Greyhounds As Pets adoption centre is located at Londonderry in Western Sydney.
Dillwynia & Wellington Correctional Centres:
Greyhounds As Pets has a long standing partnership with Corrective Services NSW, in particular with the Dillwynia Correctional Centre at Berkshire Park in Western Sydney and Wellington. We currently have six large kennels within the facilities, as well as a sizeable, fully-fenced, grassed day yards complete with sandpits.
A kitchen/food preparation room and custom built greyhound bathing area complete the facilities. At any one time, we have selected inmates working with the six Greyhounds through their pet prep program at each location.
The greyhounds have the opportunity to be well socialised with many different people on an everyday basis, undertaking basic training and enrichment programs. The experiences our greyhounds gain in both facilities helps prepare them for pet life.
We have had many greyhounds successfully pass through our pet prep program into homes after spending some time with inmates and staff at the correctional facilities and we are very proud of the association.
Foster Carers:
We have a number of invaluable foster carers who regularly welcome a greyhound into their home, helping them transition to life as a pet. The foster carers work with the greyhound in all aspects of pet life, from socialisation with different people and other animals, leash manners, household noises, differing surfaces and behaviour around toys and food.
We have foster carers in a variety of homes including studio apartments and townhouses. Foster carers are a great part of our team, helping our greyhounds successfully transition to life as a pet. See our ‘Foster Carers’ page for more information.