The next best thing to having an experienced Greyhound owner living with you. Joan Belle ... more
Isle President Greyhound Project Anyone who reads this book and follows its guidance will have a happier healthier dog and be a happier more relaxed dog owner....
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An authoritative guide on the special needs of these retirees. Is there life after ... more
retirement? Absolutely, for these lucky dogs. More than 18,000 Greyhounds are adopted every year. This handy reference puts you on the fast track to finding an adoption group, selecting the right dog, and more. Offers
Advantages: Less cruelty. Less of a strain on rescue centres. Disadvantages: None
bones which don't have time to heal prior to the next race causing stress fractures. Injuries are very common.
Dogs can travel for up to 6 hours in very cramped cages where they can't stand or turn around. I have seen this first hand at a greyhoundrace which was what originally prompted me to read up more about the subject.
When their racing career is up many of the retired dogs get repaid by being `disposed of'. This can be either being put to sleep, taken to a knackers yard. Some are sold for medical research as their heart size and pulse is similar to that of a humans. Some make it to a rescue centre for retiredgreyhounds but many don't and they are not always put down humanely. Many just disappear.
If you'd like to try and help with improving the regulation for Greyhoundracing then please visit the link below. There is ...
BallisticSpin 16.07.2009
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Advantages: Get yourself a loving dog - and very possibly save his life Disadvantages: Depends on the dog - see review
I've owned my greyhound dog, Max, for years now. Like most greyhound rescue dogs he was a racinggreyhound - there are thousands of retired racers in rehoming centres and not many homes to go around. Sadly I know many are put straight on to the "7 day list" and then killed by kennels that do that, because they will never rehome them all. But dont go out and start rescuing them until you know what you are getting.
DISCLAIMER: all dogs are different. the following applies to many, but not all, greyhounds, and will absolutely not apply to greyhound crosses, who are completely different!
So dont be put off by one thing - just ask for a less usual greyhound!
Greyhounds make FABULOUS pets - if you suit them. They are NOT watchdogs, they will NOT play games and chase balls for hours (or sometimes at all!), they will NOT go on an all day ...
Gemma_and_max 28.06.2003
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He?s a retired athlete. He?s tall, handsome, lithe, healthy, and elegant. He?s quiet, sensitive, gentle, loyal and affectionate. He?s easy-going and Irish. In fact, he has every quality that any woman could wish for in a male soul-mate. (Apart from the fact that he?s been castrated, has bad breath, and is prone to fleas.)
Yep ? he?s Bob the Greyhound.
Generally I?m not a fan of pedigree dog breeds ? there?s something grotesquely mercenary about producing dogs for high cash returns - while thousands of perfectly acceptable pooches are destroyed annually, simply because their appearance doesn?t quite meet with the approval of image-obsessed pet owners. However, owning an ex-racinggreyhound is an exception to mr-zeeman's ?there'll-be-no-designer-dogs-in-my-house? rule.
Why?
Because the thousands of greyhounds ...
mr-zeeman 07.08.2003 (11.08.2003)
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EAN
9780764552762
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Animals / Pets
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Title
Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies
Author
Lee Livingood
ISBN
0764552767
Manufacturer's product description
The next best thing to having an experienced Greyhound owner living with you. Joan Belle Isle President Greyhound Project Anyone who reads this book and follows its guidance will have a happier healthier dog and be a happier more relaxed dog owner. Hal and Karen Hawley Greyhound Friends Northwest The Greyhound has been celebrated in song and legend for thousands of years. Nowadays Greyhounds are bred almost exclusively for racing. In the bad old days prior to the 1980s dogs that didn't make the grade at the track and those past their primes were destroyed. According to official estimates 60 000 of these noble mild-mannered dogs were destroyed each year! Fortunately a number of organizations now exist devoted to rescuing these unwanted dogs and placing them in good homes. Thinking about adopting a retired racing Greyhound? Or maybe you're already sharing your life with one of these charming animals.Either way this friendly guide tells you everything you need to know to: * Understand the Greyhound personality * Find a retired racing Greyhound to adopt * Choose the right ex-racer for you and your family * Educate yourself and your retired racer * Give your new pal the diet and exercise it needs * Keep your dog healthy and happy for years to come With plenty of good humor and straight-talk Lee Livingood drawing on her forty-years of experience training adult rescue dogs to cover all the pros and cons of being a retired racing Greyhound owner and she fills you in on: * The amazing 8000-year history of the Greyhound * Deciding whether an ex-racer is the right do for you and your family * Physical and behavioral characteristics * How to get a retired racer used to living in a home and be a companion * Dealing with common behavioral and health problems * Feeding grooming and exercising a Greyhound * Fun things to do with your hound Bursting with expert advice on all aspects of living with an ex-racer Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies is must reading for anyone considering adoption or who's already taken the leap.
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