New Greyhound

We just adopted another dog. We got a 6 year old retired Greyhound. His name is Max. He is so sweet and such an awesome dog! I will post pictures of him later!

Alright here are some pictures of him that his previous owners took.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...lls4me/max.jpg
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I have been on the computer all morning looking up his pedigree and race records! Its very interesting! His registered name is Pat C Make Up but we call him Max!

Awwww! He is sooooo cute.

very cool looking dog!!

cute dog. love the regal look in his face. congrats.

Gorgeous dog!!! I've meet two other rescued greyhounds and they had that same funny ear...what's with that??? Are they born that way or is it something about the tattoo, or racing....it's so odd.

Kudos to you for rescuing an old racer! Max is a DOLL! :D

Max is a really great lookin dog! Congrats.

Soooo lovely. I had two greyhounds. He looks just like my Kitty-girl, and I adored that dog. Absolutely full of fun and life. GREAT dog. Congratulations.

Greyhounds are awesome!! I love the picture showing the ear tattoo. If you're new to the greyhound thing, and you can read the tattoos, you can look up the dog's info on http://www.greyhound-data.com/

:-) Very handsome pup!

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Originally Posted by Isis

Gorgeous dog!!! I've meet two other rescued greyhounds and they had that same funny ear...what's with that??? Are they born that way or is it something about the tattoo, or racing....it's so odd.

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I am not sure why their ears do that. I dont think it has anything to do with the tattoo though. Sometimes his ears are normal or sometimes they are both up. They cant make up their mind.



I did look up his tattoo information and from what it said on there he has some famous racers in his history. His Grand Sire has recently passed but they still have vials of his sperm they are selling for breeding and it is a crazy amount of money! I tried to join a Greyhound forum just to learn how to read everything but they have some crazy rules about email domains and I dont have an email address that fits their requirements.

And thanks for all the kind words. He is a wonderful dog! I would recommend adopting one if you want a nice chill dog that follows you everywhere! I am so happy with him!

Handsome boy! Congrats and have fun with him!

Very cute dog!! I love greyhounds!:D

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Gorgeous dog!!! I've meet two other rescued greyhounds and they had that same funny ear...what's with that??? Are they born that way or is it something about the tattoo, or racing....it's so odd.

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I have borzoi and their ears do the same thing. Most of the time the ears stay down, but I have noticed that many tend to do that more as they get older. It almost feels like the ear leather gets stiffer with age. Starm, my 10 year old has 1 ear up most of the time he is outside. When he is in the house and bored they are both down.

I like the borzois too or really any sight hound for that matter. Most of the time Max keeps his ears laid back. Unless he perks up at something they are normal. His ear leather seems nice and soft but I dont have anything really to compare it to.

That's awesome!! He's a beauty.

Does your greyhound like to RUN? :D

My cousin has a greyhound/black lab mix she got from a rescue.. and boy does that dog love to just BOOK IT whenever she is given the opportunity to just play out in parks.

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I am not sure why their ears do that. I dont think it has anything to do with the tattoo though. Sometimes his ears are normal or sometimes they are both up. They cant make up their mind.

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Really?! How funny, it must just be something about the breed. It definitely gives them character!

Great dog and great job on rescuing him....:gj:
Another of my favourite breeds out there.

He is an awesome dog. I really didnt know how much I would like him. I mean I like all dog but I really like this one. He is up pretty close to the pitbulls now..lol.

He doesn't really run too much. He does post poop zoomies, and when he is excited in the morning he is hopping around but thats really it. Most of the times he is slinking around.

My greyhound is the LAZIEST dog I have ever seen. She is staying with a friend, since I live in an apartment that doesn't allow dogs her size. Tiny has her own recliner, and the only time she gets out of it is to go "potty" and greet someone at the door. That's it. I have to play chase with her to get her to run sometimes. Very lazy... But 100% my baby. :D

As soon as I'm done with school, and I can move out of the apartment, I'd like to adopt another greyhound. They're like those Lay's potato chips or something... Can't have just one!

The ear thing is just random genetics. Some ears are up all the way, some half up and it varies form greyhound to greyhound. I think their ears are charming. :)

Oh my goodness he is absolutely adorable!!! Thanks for sharing the pictures! We love love love greyhounds!

I work at an Exotic Vet and we have a handsome greyhound named Aimin who lives there. He's our blood donor and he does an awesome job! Here's a fun fact: Greyhounds have 95% of the time blood types that are universal to all canine breeds so they make great blood donors! He spends most of him time going on walks, hanging with us in the break room on the couch, or simply cruising the hosp LOL. He's one spoiled boy:O)

I'm so happy for you and your new addition!!!