OUR GREYHOUNDS
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Our Available hounds
January 2023 track update. GreySave brought in just over 100 greyhounds from the Caliente track in Tijuana in 2022 and we are hoping to be able to do the same in 2023 thought the dynamics have changed. The last of the mid-west greyhound tracks, Southland in Arkansas closed in December of 2022 and most of those dogs either went to the two remaining tracks in West Virginia or to mid-west adoption groups. Though there is still a large group of greyhounds at the Caliente track they are there to race for now. As they retire, we hope to get them off the track and into foster and then Forever homes. But that may take some time. That said, we are taking in and processing new applications and placing greyhounds as we get a match for them. We do give priority to our current adopters and prior greyhound adopters from other groups but we still do place greyhounds with people with medium to large dog experience and a loving heart. It just may take some time to get a match. Right now many of the greyhounds we are bringing in have been injured or are older, maybe 4 or 5 years old but that is the reality. Both the injured hounds and the older ones make qreyt companions as the prior injured ones have been in constant care and contact with their foster homes and the older ones are settled and ready to be a couch potato.
If you are a prior GreySave adopter, the best thing you can do is call your adoption representative or a Board member. If you are new to GreySave put in an application. An Adoption representative will contact you and work with you to see what they can do to get you a greyhound. Our contact listing is at Contact US at https://www.greysave.org/contact-us.html It may take some time and has a lot to do with your personal and housing situation and the hounds we have available at the time. Please note like most greyhound groups we are not placing greys outside the area where we can support the adoption. We turn down many out of area applicants for this reason. Also there is not a large pool of greyhounds that are cat tolerant but we do get some. We do not adopt to people with in/outdoor cats or small yappy dogs. The most successful adopters are prior adopters, without a cat looking for a mate for their current greyhound. Another group of people that do well getting a greyhound are those that are willing to Foster to Adopt a hound. Just note that you will foster or foster on your application. Our goal still is always a match that's great for both dog and family. Please allow us to help you find the best greyhound for you. We've found that people who choose a dog based on a photo and brief profile such as those below often don't end up with the best dog for their lifestyle and family. So rather than let adopters pick the dog they want from these profiles, our adoption representatives use all the information we have on each dog to help adopters find just the right dog. Some of the dogs below are ready for adoption, some that are not yet ready and are listed with a future date when they should be available, while others are being prepared for adoption but we don't know for sure when they will be ready. "Adoption Pending" dogs are about to be adopted. "Foster to Adopt" are dogs that their foster homes will be adopting as participants to our Foster to Adopt program. It is our practice not to list a dog as adoption pending until after they have had their surgery and we have a firm commitment for an approved adopter. The website is updated frequently at least weekly so most of the information is quite recent. The bottom of this page explains how we rate a dog's small dog or cat tolerance. GreySave, like most greyhound adoption groups, has a policy of not adopting to families with children 6 years-old or younger. We reluctantly adopted that policy after several greys came back to us a bit worse for the experience. We don't believe that, by their nature and speed, greyhounds are not suitable for young families but that they require a bit more structure and a safety net that may not be the best fit in a busy child focused household. For more information on young children and greyhounds, see the articles at http://www.greysave.org/children--greys.html If you are interested in adopting a greyhound, complete the adoption application and an adoption representative will be in touch regarding the process. For a list of greyhounds that have been recently adopted and where they live see the Recent Adoptees page. 
Arabella - In GreySave's foster to adopt program
Racing Name: LK's Arabella Age: 3.9 Sex: F Color: Brindle Homecoming Ht: 27.0 - Wt: 70.4 Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y Cat tolerant - Y |
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Artie - Available for adoption in Mid June
Racing Name: Attack Plan
Age: 4.2 Sex: M Color: Black
Homecoming Ht: 29.0 - Wt: 87.0
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant -W
As far as size in greyhounds, Artie is definitely an Extra Large! We call him " the horse" around here, and since he is always following you around to get some petting , he's definitely a tripping hazard!
Artie was a little unsure of things when he first retired, and spent a lot of time in the corner bed, but he is definitely getting more outgoing. He is a voracious eater, and seems to like just about anything he's offered, though he responds quickly to a " no" when he tries to help himself to his foster familiy's food! Artie enjoys having a yard to explore, and has become a good sleeper at night. He still has some learning to do as far as leash walking, but he is improving very quickly !!
Artie enjoys his two greyhound brothers, but I think he might be able to be an only dog if his people were around most of the time. When his foster mom comes out of the bathroom, he is usually laying there patiently, though he does whine a bit while she's in there. If you've always wanted a pony, and you don't mind company wherever you go, Artie might be the dog for you!
