Fine. It’s not a real condition…but it could be!
Today I’ll define Greyhound Adoption Syndrome as the condition which occurs when one has fallen for the sweet, long nosed face and gentle personality of a greyhound foster dog.
We’ve been fostering a greyhound puppy for several months. Bandit is a handful, but he’s one of those handfuls you want to hang on to. He gets a little rowdy, but he makes up for it when he begs for an ice cube or brings you his favorite tennis ball so you can throw it down the hall.
A good friend of mine recently made an adoption video for us. It’s cute, it’s got greyhound adoption facts, it’s persuasive. Clearly it’s very persuasive because just a preview induced an acute case of Greyhound Adoption Syndrome in my family.
Suddenly, the greyhound we were fostering is being viewed as a greyhound who should stay forever.
Not that I’m completely opposed. Bandit is so very lovable! Even Boo loves him, though Brody clings to his grumpy face. The parakeet has agreed too, since Bandit doesn’t try to lick the him (through the bars) too much anymore.
The feline opinions don’t count because they still have too much fun making him race up the stairs (they then duck through the banister and safely hide, while he has to take the long way and wonder about magical powers of invisibility.
So it would seem Greyhound Adoption Syndrome is a purely human condition. One that we’ve dealt with before when saying a fond farewell to a greyhound foster or when deciding that a particular foster dog should become a permanent addition.
Brody and Boo were once foster dogs, you know…As for Bandit, he’s out visiting another family that might be his forever home and we wish him well!
But if it doesn’t work out… time will tell (and I’ll keep you posted!)
Live the adventure!
