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    What breeds or types does your SO not care for?...

    My husband only likes sighthounds (unless you are in Europe, where Ibizans are classified as primitive type hunting dogs, not sighthounds. In that case he likes primitive type hunting breeds too). :p He thinks corgis are adorable but never wants to own one.
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    Do you know sport people?

    A large number of my friends lure course or straight race with me and I know folks who do agility, rally, flyball, etc. But, I have many friends who do not do any dog sports at all, or even own dogs.
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    Let's Talk Ibizan Hounds!

    Thanks! They are 4 Greyhounds and a Galgo Espanol (the smallest black and white one is the Galgo).
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    Let's Talk Ibizan Hounds!

    Finnegan (still a puppy here) and Nova They are very, very goofy creatures.
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    Let's Talk Ibizan Hounds!

    Straight racing is LGRA. I'll give you a quick summary, but there is more to it and the link that I provided will take you to their website. The dogs race 200 yard sprints. The first dog to cross the finish line wins, followed by 2nd, 3rd, etc. They run 3 heats and each one corresponds to a...
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    Let's Talk Ibizan Hounds!

    I have 2 Ibizan Hound boys. I also spend a lot of time with a bunch of other Ibizans as well. In my experience, Beezers are goofy, crazy, energetic, fun, affectionate, even-tempered, agile, sugary sweet (but not overly pushy), independent, noisier than most sighthounds (although in their country...
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    Greyhound Puppy Possibility-Pros/Cons

    Excellent news! :)
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    All podencos' (and mixes') topic

    I have 2 Ibizan males. My boys spend a lot of time on their hind legs. I have a 6' chain link fence so they don't rest their paws on anything. They just stand. They also bounce in my yard and bounce the fence line hunting for critters.
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    Whippet Good?

    Whippets are fun little dogs. :) Yours are lovely.
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    Breed type tally thread.

    Just realized I never took MacNut off this list... 82 x Mixed Breed 1 x Alaskan Noble Companion Dog Herding 4 x Australian Cattle Dog 1 x Australian Kelpie 1 x Australian Koolie 13 x Australian Shepherd 2 x Beauceron 1 x Belgian Laekenois 7 x Belgian Malinois 1 x Belgian Tervuren...
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    Greyhound Puppy Possibility-Pros/Cons

    As a Greyhound person I would love to know which breeder you are wanting a pup from. :) I had given some suggestions to a Chaz member several months back and she said she would pass them on to you so I was curious if it was one of my suggestions. :p I think that you have already made up your...
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    Ex-Racing Greyhounds...

    That has always been my thinking as well. I have raised one, had a few here, and spent a lot of time with a lot of them and none of them have been as awful as people make them out to be, even my extremely driven, bossy, high energy performance girl.
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    Ex-Racing Greyhounds...

    That has been my experience as well. :)
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    Ex-Racing Greyhounds...

    I feel the same way. :) We moved out to the country and fenced as much as we could (some of it is pasture plus we have a "normal" yard) for the hounds. Mine run every single day. They are fit, happy, and healthy. :) I also have some hounds that lure course and straight race. I'd share...
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    Ex-Racing Greyhounds...

    I have 4 and have fostered over 50. Short answer: they are pretty easy to live with. Long answer below. :rofl1: Recognizing that there will be individuals in every circumstance that do not fit "the mold", I can say that in general they tend to be very gentle, laid back, quiet, affectionate...
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    Just for fun... is mine a possible guess?

    Oh, I know. I spent more than half a decade researching my breeds very thoroughly. ;) My Galgo is actually a discarded hunting dog imported from Spain. Plus, there are many different Podenco breeds and types. I was never any good at guessing mixes from pictures. I typically need to be around...
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    Just for fun... is mine a possible guess?

    I am guessing that you live in Spain, since there is nowhere else in the world (that I know of) where Galgos and Podencos are that common? I have 2 Podenco Ibicenco (Ibizan Hounds) and a Galgo Espanol. I wouldn't have guessed that she was either of my breeds but she is young and genetics can...
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    Physical differences between Greyhound and Galgo Español

    My Beezers have been called goats (by hundreds of people), baby giraffes, large rodents, baby cows, sheep...you name it. :rolleyes: :p They are pretty uncommon here.
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    Physical differences between Greyhound and Galgo Español

    Oh yes, definitely. :) My Ibizan Hounds get called Greyhounds too (on the rare occasion that they are called dogs and not livestock). :lol-sign:
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    Joey needs a nice Paco Collar- help

    Nova has a Paco martingale and it isn't that heavy at all. Maybe his was made differently? I don't know their colors well enough to tell you what color it is. They don't typically do the style of collar that I prefer. His is fishtail shaped which is (in my opinion) much more elegant on a long...
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