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Greyhounds are so sweet! I always think it's a breed I'd like...so quiet, gentle.... k
My husband and I are getting a greyhound (rescue) next month !!!!
Yeah, they seem like the perfect dog for us. We're I talked to the Greyhound rescue lady, and she said that although they are sprinters, they can be distance runners, as long as they train properly (ie., obv don't take them for a 5 mile run when they haven't done a mile with you before).
first: i am so, so excited for you! best dogs! second: the greyhound rescue lady was right, they are sprinters but some can be distance runners if you condition them to distance... but you know how every person is not a runner, and every runner is not a distance runner? same w/ greyhounds. esp. w/ rescue, you don't know what you're going to get... so you may end up w/ a beautiful dog who is a joy and a love but who may not turn out to be the running companion you hope to have. i promise you you won't have any trouble loving him/her anyway, but please bear that in mind as you watch your grey run with you-- look for early signs of distress or fatigue. w/ greyhounds, when they crash, they crash FAST, and they're pretty tough dogs to pick up and carry home. in her prime, my own greyhound was great for runs up to 20 minutes if the weather was cool-- in heat, she'd collapse (literally! just collapse) after 10 minutes of solid trotting along.
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Congrats! I can pretty much count on one hand the five-star decisions I've made in life, and bringing my hound home is defiinitely one of them. Hardly a day goes by without my furry comedian making me laugh for some reason or other. I adopted from an all-breed shelter that wasn't particularly knowledgeable about the breed, so I was kind of on my own. I'd recommend reading "Adopting the Racing Greyhound" by Cynthia Branigan, it really helps you to understand the dog's perspective during the transition period. It's especially important if the hound is coming straight from the track rather than a foster home. It took a while for mine to figure out that I would come back to him after work, he was quite certain that every workday departure was the last time he would see me. Now as I wish him a nice day on the way out the door, he gives me the official "yeah, whatever" look and rolls over to go back to sleep. There is a huge and very helpful greyhound community (or cult depending on your point of view) so you have tons of resources for support. You can check out www.greytalk.com, my alltime favorite thread was posted by a new owner titled "I think I adopted a houseplant, and I think it hates me to boot". Or feel free to email my RA username at yahoo.com if you want. P.S. You had one beautiful hound littlem, sorry to hear 'bout the loss of custody. I'm also a big Dobie fan, and Guinness is a real looker. Maybe someday when I'm rich and famous (ha!) I'll bring one home.
I'm also a big Dobie fan, and Guinness is a real looker. Maybe someday when I'm rich and famous (ha!) I'll bring one home.
well, fyi, guinness was a shelter find! we adopted her out of manhattan, where she'd been surrendered as a pet rather than as a stray. she'd been fixed, she was in good health and her shots were up to date! i think the adoption fee was $150 b/c she was a purebred (mutts = $125 or something)! you never know what treasures you'll find in your local shelter, i guess!
Michelle
To paraphrase an old poster: Today is the first day of the rest of your training. It doesn’t matter where you started or how far you’ve come. Today is the day. Your training didn’t start 6 weeks ago. Your training started the last time you hit the road. John “the Penguin” Bingham Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire