LONGBOI THREAD

Why are greyhounds usually really friendly? Are they bred to be like this and if yes, why? What has being friendly to do with going fast?

I used to go to a micro pub in Nottingham called Doctor's Orders.
Some guy used to just loose his greyhound on the room.
The dog would then go around and neatly say hello to everyone. Greyhounds and whippets so Goddamn cute.

>>2426392
I had an ibizian hound and she was such a source of happiness, it was unreal.

I also fondly remember the "standoffs" where we stared each other down, she tilting her head a bit, head up while staring and slowly morphing the lips for a deep "woof". she especially liked to do this when trying to get my attention for walkie time.

I still think it's really interesting how different long hounds behave to the average other dog breeds. sometimes it feels like they're something else and not dogs.

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>tfw he adopt abandoned track dogs and quietly fosters out others to adopt.

>>2426385
Is there any reason why they constantly look terrified, or is it just the way their head and face are shaped?

>>2426437
It's the whale eyes

>>2426415
>even in your sleep
>GOTTA GO FAST

Are longbois generally healthy?

>>2426466
Whippets are afaik. One of those breeds that doesn't live 50% with the vet.

>>2426395
Cool photo

>>2426473
Crown of the longest boi

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>>2426390

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>>2426473
>>2426408

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>>2426513
>>2426473

>>2426554
dog bless

>>2426387
Are Greyhounds the best larger dog breed for beginners?

Generally I rate Boston Terriers for medium to small dog breeds as best.

I've been hearing more and more about how greyhounds are calm, low energy, do well in suburban/ urban areas, affectionate, non-aggressive, not to mention easy to get fully trained (retired racers,) but I rarely see them brought up in discussions like this

>>2426581
>but I rarely see them brought up in discussions like this

because for most they are too ayylmao looking

>>2426385
>LONGBOI

That's the nickname your mom gave me last night.

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I want a borzoi so badly, but there's no options anywhere remotely near me.

>>2426513
Please do not shorten the borzoi.

>>2426408
Is this photoshopped? No way does a dog's head actually look like this.

A quick question for people who have an Italian Greyhound, not sure if these two mix but this seemed like a good place to ask.

My roommates rescued an Italian Greyhound and this animal is super skittish. It kinda wants to be nice but it being so skittish stops it, along with another dog they own. They keep saying that the breed is just like this but greyhounds are supposed to be friendly and I can't see that really as true or something. This also might be a case of shitty owners.

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>>2426931

Can I get some advice on Greyhounds or other breed suggestions? I was considering getting one since my unidentifiable terrier mutt mix died about a year back.

For reference, I live in a medium-sized apartment with a roommate with a small (enclosed) yard with a 4ft high fence. The dog would be home alone for 8 hrs 4 days a week (though hiring dog walkers is a possibility, if necessary.)

I can devote 1-2hrs per day training/exercising with said dog, and don't really go out on weeknights/weekends much anymore.

Also I enjoy taking my dog wherever I go (the occasional party, camping trip, and dogfriendly outdoor restaurant patio) so friendlieness and complacency would be preferred.

Taking this into account, I was considering getting something medium-small again (20-35 ilbs,) but I heard that Greyhounds are actually better than a lot of smaller dog breeds when it comes to complacency.

>>2426513
>>2426554
Actually lol'd

How are greyhounds with cats and prey drive?

http://youtubedoubler.com/lsFT

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H-HE'S FAST!

>>2427111
breakfast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5D-suNvUw4

TOO FAST

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>>2426581
>>2426677
Yea, I kinda want a greyhound because I live in an apartment (lots of parks nearby and I have the ability to go out on walks multiple times a day), but they are pretty fuckin weird looking. Borzois are pretty, though, i think because of the coat. Would a greyhound mix be good too, you think? Pic related is what I found on google after searching 'greyhound mix' and it's so fucking goofy and cute I love it, I assume it's a boxer mix

>>2427364
>thinks they look "pretty fucking weird"
>just wants one because he lives in an apartment

fucking get a chihuahua then

>>2427367
>don't choose a dog breed because it's good for your situation
are you listening to yourself lmao

I don't want a little dog, I want a bigger dog that will be cool with living in an apartment. Greyhounds fit the bill, not to mention they are outgoing and intelligent. I don't really understand the problem with choosing a pet because its personality fits your situation. Sorry you're so buttblasted

>>2427377
If you live in a tiny apartment you just don't get a dog, you get a cat.
Greyhounds have the stigma of being very calm and chill indoors and since you stated you don't like their looks you're probably just lazy and looking for a similarly lazy dog.

The problem people don't get: Greyhounds are running dogs

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>>2427446
The thing you don't understand: the dog will have plenty of room to run

I just don't want something ultra hyper like a border collie in an apartment. The place is plenty big enough for a dog, the only factor is that they won't be able to go out ANY time they want, like through a doggy door or something, because they'll need a human to take them downstairs to run. So yeah of fucking course I want something calm and chill indoors, take the stick out of your ass and stop acting like that makes people bad dog owners.

I don't know why you're so caught up on the fact I said that greyhounds are weird looking, like that makes a big statement about me or something. i get it, you like the way greyhounds look and that's cool. I just think that mixes are better looking than pure greyhounds.

>>2427111
How do you think they make the dogs run in the race tracks? They take advantage of their prey drive.

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Is my pitbull long?

>>2427472
no fuck off

>>2427472
no but your brown recluse is at least trying

>>2427472
As long as the ides of March you need to beware of

>>2427472
Not only is that not a pitbull, you're also not heterosexual.

>>2426581
I hear good things about standard poodles for beginners. But tehy may not be the best apartment dogs.

>>2427446
Actually, the only non-retarded reason for getting a cat is for pest control if you live in a rural area. A cat is not a pet.

