Monday 31 December 2007

Welcome Greyhound Lovers to my Blog about
Gorgeous Greyhounds


We have adopted two gorgeous greyhounds from ex racing backgrounds although neither one was suitable for racing. Dezzie, Desmond who we are calling Dizzy is a confident if a little over exuberant dog and Lily is a very nervous bitch, wary of men and is hand shy. But since meeting her, she has improved by the hour.


This blog is their story, this welcome post will always appear on top (postdated) and you will find the most recent post just beneath it, do come here often. You may have a nervous dog yourself and find my tales inspirational but please, be sensible as what works for our dogs may not work for yours. I am not an expert by any means, and here I just explain my techniques and describe the progress the dogs have made.

Most greyhounds are very laid back and do not have the behaviour of our dogs so don't be put off either! We have specifically chosen a dog with lack of confidence and a dog with overconfidence as we welcomed a challenge of this kind and you may not, so talk to people who know your dog best before making a decision about committing yourself. I was 25 when I got my last dog and 42 when I lost him and that is nearly all of my adult life with one dog, so I am grateful I didn't make a hasty choice.


However, if you do choose a greyhound or greyhound cross, do visit this blog often as you may find that you are not alone if you are experiencing the same challenges as ourselves and you may find our dogs' stories supportive and useful. Of course, I will try to make sure this blog is very photo heavy with gorgeous greyhounds and try to write it from their point of view.

I will also introduce dogs who are looking for a home who have either been rescued by the RGT or by Essex Greyhound Rescue. Occasionally there will be dogs who are not ready to rehome and who are not improving in kennels and these dogs will be looking for a temporary foster home either with or without other pets present. These dogs may have challenging behaviour that needs to be addressed in order that they can compete with all the other dogs in finding a forever home. They could be nervous

All rescue organisations will want to meet you, match you with an appropriate hound and then check your home and all members of the family including other pets.

5 comments:

Deirdre said...

Congratulations on adopting your greyhounds! I have 2 myself & adore them. If you don't already know about it, www.greytalk.com is an international forum dedicated to (primarily) retired racing greyhounds. It's a very friendly place.
Have fun & I'll be checking back to see how it's going.

IHateToast said...

just found you from ravelry.
will catch up on your posts later. i am not allowing myself to read blogs until my last uni assignment is in.

must

show

discipline
k
p.s. one of my former fosters was renamed dizzy.

thebellagreyhound said...

Good on you for having two very special greys! I have the same mix at home - Banjo is full og himself and over the top and Gracie is shy and scared of men. Toegther they make a great team and are slowly starting to act 'normal'!

Anonymous said...

fab!!!

LongDog said...

Hi,I've just found your greyhound blog. I've got 2 rescue greys. Don't you just love the breed! I worked in rescue for many years and saw a lot of greyhounds. I've just started a blog. You might like to take a look. http://dogs-a-z.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Ti

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