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no dogs can catch greyhound at dog park (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Apr 2019
OP
All it takes is something like a cat, a squirrel, or even just a piece of paper blown by the wind.
retread
Apr 2019
#17
Yeah that's what I thought that they could never be off the leash. I would never chance it I'm
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#18
applegrove
(118,774 posts)1. LOL!
Fla Dem
(23,741 posts)2. Wow!
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)3. A thing of beauty, watching a greyhound run on its own terms!
You can see the joy there.
sweetroxie
(776 posts)4. I miss my greyhound.
when he opened up he was poetry in motion. What a thrill!
hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)5. Born to Run....!
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)6. The second star is that Corgi doing her darndest!
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)11. Corgi's legs are soooooo short
Delphinus
(11,840 posts)7. That was great!
A wonderful lift for my spirits this morning!
TexasBushwhacker
(20,214 posts)8. Looks like they finally stopped
to sniff each others butts!
trueblue2007
(17,237 posts)9. UTTTERLY adorable, beautiful, wonderful doggie!!! I love him.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)10. They needed a dachshund to trip him.
benld74
(9,909 posts)12. Ha! Catch me if you think you can
JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)13. A+ for effort others, poor corgi lol!
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)14. Love when the Golden looks like he might cut him off...
But the Greyhound just opens the throttles another notch and DUSTS him!
UTUSN
(70,730 posts)15. Speed *PLUS* strategy!1
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,835 posts)16. There's a local greyhound rescue outfit whose rule is
that they won't adopt to people without fenced yards or who let the dog off-leash when walking it, because if the dog decides to take off it just can't be caught.
retread
(3,763 posts)17. All it takes is something like a cat, a squirrel, or even just a piece of paper blown by the wind.
Once the prey drive kicks in they're gone.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)18. Yeah that's what I thought that they could never be off the leash. I would never chance it I'm
waaaaaaaay too much of worrier and would be guilt ridden.
Brother Buzz
(36,461 posts)19. My girl, Pearl The Wonder Dog, a puny rescue Border collie, ...
could cut corners and keep up with that Greyhound, but could never, ever catch it.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)20. Wow. That dog had two more gears than I thought he had.