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I'm so very sorry :grouphug

Just checking in on Cash as I couldn't check from work today. So glad to see the positive update!! :yay I hope she goes from strength to strength! Please do keep us posted about your conversation with your vet - I'm sure we'd all like to know what brand of rabies vaccine Cash received too...!

Just had to check on Cash before taking the hounds out this morning. So relieved to hear that she seems to be stable and no organ damage from the seizure. I hope she continues to improve and your vet can figure out what caused this. Sending hugs and good thoughts.

Just checking in for an update... thinking of you!

I'm very sorry

Oh no! How frightening! I'm hoping it's just a bad reaction to her shots... every possible appendage is very tightly crossed for Cash Many many hugs for you too, Chris. Please keep us posted!

I'm so sorry

I'm so, so sorry Lean on us for support :grouphug

Beautiful, Judy :weep

I was so very very sorry to hear that Millie is gone :grouphug Big hugs to Sue

Oh no.... I am just seeing this :cry1 I am so terribly sorry, Alisha :grouphug Rest in peace, Paradise...

Thinking a TON of good thoughts for Neyla today

I second this! Good way to 'try out' dog ownership without making the lifetime commitment yet. Plus you get to play a really cool role in a greyhound's life teaching him or her about living in a home! It doesn't seem to me that someone who can't be home much with a dog is the best person to foster, at least from the perspective of the dog... This is a bit off-topic, but I never quite understand the advice to people brand new to dogs to foster. I mean, I understand the principle behind the advice, but it seems to me that someone who takes a dog straight from the kennel should either be fully committed to that dog and working through whatever bumps in the road there may be with its adjustment to a home, or else an experienced, involved greyhound person who is used to helping dogs adjust. Not someone with no experience and uncertain about the whole business. Besides, it seems like in other threads, people are telling newbies to get a dog who has already been fostered or is a bounce, etc. I agree 100% with this. People who foster for adoption groups should be people who have a lot of experience with dogs and greyhounds specifically. When we adopted Merlin (who was our first), DH had never had an animal companion - not even a gerbil. He was completely inexperienced, and he found it incredibly hard and stressful to deal with Merlin's separation anxiety. Th I at was nearly 4 years ago and now he is embarrassed and horrified at the thought that in those early days he considered taking Merlin back. But I totally understand it. It was stressful for me, and I'd had previous experience with dogs, cats, horses and other non-human animals. If I hadn't been around, Merlin would most likely be in a different home today. I don't think it's fair to either the humans or dog concerned to consider fostering if you're inexperienced. It could work out, but it could also be a total disaster, after which the poor dog is branded a bounce, and s/he will find it harder to find another home. My two cents on the OP's situation: I don't think your situation is necessarily a problem IF you hire a dogwalker to let your dog out at lunchtime and to provide him or her with come much-needed company. Beyond the fact that it is deeply unfair and irresponsible to leave a dog for more than a certain number of hours without the chance to relieve herself, it breaks my heart to hear of dogs spending the entire day on their own (with a few exceptions, of course - sometimes you will find dogs who are okay and even better as only dogs). Dogs are very social animals and IMO they should not spend the whole day alone (even if they're loose in the house, never mind in a crate!) with no stimulation just because someone decides they want a dog around when they're not at work. It's selfish. I had to crate Merlin while he had SA and I lived in an apartment. We didn't have Sagan at the time. I hated every single minute of it, even though I knew it was only temporary. I still feel terrible about it. But at least I walked him at lunchtime and we had a cuddle and played together, so he got a bit of a break. Not ideal, but better than nothing. As for the furniture getting chewed. No one likes their belongings ruined, but IMO if you want to share your life with a dog you should be open to changing your mind with respect to how much you care about your flat looking perfect and neat. I mean, it's one thing to get annoyed if a dog chews your book - been there - but there are other, minor issues - two words: dog hair! I know a few people somehow manage to keep their homes looking spectacular even with dogs, and good luck to them. They really should blog or tweet about it, because I'd probably follow them But the reality is, there WILL be dog hair, there WILL be mud and dirt occasionally, there WILL be a doggy smell in your flat when they dog comes in from the rain, etc. If you really hate that, then a dog is not for you. Even though I should add that greyhounds smell AMAZING and tend to be very clean dogs. I think it's commendable that you are asking yourself all these questions now rather than later, and well done for reaching out and being responsible by considering every facet of a possible future life with a dog. Good kuck.

Ouch! Poor Carl I'm so sorry, I have no advice, but it looks like you already got some. Sending good healing thoughts for Carl!

I am so sorry

Oh, that SUCKS. Ugh. Poor you. I imagine it's a million times worse when you have so many animals, too. They breed as if they were trying to prevent extinction.. I think the up and down weather has also contributed to their 'success' this year - same thing with ticks and bed bugs. It's getting pretty cold here in Maine and I still found two ticks on the dogs in as many days Good luck! I think I'm going to vacuum everywhere when I get home today....

:lol Welcome home, beautiful Jessie - we couldn't be more happy for you, your mum Susan, Joshy and Jonah! It's hard not to tear up in a GREAT way, of course

:grouphug Happy birthday sweet Annie

Oh gosh, just seeing this! Poor Reggie! Sending lots of healing thoughts!! :goodluck

Jen, you didn't screw anything up. Do not beat yourself up over a thing. This is just a horrible, horrible disease. Thinking of you and Neyla, and sending good thoughts :grouphug

I'm not sure if you're saying that she is managing to chew those wires while she has her muzzle on? If so she is one smarty pants! I hope you just mean that she does it when she is unmuzzled and loose in the house and you're around. I unplug everything. I get way too paranoid about coming home to the house burning down but that's just me The only things that stay plugged in are literally the fridge and the oven, and they can't get behind those anyway.

Oh, poor, poor Robin!! He needs to catch a break, poor sweetie, he's been through so much Keeping my fingers tightly crossed for good news :goodluck Hang in there, Rita!

Can't imagine a time when there is no Jilly. :cry1 Still choking up and sobbing intermittently at the thought, and have been all day. But you will never be gone from my mind and from that of your many, many friends and fans. We will never forget you. We love you the way only a friend can be loved: heartily, fiercely, and forever; through the tears, through the joy, in happy times and in times full of sorrow, we will remember you, sweet friend. Susan - we are here for you always. I can't begin to imagine how much pain is in your heart. Let us take some of it and bear it for you - or at least with you. :grouphug

Thinking good thoughts for Larry :goodluck Keeping my fingers very tightly crossed that the steroids help