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| Adopting the Racing Greyhound | 
 enlarge | Author: Cynthia A. Branigan
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (44 reviews)
Sales Rank: 85736
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0764540866
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7534
UPC: 785555869585
EAN: 9780764540868
ASIN: 0764540866
Publication Date: August 1, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 Adopting the Racing Greyhound September 14, 2007
this book is a must if you are planning to adopt a greyhound for a companion...great information to help you make the right decision to see if a greyhound is the right "new family member" for you and your family.
Great book May 17, 2006
Great book -- if I only had one book on the subject, this would be it.
The narrative style made the book enjoyable for me to read (yet difficult to skim). The book offered me plenty of practical advice and opinion based on the author's experience.
The "dummies book" is has better illustrations, but this book wins-out for its consistent organization and easy readability. (I've also reviewed the Dummies book on Amazon in more detail: 3 of 5 stars).
Greyhounds February 23, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is absolutely the best book to read if you are interested in finding out more about greyhound adoption. The information is clear, accurate, and very well written. Consider this your greyhound "Bible".
Best Book on Greyhounds June 19, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Several years ago my partner and I were looking for a large sized dog to keep in an apartment. After quite a bit of research we learned about racing greyhounds. We ended up acquiring two of them. Then we got a house and had three. The original two got old and passed away and we now own our fourth and fifth. Greyhounds can be kind of addicting.
I've read pretty much every book ever written on Greyhounds and one time or another, and have searched the web extensively. When greyhound adoption first became popular Branigan's book was the only published reliable source. Since then other good books have been written, but I still think anyone interested in greyhounds should start here.
The book provides good advice on dealing with the greyhound when you first get it home and get it accustomed to living in a house. However, I'm not a big fan of crating my dogs. In our home we have actually made the dogs their own area where we sometimes confine them, although it is more of an in-house kennel complete with couch dog beds and doggy door (and windows for squirrel watching). They do actually like having some degree of confinement, and Branigan is correct in suggesting that the dog needs time to adjust and a degree of confinement. After all, they lived in a crate until they came to the house.
She also provides, as others have noted, quite a bit of good medical information. Not only is the thyroid information important, but I have spoken with every vet about the greyhound's sensitivity to anesthesia.
Every greyhound owner, or anyone thinking about owning a greyhound, should read this book.
The Best Greyhound Book Ever September 30, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have read 15 different books on greyhound adoption and this is by far the best book of them all. If you only buy one book on greyhounds, make it this one. It is an easy to understand and FUN read full of priceless information. I love it.
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