GeorgeofNE

Your dog is gorgeous. You might try creating a thread in Everything Else Greyhound, and post something like "Looking for Litter # XXXXXX" since a lot of folks know their dog's ear tattoos as well as their registered names. My guy has lot of half siblings I've run into on GT, but I have yet to sniff out any of his 9 littermates--although I do know one died while waiting to be adopted.

I keep emergency pee pads down. George's accidents tend to be in the same spot, and he has actually managed to use the pads--fortunately his pee issue is currently under control, but I'm afraid to take them away now!!!

The longer I walk, the more my dog goes! If I go on a greyhound group walk, he'll go four times in one walk, each stool looser than the next. If his stool is otherwise normal, I guess your vet is right. Are you only walking him occasionally? Maybe if you do it on a regular basis, he won't get so excited?

I take it this is a smallish dog run type place you put them to urinate? I can't imagine anything other than grass or sand that ISN'T going to smell unless you clean it like a kennel is cleaned--daily, with LOTS of water. Has something changed to make your neighbor complain NOW? New neighbor? Extra pee??

I think some of the posters have missed that it's ALREADY been two weeks since she was spayed. If the vet said two weeks, I'm sure she's fine. You just have to let them be dogs and work it out. Walks together would probably be helpful, but I bet if you just give them time, it'll all work out just fine!

Oh Hilda, I am so sorry.

Never heard of it, but I had a yellow fever shot once, and MAN did it hurt, so if it was anything like that--poor pup! Hope he's on the mend.

Never heard of it, but I had a yellow fever shot once, and MAN did it hurt, so if it was anything like that--poor pup! Hope he's on the mend.

My mother had thyroid cancer! They removed most of her thyroid, and she has lived a normal life for many years on Soloxine--until NOW when her dose is suddenly creating hyperthyroid symptoms--but she'll be OK. My point is that thyroid cancer, in people at least, is quite survivable.

Just because a dog isn't being hurt/threatened/eating/sleeping doesn't mean they want to be touched. I'd much rather have a dog like Timmy that's willing to give a very clear warning. That said, if a dog and small children aren't something you want to manage moving forward, I do think you should consider returning him. This isn't a greyhound/small child thing. It's pretty much a dog/child thing. Yup, and do it now since I think you probably made the decision before you posted--that's not a flame. I think that it's a hard thing for you, but very few people are willing to put in the kind of constant vigilance this dog seems to require. He'd be a perfect dog for someone like me though, so the sooner the group gets to work on that, the better for him! Best of luck.

Relax about it, first of all! It takes a little for some of them! You're doing fine. And so is he! And I cannot believe you were told to use towels; sounds worse than useless to me. Sliding would no doubt terrify him!

Totally normal, but I foolishly wrote "high energy" on my adoption application. At nine, George never wants to stop walking, leaps to his feet more times in a day than I can count, and after 4 years continues to follow me from room to room. Oh yeah, and his teeth look great, and I've never brushed 'em even once!

I don't consider fear of thunder and fireworks "typical Greyhound behavior," first of all. SOME greyhounds are afraid of these things, but SOME of all breeds of dogs are. The only dog my family ever had who was afraid of either of these things was an English Setter. As to wind--that's actually the ONLY thing my greyhound is afraid of! I've often suspected that the wind rushing across their ears is uncomfortable. Not sure why your girl would act nervous but not come inside. The only time my dog EVER wants to go back inside is on really windy days!

That looks infected. Did you get antibiotics? They can give cats an antibiotic SHOT (I suppose dogs too! But for cats it's much easier). I think they call it "Convenia." My cat had to get a shot because it's virtually impossible for me to give him a pill (can't even catch him!).

If your boy does have arthritis causing him enough pain to cry out (I know what's going on from the WFUBCC), he probably needs to be on an NSAID. There are all kinds of people who believe glucosamine is useful, but I have never found it to be, and no orthopedic doctor I've ever seen for my own arthritis recommends it. Once the dog is symptomatic, and in pain, it's too late to rely on neutraceuticals. Your mileage may vary. You can find studies that show the stuff is a wonder supplement, and equally well researched studies that show it doesn't do much of anything. I gave it to my Kramer for a full year before decided I was just adding my hard earned $$ to his kibble.

That's more than twice what I feed my Greyhound. It's possibly he's not as hungry as he was when he was younger. Example: my last dog (a mix) used to eat 5 cups of kibble a day when he was a young fellow. As he got older, he ate less and less, and by the time he as 12, he was eating 2 cups a day. It's normal for a male Greyhound to have some bilirubin in his urine; mine does. You probably know that. How does his coat/skin look?

Oh yeah! George had an uncontrollable "Help me man, I can't stop!" pee on my bed a couple of months ago. Thank goodness for waterproof protectors or my mattress would have been in the garbage.

Take him to the vet and pay a tech to clip them as short as they can. Do this a few times, and once they're normal length, it'll be easy to do yourself.

Fear not! Totally normal! I had to physically place my dog on his first shiny floor because it wasn't my home--and the automatic doors at the pet store kept trying to close on his butt and he wouldn't move! So I picked him up and gently placed him down on the evil floor of shiny doom, and just let him stand there for a few minutes. Then he just started to walk and he was fine. He is still a bit fearful of my wooden kitchen floor, so I keep a rug in there. I'm very surprised your adoption group didn't mention this to you, as it it super, super common.

At $10 per pound, you could probably just feed them steak! Seriously, $40 for a 4 pound bag?

There isn't much I demand of my Greyhound, unlike other dogs we've had, because I figure he had a career already, he was pretty good at it, and he's retired--the one thing I INSIST on is walking on a leash nicely (well, that and not going to the bathroom inside!). To MY specifications. Which include never crossing in front of me. I don't make him walk at heal, but he darn well stays on one side of me. As someone suggested above, a knee/body bump is the way to start working on that. You really do need to start with heeling--and as they learn the "rules" you can let them walk in front of you, but still insist they not cross. I also use the leash much like I used to use the reins when I had horses--gently draping across his side with pressure exerted toward him so as to remind him he needs to stay on his side of the sidewalk. George was an absolute pig on the leash when I got him. The first week was actually painful trying to get him to act like he'd been on a leash before! I must say, he's pretty darn good now! And if George can learn it, I am 100% confident that ANY dog can--'cause handsome as he is, he is not, uhm, well, let's just say that doing what I want is not even on his bucket list!

George has pads with his dew claws. I thought all dogs did. Every dog we've ever owned (except the show dog, whose were removed) of all breeds has pads up by the claws.

While GENERALLY what you say is true, for a racing hound, being crated IN A ROOM FULL OF OTHER CRATED DOGS is "normal." Being locked in a wire box all alone in the house for 8 or 9 hours is very, very different, and while many of them adapt just fine, some of them react in a manner that can be truly distressing for both owner and hound. For MANY hounds, a crate is a familiar feeling "safe" zone. For some, it's a torture chamber. I expect that's why the original posted was asking. My dog was so awful when he was crated, I nearly had to return him. The moment I let him out, he was fine. I come from a crating family; my last dog was crated all day while I worked for his first two years. I am not anti crate. What we need to guard against is assuming all dogs feel the same way about the crate!

I'm personally opposed to the harness, at least on my dog who is a breed snob. You have virtually no control of the biting end of the dog, which is really what you need to contain. I use the treat distraction method, which has worked SO well at this point, that any time George sees another dog, he expects a cookie!

Sorry he's injured, but boy is he cute!