It is amazing how Greyhound Adoption has changed for us over the past 9 years of doing placements in Nashville. Used to be that at Meet and Greet we would say that the usual retirement age for the hounds that we were placing was between 3 and 4 years old. Nowadays we are seeing much younger hounds coming in for placement. Bayou Checkdown and his sister Bayou Bengal are the perfect example. 19 months old! Not yet 2 years and still pups... REALLY still pups.
They did not spend much time at the racetrack, so have had little or no crate training, and likely, very little time an a leash. This is why we have them in foster care - so they can learn all the traits that are desired in a great companion animal. These two will just need a bit more work than some of our older, and more settled retirees.
Many applicants ask for younger dogs, and for anyone that has had puppies of any other large breed, they will likely find that Bengal and Checkdown are positively sedate. For those of us that have ONLY had greyhounds, they seem a bit unruly. It is important to remember that we all have our own "place" that we are coming from.
We are sure that this pair are going to be WONDERFUL additions to the right family!
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