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Terry
ADOPTED TO HIS FOREVER HOME!
Terry, aka Aherlow Glen, is a handsome, dark red, 1½-year-old male born March 8, 2007. His sire is Teamster, making his grand sire the famous Molotov, and his dam is Grey’s Tackle. There were high hopes for Terry’s racing career, but all that came to a halt on Thursday, August 14, 2008. During training Terry suffered a comminuted fracture of his right central tarsal bone, specifically the calcaneus, heel, area. Dr. Douglas Lange of the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center performed surgery the next day, stabilizing the fracture with a tensionand and several lag screws, and put his leg in a cast for 6 weeks. Terry’s leg is now healed, and he is ready to find his forever home!
Terry’s small animal tests:
Terry flunked his cat test. He was quite interested while wearing the muzzle, but distractible. I guess he knew he wasn’t going to get what he wanted with that basket on his face. He still got on Nigel’s nerves causing him to take a swat or two, and this is one laid-back cat. We saw some snapping action after the muzzle was removed, although no teeth connected with the cat. His foster says he’s not too fond of a pair of pugs, either. He will, therefore, not do well in a home with small dogs. He does, however, get along with other Greyhounds and larger dogs.
From Terry’s foster family:
Although he's still puppyish in age, Terry is quite the mature boy. He hasn't had an accident in the house in months (he only had 2 anyway), and has free reign of the house when we're home. Terry absolutely lives for human attention! He's got the sweetest cinnamon-colored eyes, so when he looks at you, you can really tell he's captivated. He's very sensitive, too, so any reprimands, if any, should be light.
For the most part, Terry lounges on dog beds like the rest of our pack, but he will follow you from room to room if you let him. He hasn't even thought about getting on our furniture even though our pack is allowed. Terry very quickly learned to go to the back door to tell us he needs to potty, and will occasionally ring the bell attached to the door. He sleeps quietly on a dog bed in our bedroom--even if we sleep in.
Terry has always gotten along very well with our pack, which consists of other greyhounds and a couple of Lab mixes. He's beginning to try to play with the others now that his broken leg has healed, and I'm sure we'll see more of his cute personality come out every day. If you give Terry a chance at a forever home, you will reap the benefits of having a wonderful, loyal companion for life!
