Reddit reviews Adopting the Racing Greyhound

I'm going to hijack the top comment because it's related.

People! If you want to rescue a dog that is already trained (leash, crate, house is rarely ever an issue. They're eager to learn sit/stay types of household commands), look into getting a retired racing greyhound or Galgo for our friends in Europe. There are TONS of these dogs who are abandoned after their racing/hunting careers, and best case, end up in rescues.

Greyhounds are sweet, gentle dogs that generally don't suffer any physical consequences of their racing past (just typical big dog hip-type issues. Injuries on the track are usually documented, so you should be aware of anything like that). And the best thing about them is that they have been bred to be on a track or in a crate, which means that they are LAZY. I'm talking 20 hours of sleep a day, and they require little exercise relative to most dog breeds, and are generally do not bark. They are without a doubt one of the best large dog breeds to have if you live in an apartment or condo.

If you have any questions, ask and I'll do my best to answer!

Edit: thanks for the feedback and questions everyone! I'll heading to job #2 right now but will answer any new or unanswered questions I can I about 4 hours. In the meantime, this is a great book on adopting retired race dogs. It's cheap, a quick read, and contains more than enough information to help you get a feeling for what it's like to give one of these great dogs a home, given their odd background.
Adopting the Racing Greyhound https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DNL10KM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_oyvTAbQ2WGGW6

Our greyhound is alone for no longer than 8h on work days, although my boyfriend and I are fortunate to have jobs where we can work remotely on occasion, so he's on his own for maybe 4 days a week. I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving him for longer than the 8 hours, even if we had a dog walker come in, I just feel like that's a long time to be alone. When we are gone, though, he sleeps on his dog bed or works on his Kong. When we first got him we had to do a lot of alone training and getting into a predictable routine so he would be ok & quiet during the day; it definitely takes some work but if you go into it prepared you would be okay. I know of some people that have more social greyhounds that go to doggie daycare once a week, which could be something to think about. It depends on the personality of the dog, though, some would want to play for 30 minutes and then be left alone to sleep!

I live in an apartment and we go for 2 30-minute walks a day (early morning, late night) as well as several potty breaks. There are a few dog runs in my neighborhood we take him to for him to run around and do his #2 business, and although I'm sure he'd love to live somewhere with a yard, our situation is working out just fine!

There's a lot of great books out there on greyhounds, I'd recommend [Adopting the Racing Greyhound by Cynthia Brannigan] (https://www.amazon.com/Adopting-Racing-Greyhound-Cynthia-Branigan-ebook/dp/B00DNL10KM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468504573&sr=1-1&keywords=adopting+the+retired+racing+greyhound). Good luck!