ANYWAYS, back to the topic- I see aloooot of misconceptions that I must clear up before my brain bursts.
Firstly, greys don't *need* a huge backyard. In fact, they do not need a backyard at all! I know plenty of greyhounds who live quite comfortably in apartments. As long as you can provide reliable daily walks, your Grey will be beyond contentment. Some groups do claim that they won't adopt out to apartment-dwellers but there are ALWAYS exceptions. The only problem with apartment dwellers is the potty issue but that issue is prevalent with any other dog breed! It's not to say that Greys don't need free space to run (they do!!). I'm just saying that Greys do not *need* a yard. Heck, my yard is used only as a potty area.
Secondly, I think some of you are forgetting that a Greyhound is a dog!For example:
Looking any dog in the eye is a challenge. It is not a breed characteristic to tolerate this behavior from humans. Dogs are not human!!!-They look you in the eye when you speak to them.
As a whole, Greys are very gentle, but a dog's socialness depends mostly on how it was brought up. Greys are very social with other Greys, but some are not accustomed to other breeds.-They're extremely gentle & very social.
Dry food is recommended by many all-breed rescues as well. Greyhounds are no different. It is up to YOU, the owner, to decide what to feed your dog.Dry food is recommended for greyhounds by some rescues.
Thirdly, greys can live with small animals and cats (Gissie has co-habitated quite nicely with a Pekingese and four birds for two years). It all depends on the individual greyhound and it DOES take much supervision for the first months/year. Your adoption group will take care of selecting the proper dog for you.
As for juggling college and cats and dogs, please read Adopting the Racing Greyhound by Cynthia Branigan and Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies by Lee Livingood. They address the issue of whether or not you should get a greyhound during that tumultuous period in your life, Bri.
Lastly, more often than not, Greyhound adoption groups will weed out the bad owners from the good owners. Many adoption groups can and WILL call your vet for reference. They will also conduct a homecheck. They will also inquire into the history of your past pets. If they can accept Lily and Roxy's living conditions (in Bri's case), then it is their final decision as to whether or not they will adopt out to Bri. I also want to add: The Greyhound world is very well connected. If there is a notoriously bad Greyhound owner, word will spread and groups will refuse to adopt out to that one person.
My point: If anybody has qualms with Bri's decision, take it out on PM.
Actually, one more - GreyTalk.com has been mentioned twice already, but here you go again
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