Tamakin Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) TEDZER **UPDATED: 6TH APRIL 2013** Location: Foster home in Norfolk, UK. Key Points: Very very happy, loves life, friendly, playful, affectionate, good with dogs, home savvy, moderately active. Say hi to the Tedzer! He is a 3 year old greyhound boy who is looking for a loving family to call his own. Tedzer was originally bred to race, but never really got the point of all that racing business and managed to get himself banned from the track for goofing off! Still, Tedzer has never looked back, and has now come to Kerry Greyhounds UK to find his forever home. Tedzer is a striking black boy with a little white heart on his chest. At approx 26”, he is relatively small for a male greyhound and is very dainty in his features. His coat is now beautifully sleek and soft after some TLC and brushing sessions. ~ Personality ~ Generally: Super friendly, loving, playful, extremely cuddly, craves human contact, clever, interactive and engaging, bit cheeky!. Tedzer is a real clown of a dog and truly loves life. He always has a big grin on his face and always sees the bright side in things. Just being in his presence will brighten your mood, we promise! He can sometimes be a wee bit shy when he first meets new people, but give him just ten minutes and he is (quite literally!!) all over you. He is wonderfully playful and responsive to people, and this together with his love of food means he is extremely easy to train. This boy could very easily be the life of the party! Tedzer has been waiting for his forever home for 6 months now, and we can't quite believe he’s still with us. He is 100% delighted to dole out the love and we can't stress enough how amazing he is. Such a beautiful character. He is extremely affectionate and a real cuddly boy. He loves curling right up next to you and resting his head on your knee in the evenings. Tedzer definitely has a playful, cheeky streak too and loves to mess around and create a bit of harmless mischief. If you want a happy-go-lucky, supper cuddly hound who will love to love you while keeping you on your toes, Tedzer is your dog! ~ In the Home ~ Generally: Home savvy, housetrained, foodie, ok to be left with canine company, needs home with older kids and dogs for company. Tedzer has been in a foster home now for 5 months and is doing splendidly. He shares his foster home with 2 other dogs and loves them to bits. He is completely housetrained and ok to be left with the dogs for company for up to 4hrs. He’s a real goof and loves to play and zoom around, then promptly flop down on the grass for a snooze. Now that he’s discovered toys, he is hilarious to watch as he flings and pounces around the garden after them. Tedzer doesn’t countersurf but has a strange fetish for wool and knitting! He doesn’t destroy what he pinches, just carries it around and stores it on his bed for safekeeping. Though he loves kids, Tedzer would be best going to a home with kids older than 10 years as he can be a bit of a clumsy boy and may knock smaller kiddies flying by mistake. Tedzer is completely food obsessed and as such is very trainable. He will essentially turn inside-out for a tasty treat! He has learned to go to his bed when the humans are eating, and has great manners when he knows that gets him the reward in the end. ~ Other Animals ~ Generally: Generally very good with other dogs, still learning about smalls, playful. Tedzer sees the world around him as a great big circus. It is wonderful to see such joy when he knows its walkie time. He is very curious and keen to say hello to everyone, people, dogs, and even horses! He thinks its great fun to chase smaller critters though, and right now this can sometimes include small breeds of dog as he is still learning that dogs come in all sizes. When introduced slowly he is fine, however. Tedzer adores his foster siblings and is very happy to share his space with them. We feel he would be happiest with at least one other dog to share his forever home with as he can be fairly active and loves to play. He is excited but not bouncy in his greeting when meeting dogs for the first time, and loves to run around and play with dogs that understand his ‘tag’ game. Though playful and fun loving, Tedzer is still a greyhound and loves to lounge around and snooze. Initial introductions to small dogs must be taken carefully at first until Tedzer is more used to seeing them, as currently he is right on the line between knowing they are always dogs and thinking the odd one might be good fun to chase. Once he knows the small furry thing is definitely a dog, Tedzer is fine, and with time he will be fine with all