And since they are fed a diet of soft-food in the kennel, many need dental care for their teeth. After a brief adjustment period while they adapt from the regimental training routine of the kennel to their new life of leisure, greyhounds make themselves very comfortable. Greyhounds crave affection, and are very responsive to your behavior. Being used to sharing one human with a dozen or more other dogs in the kennel, adopted greyhounds are eager to please you, and will soak up all the love you can give. They are very sensitive dogs, and can sense your mood by the tone of your voice.
Greyhounds become part of the family very quickly.
They are very tolerant of children, and will walk away when they've had enough. But like any dog, they have their limits that children need to respect. As for other pets, having spent their entire life with other dogs in the kennel, greyhounds are very social animals and get along well with other animal companions, cats included. One of the first things you need to teach an adopted greyhound are the rules about the house. Greyhounds are trained to keep their kennels clean, so housebreaking is relatively simple.