My dogs
Champ
I've been lucky to own four widely different dogs. The most recent was
Champ
 He came from Battersea Dogs' Home (you can find them here) in December 2005. He's five years old, was called "Prince" at Battersea and before that was (I believe) a racing greyhound called Alfa Focus, probably born and certainly first raced in Ireland. Part of his racing record and his pedigree. He also raced and won in Peterborough, Nottingham and Romford, before retiring to Norfolk, from where he went to Battersea because his owners didn't have enough time for him.
Sadly, his placement with me just didn't work out. He came to me as being able to be left alone, but he soon developed acute separation anxiety. I tried all of the training programmes, got him a crate, bought every toy and treat I could find, but he just couldn't cope with being on his own. In the end he was a nervous wreck and I was a nervous wreck. When I was with him he was a wonderful dog, but I couldn't have a dog that I couldn't leave. So he went back to Battersea, and has now found a new home.
But don't let my experience put me off - lots of owners I spoke to have had no problems with leaving greyhounds alone, and in all other respects champ was a wonderful dog. If you're thinking about rehoming a greyhound there's a lot more information on the links on the left.
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