What Do You Think When You Think Greyhounds?

quiet, soppy, easy natured, good on the lead, lazy lazy lazy. tendency to try and steal food. quick sprint then they'll sleep all day, on the sofa with their legs in the air. easy to groom. dry off quickly after they get wet, as their muscle is warm and close to the surface. some can be prone to chasing rabbits, cats deer, rodents, but some are more than happy never to have to chase anything again. highly unlikely to chase small dogs, they do know the difference. they love other hound shaped dogs. usually all the dogs they've ever known are greyhounds, so when they see another they are delighted. when they first come to a house they may be confused by things like windows, TVs, Steps and the fact that there is food in the world that isn't destined for their bowl. but they're polite dogs, and soon get used to not trying to eat your food. some like to wear a coat in cold weather. some have bald rumps. this can be a thyroid related thing. they are beautiful, easy going, good natured, affectionate, quiet, chilled out, lazy dogs. everyone should give them a chance. (mum to one greyhound- our second, one Lurcher, one deerhound)

I've worked with dogs for many years, and Greyhounds have always been one of my favorite breeds. They're very elegant dogs. All of the ones I have met have been former racing dogs, and to be honest, they were the most incredible dogs I've ever worked with. A couple of years ago, we had a new girl start at work. I asked her if she had any "dog fears" that I should know about, and she said that she had always been afraid of Greyhounds. So it came time to walk a dog, and I put it on a lead for her, and we both went outside. We were talking about this and that as she stood there petting the dog she was walking, and I said "by the way, that's a Greyhound you're petting"... she could not believe it! She was "terrified" of Greyhounds since they're these quick racing dogs that apparently she had heard bad things about, and here she was petting one that absolutly adored her the first moment they met. I don't understand how people can fear a breed that they cannot even recognize when it's right in front of them. Anyway, the girl didn't end up staying working there for other reasons, but at least I changed her mind about Greyhounds.

They are some of the sweetest tempered dogs i've ever known, they are truly family dogs and are great with children, of course they need lots of exercise and a good diet, but so do all pets! :) Dogster for you: http://www.dogster.com and Expert Village: http://www.expertvillage.com Have a great day! :)

I love them, but have never owned any. They are beautiful. I think the only issue that comes to mind is that they have to wear a muzzle in public, so people presume that they are viscious. Its the racing owners that need to be shot though, by they way they just dispose of these beautiful animals if they dont win etc...(i worked at a vet, I think you know what I mean).

Hello resa77, When I hear the words greyhound, racing dogs come to mind. Some of my own perceptions of the dog to this date are: 1. I think they require a lot of extra exercise as opposed to other breeds like the german shepherd. 2. Do not think they have any other purposes other than racing, i.e. guard dog, companionship. 3. They are not chummy and are aloof. 4. They look funny. Please do take these with a pinch of salt as they are my own biases and I admit I did not take the time to get to know the breed well.

I don't personally have any misconceptions about the breed after working with animals of all sorts, but mostly dogs, most of my life. I know a lot of people think that they need to have a huge ton of room to run and are better off as "outside only" pets, which is incorrect. I've also actually seen several people that misunderstand the light build on a greyhound. They thought that the dogs are actually kept near starvation to motivate them to catch the bait in races. Also that people think that they don't make good pets, they should be kept to be raced to be happy and healthy. And there are always LOADS of people that simply don't know what the life of a racer is like or some of the awful things that can happen to them. Those are the only misconceptions about the breed that I can think of off the top of my head. Hope it helps you and the doggies out!

this breed of dog isnt really a farm dog, so with me living on a farm, i dont have one and never had one, i dont really know much about these dogs other than i know they can run very fast and are tall and skinny. im more of a kelpie person or a small house dog type of person.

When I think about greyhounds I think about racing =) They are wonderful runners. There is a neighbour of mine that has one and that dog is a wonderful dog. He has a great temper. Is wonderful with the kids around here and just seem to be very well balanced =)

I think a lot of people associate the greyhounds with racing dogs, and animals to be kept just for that, when in reality, greyhounds are very elegant, graceful beautifully tempermented dogs. They love people, are generally easy to train, and will be your friend and companion for life if you'll let them. They love to be couch potatoes, and curl up with you, and are very happy to do that. They are also just as happy doing that as they are in going for a walk, or a run. They love the exercise, as much as they love to be with people. If someone offered me a greyhound I would never turn them down. As a child one of the first dogs we had was a greyhound. She would climb in our little volkswagon car and sit upright between my brother and I and was happy to just be with us where ever we went. My parents also loved whippets, which are similar to the greyhounds, but approx. half the size, and they bred and raised whippets so I also grew to love them, and now own a whippet. My husband prefers the longer haired dogs like the Shelties so that's what we have, but I would love to own another greyhound.

I don't really know that much about greyhounds, but they seem like they would be fairly gentle dogs. I suppose they need a lot of room and need a great deal of exercise. I know we have a local rescue group where I live and they periodically do adoption workshops to get more people to adopt them.

I have never owned a greyhound but today I saw a show in TV about someone who takes in racing greyhounds so she and her husband can adopt them out to good homes. It takes a while to get them ready for adoption. She said they have to be trained just like a puppy and some weight put on them. I have had 2 Whippets, they are the smaller version of the greyhound. My two were wonderful pets and very clean animals, great companions, very smart and well mannered. My oldest one was my protector at our house, if a strange man come to the door or if the meter reader come in the yard she would bark, other than that no barking. Whippets don't have the dog odor most dogs have either. I now own a 4 month old Italian Greyhound. He is a character, pure puppy but a fast learner and so full of playfulness. Yes, the dogs do need a good fenced in back yard to run in. My dog has a small basketball that he bit a hole in and he loves to run with it and do a flip/forward roll with it.

I don't know much about greyhounds other than what they look like and that they're used for racing. Or that in general they're "good dogs". The turn off for me would be "hounds". I'm not really into hounds even though I love my Beagle. I prefer herding breeds. I'd wonder how much of the "hunting" thing would be an issue. Do they see caged animals as prey? Can they go for a walk and play without being distracted or walking with their nose to the ground? etc. Those would be the questions I'd firs think of. The fact that they're used for racing makes me assume they're high energy/high active and need a lot of excercise. Not that it's a problem for me but it's what comes to mind. They're size also makes me figure they eat a lot and would cost 10times as much as my 20lb dog.