Tips and Updates
Sunshine and Sighthounds
If sighthounds were buildings, they’d be draughty prefabs, useless at regulating their own temperature. Here’s how to keep yours cool and comfortable when it heats up.
10 Things My Sighthound Wishes I Knew
Living with a sighthound is like sharing your home with a glamorous, slightly dramatic supermodel. Here’s what your greyhound, whippet or lurcher would tell you if they could.
Bone Cancer (Osteosarcoma) in Greyhounds
Bone cancer, or osteosarcoma, pops up more often than we’d like in greyhounds. Here’s what it is, the signs to watch for and what treatment options actually look like these days.
The Commercials of Caring:
The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating vet costs across a market covering 16 million pets. Here’s what the inquiry means for Irish sighthound owners and their bills.
The Great (UK) Vet Check-up
The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating the £2bn vet services market after more than 56,000 complaints from pet owners and vets. Here’s why it matters and what happens next.
Questions to Ask Your Vet
Not every vet knows what makes sighthounds different. Here’s a list of specific questions worth asking about anatomy, anaesthesia and after-care before you need them.
The Greyhound Scream of Death…
Nobody warns you about the Greyhound Scream of Death. It’s loud, sudden and dramatically out of proportion to whatever caused it. Here’s what GSOD actually is and why it happens.
Well hello there…
Welcome to The Savvy Sighthound, a cosy corner of the internet for anyone owned by a greyhound, whippet or lurcher. Here’s what we’re about and what you can expect from us.
What the Racing Industry Won’t Tell You
Greyhound racing is sold as speed and grace, but we’ve read the reports and we’re not buying it. Here are a few things the industry would rather you didn’t know about it.
L is for Leads
A flat collar on a sighthound is an escape waiting to happen. Here’s why martingales, harnesses and the right lead setup matter for narrow heads and little interest in cooperating.
K is for Kindness
Sighthounds don’t respond to firmness. They respond to patience and the quiet understanding they’ll do things in their own time. Here’s why kindness is the only approach that works.
April is Adopt A Greyhound Month
April is Adopt a Greyhound Month, the perfect excuse to add a four-legged couch potato to your life. Here’s why greyhounds need homes and why you might need one too.
J is for Joints
Long legs, fine bones and years of hard running take a toll. Sighthound joints need looking after. Here’s what to watch for and how to keep them moving comfortably for longer.
I is for Insurance
Sighthound vet bills can be significant. Dental work, thin skin injuries, bloat risk. Here's what to think about when looking at pet insurance and why it's worth the conversation.
H is for Home
Thinking about adopting a sighthound? Here’s what the adoption process actually looks like, what to expect along the way and why it’s one of the best decisions you’ll ever make.
G is for Guilt
You left the room for thirty seconds. They looked at you like you were emigrating. Here’s the truth about separation anxiety and the guilt trip they’ll put you through.
G is for Goofball
Elegant? Graceful? Dignified? Sighthounds are all of these things. They’re also complete and utter goofballs. Here’s a proper love letter to their ridiculous, silly side.
F is for Fat
You can see their ribs. That's not starvation, that's how they're built. Here's why sighthounds are supposed to be lean and how to know when thin is actually too thin.