Jack The Honey is looking for a retirement home - could it be with you? :)

By Fatima |

Monday, June 16, 2014

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Jack and his mate Toots The Bichon Friese ( you can click on each photo to see full size)

 Look at this smiley face? :) ? This is 3 years old Jack (Ritza Jack), a recently retired middle distance racer who is now looking for a loving retirement home.

Jack is being homed privately by his trainer Brendan Cole and his foster carer Danielle Irving,  who have asked us to assist in finding a good, responsible and loving home for this special boy; we are happy to feature this amazing dog on our blog and help him find a wonderful retirement home he deserves. This impressive dog has had only 32 starts in middle distance races, he won 10 of them and placed in another 9 - amazing athlete with best of temperament.

Jack was imported from Australia by his trainer (who told me he was very expensive, but worth every penny as he was just precious), and he raced in New Zealand with great success. His trainer loved Jack dearly and told me that while on the track, no dog could catch Ritza Jack :)
Sadly, Jack's stellar racing career was cut short by an accident where he got a cut on his head. His trainer had this fixed by the best greyhound vets in NZ, with no expense spared -  scars are well healed and this causes Jack no trouble at all (although, according to his foster carer, he can be a bit 'head shy' at times). Jack is handsome even with his scars  - a lovely, quiet , clean and very cuddly doggie.

Jack is a big 37kg boy - he has been already neutered and is ready for his new life as a pet.

His foster carer Danielle says: 
Jack is precious, soft, cuddly , a honey of a dog. He loves loves loves his bed and can sleep for hours -a true couch potato! He adores his cuddles and is exceptionally affectionate. He is very people-focused and will choose to be with you whenever he can - at the same time, he is perfectly fine being left alone at home, so would be great for people who go to work and need a dog who will be happy to be alone at home during the day. He loves his food, is not fussy at all, and would do anything for treats.
Jack is also crate-trained and toilet trained - very clean and polite dog, it took no time to toilet train him.

Although a perfect gentleman who is in love with his bed, Jack has his very playful puppy moments sometimes, and loves playing with other dogs. :) Jack has been socialized with dogs of all breeds and sizes out and about, and currently shares his foster home with a few other greyhounds and a small white Bichon Friese. Jack would find cats a bit too much of a temptation to live with (so homes with no cats please). He is interested in cats out and about but can easily be corrected to leave them and walk on.
He already recalls to me and would be an offleash dog in time and with recall training by his new owners. Jack is very responsive and attuned to his person(s). 

(click to see full size)

Jack comes across as little shy and unsure of himself around new people as he is naturally very soft dog, however this is getting better every day and now he is only shy for about 5 mins before he will come to you for a pat. He prefers quiet people and , being a softie that he is, gets a little worried if you raise your voice.  He is fine with my three kids but I think he would like a quieter house than this one.  He is totally in love with me now and will bond very well to his new owner, he seems to be more confident around women than men but that could be because women are softer spoken.  

Jack's scars are all healed up and I think he is a handsome boy even with them  -I call him my Black Beauty!  Jack is a soft beautiful soul that deserves a first class home.  It will be a hard job to give him up - he has stolen my heart.  I would like a  nice quiet home for Jack, a home where he will be given time to grow in confidence, and given loads of reassurance.  Older children or quiet ones are preferable, maybe an older couple, definitely a quiet and relaxed household.  
We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be interested in Jack- but of course his trainer will consider any good and responsible home for him.  We will be more than happy to help with settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need.

Jack will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and registered.
He will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :)

If you would like to know more about Jack, please contact us on nightravegreys@gmail.com, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Jack :)

Jack's racing history is here:
http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=24385

And of course, some more photos of the beautiful boy (you can click on photos to see full size)

Beautiful Blitzy (Thrilling Blitz) is looking for his retirement home - could it be with you?

By Fatima |

Friday, June 6, 2014

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Isn't he just gorgeous? This is 4 years old Blitzy (Thrilling Blitz), a recently retired middle distance racer  who is now looking for a loving retirement home.
Blitzy is being homed privately by his trainer Kathy Wilson and his foster carer Danielle Irving,  who have asked us to assist in  finding a good, responsible and loving home for this special boy; we are happy to feature this amazing dog on our blog and help him find a wonderful retirement home he deserves. This is not your average greyhound - this stunning dog has had 96 starts in mostly middle distance races, for stakes of almost $60,000 - amazing athlete with best of temperament.

His foster carer Danielle says:

Blitzy is very cute, very well behaved, and a very loving, soft doggie. He is very clever, clean (it took no time at all to toilet train him), and a perfect gentleman at all times. He loves his cuddles  and his walks, and walks beautifully on a lead.
 Needless to say - Blitzy is very good looking, sleek and smooth, with lovely coloring and freckles (he looks like a Dalmatian cross!) and gorgeous brown eyes. He is about 31kg, neutered male, 4 years old.
Blitzy is perfectly fine being left alone at home for extended periods of time, so he is suitable for busy people who go to work etc.

Cuddle monster :)

Blitzy is very keen to learn as well as very motivated by treats and praise so will be easy to train.  He loves his food, is not fussy at all, and would do anything for treats.
He is lovely and soft with kids - in fact I think a home with some school age kids would be nice for him , as he would have someone to play with when the family are back home from work and school.
Blitzy has been socialized with dogs of all breeds and sizes, and currently shares a foster hoem with a few other greyhounds and a small white Bichon Friese. Blitzy would find cats a bit too much of a temptation to live with (so homes with no cats please) , however, he is not too bothered with cats out and about and can easily be corrected.

Blitzy would not take long to settle in with his new family as he is an independent and confident dog. Blitzy is also crate-trained.

Blitzy was beautifully bred from top lines of racing dogs (his sire is Australian greyhound Brett Lee), and he was dearly loved by his trainers and handlers during his racing career.  As a result, he is extremely friendly and  loves all people, as well as car trips as they remind him of going to the races :)

We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be interested in Blitzy - but of course his trainer will consider any good and responsible home for him.  We will be more than happy to help with settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need.

Blitzy will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and registered.
He will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :)

If you would like to know more about Blitzy, please contact us on nightravegreys@gmail.com, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Blitzy :)

Blitzy's racing history is here:
http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=22740

And of course, some more photos of the pretty boy (you can click on photos to see full size)