I have an appointment to view a greyhound today at the animal sanctuary. Wish me luck.

[CarnageAhead]

Good morning, I’m really excited, so bear with me.
I have been contacted to view a greyhound today at our local animal sanctuary after I sent in an application form.
She is an ex racer and is five years old 🥰🥰
Any advice welcome about food etc (and your greyhound pics obviously) will be most appreciated, and I’ll catch up later. Please wish me luck.
MTIA 💐

Congratulations! She’s lovely 🥰. I don’t have a greyhound, I have a lab that thinks he’s a greyhound when he’s running 😂 but my advice is to use a big double duvet instead of a bed as greyhounds seem to like to stretch out like my lab and they need a lot of room! You can also wrap her up in it if she gets cold (unlike my lab who hates being remotely warm!).

We’re waiting for our DD,DGCs and their beautiful rescue GH ,Their coming for the weekend… and we can’t wait 🎉 we had two rescues for years as the children grew up . Totally gorgeous animals 🥰

I'm not keen on dogs, but he's absolutely lovely!

Few other things to bear in mind

They are very used to routine in racing kennels so will expect you to establish one
They are used to being on lead so they won;t be offended
They can sleep with their eyes open ! So if you approach them thinking they;re awake you might give them a rude wake up call and potentially scare them
Generally used to being transported , handled by different people , kennel staff, vets, track supervision staff
They Power Lean . My DS is a magnet for dogs we used to meet some ex-racers in the park , they wrapped themselves round him and leeeanned in.
They have fragile skin and you;ll need to ask about minor injuries and when they need a vet
Unless she's been in a home , she might not know what a RV or vacuum cleaner is . Your Ring Doorbell might scare her . All new things .
They don;t end up in Rescue because they're old or vicious or a cute puppy comes along . Its either because they;re just not good enough or they;ve raced their guts out and they;re spent . Then discarded . Or worse .
The lucky ones (like your new girl) get a second chance .

😂 I'm just getting over the lurgy and this prompted a coughing fit because of all the laughing!

Worth it, though, for the mental image alone.👍🏻

Congratulations, OP! She's gorgeous. Well done for taking on a rescue.

I'm a lurcher/whippet owner, but I love all sighthounds. Here's the current one.

I think that's a really good idea. I would just add that I would still make sure you keep up work on her recall tho, because you never know. Our friend only ever walks his lurcher on lead or in his own secure field, and consequently has hardly spent any time training her to come to her own name at all, thinking he doesn't really need to (she does know her name obviously, but her recall is about 50% at best) - it's all very well except they are all escape artists, and a couple of times she has done a disappearing act.....

I have to say, that other than running off and problems with smaller animals, none of the greys I've known have had significant behaviour problems - they are all individuals tho of course, and a lot depends on the kennel experience, what has or hasn't happened to them since, etc etc.

It will be so lovely tho! This thread is really making me want to get a second dog! My husband and I have talked about it, but it's not the right time for us sadly.....

Loving all the photos! Mine is now 8 and a half, had her since she retired from racing at 5 yrs old. Such a diva, but totally loveable. Greets anyone in the house or out on walks by leaning on them. Friendly to other dog breeds, but sometimes ignores certain dogs, too intent on finding the best sniffs. Never had a problem with walking on the lead, recall zero but when I let her run free in a certain safe area she stops and checks I'm still behind her. My girl isn't greedy, doesn't steal food, go on the furniture or even go upstairs, but most do I believe. I could go on about her funny little ways but I'm sure you'll have the most fun with your new friend. Updates please.....

I think anyone who's posted on this thread will appreciate the work of Rich Skipworth https://www.richskipworth.co.uk/Greyhound%20Glossary/greyhoundglossary.html

Here's his take on the Howl of Death

Actually @CarnageAhead Rich Skipworth's dog (may he rest in peace) looks a lot like your lady

I walk my boy on a long lead these days, always staying very alert, and in residential areas I’m holding it right by the harness as his prey drey is immense and I’m always scanning for cats ! I used to use a muzzle but he didn’t like it so now I just am super careful. He goes out on the long lead in the forest (it’s not too long , 5ft and he’s rarely out that far). I’ve had him 2 years now though so I know him well. He’s absolutely the best dog, I love the bones of that boy.

