Once
home
we did
as advised,
letting
him
explore
the
house
at his
own
time,
showing
him
the
garden
first.
The
first
few
days
were
relatively
smooth
and
painless.
Lester
had
just
two
accidents
(and
he confined
these
to the
kitchen
on our
wipe
clean
floor).
He doesn't
seem
to like
duvets
though.
He has
peed
rather
comprehensibly
on the
two
we have
provided.
We
bought
a baby
gate
because
we decided
we didn't
want
him
roaming
upstairs
(his
first
2 attempts
resulted
in us
having
to carry
him
back
down
the
steep
staircase).
So when
we retired
to bed,
initially
he whimpered
and
whined
and
then
started
barking
(not
good
at 11-12
at night).
However,
this
rapidly
improved
to the
stage
that
he doesn't
even
make
a noise
now
when
we go
to bed.
He crashes
out
to sleep.
It
was
only
after
about
a week
we noticed
how
settled
he had
become.
He was
happy
to sit
alone
and
not
quite
so determined
to follow
us around
the
house
at every
opportunity.
He still
does
this
I but
I think
this
is more
to do
with
the
fact
that
he thinks
we will
be getting
food!
We
kept
Lester
on the
food
the
kennels
had
been
feeding
him,
adding
a meat
or fish
and
some
pasta.
We've
tried
to establish
a routine
for
him.
I walk
him
in the
morning,
am home
about
1.30pm
and
usually
take
him
out
again.
And
after
his
one
big
meal
at 5pm,
he goes
out
again
about
7-8pm.
His
temperament
is just
brilliant.
Small
dogs,
noisy
children,
nothing
fazes
him.
He lazily
ignored
the
lawnmower,
making
my husband
go round
him!
I gave
him
a shampoo
in the
bath
and
he looked
rather
forlorn
but
wasn't
frightened
or stressed.
A couple
of seconds
of warriness
of the
hairdryer
and
then
he gave
up and
let
me blow
dry
him
with
warm
air!
He
mostly
sleeps....for
England!
But
he has
his
silly
moments
and
will
start
rolling
around
and
barking
and
making
noises
and
I think
this
is my
cue
to pay
him
some
attention.
For
a kennel
dog,
he learns
rapidly
and
copes
amazingly
with
things
like
household
noises
(TV,
radio,
vacuum)
and
outside
things
like
traffic
and
other
dogs/cats.
He
is just
a beautiful
dog
and
gets
lots
of love
and
grooming
from
my husband
and
I. We
think
the
photos
will
show
he is
very
happy
and
hope
reading
this
will
encourage
more
people
to rehome
a greyhound.
Get
the
right
one
and
you
will
have
a devoted
friend
and
companion.
Lorraine
and
David
Etherington
