The right contains the birth month, year, and litter position; the left contains the five digit litter registry number. These are the tattoos, applied shortly after birth, inside the ears of a racing greyhound. The ex-racers available for adoption at the Greyhound Friends kennel all have ear tattoos. You now immediately know the dog’s age and can easily find, on internet-accessible databases, the dogs sire and dam as well as its race history. So come see Freddy, a 3-year old brindle boy, and his tattoos – and maybe bring him back with you to his forever home.
And another thing about their ears: scratch behind the ears of a greyhound and you will have a job for life.
Greyhound Friends, Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, dedicated to saving racetrack greyhounds and placing them in responsible, loving homes. We invite you to learn more about us by reading our website and visiting our kennel. For more information, go to: www.greyhound.org or call 508-435-5969.