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    in Everything else Greyhound

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    Don’t do Facebook.  Don’t have any greyhounds left.   Love the “friends” I made on gt over the years…..and love posts like yours Tammy to see all the oldies come out to say hello!  Thanks for starting this.  I was actually on this morning looking for the famous Thanksgiving “Grammy picture”!   😂😂.  Remember when gt was the go to for setting up gur drives and finding lost greyhounds?   I’m also, unfortunately, one of the original “osteo thread” moms…..you folks got me through some rough times.   Thank you to all and very thankful to my gt friends.

    Whippets

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted · Edited by teri_d
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    Hi Mark!  I know this is the greyhound site - so I don’t want to turn it into whippet vs greyhound thread.  We loved each and every one of our greys and would have another in a heartbeat if we weren’t old and unable to lift if necessary!  I’m happy to chime back in and answer your questions as best I can though.   We are guessing Dash will have a semi-greyhound temperament - all our friends who are around dash say they are surprised at what good puppy he is.  Yes, he is always ready for a nice nap - especially in a comfy bed on the back porch in the sun!  He’s not a big fan of cold and snow.  We got dash from a breeder in Oklahoma and paid $2500 for him - we were so torn on not getting another dog, especially a puppy, and when we decided, we just jumped in and did not do months of “shopping”.   So I can’t really speak on experience with the breeder….we have occasionally sent a photo or a funny story to them and they always respond and are nice.   Pretty much immediately we hired the trainer and dash quickly learned the basic commands - we also worked with him often on these (it was Covid - not much else to do).   He was also housebroken almost immediately!  He is very smart and catches on quickly…wants to please. We have two rowdy grandboys ages six and eight who adore him - and he’s always been great with them.  We also started immediately taking him to doggie day out once a week to socialize him.  We don’’t do dog parks, but do walk daily in the park - he does “down” as other dogs walk by….if you think he is sounding robotic - he is definately not!  He has chewed on the corners of my couch cushion backs and we’ll need a new couch someday.  he is extremely affectionate.   Sorry to say he sleeps with us in bed and he likes to be under the covers lol. I would say he is not as aloof as our greyhounds (and we had seven of them).  He is not off leash often other than our back yard- he does sometimes at the agility rink take off and run like the wind, and he is fast!   Just like greyhounds a thing of beauty and the whole class always gives him a standing O for his off cue performance.    He has worked up to a competition class, but is too young to compete, so we don’t know how he’ll behave in actual competition - if we ever enter him.  He is always completely pooped after class!  Great mental and physical stimulation!  We just took a four week class on “excellent engagement” that was excellent.  I see you are also in a big city with training available - we are suburban KC so we have options.  Yes, mark, I would say we are pretty much on the exact wave - loved our greyhounds and temperament, but size a huge factor.

    I think you can email me thru grey talk, and feel free to do that.  If you post more times you can pm me.   I certainly don’t want to hijack or get away from the greyhound theme on this board.  Greyhounds are awesome!

    I also have to admit that I have been on this board for many years -  was a supporter for years - I was so devastated and depressed when we lost both of our greys within two months of each other…..and I feel gt let me down when I posted in rememberance and threads and there were so few responses from members. So I’m not an active member much anymore.  Be kind to each other and support them please!  We all love/loved our greyhounds with all of our hearts.

    Edited to add :  dash is very friendly and not Stand off-ish.  He does have some separation anxiety we are working on.  We have a 4’ iron fence and he has no problem there.  He loves to fetch!  He loves to chew - especially an elk horn!  He is a champion squeeker, nut can chew thru to remove stuffing and the squeeker in no time flat.

    Whippets

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted · Edited by teri_d
    Soelling

    We have been long time greyhound adopters.  We lost two within two months of each other a year ago.  Ages - hubby will be 70 this year and I am 68.  We have always loved our greyhounds!   We first said we would not have another dog - but we are both fairly introverted and just like to stay home.   We brought little 8 week old whippet that we named Dash 10 months ago.   We had not  had a puppy (since we always adopted) in 25 years, so a bit of culture shock there.  We immediately got a trainer and our pup is a smart little guy.  House training was very easy - it was also during Covid, so we were home a lot.   Not sure what else you want to know - but I’m happy to honestly answer any questions you have.  Dash turns 1 this week!  We have him in agility class.

    Greyhounds Just Too Big for Me Now

    in Everything else Greyhound

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    17 hours ago, ShebasMom said:

    I was supposed to get the two beagle mixes this Wednesday, but the volunteer driver was sick so it's been delayed. Not sure when yet. A delay is working out well, though, since my swimming pool resurfacing is just completed but the deck still needs a final coat. My front yard has a wooden picket fence, and I'm worried that the gaps might be so wide that the dogs could get through. I won't know until I see the size of the dogs. Another project might be required, sigh. The other wooden fences are board on board so no gaps.

    We bought a “puppy bumper” neck ring when dash, the whippet, was small and could get thru the fence.  He liked wearing it and they had many different sizes, patterns and colors.  Worked perfectly.

    Greyhounds Just Too Big for Me Now

    in Everything else Greyhound

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    We also went thru “the dilemma”…..getting older.  It was a rough spring at our house as we said goodbye first to Phog, and a very short two months later to Jill - both to osteo.  First time since 2006 we hadn’t had a greyhound in the house.   We went the whippet route and welcomed puppy we named Dash into our family.  
     

     

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