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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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♣ ♣ ♣  New Irish Foster Dogs Arrived on June 25, 2026  ♣ ♣ ♣

Greyhound Welfare, in partnership with the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT), is excited to announce the arrival of 4 Irish greyhounds on June 25, 2026! GW has been a proud partner of  IRGT since September 2023 and is grateful for the relationship we have with them. Check back soon for photos and updates on the new greyhounds.

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*** Greyhound Welfare Needs Foster Homes ***

Fostering is crucial to helping our retired racing hounds find their forever homes.  To learn more about fostering a greyhound please click HERE. 

MEET KEN !

Ken, racing name Clonkeen Top, is a handsome 4 year old Irish boy with a non-stop wagging tail. He’s always happy with whatever is going on at the moment, and if there’s nothing going on, he’ll take a nice nap. He’s curious and likes to explore everything with a sniff, but then settles down.

Click HERE for more information.

RESOURCES

Feeding Raw

Dog Parks and Fun Runs 

Additional Resources

 

Meet ‘n Greet Events






 




Saturday JULY 18, 2026   11am – 1pm














Unleashed by Petco, 3134 Olney Sandy Spring Rd, Olney MD


Foster Dogs Attending: TBD


 














Saturday AUGUST 1, 2026   11am – 1pm








Weber’s Pet Supermarket, 2280 Hunters Woods Plaza, Reston VA


Foster Dogs Attending: TBD


 










Sunday AUGUST 9, 2026   11am – 1pm








Tilley’s Pet Supplies, 5B E Washington St, Middleburg VA


Foster Dogs Attending: TBD


 
















ATTENTION



Greyhound Welfare is not accepting adoption applications from homes with cats.


 


RETIRED NOT RESCUED 



Racing Greyhounds do not need rescuing. When they retire, racing greyhounds are ready to be adopted and settle into their forever homes. Please respect these highly trained athletes for their accomplishments and don’t refer to a racing greyhound as needing to be rescued. They need to be adopted.


 




NGA Certificates Available for Your Hound



If you own an ex-racing greyhound, your dog has papers! You can now register your greyhound with the official North American greyhound registry, The National Greyhound Association. A portion of the purchase of each certificate goes to a greyhound adoption group of your choice. This is a win-win for everybody in the world of greyhound adoption.