Racing Name: Attack Plan
Age: 4.2 Sex: M Color: Black
Homecoming Ht: 29.0 - Wt: 87.0
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant -W
As far as size in greyhounds, Artie is definitely an Extra Large! We call him " the horse" around here, and since he is always following you around to get some petting , he's definitely a tripping hazard!
Artie was a little unsure of things when he first retired, and spent a lot of time in the corner bed, but he is definitely getting more outgoing. He is a voracious eater, and seems to like just about anything he's offered, though he responds quickly to a " no" when he tries to help himself to his foster familiy's food! Artie enjoys having a yard to explore, and has become a good sleeper at night. He still has some learning to do as far as leash walking, but he is improving very quickly !!
Artie enjoys his two greyhound brothers, but I think he might be able to be an only dog if his people were around most of the time. When his foster mom comes out of the bathroom, he is usually laying there patiently, though he does whine a bit while she's in there. If you've always wanted a pony, and you don't mind company wherever you go, Artie might be the dog for you!
Billie - Adoption pending
Racing Name: Billboard Topper
Age: 3.8 Sex: F Color: Brindle
Homecoming Ht: 27.0 - Wt: 60
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - N, Cat tolerant - N
Billie is a very sweet and relaxed girl. She has demonstrated excellent manners and is respectful to our senior greyhound. Billie is very obedient and a soft correction is all she needs. She has never counter surfed or attempted to jump on furniture. During feeding time she stands patiently with the resident grey waiting and has learned quickly she is second in line for feeding and will never bother the other greyhound. Billie demonstrates puppy like fun and is enjoying stuffies and 30 seconds of excitement and playtime and then resumes her napping. Billie cleared the yard of squirrels the first couple days as most previous fosters. As she has settled in she has enjoyed exploring her back yard and observing nature. Billie does demonstrate marked interest in small animals. She is currently walked with a harness and walks leisurely by your side with no pulling. She will stop when she sees a dog and just look and then continue her walk. When spotting a cat or smaller dog, her interest is heightened. Once Billie has had sufficient time to settle into her home she has done very well with separation training. As she is very focused on her humans we believe that she can be an only dog if her human is home for the most part to give her the love and attention she seeks. Otherwise, she would benefit with having a companion greyhound at home.
Racing Name: Billboard Topper
Age: 3.8 Sex: F Color: Brindle
Homecoming Ht: 27.0 - Wt: 60
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - N, Cat tolerant - N
Billie is a very sweet and relaxed girl. She has demonstrated excellent manners and is respectful to our senior greyhound. Billie is very obedient and a soft correction is all she needs. She has never counter surfed or attempted to jump on furniture. During feeding time she stands patiently with the resident grey waiting and has learned quickly she is second in line for feeding and will never bother the other greyhound. Billie demonstrates puppy like fun and is enjoying stuffies and 30 seconds of excitement and playtime and then resumes her napping. Billie cleared the yard of squirrels the first couple days as most previous fosters. As she has settled in she has enjoyed exploring her back yard and observing nature. Billie does demonstrate marked interest in small animals. She is currently walked with a harness and walks leisurely by your side with no pulling. She will stop when she sees a dog and just look and then continue her walk. When spotting a cat or smaller dog, her interest is heightened. Once Billie has had sufficient time to settle into her home she has done very well with separation training. As she is very focused on her humans we believe that she can be an only dog if her human is home for the most part to give her the love and attention she seeks. Otherwise, she would benefit with having a companion greyhound at home.
Brie - In GreySave's foster to adopt program
Racing Name: Bare Bones
Age: 5.0 Sex: F Color: White & Red
Homecoming Ht: 28 - Wt: 65
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant - N
Racing Name: Bare Bones
Age: 5.0 Sex: F Color: White & Red
Homecoming Ht: 28 - Wt: 65
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant - N
Leia - Available for adoption in early June
Racing Name: Layingdownabeat
Age: 3.5 Sex: F Color: Brindle
Homecoming Ht: 28.75 - Wt: 65
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant - Y
After a very successful carrier Leia has found retirement to her liking. Several soft beds she shares with her greyhound housemates were an instant hit. In true greyhound style she lays half on and half off a lot of the time. She has shown no interest in the furniture or her human’s beds. All the basics of being a good pet were learned quickly. Treats and walks are high on her favorite list. It’s a true greyhound thing. As she wants to investigate all the new things in her new world we are working on her pulling. She shows very little interest in dogs of all sizes she sees. However other small critters are another story. Progress is being made every day to correct the pulling. A pleasure to have as a passenger in the car as we look out the window from time to time and then lie down. Leia loves the backyard and enjoys sunbathing on the lawn. Toys are just now being played with. At this time she needs the company of the other hounds when her humans leave the home. With time she may be OK as an only dog, but will need to live with retired humans, humans working from home, or where her human(s) do not leave her for long periods of time. After all she has never been alone for over 3.5 years.