Room Clearing Farts ?

Good morning

Shopping time again today and I’m trying to compile a list.

Please bear with me, I might ask some daft questions: Your advice, as always, is appreciated:

I need:

A bed - advice needed please about type/size.

She is at the smaller end of the greyhound size but will want to stretch out. There are so many different bed sizes.
What type is best? Where did you buy it from? Photos would be very welcome.

House collar - What type of house collar is best?

Fleece blankets x 2 large - one large for car, one for her bed. Will pick up from Home bargains /B&M/TKmaxx later
Grooming mitt/brush
Elevated dog bowls
Poo bags. strong ones.
Teeth stuff / chews - stuff to buy, stuff to avoid?
Worming /flea stuff.
collapsible water bowl for car journeys.

Food - checking with rescue first to find out which type they feed her on, so I can buy some in advance, then see about gradually changing to something else.
How long to change to her new food, and what to? I was thinking a decent kibble and add things like veg, scrambled egg, fish etc. does that sound okay, or raw food?

Please tell me if I have missed anything important.
I am creating a separate list for coats etc 😁

Aw, he sounds wonderful and you are very sensible with the harness.

Thats true, he does 😁

Your girl sounds amazing, she sounds like a model dog!
I can’t wait to see how her personality comes out, she is a little timid still but getting used to us when we visit her at the rescue.
We’re bringing her home on Wednesday but I’m planning to go back on Monday to walk her again, maybe take some measurements for fleeces etc (and take treats of course).

It’s no surprise the majority of the photos are of greyhounds having a snooze or laying down.

When we had ddog we walked with a couple of grey hounds and they really are the laziest dogs.
They love relaxing and having a snooze. One never came walking if it was raining. He refused to leave the house apart from a quickie in the back garden where friend would have to stand by the open door so when he had finished he could run straight in.
The other was an ex racer (not that he actually did any racing) Friend thought that he was a cat in a past life and still thought he was a cat and cats didn’t chase the bunny.

He really loved their cat. He would sit licking the cat and then the cat would lick him.
At no point did this dog realise he was a dog let alone a greyhound.

A double duvet. Not a bad idea actually. I take it you use a duvet cover and wash it if needed?
Sorry for the question, it sounds a great idea.

Oh wow, the cat and the dog licking each other sounds amazing.
We have a few neighbourhood cats that use our garden to get into someone else’s so it’ll be interesting to see what she does.

How you will know she's happy with her bed

We get these poo bags, supposedly biodegradable (to ease my guilty conscience) and have never had one break.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Maker-Compost-Biodegradable-Certification/dp/B07FSGWJSG/ref=pdbappmcsiiprsubs0??encoding=UTF8&pdrddw=43x2W&content-id=amzn1.sym.96e6b98f-69b7-4121-a6d7-4c3670f0ab40&pfrddp=96e6b98f-69b7-4121-a6d7-4c3670f0ab40&pfrddr=A6KFEBS2N0N6Z45TQDQE&pdrddwg=D5hOK&pdrddr=d6a6be1c-e4e8-46cd-bcd3-0de813e4da93

We use these pop bags and they're really good - I just have them on subscribe and save from Amazon along with dentastix and pedigree food pouches.

With regards to beds, we have three just now (four, if you count the couch!). A big memory foam bed that we got from Costco, a smaller furry bed that he tends to eat on, the couch are all downstairs, and in our spare room upstairs we've got a double duvet that he rumple up to his hearts content and he tends to sleep there at night or during the day while we're working. He occasionally comes up onto our bed at night but not very often. When he does he clearly wants one of both of us to shift off and then leaves himself when that doesn't happen!

Love it. She looks like Sally with the white paws and black legs bless her.

We have bought her a bed from TKmaxx was £80, got it for £50, it’s a steal 😁

Good luck.

Just to correct you, though. The greyhound has an appointment to view you 😁

Absolutely 😁