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Hello all, Do you guys bring your dogs to the vet for vaccinations every year?? Thanks, Tracy

Hi all, after almost 9 months, i was resigned to the fact that Lola was going to be a dog that was just not very affectionate. She did not seem to enjoy being petted, and sometimes when you did that, she would simply walk out of the room, or move further away on the couch. bummer. But otherwise, she's a really good girl and we love her no matter what. However, for the last couple of weeks, this is slowly starting to change. The look in here eye has softened, and she seems more confident and loving. This is really cool, and i was wondering if any of you had dogs who took a long time to act as if they actually LIKED you. Your experiences?? thanks, tracy

the dogs seem the same, but our 2 cats were running around like crazy last night!

We got one female greyhound, and then another 4 months later. For me, that was a good way to do it. That way, i was used to what it was like, and our first dog was really settled in. It has worked out well. i do agree with others who have said that if there are 2 together that have been bounced from another home, then get them together! i should mention i had a dog for 14 years right before that, but i got her as a grey-mix puppy, so she was an only dog her entire life. good luck, and great choice in wanting to adopt greyhounds. i can't imagine life without them.

you have people on here (me!) who are praying for you, who don't even know you...but recognize her name from being on here so much. lots of hopeful thoughts your way, and hoping for the best for you and Neyla.

When we picked up Abby's ashes, they had them ready for us in a beautiful, engraved wooden box. I was grateful that a caring, responsible place had done the job. Even so, i started crying when they gave them to me and had to rush out of there. Once, i got them home, i sure was happy to have her back with me. We put them on a table with her picture on top. I also had an artist make a glass pendant with a small amount of her ashes inside it, which i wear around my neck. Some people think this is weird, but i like having it. I know this all sucks, and i hope you get through it okay and feel a little better soon.

praying for marx today. i hope all goes well.

so sorry for the loss of your girl.

thanks for sharing your stories. you gave those 2 dogs a great life. sorry for your loss.

so sorry for your loss of your sweet peanut. thank you for sharing your tribute and your great pictures.

mom2shiloh, those are some really great words. thank you.

she was beautiful and sweet. so sorry for your loss.

praying for you today. i hope he's okay.

i know. abby's passing away destroyed me too. i have often seen your posts about Alan, and thought...that must have been your once-in-a-lifetime dog, like abby was. my two new ones are not like her, but they are beautiful souls who need someone to take care of them. and that's what keeps me going. when the one year anniversary of abby's passing happened a week ago, i was finally able to look at some other posts in the remembrance section, and put my two cents in. i guess we should just consider ourselves lucky to have loved these dogs. thank you for sharing that. t. yeah. i think that's what i was trying to say. thanks.

i wanted to share some thoughts i had about how to deal with the inevitable time when our hounds leave us. I like to think of these wonderful dogs as creatures of God (whatever your concept of God might be), and that we are just sort of "borrowing" them for a while. In the time between retirement and death, they need somewhere to live and someone to love them and take care of them and basically spoil them rotten. It might be one year, it might be 10 years. However long that is, it's my job to keep them happy and comfy. Then, when that time is finished for them, they return to the universe. Of course we will miss them, but they were never "ours" to begin with. Then, we start the job again with another one who needs us. I don't know; this might seem like rubbish when it really happens, but abby's death last year left me so distraught, that when i adopted another, i tried to also adopt some new thoughts to cope with the inevitable. I hope it helps someone going through this painful time.

wow i just read your great tribute to riley. and i have to say, he is one of the most handsome greys i have seen. i lost my first dog a year ago, and i was in the same state of grief as you. maybe you already did this, but after Abby died, we wrote down all our favorite things about her, and all the amazing and cute things she did. we are glad now that we did that. peace to you in the months ahead, tracy

so so sorry to read this. prayers for your friend Karin, and Sugar.

so sorry about the loss of your sweet boy. thanks for sharing your tribute to him. it made me fall in love with him, too. i know it's incredibly sad and hard. peace to you, tracy

so sorry for the loss of your sweet girl. we had to do the same thing with Abby last year. it was absolutely the saddest moment i've ever had, so i know how you feel. i think our girls are playing together somewhere over the bridge....

i think i know how you feel. i couldn't sell my station wagon because i know it still has some of abby's hair in it. and it's pretty old. i guess it gets a little easier with time, but that first anniversary is hitting me harder than i thought. your misty was beautiful!

so sorry for your loss of such a cute, sweet girl.

We lost our abby one year ago today. We miss her every single day, still. She will always live in our minds and hearts. this photo was taken the morning of her last day. it was like she was looking up to heaven. i weep with everyone who posts on here when they lose their beloved friend, and i like to think our hounds are all running and playing together in a better place.

i am so sorry for your loss. i know that awful feeling, but you did exactly the right thing.

hey anne, thanks. those threads were reassuring. i guess it does happen to some, and there appears to be a connection with either the Frontline or the deworming meds, or both. hugs to Beth (love her pics with the purple flowers)

Twice this last week, i've noticed Lola's head shaking back and forth. She'll be lying there quietly, but awake, and her head starts moving and i don't think she can stop it. It lasts a couple of minutes, then stops. Do you think this could be a mild seizure? She recently had de-worming meds and frontline. The rest of her body doesn't move at all, just her head. Anyone had this happen with your dog?? I'll obviously see the vet if it continues. thanks! tracy