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01-07-2008, 11:35 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, Texas
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| By Boyfriend wants a Greyhound My boyfriend wants to adopt a retired Greyhound and while I approve of this heartfelt adoption and saving one of these beautiful creatures...I can't help but think hmmm Chloe probably looks like a 4lb rabbit...not a good idea...NOT MY BABY!!! Has anyone heard of a Greyhound and Yorkie getting along...oh my this just doesn't sound like a good idea...we'll have to adopt another breed! Suggestions Please!! T
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01-07-2008, 11:41 AM | #2 |
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| I would never trust a retired racing greyhound with a Yorkie or any other smaller dog, cat, bird, etc. The sight hound/hunter instinct is always present. I love to hear of people adopting these, most of the time, mistreated dogs. But they are not recommended to be around other tiny pets. |
01-07-2008, 12:03 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado
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| Would he consider adopting a miniature greyhound? Those are soo cute and just about the same size as a yorkie- or at least the one I saw was. I don't know too much about greyhound's personalities to know if a normal size one would get along /be safe with a yorkie. |
01-07-2008, 12:06 PM | #4 |
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| He's wanting a larger dog...I'm thinking boxer or weimaraner...we'll see but definitely not a greyhound. As much as I would love to rescue one, I wouldn't ever want to put my baby in harms way even if there was the slightest of chances involved...Thanks for the feedback guys! Tracy
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01-07-2008, 12:12 PM | #5 |
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| There was a post on here not too long ago where an older gentleman and his Yorkies were attacked by a group of Greyhounds...was NOT an easy story to read..one of his Yorkies was killed...maybe someone has the thread... |
01-07-2008, 01:27 PM | #6 |
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| Not a good idea ... Greyhounds are trained to race using "prey", something that looks like a rabbit that's on a stick and raced around the track. They are conditioned to chase ... and kill what they catch. The incident mentioned above happened across the bay. We had just gotten our pup, and I was shocked beyond words ... I hadn't thought of something like that. The man is 80 years old; he was walking his dogs. The greyhounds (all rescues) were inside the house. They saw the dogs as the man walked by and broke through the screen door to get out and at them. The man couldn't protect one of the yorkies, and the greyhounds tore it apart. A few teenagers sitting outside were trying to help, but all they could say was that it looked like lions tearing apart a lamb. If you were talking about a greyhound that had never been trained, you may stand a chance, getting a puppy in with your puppy and being raised together. But to rescue a racing dog, a highly trained and motivated "prey" catcher ... I'm sorry ... I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell. If your boyfriend wants a larger dog, get one as a puppy so they can be raised together. As it gets older/larger, it won't know that your pup is anything but a friend. |
01-07-2008, 02:02 PM | #7 |
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| I just emailed him and let him know that we would have to consider another breed...if I didn't have chloe it would be a no brainer but my baby is way to important to me!! She was here first, so that's how it goes!! I totally agree with everyone here, there's too much of a chance of her getting hurt and these animals although gorgeous are bred with a chase instinct. Thanks guys!!
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01-07-2008, 02:09 PM | #8 | |
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I have a Boxer and my friend has 1 also and there very good with Mi | |
01-07-2008, 04:04 PM | #9 |
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| My daughter is currently staying with us, and she has a 90# pitbull. Nitro is 10 years old, and is one of the sweetest tempered dogs you'd ever want to see. All 90 lbs. of him is cowed by 3.5 lbs. of Yorkie terror! They play for hours. Big dogs and little dogs CAN get along, but an adult, rescued greyhound is NOT what you want. |
01-07-2008, 04:14 PM | #10 |
Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MN
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| I was thinking of fostering Greyhounds until I found out that they would probably, at some time, think my dogs were prey. Out went that idea. I love those dogs and am sorry I can't help out by fostering them. |
01-07-2008, 04:26 PM | #11 |
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| Call the rescue organization and talk to them, they would know better than anyone and they may not approve an adoption. I would just check and see what their opinion is
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01-07-2008, 04:37 PM | #12 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | Greyhound rescues all usually foster their dogs. The foster parents sometimes have other dogs, big and small, cats, rabbits, etc. They test the dogs before going into foster homes to see if they are good with other animals. Some just don't have the prey drive others do which is why they 'suck' at racing. I want a retired one too. They are great dogs. I've seen lots of them living in all different types of furry families with no reported problems. Someone here mentioned a italian greyhound instead. These are not the same, tho they may look it. I fear that Iggy's are actually more fragile then our yorkies. their legs are so long and skinny and break easily. i'd get a greyhound before an iggy.
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01-07-2008, 04:57 PM | #13 |
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