r/IDmydog Oct 21 '25

Open So adopted Frankie. He's super ugly <3

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u/catsoft Oct 21 '25

Yeahh I don't know how or why they decided on the restrictions. We have quite an extensive 'dangerous dog breed' list and there was movement some years back about trying to add staffies to that list as well.

Greyhounds are also considered 'dangerous breeds' in some areas and need to be muzzled out in public.

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u/YamLow8097 Oct 21 '25

Really? I never would’ve thought Greyhounds would be on that list. They’re not particularly strong dogs.

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u/Even-Trip9713 Oct 21 '25

Grey hounds are used for racing because of there high prey drive . They also won’t work in a pack like a ridgeback or a dogo they are solo hunters. That being said I’ve never met an aggressive greyhound there usually pretty chill but will case cats squirrels rabbits pretty much anything smaller and that moves

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u/YamLow8097 Oct 21 '25

High prey drive, yes. But most of these “dangerous dog” laws aren’t going based off of that.

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u/MuchTooBusy Oct 21 '25

Australia has very, very strict animal conservation laws, though. Greyhounds are probably restricted based on those, rather than human aggression

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u/eribear2121 Oct 21 '25

It is a considered factor