With proper care, they have a life expectancy of 12 years or more. Frequently, an adopted greyhound is completely housebroken from the start. In their kennel environment, they are 'turned out' three or four times a day to relieve themselves. Therefore, racing greyhounds are kennel-broken, which means they are trained to go outside and keep their kennels clean. Walk them frequently at first, and they quickly learn that their new home is the place they keep clean and outside is where they go to relieve themselves.
Greyhounds easily adapt to the life-style of their new owners.
Feel free to take your greyhound walking or jogging with you as your exercise regime dictates. During their racing career, they eat up to 4000 calories per day, but burn off excess weight when they run. As a pet, they eat much less, just four to six cups of dry food a day. Greyhounds spend most of their lives in the company of other dogs. When they are born, the average litter size is about eight pups.