved around the house, and can run up and down stairs.

She’s not Rocks’ favorite dog, he’s growled at her a few times and she backs right off when he does this.

Not sure how long we’ll be looking after her, but she’s great company and fun to have around.

Here’s Lettie

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Lettie (Jinja Heart) is our latest foster, she’s been returned to GAP after about 6 months living with a family with children.

She’s smart, inquisitive, confident and fitted right into to home life with Raro immediately. She can be a bit vocal at times – unusual for a greyhound – but she seems to be calming down as there isn’t any one else barking around here.

She’s very interactive though still needs to make the transition to being more focused on what her humans want instead of being in her own world. I would imagine that after a few months in the right home her behaviour will have changed.

Walks well on the lead, great with other dogs and meeting people. Very well mannered and very trainable.

Unfortunately she seems to be very familiar with how couches work; she is happy to jump up and share a sofa with Raro if she feels like it. He’s very accommodating, but has no choice in the matter anyway.