GeorgeofNE

Just curious why he'd have access to chopped up goats. Do they eat goats in the UK?

Isn't the main issue with a bad mouth gum disease? Not sure how a sealant applied to the teeth helps with the real problem.

I'd have the vet run blood work if he hasn't already, a urine specific gravity, and a culture.

Take him out on a leash. You need to teach him to walk on one anyway--take him for a walk. Getting out and about is good for him physically and mentally. He's a lot more apt to actually empty out if you walk him than just stand there telling him to go pee! Baby gate him into a room that has floors he won't destroy, and put down some pee pads when you're not home. When you are, don't let him out of your sight, even if you have to keep him on a leash. Put him on a schedule-- Take him out after meals, after long naps, after play times. And you need to get the smell of urine OUT of the house with an enzyme cleaner.

Oh! Oh! I know! Leggings! Love you Magoo!

Agree with KennelMom. And your dog is not "being aggressive." Your child IS too young to understand, and your dog is a dog doing what a dog does--telling your child to get out of her personal space. I'm sure it won't be easy, but it's up to you to make sure this cannot happen any more.

George's creatinine is over 2--always is. He has no other values that are "off." My former vet kept running test after test. Finally I sent his results to Dr. Couto who emailed me back that given all other tests are normal, stop testing the dog. Clearly there is nothing with him, and it's just one of those Greyhound idiosyncracies. I believe his last value was 2.1. As long as the urine tests OK, we just ignore the "abnormal" next to the value.

I'm with June. Belly band. The kind Cara-Lea used to sell--just straight fleece. Maybe line it with a Serentity pad to absorb discharge. They'er very soft, nothing to irritate it. I think Donna D. has several--maybe she could send you one riteawayqwik? Poor Sam.

My Kramer was 75 pounds--the vet took him in the back and inserted a catheter. The drugs went into the catheter. He was gone before he could take a deep breath. He was the third dog I have personally taken to be put to sleep--only once did it happen any other way--and that dog had to be given a second injection, and it was rather upsetting, but again, over quickly. My cat was gone before the syringe was fully depressed.

No. And you wouldn't want to. There are potentially serious side effects, and you need to have blood work periodically to make sure the liver and kidneys are not being damaged. George just went in on Saturday for his. Wow. He must have been a big boy!

I give my dog a bone every Saturday and Sunday. Plain old marrow bones from the grocery store. I don't let him chew them unattended. He loves them.

Don't minimize the effects of NO exercise. He sounds like he's bored to me -- which doesn't really excuse the growling, but might explain the thievery. Can you ask a friend to walk him for you until you're up to it? Hire a dog walker? I cannot even imagine how George would react to not getting walked. If he has something you want to take away, offer him a dog biscuit in exchange. Why is he getting toilet paper rolls? Perhaps you need a new wastebasket in the bathroom with a lid?

We had a rule when I was a kid; if we left it out, and the dog got it, we were in trouble, not the dog. If you're not going to be able to keep the toys picked up, there has to be some way to close off just the play room. He sounds like he's doing fine, really! For what it's worth--don't tell him "stay" when you go out. What choice does he have? Tell him something like "see you later." Stay is a command you will want him to learn--and it does mean "you stay here in the house and walk around and such while we're gone." It means "stay right in that spot until I tell you you can move." Just a minor thing to consider!

Sounds like the perfect candidates for crate training. Clearly they're not housebroken, and they're too young to be trusted out loose in the house. They'll learn to relieve themselves on leashes soon enough, but he needs to read up on housebreaking and teach them as if they are tiny puppies.

Sounds exactly like a flea to me, and even if she had just ONE flea, if she's allergic to them, it could make her go nuts. However, the Benadryl typically would have worked. Suggest you give her a bath with a lovely oatmeal (dog) shampoo and hope it was just one.

That doctor sounds like an ass. It could have been a bladder stone, or crystals, that caused some serious irritation. Why he'd just leap to cancer based on one test is beyond me.

I get mine at Omaha Vaccine. I pay about $295 for 90 100 mg. pills, which I chop in half, so that's a 180 day supply.

I too have had Dial soap shoved in my mouth! Didn't make me sick, but it sure made me think differently about my mother! I expect the dog will be fine.

Yes, you need a schedule. Until a dog is reliably housebroken, you can't just assume he's going to notify you. And if you're in another room doing whatever, maybe he did and you missed it? My dog's "signal" is that he stares at me. That is also the signal for "I want to eat" and "I want you to shut up" and "I want to go to sleep" and "I want you to move that cat." So we got out when I say. Don't fall for the "I don't wanna go out in this weather." If you have to, get dressed, take him out on a leash. Also, if you haven't already had him checked out by the vet, you probably should.

No, that's not normal. I'd transition to another food, and also stop all those ad ins until you figure it out.

No, you're not. It's extremely sad when strangers who have never met Coen feel more empathy and love for him than someone who's lived with him for three years. No, you're not. I find this post to be probably the most upsetting one I've ever read. I'm not 100% sure why, but I do.

There are two things my dog won't eat: lettuce, and Sour Patch Kids.

The OP said: That's the beauty of STUFFED dogs.

Both leashes in the same hand, both dogs should understand they do NOT get to cross in front you.

I agree; don't start thyroid meds. Your dog has no symptoms of a thyroid problem. Dr. Couto believes it's the single most over diagnosed conditions in Greyhounds. If you really feel compelled to spend the money (and on an asymptomatic dog, I wouldn't), get that full thyroid panel recommended above. I had a dog (not a Greyhound) with a bum thyroid. It was extremely obvious something was wrong. As soon as he got on the proper Soloxine dosage, he was 100% fine again!