Reggie
Sophie has done a great video of Reggie.
Reggie has been on a foster stay.
Summary foster report for Reggie
I recently had the pleasure of looking after Reggie in my home alongside my two greyhounds. I was initially apprehensive given that this little boy had never lived outside the kennel environment before. But what an amazing boy he is. Reggie is a smaller than average greyhound who is naturally sensitive to and currently a bit unsure of himself. This manifests in separation anxiety and he desperately needs a person or family who are around most of the time while he works on building his confidence to be left alone for short periods.
Other than this, Reggie is quite simply, amazing.
He is a really clever boy who picks up ‘commands’ with extraordinary speed. He learned ‘sit’, ‘down’, ‘stay’, ‘on your bed’ almost immediately. On the first night, he was extremely interested in joining in my dinner time! I put him back on his bed and told him what a good boy he was 12 times before he stayed put. Fast forward 3 days and he simply stayed on his bed while I ate my food.
Reggie mastered stairs immediately and could easily live in a flat.
He is a dream to walk, and is a total lightweight on the lead. He is not that interested in other dogs and happy to walk by them without any problems. He is more switched on when it comes to foxes, but being a lightweight, nothing that cannot be managed with a ‘good boy’ and a sausage. He only pulls when he is anxious – avoid busy times (rush hour etc) and there are no issues.
Reggie adores his food. He happily ate treats alongside my 2 greyhounds, but would need to be fed his meals separately, which to be fair, is good practice for all dogs who are not used to doing otherwise. If this advice is not followed, at least initially, he will develop issues around resource guarding with food, because he has never known any different and is scared he will miss out on his share.
He sleeps through the night. He is quiet, and rarely barks unless he is left alone. After a day or two, he was happy to be in a different room to me as long as he knew I was around and he could ‘check in’ from time to time, even choosing to sleep in the living room with my boy greyhound, rather than in my bedroom, although all doors were open to him.
Reggie ADORES squeaky toys and will entertain himself for ages with these – just keep an eye on him as he is REGGIE THE DESTROYER with his toys and I am missing multiple ‘ears and arms’ from doggy soft toys! That said, he was completely disinterested in chewing other things that did not belong to him. I had ‘puppy proofed’ my home to keep him safe, but soon realised he was not going to eat the remote control of steal my socks! Your soft furnishings etc are safe with this little guy.
Reggie would suit an owner or owners who are gentle, kind, patient and will tell him 100 x a day what a good boy he is. He would not suit owners who shout, believe in any form of negative training or get cross. He deserves better than that. I would not advise adopting Reggie if you have small excitable children either in the home or visiting as he is a shy boy who has not experienced much of the outside world and as such, sudden noises and movements can be scary – although I am confident this will improve 100% with time.
In summary, this boy stole my heart. He is without doubt one of the easiest rescue dogs I have ever had, and if it wasn’t for the separation anxiety which I am confident will improve with time, and having to leave the house for work or to walk my other dogs (I am not physically able to manage 3 large dogs – but if you can – he walks beautifully with other greyhounds) I would adopt Reggie in a heartbeat. When his stay with me ended, I cried buckets. I miss him terribly and this won’t end until I hear that he is in a home with a person or people who can spoil him rotten, as he deserves. If you give Reggie time, patience, understanding and love, you will be rewarded with the companion of a lifetime. Good luck Reggie Roo – we miss you so much.