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Adoption

If you wish to offer a home to a retired Greyhound, you will be asked to complete a questionnaire and a home visit will be made by a member the RGT (Retired Greyhound Trust).
The home visitor will discuss the suitability of your premises and your work hours.

Please think carefully before undertaking to adopt a dog as it is extremely upsetting for the dog - especially one as sensitive as a Greyhound - if it is rejected from its new home when an added commitment becomes too much.

A rejected dog may be driven to soiling in the house or show other signs of stress, and returning an unwanted dog to the kennels makes it extremely difficult to rehome him/her, as he/she will find it much more difficult to settle in another new home.

You need to decide whether a bouncy or a more placid dog is for you, or whether you would be dedicated enough to adopt a very nervous dog.

  • Your new Greyhound will also need a large feeding bowl, at least 9 inches across, a large water bowl
  • A bed which needs to be soft and raised off the floor to prevent sores on his/her boney joints.
  • A waterproof coat - as they have little body fat, and need to be kept dry and warm
  • A Muzzle - To protect other small animals which he/she may want to chase
  • A leather, fish-shaped Greyhound collar and lead. The collar needs to be fastened up behind the ears - the narrowest part of the neck, to prevent him/her from wriggling backwards out of the collar.

Each Greyhound will be neutered/spayed before being released and you will need to purchase a suitable lead, muzzle and coat from the Retired Greyhound Trust.