Pancho

Pancho is a handsome, almost 2½-year-old fawn male born June 12, 2006. His sire is Dodgem By Design, making his grand sire the late famous Gable Dodge, and his dam is Nottie Lady. Pancho and Lefty are siblings, along with 3 other males, none of which were individually registered with the National Greyhound Association by the owner. Although both boys spent time at a Florida track, neither one has a racing history. So neither boy had the opportunity to perhaps become a legend like Townes Van Zandt's famous "Pancho and Lefty." Pancho is the more reserved of the boys.

Pancho's introduction to cats: Pancho is a sweet, mellow fellow who passed his cat test for trainability. Yes, he did check out the cats, but wasn't interested after that. We will introduce him to small dog at a later time.

Pancho has been enjoying naps, walks, trips to the dog park and car rides. He loves all of it. After the first week of being a bit reserved and being my shadow, his playful personality came out.

At home, Pancho takes a lot of naps, throws his toys for himself, and never thinks about having an accident or chewing his foster mom’s things.  Pancho doesn’t know what people food is, so he doesn’t even think about begging for it. He’s good on a leash, is taking to ‘heel’ quickly, and never pulls when he sees squirrels or dogs. He goes up and down stairs well, though sometimes he thinks it is fun to take them in three leaps going up.

At the dog park, Pancho likes all the dogs, big and small, but mostly, he loves to run after his ball. He even brings it back (most of the time!) without being trained, which is a bonus.

Pancho is fine by himself during the day, napping on his bed in the family room, but I think he deserves more attention. He gets a little whiney when first left alone or in his crate, but he is quiet after a few minutes. His crate is open for him to go in and out of, but I don’t think he understands being crated all day or all night. He really thinks he’s part of the family. He’s definitely a people dog once he feels at home. Perhaps if he had a yard or another dog, he’d be more content without his people.

Pancho's Foster Mom