Oz is a sweet, friendly little hound with a people‑loving personality that shines as brightly as the Emerald City. Oz could join a home with a large doggie ‘sibling’ or a fellow greyhound, a companion to walk beside him like a trusty Tin Man, Scarecrow, or Lion, helping him learn the ropes of pet life. Oz has been assessed as unable to go to a home with cats. Because he’s not used to boisterous young tots Oz would prefer a home where all humans are nine years or older. Once settled, he’s wonderfully human‑social and enjoys being part of the family cast. Oz can stay home alone for up to three hours and with routine and canine company he could lengthen that time. Exercise is simple and sweet, one or two 20 minute walks each day suit him well. And if there’s water about? Oz is happy to splash about, dancing through puddles like a house moving tornado. Oz is working on socialisation skills with small sized dogs and their new home will need to continue their education into order improve their manners around small sized dogs. Oz is working on socialisation skills with small sized dogs and their new home will need to continue their education into order improve their manners around small sized dogs.
Sweet and searching for his “there’s no place like home,” Oz is ready to find a family who’ll walk beside him and help him discover that he’s had everything he needed all along.
Oz Foster Update | Magical boy looking for his Emerald City
Oz is enjoying his time in foster and is bringing laughs and funny personality into the home.
Living as a solo hound, he has really shown himself to be a true people dog and a certified “terrible guard dog” who absolutely adores anyone and everyone. Visitors are his favourite and he’s always ready to soak up as much attention as possible. His foster humans share, “He’s a very gentle, loving and affectionate boy and love to be close at all times”.
Oz has proven himself to be quite the café companion too. He’s more than happy to head out and about with his humans. He enjoys trips in the car (usually) hopping straight in and hanging his head out the window, taking in all the interesting smells. On lead he walks well though he is a curious boy who likes to stop and sniff. At cafés he enjoys people watching but he can’t help being a little nosey, always keen to see what you’ve ordered and say hello to neighbouring tables.
His foster humans shared a lovely snapshot of one of his recent adventures:
“We’ve had a nice weekend with a few trips to the coffee shop at Joondalup Resort. He was very curious watching the golf buggy’s zoom around and a few kangaroos hopping across the fairway.”
At home, Oz is working on building confidence with time alone. He’s still learning this skill but is already making steady progress and beginning to settle more with consistency, routine and patience. With the right support, he’s on a great path to continuing that improvement.
Oz is a BIG foodie, always keen to try whatever is on offer, with pig’s ears sitting high on his list of favourites.
Overall, Oz is a loving, affectionate and delightfully goofy boy who thrives on connection and companionship. He the kind of hound who will happily slot himself right into the heart of the home and keep everyone smiling along the way, his foster humans summarising him as “He’s so loving and goofy. He makes us smile a lot 😊”.
To set Oz up for success, their forever and foster homes would be similar environments, and include;
✅ Lots of café dates
✅Humans home more often than not
✅All humans nine years old or older
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