"To adopt a greyhound" means to provide a home and care for a retired racing greyhound dog.
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The most important factor to consider
when adopting a greyhound is the suitability of the dog's personality to your lifestyle.
Educate the public about the desirability
of adopting greyhounds as companions and family pets in the home through our website, show and tells and activities within our communities.
Many times, separation anxiety develops when the
newly adopted greyhound moves to a home when he or she is the only dog.
It appears that
after adopting greyhounds for over 27 years, the pet pharmaceutical industry has introduced a new product called SILEO from a Latin word meaning silence.
Small Child, Add A Greyhound National Greyhound Adoption Program has been
adopting greyhounds for twenty years now.
GALT's very
first adopted greyhound, Magellan (in the middle), brought his Dad and greyhound sisters by an event to say «Roo»!
Greyhound Pet Adoption Northwest does
not adopt Greyhounds to homes with children younger that 5 years old.
Approved adopters will have 90 days from their home visit date to select and
adopt a Greyhound before they will be required to reestablish their application with a second deposit.
Given their nature and history of racing, many
people adopt Greyhounds and assume they'd like to run often; do not make this assumption.
Southside Animal Hospital works in close relationship with
AZ Adopt a Greyhound, rescuing the dogs coming out of the race tracks.
If you are interested in
adopting a Greyhound there is likely an adoption agency near you, if there isn't, the Sighthound Underground Adoption Agency is a great place for you to start looking.
When Ivy died at the age of 12, the
Casadys adopted another greyhound, this time a 68 - pound seven - month old from a puppy farm in Kansas: Ella Bella Stella Violet the First.
Back in 2007, Harry Potter author JK
Rowling adopted a greyhound named Sapphire, and topped off the adoption with an extra donation to the Greyhound Rescue Fife.
We require our potential adopters to read these books in order to familiarize you with the breed and learn what to expect
when adopting a Greyhound.
Our site is highly visited by breeding enthusiasts and owners
of adopted Greyhounds, who are searching for the race history or relatives of their dogs.
So, is it any wonder that a
newly adopted greyhound, suddenly thrust into what for them is an alien universe, full of strange things and unfamiliar people — and perhaps without the company of other greyhounds, for the first time in his life — might feel some uneasiness?
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The first step to
adopting a greyhound through National Greyhound Adoption Program is to fill out our Adoption Application and Reference Sheet and mail, fax or email it along with our adoption fee of $ 280.00 to the following address:
Up until the break she was not exhibiting any limping but I experienced the same scenario with my
first adopted greyhound, Zippin.
The first step
in adopting a greyhound is making sure the greyhound is the right dog for you, your family, and your lifestyle.
My homeland is Pennsylvania, but I'm married to a Canadian Forces helicopter pilot and we live in Canada with our two
adopted greyhounds.
We recommend that
you adopt your greyhound when you are on vacation or have a long weekend to spend bonding and training your new pet.
If you're interested in
adopting a Greyhound, you can learn more about the process here.
Meet Shelley and Jon along with her hounds, and many other families with
their adopted greyhounds.