Greyhounds?

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Yup, sorry another question from me :rolleyes:

Found out that i may be able to get permission to have a dog! So im still looking through all the options and trying not to get my hopes up!

So we have a greyhound rescue pretty locally, and its just down the road from my old riding school so me and my friend used to go down there and see the dogs alot, and you would always see them out on their walkies :D
I would much rather get a rescue dog than a puppy, but all the RSPCA, dogs trust ect wont rehome dogs into flats :(

So i want to know more about greyhounds basicly :p

Most are ex racers, would they get on with a cat and rabbit? (possibly a VERY stupid question :o)
What are their temprements like? Are they particuarly lively? Would they be happy in a smallish flat (ground floor) with a medium sized garden? Would 1-2 walks a day and a few hours at the yard be enough exercise for a greyhound? :confused:

This is the centre - http://www.rgtcroftview.co.uk/default.htm

Anyone rehomed from there? :)

Ta in advance and hot chocolates all round!!!
 
Yes, yes and yes is my answer :D

My greyhounds would not tolerate a cat or a rabbit, but many many greyhounds can get on with them very well - there are photos to prove it on the GRWE website www.grwe.com :D Good rescue centres will be great, if you tell them what you need (must be good with cats/children/rabbits etc) then they will find you the right dog to match your situation :) I know GRWE cat-test every dog they get in for re-homing, so I assume all rescue centres do the same :)

Greyhound temperaments are just fabulous and they are incredibly easy dogs to have around. Mine are brilliant with children even though I dont have any and they have probably never met any before, they are the original couch potatoes and spend most of their day asleep on the sofa (or preferably my bed!) I take mine out three times a day, twice across the paddocks and one good walk, and this is fine for them - they really are sprinters, they have a mad 20 minutes then will happily trot behind me for the rest of the walk :D I personally would say what you are describing would suit a greyhound really well :)

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions, and I am sure lots of other HHOers will be along to sing the praises of greyhounds soon :D
 
Greyhounds as said are naturally sprinters and a minimum of x2 20minute walks a day will do for most greyhounds! Just watch at first about walking on hard surfaces, as some may struggle as their pads won't be used to much road walking.

I do not see a reason a greyhound or any rescue dog could not live with cats/rabbits so long as they are introduced carefully and never left unattended together (same with young children though).

They love to sleep!!!
 
I had a rescued Greyhound, he passed away last year bless his wonky ear!!

But... he would never have lived with a cat or rabbit, he was brill at chasing rabbits (and catching them!) if he even smelt a cat he would go nuts!

But, he would have lived in a flat, when he was indoors he was usually found flat out asleep upside down snoring his head off with his legs in the air! :)

He only needed a couple of walks a day and he was happy.

I must say though he wasn't house trained when I first got him, and although he got a lot better he would often not be able to hold 'it' in all night.
What I couldn't understand was how much more would come out of him then went into him - if you know what I mean :)

He was a massive dog, I think if I got another one I would ask for a smaller one, they are lovely lovely dogs :)
 
LOL Lollii :D Mine are teeny teeny ones (really whippet sized) so you can get small ones if you want - I think Flick is around 21" at the shoulder? so the same size as a whippet dog :)

Interesting that you had house training problems, mine have been all been really easy apart? Apart from Flick, but you can guarantee that if something is going to happen, it will be to Flick...:rolleyes:
 
We adopted a lurcher from Dogs Trust earlier this year and it is the best thing we've done! She would chase wild rabbits, pheasants etc given half the chance but she was terrified of my cat! Sadly he died a few months ago and my dog is far more relaxed without him stalking her at every opportunity. We wouldn't be without a dog now - shame it took such a long time to talk my husband round. The dog now gets called darling by him!
 
I used to walk the dogs at croftview before i moved out of home and could get my own. They are lovely animals, i always found plenty i wanted to take home!! If you rehome for them i'm sure they will give you plenty of advice but sounds like your set up would be fine.
 
They are easy going laid back dogs, dogs seem to get up to less mischief than the females:rolleyes: they are pretty easy to get into a toilet routine if done correctly, I have trained alot og greyhound with cats in order for them to go to homes with cats and they are pretty easy to train compared to some breeds, even though they happily live along side cats they will chase outdoors, as would most breeds it a natural instinct.
they love heat and comfort and there is nothing better then to watch them blast around outside:)
 
I think they make good pets, the only down-side I can think of, is their size. They are big dogs and big dogs need somewhere big to sleep. I have whippets and they seem happy to curl up like cats, the greyhounds I know, all seem to want to take up the whole sofa. It is the only reason we didn't have a rescue greyhound.
 
tracey01 said:
I think they make good pets, the only down-side I can think of, is their size. They are big dogs and big dogs need somewhere big to sleep. I have whippets and they seem happy to curl up like cats, the greyhounds I know, all seem to want to take up the whole sofa. It is the only reason we didn't have a rescue greyhound.
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It's ok, weve got 2 sofas! :D :p
 
tracey01 said:
I think they make good pets, the only down-side I can think of, is their size. They are big dogs and big dogs need somewhere big to sleep. I have whippets and they seem happy to curl up like cats, the greyhounds I know, all seem to want to take up the whole sofa. It is the only reason we didn't have a rescue greyhound.
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Hmm, my whippet can take up a whole sofa by himself, I'm sure I have photographic evidence somewhere.....
 
My next dog is going to be a greyhound.

I looked into them quite alot years ago before I got my old RPSCA rescue GSDX.

They are nice dogs, low maintenance and they fit into your life easily.

They are sighthounds so their prey drive may overwhelme them when faced with a fast fuzzy running near them.

Ex racers may have house training issues and also possible dental problems - but these can both be overcome with time.

It is so lovely to watch them on the beach having a mad razz. They just love to run!
 
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Told you :p (excuse the cushion BTW I'm hoping the dogs will kill them soon)
 
Oberon said:
My next dog is going to be a greyhound.

I looked into them quite alot years ago before I got my old RPSCA rescue GSDX.

They are nice dogs, low maintenance and they fit into your life easily.

They are sighthounds so their prey drive may overwhelme them when faced with a fast fuzzy running near them.

Ex racers may have house training issues and also possible dental problems - but these can both be overcome with time.

It is so lovely to watch them on the beach having a mad razz. They just love to run!
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As I said above, I have had ONE with house training issues out of 7 rescues I have had so far :confused:
 
They're a good breed for flat dwellers being fairly low energy i'm sure you'll be able to find a greyhound which can live with the cat & rabbit. My friend has 2 greys with her 2 cats and both had a race career, whereas my boys didn't race and i'm sure would fail a cat test.

Generally greyhounds are lazy dogs who love to sleep, affectionate although can also seem a bit aloof with strangers as they don't tend to be as attention demanding as some breeds, some say they are quite cat like. There are livelier greys than others however its likely to be occasional rather than constant energy. When my boys play it rarely lasts more than 5-10 minutes before they've gone back to lounging for a few more hours. My boys get at least an hour's walk in total per day but even if they only get a short walk if i'm ill they don't tend to get hyper. Personalities do vary of course, why not see if you can help walk the dogs at croftview or go along to an event to see if they'd suit you and have a chat with the group.

We often get comments about living in a big house when seen out with our 2 greys (an average 30kg/ 28in & 26in) but we just have a small 2 bed semi, they may seem tall stood up but they spend so much time laying about that they're easy to live with. Hector will curl into a tiny ball so he can fit in the gap behind my knee as me & OH are snuggled on the sofa on a night. If they want to fit somewhere they will but if there's room then why not make the most of it.
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