Banditank, congrats on looking into getting a dog! Be sure to let us know what you get! I have been thinking about a retired racing greyhound too, but am still waiting as I work so much currently. 3-greys, that is a great book! I have been trying to gather as much info as I can about the different dogs that I am interested in, and that was one of the first books I bought about greyhounds. I would like to get some insight from you about them though. I have 2 cats, so I'll definitely need one (or 2??) that is "catsafe". Did you adopt all 3 at the same time, or one at a time? What is the adjustment period like? Do you have stairs? Did you have to familiarize your dogs to stairs and sliding glass doors?? Any advice for the potential adoptive parent of an ex-racer? I probably won't get my dog until I move back to the midwest, because living out here and working and commuting just doesn't give me the time that I would want to spend with a dog. My husband and I are fairly certain that we will move back just for the fact that if we decide to have children, we will be able to survive on one salary back in the midwest. We can't do that out here...it takes both of our full time jobs to support our small house! So, I guess I have a lot of time to think about what kind to get, huh??
Bandi, some of the greyhound links that I look at include: http://www.adopt-a-greyhound.org/
This is a great website, and it include links to greyhound adoption locations statewide. If you click on the Adoption Agencies link, it will take you to a map of the US. Click on your state to find your nearest adoption agency! It will bring up a list of the adoption agencies in your state, and some will have webpages for you to look at. These will all be great resources for you Good luck and happy surfing!