A dear friend of ours, who is retired had been accepted by Greyhound Rescue to take an ex racing bitch, which would be her fourth home. OH and I know how difficult being a fourth home is.
The dog had previously been owned by a couple who due to altered shift patterns, had to give her up, and she ended up in kennels for several months.
Our friend who has owned dogs before was delighted with her new girl, but found that taking her out at night into the garden was more difficult than she envisaged. Her home has no door directly into the garden, and the poor dog was having accidents inside the house. She also did not want to walk on lead, an issue which my son had with his last dog. Sadly the greyhound is being taken back by the Rescue service, as our friend realises that she just cannot cope.
Winter is a difficult time to take any animal on, but we are hoping that this lovely girl will get a forever home. I feel for our friend and also for the greyhound, it has rather coloured our week.