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Sounds like a normal, retired greyhound to me. They don't all play with toys, but many will gain an interest in them over time. Usually the floppier and squeakier or if it makes grunting noises it will be a hit. If you don;t have one, try a dog toy that is a hedgehog. For some reason, most greys go crazy for hedgehogs. He is still adjusting. It often takes 12-18 months before they really settle in for good. Welcome and be sure to post pics of your boy.

Happy Birthday , Pal.

If the diarrhea is subsiding, you might only need to skip one meal, then gradually give him a little food at a time. Make sure that any rice or pasta is way overcooked. Cook it with about 2-3 times the amount of water it calls for and make it mushy. it will be easier to digest. If you want to have something on hand in the future for a bland diet, we use Evanger's Canned Organic Chicken instead of cooking (note - the can looks different now but is the same product) . It is very finely ground and easy to digest. We also use it to make meatballs to put Rocket's monthly Trifexis in. He gobbles it down. We just mix that with the rice, pasta, or scrambled eggs.

I've always heard that people just ring the bell every time they take the dog out. If the dog then starts ringing the bell, you can reward that to reinforce the behavior. Don't make the treats too good though, or the dog will start ringing the bell for treats.

Since it's his first real long term incident, I would definitely skip a meal or two, then continue with the bland diet. Flagyl (metronidazole) for a week to 10 days might be needed to help stop the D and heal the tummy. I would not use Tylan for a first time treatment. We've been through this with Rocket many times in five years, and the vet only agreed to use Tylan after exhausting all other possibilities after almost 5 years. According to our vet, Tylan isn't really a first line of defense, but more of a "try this if nothing else works" type drug. We actually use Tylan before with every meal now for Rocket and it has worked wonders, but again, it doesn't seem that you are at that point. If he hasn't been de-wormed in a long time, a round of Panacur along with the Flagyl wouldn't hurt. We've never had a positive fecal, ever, but getting one is a matter of perfect timing with the cycle of the worms. At this point you could be dealing with anything from a stomach flu to worms, to Giardia, or some type of stress that triggered this. Until you know more and as long as he is acting pretty normal, I would do the Fasting, Bland Diet, and Flagyl. If your vet thinks deworming might help, then also a round of Panacur. Depending on your location, worms and Giardia can be very likely in the summer. You need to cut out all snacks also. Feed only the bland diet. We usually go from 2 meals a day to 4 smaller meals to make it easier on his stomach when the bland diet is needed. Good luck. Hope Trey is feeling better soon.

Handsome Dude! Welcome!

Welcome Home Violet! Goodbye green grass......

I'm very sorry for the loss of your sweet girl. Run free, Peace.

I think you have your hands full with that one. Good thing he's cute.....

No chemo experience here, but when we've dealt with tummy issues, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese or vanilla ice cream have worked when nothing else will. Worth a try just to get some food in her. You might also try ginger snaps for the nausea. Hope all goes well for her.

Even if he doesn't want to go out before you leave, leash him and make him go out. He doesn't come back in until he pees. A greyhound boy can always pee - always. You should make sure that the last person leaving the house always makes him go out. If he refuses, they need to leash him and take him out, not just give up or think that he doesn't need to go. I don't see anything wrong with the belly band, but have never had to use one for Rocket. We don't even own one. . I think someone who has had to use one in this situation could give better guidance.

As long as there is no medical problem causing this, use the search function to find NLIF Training (Nothing in Life is Free). The key is that every member of your household must enforce the training consistently. Use this in conjunction with Clicker Training and you will probably resolve the problem. There are tons of older posts about these types of training and lots of good info online, so i won't write a long post here. Others who have experienced similar issues will also chime in and give you some suggestions as to what has worked for them. Good luck. It just takes some time and patience, but is something you can overcome with consistent reinforcement of these types of training.

Unless you feed something out of the ordinary, Wag.com or Petflow.com can usually get a food order to you in 2 days, sometimes faster depending on where they are shipping from. Your hound is going to start making you pull the car over when you drive by the Chinese takeout.

Don't let the word "aggression" deter you. Protecting their bed is natural, as they have had their own space (bed/crate) at the track and are not used to anyone encroaching on that space while they are in it. Greys will sleep with their eyes open. This could have easily been Sleep Startle, not Sleep or Space Aggression. Searching each of those terms here on GT will give you lots of information. A new hound should NEVER be approached or touched while sleeping until you know they are settled and okay with it. You always need to let them know you are approaching their bed, even if they appear to be awake. Even then, the best rule for all is to never pet the hound while on it's bed. Let the hound come to you for pets. We have a "no petting unless the hound is standing" rule in our house just to avoid such instances. It's not really a problem, because he is always showing up to be petted. We have had our boy for over 5 years and to this day, we still only pet him when he's standing so that we know he is awake. He is easily startled when sleeping and will growl / snarl / snap etc. As soon as he realizes that it's one of us, he backs off, but he is obviously not comfortable being touched while sleeping. If your hound is more of a snuggler, this may not be a problem down the road, but your hound is way too new to expect him to know that you are trying to play / pet when he's sleeping. This should have been covered by your group prior to adoption and in the reading materials that groups require you to read before applying. Welcome to GreyTalk. Be sure to post some pictures of your new hound when things get settled.

We are so sorry for the loss of your sweet girl. I am so glad that we got to meet her and toss her toys around with her. Rest well, Spirit.

Run pain-free George. You will be missed, but never forgotten here.

Run free sweet Brady.

Run free Carly. I'm so sorry for the sudden loss of your sweet girl.

Run free, Cooper.

We have people wait and put Rocket's leash on before they enter. It;s easier to control him if it's someone who really excites him. There are a few people that he just goes nuts over. It it's a service person here to fix something, the leash lets him know that he's not allowed to help them with the repair and has to stay with me. Once anyone is here for a few minutes, they become "old news" and he could care less, but like you, that initial minute at the door can be a fiasco.

Run free, Sally.

Run pain-free, Holly.

Big Red Flag. If I was doing that home check, there would be no greyhound adopted while the terrier is in the picture. As much as you want this hound to find a home, you don't want him to end up being labeled as vicious if he defends himself against the terrier. No dog should have to go through that. The situation would actually be too stressful for BOTH.

We went through a little of this with Rocket when he was younger. DW did clicker training which helped. We attributed much of it to him "testing his boundaries" as he was becoming a teenager. He can still be stubborn when he want, but has mellowed significantly and will usually do what you ask. You will find at a year to eighteen months thatyour hound will figure out that she is "home" and not going anywhere, and it will be even more obvious with little things that she has settled in.