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    New Grey Bites And Severely Injures My Two Other Greys

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    You've already gotten good advice. I would like to present you with the worst case scenario... our greyhound Bonny was killed by our greyhound Darcy. These two had been living together for over 8 years. Darcy always had space and food aggression. She always gave warning and the other dogs/cats were respectful of her space. Unfortunately, as they aged, their senses were no longer the same. Bonny was 13.5 y/o and had signs of cognitive dysfunction. Darcy was 14.5 y/o and was going blind. It only took one bite to the jugular over a dog bed. After that, we kept our remaining dogs completely separate in different parts of the house when we were not home. Darcy was also fed in a separate room. Re-homing her at 14.5 y/o was simply not an option. Darcy passed at 14 years 10 months due to a tumor.

     

    For the safety of your existing pack, I would seriously consider working with your adoption group to re-home Nora. I wouldn't consider anyone a failure for recognizing that it's not a good mix.

    How Many Did You Try? - Update Post 21

    in Food and dietary discussion

    Posted · Edited by winnie

    We're currently on our sixth dog (4 greyhounds, 2 galgos). We've never had any issues with kibble. I'm sure many on this thread want to hit me right now.

     

    Our current pack is fed a mixture of BJ's Wholesale brand all natural chicken & brown rice and Taste of the Wild salmon (Newest galgo was on that brand. We mixed it to transition her, but all the dogs like it.).

    Returning Our Greyhound

    in Everything else Greyhound

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    I'm sorry, but it sounds like you're making the right choice for your hound. There are people that have greyhounds in NYC and they do well. It sounds like yours would rather live in the suburbs. Thank you for putting your dogs needs first. I hope you'll consider trying again.

    Exhibitionist Hounds

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Who else has an exhibitionist hound? Our now 13 y/o Celeste loves to potty in front of an audience. During our walks, she'll always choose the house with a person working outside, an open door or in front of a car. Yesterday was my first time walking all three dogs together - Celeste, galgo Beatrix and new galgo Encarna. A neighbor had their little yappy white dog tied outside while she was gardening. What house does Celeste decide to take a dump in front of? UGH. Thankfully, Encarna is small dog safe.

    Oncologist With Zuri - *update: It's Osteo*

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by winnie

    I'm so sorry, Jen. It sucks.

     

    Aw, Jen :(:grouphug. Also, are they taking into consideration gigantic greyhound spleens? When I saw Dr. Couto last weekend, he indicated that they are *way* larger than "normal" dog spleens.

    True. Our vet initially thought Bonny had a huge spleen, but it was normal for a large greyhound. Never caused her any issues. You deserve at least some good news.

    Euthanasia

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    I'm so very sorry for your loss. I haven't read all the responses. I just couldn't.

     

    My heart hound, Faye Oops, was the first dog we had PTS (osteo). Faye Oops always got very stressed at the vet's office, so we always brought Celeste with us to appointments. We did the same when it was her time to leave us. The sedative did nothing. Faye Oops was still stressed. Thankfully, Celeste was there and put her head on Faye Oops to calm her. It worked. I will be forever grateful for Celeste that day. She even had the staff crying.

     

    We recently had to PTS my heart cat, Monty. He was the first animal that I've had to have the reflexes after it was done. It was very unsettling.

    What To Do About My Cats.....

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    I also agree that time cures most issues. Our cats were 7, 9 and 11 when we adopted our first greyhound. None had lived with dogs before. We, too, created a cat safe zone in our finished basement. I think it took about three months before the cats decided to come hang out with the rest of the family in our family room and bedroom.

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