Question:i've been looking for a unnuetered/unspayed greyhound for a long time. i live in san antonio so a greyhound near there is the best..
answer quick please im anxious to see results!
Answers:
There are many rescue organizations for racing Greyhounds, but those dogs will all be spayed and neutered before you get them.
Find a good breeder by going to www.akc.org or talking to people at dog shows. You can also find info about the breed clubs on the akc site - they probably have a rescue group where you can get an older dog for less money. The best breeders will be members of their breed club, promoting healthy dogs with great temperaments. They should ask you a bunch of questions to make sure their puppy will be getting a good home. If all a "breeder" seems to care about is whether your check will clear, you can be sure he won't care a week later when the pup is dying from distemper or parvo and you want your money back.
Whatever you do, DON'T go to a pet shop, a flea market or buy one sight-unseen off the Internet!! You'll pay top dollar for what is usually a poor quality puppy mill dog. And you'll be supporting one of the cruelest industries in the country. The breeding animals are often kept in deplorable conditions - spending their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. They probably haven't been vaccinated against contagious diseases or tested for any health or temperament problems or genetic diseases - that costs money and cuts into their profits. A female is often bred every time she comes into heat. When her poor little body can't take it any more, she is often clubbed in the head and tossed into a dumpster or an open ditch. Most puppy mills ship their pups to pet stores at wholesale prices and many pups die before they even get there.
These so-called "breeders" have now figured out that they can use the internet to ship a dog directly to the customer and thus make more money by cutting out the middleman. If you buy a dog from out of state, good luck getting your money back if there's something wrong with the pup. These people count on you becoming instantly attached to the poor little guy and being willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars at the vet to treat whatever is wrong with him.
Other Answers:
try the grey hound rescue..
Are you talking about greyhound bus or a greyhound greyhound? If it's the bus, why not go to the site? If it's the real greyhound you're talking about, I don't know. Ask the local dog hound, I guess.
use www.backpage.com or craigslist.org. that should help
Heart of Texas Greyhound Rescue>
http://www.heartoftexasgreyhounds.com/
San Antonio
http://www.greyhoundsunlimited.org/
Dallas
http://www.hillcountrygreyhounds.com/
San Antonio
http://www.heartoftexasgreyhounds.com/
if u want a greyhound, ADOPT!
but otherwise:
Breeders of Racing Greyhounds can be found on this site
http://www.iaswww.com/ODP/Sports/Greyhound_Racing/Racing_Kennels_and_Breeders
I'm not sure where to find one in Texas, but i have an Italian greyhound and if you go to the animal search website you can find them on there and they can probably help you locate one in Texas. i don't know if you already have one or ever had one but good luck they need alot of attention and time spent with them. they are smart dogs but they are also very testy animals.every time we leave to go somewhere we come back and she has been very mischievous, they are very hyper as well.
If you are looking for an NGA dog you can check with http://www.jdsport.com/index.html?dir=/dir/Greyhound_Racing/Organizations/index-2-438-5810-0-1-.html the Texas Greyhound Association. Buying a dog for racing puposes is fairly easy, there is a track in Corpus Christi (don't know how close that is to San Antonio). The best way to buy a currently racing dog is to find a trainer/Kennel owner and tell them what you are looking for and how much you want to spend. Buying a pup is more expensive than a current runner but a trainer would be able to suggest some for you.
If you are looking for a show-quality dog (an AKC registered grey) go to http://www.greyhoundclubofamerica.org/ and search for breeders close to you.
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