You can never have just one... AKA: A 45 MPH couch potato.
We adopted Forbes LDC also know as Ice over four years ago. A and I had just gotten married, had a house with a yard and wanted something to share it with us. We, ok, I did a lot of research online and at the library on Greyhounds. I heard so many things about them in the past and A and I talked about getting one while we were still dating in college.
We finally decided to do it and adopted a male, 75 pound sweetie from a local greyhound rescue agency. Besides get a fence for the yard, one of the first things we did was change his name. Some may wonder how or why one wold do that, but if you know anything about the "sport" of Greyhond racing, you too would want to remove anything about their past from them.
Upon adoption, we were presented with the newest challenge in Sedona's life which was learning life outside of a cage. We had to teach him about steps, sliding glass doors, mirrors, and more. To this day we stil come across obsticals that we never thought about teaching him. All the training was worth it, because the hard part of house training was already done by the fostering home that took him right from the track and ready for adoption.
Now that we have moved into a larger home, I would love to adopt another grey. They are addicting!!! Our neighbors fell in love with Sedona and adopted one a few months ago and are thinking of adopting a new one already.
Like I said in the beginning, You can never have just one!!
Greyhound info:
http://www.greyhoundpets.org/
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