After living in our new house for a few years, we were missing the love of a dog. We wanted to adopt a dog, so we did some research and greyhounds seemed to match our lifestyle perfectly. After following Greyhound Adoptions WA (GAWA) on Facebook we fell completely in love with greyhounds and soon signed up to foster.
Our foster Ben came to us at the start of 2019, before the word COVID had entered the world’s vocabulary. Ben was as a shy boy that was scared to get out of the car and come inside our house! After a few weeks he settled in and his personality started to shine through, we loved him more and more everyday!
As COVID started to ramp up all over the world, there was high demand for people wanting to adopt dogs. I received a call from GAWA asking me about Ben’s personality and what kind of family he would suit. The only answer was our family!
We officially adopted Ben on his fourth birthday.
During the early days of COVID, my partner’s work hours were heavily reduced and I was working in a hospital. The outside world felt very scary and stressful. Ben was a shining light in our lives, our own therapy dog. He helped us in so many ways and at the same time we were helping him get use to his new world.
Adopting a greyhound has changed our lives for the better, in every single aspect. If you are thinking about fostering or adopting, do it!
A huge thank you to Loz for sharing your “Success Story” with Greyhound Adoptions WA.