Hinterland Hounds
DemoPercy
Gentle apartment giant
Would Percy suit your life?
Take the 2-minute quiz and we'll explain exactly how you'd fit together.
Adoption fee $280 · includes desexing, microchip, vaccination, dental clean, martingale collar and a winter coat.
About Percy
Percy retired from racing and discovered soft furnishings. He's been foster-tested in a third-floor apartment and passed with flying colours: no barking, no chewing, just long stretches of very serious napping. Two short walks a day and he's content.
The home he's hoping for
Almost anyone without a cat. First-time owners, apartment dwellers and people who work full-time all suit Percy.
“Needs a soft bed (bony greyhound elbows). Must stay on lead outside of fenced areas, as is normal for sighthounds.”
A day with Percy
Gentle 20-minute stroll
Sleeps 18 hours, upside down
One glorious 30-second zoomie in a fenced oval
Leans on your legs while you cook dinner
At a glance
Rated by Hinterland Hounds and his foster carer
- Energy
- Gentle strolls
- Owner experience
- First-time owners welcome
- Home
- Apartment or house
- Time alone
- Up to 8 hours
- Children
- Great with kids of all ages
- Other dogs
- Dog-friendly
- Cats
- No cats
- House training
- House-trained
- Coat
- Sheds
Health & paperwork
What's already been done before adoption
- Desexed
- Vaccinated
- Wormed
- Heartworm prevention
- MicrochippedNo. 956000010000103
QLD supply number: BEN-DEMO-4552. Rescue listings must show this under state dog-supply laws.
What Percy will cost
An honest yearly estimate for a 32kg adult, so there are no surprises.
$221
a month
$13,905
over 5 years, all in
- FoodQuality dry food plus extras for a 32kg dog$1,520
- Routine vet careAnnual health check and booster vaccinations$290
- Parasite preventionFlea, tick, worming and heartworm$410
- Council registrationTypical desexed-dog fee; varies by council$65
- GroomingShampoo, brushes and the odd nail trim$90
- Toys, treats and beddingReplacing chewed things is part of the fun$280
Optional extras: pet insurance about $780/yr; first-year setup (bed, lead, bowls, crate) about $350. Estimates use typical 2026 Australian prices and vary by vet, council and brand.
How adopting Percy works
- 1Send an enquiry
- 2Video call
- 3Meet the hound
- 4Home check
- 5Adoption finalised
Maleny, QLD
Sighthound specialists on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Retired racers, whippets and lurchers learning that couches are allowed. Small team, big hearts, very good at explaining why greyhounds are secretly lazy.