Greyhounds

[Casslanpepci]

Retired Greyhounds make excellent pets. They do not need a lot of walking (about 15 minutes morning and evening). They may need to be housetrained, since they have spent all their lives in kennels. they are the original "couch potatoes", you usually have to 'drag' them out the door for a walk. It is best to use a harness rather than attach a lead to the collar, you have more control, and it doen't cause neck problems, (and they cannot slip a harness as they can a collar)(other breeds would benefit from a harness as well). A muzell [spelling] might be a good idea if there are a lot of small animals around especially cats when going for a walk,though some Greyhounds get on perfectly well cats. I currently have two - Pizza, 4 yrs old who we have had for 2 1/2 yrs. We rescued him from a person who did,t have a clue about how to treat a dog. We found out that in the space of three months he had been in 8 homes. He was ill treated and is afraid to go outside the gate for a walk - though he loves going out for a ride in the car, but don't try to get him out if there are people around - he's scared of people - We take him and our second Greyhound, to a 2 acre field near where we live that the owners have made 'doggy friendly' for the dog walkers of the community - it is fully enclosed.
Our second Greyhound is named Honey. She is 3 yrs old and retired from racing at the end of April this year, and we got her a week later from the racing kennels near where we live.
We also have a 10 yr old Staffordshire Bull Terrier X.
If you are looking for a dog, why not consider a Greyhound, perhaps as a companion to an elderly dog.

 

[country woman]

From what I heard these wonderful dogs do make great pets. A friend of my parents had a Whippet a smaller version of this breed. Cindy was the dogs name and she was a great dog. She was quiet and tame.A great dog for the elderly woman who owned her.

 

[Oblivious]

Greyhounds are sweethearts. We were going to get one, but opted for our Great Dane instead.

 

[awashinlove]

Retired Greyhounds make excellent pets. They do not need a lot of walking (about 15 minutes morning and evening). They may need to be housetrained, since they have spent all their lives in kennels. they are the original "couch potatoes", you usually have to 'drag' them out the door for a walk. It is best to use a harness rather than attach a lead to the collar, you have more control, and it doen't cause neck problems, (and they cannot slip a harness as they can a collar)(other breeds would benefit from a harness as well). A muzell [spelling] might be a good idea if there are a lot of small animals around especially cats when going for a walk,though some Greyhounds get on perfectly well cats. I currently have two - Pizza, 4 yrs old who we have had for 2 1/2 yrs. We rescued him from a person who did,t have a clue about how to treat a dog. We found out that in the space of three months he had been in 8 homes. He was ill treated and is afraid to go outside the gate for a walk - though he loves going out for a ride in the car, but don't try to get him out if there are people around - he's scared of people - We take him and our second Greyhound, to a 2 acre field near where we live that the owners have made 'doggy friendly' for the dog walkers of the community - it is fully enclosed.
Our second Greyhound is named Honey. She is 3 yrs old and retired from racing at the end of April this year, and we got her a week later from the racing kennels near where we live.
We also have a 10 yr old Staffordshire Bull Terrier X.
If you are looking for a dog, why not consider a Greyhound, perhaps as a companion to an elderly dog.