Guest DaffyToons Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 He looks great to me!! I have a big boy who weighed a whopping 104 lbs when he came home. He is now a svelt 95 lbs. and looks wonderful. When you get your boy home, we want pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VelvetEars Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You mean they stand? : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tydyelady Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Greyhounds sleep / lay down a LOT! Your new boy looks just fine. I also have a BIG boy - he weighs 95 lbs, and he still has muscle definition and 3 back ribs showing. Quote Mom to Toley (Astascocita Toley) DOB 1/12/09, and Bridge Angel Opie (Wine Sips Away) 3/14/03-12/29/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FullMetalFrank Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 My boy is a big greyhound; his weight is around 81 lbs. and he still looks very lanky (he raced at 76 lbs.) Greyhounds are lazy dogs in general; short bursts of activity followed by a lot of lounging and sleeping. Mine likes a weekly full-out run (we go to a fenced-in large schoolyard) and occasional walks, the rest of his exercise he gets doing quick romps in the yard at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What are his ear tattoos? You cannot tell from a picture if a dog is healthy. Unfortunately, a good thorough veterinary exam is needed for that! My adoption group mandates an exam within 10 days of adoption. Yours may have a similar rule. If nothing else, your vet should see the dog for a "well dog" or "new dog" visit. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysandmollie Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Congrats on your new dog!! He is beautiful!! Quote Donna and...Lucy and Chubb Rascal H 10/1/91-5/22/04 My best friend and Bounty Boon 1/23/99-6/25/07 My boy with the biggest heart Cody 7/28/99-8/1/13 My boy that always made me laugh and Dylan 5/12/04-12/29/2017 The sweetest boy ever Miss Mollie 1/1/99-1/30/15 and Pixie -10/10/2017 Lincoln -2/14/2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boni923 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 He's gorgeous! I'd be worried if my greys didn't lie down for 90% of the day!! They sure give definition to laziness! Good lck, you're gonna loveeeeeee him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyDoodle Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 75 lbs is not big for a male GH. I had a female who raced at 72 lbs. And the laying around part--we don't call them 45 mph couch potatoes for nothing . They are sprinters who like to run for a minute or two, then lay around for the rest of the day. Have your vet check that he has good muscle tone and not too much fat (and compare him to photos here once you get him home). If he's out of shape (doesn't have much defined muscle) and/or chunky around the middle (he should have a wasp waist), then more activity and less food are both in order. Since he's retired already at age two, he may not really be 'into' running all that much. Looks like a cutie to me. Do you know his racing name and or tattoo numbers? Enjoy your new pup, DD Quote DonnaMolly the Border Collie & Poquita the American-born Podenga Bridge Babies: Daisy (Positive Delta) 8/7/2000 - 4/6/2115, Agnes--angel Sage's baby (Regall Rosario) 11/12/01 - 12/18/13, Lucky the mix (Found, w 10 puppies 8/96-Bridge 7/28/11, app. age 16) & CoCo (Cosmo Comet) 12/28/89-5/4/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LokisMom Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Almost all of my pictures are of my dogs laying down. That's what they do. I was just complaining about not having any good pictures of my dogs standing at a fun run Monday, in fact. 75 lbs is not unreasonable. Greys come in all sizes as others have indicated. My boy raced at around 75-77lbs and weighs around 80 or so now. He is not super thin or anything but he's healthy and looks good. (Although he could probably stand to have another rib showing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greylover97 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 He looks great! My bridge girl Kira was a true couch potato; all the pictures I have of her were laying down. Quote Carolina (R and A Carolina) & Rebel (FA Ready).At the bridge: Kira (Driven by Energy) 7/19/97 - 6/17/04 & Jake (Jumpstart Dude) 9/12/00 - 1/24/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have been asked that question about Spencer quite a bit because almost all the photos I have taken of him, he's laying down. Greys either stand or lay down but rarely sit. I think Tommy looks completely normal to me. And 75 pounds isn't that big for a male Greyhound. Spencer is usually around 76 and Clyde, my foster is in the 90's somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVED2 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 My Frannie is a rack of bones at 75 lbs , my big boys are both near 100 and not fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You mean they stand? : I was thinking the very same Congratulations on your new boy - he's lovely Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redpack Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You mean they stand? : he's beautiful, and he IS standing in photo number 2 and does not look "chubby" a bit to me. I have two big guys. Emissary is 88 to 90 pounds and Dip's normal weight 85. They are very tall, I think your guy is too! Good luck and hope you don't have too many complications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BradyzMommy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Brady was 72lbs. at the age of 3 while racing. His retirement weight was 89lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytloves Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Well, its resfreshing to hear a new adoptee thinking that their potential may be chubby and not "we need to put weight on him/her!" shudder. I just hate that! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest larock Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 our guys race weight was 72lbs. He was 78lbs. when we adopted him at 2. Sound about right to me but it really depends on the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyindy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 He is adorable. My girls are both brindles and even in pictures it is hard to see their ribs like some of the other colors. My girls are both 74 pounds. Harley is tall, deep chested and lean. Moka is a few inches shorter but built like a wrestler LOL!. They are both within 6-7 pounds of their racing weight. Harley has been up to 80 ands down to 71 before we got her thyroid straightened out and it was still hard to tell with the brindle color that she had changed that much from a distance. Our group gives you a copy of their vet visit they have to get fixed, teeth cleaned etcbefore they are adopted. Have you asked if he had a vet check and how it went? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeatherDemps Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Mine raced around 70-72lbs and had just turned 3 when I adopted him. His weight has pretty much always been consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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