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I don't think this would be fair on the dog TBH both in terms of the amount of time you are out and also keeping it outside, especially an greyhound or similar.
If you had a working collie or spaniel that get its daily quota of proper work and live in a rural area out door kennelling works.
Also dog thefts in London are on the rise though I suspect an old greyhound wont be that big a target but still not worth the risk.
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On the subject of new dog ownership and whippets / lurchers...
My other half wants a dog and had the idea of rehoming an old dog (a lurcher in this case) to see how we find it in reality.
The logic being if in the long term dog ownership is too difficult to balance with our lives then it won't be for +10yrs. Plus it means we give an old dog a home for it's twilight years.
I think she was thinking of greyhound varrients as they are meant to be lower energy. We can manage a daily walk before / after work, then weekends plus one day a week working from home would mean it's only alone in the day for 4 days a week. Plus we have a garden.
Any thoughts or comments?
Also thinking about access between the garden and house how realistic is an outdoor kennel (a nice one obviously)? And how do people manage security if their dog does have access to the garden when you're not in?