Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies
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―Joan Belle Isle, President, Greyhound Project
“Anyone who reads this book and follows its guidance will have a happier, healthier dog and be a happier, more relaxed dog owner.”
―Hal and Karen Hawley, Greyhound Friends Northwest
The Greyhound has been celebrated in song and legend for thousands of years. Nowadays, Greyhounds are bred almost exclusively for racing. In the bad old days, prior to the 1980s, dogs that didn’t make the grade at the track, and those past their primes, were destroyed. According to official estimates, 60,000 of these noble, mild-mannered dogs were destroyed each year! Fortunately, a number of organizations now exist devoted to rescuing these unwanted dogs and placing them in good homes.
Thinking about adopting a retired racing Greyhound? Or maybe you’re already sharing your life with one of these charming animals. Either way, this friendly guide tells you everything you need to know to:
- Understand the Greyhound personality
- Find a retired racing Greyhound to adopt
- Choose the right ex-racer for you and your family
- Educate yourself and your retired racer
- Give your new pal the diet and exercise it needs
- Keep your dog healthy and happy for years to come
With plenty of good humor and straight-talk, Lee Livingood drawing on her forty-years of experience training adult rescue dogs to cover all the pros and cons of being a retired racing Greyhound owner, and she fills you in on:
- The amazing 8000-year history of the Greyhound
- Deciding whether an ex-racer is the right do for you and your family
- Physical and behavioral characteristics
- How to get a retired racer used to living in a home and be a companion
- Dealing with common behavioral and health problems
- Feeding, grooming, and exercising a Greyhound
- Fun things to do with your hound
Bursting with expert advice on all aspects of living with an ex-racer, Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies is must reading for anyone considering adoption or who’s already taken the leap.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (13 Sept. 2000), For Dummies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 288 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0764552767 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0764552762 |
| Dimensions | 18.54 x 1.78 x 23.11 cm |
by R. Wigglesworth
This book is amazing!! It tells you everything you need to know about adopting a retired greyhound! Great read with great illustrations. Tells you everything from their racing background to training them. Deffo worth the money!
by Patricia Campbell
Owning rescued greyhounds for a while now, I suppose I am qualified to look at this book. I can’t fault it. Like all dummies guides, it is not. It is well written, informative and extremly useful. The only fault I can lay at its doorstep is the over American bias. All useful contacts are over that side of the pond. There are many useful charities over this side that do sterling work for these wonderful and sometimes much abused animals. That aside a very helpful addition to the library. If you are thinking of getting a rescue greyhound it is a must purchase. You can then teach your dog to get upstairs. Rescue greyhounds don’t know what stairs are for. As the author says there are many areas of training that are peculiar to these special dogs that you do need to be aware of. Include other long dogs, and Lurcher’s in this statement.
by Davies
Super book in all respects. Logically set out in chapters. Don’t be deceived by the title, it simply means the book is packed with clear and comprehensive information, tips and comments about every aspect of adopting, training, feeding and caring for an ex-racer. It even takes you through the end process of how to do the right thing for your companion when it’s time. Sad, I know, but it’s part of the book’s total honesty. If you’re thinking of adopting or are having issues with your hound, this book is definitely for you. The training methods are fun for your hound and for you as you gently habituate him/her to a life in a new environment completely different from previous kennel experience. The author believes every success, however small, is like investing a coin in your bank – the result being the reward of how a greyhound can enhance your life.
by Amazon Customer
This book gives a very comprehensive overview of all things rescue greyhound related.
All bases have been covered from breed information, what to expect of your retired racer when s/he first comes into a home environment, problems you may encounter, training, feeding and how to enjoy and get the most out of your relationship with your new dog.
I have found this very helpful and easy to read. As a new greyhound owner it is a very reassuring book to have on hand for the vast majority of questions that come up about your greyhound.
Anyone adopting a greyhound / greyhound cross will find some valuable information and insight in this book.
by K. C. Simm
As a dummy soon adopting 2 retired greyhounds (but having ‘owned’ dogs before), I knew we would need help for this somewhat specialist hound. This book did not disappoint (despite USA bias).
The level of detail (covering most, if not all that you need/want to know) is such that I needed breaks to try and absorb the info’ & prevent overload. Repeated reading, particularly re training, helps, but I’ve not worked out yet the order in which to do things, or, do I go for a more holistic (do lots at once) approach? (Perhaps such guidelines in a separate chapter for this, would be useful) Things are still whirling around in my head , but hopefully all will come together, and if we succeed in turning out 2 happy, reasonably well-behaved greyhounds, this book might be the reason why.
by Leonore
I have adopted a number of sight hounds (greyhounds, galgos and a whippet) and this book contains valuable advice for all owners.
by Patricia Campbell
This book is brilliant! The only drawback is that it’s American and associations referred to are not in this country.
by Natasha
Interesting book for the greyhound novice or greyhound Pro. Our greyhound had other ideas though and didn’t believe we needed it and ate the front cover and chewed a few pages ???? a good read all the same!