SJ
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Post by SJ on Jan 7, 2015 7:58:13 GMT -5
I am hoping for some advice, I would really like to rehome a greyhound we lost our grey to cancer and to me a house is not a home without a dog. But we now have my son who is two years old. He has been around dogs lots and he knows to be gentle. When we got our grey he was 5 and just retired. He was still very energetic and bouncy!
Am I mad to consider rehoming a greyhound now? My husband is behind my decision because I'm the one at home all day. I'm hoping for advice from experienced owners perhaps with children? I know it would be easier if I waited until my son was older but I really hate not having a dog around.
Many thanks.
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Post by kamkay on Jan 7, 2015 9:18:12 GMT -5
No advice to offer, but wanted to say welcome to Gap. There are plenty of very experienced hound owners on here who will come along and offer you some help. Know what you mean about a house being empty without a dog-I lost my greyhound to cancer suddenly in November and really miss having him around
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Post by alexandsteve on Jan 7, 2015 9:35:48 GMT -5
No advice as I've not got kiddies but I'm sure someone will be along to help you! And welcome to Gap xxx
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Post by Lisa on Jan 7, 2015 9:44:30 GMT -5
We tend to not rehome adult dogs with children under the age of 4 or 5. Our dogs are strays so we have no background or understanding of whether they have old issues with children. At around 4 or 5 they can understand to stay away from crates etc or beds when dogs are resting. Greyhounds especially can suffer from sleep aggression. They often sleep with their eyes open giving off the appearance they are awake which they are not and the child can sit next to them or move to stroke them and it can result in a snap. The children in my minds eye need to be old enough to have all this explained, understand and be mindful of it
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SJ
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Post by SJ on Jan 7, 2015 15:34:12 GMT -5
Thank you for your replies and warm welcome.
My son has had a lot of experience with dogs but he is still a child so squeals and runs about which I know can upset some greyhounds. Our old grey was grumpy in his bed so I'd use a crate or something similar if we did get one.
I've spoken to kennels and they feel that potentially the right match could be found for us. However I am a stay at home mum so I'm at home a lot but also have housework etc, our old boy didn't move much but he was older. How much attention do your greyhounds need/do they tend to be needy? I worked when we first got our grey so other than walks and a bit of fuss he was quite independent.
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