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The next best thing to having an experienced Greyhound owner living with you.
Joan Belle Isle, President, Greyhound Project

Anyone who reads this book and follows its guidance will have a happier, healthier dog and be a happier, more relaxed dog owner.
Hal and Karen Hawley, Greyhound Friends Northwest

The Greyhound has been celebrated in song and legend for thousands of years. Nowadays, Greyhounds are bred almost exclusively for racing. In the bad old days, prior to the 1980s, dogs that didnt make the grade at the track, and those past their primes, were destroyed. According to official estimates, 60,000 of these noble, mild-mannered dogs were destroyed each year! Fortunately, a number of organizations now exist devoted to rescuing these unwanted dogs and placing them in good homes.

Thinking about adopting a retired racing Greyhound? Or maybe youre already sharing your life with one of these charming animals. Either way, this friendly guide tells you everything you need to know to:

  • Understand the Greyhound personality
  • Find a retired racing Greyhound to adopt
  • Choose the right ex-racer for you and your family
  • Educate yourself and your retired racer
  • Give your new pal the diet and exercise it needs
  • Keep your dog healthy and happy for years to come
  • With plenty of good humor and straight-talk, Lee Livingood drawing on her forty-years of experience training adult rescue dogs to cover all the pros and cons of being a retired racing Greyhound owner, and she fills you in on:

  • The amazing 8000-year history of the Greyhound
  • Deciding whether an ex-racer is the right do for you and your family
  • Physical and behavioral characteristics
  • How to get a retired racer used to living in a home and be a companion
  • Dealing with common behavioral and health problems
  • Feeding, grooming, and exercising a Greyhound
  • Fun things to do with your hound
  • Bursting with expert advice on all aspects of living with an ex-racer, Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies is must reading for anyone considering adoption or whos already taken the leap.

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    Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies

    by Lee Livingood

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    Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies

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    Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

    Published simultaneously in Canada

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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

    Library of Congress Control Number: 00-104217

    ISBN: 978-0-7645-5276-2

    Manufactured in the United States of America

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    About the Author

    Like most dog lovers, Lee Livingood has been owned by a dog since the day she was born. Lee has been training dogs since she borrowed a book on dog training from the library more than forty years ago. Rescuing and training adult companion dogs became a hobby and a passion for her.

    A number of years ago, Lee and her husband met their first retired racer, and it was love at first sight. She was immediately taken with the Greyhounds quiet elegance and gentle disposition. A new passion was born.

    Several years ago, Lee was able to combine her commitment to rescue dogs and her childhood dreams of being a writer and working with animals into a successful second career. In addition to running a companion animal training and behavioral modification business, Lee writes on dog and cat behavior and training for a variety of publications. Her work has appeared nationally in Celebrating Greyhounds; in Forward, the publication of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors; and online at A Breed Apart (a Greyhound magazine) and Bengaland (a Web site devoted to Bengal cats). She is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. She has a B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College.

    Lee and her husband volunteer with a local Greyhound adoption group and were named volunteers of the year by Personalized Greyhounds, Inc. She also donates her time and behavioral expertise to local rescue and shelter groups. Her Web page, www.retiredracinggreyhounds.com is devoted to issues and resources related to training and living with retired racers.

    Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies is Lees third book and her second book on retired racing Greyhounds. Her first Greyhound book, Running with the Big Dogs, was self-published and is acclaimed by adoption groups in the U.S. and Canada. She has donated a significant portion of her profits to further the cause of Greyhound adoption. Lee is currently writing a guide to training and retraining adult dogs, Lassie Doesnt Live Here Anymore.

    She shares her home with her very tolerant husband, Ben. Their family consists of two retired racers, Chaco and Cheyenne; a beagle/sheltie mix, Clancy; and a Bengal kitten, Kokopelli.

    Dedication

    For Penny (RC Ottabea Peney, February 20, 1994September 25, 1999), who raced into our lives and filled our world with joy. She may have been last place on the track, but she was first place in our hearts.

    And for all the retired racers out there waiting to race into our hearts and homes.

    Authors Acknowledgments

    I didnt write this book. Well, at least I didnt write it alone. Many people played important roles in bringing this book to life and I thank each and every one of them.

    With very special thanks to Ben, my husband and best friend, who supports me in everything I do. Thanks to my own needlenose crew plus two, who have waited patiently while my time and attention have been directed at completing these pages.

    For nearly two decades, Dr. Calvin Clements has kept our canine and feline family happy and healthy and has comforted us when that was no longer possible. He graciously gave his time to review the health care sections of this book and share his knowledge. For that I am most grateful.

    Not only does Dr. Suzanne Stack treat hundreds of racing Greyhounds in her veterinary practice, she lives with retired racers and volunteers her time and expertise freely to adoption groups. She contributed generously of her extensive knowledge of racing Greyhounds as well.

    Bonnie Stoner, a Harrisburg pet photographer volunteered her time and talents to take many of the photographs that appear in these pages.

    Many Greyhound owners jumped in to help me assemble photographs of retired racers and other Greyhounds for this project. Thanks especially to Peggy Levin, Laurel Drew, Rob and Elaine Summerhill, Nancy Beach, Kathy Johnson, Bruce Skinner, M.J. Barkley, Dee Dee Colella, Close Encounters of the Furry Kind, Rick Dodd, and The Greyhound Hall of Fame for the use of photos from their collections. Thanks also to Marcia Herman for the use of her photo for the books cover.

    Colleen Dauphine at the Greyhound Hall of Fame responded quickly and cheerfully to every request I made of her. Tim Horan with the National Greyhound Association offered excellent technical assistance.

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