If i give you my story i would appreciate any tips, ideas, comments, criticism etc. 
There are five of us in my family dh ds5 dd7 dss13 plus two confident cats and a big fat guinea pig. I work from home and occasionally mobile (hair and nails) dh works 8-5. I have always had rescue animals, a few years ago i started to hanker for a dog but life just wasn't right to accommodate one. We went to the dog races a couple a years ago and that is were i fell in love with greyhounds we also have a couple of friend/acquaintances that have rescue greyhounds.
So life seems to have changed and we could next year fingers crossed afford a dog (dh now has permanent work) and so i have gone back to longing for a greyhound. I need a dog that will laze about whilst i do my clients one that will tolerate children (they will be dog trained as they have been cat trained) one that clean tidy and mellow (sounds like what you want from a husband lol) that can deal with 2 walks a day but that i can also build up to nice long rambles in the country does this sound like a greyhound or am i asking too much of any breed? also iv not owned a dog before 
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I would like to know about your hounds what traits do they have what illnesses are they prone to are they ill often etc. Also would i ever be able to let them off the lead? would i ever really need to? are they easy to train/well behaved etc?
And also how wonderful they are as pets.
Thank you in advance for 1 reading my looonng post and 2 replying
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
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Come talk to me about rescue greyhounds..... (please)
mothersmilkandherchickenseggs · 07/11/2013 12:44
I am still gnashing my teeth as I was very nearly set up to do the transport run for those pups but missed it by a day. 
Lots of vets these days now do an annual scheme whereby you pay a small regular amount per month, and this covers you for annual vax, checkup, worm and flea treatments, and a % off any treatment needed - very handy if you need to budget.
EGLR are a rescue I'd thoroughly recommend, GRWE are also excellent. The RGT have branches nationwide.
Collar and coat porn does tend to suck you in - just bought Christmas collars for ours. They will definitely need an outdoor coat for when it's raining/cold, and if your house is cold at night, a fleece housecoat is a good idea - otherwise you'll find yourself with a pointy nose under your duvet (this might happen anyway!). Expect your sofa to be no longer your own too.
My greyhound is an ex-racer, a gorgeous big black boy, he came to us from the south lakes branch of the retired greyhounds trust. We have had him four weeks this Saturday. He is perfection he really is .
Great with all other dogs, big or small, and has ignored every cat we have seen including next doors two who are in our garden a fair bit. I know that isnt the same as living in a house with a cat but just pointing out it is more than possible.
in a word GUTTED!!! before id even managed to broach the topic with dh he began talking about a recent incident (on the radio) about a four year old girl mauled to death by the family rescue dog!!!! 
he was so intense about it even when i suggested that perhaps the mother shouldn't have left the girl alone with the dog... any dog! he is convinced that they are a liability what do i do? iv looked at pups but they are sooo ££££ for hounds, could i convince him a rescue puppy isnt such a risk? i did say it also depends on which rescue center you get them from some offer lots and lots of support though out the life of the dog others check the house say yes and thats it but he still wasnt buying it. Wise ladies give me some advice please
Cast your net wide and you'll find your grey that's cat friendly. They do exist. That's why hound rescue places cat test their dogs; the ones that are cat friendly do exist.
We have one ex racer at the moment and two fearless guinea pigs. He would eat them in one gulp if he were ever to be let near them; through the (strong, metal, well secured) mesh on the front of their hutch I've seen piggie and dog go nose to nose in a sniffing exercise but that means nothing. He's a killer alright.
However, the dog you see when excited by a small furry is the opposite to the one who touches noses with my 5 and 7 yo boys when they come home from school and who recognises the opening bars of the FOX Film Studios theme tune, using it as an excuse to jump up on the sofa and lounge all over whichever small boy (or adult) may be there already.
He's our gentle giant and we love him. He doesn't seem to be well at the moment; very lame on his back right leg and the vet is sending him for an X ray next week as it's been bad for a while now and all other possibilities apart from arthritis or cancer have been exhausted. I'm scared about that appointment.
All he wants is a quiet life, good food and cuddles, all of which it makes all of us happy to provide.
Two years ago I had a rescue greyhound that showed no interest whatsoever in the cat. The cat, however, hated her with a passion and attacked her at every opportunity. I had the dog for 7 weeks before realising that the situation was not going to change, and I had to ask the rescue centre to rehome the dog again for her own safety. She never once went for the cat, just looked at him, bemused, while he fluffed himself up and spat at her. I gather that she went straight into doggy foster care rather than back into the kennels, and that the foster home fell in love with her and adopted her.
The cat died last week . We're having another greyhound after Christmas .
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Haha, totally getting the soft toy theft. We have to 'put the cuddlies to bed' (UNDER the duvet) before the DCs go to school so we don't arrive home to them arranged all over all the dog beds in the house.
Bobble hats are popular too.
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