I adopted a racing greyhound. Here's how that went. 

I couldn't have said it better! Children desperately need that lesson if we want a brighter future for all of us!

Agree 1000%! I believe every would-be parent should own a dog first. And every child should be blessed with the unconditional love that growing up with a dog typically provides. Having them in our lives teaches us so much! 💯👍 From how to be a “good” parent by parenting your fur-baby first to laying the foundations of emotional intelligence in your human children through the development of empathy, kindness & taking responsibility for the well-being of what will very likely become one of the most loving relationships you & them will ever experience (aside from each other hopefully). 🐶♥️

Seriously - the “singing” also was just incredibly touching! Love seeing her singing the song of her people with such joy!

There were tears here.

Absolutely adorable.

Her _five-year-old daughter!!_ It didn't even sound like clunky or slow reading, like I'd expect from a 5y/o, IF she can read already at all, at that age! Parenting done right.

yup

Isn't it though? We were gobsmacked the first time we saw our girl Sugar running. And running with joy!

They like to run, not race

And running just because she wanted to is even better!!! ❤❤❤

Like God ment for them to do....

A lot faster looking in real life. Incredible speed.

Ours has passed too - she was a rescue here in Oregon USA. They shut down racing in the last state, Florida, I believe. She was the same coloration as Georgie! She was so loved by us, and our two cats (she was tested as cat friendly). I too tear up when I see them, but kind of in a good way. Just seeing them be free and happy is fantastic!

I don’t think most people know for sure what happens to most racing dogs, while they are racing. Everyone just assumes it is a traumatising experience for every one of them, but would it surprise you to know that racing can actually be done humanely. Yes the dogs do actually love running, they love any form of it including chasing the lure in races. There are far too many greyhounds bred, but just like any industry when you are trying to breed champions of any description, be it show dogs, agility dogs, sheep dogs, you name it there are too many bred to get to that one champion. Because greyhounds only race for a relatively short time, even if they are champions. They might only race for 2, 3, 4 years tops. The problem is most of them live 15 years and some many more years than that. We have had a few greyhounds in our time. One we had lived for 18 years. She had apparently been a brood bitch and had litter after litter. Unfortunately she ended up with Osteosarcoma in her hip otherwise she might have lived far longer than that. She was the most easy going, confident dog we had ever had. We have only ever had rescue dogs, or dogs other people didn’t want anymore. We have certainly had our fair share of shut down, truely traumatised dogs but Mumma wasn’t one of them. Apparently she had raced herself and then had who knows how many litters. She showed no signs of trauma at all. I don’t agree with greyhound racing at all, I don’t agree with horse racing,trotting or pacing either. In my opinion horse racing is a far more cruel than greyhound racing. Far more human intervention in horse racing. If I had my way all forms of animal exploitation would be shut down. However that isn’t realistic….

I had the same with one of my rescue greyhounds, she was absolutely terrified of loud bangs and it was because she'd seen some kennel mates shot when they'd ceased to be useful 😢

My dog also absolutely hates fireworks. I got so mad this year because the neighborhood parties went on for days. She just cowers and shakes the whole time and there is no way to get away from it. I was ready to call the city and ask isn’t there some sort of ordinance or something about fireworks. Like how many days are they allowed to set them off.

Most dogs, regardless of breed, are afraid of fireworks 🤷‍♂️

​@@craigandrews7544 I have 2 rescue rat terriers. Neither of them have ever been around a rifle yet both hate fireworks and still run and hide if I get my pellet rifle out to clean it. I guess being hunting dogs they instinctively know what a rifle looks liķe.

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Hooray for the whole family !!

No we don't they are a pain in the arse let people live how they want... greyhounds are treated amazingly well

@@garethwhelan5610if you think dogs are pain in the asses then don’t have one… but your low opinion of dogs doesn’t excuse the abuse the dog racing industry puts on these greyhounds. They are intelligent living animals and deserve to be protected.

@@garethwhelan5610and if you don’t think they get abused then there are several articles you can read on google.

We rescued a Pitt that was just skin over bones, over two years ago. It’s taken him this long to learn how to be a dog & he’s still learning. He used to be food aggressive but now he can stand beside his sister & wait patiently for his share. It takes love & patience but he’s the most loving & sweet dog.

@@genitagray6126 A heartwarming post!

That's amazing ❤

@@genitagray6126thank you for being their savior and giving them love.❤

This is a beautiful story only for this single dog and its family. Howerver, there are still all those other dogs tortured for money.

99.99% of humans have zero business owning any animal.

