GAL's Greyhound Information
Here are a few things to know about that greyhound you
are looking at adopting...
Feeding
The average greyhound will eat daily about 4 cups of dry food
with some canned food and water mixed in. Cooked vegetables, applesauce, cottage cheese, or yogurt are favorites with
their food. Vanilla ice cream or marshmallows can be a great treat.
Exercise
Greyhounds do not require a great deal of space. Most
fenced in back yards are enough to get plenty of leg stretching play. In apartments or condos you will need to plan
on taking your greyhound out on walks. On the track they are outstanding sprinters, but in your home they are couch
potatoes. But they always enjoy outings with you. Greyhounds, being sighthounds, can never be let off of
leash when not in a completely enclosed area. If you jog, after conditioning, you will have the best companion possible
on a leash.
Indoor Pets
Greyhounds love to romp, play and sunbathe, but when finished,
they belong indoors. They naturally have very little body fat and a thin coat that offers little protection from heat
or cold. Even when they were active racers, they were housed in climate controlled kennels.
Greyhound other pets & Children
Greyhounds have lived their entire lives with other greyhounds,
but being social by nature they are remarkably compatible and enjoy the company of most other dogs. Because of their
non aggressive nature, we cannot place a greyhound with any other breed that does have aggressive tendencies. A track
greyhound may never have seen a cat before, so extra caution, patience and close monitoring is required. GAL "kitty tests"
most of our greys. Being gentle and sensitive, greyhounds are very patience with most children. But like everything
else, they do have a cut off point. As the adult, you must teach your child to to respect all pets.
Last couple of things
Veterinarians who have worked with greys are one the first to
say that the greyhound possesses one of the best temperments of any breed.
Housetraining can take a couple of days. Learning stairs
may take a few hours. Finding the most comfortable spot in your home takes a few minutes. The softest place in
your heart, mere seconds. But loving you will last a lifetime!!!
