Greyhound Prison Dog Program
Racing Greyhound dogs on the track is big business. A lot of money goes into betting and track building etc. But what happens to these dogs once they can longer keep up on the track?
Greyhound racing dogs have very limited social skills as they have spent all of their lives in very sheltered and regimented lives. These dogs have never been exposed to normal daily sights and sounds, cars, children, television, stairs, kitchen and street noises. As a result, once Greyhounds are retired from the track, usually around 2 years of age, they are curious and frightened of their world beyond the racetrack.
Greyhound dogs make wonderful pets as they are very loving and gentle. However, for a retired race dog to go straight from the racetrack into an adopted home they need a transition place to learn social skills.
