I’m very sorry to hear you lost your dog. I lost my dog many years ago but by the good grace a dog catcher found him along the side of the freeway. He was seconds from death says the dog catcher and caught him just in time. I still get nightmares about it to this day 20 years later.

Frankie Gee Thanks. That was very lucky u found him. Wat I meant was that I lost Ralph to cancer. Take care

We adopted our first in June 2009. By September 2009 we had 2 :)

iVlogBuzz Absolutely agree. Wonderful dogs, loyal, trusting and caring.

I have a rescue greyhound and we love him. About no other dog could match up to a greyhound... I almost agree, apart from my border collie I had for nearly 16 and a half years

+Martini Time Gaming My wife and I started with one and wound up with three. Such low maintenance dogs.

alex bob I agree. The grey I have now, never runs, lol. She’s content on her bed.

Our grey girl has run about once every two months. For 60 feet. Then it's a 3 hour nap to recover....

I've had 8 ex-racers. One loved to run, but she had a short & marginal racing career. Another was a champion racer, but he preferred to trot and sniff at the beach, with the occasional swim.

Thank you very much :)

Thank you very much :)

Hopefully those laws will change soon. Our greys used to run a lot when we first brought them home (we have a tiny yard they'd loop a couple of times a week). Now, they are pretty much couch potatoes and run once a month. Good luck to you!

We adopted three from FoG over the years and I wouldn't go anywhere else.

Katherine Holly if that's your dog then I think there something wrong with it

I’m certain you’d be able to find a Greyhound that wouldn’t bother you little fellas. Don’t give up hope! We had three greys, two of which were tested not cat friendly and they got along great with our cat.

ThisbeandPyramus agreed, ive had 3 grey hounds in my life and two of them died because of what those people did to them. the third one is still alive and well and hasn't been in the racing circuit, and I absolutely love him, to imagine someone pumping him full of drugs and keeping him in a small cage breaks my heart.

Oh for Pete’s sake.....save the drama for your mama.

I agree with your second sentence, but that would require a change in law. In the meantime, there are still dogs to be looked after.

Yes, I think as a first time dog owner, a greyhound can be a great choice. They are already used to handling and training and they are crate trained from their racing days. We had three at one time and they are total couch potatoes! Most greyhound rescues will know about the temperament and personalities of the ex-racers that are up for adoption. Adjusting to home life takes a little time (as with any new pet), but in the end, you'll have have a wonderful companion! Good luck!

I was a first time dog owner when I adopted my ex-racer, Shader (instagram.com/shaderthegreyhound/) :-)

You need to remember though that these dogs are not raised in normal home environments. Many of them are fearful of common household things, such as stairs, and have serious separation anxiety, which manifests in the dog absolutely destroying the house. They're generally also very stubborn dogs. They're not bred to want to please people like some other dogs are, and they are harder to obedience and trick train than others, especially when they come from a track, because they never learned to learn. They're definitely more challenging on average to get adjusted properly in a home than many dogs. And I've seen many returned to their rescues because people just couldn't handle it. But if you know what you're doing, or if you get one of the low maintenance dogs, you'll be okay. Just make sure you go through an organization that fosters and trains the dogs in a home environment first, rather than getting a dog straight off the track.

yes they are good first dogs its all I have owned for dogs Greyhounds and Italian Greyhounds.

yes as a first time dog owner. They are undemanding and learn very quickly in their new home. You may have to practice the stairs a few times but they will get it after a few goes. other than that, they walk brilliantly on a lead and never pull. All they need is a large soft warm bed as they sleep most of the time but enjoy their walk. They do like to run now and again so find a park where you can let them off lead. They only need a quick sprint to tire them out but a couple of walks a day is necessary for any Dog. They must eat from a high stand due to possible bloat as they wolf down their food. other than that very easy maintainance to have a GH. You wont regret it!

You look like you would. I think you need a Pit Bull cross Bull mastiff.