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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2017 12:08:27 GMT
Greyhounds are indeed fantastic house dogs. Not bright or keen, but on the other hand not needy or lunatics either. Will happily sleep at home for hours and hours on end only needing a couple of quick sprints a day. They are happy to trot about on family outings, not getting excited about anything. * *Does not apply to greyhound pups, crazy animals and faster than you could possibly ever comprehend, only problem being it could be in any uncontrolled direction. Suddenly, at 12-18 months, a switch gets turned and they turn into the lazy sleepy but once a day sprint. Personally I wouldn't have one, Too dim, too aloof for me. Sounds like an ideal dog for my life at the moment. An adult one.
My favourite breed is Mongrel, though.
My Mum isn't helping at the moment, as she's just taken on a brand new puppy Jack Russell. The wife and kids are head over heels with the thing. I will be putting my foot down on the issue though, a puppy wouldn't be right for us. My Mum lives in 38 acres and is home all the time. She needs the dog to get hold of the rats in the barn. Here it is, the swine:
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Post by bromptonaut on May 3, 2017 13:19:32 GMT
Neighbour over road has rescue Greyhounds as does a former CS colleague with whom I keep in touch via Facebook. Both say they're excellent pets and both are active in Greyhound Rescue circles.
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Post by Hofmeister on May 3, 2017 14:15:38 GMT
Neighbour over road has rescue Greyhounds as does a former CS colleague with whom I keep in touch via Facebook. Both say they're excellent pets and both are active in Greyhound Rescue circles. Tho less active than they used to be. Dog racing is in rapid and terminal decline. Only 2 tracks left in London, and another 20 around the UK. Pity, its a relatively cheap, civilised exciting evenings entertainment. |
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Post by Humph on May 3, 2017 14:19:35 GMT
Gone to the dogs then?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 12:17:09 GMT
Neighbour over road has rescue Greyhounds as does a former CS colleague with whom I keep in touch via Facebook. Both say they're excellent pets and both are active in Greyhound Rescue circles. Tho less active than they used to be. Dog racing is in rapid and terminal decline. Only 2 tracks left in London, and another 20 around the UK. Pity, its a relatively cheap, civilised exciting evenings entertainment. Went to Belle Vue Greyhound track one Saturday night a year or so back. Full of good, honest working class folk who didn't bat an eyelid when we walked in (a bit obvious that we weren't the regular punter type - four Jews, two with skullcaps on and probably overdressed!). Had a really enjoyable time, far more exciting than horseracing, because the races were quicker and more frequent. The other spectators were really friendly, the drinks were not expensive and we even won a fiver. The downside was the barrage of abuse by the animal rights people we got afterwards. Being a dog owner, the dogs looked to me as being healthy and well cared for. I'm not sure I would want a retired one - probably too big for us - I can see the attraction. Our dog is probably more intelligent. He only gets fed regular dry food and water, but on weekends and festivals, but he has some bread from the table when we sit down to 'Friday Night Dinner'. He has got very adept at nudging us when some more bread is required.....Fortunately he knows when to stop when the tone of voice hits the right pitch. |
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