Our latest addition is a greyhound that never made it off the training farm. He loves to run, but on his terms only, so the farmer sent him out through the adoption channels so he could find our home

The primary thing to realize, once the hound is in your home is, this is all new to him. Prior to moving into the adoption system, he lived the life of a working racing animal. Although he have seen other breeds, he is not generally overally familiar with them. Other breeds might startle him as he learns they are dogs like he is. He needs to learn what windows are, how to handle stairs, how to handle laminate floors, what children are and a host of other relatively small things that are large changes for a dog that hasn't seen similar things before.

There are several good books to use as references. Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies by Lee Livingood and Adopting the Racing Greyhound by Cynthia A Branigan are both wonderful resources. They outline specific needs of the breed so you can verify if this is an animal that will match your household prior to exploring the options of adopting.

Some online resources are:
Greytalk
Greys Of Our Lives