having recently lost our 15yr old dog (the house isnt the same and i miss him) we have decided to adopt another dog, preferably a greyhound, we have been to one place who have said that we cannot adopt one from them as we have a toddler in the house and greyhound are too big.
i want some advice what do you think !! does anyone know where there is any place to adopt greyhound from

Greyhounds are brilliant dogs mainly very gentle, but it is true they are big dogs and can be a bit cumbersome, your toddler might get knocked over a few times as the dog passes etc.
If you are really interested Here (http://www.greyhoundgap.org.uk/) is a good place to start for information and maybe you will find a new friend :)

hiya if u ring 01709 760301 its arncliff vets in wath they have loads of greyhounds free to good homes on there notice board ask reception for some numbers x

With due respect I think that the OP might be better off going through a reputable rescue this time.... mainly because of them having a toddler, the dogs at greyhound gap are all assessed in a foster home environment, and tested in different situations before they are given to anyone.
The dogs on the vets notice board may be ex racers that have never been in an home environment which will take quite a bit of work to adjust... I wouldn't like to risk an unknown dog thats never even perhaps seen a child before around a toddler .

iv seen these ads moon bird theres a lot of family dogs and only a handful of exracers

iv seen these ads moon bird theres a lot of family dogs and only a handful of exracers

Oh well thats not to bad then maybe there will be one thats right, fingers crossed.

yeap ppl seem to pass them off thinkin they all might be ex racers when the reality is theres far too many of these needin a loving home they make great family dogs

rang arnciffe they are going to have a look for me

Greyhounds are brilliant dogs mainly very gentle, but it is true they are big dogs and can be a bit cumbersome, your toddler might get knocked over a few times as the dog passes etc.
If you are really interested Here (http://www.greyhoundgap.org.uk/) is a good place to start for information and maybe you will find a new friend :)

rang these as well - heres hoping

Good luck I really hope you find the right dog for you, greyhounds are fantastic :D

i have been to see some greyhounds in a place near goole and they are brilliant - looks like we will end up with one of these - this is a number given to me by the vets - the man running the place is happy to show the kennels and has known the dogs since pups - worth a visit if looking to rehome a greyhound

I am sure they will be great dogs but if they have always been in kennels you will have a fair bit of work to do with the dog, for instance they won't be house trained and a greyhound is a big dog..... will that be a problem for you with having a young child? They won't understand what it means to be in a house for instance they won't know about tv's telephones, or hoovers.... may not have ever met children before.
They may only think of greyhounds as being a dog and may not recognise other types as such, so may need muzzeling because of this for a while.
If they are ex racers or dogs that havn't made the grade they will probably have an high prey drive, and there again will need to wear a muzzle while out, and definately be on the lead at all times unless he or she is in a safely enclosed area.
Please don't think that I am trying to put you off because I absolutely love greyhounds and have a lurcher myself, you may have already thought all of this through and if so thats great, but if not then you really do need to be aware, and this is why I thought that you might be better with an assessed dog from a rescue such as greyhound gap that has already adjusted to a home environment.
Good luck with what ever you decide to do and please keep us up to date.:)

I repeat what Moonbird has said ^^^^^^^

Tia Greyhound and Lurcher resuce might be worth a look also. Here's the link:

http://www.tiagreyhounds.org.uk/

we got one and hes settling in brilliant - just have to watch food on the side other than that perfect so far

awww any pics where did u get him from...??

the place recommended by arncliffe vets - thanks for the info in the first place if you have an email address can send u a photo but dont know how to download on here

xxhunniixx@hotmail.co.uk ill put them on here for ya! x

we got one and hes settling in brilliant - just have to watch food on the side other than that perfect so far

cant wait to see him- hope hes settling in well.

xxhunniixx@hotmail.co.uk ill put them on here for ya! x

sending you photos now - will have more later only had him a couple of days and hes soft as a brush

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/xxhunniixx/greyhound2.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/xxhunniixx/greyhound.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/xxhunniixx/greyhound2.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/xxhunniixx/greyhound.jpg

ta for this - these arent brilliant at the moment but as you can see hes made himself comfy

no probs he looks goregeous so glad one has found a home arncliff get phonecalls reg from ppl asking for these to be put to sleep as no one will rehome them! whats his name...?

bullet - he is a exracer and was known as paramount bullet

bless him glad he's ok and found u guys

aww thats nice thank u

Only just seen this, glad that you got a nice dog, he looks really settled already :)

Hi Joanne5600

log on to www.greyhound-data.com and enter paramount bullet into the search engine there. You will find that he last raced (profesionally) at Sheffield in July 2007 and that he was sired by Jamaican Hero and his Dam was Texas Pearl. He was born in 2003. There's a really nice picture of him there too.

