OK - who knows about adopting greyhounds?

[Baclava]

I know someone must know.


I have two neighbors who walk these dogs every day. How much do these dogs need out to run?


they all said the dogs were happy to be outta their cage and were couch potatoes - what say you?

[faithnotgreed]

1. are they in a cage at home or do you mean before they were adopted

i love anyone who adopts children or animals
as long as they have the time to give/understand what they are committing to then i really applaud those who show such love

i dont think im addressing any part of what you are asking (ha) but i just wanted to say how much i appreciate your neighbors love for these dogs

[old mark]

2. I worked with someone who had 3 of them, all ex-racers from rescue

organizations. Couch potatos fer sher - I have seen the pictures. They like to lay tangled up on the couch with their legs hanging off it.
Seems like they enjoy TV.

They just need a closed, fenced yard, not special walking or treatment.
They are great, happy dogs.

mark

[elleng]

3. I've heard the same, and I'd love to have a couple.

Adoption is great, as many are available, I think, due to recent bans of racing.

[Mopar151]

4. I've met a couple.

Really nice dogs. Contrary to the opinion of some, many of the trainers do it because they really like dogs. They are bred and trained to be really good around people and easy to handle - until they get the GO! signal. It's why they need a fenced yard, and can't be let loose.
I have seen one off leash, at the beach (closed to dogs 10 am-5pm, then it's dog time!) That guy was bullet fast on wet sand! He was playing with a young Great Dane, who would happily line up and drag race him time and again - the big guy had a pretty good holeshot, but he'd quit at 100' and wait for his buddy to come back. When the big guy got tired, Speedy would happily run laps by himself.

[nytemare]

5. Our local greyhound adoption agency had a couple of them at a bookstore

I went to. They were the sweetest dogs, and just loved to be pet. Very mild temperament. The fellow who was showing them said they have a short burst of energy in the day, then they are pretty much lazy.

[crispini]

6. My neighbor has two

and they say they are SO LAZY -- they just walk them once a day and they lie around the house the rest of the time.

They're HUGE dogs though! but very sweet tempered.

[LibertyLover]

7. I have a retired greyhound, Hex, and she is weird and wonderful

She is delighted to not be in her cage any longer and pretty much loves to cuddle with a human or her whippet on a couch or bed most of the day. We have a small yard and she goes out in it a couple of times a day, mostly to chase the squirrels. For a number of years we had 2 greyhounds (our older one, a male, died a year ago, but much of what I'm saying about Hex was equally true for Sam) and the only problem was trying to find a piece of couch to sit on, because, well heaven forfend that a greyhound should lay on the floor - that is unless it has a Bukhara oriental rug and a nice comfy dog bed. They are wonderful dogs who don't need to run very much. If you have a fenced in yard that would be fine. We also take her to the local dog park a few times a year so that she can really run. She'll do a lap and is happy with that. About once a week she will do what we call the greyhound spaz - she'll run 8 or 9 circles in the backyard and than go in the house and crash on the couch or bed. Happy to answer other questions.

[Baclava]

8. Thanks all

That's pretty much what I've heard before - I just wondered if they were high-strung nervous barkers or had personality disorders - doesn't seem so.

[lukasahero]

9. Total couch potatoes

Hard to believe, isn't it?

A friend of mine does Greyhound rescue work and she agrees - as a rule, they are lovebug couch potatoes.

[Arugula Latte]

10. A woman around here used to walk her two by our house all the time.

(She moved so I don't see them anymore.) They were very nice dogs. As a cat person, I preferred them to most other dogs -- they weren't as hyper, didn't slobber all over, and their fur was nicer and more cat-like than other coarser dog fur. They seemed like delicate little deer -- very pretty.

[LibertyLover]

11. Funny you should mention deer -

a few years ago I was pulling into the driveway after work. It was dark out and as I turned the car the headlights caught something on the front yard. From the size, shape and color of the legs (the part the lights caught), my first thought was 'oh no, Sam (our male greyhound) got out'. I stopped the car, threw it in park and looked again. This time I could make out the rest of the animal - no, it wasn't my greyhound, it was a deer on our front lawn. He had been nibbling the grass quite contentedly until I drove up and disturbed him.

[Kaleva]

12. Here's a link to the Greyhound "Adopt a bus" website.

http://www.greyhound.com/home/