Adopt a Greyhound for $75 this April.
While we celebrate Greyhounds everyday, National Greyhound Adoption Month (NGAM) is great way to introduce adopters-to-be to this wonderful breed.
All dogs adopted from GAP are vet checked, fully vaccinated, microchipped, sterilised and have had a dental treatment. Each dog also has a behaviour assessment to understand their personalities and match them to the right home.
Could be something the whole family could do together. Get the kids involved too and everyone's happy.
no they dont
Not remotely true. My Greyhound is 5 and never has had his teeth brushed and I get great feedback about his teeth when I see the vet.
Bones and dental sticks are all you need unless a vet says otherwise
Brushing is a complete waste of time and energy, you’re a good greyhound owner
This was not the comment that caused me to neg the animal life 'deal'
Dogs aren't for Christmas. They're for life.
Not for the racing industry, they discard them when they no longer want them.
Yeah they suck but at least legally they have a responsibility to hand them onto organisations like the above and to pay the costs of all their medical expenses to get started. It's still not great but better than it was before…
Greyhounds are amazing dogs btw. It's their loss. They have so much love to give.
Only ranked 61st for intelligence amongst other dog species
You certainly wouldn't get one expecting intelligence. They're big, lovable, goofballs, who just love zoomies and snoozing.
Yeah some humans are ranked 61st for intelligence as well.
In nik’s defence, he/she is 61st from the rear end of the chart.
Pretty stupid comment considering but not the worst I’ve seen.
Im not he/she I'm they/them. So 61st from the back would be accurate.
@Nivlac: Joke went over your head. Nevertheless, it's okay to put a simple fact above your attachment to a specific dog breed.
@niknikniknik: “it's okay to put a simple fact above your attachment to a specific dog breed.”
It's also okay to put a simple fact about pointless & stupid comments.
I LOLed in public over this one. Well said 👍
61/8Billion would be pretty good.
My concern with these greyhound adoption schemes is that it goes some way to legitimise greyhound racing. Greyhound racing is a barbaric practice that kills huge numbers of dogs every year. Don't perform well? Dead. Get injured? Dead.
It's improved slightly in recent years, but rather than people thinking "I've saved this dog" I'd rather they helped the push to end the "sport" to ensure dogs weren't bred into an unpleasant and short life in the first place.
Edit: first downvote received in seconds. I didn't think the dog racers would like that.
Yep. These are the dogs that the racing industry rejected.
Not quite right… Our Boy passed on Wednesday… he was 10 & devoloped a tumour but to the point, he actually won over $80K we discovered after we adopted him… That's quite a decent haul…
But once they've finished racing they couldn't give two shites about the animal…
We had 4 amazing years with him
Sorry to hear your news.
If you didn’t already know, you can look up his racing name on the greyhound racing sites and watch all his races. Weve watched the greyhound we dog sit. 7 career wins, most in a Steve Bradbury situation where the other dogs lost it on the turn.
Most rescue greyhound owners tend to be both - i.e. rescuing the dogs and campaigning to end/defund/phase out greyhound racing being a sport.
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Yeah, there shouldn't be a fee to adopt greyhounds, it should be at the cost of the greyhound industry.
But they'd probably turn that around to pretend they're ethical with their behaviour, so it likely won't help end the industry.
I suspect there is a fee just to weed out the people who think it might be amusing to have a greyhound since it doesnt cost anything. Even a relatively nominal fee is enough to get rid of them
That's sad but probably true. If people get things for free they're not valued and this is a sentient being that needs to be cared for.
So let's address none of the problems because we're not addressing them all?
That said, all of your other examples are raised for food. Racing greyhounds are raised for entertainment and gambling only. I'm sure you can see the difference.
Agreed, one is bad, one is worse.
Greyhounds are raised with care and loved for the entertainment they bring. The industry creates strong bonds and economic benefits, unlike factory farming, which prioritises production over animal welfare. Billions endure harsh conditions in the meat industry—its impact dwarfs that of greyhound racing
@Gdsamp: Yeah, because everyone knows there are no economic benefits to factory farming, people do it just because it appeals to their darker side 🙄
Yes and no. I agree that greyhound racing should have been left behind last century. But the fact of the matter is that it wasn't, so there are still these dogs needing good homes whether you agree with it or not. I don't think the notion that you can only be on one side of the fence on the matter is correct.
They can't home all of the dogs that they breed though. This is window dressing and people look at it as "problem solved" or at least look on the greyhound racing industry in a more positive light. The former is false and the latter is undeserved.
So instead you're championing being completely all or nothing on the matter. No dogs should be adopted because some imaginary cohort of people think it solves the problem.
Unfortunately in the real world greyhound racing is still legal and these dogs will keep coming. You can sit behind the keyboard and complain while their lives get worse or accept the fact that there are plenty of loving families who just want to adopt a greyhound.
@Hinee: No, I'm not championing that "all or nothing" approach, I'm sorry if that's how it came across as that was not the intent. It's more that when these dogs are adopted, everyone involved should know the whole picture and make informed decisions. Whether that be to adopt or not adopt is up to them, but greater knowledge may spur them in to action against the practices of the industry.
