Thinking of adopting a retired Greyhound. *UPDATE* Adopted Greyhound

[redhen]

I know someone that has 2 of them. He loves, loves them. They are very friendly and calm..i really like them. I would get one someday..

 

[Wyo Chick]

I finally adopted a retired racing Greyhound!!!! His name is Jolly and he is 4 years old. We have had him for a week. Jolly is a very sweet dog! I have always wanted a Greyhound, but was told they are not good with cats. Well, I was looking on a website here in Statesville that adopts out Greyhounds and they had 2 that were good with cats and small dogs. I was so excited and the time seemed right. Well they were right! Jolly is wonderful with my cats and small dog. He has never tried to chase them. I am very excited to have him.

 

[WriterofWords]

Congrats~!!! Thank you for rescuing him and I hope you have many happy years together!

 

[M To The Maxx]

A friend of mine has a retired Greyhound and she says that she is the best dog she ever had. Good luck finding one!

 

[Overeasyplz]

That's awesome of you to consider adoption! I have two adopted pups(pug and chihuahua) and an adopted duck, along with the rest of my crew.

 

[Wyo Chick]

Do you really have fainting chickens? LOL

 

[M To The Maxx]

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Cute!!!!

 

[Goat_Walker]

I want a Retired Greyhound. Ive looked into it but we have a house full of small animals at the moment so it isnt a good idea till im out of the house.

 

[PineappleMama]

Had a cousin who did the same. Mary was the sweetest, most beautiful (inside and out) creature ever!

It's always awesome to see humans giving an animal a second (and IMHO better) life!

 

[Cluckthorne]

Congratulations!!! We have hounds and would never have any other kind of dog. Our current hounds "Jabber" and "Violet" are our babies. Jabber is 10 and Violet is 5, we lost our 8 year old Dahlia almost 2 years ago now

. They are the sweetest dogs ever! Not only are they couch potatoes but they are also major snugglers, they think they are cats I swear.

A couple words of advice.

BRUSH THEIR TEETH! They need it, they will totally let you do it, and their breath will be much better.

Get rid of anything within their extended reach that they could swallow especially strings, yarns etc. They can reach quite high as you may have already found out.

ALWAYS have them leashed. If you haven't brought him somewhere to watch him run yet, you will be astounded at how fast he can run. Once our Dahlia slipped out the front door when friends stopped by and she was 9 miles away in 35 minutes, wow!

Make sure your vet knows about greyhounds, they have several different physical standards that can confuse some vets into thinking they are sick, but may be perfectly
healthy.

Feel free to PM me anytime, I love anything to do with hounds. They are the best, you will love him so much!!!
Lets see some more pictures.