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Originally Posted by dewolf
Greyhound. Everybody overlooks them but they are super friendly and just like a big cat. They like to play but love to sleep. My son adopted a small female ex-racer and she is beautiful. Very loving and very smart. Sadly a lot get put to death early in life because they no longer win races.
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I've had 3 greyhounds. Happy to answer any questions.
Greyhound basics:
Lazy
Sleep a lot
Enjoy Television
Have probably never seen stairs, glass doors, tile floors, etc even though they may be 3 years old.
Make great therapy dogs due to their gentle nature.
If you have a rescue local to you they will have many to choose from so you can go see them and find one who jives with you.
Possible areas of concern:
Flight risk. When doors open, sometimes they just decide its time for a race. If they get out of the house off leash they may take off. Even if they don't get hit by a car, they wont know which way home is once they've run off a mile. Must be on leash at all times. Consider a secondary gate by the front door to keep them from being able to slip out.
I'd give Greyhounds a real look. Sounds like it could be a match. We actually years ago had a family walk by us on the street. They had a very autistic son and when he walked by our dog he actually stopped and started petting her. The family was kind of amazed- they said he was normally very anxious about animals.