Racing Name: Layingdownabeat
Age: 3.5 Sex: F Color: Brindle
Homecoming Ht: 28.75 - Wt: 65
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant - Y
After a very successful carrier Leia has found retirement to her liking. Several soft beds she shares with her greyhound housemates were an instant hit. In true greyhound style she lays half on and half off a lot of the time. She has shown no interest in the furniture or her human’s beds. All the basics of being a good pet were learned quickly. Treats and walks are high on her favorite list. It’s a true greyhound thing. As she wants to investigate all the new things in her new world we are working on her pulling. She shows very little interest in dogs of all sizes she sees. However other small critters are another story. Progress is being made every day to correct the pulling. A pleasure to have as a passenger in the car as we look out the window from time to time and then lie down. Leia loves the backyard and enjoys sunbathing on the lawn. Toys are just now being played with. At this time she needs the company of the other hounds when her humans leave the home. With time she may be OK as an only dog, but will need to live with retired humans, humans working from home, or where her human(s) do not leave her for long periods of time. After all she has never been alone for over 3.5 years.
Pearl - In GreySave's foster to adopt program
Racing Name: Dancin Maypearl
Age: 3.6 Sex: F Color: Red
Homecoming Ht: 25.5 - Wt: 62.6
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant - Y
Pearl is a beautiful, petite girl who is extremely people oriented. One of Pearl’s favorite parts of retirement so far is extended cuddles and pets. She will happily sit down and lay her head on you for however long you want to sit with her. She would love a home where she would be allowed on the furniture, as she seems to want nothing more than to cuddle up and watch TV with us on the couch. She also loves to cuddle up on a dog bed nearby when we work. Pearl has also quickly learned the joys of treats and is getting the hang of taking treats from our hands. She is loving her walks and is quickly learning good leash manners, only pulling when she hasn’t quite finished sniffing an interesting spot. Pearl is still learning how to respect boundaries and despite her petite stature has shown us that she can jump out of an x-pen and over baby gates with ease. Pearl is currently living with some male and female foster siblings and does very well in getting along with them. While she certainly would enjoy another greyhound companion (or 2), with some practice she could potentially be an only dog, just as long as she gets to be with her humans a majority of the time.
Racing Name: Dancin Maypearl
Age: 3.6 Sex: F Color: Red
Homecoming Ht: 25.5 - Wt: 62.6
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - Y, Cat tolerant - Y
Pearl is a beautiful, petite girl who is extremely people oriented. One of Pearl’s favorite parts of retirement so far is extended cuddles and pets. She will happily sit down and lay her head on you for however long you want to sit with her. She would love a home where she would be allowed on the furniture, as she seems to want nothing more than to cuddle up and watch TV with us on the couch. She also loves to cuddle up on a dog bed nearby when we work. Pearl has also quickly learned the joys of treats and is getting the hang of taking treats from our hands. She is loving her walks and is quickly learning good leash manners, only pulling when she hasn’t quite finished sniffing an interesting spot. Pearl is still learning how to respect boundaries and despite her petite stature has shown us that she can jump out of an x-pen and over baby gates with ease. Pearl is currently living with some male and female foster siblings and does very well in getting along with them. While she certainly would enjoy another greyhound companion (or 2), with some practice she could potentially be an only dog, just as long as she gets to be with her humans a majority of the time.
Willy
Racing Name: Won Eyed Willy
Age: 4.0 Sex: M Color: Brindle
Homecoming Ht: 29.5 - Wt: 78
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - TBD, Cat tolerant - TBD
Willy is submissive, smart and super well-trained. He walks really well on the leash, and very responsive to commands including “sit”, “paw”, “watch”, “go to your bed” and even “bow”! He is highly food motivated, definitely loves all kinds of treats. He also has a pretty strong stomach as a greyhound, and adding sweet potato to his meal have helped his bowel movements.
Willy is a pretty sensitive dog and doesn’t like surprises, possibly because he is blind in one eye. It’s best to give him a notice before every physical contact with him so that he is aware, examples include: lifting his paws, brushing his coat, putting a jacket/blanket on his body, attaching a leash on his neck or picking him up, etc. He especially enjoys to be touched gently starting from the head. Other than the sensitivity, he is not different from other loving greyhounds at all!
Willy is also a dog that respects boundaries: he reacts well to subtle correction, and has shown no interest in the furniture or human’s beds. On the other side, he doesn’t like being bothered when he’s lying down in his bed. However, if you want to pet him, just tell him to “come” and he will run over!
