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Penny

Greyhound · Female

Pretty Penny has hopped off our waiting list and into her foster home with Frances. This friendly, happy six-year-old brindle girl slept soundly after her journey and is already proving to be a gentle walking companion. A heartfelt THANK YOU to Frances for answering our foster appeal, opening your home and heart to Penny, and giving her the chance to begin her journey towards a forever home. Rumour has it Penny is settling into foster life beautifully. After a long day of travelling, this sweet girl slept soundly through the night. The next day she explored her new neighbourhood, said hello to her Jack Russell neighbour and proved herself to be a gentle walking companion. We can’t wait to get to know her better and share more of her journey with you. 💛 Nature: Friendly and happy, with a beautiful nature. 🐕 Other dogs: Sociable and comfortable with dogs big and small. She’s already said hello to her Jack Russell neighbour. 🦮 Walks: A gentle walking companion who enjoys getting out and about. 😴 Sleep: Slept soundly through her very first night in foster. 👧 Children: Aged 10 or over and dog-savvy. 🐾 Other pets: No small pets. Good with calm dogs. 🌳 Garden: Not essential. If there is one, it must be fully enclosed and secure. Apply: Fill in the adoption questionnaire about you, your home and the kind of hound you’re hoping for. Chat and home check: A homing coordinator calls to answer your questions and arranges a home check. Meet Penny: Meet Penny and Frances, who can tell you all about her personality, quirks and needs. Home trial: If it clicks, Penny goes home with you on a trial. Trials usually last about two weeks and can be extended, and the team supports you throughout. Adoption fee: The fee goes towards part of Penny’s vet costs. A vet neuters, vaccinates and microchips her before she goes home. Read the full . A sincere thank you to Caroline, Tony and Sam for once again stepping in and safely transporting Penny to her foster home. We really appreciate the time, care and effort you put into helping the houndies here at RIGHT. This lovely girl is ready to take the first step towards her happily ever after. Before she can find her forever family, Penny needs a wonderful foster home to call her own for a little while. Could you give this sweet houndie the safe and loving place she deserves? 🛋️ A sofa to call her own. Somewhere soft and safe to stretch out and finally relax.🔇 Quiet and calm. Time away from the noise and busyness of kennel life.🤗 Human company. Someone steady and close by to help her build trust and confidence at her own pace.🚶 Gentle walks. The chance to explore the world quietly, taking in new sights and sounds without pressure.🏡 A routine. Mealtimes, walks and rest in a calm, predictable rhythm that helps a new hound feel secure.🐶 The company of calm dogs. A chance to learn what it means to share a home with another hound. You give them their very first experience of home life and human companionship. You help them build the confidence they need to thrive as a pet. You free up a space so RIGHT can help the next hound on the waiting list. You prepare them for the forever family who is out there waiting for them. It's a temporary commitment that makes a lifelong difference. Fostering is the heart of what we do at RIGHT. Every greyhound needs a real home to decompress, learn about everyday life and show their personality. It's how we make the best matches for life. Written by the Rehoming Irish Greyhounds team. We're a group of volunteers and long-time greyhound owners helping Ireland's greyhounds find the sofas they were born for. Every post comes from lived experience of fostering, adopting and being completely won over by these gentle couch potatoes.

Size

Large

Age

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Location

🇮🇪Dublin

Shelter

RIGHT - Rehoming Irish Greyhounds Team

Living with Penny

✓Vaccinated
✓Microchipped
✓Good with dogs
✓Good with kids

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Bringing Penny home

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About Penny

What life with Penny looks like

Penny is a large adult greyhound dog waiting at RIGHT - Rehoming Irish Greyhounds Team in Dublin.

An adult dog fits most household rhythms once the first couple of weeks of adjustment pass. A larger dog like this one needs daily off-leash time when possible — a fenced yard or regular access to safe walking trails. Plan a "decompression fortnight" — quiet routine, no visitors, no off-leash adventures — to let them settle.

🇮🇪Adopting from Ireland

Irish shelters require a home check (often phone or video) and an adoption contract. Animals are vaccinated, chipped, and registered. Cross-border placements to mainland Europe require the rabies titer test (TRACES system).

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Frequently asked

Adopting Penny, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Penny?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. RIGHT - Rehoming Irish Greyhounds Team handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Penny on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Penny if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — RIGHT - Rehoming Irish Greyhounds Team will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Penny already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most dogs on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Penny isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with RIGHT - Rehoming Irish Greyhounds Team early rather than rehoming privately; they know Penny and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.