• 45mph Couch Potato

About Greyhounds

Greyhounds are very clean, intelligent and big couch potatoes sleeping approximately 18 hours a day. Click below to learn more about this ancient breed.

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Adoptable Greyhounds

All of our Adoptable Greyhounds are in foster homes where they are learning about retired life. Enjoy reading about our current adoptable greyhounds.

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Adoption Application

Our on-line Adoption Application is designed to better recommend suitable adoptable greyhounds to you. Apply today for a chance to adopt a greyhound.

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Events

Want to meet some greyhounds? Greyhound foster dogs and ambassadogs would love to meet you! So come out and meet the dogs and their people!

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Home

MEET LESTER

Lester is quite the charmer. Enthusiastic, energetic and inquisitive he is still very much learning about life beyond his former Greyhound buddies.  Click here for more information.

RESOURCES

Cat Training

Feeding Raw

Dog Parks

Additional Resources

UPCOMING EVENTS  

Sunday 3/1/20 Open House at Big Bad Woof, Washington DC  9am – 11am

Saturday 3/7/20 Open House at Pet Valu, Damascus MD  11am – 1pm

Sunday 3/8/20 Open House at Petco Unleashed, Arlington VA  12pm – 2pm

Details at Events

WE HAVE NAMES!

Thanks to you, Greyhound Welfare’s 5 Litter Mates Have Names!

DETAILS HERE

 MORE GREYHOUNDS ARE ARRIVING!
Check out all our beautiful greyhounds looking for fur-ever homes at Adoptable Dogs.

FOSTERING
Curious about greyhounds but not sure you want to commit to full-time ownership?   Do you want to help a greyhound find his/her forever home?  Consider Fostering!  Greyhound Welfare has a well developed fostering program to guide our foster parents.  We provide the supplies and mentor…you provide the love. Please complete a volunteer application.  The retired greyhounds thank you.