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Speaking of greyhounds as first dogs, are they really as good (small) apartment dogs as people advertise them to be? And how much time do they need someone to be around? Between work and extracurriculars my weekdays are somewhat irregular (although I usually do have some time at home between work and activities), and I'm not sure how fair that'd be to a dog. Are whippets just greyhounds that have been hit by a shrink ray, or are there other differences to them?
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Jun 2, 2013 22:18
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RazorBunny posted:Depending on what kind of activities you do in the evenings, you could potentially take the dog with you. They're generally pretty content to pull up a corner and nap while you do your thing, and just going to a different house for a couple of hours is usually enough mental stimulation to last them a few days. Yeah, it wouldn't be the only dog in the club curled up in a corner. We've got a wheelchair fencer with a helper dog (lab/retriever mix, sweetest thing ever) that spends the time on her pillow moping about how nobody's paying her any attention. The first greyhound I met is at another club, and he spends his time on his pillow with occasional lazy forays looking for people to pet him. This is more a general "I've never had a dog" question, but what's the general upkeep like? I gather their breeding has kept them pretty healthy overall. Were I to get serious about this (which is probably far away at the moment) what sorts of things do I need to keep in mind and to look out for?
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Jun 3, 2013 23:42
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Judging from pictures posted recently, I have to assume that the problem with getting up is that greyhounds are actually just really big slugs.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:41
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skoolmunkee posted:Yeah Union had three beds, but mostly because I couldn't be arsed moving one bed all over the place. She did always want to be in whatever room I was in. Egads did that re-ignite my want of a greyhound
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