Hi Joanne5600

log on to www.greyhound-data.com and enter paramount bullet into the search engine there. You will find that he last raced (profesionally) at Sheffield in July 2007 and that he was sired by Jamaican Hero and his Dam was Texas Pearl. He was born in 2003. There's a really nice picture of him there too.

thanks for this info - nice to know his history

Hi Joanne,

He looks gorgeous, congratulations! I've had an ex-racer for nearly a year now (who, incidentally, is a half cousin of Bullet! I looked at Bullet's picture on Greyhound Data and noticed they have a grandfather in common!)

They are such lovely dogs, although so lazy. I sort of thought when I got mine I'd excercise more.....ha! If the weather's a bit grim I have to drag her out of the house. They are real food thieves as well, as I see you've discovered :)

Hope you have lots of fun together

heres a new photo
http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/joanne5601/?action=view&current=025.jpg

Doesn't he look a happy lad bless him, seems to have landed firmly on his paws with you :D

another photo today

http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/joanne5601/?action=view&current=035.jpg

Thats a really good picture of him, he has such soulful eyes :love:

Hi joanne this is anna here from gap who you spoke to. sorry didnt get back to you misplaced your number and couldnt get intouch, im glad to see you have a frined though,we didnt have any suitable so would have been a wait with us anyway. hope he settles well and i may even see you walkin him around sometime. anna.x.

Just wondered if they make suitable family pets?

I do understand that they don't require a massive amount of exercise but can they be rehomed with cats?

Also, how intelligent are greyhounds, can they be trained and to what sort of level?

Any other information that is useful would be appreciated.

I think that forum user Godzilla may know something about such animals.

Best of luck.

Check out www.greyhoundgap.com for all the hound information you could possibly need. I have one of their dogs although he is not a hound i would recommend them as a rescue to get a dog from and i think i mentioned before that they have in ths past taken individual circumstances into account i.e. garden or ways round things if needed depending on the sort of dog you are wanting. They also have some cracking dogs in at the moment and are finding that grey re-homing has slowed at the moment. If i had room i would have one/two :hihi: in a flash our car just isn't big enough though.

Threads merged.

I've just got one greyhound at the minute, he's an ex racer but must have been rubbish because he can't stop very well and doesn't do corners :hihi: He's the laziest dog i've ever known, you have to drag him out of bed in the morning, he's such a comfort monster, gets so sulky if he can't get his favourite spot!

We lost our female this year, she was completely nuts, we're not too sure what had happened to her before we got her but she was a complete mess, broken foot, emaciated, covered in ammonia burns and petrified. She soon came round, but as i say, she was completely insane, tempremental, a right madame, but we wouldn't have changed her for the world.
You can't go wrong with a greyhound, they're fantastic! :love:

Just wondered if they make suitable family pets?

I do understand that they don't require a massive amount of exercise but can they be rehomed with cats?

Also, how intelligent are greyhounds, can they be trained and to what sort of level?

Any other information that is useful would be appreciated.

I've got two ex-racers at home (plus a lurcher): Raymond greyhound can be a bit dim but Sarah is pretty smart. She'll bark at the window (at nothing) till the other dogs go to see what the fuss is about and then she'll pinch their spot on the sofa. My experience is that they are easily house-trained, but it you are wanting to train them to 'fetch' or do agility stuff then you'd have your work cut out. Sarah sometimes has fun with a ball, but she will have chased the lurcher and bullied him into dropping it so that she can prance about with it and throw it into the air. There are greyhounds that are cat-friendly, but others need time and patience to curb their chase instinct.

They do make great companions - it's a greyhound for me every time.

Just wondered if they make suitable family pets?

I do understand that they don't require a massive amount of exercise but can they be rehomed with cats?

Also, how intelligent are greyhounds, can they be trained and to what sort of level?

Any other information that is useful would be appreciated.

I've got an ex-racer. She is, frankly, the laziest dog I've ever encountered, and puts most of her wits into luring humans away from the sofa so that she can hop on :)

I'd happily say that they make great family pets. The ironic thing about the fact that there are too many greyhounds retiring than there is a need for greyhounds as pets, means that you will be able to chose the right one for you (obviously that does say something disturbing about the greyhound industry, but I'll leave that for now)

In terms of training greyhounds, I read various owners forums where they have trained their dogs to amazingly high standards. With mine, I'm about at the point where we are thinking about bringing in a one-to-one specialist.....but again, there are so many retired racers around that their ability/indifference will vary massively

I'm aware all that sounds a bit negative, and thats really not the case, she is the funniest, cutest dog I've ever encountered; watching her run is breathtaking, and everything she learns new is really satisfying. If you do get one, I promise you that the first day s/he masters the stairs will thrill you

, If you do get one, I promise you that the first day s/he masters the stairs will thrill you

But you'll never have the bed to yourself again!

Seriously, ditto with stiles - if you are a long distance country walker, then a greyhound may not be your ideal doggy companion; unless your greyhound is young and agile, stiles can be a problem. Once out of racing kennels, there is so much they have to get used to, but they usually adapt pretty quickly. They just want to be part of a family/pack. Greyhounds are like chocolates - you can't just have one.