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Old 06-30-2003, 08:41 AM   #9
windhund
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I know people in Canada that have greyhounds. They do fine. All you need is a nice warm coat for them when it gets below freezing, if they are going to be out for more than 10 minutes or so. In my experience, you have to be more careful with them when it's hot than when it's cold. Dogs don't have very efficient cooling systems.

A fenced yard is important too, since they can't be relied upon to stay in their yard without it.

While they do like to run, it's actually not that important to them. Mine will run in the yard for a few minutes and then they're done. Since they are sprinters, that's all they really want to do.

Leashed walks are actually the best exercise you can give a dog.
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