Italian Greyhound Place
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Baby and King
Baby and King – Four and five-year-old Italian Greyhounds in PA
Foster with Intent to Adopt Pending
Baby and King are a bonded pair of Italian Greyhounds in need of a new home together. They were taken in by a compassionate, breed-experienced woman in order to improve their situation and ensure that their future would be happy and safe; with six dogs of her own, plus cats, she is not in a position to offer them a permanent home.
Baby is a four-year-old, fawn female who weighs about twelve pounds, while King, who is blue and white, is five-years-old and on a weight-reduction regimen – he currently weighs thirty-two pounds. King had lab work done which included a thyroid panel and all results are normal – he does not have hypothyroidism. With the continuation of a good diet and exercise, he should continue to slim down.
The following requests have been made for Baby and King’s new home:
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No children – although not aggressive, King was jealous of the baby in his previous home
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A fenced yard – must be six-foot high
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Italian Greyhound experience
And, of course, lots of love!
These two Italian Greyhounds are doing exceptionally well in their temporary home and are great dogs. The woman caring for them is continually impressed with how well they are acclimating and “coming out of their shells.”
Baby, now also called Lulu, and King, now also King Charles and Charlie, are house trained to potty outside, with Fawn also being trained to use doggy training pads and King using them if he “has to.” They are accident-free in their current home.
Although not crate trained, Baby and King, when left alone, do fine in a gated area of the kitchen; they are doing great on-leash and love to go for walks (King was taken jogging and also enjoyed that); are currently living with other dogs and do great with them – Baby, especially, loves to play with them; and, after being introduced to the cats, are fine with them, although a bit uncertain of them!
Both Baby and King, who are fairly high-energy, are lovable and friendly; King does take some time to warm to people, but once he does, is very loving. Baby gives kisses and King will put his paws on your shoulders and give hugs.
Italian Greyhound Place always puts an emphasis on safety, but please be aware that King will try to exit doors and scale a fence. His tendency to dart out a door or attempt to get over a fence will be more pronounced when he is acclimating to a new home, but an adopter should not become complacent.
If you would like to consider sharing your home and love with these two, sweet Italian Greyhounds, please contact Italian Greyhound Place.
