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Ten Commandments for Greyhound Owners
- Please do not yell at me or hit me. I am very sensitive to your moods and you will only confuse me, which will make me anger you more. Please work with me to show me what you expect from me.
- Please do not let me get overweight. My body has been formed by thousands of years of breeding and it has a lightweight frame. If I gain too much weight, my frame will wear out and I will not have a nice, long life with you.
- Please clip or sand my nails every week. If my nails get too long, they can break off leaving my quick exposed or my toes can break when I use my incredible muscles to launch myself to speeds of 45 MPH in three strides.
- Please clean my ears for me every few weeks. I can be very stoic when I am in pain, but there is no need for me to have an ear infection you don’t know about when it is so easy to prevent.
- Please give me a monthly heartworm preventative and use flea and tick control. I do not wish to have internal or external parasites, just as you don’t want easily killed internal or external bugs crawling in or on you.
- Please feed me a high-quality food. My body is unique from thousands of years of breeding and foods that do not have a meat source as their main ingredient will hurt my digestive tract and may make me aggressive or lethargic.
- Please do not let me run free in an unenclosed area. I may see something that I must chase, and I will not be able to find my way back to you when I am done running. I do not want to be scared and lost, or hit by a car.
- Please make sure I have ID tags with your phone number on them. If I get lost, I cannot tell someone myself. Also consider putting a microchip in me just in case I loose my collar if I get lost. I do not want to spend any more time away from you than I have to.
- Please still love me when I get older and my body can no longer go all day without a potty break. I do not wish to soil my house, but I cannot open doors.
- Please do not be afraid to say goodbye and help me when it is my time to pass on. I have spent my life with you and would like you to help me on my last journey.
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