Do You Love A Greyhound Dog?
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A retired Greyhound dog makes the most amazing pet. 

Our Retired Greyhound Dog Story

We are Ammy (Mama) and Karen (The Jellyfish), a couple of friends who have known each other since our school days in South Africa. We’re both total misfits who still haven’t decided what we want to be when we grow up.

We come and go, meeting up here and there, often sharing homes, cars, camper vans and, at the moment, a Greyhound.

I (Karen) was always a cat person until I met my first retired racer.

Sadly, a little over a year later, my friend passed away and I inherited the very beautiful Radley.

Radley was in my life for just over three years, and in Ammy’s for two. By the time he crossed the rainbow bridge we were both fully fledged members of the Cult of Greyhound.

The Cult Of Greyhound?

Oh yes, if you already share your home with an ex-racer then you know all about it. And if you plan to adopt, you soon will. Nobody tells you this until it's too late. You don't just adopt a greyhound - you join a cult.

We hadn’t intended being owned by another hound so soon after losing Radley, but three weeks later we drove to Boston to pick up the absolutely gorgeous, and ever so slightly insane, Yogi Berra.

We couldn't resist. If you're a Greyhound person, a house without a hound just isn't a home.

Everywhere we went there were reminders of our boy. Poo bins seemed to leap out at us. Public footpath signs silently called us to stop the car and go exploring. But nothing was the same without our boy.

We lost Yogi in January 2020 and, true to form, we couldn't handle the emptiness in the house. Within two weeks we had our new boy, Sunny.

He couldn't fill the Yogi-shaped hole in our lives anymore than Yogi could fill the Radley-shaped hole, but he's doing a magnificent job of filling the Greyhound dog shaped-hole.

The Adventures

We love exploring with Sunny and we'll tell you all about the dog friendly days out and short breaks away that we think you and your dog will enjoy.

Our focus is on Greyhounds because we know and love them but all dogs are welcome to join our adventures. You can be sure if a day out is Greyhound friendly it's a greyt day out for any breed of dog.

Being made of 'straws and tissue paper' Greys are not the hardiest of breeds so stiles, ditches and thick undergrowth are not their friends. We tend to go to places with easy access and lots of shade in the summer.

Are you ready for a 'greyt' adventure? You'll find everything you need to know about owning being owned by a Grey, as well as lots of exciting placed to explore right here on Greyt Adventures.

We're only just getting started with the site so you may want to bookmark us and keep checking back for more greyt grey info.

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