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Thank you! The group I adopted from said we need at minimum a 5ft fence, and that they've seen them get out of yards with 7ft fences! Perhaps latter today I will let him roam the yard. And I've noticed that he is definitley food motivated, I will try to use this to my advantage lol!

Will do, Thanks! Yes! I would love to hear about your experience with it.

Okay, that's comforting. I walk him around the yard on a leash and he hasn't shown any interest in the fence anyways. He's extremeley mellow, so I don't *think* he'd jump it. How long do you recommend I let him settle in before I attemp to walk him? I live at the end of a cul de sac so I thought to first try walking him around the circle at first?

I knew it would take a while for him to settle in, but everybody says different time frames. I definitely don't want to push him, but I would like to take him on walks to give him exercise. I'm just not sure how long I should wait before I try? I wouldn't say that "didn't really know what I was getting into" because that makes me feel like you're implying I didn't do any research whatsoever. I think I knew what I was getting into to the best that I could, but obviously since I've never had a greyhound, there is a learning curve. I don't know everything, but I am dedicated to providing him with the best possible care I can...which is why I'm asking a lot of questions...

4 ft. The rest is between 5-6ft

I'm currently using a martingale, but I feel like a harness might be better when taking them out for a walk around the neighborhood since I don't know how he'll react yet. The martingale is good, but I feel a little weary that he still might be able to slip out of it, because he did while we were were walking him at the kennel. Any advice/suggestions? Recommendations on a harness? TIA!

Hello! We just brought home or new boy yesterday, so he/we are still adjusting. I know this may take a while (how long typically?) and because I don't know how curious he will be about our fence and it's short in some areas I've been taking him out a leash, except in our higher fenced 'dog run' area, where he can run free. Anyways, he gets very stubborn and sometimes does not want to move. I'll try to tug on his leash a bit and he won't budge. He'll just stand there. Sometimes he comes over to me when I call him off leash and other times he just looks at me. But I'm more concerned about him not budging while on leash. I want to take him for walks, but I'm afraid I'll spend half the time just having to stand there until he decides he wants to move. Has anybody else experienced a stubborn walker like this? TIA!

We brought home our new rescue greyhound yesterday! He is a little over 4 and a pretty big boy (83 lbs). He's super mellow and such a sweetie. His name is "wind mover" but we call him mover for short. =) I'm sure I'm going to have a million questions!