Sentences with phrase «retired racing dogs»

Many Greyhounds are actually retired racing dogs and are used to being crated.

The reasons for the widespread ban are due to the inhumane conditions racing dogs are kept in, the high rate of injury, and the bleak lives of retired racing dogs.

Many of the pet Greyhounds out there today are, in fact, retired racing dogs.

Well if you are, consider giving a loving and loyal canine your helping hand by adopting a retired racing dog.

Retired race dogs have been trained to chase lures, usually mechanical but sometimes live.

Not exact matches

Other breeds of dogs may be new to a retired racing Greyhound.

In modern times, the Greyhound is best known as a racing dog, with Greyhound racing occurring around the world, and, for the lucky retired racers, as a companion animal.

Adopting a rescued stray, a retired show dog, or racing Greyhound will give you all the joys and benefits of dog ownership... and do a great favor for the dog, too.

Our mission is to take in these magnificent dogs after they retire, to find loving forever homes for them and to inform the public that adopting a retired racing Greyhound is an excellent decision.

We love retired racing Greyhounds and we love to find the perfect person or family for these remarkable dogs to spend their «retirement» with.

Adoptable greyhounds tend to be dogs who are retired from racing or breeding, and once they become accustomed to life indoors and to having kind people to care for them, their main purpose in life seems to be to find a soft spot, such as your couch, to curl up on and rest.

Many adopters now say they will never have any other breed of dog because their retired racing greyhound has «spoiled» them.

I know of a retired racing greyhound scam that is actually funneling dogs for a person who breeds indiscriminately and keeps the dogs in deplorable conditions.

We usually have a general idea of where the dog came from and if they are retired racers, we'll have an idea of where they were bred, their pedigree, their race records, and often the veterinary records.

My husband and I foster retired racing greyhounds for American Greyhound (AG), because we know that the greyhound is a wonderful breed, the dogs are amazing pets and each and every one of them deserves a future that is better and brighter than their past.

While many of our adoptions are done directly from the race track, we also have dogs living in foster care so that we are able to respond to applicants in a timely manner as well as be able to profile the specific retired racer in order to match the right dog with the perfect forever home.

If the dogs racing performance declines and they do not win, place, or show, they are retired.

Dani Joy is retired from being a Flyball Racing Dog and achieved her U-FLI title, Top Flight, at the U-FLI Tournament in September 2008 at Mare Island Sports Center!

NE Ohio Greyhound Rescue, Inc. is dedicated to taking in retired racing greyhounds and preparing them for life as cherished pets and providing the highest standards of care for all the dogs in our program — those awaiting adoption and those in our sanctuary.

A non-profit organization in Indiana is helping retired greyhounds make the leap from racing dogs to family pets.

Anthony's own retired racing greyhounds have been certified as therapy dogs by The Good Dog Foundation, and have helped cancer patients rehabilitate from chemotherapy treatements and schoolchildren learn to interact peacefully with dogs.

There is required reading must be done before you receive your dog: «Adopting the Racing Greyhound ``, by Cynthia Branigan OR «Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies ``, by Lee Livingood.

While a Greyhound is very similar to any other dog breed, if they are retired racing Greyhounds they have some unique characteristics that you should know about.

Retired racing greyhounds do need daily walks like any other dog, but they aren't particularly «hyper» dogs.