That’s the primary reason I never adopted a Greyhound even tho they’re really wonderful dogs and those who were used on the race track have had all the aggression bred out of them (or they don’t have a racing career since dogfights can totally derail a race.
But they’re still chasing that little fake rabbit lure around all the time so their prey drive is getting constantly stoked.
I figured that even if a particular dog passed the cat test under normal conditions, what’s going to happen if a cat runs directly across his field of vision (sort of like that lure).
Since my cats came first, I just figured why risk a possibly explosive combo like that.
But a lot of people who’ve adopted these wonderful dogs have spoken very highly of them (but they didn’t also have cats :)
They said they’re just loving affectionate couch potatoes about 90% of the time. And as long as they get that other percentage of time running around, they’re fine. It’s logical when you think about what their previous experiences typically were.
Their races were intense but brief and the rest of the time they were just lounging around in their yards or cages.
And these gentle dogs make wonderful family pets and are great with kids.