Originally posted by MarkJerling Luckily we have no squirrels on our islands but if we did, they'd have to stay in the trees with greyhounds about. Ours are both retired racers. See
Welcome | Greyhounds as Pets we didn't know it until we saw it
sighthounds scoop up their prey from behind, toss it into the air, catch it by the head and it is all over
the first squirrel annie (the greyhound) caught just reached around and bit her on the beak
big mistake
that was the only downside to living with sighthounds...
annie was an ex-racer and murphy came from a rancher who ran his pack against coyotes and jackrabbits...
their prey drive was sooooo high
however once we were aware of the visual cues we could intervene otherwise there was no stopping them
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Originally posted by MarkJerling They make fine pets Racer. Not smelly (except for their farts) and no barking.
Both ours are retired racers. Sadly, we did not get any of the racing winnings!
we raised murphy with a beagle and a schnauzer
she was 55 pounds when we got her as a puppy and about 120 pounds as an adult
sighthounds don't bark much...unless they have been raised with yappy schnauzers
they don't scent much...unless they've been raised with snuffling hounds
a yard-high critter that acted as watchdog and splayed her long-ass legs to get her nose into he act was...let's say...entertaining