Greyhound Adoption in Melbourne and Victoria
Greyhound Safety Net is an incorporated association, registered as a charity, dedicated to Greyhound adoption.
We help greyhounds who are no longer needed for whatever reason, whether they have finished their racing careers, finished their breeding years, or were never fast enough to make it to the racing track.
We invite you to look through our website for information about us, our dogs available for adoption, and how you might help a Greyhound move from kennel to couch.
We help greyhounds who are no longer needed for whatever reason, whether they have finished their racing careers, finished their breeding years, or were never fast enough to make it to the racing track.
We invite you to look through our website for information about us, our dogs available for adoption, and how you might help a Greyhound move from kennel to couch.
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These wonderful Greyhounds are looking for their "forever" home. Full details of the individual dogs can be found on our "Looking for Homes" page.
We have also added a section called "Retirees for Retirees", where dogs we consider suitable for older persons wanting someone special to share their lives with are listed.
We have also added a section called "Retirees for Retirees", where dogs we consider suitable for older persons wanting someone special to share their lives with are listed.
Black is the new "Must Have"
At long last, black is back in vogue. Fashionistas are raving about black as being the only colour to be seen with, citing black fits into any decor, looks great with any fashion and best of all a few black dog hairs are hardly noticeable.
All this is rather ironic for BLACK DOG POWER, the official group of Greyhounds fighting against discrimination against, and prejudice of, black dogs. Spokesdog Black Betty says that a fashion trend has done more for black dog rights than the group has been able to achieve. She quotes that, to date, while 50% of all Greyhounds are black, sadly they don’t make up 50% of those adopted. “For too long people have turned away from black dogs as being too plain or not pretty” says Black Betty. BLACK DOG POWER, whose motto is “I’m Black and I’m Proud” points out that no other coat colour is as shiny or as glossy as black.
Lucy, who had to wait several years before her chance at adoption, said despair amongst black dogs at kennels was rife. She describes her long wait as almost unbearable after seeing all the “prettier” dogs find homes. She points out that finding a home if you’re black is hard enough but if you have other disadvantages like age, health problems or even being male can make it almost impossible.
Lucky for them, this is changing, as black is now once again popular. Finally, everyone is starting to realise “BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL”.
Note: It is widely recognised amongst animal shelters world-wide that black dogs are the hardest animals to re-home. This tragic reality even has a name - Black Dog Syndrome. There is no logical reason for this, although theories include that black is harder to photograph, superstition that black dogs (and cats) brought bad luck in centuries past, that dogs in movies playing ‘villains’ are usually black, and that black dogs are more intimidating than other dogs. In reality, a dog’s colour has no affect on the dog’s temperament and personality, so when considering adopting a dog, please don’t discard the black greyhound on its colour, look beyond this and see the real dog inside the black coat.
This year Greyhound Safety Net has set itself a target - to find homes for 50 black greyhounds - that is 50% of the number of all dogs re-homed in the last year.
All this is rather ironic for BLACK DOG POWER, the official group of Greyhounds fighting against discrimination against, and prejudice of, black dogs. Spokesdog Black Betty says that a fashion trend has done more for black dog rights than the group has been able to achieve. She quotes that, to date, while 50% of all Greyhounds are black, sadly they don’t make up 50% of those adopted. “For too long people have turned away from black dogs as being too plain or not pretty” says Black Betty. BLACK DOG POWER, whose motto is “I’m Black and I’m Proud” points out that no other coat colour is as shiny or as glossy as black.
Lucy, who had to wait several years before her chance at adoption, said despair amongst black dogs at kennels was rife. She describes her long wait as almost unbearable after seeing all the “prettier” dogs find homes. She points out that finding a home if you’re black is hard enough but if you have other disadvantages like age, health problems or even being male can make it almost impossible.
Lucky for them, this is changing, as black is now once again popular. Finally, everyone is starting to realise “BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL”.
Note: It is widely recognised amongst animal shelters world-wide that black dogs are the hardest animals to re-home. This tragic reality even has a name - Black Dog Syndrome. There is no logical reason for this, although theories include that black is harder to photograph, superstition that black dogs (and cats) brought bad luck in centuries past, that dogs in movies playing ‘villains’ are usually black, and that black dogs are more intimidating than other dogs. In reality, a dog’s colour has no affect on the dog’s temperament and personality, so when considering adopting a dog, please don’t discard the black greyhound on its colour, look beyond this and see the real dog inside the black coat.
This year Greyhound Safety Net has set itself a target - to find homes for 50 black greyhounds - that is 50% of the number of all dogs re-homed in the last year.
Foster carers needed urgently
We are in urgent need of foster carers to help out with our older rescued greyhounds while they patiently wait for their forever homes. Could you please contact Julie on 0431 747 130 or by email if you can find a place in your home and your heart to help out one of these beautiful 'oldies'.