dogs, he is just on the learning curve right now so needs a bit of care. He is not cat friendly. ~ Out and About ~ Generally: Walks well, inquisitive, good traveller, moderately active. Tedzer is an active, inquisitive fella who really wants to learn about the big wide world. He walks well on the lead and is a good traveller. He would be very happy in a fairly active home who would take him on nice long walks as well as give him some offlead time to play and frolic for the joy of it. Tedzer has great recall when he knows there’s yummy food on the menu! It is essential that he not be let offlead until a bond has formed and some recall work has been done with his new owners, but with a bit of time Tedzer is suitable to be let offlead in safe areas away from public transport and livestock. Tedzer walks well on the lead and travels good in the car. He doesn’t react when barked at by other dogs, and is unfazed by traffic. Tedzer will take every opportunity to say hi to everyone he meets along the way, he’s a super social boy. ~ Greyhounds as Pets ~ In general greyhounds are calm, mannerly dogs that are well used to being handled. They can fit very well in to a wide range of different lifestyles and usually adjust to the home life very quickly. Their soft, easy going nature often makes them ideal to live in a family with children, while their love of lazing around and low exercise requirements can make them perfect for the elderly. Greyhounds also don’t shed as much as other more popular dog breeds and this can make them suitable to live with allergy sufferers. ~ Where Am I? ~ Tedzer is currently in a foster home in Norfolk. He can be homed anywhere in the UK, but please note that you may be required to travel to our rescue to meet and collect him. ~ Want To Adopt Me? ~ Tedzer is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, de-flea'd and wormed and a homecheck will be required as part of the adoption procedure. If you are interested in adopting Tedzer, you can contact me (Tam) via email: [email protected], or speak directly to Bronwen by phoning: 075 000 62648. Emails are usually replied to within 24 hrs. There is an application form for adopting a Kerry Greyhound, and we will ask you to fill it in as the first step in the adoption process. To speed up this process, we recommend you do this before emailing/calling. You can find the form, as well as further information on our homing procedures, on the Adoption Page: http://s300889640.websitehome.co.uk/uk/adoption.html. Thank you. Tam KGUK Homing Volunteer ~~ KERRY GREYHOUNDS UK ~~ Kerry Greyhounds UK is a small voluntary organisation that is based in Norfolk, England. It focuses on rehoming unwanted Irish greyhounds and lurchers, as huge numbers are bred in Ireland each year and homes are few and far between. KGUK operates through a network of volunteers spaced over Ireland and the UK. We can look after approximately 30 dogs at any one time in both kennels and foster homes. Each dog is neutered, vaccinated, & microchipped before being adopted (unless stated otherwise). We assess the suitability of all home offers, and we have homed greyhounds in all corners of the UK. Our Website: http://www.kerrygreyhounds.co.uk If interested in one of our hounds, please visit our website’s Adoption Page: http://s300889640.websitehome.co.uk/uk/adoption.html for information and instructions on our homing procedures. Once you have filled in and returned the application form, we will then contact you via phone or email to discuss adopting one of our hounds in more detail. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. I (Tam) can be contacted through the following email: Email: [email protected] Emails are usually replied to within 24hrs. Thank you. Tam KGUK Homing Volunteer Edited April 19, 2013 by Tamakin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamakin Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 The gorgeous Tedzer is still looking for his forever home. If you are interested in adopting Tedzer, you can contact me (Tam) via email: [email protected], or speak directly to Bronwen by phoning: 075 000 62648. Emails are usually replied to within 24 hrs. There is an application form for adopting a Kerry Greyhound, and we will ask you to fill it in as the first step in the adoption process. To speed up this process, we recommend you do this before emailing/calling. You can find the form, as well as further information on our homing procedures, on the Adoption Page: http://s300889640.websitehome.co.uk/uk/adoption.html. Thank you. Tam KGUK Homing Volunteer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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