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Jan, I just now saw this. I am so sorry that your sweet, nesting, tunneling boy had to leave. He will be missed by all of us on GT. His pictures always made me laugh, and your tribute video had me smiling through the "allergies." The song was perfect.
Run free Zeke-Aroni.
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Insect bites or allergies are most likely.
We went through itching ald scratching related to allergies with Rocket last year. We have a number of vacant lots in our neighborhood that haven't been built on yet, and there was a huge bloom of ragweed. About 75% of the dogs we see while walking were on allergy meds for the same issue last year.
One of the things that helped was to wipe down his paws with baby wipes after each outing, whether it was a walk or just a quick potty outing. It's kind of a pain, but if you can keep the pollen off of the paws, it stops the itch from getting worse when they rub and scratch with their paws. We just buy the cheapest bulk baby wipes at CVS or elsewhere - nothing fancy needed.
We also had to do weekly baths for a bit with an anti-itch shampoo, but it is possible to over do the bathing and make the problem worse. Some suggested spraying with vinegar and water, but that didn't work for us. It just made him smell like a jar of pickles.
Hope Henry is feeling better soon.
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Run pain-free Arlo.
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Great pics. Teddi is very handsome!
Might want to check with the Fun Days event when you get there. At some events a red bandana indicates a dog who is aggressive toward other dogs. It's a warning to other owners to keep their dogs at a distance. Even though it's printed for OSU, it might come off as a "red bandana" if the event uses that type of color coding as a signal.
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We are very sorry for your loss.
Run Free Bod.
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Run pain-free Macho. You had to leave much, much too soon,
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Just to clarify - the martingale collar should never be left on when the hounds are unattended. There is a strangulation hazard, not a choking hazard. i have seen one get caught on something as simple as a kitchen cabinet knob - so even though you may think there is nothing in the house to get caught on, it really doesn't take much. The one time you decide to leave the martingale on is the time they will find that thing to get caught on.
We use an embroidered breakaway tag collar that is on 24/7. If excess pressure is put on the collar from getting caught, it will pull apart at the breakaway clasp. I would rather have a dog on the loose without tags that find him strangled on a fence or tree branch. The tag collar really comes down to personal prefence as to style, breakway or not etc. I don't think there is one perfect answer other than what works for you and your hound. We also have Rocket microchipped, so if he got lost and would be found without tags, hopefully he would be scanned for a chip at some point.
Congratulations on your new pups!
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Lots of good thoughts coming Isaac's way!
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Glad to hear that he's feeling better!
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Do not muzzle your dog on your walk. He will be unable to defend himself if attacked by another dog.
I carry Halts 2 dog repellent spray and am not afraid to use it on a charging dog. Being in Illinois I am limited as to what i can legally carry on my person. When we move, I will be increasing my "fire power" to something much more lethal.
There are numerous threads on this subject on the site with people listing the things they carry and what actions they take regarding loose dogs. Try searching for "off leash" in quotes or the word "attacked" in the search function and you will find a great deal of information that may help.
If the off leash dog is a continual problem, you need to address it through available channels, whether that's your HOA, Animal Control or the Police for the sake of your dogs, as well as the off leash dog who will ultimately end up the victim of having an idiot for an owner.
Hope you can get it resolved so your pups can still take their walks unprovoked. Good luck.
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Sounds like she is on her way to healing! Good to hear that she is doing better.
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We are very sorry for the loss of your sweet boy.
Run Free Havok.
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Checking in on Goldie. How is she doing now?
Will she be attending the GPA picnic so we can meet her? (Assuming all is healed, of course)
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Rocket and many of the dogs in our neighborhood went through similar issues last summer. We think it was due to ragweed. He ended up on Rx antihistamines and prednisolone until the first frost. Bathing only helped a little, and very temprarily.
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Lots of good thoughts for Bullitt.
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Since she is in pain with it I would think about going to the E-Vet. If there was no pain with it then you might be able to let it heal on it's own, but given that there's pain, I'm thinking they may need to numb it and stitch it. Hopefully, someone who has been through this will post soon. You might put a call in to Marilyn at GPA Indy to see if the group has a reccommendation on an E-Vet over there.
We haven't had to deal with pad injuries, but pain is one of the indicators that I use to determine if we need to go to the vet or not. When the hound is obviously in pain, we err on the side of a vet visit.
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How to explain weeping for a dog I never knew? Sweet Kara
Marc 
My thoughts exactly.
Run Free Kara.
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That was a beautiful tribute. We are so sorry for the loss of your sweet boy.
Run free Patrick.
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Wow! Congratulations Lazer and family!
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Rocket is unpredictable in the same ways. He does not get on furniture though, and that is his choice because we would normally allow it. Due to the unpreficatable space guarding (including when he has asked for a belly rub) we have a rule that he is only petted if he is standing up. I can give him a brief belly rub, but would never allow anyone else to do that. For whatever reason, i don't think it's something that can be trained out of him.
