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| Adopting the Racing Greyhound | 
 enlarge | Author: Cynthia A. Branigan
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 60371
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0764540866
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7534
UPC: 785555869585
EAN: 9780764540868
ASIN: 0764540866
Publication Date: August 1, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: ***PLEASE NOTE*** Graded to Amazon Guidelines. clean text tight binding shelf wear on cover a couple of pages have been dog eared .
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| Customer Reviews:
The Best Dog Book I have ever read April 16, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book does an EXCELLENT job of what it was intended to do..encourage people to adopt greyhounds by letting the reader know the wonderful personality of the greyhound. I don't think filling the book with horror stories of greyhounds being abused would have improved the book. I adopted a greyhound after reading this book cover to cover, mainly because a greyhound is the type dog I wanted...not just to rescue a dog. All breeds have dogs that need to be rescued for one reason or another. There are funny and interresting stories in this book that give you a realistic idea of what having a greyhound as a family member is like.
 Excellent, except for a couple shortcomings September 8, 1999
12 out of 26 found this review helpful
I very much enjoyed this book. I am not a greyhound owner (yet) but certainly this book gave me a lot of useful information that will be handy when the time comes to adopt! I like the author's discussion about cooking for dogs, medical information and questions to see if you are actually informed and prepared to adopt. The only shortcoming (and reason for four stars) was the author's "glossing over" of the racing industry. She gives a rather sanitized view of what is primarily a money making machine at the expense of these beautiful animals. While reading the chapter on "The Racing Life" I couldn't help thinking something was very fishy below the surface. I partially agree with the person below who stated that perhaps the author didn't want to offend anyone. She did in a later chapter admit that the animals "don't always get the best of care" but I think that's a bit of an understatement. Greyhound racing should be abolished entirely. I fear that because of all the rescue efforts, most people who go to the races assume that "oh well, I don't feel bad for these dogs, because when they retire they'll all go to good homes." The sad truth is, many, many DO NOT end up in good homes. People need to be educated about this. I hope this book continues to inspire people to adopt these loving, gentle creatures, and I truly hope that someday this evil industry will be done away with so that this won't be an issue at all. Unfortunately, I doubt that this will happen anytime soon.
The best info currently available! June 10, 1999
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Adopting the Racing Geyhound has given the most comprehensive and complete(as well as compassionate)guide to determining whether a racing greyhound is right for you or you for them! An inexpensive investment to avoid heart ache and head ache or start you on an increadilble journey to happiness and wagging tails!! As a dedicated greyhound rescue volunteer, I have seen the positive results this book has had in guiding perspective adopters and owners.
superb June 5, 1999
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Wonderful Advice and Great Information! I love learning about their life before they arrive!
Greyt! April 4, 1999
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Excellent book for anyone who not only wants to adopt an ex-racer, but learn about the breed. There is a brief section about the histiry of the greyhound. Adopting the Racing greyhound takes you through the adoption process step by step. It explaines what challenges you will encounter. It talks about medical neccesities, training, food, and how you can spend time with your grey. Adopting the Racing Greyhound also includes an Appendix that lists all of the adopting agencies, in existance today, throughout the world.
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