Anyone Know where to find a greyhound in Naperville,IL?

That does not require a fence and gets along with children it can only be a greyhound adoption center!!
Answers:
Here are some, they even have puppies!:
http://search.petfinder.com/search/searc...

Here is a rescue in Carol Stream: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/il223.

Here is a list of shelter/rescues in IL: http://www.petfinder.com/pet.cgi?action=...

These dogs NEED a fenced in yard. Usually NO adoption place will let you adopt unless you have a fence. They should NEVER be let off a leash unless in a secure area.

Any dog is good with well-behaved children. Make sure the dog and your kids know how to act around a dog. Never leave ANY dog unsupervised with kids.

Thanks for rescuing! :]

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first look in pounds. no matter how much you want a grey hond there r dogs out there who r being put down because nobody wants them.

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All greyhounds require fences and there's not an adoption or rescue centre around that will allow a greyhound to go to a home without a fenced yard. I've never known one yet who didn't really like well-behaved kids, but as you must know, they can't be let off leash and a fenced yard is an absolute must.

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I would recommend that you go to a Greyhound rescue organization and start from there. These are organizations that take greyhounds that have been raced and are retired and place them with families.

I went the the American Kennel Club webpage and found some links for Greyhound resuce groups.

National Greyhound Adoption Network
phone: (800) 446-8637

Carolyn Phillips, (727) 796-7757, Florida, jphilli7@tampabay.rr.com
http://www.greyhoundclubofamerica.org/...

Greyhound Rescue %26 Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 572, Cross River, New York 10518
Executive Director: Christine Johnson
Phone: 914.763.2221; Fax: 914.763.3631;
Greytest1@aol.com
http://www.greyhoundrescuerehab.org/...

I hope this helps you in your search for a dog

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Some of the comments above are wrong not all groups require a fenced yard, but they do require a commitment to have your grey on leash at all times if not in a secured fenced area, many are adopted to apartment dwellers, many groups have found or rented areaslike horse riding arenas inoreder to have safe places to take greys to run. Each adoption makes its own rules as to whether they will adopt to owner without fenced yard or whether they adopt to families with young children, so you may need to check with a couple of adoption groups to find one that can match your needs

Sorry but no greyhound can be trusted off leash in an unfence area even with extensive recall training, they can spot movement over a mile away and their instinct is to give chase . I know a number of people who thought they had their dogs well trained only to have them take off, If you are commited to keeping them on leash then it is a possibility, and leaving them tied out is not an option either as they can accelerate to nearly 40 mph in 3 strides if tied up and they hit the end of a tether they will break their neck and it has happened

To prove my point look here at this Greyhound Amber alert area on this forum , many are never found, many are killed after being hit by cars. http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?show... This forum is a site for adoptive greyhound owners to learn about care and share their experiences of ownership and to provide assistance in hopefully finding lost greyhounds that have gotten loose or were left off lead

So if you can commit to always having them on leash unless you can find a safe fenced in place for them to run then there are places to adopt from

Check this list out here for the closest adoption agency near you, this is for the state of Illinois
http://adopt-a-greyhound.org/directory/l...

If you are finding you are having trouble ask for help on Greytalk there are often several adoption reps from different states that can help direct you to a group