The most likely scenario for pre-adoption is with dogs currently racing. The dogs will be available much sooner than young puppies and it should be known whether or not they are likely to be worthy of being bred.

One of the reasons GreyTalk has become a cutting edge place in the greyhound world is that it is a place where pet and racing people can interact and build relationships out of mutual trust instead of the adverserial relationships that are developed elsewhere.

Greyhounddaddy is a perfect example of someone who has established a trusted relationship with a farm or kennel to pre-adopt. One thing that will allow folks to do is get a good read from the trainer on a prospective pet's disposition and inclination to be cat-safe if that is a requirement.

One of the biggest obstacles to implementing adoption ideas like these is the distrust created by some people whose lives are dedicated to demonizing racing and everyone in it.

One can only hope that forums like GT will help educate people that there are a great number of fine people in racing who will do their utmost to work with people to get the dog they want.