Hi all,
I hope that you can help me with this, (and apologies in advance for the really stupid questions).
After renting for 5 years DH and I are finally buying a house. We have both had dogs previously, he a ridgeback, me 2 collies, and we can't imagine not having a dog.
I travel with work, but DH does a lot of working from home. We don't have the time to do the huge walks that both ridgeback and collies require (I used to be out 3 hours a day with mine and then play in the garden). But can certainly spare an hour in the morning and evening to do a decent walk.
A friend suggested a rescue greyhound (his wife works for a greyhound charity), but I'd just like to know a couple of things.
Is house training a rescue greyhound difficult? (I assume they need house training if they are ex racers).
Should I plan to take a week or more off work to settle the dog into its environment?
I am correct with the less walking assumption?
(And here's for the really stupid question), do they smell? My aunt if convinced that they have poor digestive tracts and fart a lot. (She is however not a dog lover, and could be making the whole thing up).
Thanks in advance to anyone who can give me advice.
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VBisme · 20/04/2013 08:48
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