It always seems to me that greyhound adoption provides a nice convenient solution for the race people once they have used and abused (consumed) the animals for all their useful for. If nobody adopted, they’d have many more animals to have to deal with. Which I’m sure they’d just kill anyway, but then they would be under further pressure/scrutiny, which is good.
Never experienced the thrill of your dog bolting down the outside lane and winning it for you by a nose? :)
This is a complete assumption but I'm guessing the industry works on a limited licensing basis. So by adopting a greyhound, you're doing a wonderful thing but you're also freeing up the breeder to create a new racer and perpetuate the industry. Is there anything wrong in this summary?
If dogs 'disposed' via adoption continue to count against their licence limits it would encourage them to 'dispose' of the dogs in other ways.
I can't find the licencing information to answer this properly however it doesn't make sense for that to be the policy.
If dogs 'disposed' via adoption continue to count against their licence limits it would encourage them to 'dispose' of the dogs in other ways.
Understand what you're saying. My assumption was that by adopting one, you would be directly enabling the industry by freeing up a licence if that's the way it works.
Completely agree! It's run by the racing industry as well to improve their image.
By the way, I posted something somewhat along the same lines and received a down vote within seconds as well.
Human of a rescue greyhound here. Yes, the racing industry is awful and industry-funded programs like GAP are a cynical attempt to make them look like they’re doing the right thing, completely ignoring the many dogs who are traumatized, injured or killed.
Having said that, these dogs still need homes. My advice: adopt a greyhound (from GAP or a more anti-racing rescue org) and when people ask about it, use that as an opportunity to talk about greyhound racing and the harm it causes to dogs as well as people.
The industry is holding onto its social license by a thread in Australia, and every conversation brings us a step closer to ending it for good.
Also, greyhounds are amazing pets for families, apartment-dwellers and generally lazy people like me!
| use that as an opportunity to talk about greyhound racing and the harm it causes to dogs as well as people.
Agreed, that's what I do. And people are frequently interested in greyhounds, so you will have that opportunity.
my greyhound is the best, absoluety perfect
sleeps for 18 hours a day, goes for 2 walks (15 min each) eats twice (15 min each)
and just hangs out with me, cuddles and zoomies, and everything for the other couple of hours.
Our greyhounds are very similar, although they like a 1 hour walk, it should be noted that more than half the time is spent sniffing.
Haha, exactly the same as mine!
And trying to pee on stuff well after their bladder has emptied 🙂
We have two ex-racers: best dogs ever
What is zoomies?
Zoom meetings
I was hoping for a black one, but I guess I'll settle for grey at this price.
I'll settle for grey at this price.
The grey ones won't come with warranty…
the grey is actually blue :P
Can this be combined with the "Pet Rabbit Adoption" deal?
Wouldn't recommend it.
Found the Rabbit
We have 3 rabbits and a greyhound, and they get along fine with each other. So, it can definitely be done with the right dog and some patience.
Bravo 👏 👏 👏 They all are amazing pets.
My bet on Noah - page 4 ( joke ).
Very cute, very strong.
Like it!
Each dog also has a behaviour assessment to understand their personalities and match them to the right home.
Look at their personality profiles the same way you consider online dating profiles. 'Super Model' might mean 'diva'.
This appears to be run by Racing and Wagering Western Australia who are causing this inhumane issue in the first place.
Horrible people that abuse humans and animals and don't deserve an upvote.
I don't think negging the post is helping any dogs.
The dogs should be responsibly sterilised and the industry should end within the next decade if you cared.
Do you mean euthanized? They are sterilized when you adopt them.
I'd like the industry to be shut down much sooner than that. I'd love to be able to buy greyhounds from responsible breeders in future. For now I'll continue loving the greyhound that I have adopted.
Painful to think someone would prefer he'd have been put down to punish a cruel industry instead of spending the past five years loving life with my partner and I.
@iJebus: No, the current breeding generation should be sterilized and thus not able to breed. No animals need to be killed.
No one should have domestic pets if you cared for the environment.
@niknikniknik: What's wrong with caring for an indoor cat that some other irresponsible person has let exist?
Also, your logic is either all or nothing?
@King Steuart: A valid point. A better approach would be to ban breeding of pets other than for service dogs and search dogs etc, and let people adopt rescues until supply dries up. That way supply would dry up over a few decades. It would be like countries that ban cigarettes for anyone born after a certain year, with a long term view of removing the habit. That would significantly offset the significant environmental impact associated to manufacturing pet food and the associated deforestation etc that occurs. Don't see why not when regulators can legislate rules for other carbon emitters like cars etc. For the most part, pet species serve no utility to humans anymore - so why constrain transport etc when we have low hanging fruit like pets. People also complain about cost of living pressures but spend a fortune on housing pets, by their own choice.
