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Terry,
Thanks! The
best news I have heard is that the dogs will have enough time to get settled and
not be faced with a very short and terrible deadline. Only the
inflamnatory part of the news reached New Hampshire this week.
It is amazing how in any breed, the personalities
can vary so much. There are traits that continue through most but then the
individual is unique. I wonder if the squirrel incident was a
response to chasing the mechanical rabbit at the track? I believe
that Greyhounds are sight hounds and meant to be hunters although probably not
to eat the prey before turning it over to their human. The muzzle may not
bother her at all, since the racers wear them.
I am interested in adopting a Greyhound but now it
can be more planned and not in a rush. With the death threat I would have
tried anyway, but my new pyr has orthopedic problems and she will take
precedence. I knew it when I adopted her - she is a truly fantastic
dog with a wonderful personality who does not realize that she has a problem at
all - and I am sure she will not have an issue with a Greyhound but it is a
relief not to feel that I must ask her to share right now.
Thanks, Amy, Charlie and Sweet
Madeleine
ps I think that I should save the fur I brush off
Charlie and Sweetie this summer to knit a sweater and leg warmers for a
Greyhound to stay warm in the New Hampshire winters !
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Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:09
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Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Any Experience with
Greyhounds and Pyrs?
Good Afternoon !
Does anyone have any experience with
Greyhounds living with Pyrs? I received an emai this morning
about a Greyhound track in Connecticut that is closing down and the Greyhound
Rescue people in Massachusetts must try to place nearly 500 dogs in foster
care by May 14. Before I get too deep into creating a problem for myself
and my two Pyrs, I wondered if the two radically different dog
types would get along even to foster. The Greyhounds will be very
shy and confused since they have only lived at the track and never in a house
and may not have ever seen a dog who was not a Greyhound but I understand they
make wonderful pets because they are really very quiet couch potatoes off the
track.
if anyone is interested in the Greyhound
information, I can send it privately.
Thanks, Amy
Hi Amy:
As II live in Connecticut I am very familiar
with this situation. It has been on all the news broadcasts that The Greyhound
track will be closing down and the dogs are up for adoption. Our new Governor,
(the old one is in Federal Prison) sent a letter to the operators of the track
instructing them that all of the dogs must be placed in either private homes
or with rescue organizations.
We have a neighbor who has previously adopted
four of them over the course of several years. One died, and he still has
three left. The male that he got first was very friendly to both myself and to
Jasper. He would come up to his fence to say hello when we walked by, and vice
versa when he walked by our property. His second Greyhound, a female
was not friendly and was extremely aggressive when she was out in her yard.
The first male followed her lead, and our visiting days were over. Our
neighbor said that she chased down and ate a squirrel in their yard before he
could reach her to take the carcass away from her. She now wears a muzzle when
she is out of the house. The fourth greyhound male that he
adopted had been kennel raised as opposed to the first two who were
"Farm Raised" according to our neighbor. This new male is friendly, and is not
intimidated by the female and does not follow her example of aggression.
Jaspe! r loves to visit with them when we walk by, and the fourth male will be
friendly until he is interrupted by the female. Our neighbor tells us that
when he walks them by our property and Jasper comes up to the fence, his
female suddenly becomes very passive and whines until he takes her away. He
thinks her behavior is very funny, and so do we. Our neighbor says that they
make wonderful house pets, but they do require daily exercise and they love to
run and romp around.
I'm sorry if this is too long, but I believe that it gives an accurate
picture of a real live situation.
Terry
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