Originally posted by aly
No it isn't their fault. But they are mass-produced for racing. I'm not sure of the numbers bred compared to the numbers of Labs bred, but I'd imagine it is overwhelming. Sorry again if I brought up a point that has already been discussed. I'll be back later today!
See my post above. It's not even close. Registered AKC Labs outnumber NGA and AKC greyhounds combined by more than 6 to 1. My guess is that the difference in the number of Labs without papers and the number of greyhounds unregistered is even greater.

Greyhounds are not "mass-produced." Greyhounds are bred for a specific business. They cannot be "overbred" because they are subject to the supply and demand requirements of the racing business. There are only so many tracks and so many kennels. Breeders who overbreed risk raising cost and labor-intensive dogs with no place to send them. Few people outside of the racing business can appreciate the time, expense and labor of raising a fully-trained dog to 18 months of age rather than 8 weeks of age for quick sale as a pet.

Nobody is going to pay $3500 for a race-ready 18 month-old greyhound as a pet. Nobody is going to risk raising puppies to 18 months of age when their investment is $3500 if there is little likelihood that that money will be recouped, either by selling the dog or from earnings at the track. There has not been a track closing or opening in several years and not coincidentally, there has been remarkable stability in the number of breedings over the same period. Supply and demand---anybody who stayed awake during Econ 101 understands that.