House-sitting a greyhound soon

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Tomorrow, we leave for Milbridge near Bunbury to house-sit for our nephew for ten days. I think our main task will be to look after a retired greyhound. I can’t remember his name at the moment but I’ll have photos of him very soon. We’ve been told greyhounds are great couch-potatoes which don’t need a lot of exercise so that will suit us. We once met a couple who foster greyhounds straight off the racetrack. I hadn’t thought about it before but racing greyhounds often live in concrete runs and have no concept of living in a household. When they move in with a family, they have to be house-trained for starters and learn all sorts of other things the most doggy pets take for granted. The couple we spoke to say the retired greyhounds are assessed and, if it’s believed that they can learn to NOT chase small fluffy animals like cats, then they might be given to our friends who have a feisty cat which doesn’t scare easily. They would gradually allow the greyhounds to interact with the cat. The photo is of a friend’s whippet which is somewhat like a miniature greyhound.