Why can retired racing Greyhounds never be allowed off-leash except in a fully fenced area?
. Greyhounds have been bred for literally thousands of years for one thing: speed. On top of that, retired racing Greyhounds have the speed/chase mentality reinforced in them from the moment they are born. If you are walking your ex-racer off-lead and a chipmunk suddenly runs across his path, do not expect your recall commands to be heard. Thousands of years of instinct combined with an early puppyhood education of reinforcement add up to a running machine. Please do not harbor the mistaken impression that obedience classes are going to wipe out eons of genetics and training.
A. Greyhounds have been bred for literally thousands of years for one thing: speed. On top of that, retired racing Greyhounds have the speed/chase mentality reinforced in them from the moment they are born. If you are walking your ex-racer off-lead and a chipmunk suddenly runs across his path, do not expect your recall commands to be heard. Thousands of years of instinct combined with an early puppyhood education of reinforcement add up to a running machine. Please do not harbor the mistaken impression that obedience classes are going to wipe out eons of genetics and training.
