Greyhound Pets of America/Nashville

Our Adoptable Greyhound List

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GPA/N relies exclusively upon Greyhound-savvy families to act as temporary "foster homes" for retired Greyhounds to help each hound make the transition to home life while awaiting adoption.

The foster family helps the Greyhound:

• Recuperate from spay/neuter surgery
• Learn appropriate house manners
• Learn what companion life has to offer!
• Explore all the new things a home has to offer: Most have never seen stairs, ceiling fans, mirrors, patio doors and other things we take for granted.

Every Greyhound :

• has been spayed or neutered
• has been AVID microchipped with a lifetime registration
• has had a dental cleaning
• is current on vaccinations
• is heartworm tested and placed on preventative
• is bathed and groomed
• is on a topical flea and tick preventative

GPA/Nashville's volunteers work closely with each prospective Greyhound adopter to match the adopter with a Greyhound whose personality and temperament is most ideally suited to the adopters home situation and expectations. Adopting from GPA/N starts by filling out an application and sending it (along with a $50 fee deposit) to our adoption coordinator.

Once an application is received, an adoption representative will then be in contact with you to schedule a home visit. On the home visit the volunteers will bring one or more available Greyhounds who are believed to be suitable adoption candidates for the home.

This procedure enables us to observe how the Greyhound will react to other animals in the home, as well as to observe interaction between the Greyhound and the adults and any children in the household.

If your application is approved and we agree on a Greyhound, an agreeable time for the adoption to be completed will be set. It is best to have a couple of days to help your new family member acclimate to his new environment.

Once you have adopted a Greyhound through from GPA Nashville, you become a member of our Greyhound family, and we are always available to answer questions and iron-out adjustment issues throughout the life of the Greyhound.

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We ask all potential adopters to read Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies by Lee Livingood and families with children are asked to read Child-Proofing Your Dog by Brian Kilcommons. Both books are available for purchase through GPA Nashville.