>>2426581
>apartment
>large breed
Don't. Get a basset hound

>>2427609
If you lived in a rural area, you'd know cats are retarded for pest control. They're just yard ornaments that only kill things on a whim, usually not even actual pests.

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>>2427609
>B-but anon, he's always purring when i get home [spoiler] and i'm about to feed him [/spoiler]
I KNOW HE LOVES ME!

>>2427621
This. Preventative measures and ratting dogs are much better, cats rarely work consistently

>>2427632
>>2427621
I'm not saying they work consistently but they're probably better than nothing, whereas they make overwhelmingly shitty indoor pets.

>>2427618
>you live in an apartment? don't get a large quiet dog, get a medium loud fuck

>>2427709
>better than nothing
Better than nothing doesn't mean it doesn't have horrible negative effects elsewhere.

>whereas they make overwhelmingly shitty indoor pets
lolol no

>>2427618
>o you live in an apartment?
>get a dog bred for screaming when they hear/smell something interesting desu

>>2427718
>>2427789
Mine was quiet, works on my machine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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>>2426385
My longboy in the back.
Dads pibble in the front.


A breed consisting of greyhound and others still counts as long boy right?

>>2427815
Call your faggot dad a faggot for us.

>>2427822
Because of the pitbull? We found him wandering because he broke loose from the coloreds who kept him chained up out back. He is a pretty decent dog desu.

>>2427827
>taking in a stray pitbull
>a stray pitbull raised by brown people

Which do you think it will eat first, your face or your genitals?

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Long doggie remind me of my tall, nervous ex gf, who I broke up with because I'm dying of a genetic illness. Whenever I see one I'm reminded of her. Lovely things.

>>2427878
Maybe she was nervous because you were dying of a genetic illness

>>2427868
We found him at a couple months old

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>>2426415
dammit /mu/

>>2427878
What illness pray tell?

>>2427815
>hides his head in shame

I SENSE SHORTBOI

>>2428060
hey now, it looks at least mediumboi.

>>2427907
A good man.

>>2427364
>>2427364
These ears are huge! Is it a shop' or are they really like that?

>>2427882

It was hard on her when I got sick, and i didn't want to drag her down. So yeh I agree.

>>2427987

Cystic fibrosis my man. It gets worse as you get older. I'm 27 now.

>>2427878
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9hG_3dGry8

>>2428068
Dunno, I just found it on Google. Its on a shelter page though so I assume real. I fuckin love big ear bois

>>2428068
my doggo back then had ears almost big as those, it would be nothing that special but big ear doggos are awesome

>>2427787
>lolol no

Actually lolol yes. They are more erratic and unstable than a fucking shitbull. If they were capable we'd be reading of cats putting people in intensive care or in the morgue all the time.

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>>2428363
The best cats are better than the best dogs because they have all the good parts of a dog with the low maintenance of a cat, but your average dog >>>>>>average cat.

Low maintenance affectionate playful bro-tier cats are fucking great. But they're 1/100 at best. I've met like 2 in my life. Its funny, you see people treating cats like their children, but from the outside, its pretty obvious the cat hates them at worst, and holds them in complete contempt at best.

Most of the fuckers don't give a shit if you live or die. I fully agree that if it could, the average cat would eat its owner if it got bored.

>>2427077
Greyhounds need a lot of space to run, or else they get destructive. Maybe the dogwalker thing would work, but only if the greyhound itself isn't skittish (most of them are).

>>2428370
Yeah I've done a bit more research on them.

I'm starting to lean towards Boston Terrier. I've watched one who was a complete bro, and I can't seem to find many disadvantages to them. I'd be open to other breed suggestions too though.

>>2428367

I'm a dog person but it's true that cats are usually a ton more acceptable than the behavior of small dogs

>>2427467
>>2427282
Thought as much. I love OTT greyhounds, but have a cat.

>>2428214

That made me smile so much, cheers anon.

>>2426392
There's a yarn shop near where I live that always has two Italian greyhounds there, they're adorable. I'm this close to picking up crochet just so I don't look too suspicious whenever I come in to see them.

>>2427609
dumbass who can't read cat body language detected.

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>>2426944
Italian greyhounds are much more energetic and skittish than english/spanish greyhounds as far as I know

>>2427077
Greyhounds may be generally chill and sleep in a lot, but they do need a lot of your attention: not only on training, but they also need to go out at least once a day for long periods of time somewhere where they can exercise, play, and run. Wouldn't recommend it senpai

>>2428068
A lot of greyhound mixes have huge ears. They're pretty cute imho

>>2428367
>cats
>low manteinance
Stop this meme

>>2429178
If you want a shitty pet that will probably hold you in contempt, then yes, cats are low maintenance.
If you want to raise an actual bro-tier animal that won't scratch and bite you on a whim, then they need the same socialization that puppies get. But most cat owners are lazy pricks.

>>2428367
show me one single video of a cat riding a skateboard and i might bother to read a catpost in the future

>>2428996
Don't embarrass yourself. If you were able to read a cat's body language you would never keep one of those antisocial shits in the first place.

>>2429196
>implying it was a catpost

Faggot I'm a dog person. Read the rest of my fucking post.

>>2429178
Compared to dogs.

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Extended doggo

>>2427868
I hope you become the next Christopher Newsom

>>2429564
>EXPAND DO(N)G

haha extended individual

>>2429764
he achieved great length!

>>2429564
STRETCHED
EXTRUDED

>>2427878
>my tall, nervous ex gf

pics?

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>>2426385
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Failure.

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>>2430317
Seems I'm also a failure.

Greyhounds always look ill

>>2428131
My sympathies mon ami, I know the feeling

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>>2426385
This thread needs a real longboi

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>>2430719

>>2430745
What the fuck is that little blighter