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I Heart Greyhounds - Rated
Owning rescued greyhounds for a while now, I suppose I am qualified to look at this book. I can't fault it. Like all dummies guides, it is not. It is well written, informative and extremly useful. The only fault I can lay at its doorstep is the over American bias. All useful contacts are over that side of the pond. There are many useful charities over this side that do sterling work for these wonderful and sometimes much abused animals. That aside a very helpful addition to the library. If you are thinking of getting a rescue greyhound it is a must purchase. You can then teach your dog to get upstairs. Rescue greyhounds don't know what stairs are for. As the author says there are many areas of training that are peculiar to these special dogs that you do need to be aware of. Include other long dogs, and Lurcher's in this statement.
An excellent book to read before you adopt! - Rated
I found this book really useful and informative about owning and training a greyhound. Having never owned a dog before I decided I would rescue a greyhound and have to admit I never thought it would be complicated! This book really helped me to settle my new girl in and deal with the day to day issues she had. It helped me to introduce her to the 2 cats, stairs, washing machines etc. all the things that you don't realise they have never encountered before. This book was recommended to me by a greyhound owner and I would recommend to anyone thinking of adopting one of these amazing dogs.
A helpful resource, good for dipping into - Rated
I have found this a very useful guide to owning a retired greyhound. Being new to greyhounds I needed something that was going to equip me with the basics and a little bit more detail where necessary, and it certainly did that. I am still dipping into it from time to time e.g. the other day I had to remove a tick and I instantly turned to this book to help me!
In places the American-isms can be a little annoying but if you are prepared to forgive these there is a lot of information on offer. The author is clearly someone who loves greyhounds, which comes across well in the book and is much nicer than reading a cerebral, factual book which doesn't convey a delight in these beautiful animals. For example I like her affectionate term "needlenoses".
I found some of the advice a bit contradictory to other sources I have read e.g. she says not to raise the food bowls off the ground as it may be more likely to contribute to bloat than just having them on the floor. Also she doesn't recommend worming unless the dog has been tested and proven to have worms. I have been told by vets that all dogs should be routinely wormed. Also there are some tick-borne diseases discussed which I don't think are relevant to dog owners in the UK.
Despite these things I really value this book and still refer to it on a regular basis.
