Hello and welcome to another Magnus video. in this video,
i thought I'd go over some more reasons; why if you're thinking of adopting ,or getting a dog,
you should consider getting a greyhound. These elegant, sophisticated, charming, loving great
dogs are fantastic as pets. So here's my reasons why you should consider getting a greyhound.
greyhounds make great apartment dogs. Greyhounds are big dogs, there's no getting away from that;
but, you don't need to have a big house. You don't need to live in a mansion in order to have
a greyhound. you don't even have to have a large garden for them to run around it. that is not
required. greyhounds spend most of their racing career living in kennels, or in crates. so even a
small studio apartment, seems big in comparison. all you need is a couple of beds to lie down in
because they do sleep a lot. greyhounds can sleep up to 20 hours a day. so that's lots of
lying around, lots of snoozing, lots of napping and lots of dreaming. if they're not doing that
they're perhaps just lounging in one of their beds. if they're not that they're probably up
and about looking for some snacks or some treats. might be a fish Magnus, here you go, yeah that
good magnus yeah okay. if they're not eating, sleeping; perhaps spying on the neighbours. they
do like a little bit of neighbourhood watch or perhaps playing with one of their toys
this toys one of those treat snakes looking for some treats anything in there nope it's all empty
so again. greyhounds don't need large apartments they are big dogs they curl up really small and
again they're gonna spend most of the day sleeping so you're not gonna trip over them and they're not
running around the house like crazy so do nap a lot do sleep a lot but they are great apartment
dogs
another common misconception about greyhounds is to do with walkies and exercise people and think
greyhounds need lots and lots of exercise and they're going to run everywhere i thought that
magnus slow down we're actually running there but greyhounds are very very gentle at walking
some do pull a little bit more once they've been trained at the race tax to walk gently
on leads so it's basically a slow affair with them sniffing and smelling lots of things
or safari's as they're sometimes called but you can see it's very easy for walking magnus here
he does stop at the curb side and i say come he will continue to walk across the road so
you can see the lead is very slack here max is not pulling at me if he sees a cat or a squirrel
that might change but right you can see it's very easy to walk to make great companions for walking
very easy very gentle stroll here again the lead is slack the whole time so it's very very easy
to walk and no problems there rehearsals are also very striking dogs so whenever you're out
they always get lots of attention people passes by will stop and ask you questions about the
greyhound usually if they race and really fast. Greyhounds are great dogs very nice taking out
for a walk very striking very elegant and very good for walking again all you need basically
exercise wise is about three 20 minute walks per day. you can do longer walks. some dogs are older
don't even need that much. that's sort of all they need is as far as exercise each day as long
as getting colour breaks to have these walks they are all good again occasional one is nice
greyhounds are calm and quiet dogs they're not loud noisy barky yappy dogs well there is some
exceptions but generally greyhound spend most time in the house lounging and sleeping they
will get excited if it's time for walkies or time for food but the rest time they're lounging
and sleeping all over the house kind of overstate how much these dogs sleep the only thing i'll
really get them up again is walkies and perhaps some food but as soon as i've had their food
or their walk it's back down for another little nap so they sleep lots having beds of the house
is a good idea because they do sleep a lot and they will move from bed to bed to sleep so i put
lots of clips in here just to show how much they do sleep they are great dogs the only thing that
seems to get them up from a nap or a snooze again is the sound of you in the kitchen making some
food and then they're up like a shop to find out what's happening and where's their share
they are quiet dogs which makes them again great for apartments you're not disturbing neighbours
with dogs that are barking like crazy or run all over the house because they are snoozing
and napping for most of these they're great dogs as far as your companions if you're at home just
to relax by your side and watch them looking cute as they sleep isn't that right madness yeah
watching a greyhound run is an amazing experience it's quite a sight to behold to see
your loving pet run past you inches by your side at 45 miles per hour it's quite a sight they are
really really fast and they do love to run so i'll try to find nice and slow safe places for
mags to run safely without any worry about traffic pedestrians or anything
getting in his way we take the park in several occasions and sometimes he'll go there and he
has no interest in running whatsoever but when he does he really goes at it they'll usually run for
about two or three minutes and then usually done spend the rest of time just sniffing
the plants or just walking or strolling around but watch them run is truly a sight to behold
so
um another great thing about greyhounds is they're fun they're not just sleeping around
all day every day and being very boring quack dogs they have got lots and lots of personalities
and they are very quirky and very very goofy and very clumsy they have this little burst of
energy we do some daft stuff that makes you laugh and is very very entertaining
if you're feeling down these little clowns can bring a smile to your face
almost instantaneously with their goofiness isn't that right magnus yep my for example
loves snow and goes absolutely crazy when it's snowing outside all is to bounce around the garden
even catching things like snowballs but it's all a big smell on his face he's a very happy chap
as you can imagine greyhounds aren't the best at housekeeping here's scout
trying to fix your bed which was nice and neat it wasn't quite right for her
right spot scout
that you give up okay all right Magnus you're getting up here's a treat here let me help with
that duvet magnus come on here you go well they're not just goofy they can be smart
too max might have figured out how to get his ball from under there it's quite clever
off them and it's always great to take magnus out about new places here you can see Magnus's
first time seeing a robot lawnmower and he was amazed by the thing magnus is watching
the robot it's just a rubber buddy
is somebody okay
that's it
one unexpected benefit of having a ground is the greyhound community is a great support network
out there for you as a greyhound or newly adopted greyhound owner there's lots of groups on Facebook
and lots of forums that you can join and be part of and share the fun stories and
trials and tribulations of having a greyhound but there's also lots of groups we can go and
meet up for walks and events that you can go to as well in our area there's the greyhound trust
Edinburgh and they do walks on Sundays which you can go along too they'll also host events like the
greyhound gathering where they have competitions and events for your greyhounds there's a great
bunch of people out there in person and online to support you whilst having a greyhound.
another fun thing about greyhounds is watching them sleep they sleep in all
the craziest places half on their beds half on the floor they also do this fun thing called
roaching where they sleep with her legs in the air and it's always a fun sight to see
so here's a few clips of magnus roaching
one of the best things about greyhounds is their temperament these are gentle giants they're very
loving very affectionate and make great pets some dogs when they want to show affection jump
on you and lick you in the face this is not the greyhound way greyhound's more likely to come in
close leaving you and basically make contact and look for some pets and rubs they're very gentle
very calm soothing dogs and they make great therapy pets they're also great for families as
well so can't recommend these dogs highly enough very affectionate very loving and just great dogs
that's my reasons why you should consider getting a greyhound. I'll leave you one little thought
by Paul Stockdale "there are as many reasons to own a greyhound
as there are stars in the night sky but soon you'll run out of stars"