Adopting a former racing greyhound

[shredmaster]

i want a GS next! always wanted one. they aren't too big. my wife doesn't want to deal with the shedding issue....and we have 2 dogs now...2 little ones..cairns....baby on the way. we have to wait i guess.

[screamndemon69]

I grew up not too far from the Greyhound track in Daytona (it's next to the Daytona Speedway) and I have known many friends that worked there caring for the dogs and many friends who actually ended up with a few for pets. They were great pets and are still great pets.

Let us know if you take one (or two ) home and pics will be a MUST

~Bones

[Lefty Robb]

Usually very sweet dogs. You just don't know how they were treated in the past, any abused animal can be very unpredictable.

[jim777]

I was just asked to take in a chocolate lab, male, 20 months old, as an "emergency". Evidently his tail is knocking over the family's 2 year old and they are going to ship him to the pound this weekend! I guess they bought the prettiest dog the could find pictures of on google without learning anything about the breed, or big dogs at all. This boy won't grow out of his puppyhood until about 24-28 months, and that's a few months away still. My brother knows the dog, and says he is a fun loving gentle animal who just has a bit of that big puppy (I'm hearing in the area of 90 pounds!!) hyperactivity to him.

So, I may well have a big, energetic and friendly chocolate lab puppy this weekend As soon as I know, I'll post. Pics of course will be posted if I get him, but it looks good at this point. Should be a bit more lively than the greyhound

[JJEMMER777]

COOL Jimmy

And yeah....much better dog to have runnin about than a greyhound. Just watch that tail cuz it'll give ya love bruises

BTW - ya better warn the rabbits


(somehow I missed this thread)





Are you goin to name him "Choco"??

[rob777vdy]

ive just been talking to someone whos adopted a ex racing greyhound.she says its a awsome dog great with kids,the family love it to bits.maybe i was a bit harsh jim what i stated earlier about adopting a ex racing dog,but its just storys i heard,according to the lady i spoke to she had no negative things to say.

[jb4674]

Two words...

Invisible Fence

Jimmy

[jim777]

Originally Posted by ibanez777vbk

ive just been talking to someone whos adopted a ex racing greyhound.she says its a awsome dog great with kids,the family love it to bits.maybe i was a bit harsh jim what i stated earlier about adopting a ex racing dog,but its just storys i heard,according to the lady i spoke to she had no negative things to say.

No worries We had visitors over from Ireland for Easter, and weren't going to get a dog until after they'd gone home anyway. This dog just popped out of the blue on us, basically, before we had a chance to visit the Greyhound agency.

[skrewflanders]

There always used to be this black grey hound at the dog park where we take our dog, lab mixed with something small and fast (adopted from humane society) and they would run and play everytime we went there, great friendly dog it was.