30/09/2024
On the 30th of September 2023 Sharyn very kindly brought Deef up to us for a meet and greet and possible adoption. He stayed.
That day changed our lives forever!
I admit the first month was stressful and if Sharyn hadnt put us in touch with Lesley Jolly then I doubt we would have Deef now.
Because I had only ever had small spaniels, I had a mindset that was tuned for small dogs and despite spending 6 months doing research on the breed and being a part of greyhound groups on FB I was still very much unprepared for owning one. However things started to change once we met Lesley and her gorgeous greyhound Daisy. I also didnt want to just "give up" and send Deef back.
12 months later and I cant imagine life without him. He has us in stitches every day! I loved my two little cavaliers, they were loving and adorable, BUT, so totally different to a greyhound!
Deef has learnt a lot over this last year but one thing he has taught himself recently is to burry a bone so well that we cant find it! I recently had my backyard landscaped and had a sand pit put in for him, he goes crazy in it, throwing sand all over the place, however when he buries his bone he is so neat about it we literally couldnt find where he had put it! He had the intelligence to dig a deep enough hole, drop the bone in it and then cover it up!
WE adopted Deef 3 weeks after my father passed. Dad was a lover of all animals and would have loved Deef. And I know, that once Deef was accustomed to going to dads nursing home he would loved visiting him too. It's one thing I regret not adopting sooner.
Anyway this is Deefs' first "Gotcha" day, Thank you to Sharyn Marshall and Noel Gibson for allowing me to adopt this gorgeous, happy, intelligent, silly, sooky, loving, num-skull of a dog!
