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Now I want to go to the bakery.

Turkey burger sounds pretty good right now. Good werk Wiki. You should be served instead of having to hunt for your food anyway.

Paws crossed.

We've been missing a good Milo story lately. Hang in there, Milo.

LaVida - Watching QVC Mark - Taken yesterday, but the view still hasn't changed.

Yup. Just realized that today would have been her 14th birthday. I'm sure there's a big party at the Bridge tonight.

We do have the lick mats and the snuffle mats. Both dogs like and use them. The lick mats are a big hit with some peanut butter on them.

Grain-free is controversial due to it's possible association with heart problems. Our vet says no to grain free foods. Others here are more knowledgeable about that and will chime-in. We have had all of our hounds on Purina Pro Plan Large Breed and they have thrived on it. We do add Olewo Carrots to it to firm things up but the need for that really varies from dog to dog. Every dog we have had for the past several years had had hookworms and I;m assuming some stomach damage from those hookworms, so the carrots just seem to help. https://www.chewy.com/purina-pro-plan-adult-large-breed/dp/52455 We laso occasionally mix it with Purina Pro Plan Sensitive stomach Salmon based food just to give the dogs a little variety. The dogs become bunny soft a few days after mixing in the salmon based food. I do know that several other here have use the same food and eliminated any stomach issues their dogs were having. There are also owners here using the IAMS green bag and have used it successfully for years. At the end of the day, its not so much about which food is in favor, but which food actually works well for your dogs. Good luck

Kong Wobbler. They have to push it around it to dispense the treats, so you may need to wait until the paw is healed. I always said that Rocket had an Engineering Degree as the first time he used the Wobbler, he picked it up, carried it to slumber ball, and used the bumps and lumps in the bed to push it around and empty the Wobbler. He did it that way every time.

She had the worst case of hooks that I've ever seen. How that poor girl didn't end up bleeding out long before we had her here I will never know. She was tough! I do miss my Petunia.

We had that positive antigen result with Petunia several times and then it magically changed to a clean test. It took a lot of time, but even with this result Wiki has to be feeling much better. Paws crossed for a clean test from here on out.

Dogs were working hard to get hose fries. I can't believe I actually got a few pics that almost worked.

OKAY! Bad parent here. Due to vet appointments, fecal tests and a heat wave that was massive even for the desert, Mark and LaVida finally got their french fries last night. Enjoy! Please excuse my shoe or leg if it appears in the picture. I was trying to balance the fries on a plate and operate the camera while frenzied hounds tried to get the plate. "Hello Father. Are those for us?"

LaVida has become a rock collector. Like your yard, ours is all rock here inthe desert. She sneaks a rock in when we aren't looking, only to find it later in a dog bed. She doesn't appear to be chewing them, they are more like highly valued prizes. She also collects big pieces of hardwood mulch from a raised planter outside. We've been watching for both, and when we see it we give the Drop It command. She still manages to sneak one by us occasionally.

I love these girls!

As others have said, if he's still eating it all and otherwise good, it is most likely the heat or just a change in habits. We've been through this with several of our hounds although they usually do this when older. Our boy Mark has started eating on a very leisurely schedule - basically when he feels like getting aorund to it. No reason other than he can. Good luck.

Zoey is actually a Weimaraner who lives on the next street. She has been besties with every greyhound we've had. We made her an honorary greyhound years ago. Zoey would come to our front door and bark to let me know she was there, just in case I wanted to bring her a Milk Bone. She also trained some other neighbors, and when their garage door was up, she would enter the garage, bark, and wait for them to open the kitchen door. She would then go to their treat jar and wait to be served. We first met Zoey 9 years ago while Rocket and I were out for a walk in our new AZ neighborhood. Both of them wagged their tails at each other and as we met our new neighbors, the dogs hit it off. As Zoey walked away to head home, she turned her head and watched Rocket the whole way until she disappeared around the corner to go to her house. Even her owner was laughing and said "I think Zoey has a crush." Rocket and Zoey were always ecstatic to see each other and would hang out with each other patiently while the humans stood there and talked. They would also walk together when the timing of our walks was right. Petunia was also good friends with Zoey. Each of our dogs got to know Zoey and would pull to go and see her if we were out for a walk. Today I had a phone call from Zoey's mom asking if I could help get her into the car to go to the E-Vet. When I got there, Zoey was having a seizure. She continued to seize during the ride. Based on her medical history and age, her Mom knew that it was time to make the decision that none of us want to make. She passed peacefully with her Mom and I petting her. Her dad is on a trip overseas, but was able to be there on Facetime and talk to his girl. That was rough. Run-free, Zoey. I'm sure that Rocket and Petunia will be there show you around.

At least not for now. (Or until the group calls and says they need a "temporary" foster, but we are full up. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

I must have never noticed the velvet if ours had it, so I guess Petunia wasn't bothered by it. Her harness is here somewhere, but we haven't needed it for LaVida, so I will check it out the next time I see it. Thanks.

HOOKWORM UPDATE! - - MARK AND LAVIDA ARE BOTH NEGATIVE!!!! Mark has been negative for a few months. This is a great sign. LaVida had a mild case at her Vet Check in January, but we never were told the egg count (adoption group vet so info was third-hand.) We will retest both of them in about 90 days just to be sure the critters are gone for sure. Each was on the modified prison protocol for several months, but other than positive tests neither showed any symptoms of hooks - routine vet checks were the only reason for checking.

I didn't like using 2 leads on the harness but it was capable of doing so if you needed that kind of control. We tried that and found that we didn't need it. That 2 Hounds harness also has a center attachment point that lets you use only one lead instead of 2 if you choose. That was all we needed. I don't recall any velvet on it either. I'm pretty sure it was a soft nylon webbing on both sides.

Anytime something starts growing like that we will get it checked out. Most of the time it's nothing major but I would rather be cautious and catch it early. Let us know what it is when you find out.

Will secod this harness if you decide that you need one. Petunia would often statue on walks and we switched to a harness for better control and to avoid any potential injury that might occur when she got stubborn with a martingale on. The 2Hounds harness was awesome and I could control her whole body as a unit instead of only having control at her neck.