her pic is on my profile. she was absolutely gorgeous. ds fell in love with her. she was so gentle but very playful too. she run round on the beach with my dogs for about 5 hours!
she was rescued from the pound. she had marks from cigarette burns on her and she has a few bald stripes down her side which vet thinks are likely from being in a cage which was too small for her and she had to rest standing up leaning against the side.
she now has a lovely home. she was so gentle. treated so badly but still had a wonderful temperament. ds has asd and he took to her immediately
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We went on holiday and met a gorgeous greyhound
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NewChicken · 10/07/2011 23:03
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DooinMeCleanin ·
10/07/2011 23:47
Greyhounds are very gentle by nature. The ultimate sofa buddies 
Could I interest you in adopting one? 
Our current foster has scars too 
. It's awfull what they put them through.
NewChicken ·
11/07/2011 00:04
dooin (its chickchickchicken btw, had problems putting pics on that profile so had to namechange) i am already planning to adopt a greyhound in the future. scuttle has brainwashed persuaded me
terriers are 'my breed' but would love a greyhound in the future. someone posted a link a few days ago of a greyhound and jrt needing a home together. i would have applied for them if i wasnt already full of animals
hows it going with your new foster grey? did you put pics up?
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chickchickchicken ·
11/07/2011 08:12
scuttle - she was gorgeous. so very gentle and affectionate. the pic was taken on the first day we met her. as soon as she knew we were okay she was very cuddly. my jacks can run for hours and hours almost non stop, it was very funny to see her running with them then stopping for a sit down rest and then running again. every time she sat down i thought she had had enough running and playing for the day and then seemingly from nowhere came another burst of very fast running
re the supernatural powers - my lips are sealed . beach is in west wales, we visit most years as it so beautiful and dogs love it. greyhound lives there
emptyshell - i know, i know she was sooooo gorgeous
Scuttlebutter ·
11/07/2011 13:56
Oh, Ephiny, that sounds so lovely. They are very good at the "power lean".
Chick - was it Pembrokeshire? We took ours for a week back in April and it was lovely to have these immense beaches to ourself so hounds could gallop at high speed without bothering anyone. My fave is Freshwater West. Of course we had to watch out for the very rare Pembrokeshire Water Squiggle ( a shore dwelling creature of squirrel like proportions with a fluffy tail, that lives on sea anemones and Mivvi lollipops). Our greyhounds kept a very careful watch for it.
Scuttlebutter ·
11/07/2011 13:58
Oh, Ephiny, that sounds so lovely. They are very good at the "power lean".
Chick - was it Pembrokeshire? We took ours for a week back in April and it was lovely to have these immense beaches to ourself so hounds could gallop at high speed without bothering anyone. My fave is Freshwater West. Of course we had to watch out for the very rare Pembrokeshire Water Squiggle ( a shore dwelling creature of squirrel like proportions with a fluffy tail, that lives on sea anemones and Mivvi lollipops). Our greyhounds kept a very careful watch for it.
chickchickchicken ·
12/07/2011 19:28
am looking for link. think it was scuttle (whom i 'blame' for everything greyhound'ish) who posted the link.
scuttle - are you around?
MavisGrind ·
12/07/2011 19:33
Ah, may I butt in and ask you lovely greyhound ladies a question?? I would love to rehome a grey - they are absolutely beautiful dogs. I'm a lone parent of 2 dcs (age 5&2) and work 3 days a week as a teacher (so, just term time and would be able to do an after school walk then anyway).
Do you think my set up would be ok for homing a greyhound? I was thinking about waiting another year but they really are just lovely....! 
BehindLockNumberNine ·
12/07/2011 21:18
Apparently they are addictive
We really wanted a greyhound but it just so happened that when we were at the kennels we fell in love with a little lurcher boy...
But we will get a grey at some point, I am ever hopeful ....
chickchickchicken ·
12/07/2011 21:27
mavis - whereabouts are you? there are a few regulars with personal experience of greyhound rescues. i cant advise as i am just a greyhound wannabe
locknine - i cant find the thread with the link 
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chickchickchicken ·
12/07/2011 21:42
lostinwales - no name didnt start with A but dog was rehomed after she lost her previous greyhound to cancer.......
can i still have a cuppa though?
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