Originally posted by smokey the elder
This is really interesting! I learned a lot. I didn't realize that greyhounds had such an impeccable genetic heritage. I hope people that breed them continue to practice this good husbandry, and that the tracks work together with adoption groups to find homes after they retire.

One question I did have: the hounds seem to have a lot of scars, and seem very thin when they come from the track. Is this normal? (I've never met one with a bad temperament.)
I think jcsperson answered this one in a thread that was deleted....I'm sure he'll answer it again, though. I don't think I've ever seen a dog with skin that thin that didn't have scars, regardless of it's past. I think what jcsperson said was that a lot of the scars come from the fact that they're around their littermates for several months and are always around other dogs during the whole training puppy phase. And, as for them being thin, I think that's normal, you're supposed to see their ribs and vertebrae. Again, though, I'm going mostly on what jcsperson previously said. And, some of it just from what I would think would be normal.