Exactly! We were amazed when our vet told us that. Doing the "cockroach" is hilarious too! It's when they fall asleep on their backs with their legs up. They have a goofy personality that we loved so much!

Giving a greyhound a chance to just be a couch potato is an incredibly wonderful thing a person can do, IMO.

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Same with most sighthounds. I've got a Saluki mix, and she's the same. Give her a field to run in, and she'll go full-out for 15 minutes (loves being chased), then come home and hit the couch and sleep all day.

An elderly couple I knew adopted a greyhound. The wife called the dog a "40 mph couch potato". 😅

@@kathleenredick275 that's spot on 😅

I had one, ideal dogs for older people. People think they need so much exercise but they dont

You adopted two greyhounds, you did not rescue two greyhounds.

Yes, and how he looks at her melted my heart.

Amen 🌼

Beautiful comment…my sentiments exactly. God bless you. 🙏🏻

I 2nd every word you said.

Surprisingly greyhounds don't need very much exercise at all. I'll walk mine down to a fenced in playground in my neighborhood to take her off lead and let her run and half the time she does 2 laps and then stands by the gate wanting to go home and nap lol.

@@mastod0n1 How old is she? Bobo, a mongrel who resembles this dog in colouring and leg length simmered down at age 12 or so, I think. When he was 1 he literally shook on the couch if his walk had to be delayed. His walk? No, his run.

Yes, it does seem so.

Greyhounds always run on their own terms? There’s no jockey forcing them to run 🤷‍♂️

@@craigandrews7544 There is a visible difference between a greyhound running for fun, and what they do on a track.

@@alicerandell8332 they love it no matter your visual interpretation

@@craigandrews7544 Greyhounds love the racing business? Is that what they've told you? You seem to be privy to information the rest of us aren't.

unfortunately australia is dragging their feet

That would mean greyhounds wouldn’t be bred anymore.

@@ferretyluv Many greyhounds are euthanized because they are not pets.

@@hereandthere6001 BS! GAP is very popular here.

​@@sharonsolanayes, but they make wonderful pets. As you can see from this video. Beautiful, loyal gentle Dogs. 💝💖💟💗🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

She is almost identical to my Irish Greyhound Fergus. GH are amazing Dogs. Gentle, living, loyal and very sensitive. I love ❤ them all. 😍🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

and a decade later that track in Sarasota is still rotting away.... I went to the races there once, it was fun. My mom won some money.

​@@dave.of.the.forrest it's Sarasota. Everything is rotting away.

I'm not sure what is wrong w/ dog racing, except for making them as livestock. That would seem to be the big problem. Those dogs do love to run and were bred for it. There must be lots about it that I don't know. Many dogs are happiest as working dogs, doing what they were bred to do. As long as they are treated humanly and still have kindness, it doesn't have to be an issue to not just have them as pets.

@@saintejeannedarc9460 The problem is they only do that for 3 years then dump them. Also they're mistreated. There's lots of issues with dog racing.

@@jama211 I don't really know what the issues are.

Seeing that sweet child reading to her dog just touched me... When I was in high school, I got a pair of kittens, brother and sister, from free from a neighbor having a garage sale. I was finishing the Harry Potter series at the time. I'm partially blind, so the HP books were absolutely massive, coming in several thick Braille volumes. To unwind and relax, I would read the books aloud to them on the downstairs walk-in basement couch where it was quiet, no dogs. They'd just curl right up. I read to them outside too, sometimes. It was all of the last three books I finished over eleventh and twelfth grade. I have such memories, like when I was reading to them outside and left one volume of Order of the Phoenix out by mistake. It got rained on and pretty soaked, but the Braille dots all survived! Another time, one of the kittens, the boy, piddled on the edge of one volume. Yeah ... I was NOT amused. Our sweet kitty boy is sadly no longer with us, but his sister is almost seventeen and still with us. If I ever read out loud outside, she'll still come up to check it out. Her brother would too, when he was alive, despite them growing up to be naturally outdoor kitties. Now my family has a puddle of poodles. I ought to crack open a book and maybe get my little sister in on reading to them too. It's a lovely thing to do. I was so glad to see the little girl in this video bond with her dog so.

It's awful. It needs to go

GAIA BLESS these people for adopting these beautiful animals!!!

Yes may Pashupati bless these people for adopting the dog. Or maybe Lakshmi? Or maybe another of the thousands of gods out there. I'm sure view blessing people for things like this as a high priority for their godly work.

Agree completely. This family has done a stellar job. Both were Georgia & her daughter. 👍♥️