Greyhound Training: Helping Ease The Transition From Racer To Household Pet

When you adopt a greyhound, you may feel quite satisfied that you've done a good thing, and so you should! That one greyhound is one more that is safe and secure... and will never have to go through the suffering that some of his or her more unfortunate brethren will. However, your work is only just beginning.

A greyhound will have never lived in a home before so whilst he or she is usually house trained and will go outside to the toilet, other manners have to be taught. Molly was terrible at dinnertime when we got her. She had no concept of table manners at all and would try to eat off our plates whilst we were eating. She soon learned that she couldn't do that with a little training and now barely takes any notice when we eat. Everything we take for granted with older dogs does not apply with greyhounds. They are puppies in adult dog bodies!

I wrote an article on this topic a few days ago and it is published here so go take a look to see how to train a greyhound to be a family pet!

How Home Friendly Is a Greyhound?

If you are considering a Greyhound adoption, you may be wondering if the Greyhound will be a good fit for your home. Having children in your home will bring up concerns of how well the Greyhound will get along with your children, as well as pets you may all ready have. Sometimes bringing a new pet into your home where there are all ready pets can cause jealousy or anxiety. Some dog breeds are not fond of small children and may have a low tolerance for them. Finding out all that you can about the Greyhound before you apply for a Greyhound adoption is a great idea.

Most Greyhounds that are up for Greyhound adoption have retired from racing and have never been in an actual home before. Many of them are not house trained and you can expect each Greyhound to react differently as they all have their own personality.

Children should never be left alone with a new dog. There should always be supervision when your children and your new Greyhound adoption are interacting. The Greyhound is one of the most tolerant breeds of dog that there is. However, the Greyhound can become aggravated when being mistreated and may try to defend himself, or could even possibly become frightened of the child.

Children should also not be allowed to walk your new greyhound adoption without being watched over by an adult. Separate any children that may be pestering him from the dog for a while. Allow him to get a break and some uninterrupted rest.

When introducing your Greyhound adoption to other pets that are in your home, always use caution. Remember to not make your pets jealous that were all ready there by not giving them just as much attention as you do your new greyhound.

When you introduce your new Greyhound to your dogs, make sure both are leashed so that they can be easily separated if need be. Same with your cat, show your Greyhound adoption that holding and petting your cat. Let the Greyhound sniff and get close to the cat, with a muzzle on, and get on to him if he gets out of line.

Never leave your new pet alone with your other pets until you are sure that they will get along. Eventually they will get used to each other after they see that the other one is there is to stay.