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[quote=Anonymous]As first time dog owners, we adopted a retired racing greyhound. He was about to turn 3 when we adopted him. He’s low energy, doesn’t need a ton of exercise, needs very little grooming, doesn’t shed much, doesn’t bark much, is very docile and friendly to humans and other dogs, came to us with nice leash manners, and was completely housebroken within two weeks. He’s very calm and a real sweetheart. Some greyhounds can be high strung, but we specified that as first time dog owners, we really needed an easygoing dog. Our dog is very confident loves new experiences. He has a low prey drive.

We adopted through Greyhound Welfare. They’re very thorough because they want placements to be successful. They do a great job of matching their dogs to potential adopters. The fosters really get to know the dogs and can give good insight into their personalities. Greyhound Welfare provides lots of support and resources to adopters, even well after the adoption. They don’t require fences or even backyards. Greyhounds can happily live in small urban apartments.

The cons:

Greyhounds are large, so all of their supplies cost more, you can’t pick them up and carry them around, and they can easily steal food off of tables and counters.

They’re sprinters, not marathoners, so they can’t jog with you.

Most of them would make terrible guard dogs. My dog doesn’t bark at anyone, even if they come right up to the door, ring the doorbell, and deliver a package. If someone broke into my house, my dog would greet them with a tail wag and an expectation of getting petted.[/quote]

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