Happy Play: How to Read Your Greyhound's Mood With Kids

Greyhounds are, by nature, incredibly friendly and gentle with children. They enjoy attention and they can be the greatest play mates. However, sometimes, like our other four legged friends, greyhounds can get stressed for reasons we humans don’t quite understand. This means that no matter how relaxed your greyhound is with little people (or ANY other dog), it’s essential that whenever dogs and kids get together, there’s an adult supervising… an adult who is as good at identifying ‘happy play’ as they are at detecting unexpected signs of disinterest, anxiety or stress. Here is a short list of tell-tale signs to be aware of:

Relaxed body language

Avoidance behaviours