Adult Greyhound: warmth, soft bedding and low-pressure routines support comfortable settling.
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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.
08
Precision before vocabulary
Marker training foundations
A marker is one short, consistent sound—a clicker click or a spoken “Yes!”—that means: “That exact behaviour; your reward is coming.”
Charge the marker in three steps
Choose a quiet environmentRemove toys, people and movement so the sound is the only new information.
Marker, then food within one second ×15Make the sound once, then deliver one piece of food within one second. The puppy does not need to perform a cue.
Test the associationMake the marker sound while the puppy is not already watching you. An immediate turn towards you means charging is complete.
YES = marker word; TREAT WITHIN 2 SECONDS = reward promptly. This manual uses a stricter one-second training target.
Reward placement sets up the next action
Keep the position
Feed at the puppy’s mouth
To maintain a sit, bring the food directly to the mouth so the puppy does not need to stand or step forward.
Reset for another repetition
Toss the food away
To have the puppy get up and repeat, toss the food away, let the puppy collect it, then set up the behaviour again.
Training with FluffyWA
Day school, board & train and private sessions are quoted after a chat, and boarding or daycare can be booked online with live prices.