@niknikniknik: Where do you think the pool of dogs from which guide dogs, search dogs etc. will come from? I work with search dog teams and there is no "this is a search dog" type breed. They're all sorts of breeds and the offspring of a pair of good search dogs doesn't necessarily make a good search dog. They are also frequently the pet of someone who happens to be interested in search. They are not being bred commercially as search dogs. No pets will lead to no search dogs.
Similar case for service dogs. A friend trains guide dogs. Even the traditional labrador/retriever can turn out not to be suitable.
You're right, negging won't help the greyhounds currently suffering, but if there's enough support, maybe eventually it will stop this perpetual abuse.
I agree it's a cruel sport that should be ended. But, I adopted a Greyhound that broke its leg in a race because…..well, it needed love. FWIW…the Greyhound I have is such a wonderful pet - nothing but cuddles and sleeping. It has its green ollar now so all good. Highly recommended as pet. Oh, and he never pulls when on a lead - they've been well trained.
It has its green ollar now so all good.
All I find when I search are American sites that state a green collar indicates a friendly dog.
Is this also some sort of official designation here in Aust?
I like the idea of colour coding dogs but have never heard about this before.
Depends where you are.
It used to be more codified throughout Australia, but now it depends more based on state.
Green Collar in NSW used to mean they were allowed to go muzzle-free and be off-leash. Now they're allowed to be muzzle-free unless off-leash even without it.
Thank you for clearing that up for me.
I eventually located Greenhounds where it says -
In NSW, all pet greyhounds are now able to go muzzle free when in a public area, but must remain on lead. In designated off-leash dog areas they are still required to wear a muzzle unless they have a gained a muzzle exemption.
A muzzle-exemption seems to be earned by completing some sort of self-guided in-home training program that lets you have your dog officially assessed. (price seems to be anywhere from $150-$300 or TBA when I search within 50km of my home).
Do most bother with this or just don't go muzzle-free at off-leash areas?
A question for those here that own(ed) greyhounds - are they a relatively 'quiet' dog?
Are they prone to barking much?
Do they tend to react much to other animals?
I know it's very much an individual animal characteristic, but generally are they prone to these behaviours?
Barking? No mine never barked
Sooking and whining? All the time
Sooking and whining? All the time
I worked with someone years ago that raced greyhounds and he had mentioned most of his dogs were like that when not at the track.
Hi! Greyhound owner here with lots of experience with other greyhounds as well.
They're generally very quiet.
It's rare to see them barking around the house/yard. Mine only ever barks when he wants to be let out - and it's a single bark. He also knows the difference between when everyone's awake and when everyone's asleep - he won't bark and wake us up, but instead will whine quietly and hopefully. If no-one comes to let him out, he'll hold it and go back to sleep.
Some greys can be 'talkers', in that they'll make sounds at you. There's also the Greyhound Scream of Death - which means anything from "I've just broken my leg" to "I JUST STEPPED ON A LEAF AND IT SCARED ME!".
They can be reactive to other animals, but it varies.
Some can never be around small animals at all, some DGAF. Some will be good in all ways except for the pigeons they all desperately want to eat. Some hate cats.
Mine is super chill around most other animals except cats. He does get a bit over-excited when he's on-leash and sees another dog, but we've mostly trained that out of him.
Most greys are quiet and chill around their home, and can sleep up to 18 hours a day.
Overall, not prone to barking, and generally don't react much to other animals except cats & birds.
They're also super, super sweet dogs in general.
Hi! Greyhound owner here with lots of experience with other greyhounds as well.
Thank for the detailed response.
I have been considering adopting a dog (no specific breed) for a while now and had heard good things about greyhounds whilst my wife was less attracted to the breed.
Your lived experience may help her feel more comfortable looking past the 'small fluffy cuteness breeds' and consider something a little different.
Edit: I'm glad you mentioned the Greyhound Scream of Death. That would have been worrying the first time it happened if I was unaware - Youtube came in handy for a change.
They are free to adopt in SA.
We've recently made a tough choice to euthenise our Greyhound. He was a good boy and great pet if anyone is on the fence on getting a greyhound. They do have their quirks like others have mentioned, the scream of death is 100% a thing which like @MyOtherOtter mentioned. Our boy was very scared of storms and generally had to be medicated for his own wellbeing when weather got too bad.
We chose to adopt from GAWA as its not promoted by the racing industry and seem to have the dogs best interest at heart. Greyhounds as Pets (GAP) is part of the greyhound racing industry and basically a mass wholesale of dogs that are no longer useful to them. Adopting a dog from them is fixing their problem masqueraded as a service, not giving you a companion.
I used to like a flutter at the races, but after seeing 1st hand whats spat out the otherside, a timid, beaten down and injured dog, I can't with good conscience support he racing industry in any form.
I know this is OzBargain and everyone likes a deal, but even $75 to GAP is worse than paying $400ish to a more reputable organisation like GAWA in my opinion (may not be a popular one). Anyway, lets get back to Eneloop deals!
Thank you for your post.
I think it's pretty evident that there is at least someone in the racing industry downvoting all critical voices, because while I could see why someone might downvote my comment that didn't have a vested interest, I absolutely see no reason for that to happen with yours, yet it happened.
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