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PersianKitty · 08-22-2002, 10:10 PM

Greys are great. I have several neighbors that have adopted ex racers. Some have come with health problems. All of them are sweet and gentle dogs. Very mild mannered. Some friendly...others timid. If you let them, they'll attach themselves to one person only, so the more company around the better.

My neighbors all had to teach theirs what stairs were (as mentioned before), that they can't walk through a sliding glass door or jump through a window, etc. They've never been in a car, seen a tv, a bathroom, mirror etc. They've not been around children. They are at first afraid of everything, but soon learn. It takes patience and commitment. Most of them are not housebroken when you get them. They have very soft footpads so if you walk them mostly on pavement in the beginning you need to use lotion to help them along as he/she slowly toughens them up. And boy do the need to be walked..or jogged. One neighbor, when she was pregnant would ride in her old MG midget and trot the dog along side the car. She had to kid-proof her house because the dog would plop it's front paws up on the counter and drag things off. This same dog has a favorite lamb's wool bunny that it carries around everywhere.

They are strictly indoor dogs. Most agencies won't adopt out to people who want them outside. They can be at 44 mph in 2 seconds. They'll run at the site of a small animal or anything blowing around the yard. If they get out and don't want to be caught, good luck. They have no street smarts or car smarts. They are also very sensitive to chemicals. Most flea collars are too strong for them and lawn chemicals can be fatal.

Most up for adoption are 3 years or older. Alot of the adoption organizations don't want you to crate the dog because they've lived that way all their lives. It reinforces their track behavior. They have a sense of 'their own space'. Many will adopt a particular end of the sofa or chair. One neighbor had a beautiful brindle named Duke who owns the right cushion on their sofa. If someone sits there, he will stand next with his head on the arm of the sofa and stare at them until they move. In the same household, their second greyhound never settled in. He would bump into closed doors, try to jump on the dining table, and through closed windows. The vet gave him something to calm him down, but then he slept all the time. After six months of working with him, one day he bolted out the door when someone delivered a package. He was several blocks away when he attempted to cross a busy street and was hit.

If the agency you're adopting through doesn't ask you a ton of questions and give you a list of dos and don'ts beforehand, you may want to check around.

08-22-2002, 10:10 PM
PersianKitty Meow Media Inc. Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In the valley of the sun, cactus, tacos, tequila, and nod Posts: 7,785	Greys are great. I have several neighbors that have adopted ex racers. Some have come with health problems. All of them are sweet and gentle dogs. Very mild mannered. Some friendly...others timid. If you let them, they'll attach themselves to one person only, so the more company around the better. My neighbors all had to teach theirs what stairs were (as mentioned before), that they can't walk through a sliding glass door or jump through a window, etc. They've never been in a car, seen a tv, a bathroom, mirror etc. They've not been around children. They are at first afraid of everything, but soon learn. It takes patience and commitment. Most of them are not housebroken when you get them. They have very soft footpads so if you walk them mostly on pavement in the beginning you need to use lotion to help them along as he/she slowly toughens them up. And boy do the need to be walked..or jogged. One neighbor, when she was pregnant would ride in her old MG midget and trot the dog along side the car. She had to kid-proof her house because the dog would plop it's front paws up on the counter and drag things off. This same dog has a favorite lamb's wool bunny that it carries around everywhere. They are strictly indoor dogs. Most agencies won't adopt out to people who want them outside. They can be at 44 mph in 2 seconds. They'll run at the site of a small animal or anything blowing around the yard. If they get out and don't want to be caught, good luck. They have no street smarts or car smarts. They are also very sensitive to chemicals. Most flea collars are too strong for them and lawn chemicals can be fatal. Most up for adoption are 3 years or older. Alot of the adoption organizations don't want you to crate the dog because they've lived that way all their lives. It reinforces their track behavior. They have a sense of 'their own space'. Many will adopt a particular end of the sofa or chair. One neighbor had a beautiful brindle named Duke who owns the right cushion on their sofa. If someone sits there, he will stand next with his head on the arm of the sofa and stare at them until they move. In the same household, their second greyhound never settled in. He would bump into closed doors, try to jump on the dining table, and through closed windows. The vet gave him something to calm him down, but then he slept all the time. After six months of working with him, one day he bolted out the door when someone delivered a package. He was several blocks away when he attempted to cross a busy street and was hit. If the agency you're adopting through doesn't ask you a ton of questions and give you a list of dos and don'ts beforehand, you may want to check around. Last edited by PersianKitty; 08-22-2002 at 10:29 PM..