Willy will thrive in a home with other greyhounds. He currently takes three walks a day and will benefit from other greyhound’s companion when the owner is not at home. He shows very little interest in dogs of all sizes he sees and probably not cat or small dogs safe. The perfect adopter for Willy would be a patient and loving handler who treats him gently, and keep up with the same boundaries and expectation.
Racing Name: Won Eyed Willy
Age: 4.0 Sex: M Color: Brindle
Homecoming Ht: 29.5 - Wt: 78
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - TBD, Cat tolerant - TBD
Willy is submissive, smart and super well-trained. He walks really well on the leash, and very responsive to commands including “sit”, “paw”, “watch”, “go to your bed” and even “bow”! He is highly food motivated, definitely loves all kinds of treats. He also has a pretty strong stomach as a greyhound, and adding sweet potato to his meal have helped his bowel movements.
Willy is a pretty sensitive dog and doesn’t like surprises, possibly because he is blind in one eye. It’s best to give him a notice before every physical contact with him so that he is aware, examples include: lifting his paws, brushing his coat, putting a jacket/blanket on his body, attaching a leash on his neck or picking him up, etc. He especially enjoys to be touched gently starting from the head. Other than the sensitivity, he is not different from other loving greyhounds at all!
Willy is also a dog that respects boundaries: he reacts well to subtle correction, and has shown no interest in the furniture or human’s beds. On the other side, he doesn’t like being bothered when he’s lying down in his bed. However, if you want to pet him, just tell him to “come” and he will run over!
Willy will thrive in a home with other greyhounds. He currently takes three walks a day and will benefit from other greyhound’s companion when the owner is not at home. He shows very little interest in dogs of all sizes he sees and probably not cat or small dogs safe. The perfect adopter for Willy would be a patient and loving handler who treats him gently, and keep up with the same boundaries and expectation.
Greyhounds Available in the Next Months
Draco - New to GreySave date available for adoption unknown
Racing Name: Tv's Draco
Age: 5.0 Sex: F Color: White & Red
Homecoming Ht: TBD - Wt: TBD
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - TBD, Cat tolerant - TBD
Racing Name: Tv's Draco
Age: 5.0 Sex: F Color: White & Red
Homecoming Ht: TBD - Wt: TBD
Medium dog - Y, Small dog - TBD, Cat tolerant - TBD
Explanation of the Med dog/Small dog/Cat Tolerance Listings
Nearly all greyhounds get along very well with dogs of medium size or larger, regardless of breed. But some do not get along with small, we mean very small dogs or cats. In the dog & cat tolerant listings above, the first letter refers to how we think the greyhound would do with medium sized dog, then small dogs and the third as to how we think they would do with cats. The listings above for the small dogs and cats are for the most part are based on how the greyhound tested when he first came off the track. Some listings have been adjusted as we've seen how he has done in his foster home. The medium dog listing is based on the greyhound's experience while they are in a foster home.
An "N" for small dogs and cats listing above means that, in our judgment, this dog is not suited to live with either small dogs (under 15 or 20 pounds) or a cats. A "W" listing in either category means that the greyhound, with proper training and supervision such as an experienced greyhound adopter could provide, could learn to live with small dogs or cats. A "Y" listing means that the greyhound with proper supervision initially should adapt quickly to life with your small dogs and cats. Quite a few of our dogs have lived in foster homes with indoor cats and because they have special credentials we reserve these hounds for families with cats. We don't test for tolerance for outside cats since all bets are off if a normally inside cat ran by a greyhound who has been trained to chase. A "TBD" listing usually means that the dog has not yet been tested.
Nearly all greyhounds get along very well with dogs of medium size or larger, regardless of breed. But some do not get along with small, we mean very small dogs or cats. In the dog & cat tolerant listings above, the first letter refers to how we think the greyhound would do with medium sized dog, then small dogs and the third as to how we think they would do with cats. The listings above for the small dogs and cats are for the most part are based on how the greyhound tested when he first came off the track. Some listings have been adjusted as we've seen how he has done in his foster home. The medium dog listing is based on the greyhound's experience while they are in a foster home.
An "N" for small dogs and cats listing above means that, in our judgment, this dog is not suited to live with either small dogs (under 15 or 20 pounds) or a cats. A "W" listing in either category means that the greyhound, with proper training and supervision such as an experienced greyhound adopter could provide, could learn to live with small dogs or cats. A "Y" listing means that the greyhound with proper supervision initially should adapt quickly to life with your small dogs and cats. Quite a few of our dogs have lived in foster homes with indoor cats and because they have special credentials we reserve these hounds for families with cats. We don't test for tolerance for outside cats since all bets are off if a normally inside cat ran by a greyhound who has been trained to chase. A "TBD" listing usually means that the dog has not yet been tested.
Thanks go to Susan Heisler for many of the greyhound portraits!
