meet and greet

Another benefit of greyhound adoption is that you get both a pedigree dog and a rescue dog in one adorable package.

So when you see a dog (or a wonky ear) that looks eerily familiar, you can do some quick greyhound genealogy to see if your dog is related.

Rocket Dog was just adopted by a fellow member of our local greyhound cohort. After hearing about his wonky ear, we did the genealogy and found out that Rocket and Kilroy are, indeed cousins! They share the same grand-sire, Dodgem By Design.

Today was the moment I had been waiting for: Rocket and Kilroy met in person!

The resemblance is uncanny…

As we’ve said all along, “the ear” is an indicator of awesome!

They seem to share the same enthusiastic personality, but Rocket is the younger version with adorable mismatched eyebrows and an awesome striped tail.

Greyhounds come with prey drives of varying levels. Kilroy’s is relatively low and Rocket seems to have a higher prey drive; the birds and rodents at the pet shop drove him nuts!

The local greyhound rescue community is very friendly, supportive, and dedicated to spreading the word about the amazing, quirky, wonderfully peculiar creatures that are greyhounds.

Folks from Greyhound Rescue, Inc. were of great assistance as we prepared for Kilroy and brought him home. We have a few local “life lines” who have answered tons of questions and provided advice, down to food, vet, and trainer recommendations.

To give back a little, Kilroy likes to go the occasional GRI “Meet and Greet.” In addition to getting to hang out with fellow members of the greyhound tribe, he loves all the attention and adoration that comes with being a “floor model.” He tells everyone that they need to get a Kilroy of their own.

Yesterday’s Meet and Greet featured three gorgeous fawn and red ambassadogs.