Rebanne

That's the thing, the right greyhound and NO not ALL greyhounds would be good on farms in my experience, sorry. I'm always surprised when people who have never owned or fostered greyhounds put them out there as a suitable breed. My boy is a walking disaster, an accident waiting to happen. No way would he suit riding around on the back of a ute or free range on acreage. Stan has scars all over him from accidents. Tore his shoulder open running across the deck on a screw on the BBQ, stitches. Degloved his shin on the back stairs, fractured his skull chasing a cat at a friends house and hit the fence at full pelt...with his head, millimetres from being killed instantly. My two fall over in the back of the car so hooning around the paddocks with a grey in the back of a ute makes me shudder. Rebanne that's fine that you disagree but after a recent disasterous greyhound rehoming right here that unfolded like a disaster, finding a reputable group to home a dog to this situation is like finding a needle in a haystack IMO. I hope it works out, I really do but I just get a bad feeling...that's all. It doesn't matter what I think anyway as the OP has taken your advice and is moving forward with a greyhound. I disagree with you both. :) On which of those particular points would you disagree? Most of them. As I have posted earlier about my friend and her experiences I am not going to repeat myself. The alert barking is the one I would sort of agree with but as I have one here currently, who is teaching her granddaughter the same, my experience is they can be very good watchdogs. But my girls are not the norm. The boys have been pretty useless in that regard. ETA I would happily sell one of my precious pups to a farm, as long as the people met my criteria. Your one friend and her experiences aren't indicative of the breed though. If we're going on anecdotal evidence, I've had one greyhound surrendered to me from a pet home on a farm because she kept chasing native animals while on walks around the property and they didn't enjoy traipsing around for miles looking for the dog. I have no problems with greyhounds living on farms if the owners are realistic in their expectations but in this case, I don't think the breed is suitable one friend with several of her own greyhounds and many more fosters, plus my own greys on occasions plus the other people I know of and one of my pups that did also spend plenty of time with his owner at their place of employment. Yeah so quite a few greyhounds that have lived very happily and successfully on farms. But it is not for everybody nor for every dog and I didn't say it was. But if it doesn't work out well seems like it will be all my fault cause I dared to recommend my breed based on my experiences. You know all that hooning around in utes and walking them when they can get through the fences etc will get you every time

I disagree with you both. :) On which of those particular points would you disagree? Most of them. As I have posted earlier about my friend and her experiences I am not going to repeat myself. The alert barking is the one I would sort of agree with but as I have one here currently, who is teaching her granddaughter the same, my experience is they can be very good watchdogs. But my girls are not the norm. The boys have been pretty useless in that regard. ETA I would happily sell one of my precious pups to a farm, as long as the people met my criteria.

I disagree with you both. :)

I would also say to your friends, don't be hung up on a couple of kilos. If they choose adult dog then suitability is much more important. By all means request under 30 kilos but don't ignore a 32er :)

I wish someone would tell a couple of my dogs who are well and truly crate trained that it is not stressful to be confined at the vets :D

One who actually puts them into foster homes first, and in your friends case hopefully a farm. Doesn't sprout the rescued line too enthusiastically, nor politics about the rights and wrongs of racing. Doesn't lie about health. Lots of racing dogs will carry an injury of some sort or end up with arthritis. They were after all supreme athletes and that doesn't come with out cost. For your friend, expect to wait for the right one. Find out the leash and muzzle laws for where they live. Be prepared to give up a spot on the couch!

We do this too. Never had any drama! The two dogs are usually napping on the rug they have under the carport when we get home. Works for us! I also have to add, the cat food is on top of the small upright freezer and the dog meat is defrosted on top of the stove, both places the dogs could easily reach and never have. And only once has a dog raided my bin for the left over roast chook. Once in 35 years. He was fed a few slices of bread and peanut butter to make sure nothing happened to his insides with the passing of the cooked chicken bones.

I'd start now. All my pups, by the time they have left here, have spent several nights in a crate.

all my pups from day one have had the whole backyard available to them. If they dig a hole I just fill it in. Drag their bedding around I just put it back. This has been my life for the last 30 plus years. Only had one dog that pulled clothes off the line and she grew out of it. Never used to have a crate but have used them over the last few years. My latest puppy is 9 months old, she hasn't slept in a crate overnight for months. Usually if my dogs are in the house they are free to go anywhere they like. They choose where to sleep, in the lounge room, on my bed etc. I do have baby gates on my bedrooms. I do put up my shoes etc. My dogs don't bench surf cause I never leave anything out to tempt them. I've raised German Shepherd Dogs and Greyhounds the same way.

Cried like a baby watching that

Huge hugs to you both.

I would love to, but alas no money and no one to mind my dogs anyway

On the back of a ute Xyz most have terrible recall and while there are greys out there that will guard bark it's not a common trait. You get a greyhound taking off in a paddock at around 70k's an hour good luck catching it before it does itself an injury, those long legs can break easily and they have skin like tissue paper. Not sure a greyhound would suit this situation. Just have to watch for hidden kangaroos laying down in hollows of going for an early morning walk. 15 years of owning and fostering greyhounds and early morning walks and my friend has only been caught out once.

Greyhound. I have a friend on a 100 acre farm who has had several greyhounds over the years and many, many fosters. Has a fully fenced house yard of about 2 acres, cattle fencing with a hot wire. Greys hang out with her while she gardens, they get taken for daily walks through the empty paddocks, swim in the dam, hang out in the ute while getting wood etc. Does have fully enclosed dog yards for when they are away for a couple of hours as their very first grey was a climber in foster care but never at my friends place. Those dogs live the life of Riley with my friend.

I sent 3 emails and left 3 voicemail messages for Martin over the space of 6 weeks and I did not get a single reply or call back. I wanted to order 2 trolleys, one for me and one for a friend and told him that. Based on my experience, I will not recommend him to anyone. what a shame.

Not always. I never bred my GSD with the most horrible hips but she titled in obedience, agility and did an ET. And agility was back in the days of very high jumps and two clear rounds to qualify. Muscle support helped her greatly. Only xrayed her when she was 6, lived to 11.

I will pass the message along

I've checked my roster and I am working :-(

can fit a greyhound or two in the back so yep plenty big enough

I recently leased a bitch back to breed from. I covered all breeding costs including C-section. I also paid for vaccinations and microchipping. Other owner had only feeding costs of litter to cover. I had 1st pick, they had 2nd pick and I got the rest of the litter. Their pup was for the lend of the bitch and the extra food. Hand shake agreement. ETA other owner was experienced breeder.

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at least you know all was done that could be. Hugs to you all. R.I.P Micha

The new medication he was on made him feel heaps better, mum said he was running around like a puppy. He was a bit off his food on Sunday night then all of a sudden at around 3am went downhill. It is awful because it is so sudden and he was doing so well. We don't want him to be in pain but what if it is something treatable? at 12 1/2 he has had a wonderful life. Poor boy has also had some pain issues hence the new drug. If it is the new drug what will his life be like without it? Poor Micha. I wish him the best outcome.

What go out in the rain? No way says my Princess.

I remove them from my greyhounds as babies and will continue to do so.