GeorgeofNE

I'm confused why you would think thyroid--but yes, he needs to go to the vet.

I personally think it's a waste of energy to teach tricks before a dog knows the basics. It's a complete myth that greyhounds can't/won't sit. They might not do it by choice, and they might not look great doing it, but they're DOGS and they can be taught to do it just like any other dog. My preference is to work on leash manners first. Then sit. Then down. Then stay. And ALWAYS be working on "come" or recall.

You should probably search the forum; there have been many topics and discussions on pet insurance!

How do they "know" it's not a bladder issue? A previously housebroken dog who starts marking/peeing indoors is a rather obvious candidate for UTI. I'd try ruling out medical first as it is a whole lot easier to fix than behavioral.

I don't think a dog would stalk something he was afraid of. Buck does the exact same thing to squirrels, birds, etc. Seems like normal dog behavior to me! They are, after all, hunting dogs.

"If you're grumpy and you know it show your teeth! If you're grumpy and you know it show your teeth! If you're grumpy and you know it and you really want to show, if you're grumpy and you know it show your teeth!" Random, meaningless grumpy moment? One too many Kardashian stories on the news? Gas pains? Who knows, but it's not worth worrying too much about.

LS is not a misalignment of the spine, but compression of the spinal column. Lots of dogs shake after exertion, so it may or may not have anything to do with the spine. My mixed breed dog used to shake like a leaf any time he was excited! With due respect to Smurfette's vet, I can't imagine that st. john's wort does one little thing for compressed spinal nerves.

FYI, I'm guessing the actual grape content of grape jelly is about zero, so I wouldn't worry much about that. My mixed breed dog had peanut butter every day for 12 years. George had peanut butter every day for about 7 years until I decided maybe the sugar was contributing to his pee problem. My Buck doesn't have SA, so he doesn't need a daily Kong, but he does love to lick the jar when I have one. He adores almond butter too!

What makes you want to steer away from chicken? My boy eats Taste of the Wild pacific stream. Second greyhound I've had on it. He loves it, and his poos are spectacular!

I can't help laughing. Kudos to you for working on training! My first greyhound was just impossible. I did teach him to sit and lay down, but he did it when he felt like it. If he felt like it. And he made it quite clear he was doing it only because HE wanted to! My current greyhound is a little bit better, but....not much!

My mother had her thyroid removed (cancer) over 20 years ago and is just fine on one daily pill to replace what she lost. It's not a big deal in terms of possible cancers.

I only go to greyhound-only play dates. Neither of my hounds has had any interest in socialising with "regular" dogs. Dog parks are frequent sights of injury and even a minor skirmish can put a greyhound in the hospital beause of their fragile skin. Not worth it on so many levels.

Why not just let them sleep where they want? Not all dogs (special dogs that are not single dogs) want to sleep in the bedroom. If they're happier downstairs, I say go with the flow!

I wouldn't take her water away. And frankly, cold temps are really not a good excuse for not walking the dog. Particulary one you've had for less than a week. Put a coat on the dog, bundle up, and head out! You don't need to stay out for hours, but 15 minutes is dooable. I know--I've been doing it 5X a day for the past 20 years, and I bet I'm way older than you are!

Hmmm. That's a tough one. My dog with SA did MUCH worse when I tried a mid-day dog walker, because he just got upset twice a day instead of once. You can't reasonably expect someone paying rent to avoid her own home. Nor can you expect her to take care of your dogs. It is certainly not a great situation for the dog. You might entice your roommate with a break on her rent? Ask her to please take the dogs out quickly for a pee break, and then crate them when she leaves again in exchange for $100/mo off the rent?

Looks like the OP bailed-- But if you're still reading, know this: a reputable breeder would euthanize their puppies before they would sell them in a pet store. Seriously. I won't even buy supplies in stores that sell dogs or cats. There are no exceptions. Breeders will keep their pups, or even give them to people they trust if they have some sort of defect that makes them unsellable. ALL puppies in pet stores are from puppy mills. Same for pedigree cats.

Please make sure the rawhide is made in the USA, and never leave her with it when you are not home. Rawhide from other countries is treated with nasty chemicals--also, when the swallow it, it can give them some pretty strange looking poos a few days later!

Took my first adoptee 18 months to finally settle in to who he was. My second guy? About a month. This could be just a phase, or it could be who you REALLY adopted!

I think there is a lot of medical proof that it does nothing and it falls under the "quackery" label, just like copper.

We call that the "stallion pee." Buck lifts sometimes, but if he's trying to mark another dog's pee, he stallion pees. No reason to think that him lifting his leg would actually solve your pee leg problem, cause plenty of leg lifters manager to hit themselves too!

Excellent news! About the t-shirt. So maybe she IS cold? Anything that keeps her from a sound sleep and she is more apt to need to pee. And if you're all sleeping and not noticing her asking to go out, well...a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do! So maybe some greyhound pajamas are in order?

My father accidentally trained his dog, Davy, to be a whiner. Davy would lay by Dad's chair. Dad's arm would hang down, and he would be petting Davy--a lot. As soon as he stopped, Davy would whine, so he started up again. The dog became unbearable to be around! You're just going to have to tough it out for a while and TOTALLY ignore him when he whines.

This may be a silly question--but did you ever make an attempt at housebreaking her? Or did you assume because you adopted ad adult dog she would already understand the concept of going outside?

Heart murmers are very subjective. Often vets who are not familiar with the greyhound's larger than normal heart will think there is something abnormal about their heart. My mongrel dog, who was exceptionally fit and healthy--a vet told me one day that he had a heart murmur. A week later a different vet laughed at that suggestion saying the first vet had probably never met a dog who was in such good condition as Kramer was! So I wouldn't worry about it. The murmur, that is. If your vet is greyhound savvy, and he/she still believes their is an issue, it might warrant further exploration.

As far as I know, the only things that REPEL ticks are Preventic and I believe K9 Advantix. All of the others kill the ticks, but not until they are actually on your dog. I'm using Nexgard now. Seems to work well. Frontline Plus stopped working on fleas, so I had to switch. Buck has never had a tick embedded. He is so bald, and so blonde, that I can see them walking on him well before they get a chance to chow down.