Handy hints for a smooth rehoming
While both industry and private rehoming groups have gorgeous dogs, there are lots of success stories of wonderful greyhounds coming directly from trainers and race owners.
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The strength of adopting from a recognized adoption group is the support and foster care network BUT if it is done correctly private adoption can be highly successful.
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HOWEVER there a few simple rules that need to apply to protect both parties AND especially the dog:
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Ideally the dog should already be desexed (to help with the wind down and to ensure no future breeding)
The dog needs to be properly wound down and removed from the day to day racing environment to chill it out.
The dog MUST have been exposed to small dogs (any other possible animal is a bonus)
There needs to be honest and open discussion between the race owner and the potential pet owner about the dogs personality and background (including injuries)
The new dog needs to be properly introduced to its new environment by the original owner and a property check undertaken at the same time
There needs to be an on-going support for the new owner
As required by the racing regulator the retired greyhound needs to be transferred to the new pet owner once it leaves its racing property to ensure transparency and proper tracking of the dog's whereabouts.
HOWEVER, if for some reason (and after exhausting all possibilities) the dog doesn't not workout in its new environment, there should be agreement that the dog can be returned to its racing original owner.
If the adoption does not work out as planned, the dog would then be transferred back into the original racing owner's name for a future rehoming.