![]() ![]() During our trial walk he never pulled once, he just walked directly beside me and stood there for cuddles and pets. He just stood in his kennel with his head down looking with sad eyes. “Mexican Bronco” or ‘Bronco’ was a 2 year old that was the tallest and skinniest of the dogs at the kennel, but he was the only one out of the 40 dogs there that weren’t barking. During the kennel visit I viewed three dogs, but I knew after taking the first dog for a walk that he would be the one. I wanted to give a home to a greyhound in need, so I searched for adoption groups and made a visit to see the dogs. They are considered sight hounds and should only be let off-leash in a completely fenced in area as they will chase small animals at speeds of 40mph and are capable of seeing prey up to a kilometer away.īeing someone that loves large dogs, I decided that a greyhound would make a good fit into my lifestyle and home. ![]() ![]() They are very sociable with people and other dogs-racing greyhounds are raised and live with their litter mates until they are 1 year old. If these dogs heal and are sound enough to race they will return to their racing careers, but if they are not sound enough to race they are often used for breeding or are either sent to rescue groups that will find them a home or they are euthanized.Īfter researching the breed, I found that greyhounds are usually a very calm and relaxed breed that doesn’t need much exercise compared to other dog breeds of relatively the same size. Many greyhounds are retired from racing due to a broken hind leg. Most greyhounds retire from racing at a very young age due to injury or when they no longer have the drive to compete to win the race. ![]()
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