Anyone rescued a Greyhound?

[ArDee]

Some friends had 3 rescued ex-racing greyhounds and 2 cats all got on well with no problems the greyhounds were friendly and like the normal petting. Being ex-racing greyhounds they were very fast when off the lead, but would only do about 600meters before they stopped running.

Don't know if it was what our friends fed them, but they had bad wind!

 

[Panter]

Thanks both, that's a lovely post Telemark. I did wonder if some of the souless nature I'd seen from them was something that could be overcome with TLC, nice to read that that is the case.

 

[slugonabike]

I have several friends with rescued gh's - one of them is on her second. The dogs have been gentle in nature and timid at first but have also been affectionate and responded well to TLC. They have missed out on some of the doggy things we take for granted - such as play, socialisation and, in some cases, housetraining. They seem to have picked up the housetraining pretty quickly but have remained happier socialising with gh's rather than other dogs, I think several of them are muzzled when out and about. They are not overkeen on exercise (and, to a dog, hate the rain!) and have been happy to be left for some hours during the day. None of them have complained that the dogs make a fuss at night, I guess that isn't a 100% guarantee that it doesn't happen though. Some gh's are fine with small, fluffy animals but some retain the urge to chase!

 

[biggs682]

my dad keeps talking about doing it after the demise of his beloved corgi nearly 18 months ago but mum wont allow it

 

[fossyant]

Like any rescue animal, you aren't always sure how it's been treated. They will keep you fit though..............

My mate has two collie's - one's a rescue, and unfortunately, will bite anyone other than him and his wife, they keep it away from their child. The other is potty. I tried to make friends with the 'not so sociable one' having had dogs before...not having any of it.

All animals are different, TBH, you'll be giving it a great home.... if you want one, and know the pro's and con's of any particular animal, then do it.....

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Be prepared for a bit of work...Greyhound racing is an abysmal "sport" and a rescue grey can be very nervous and have behavioural problems which need patience and love to get over. With those two ingredients they WILL get over it and you will have a loving, gentle and loyal friend who will not do all those "adorable" doggy things like leap up covered in mut and bounce like a drug-addled tigger all over.

Very refined, very prim and proper are greys.

 

[ColinJ]

I had not heard of 'greyhound rescue' until I read this thread yesterday just before nipping out to the local market. As I walked past one of the nearby shops, I noticed that it had changed from what it was before to become a new Greyhound Rescue Charity Shop.

"Ho ho", thought I, "there's a coincidence!", then I bought my fruit and veg, and set off for home past the butcher's van where a woman with a dog was standing chatting. I drew alongside her just as she said "Yes, he's a lovely dog, I picked him up a couple of days ago from the greyhound rescue centre" - blimey, this greyhound rescuing malarkey  must be a real growth industry!   

 

[taxing]

This is perhaps a silly question. Do people breed greyhounds as pets, or are the pets all rescued ex-racers?

I was standing outside Asda last night chatting to a mate and a greyhound started barking like mad at me. God knows what I'd done. The owner didn't pull it away either, just let his dog bark at me from about two feet away for a good ten minutes.

 

[PaulB]

I rescued one once; literally. I was driving along the M65 near Blackburn and it was pouring down with rain. There was a greyhound cowering underneath a bridge and it looked so pathetic and forlorn, I couldn't drive past it. I stopped the car and pulled the dog into the backseat and made a bit of a fuss over it. It was a big, tall greyhound and a Saturday morning so I guessed it had been lashed out by the tossers who had raced it as it probably let them down the previous night. I took it to the nearest police station (Blackburn) and told them what I'd found and could they find a kennels for it. The desk sergeant kind of pleaded with me to take it home and 'adopt' it as it may yet be claimed from me. I had no intention of housing it so told him it would be more likely reclaimed off them than me so he took it out and the poor thing was whining the whole time while he shoved it in the police kennels. Calling back repeatedly, I later discovered he had managed to re-house the dog so it worked out alright for it in the end.

 

[Globalti]

I rescued a tiny kitten on the A56 not far from there, it was cowering in the middle of the carriageway with cars whizzing past either side of it. I thought it was a piece of cloth or something but when I realised what it was I screeched to a stop and ran back, dashed into the road and grabbed it by the scruff of the neck. It scratched and bit me but as soon as I put it on my lap it fell asleep. It had a bloody nose; I reckoned it had fallen off a farm vehicle. I drove up the farm track but there was nobody in so I took it to another farm where the farmer's wife took it from me. Wish I'd kept it now.

 

[taxing]

We once found a box of tiny kittens in the middle of a field. Actually our dog did, I imagine he thought that all of his birthdays had come at once until we cruelly snatched them away from him. I'm not sure what happened to them, we dropped them off somewhere but I was quite young at the time so I'm not sure where it was.

 

[MacB]

We once found a box of tiny kittens in the middle of a field. Actually our dog did, I imagine he thought that all of his birthdays had come at once until we cruelly snatched them away from him. I'm not sure what happened to them, we dropped them off somewhere but I was quite young at the time so I'm not sure where it was.

The river?

 

[taxing]

If we were going to do that we would have just let the dog eat them. Same result and saves on dog food.

 

[Norm]

My father has had 3 or 4 rescued dogs, I think the last two were Irish racers but he's also had some English dogs. They are strange creatures, his haven't been the warm'n'cuddly type of family pets. I wouldn't go near one.

This is perhaps a silly question. Do people breed greyhounds as pets, or are the pets all rescued ex-racers?

They are sometimes bred as pets but they are high maintenance, so most appear to be rejects from the track.