Support Retired Racing Greyhound Adoption. Know that like thorougbreds, there are good and bad breeders, but the majority of racing hound owners are amazing, animal loving, passionate people. I know several who whelp puppies in their own kitchens. These dogs do have good lives as racers, but they need a couch to go to when they're done racing. They're 45 mph couch potatoes because they are the second fastest land mammal to the cheetah, but will sleep 90% of the time, preferably on the furniture, if you let them. Pick up the book "Retired Racing Greyhound's for Dummies" to get you started, visit www.greytalk.com, and you're on your way to your new fast friend. Research the group you plan to adopt from. Get references from other adopters, perhaps through Greytalk, not asking the group, to give you non-biased references.