About Greyhounds

* Greyhounds have lived with people since ancient times and love being with people.

* Greyhounds are sight hounds and can see objects up to 1km away.

* Greyhounds love going for trips in the car and are usually excellent travellers.

* Greyhounds have very little body fat. This means they need special anaesthetic if they have an operation. This also affects their ability to cope with extremes of heat and cold.

* Greyhounds can reach speeds of almost 70kph in under 5 seconds. Because of this they must never be tied to a kennel or any other fixed object.

* Although Greyhounds are very fast, they do not require a lot of exercise - a moderate 30 minute walk and a race around the garden a couple of times a day is usually sufficient.

* Greyhounds have larger hearts, higher blood pressure and more red blood cells than other dogs and should never carry excess weight. They have been bred to be sleek and fast.

* In a race a greyhound can pump its entire body weight in blood around its body in just one minute.

Oct 2009: An urgent plea - we desperately need more responsible and well-fenced homes that are CAT-FREE. There are many greyhounds who never get the chance to become pets because they have a higher prey drive. The training to be a racing dog uses this and intensifies it. These greyhounds are just as affectionate and calm with people and make lovely companions. They do learn to become less reactive, but it does take more time for them to adjust to being away from the competitive racing environment.

If you do not have any cats (or rabbits etc), and would like to help a greyhound who would otherwise not get the chance, please contact us now. We always have some of these lovely greyhounds waiting for responsible homes.