Things You'll Need:
- Dental Kits (for Dogs)
- Dog Beds
- Dog Bones
- Dog Brushes
- Dog Conditioner
- Dog Dishes
- Dog Food
- Dog Grooming Sprays
- Dog Leashes
- Dog Shampoo
- High-quality Dog Food
- Nail Clippers For Dogs
- Dog Shampoo
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Step 1
Feed your greyhound high-grade dog food. The first ingredient should be meat if you want a quality product. Crude protein should be no less than 30 percent; crude fat no less than 20 percent. Fiber content needs to be 4 percent or less.
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Step 2
Teach your greyhound at a young age not to chase cats and small pets. Remember that this is a hunting dog and could try to kill your cat. About 10 percent of greyhounds are not trainable in this area.
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Step 3
Be aware of your greyhound when near water - until you see that it knows how to swim. Some greyhounds cannot swim.
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Step 4
Note that greyhounds are very sensitive to cold weather and will need to wear a sweater or coat when they are out in the cold.
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Step 5
Know that greyhounds are prone to bloat and will require two or three small meals a day instead of one or two large ones. They are also sensitive to medication and pesticides (a flea collar can actually kill a greyhound). Avoid vaccinating your dog or using any flea, tick or worm-killing products until you talk to your veterinarian.
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Step 6
Brush your greyhound's coat with a firm bristle brush only when needed. The same applies for bathing. Their short coats remain clean for long periods of time; they are medium shedders.
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Step 7
Trim nails every two to three weeks.
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Step 8
Get your greyhound a lot of chew toys. This breed will chew household items when it does not get sufficient exercise or attention.
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Step 9
Buy a very soft dog bed for your greyhound. They can develop pressure sores if they sleep on hard floors or beds.
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Step 10
Be prepared to enjoy a full 10 to 12 years with your greyhound, as this is the greyhound's average life expectancy.
Comments
glbschargesarge said
on 10/21/2009 psmachetti: I'm betting by now you probably have worked out your kennel issues but for others in need of ideas....
Our retired racer absolutly hated his kennel when we first got him. I had to push/carry an 85 lb boy into his kennel when we would leave. We tried the blanket over his kennel and he chewed it to pieces.
Have you tried:
Leaving the tv or a radio on for a week or so and see if that aids in the anxiety.
Reward your grey by throwing a treat into the kennel. (let's assume your grey has gone all the way into the kennel) After you have closed the door, give them another treat.
Before you leave put your grey in their kennel, do not acknowledge them for about 20 mins before you leave.
When you arrive home, do not acknowledge your grey as you enter your home, wait a few minutes, open the kennel then greet your grey.
We found that a kong in the kennel kept our grey content afte...
martsim said
on 4/4/2009 greyhounds are very smart dogs . we have had them for years as pets. they are very clean and great with kids and very eager to please. would you try and put a small gate on at the bottom of the stairs to stop her getting up. you can get them in argos or somewhere, its a small gate to stop kids going up the stairs but it will also stop dogs! good luck
psmachetti said
on 10/22/2008 We need to keep our greyhound in a crate during the day when no one is home(work /school). It seems she has not adjusted yet. We come home to find her bedding in disarray and her water spilled. We tried originally to leave her gated in family room but she urinated and deficated on the carpet every day and she was able to jump the gate. We'd find her upstairs when we got home.
This is the only time we crate her during the day. She sleeps in our room or our daughters at night and is fine. Should we remove the water container (attached to crate at head level)from the crate and try some more comforters so she can nest? We're also trying a blanket over the crate so she has a "den".I heard they like that.What else can we do to help her adjust to the crate? We did get her a crate that is large enough for her to be comfortable.
paul
psmachetti said
on 10/22/2008 We need to keep our greyhound in a crate during the day when no one is home(work /school). It seems she has not adjusted yet. We come home to find her bedding in disarray and her water spilled. We tried originally to leaver her gated in family room but she urinated and deficated on the carpet every day.
This is the only time we crate her during the day. She sleeps in our room or our daughters at night and is fine. Should we remove the water container (attached to crate at head level)from the crate and try some comforters so she can nest? We're also trying a blanket over the crate so she has a "den".I heard they like that.Waht else can we do to help her adjust to the crate? We did get her a crate that is large enough for her to be comfortable.
paul
oldsilverado said
on 3/16/2008 Step 1
As an experienced Greyhound owner, re-homer and rescuer, I would NOT under any circumstances feed a greyhound with any food OVER 21% protein, that is one certain way to quickly kill a dog. Use a proprietary brand Greyhound Maintenance food, they are designed for the 'non-racer' greyhound...
Step 5
If you feed your dog as suggested in step 1, it WILL get the bloat, don't be stupid, feed the dog correctly... and the flea treatments that come in pippettes, to be put on the dogs neck, ARE SAFE.
As one of the other comments states, if you are considering adopting a greyhound, speak to the peple who rescue them, they know the breed, they probably know each individual dog and its 'funny ways'. Do your research properly...