Positive training · Adult adoption first

Greyhound Training and Adult Adoption Manual

Puppy Stages Clearly Labelled

Adult Greyhound: warmth, soft bedding and low-pressure routines support comfortable settling.

29 chapters · English / 中文

Adult Greyhound: warmth, soft bedding and low-pressure routines support comfortable settling.

Breed profile

Training group: Sighthounds
Origin: An ancient sighthound developed for visual pursuit; in Australia, many Greyhounds enter homes through retired racing-dog adoption.
Shoulder height: 68–76 cm
Weight: 25–40 kg
Coat: Extremely short coat with low body fat
Coat care: Build calm consent for gentle coat, body, paw and nail checks. Provide soft bedding and introduce any cold-weather clothing through voluntary, low-pressure handling.
Drive keywords: Visual lock-on · High-speed pursuit · Short-burst movement
Handling practice: Use gentle, low-pressure whole-body, coat, paw and nail handling: one brief touch, marker, reward and release before avoidance begins. · For a newly adopted adult, generalise handling separately across the actual home, vehicle and care settings; familiarity in one setting does not prove familiarity in another.

General reference range only; individual dogs vary considerably.

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Edition 2026-08

Positive training · Adult adoption first

Greyhound Training and Adult Adoption ManualPuppy Stages Clearly Labelled

Most adopted Greyhounds in Australia are adult retired racing dogs, not puppies. Follow the adult-arrival path and teach household life from zero; biological puppy ages remain clearly labelled reference and never restart after adoption. Hard rule: never off lead in an unfenced area.

Adult arrival track Arrival through the three-day, three-week and three-month adjustment framework

Puppy reference boundary Biological ages remain puppy-only and never reset after adult adoption

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Start with the route you need

How to use this manual

This is an execution manual, not a book to read once and shelve.

Every practical chapter ends with “Do these three things,” so you always know what to do this week. Printable logs and scorecards are collected in Chapter 27.

Choose your reading path

Path 01 · Default

An adopted adult arrived today

Start with the adult adaptation framework, then prepare the home, first-week rhythm and calm alone-time foundations.

25 06 07 11

Path 02 · Puppy only

The puppy arrived today

Set up the environment and routine first, then move directly to toileting and crate work.

06 07 10 11

Path 03 · Puppy only

The puppy has been home for two weeks

Build marker and focus skills, then address mouthing and safe socialisation.

08 09 13 16

Path 04

Is the Greyhound right for your home?

Read the breed reality, the developmental clock and the long-term exercise limits before deciding.

04 05 20

How to read the cards

Warning card

Safety or behaviour risk

Stop, lower the difficulty and manage the situation before continuing.

Goal card

A clear passing standard

Use the stated behaviour and success rate to decide whether to progress.

Time card

Length of one session

End while the puppy is still successful; more minutes are not automatically better.

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