greyhound owners... convince my wife !

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i posted a few months ago about possibly adopting a greyhound. i thought it would be great for our son and i wan't one as well. back then, my wife was against it, as she did not want to leave the dog home for 8 hours while we were at work.

well lately she is kind of considering it and yesterday we went to a meet and greet and got a chance to talk to the owners and see these beautilful dogs.

i am just looking for my support to convince her.

give me the postives and negatives of your experience.

appeciate any input, thanks :)
 
I hear nothing but good things about adopting Greyhounds. I have heard however they are not good if your son is a toddler or infant. Greyhounds are very loving and excitable and are not aware of their large size and can hurt small children by leaping on them or rough play.
 
Gary:



Whatever dog you get, crate train him right off the bat. When the breeder of our Yellow Lab told us to get a crate, I thought that was terrible. He's now almost 16 years old and will stay in his crate about half the time even if the door is left open. It's kinda like "his place to stay". This also keeps them out of mischeif when you are all gone.



Just remember, dogs can be more expensive than kids in the short term and unless you have a way to take them on vacations and such, they can be somewhat of a burden......something to think about!



Good luck,

Gary
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Let that dog have diereah 1 day and the 8 hour window will out the door....



Can you go 8 hours HOLDING IT !!!!



As you age so will the dog, Just because they "sleep" all day, if the house is locked they cant get out. IT is unfair and unhealthy to make the dog Hold it...



I installed fenced in Dog run and a doggy dor to help prevent this....



Then they feel like they did wrong...if they ahd to go.......



And I feel it is allways harder for some one to get their dog watched rather then a kid...





Todd Z
 


Todd - My dogs stay in a 1000 sq unfinished basement. If they have to go, I clean it up and forget about it. But they hardly ever go down there unless it is an emergency. I respect them and treat them like humans.



 
I am only pointing out that with garys serious OCD, 1 dump in the house that cooks in there all day will be a nice stinky messy surprise when he comes home...



Todd Z
 
My friends Mom was acting as a 'foster home' for some greyhounds. Figured taking them to the high school and the fenced in football field would be a good place to take them for a run.



Well, all went find until a few deer ran by and the dogs found their way out. This was around dusk.



We spent the next 1-2 hours trying to find and 'run down' two greyhounds.



Luckily the male, like most men, was interested in tv so he started peaking in a sliding glass door. The lady of the house was able to get him, read his tags and make some calls.



Now the female, who was very averse to human males (trainer beat her?) was still on the loose, was a dark gray and impossible to see in the dark. My buddy and I actually walked right by here in the street. Oddly she passed up, then 20 feet beyond us she yelped and then ran to us. Totally out of character but it happened. We just were wondering how lucky we had gotten. It is not like you can 'run down' a greyhound.



Even after this event they did allow his Mom to adopt one. I am not sure if all are this way but he seemed a bit aloof, not social like most dogs but I believe he did come around after some time. I think he had to be broken of being a track dog and the routine he was used to and how to become a house dog.



As far as leaving a dog for 8 hours - invisible fence & a dog door. The invisible fence took what had been an escape genius and the neighborhood dog to one that knew exactly where here lines where and how far should could venture around the property.



Just moved to a new house, laid out the wire around the property, put up the little white flags and did not even have to train her - she remembered that getting close to those little white flags meant shock therapy. I have an appreciation for the shock - I do not know what possessed me but I took a #2 (of 5) shock.



Well that was a diatribe about a whole lot of nothing..........
 
Gary,

You spew the SH&^ every time your over my house......:lol::lol:



Todd Z
 
Dogs are creatures of habit. You can train them to go at a specific time. Train them right and you'll be very happy. Greyhounds are great. Retired racers are used to being confined most of the day. Eventhough they can display tons of energy, they are really couch potatos for the most part.





Down here in Miami, I would consider it inhumane to leave your dog outside all day due to the heat and humidity.



STogiehog
 
My friend and his wife adopted two of them They both work all day, and the dogs are crated. They are let out when they get home and they are fine. I know they are very happy with them.
 


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