Running Mates is a program designed to:
- Provide new adopters with an experienced Greyhound owner for post-adoption support;
- Create a "friendly face" for new adopters that will:
- Welcome new Greyhound owners to many of the benefits and events SEGC offers;
- Reach out to their Running Mate to invite them to events and meetings; and
- Look for their Running Mate at events to introduce them to other SEGC/SEGA individuals to help build and support club camaraderie.
Running Mates volunteers are expected to:
- Contact their Running Mate within seven days of being assigned to introduce themselves; and
- Try to stay in occasional contact with their Running Mate and invite them to a couple of events and/or meetings they are planning to attend.
Other information about the program:
- To be a Running Mate, you need to have owned an adopted Greyhound for at least one year;
- We will provide new adopters with a brief explanation sheet in their adoption packet letting them know that they will be assigned a Running Mate for additional support. This way they will be expecting a call; and
- If your Running Mate is experiencing significant behavioral or transition issues, please have them contact our adoption support coordinator for additional support at support@greyhoundadoption.org.
To those who have volunteered to be Running Mates, thanks for volunteering! Running Mates is a great way to help SEGC/SEGA and meet other great people that also love Greyhounds! Enjoy the program and the friendships it can help form.