RGT South Lakes, Cumbria Greyhound Rescue - Retired Greyhounds make great pets

GREYHOUND RESCUE
Fostering Greyhounds in the South Lake District, Cumbria

Lily
(now called Millie)

Lily arrived on Monday 30th January 2012
Went to her new home on Thursday 22nd March 2012

Lily's arrival and a brief history
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Lily is a beautiful black and white Greyhound who weighs 26.6k. She has a most unusual face in that one of her eye's has a 'marbled wall eye', therefore, one eye is dark as normal while the other has a white ring around it, which does not impede her sight as this is normal.
Lily having been re-homed for 5 months from an animal rescue centre in the county arrived back, and because we are a greyhound specific rescue we were asked if we could take her on and find her a forever home.
Lily was originally called Remi, but with her being fostered with Pat, her family who also has other greyhound called Remy her name was modified slightly to Lily to avoid confusion. She will also have Pat's whippet called Hendrix as a companion until she finds her forever home.

Lily's Diary

30th January 2012
This morning following a phone call a couple of nights ago from another animal rescue centre Pat drove to collect Remi (now called Lily) and bring her here so we could take photographs, check her details and worm and flea her as is normal practice. Once all completed off she went with Pat who will be fostering her until she finds her forever home.
2nd February 2012
This morning Pat took Lily to the vet for a check-up and her 1st inoculation because she came with no paperwork. She weighed 26.6k. The vet examined her, gave her the first inoculatin and confirmed her unusual eye, which we've not seen in a greyhound before is a 'marbled wall eye', that she can see fine and all is okay - its just a quirk she was born with. The sore round red mark on one of the pads on her back foot is where a corn has been removed and its become sore. The vet bandaged it so as to take pressure off the area and to allow it to heal properly. The vet also confirmed that she is indeed in season. She's in the second stage of her season, which

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Enjoying the snow
6th February 2012

normally lasts 10 days then she will go into her final stage, which again lasts for 10 days and is a very vulnerable time for her 'catching'. Once the final stage is over she can be spayed 8 weeks later.
3rd February 2012
This afternoon a family interested in Lily called with their terrier to meet her and take the two dogs for a walk to see how they got on. Lily took the terrier barking in her stride and apart from a small growl to put the terrier in it's place she ignored it, bless her. She is just so good, however, we got the feeling all was not well with the family and although nothing was said we felt it was Lily's eye that put them off.
8th February 2012
This afternoon Pat called in here so Lily could have a run and let off some steam in our small paddock - this she loved.
22nd February 2012
Lily went to the vet this morning for her 2nd inoculation and she weighed in at 27.2k.
24th February 2012
Pat called in this afternoon with Lily and Remy so they could have a run in our small paddock. They loved it and Stuart got some lovely pictures of them enjoying themselves.
3rd March 2012
Following the home check we did when Lily came with us she went to live there this afternoon. Pat did the re-home and stayed to offer advice and ensure all was okay. Lily will be living with a lady and her Chihauhau.
4th March 2012
Pat, who was fostering Lily and did the re-home yesterday received a phone call this morning asking her to go and collect Lily. Sadly the lady hadn't fully recovered the grief of loosing her other dog, and deep down when you take on a new dog it is best to listen to the advise offered by the fosterer, give the dogs time to settle and to refrain from choosing favourites - all are recipes for disaster.
Lily is therefore, now back with Pat being fostered and having had a stop-over!
9th March 2012
Pat called in today to give Remy, Hendrix and Lily a run in our small paddock, and as usual they came in the house and said hello to our greyhounds whilst we had a coffee.
22nd March 2012
This morning Lily went to her new home where we hope she will have a long and happy life with her new family, their cat and her kittens and the rabbit.
25th March 2012
Lily is settling in wonderfully with her new family and they adore her. She is now going to be called Millie because a dog who visits regularly and who will play with Lily is also called Lily, so Lily has become Millie!