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Re recall, with Greyhounds I doubt you'd ever have them off the lead in public, although I have seen a couple.
The couple you have seen might not have been racing dogs. If you adopt a retired racer you basically have to accept the dog had no recall training when it was a pup.
As I understand it, a greyhound raised and trained from a puppy would probably end up with similar recall to a whippet. I.e pretty good unless there's a squirrel, cat, rabbit, deer or fox involved. Ex racer? No chance.
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Re recall, with Greyhounds I doubt you'd ever have them off the lead in public, although I have seen a couple. Instead of tennis courts look for a secure dog paddock near you, I'm in the middle of no where and there is loads. It's possible you may need to muzzle depending on which lucky pup you take home. I love greyhounds, we ended up with a Whippet due to size, he's ok off the lead but his prey drive is only for balls and some birds.