My "dog of a lifetime" was half Afghan. Would love to adopt a retired greyhound but they actually want to come out & inspect your house & yard.

@Carin Oh I love those too. There was a male I used to die over in confo handling class. His name was magic and boy did he put a spell on me! Aptly named.
That's a good rescue to want to inspect your home. I would totally let them. That's the type of screening that should be in case anything happens to you. You'll know the dog is safe.

I love greyhounds too.
Believe me though if I could shake dobermans I would but they're impossible to top. I've tried.
There is nothing as biddable, funny, smart and human as a good doberman. Unfortunately they're plagued with health problems and for someone to buy well it's not one to jump into...at all.
The worst problem they have is cardio, young dogs known to drop dead in front of their owners.

@Qualia You won't believe it (or maybe you will) but my once in a lifetime dog was half Afghan & half Doberman.

The Greyhound people had some very specific & unaffordable (for us) requirements like a very large yard 6 foot fencing as I recall. All of my dogs were, or are, perfectly happy & safe with what we have.

@Carin ? I would dearly love to see a photo of your dobe/afghan mix~!

Yeah the fence thing is a big deal. I don't know of anyone in my FB list who will let a dog go anywhere without a fence, and no invisible fences either.

As soon as we got our privacy fence up we turned up the heat on our searches. If I were to do it over again though, as long as the fence guys took, I'd have someone put in the posts/frame/gate then tell them to scram & I'll do the rest with a nail gun. Deer fence is also very cost effective.

@Carin and fwiw I'd have a very hard time myself turning down a dobe/afghan... I'd also like to know how long it lived if you know the age.

@Qualia Despite being 65 pounds (so on the large side) she lived 15 years & died of lung cancer, which I blame on a series of smoking housemates. I do have pictures of her but it was back in the days when cameras used something called "film." Surprisingly she was short haired. Her color would have been called chestnut if she were a horse.

@Qualia We do have a fence but it was a foot too short....

@Carin 15 years is front page news in my world. That is fantastic. Still, they're never here long enough.

@Qualia That's a sad fact. I had a cat live to be 21 also.

@HeathenFarmer haha you've never had a doberman

@Qualia , actually I have and I have trained many more. I find them to be very intelligent but, not border collie intelligent but up there. What I don't like about them is that they are born blank and totally malleable, other intelligent breeds are not like this.

@HeathenFarmer Good dobermans are chameleons yes, not sure I agree with the totally malleable opinion as they get bored with drills that say a GSD will do all day. But yeah totally different temperament/personality than BCs.

I am a 'cat person' too.... I had a Norwegian Elkhound for 15 years that I loved (she passed away in Sept. 2016....lived a year past her breed age)....so I don't dislike dogs....but I prefer the company of cats (I have 2).

Cute x4! I just got my first Chi, love her. I've never had a dog under 30 lbs before. Dete (Slovenian word for baby) weighs 8 lbs. She is so fun and loving. And she doesn't know she is little, she takes on my big dogs with no fear!

@Ktcyan They are like that... big mouths and those 4 are 4 personalities, each different.

My last dog, Katie

But oh do they shed--I work for 2 people that have labs (one family has 4) & catching all that drifting hair with the vacuum is impossible.

I agree 100%. I've had many, many dogs. Never been into the smashed face look, but I insist my dogs are friendly. If they don't come to me that way we work on it until they are friendly with everyone.

I had a Jack Russell for years, loved her dearly.

Amadeus

@Zster YAAAAAS!!!! <3

I do NOT like dog saliva on me either!