He's a Greyhound so he's very good at sleeping lol. He doesn't play much and has a very short attention span! A minute or two and he's bored. Unlike my late lovely boy who really took to toys after retirement and would squeak away for an hour at a time....he had a gorilla toy that made monkey noises and I had to ration it to save my sanity....
I love greyhounds. Before the lockdown I used to walk one called Flora. She was so gentle. I told everyone and anyone who was thinking of getting a dog to rescue a greyhound or two. I would if I didnt have a cat. They described Flora as a 100 mile per hour couch potato ๐
I'm on my fourth. I was planning to keep rescuing them for at least another 25 years but due to my leukaemia I think he will have to be my last, just in case I should become ill. Being on my own I don't think it would be fair to have another. Some can tolerate cats, some of the rescues do a prey drive test. My late boy was brain damaged and could be very unpredictable and aggressive. I loved him regardless and still miss him after three and a half years, he had such a big character and life certainly wasn't dull!!
Well I think I'll seriously consider it when I dont have willow as I need to do by best for her at the moment and she has a lot to put up with already as I do sometimes have dogs to stay but I know greyhounds desperately need our help. I'm sorry you've been unwell and I really do hope you're not Ill again. Im not surprised you miss him they become such are a part of us. That's great youve saved 4 x
Thanks, my type of cancer currently doesn't have a cure but I may never need treatment, I'm being monitored with blood tests every six months. I have to be careful about infection though. My current Greyhound enjoys being an only child so although he quite likes to see another socially now and then he wouldn't be keen on sharing his Mum and his house! Not to mention his car. I feel very lucky to have had them in my life x
Ah that's so lovely that you appreciate them. All the love you've given them and all the love you've received back is so good for your soul. I think pets like being only fur babies. Willows daughter died in sept and willow has really come in to her own. The same happened with my golden retrievers I bumped into a lady that rescues greyhounds when I was with flora and she said greyhounds love other greyhounds and get so excited when they see them. How cool is that ๐๐
My boy came out of his shell about six months after M died. Greyhounds definitely prefer their own kind, they don't see any other breeds really until after retirement. My first was eight before he saw his first non Greyhound and he was horrified, it took him quite a while to adjust. M had a special little cry he used if we were out and he spotted a "twin". Definitely cool but then I'm biased.
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