In your case, the hound is still very new and will also be testing boundaries as he settles in. Settling in can often take a year or more until he has an established routine and "pack order." He may be trying to establish a higher position in the pack over your Mom, but that's out of my area of understanding as far as training goes.
We simply correct the growling / guarding with Rocket if it happens, and move on. The standing up rule has been the thing that has worked for us. He comes around about a hundred times a day for pets and is still a very friendly velcro boy who is attached at my hip - but likes to protect his space if he's laying down, or on a bed or someplace he considers a "safe spot."
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What a handsome boy! He looks settled to me.....we're helpful like that around here.
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Can you cut some cardboard to shove into the open backs and "close them? Just a thought. It may also just be the whole staircase space is too confining for a hound.
You could always put the dog bed in a first floor bedroom and leave instructions for middle of the night potty outings.
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Good luck keeping all of your fingers if you try the sleep startle techniques. There's a good chance you will get bitten depending on your hound's level of sleep startle. Hounds from the track have had their own private space since about 6 months of age. They are not used to being touched while sleeping which is a major reason they startle.
You will be better off respecting your hound's space when he/she is sleeping is they are at all sleep aggressive. Also - be aware that many sleep with their eyes open. Eyes being open when on their bed or stretched out on the floor or sofa does not mean they are necessarily awake and want to be petted or nudged.
Others here have overcome sleep startle by throwing stuffed animals to land near them and get them used to movement in their area. Regardless of how "safe" you think a hound may be, if you have children of any age, they have to be taught to respect the hound's space and bed as off limits to them. We have a rule in our house that petting only happens when a hound is standing. That way, there's mistaking their sleep status and risking a bite.
Thanks for reminding me to clarify! Sheri, the trainer, gave this advice after an in-home consult, so the advice is specific to us and our dog. She told us that with some of the greys she works with (especially the older ones), she would never recommend what she did to us for sleep aggression. Her suggestions were partly due to his age (she thinks he's young enough (turned 2 in June) that his brain can be re-trained to respond positively to being startled awake) and partly our history of it, which is: 2nd night we got him he startled awake and bit my husband before we'd even heard of sleep aggression or knew what it was. A week later, he growled when petted while sleeping with his eyes open. A week later, he grumbled softly when petted while sleeping with his eyes open (the eye-open sleep was also new to us). I'd been reading articles about sleep aggression, and using that advice I'd been tossing treats gently beside him while sleeping so that when he startled awake, there would be a treat. (He's highly food motivated.) We'd also been petting him while lying down a lot, so I'd pretty much been doing step one of what she told us for over two months. He's now so comfortable with being petted while laying down that he rolls over on his back so we give him belly rubs. Most recently, he fell asleep with his paws sprawled all over me while I was petting him on the floor. Without thinking, I moved him to get up--I should have woken him first. But he didn't do a thing. When I told the trainer that, she scolded me and said I should have never let him fall asleep on me without a lot more work on it. She's very cautious about it, so that's why she had us start a step back from where we already are. So, this approach is already working for us...what she told us really just builds on what we were already doing. Oh, and I don't have kids. :-)
Sounds like you learned the hard way like we did! We stick with the standing up rule even though Rocket will be motioning for belly rubs while on his back. I have had him snap at me while rubbing his belly because he relaxed so much that I think he momntarily fell asleep and then went into a startle. He bit me once when he was asking for belly rubs, so i'm not risking that again.
He does get some abbreviated belly rubs, but nothing extended that risks him going to sleep.
I think it's a good clarification that there is no "one size fits all" training for sleep startle. Some hounds never get better with it, while others can get used to the activity around them. We find that visitors are quick to get down in the floor with him because he looks cute and cuddly. We now warn everyone when they come in the door that there is no petting if he is laying down. He has no trouble coming around and demanding pets while he is awake and standing.
Good luck with your new hound!
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Good luck keeping all of your fingers if you try the sleep startle techniques. There's a good chance you will get bitten depending on your hound's level of sleep startle. Hounds from the track have had their own private space since about 6 months of age. They are not used to being touched while sleeping which is a major reason they startle.
You will be better off respecting your hound's space when he/she is sleeping is they are at all sleep aggressive. Also - be aware that many sleep with their eyes open. Eyes being open when on their bed or stretched out on the floor or sofa does not mean they are necessarily awake and want to be petted or nudged.
Others here have overcome sleep startle by throwing stuffed animals to land near them and get them used to movement in their area. Regardless of how "safe" you think a hound may be, if you have children of any age, they have to be taught to respect the hound's space and bed as off limits to them. We have a rule in our house that petting only happens when a hound is standing. That way, there's mistaking their sleep status and risking a bite.
Marc 
Hurt Back Issue/putting Him To Sleep
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I'm so sorry to hear that your boy had to leave, yet so glad that you had that extra time with him. Just so you know, this thread will probably be closed by a moderator now that he has passed. When you are up to doing so, please post a thread in Rememberance for Clever.
Run pain-free Clever!