Page 8 | I have an appointment to view a greyhound today at the animal sanctuary. Wish me luck.

CarnageAhead · 2023-01-11T10:20:24+00:00

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 💐

Strawberrypicnic · 12/02/2023 00:43

AnotherSpare · 12/02/2023 00:30

@Strawberrypicnic He's beautiful! Looks exactly like my boy before he went grey in the face - he's 7 now.

Black greys are so special 😊ours already has a few more grey whiskers than when we got him! I think they look gorgeous when they get their salt n pepper faces, it's hard to capture on camera but so cute in real life.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 12/02/2023 00:50

Floralnomad · 11/02/2023 11:46

@CarnageAhead Petiquette do beautiful collars in an array of colours . Sally looks lovely , how long do you think it will be until you go back to get her a friend ?

@Floralnomad

Are you of the See The Floor, Room For More school of greyhound keeping

I love the photos , they have such beautiful eyes and faces , their ears folded back like angels' wings

AnnieSnap · 12/02/2023 00:58

I have often thought of rescuing one, but we have Siamese cats and most are either definitely no cats, or untested with cats 😔

userxx · 12/02/2023 01:00

@Strawberrypicnic I think the black ones are the most beautiful 😍

gettingalifttothestation · 12/02/2023 13:42

Strawberrypicnic · 11/02/2023 23:54

Congrats, she is beautiful! Our 4 yr old boy has been with us almost 8 months now. Here he is begging for some buttered crumpets. As some others have mentioned, she will be shedding her kennel coat in the coming weeks. We also found that ours had very flaky skin during this time. The best advice we got was to add a little salmon oil to each meal, we really noticed a difference when we introduced this and he gets lots of compliments on his coat now. Maybe wait until her tummy settles down as it will likely be a little off at first due to the stress of things. Give her time to come out of her shell and for you to learn how to communicate with each other - greyhounds are much subtler than other breeds with how they communicate affection/happiness, not to mention that ex racers basically have to do so from scratch in the first place, but it will be such a rewarding journey 😊

Omg how gorgeous. They really are the loveliest dogs. We rescued ours from a horrible situation it's the best thing we ever did we absolutely love him to pieces. I wish more people would open their hearts and rescue them.

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CarnageAhead · 12/02/2023 17:56

Floralnomad · 11/02/2023 11:46

@CarnageAhead Petiquette do beautiful collars in an array of colours . Sally looks lovely , how long do you think it will be until you go back to get her a friend ?

If it was up to me, tomorrow 🙂

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CarnageAhead · 12/02/2023 19:48

Strawberrypicnic · 11/02/2023 23:54

Congrats, she is beautiful! Our 4 yr old boy has been with us almost 8 months now. Here he is begging for some buttered crumpets. As some others have mentioned, she will be shedding her kennel coat in the coming weeks. We also found that ours had very flaky skin during this time. The best advice we got was to add a little salmon oil to each meal, we really noticed a difference when we introduced this and he gets lots of compliments on his coat now. Maybe wait until her tummy settles down as it will likely be a little off at first due to the stress of things. Give her time to come out of her shell and for you to learn how to communicate with each other - greyhounds are much subtler than other breeds with how they communicate affection/happiness, not to mention that ex racers basically have to do so from scratch in the first place, but it will be such a rewarding journey 😊

Thanks @Strawberrypicnic, and so is your boy 🥰. Those eyes, waiting for your food, they have a way of making you feel guilty don’t they.
Thank you for the advice about the salmon oil, yes she has flaky skin so I have been adding some to her food. She licks the bowl clean 😁.
She is still timid but we have all the time in the world for her personality to shine ❤️

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CarnageAhead · 12/02/2023 19:51

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 12/02/2023 00:50

@Floralnomad

Are you of the See The Floor, Room For More school of greyhound keeping

I love the photos , they have such beautiful eyes and faces , their ears folded back like angels' wings

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Angels wings definitely @Floralnomad ❤️🥰

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CarnageAhead · 12/02/2023 19:57

Strawberrypicnic · 12/02/2023 00:43

Black greys are so special 😊ours already has a few more grey whiskers than when we got him! I think they look gorgeous when they get their salt n pepper faces, it's hard to capture on camera but so cute in real life.

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Agreed, they are so special and I love Sally’s grey whiskers and eyebrows, they are just the sweetest things.

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Mavericksaviators · 13/02/2023 16:11

This is dobby my 1 year old whippet/greyhound and a small amount of foxhound! They make the best dogs, very loyal and loving. Yours is gorgeous :)

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

AnnieSnap · 13/02/2023 19:18

@Mavericksaviators was your lovely dog and adult rescue when you got her/him? If so, was it known they were good with cats?

Mavericksaviators · 13/02/2023 22:50

AnnieSnap · 13/02/2023 19:18

@Mavericksaviators was your lovely dog and adult rescue when you got her/him? If so, was it known they were good with cats?

I rescued him at 6 months. He was going to be put to sleep on a farm’ he’d lived with other dogs and cats in a barn - all his life. I’ve never had a problem with him and the cats, he actually washes them and lies with them

creamcheeseandlox · 23/02/2023 16:22

I have a 3yr old whippet/grey cross...he is adorable but a total dickhead. Here is also an action pic in his favourite place....my bed 🙄

Johnnysgirl · 23/02/2023 16:24

I love the way their legs fold up 😁