| Most of my life there was always a German | | | | because they have a large chest cavity and if the |
| Shepherd in the house.They were my favorite | | | | gasses build up, their insides can twist and they |
| breed and when I bought my own house I swore | | | | can die so special attention should be paid here. |
| I would get one. A few months before my wife | | | | They are very fast runners so when they are |
| and I bought our first house I saw a video about | | | | outside you should always keep them on a leash |
| the industry of Greyhound racing. It really | | | | or a completely fenced in area.They absolutely |
| disturbed me to find out what horrible things | | | | love to lay with you and are described as 45mph |
| happen to these dogs when they are finished | | | | couch potatoes and act like they are lap dogs. |
| racing. I did some follow up research and knew | | | | You can not treat them the same way as a |
| from that day I would always have a retired | | | | Shepherd or a Lab because they are a little more |
| greyhound in my house. | | | | delicate but make awesome pets. |
| At the time we lived in New Jersey and found an | | | | Our dog was only 2 years old when we got her |
| adoption group called NJGAP. I filled out all of the | | | | and regardless of what happened to her at the |
| proper paperwork and adopted the most beautiful | | | | track she was just full of love and playfulness. |
| red brindle female greyhound I ever saw about | | | | When anyone came into the house she would |
| two months after we bought the house. At the | | | | "smile" by raising her upper lip and dance around |
| track they spend most of their time in a small | | | | until you payed attention to her. They are smart, |
| crate so when you adopt one you must have an | | | | intelligent animals and will use their wit to play and |
| appropriate sized crate for your dog to move | | | | just have fun with you. They are sight hounds |
| around in. In general they like to sleep in the crate | | | | and will zero in on a squirrel up to a half mile away |
| and will just lay in there because this is their safe | | | | and if not on a leash or in a fenced area they run |
| house and you really should not bother them while | | | | after it. |
| they are in there. You can either close the door | | | | In the winter when it is cold outside, you must |
| to the crate or leave it open which depends on | | | | put a coat on your greyhound because they have |
| your greyhounds personality, the choice will be | | | | less than 15% body fat and can freeze to death |
| yours. | | | | if left out for a long time. In the summer they |
| They have somewhat sensitive stomachs so you | | | | can get heat stroke just like people so do not |
| should only feed them the recommended food | | | | leave them in the heat very long. After about a |
| and treats because they can become ill. We used | | | | year we adopted another greyhound which was |
| Pro Plan because it was recommended and it | | | | the most beautiful somewhat rare male blue |
| comes in a few different flavors so you can | | | | brindle. Together they would play and brighten up |
| change it up a little. After they eat it is not a | | | | even the worst day and you will almost forget |
| good idea to let them run around for about 1 hour | | | | about it and just enjoy the best companion dog in |
| due to a condition called bloat. This can happen | | | | the world. |