ADOPT or FOSTER a greyhound
Apply
Apply online and a volunteer will come and meet with your family
Match
Our team will find the perfect greyhound match to suit your lifestyle
Meet
Come to Greyhound Rescue to meet your new family member
Trial
A two-week trial period ensures you’ve found your new BFF
ADOPT a greyhound
Our adoption process is designed to find the best match between hound and family so that everyone has the best chance at success! Adoptions are carefully matched on a case-by-case basis, with our experienced staff and volunteers evaluating the temperament of the greyhound and the needs of the adopters.
Once hounds are adopted, we provide ongoing support to ensure that our greyhounds are living their happily-ever-after; simply fill in an application form and one of our dedicated volunteer Application Coordinators will be in touch!
The adoption fee is $420 and includes vaccination, microchipping, and all hounds are flea, worm, and heartworm tested. This fee also includes our New Adopter Kit which contains a collar, leash, muzzle and loads of other goodies to help you get your new hound settled into the family.
FOSTER a Greyhound
Foster carers play an incredibly important role. As a foster carer with Greyhound Rescue you will be provided with ongoing support as you start a rescued hound on their journey to pet life. We have no set time on foster care, however the average placement is 3–6 months. Greyhound Rescue will pay all necessary vet bills. We ask that the foster carer provides food and flea/tick/worm medication.
Foster carers should be prepared to take on hounds with higher needs. We require carers who are willing and able to work with hounds that may be timid, have medical issues, or need further training in how they relate to other people and dogs.
If fostering isn’t right for your family, why not consider adopting a hound – we match hounds to homes on a case-by-case basis, with a two-week trial period to ensure a good fit – or perhaps sponsor a hound via our ‘Help A Hound’ program.
Vine swinging into the hearts of her furever family
Darling Vine headed off to live with her new family in May 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten months on, Vine has settled in beautifully and won some serious fans as the 10/10 best greyhound/homeschooling companion!
Raven makes simple, everyday moments a delight
Unlike his namesake – the ‘raven’, a dark and mysterious bird, often associated with bad luck and ill omens – Raven the greyhound (FKA Legend) has bought nothing but good vibes, happiness and love to his furever family!