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Each state agriculture department has inspectors. The only thing I can think is that they can request the certificate after the fact if there's an incident like a bite etc. We were never asked for that certificate when licensing Rocket or Petunia with the county here, so I'm guessing (purely a guess) that it's one of those things that an incident report might trigger. It's on my list to ask my vet about at the next appointment since Petunia may be going to Kanab at some point and crossing into Utah. This came up in another forum because someone is moving to Phoenix and asked for info about the required document. As I checked into it, I found that it is required in many other states too, and without it your dog can end up in quarantine, fines levied etc. Since it's just a piece of paper, I plan to start getting one from the vet before we travel on trips to other states. I honestly think that it will never be asked for unless there is an incident. There are some states that have agricultural checkpoints, but it's usually commercial livestock shipments that are required to stop there. I have a feeling there's little to no enforcement unless they want to see the certificate after getting a dog bite report.

For cement or solid surfaces, diluted bleach will work to clean the area. For soil/yard treatment, I have been looking at a product to spray the yard with using a garden hose sprayer called Wondercide Yard Pest COntrol. It;s a natural product that claims to kill the hookworm eggs in the soil. - Product link - https://www.wondercide.com/outdoor-natural-pest-control-concentrate-kills-repels-100s-of-pests-ecotreat I found this info in their blog regarding hookworm treatment for soil - https://blog.wondercide.com/hookworms/ We recently adopted a hookworm positive greyhound so I have been looking for something to treat our yard and artificial grass areas. I have not tried this product yet and have no affiliation with the company, so have no first hand knowledge of it other than the reviews on the site and the info from their blog while doing my own research. They do have a dealer list on the site and you can buy from Amazon as well. I usually spray down any residue from diarrhea with the hose immediately. As stools get back to normal, bag the poop and tie them shut. I keep a small 6 gallon trash can outside (you could also use a bucket) and keep the poop bags in there until trash night.

Since we are coming into spring and summer travel season for greyhound events, just a reminder that some states (not all) require you to have a document called a CVI or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection to cross into their state. Each state agriculture department has their own requirements for this document, and chances are you aren't going to need it unless you end up having an "incident" where you need to present the dog's health documentation, whether that's a dog bite or an e-vet visit, The typical rabies certificate does not meet the requirement for this document as it needs to state that the dog is clear of other health issues and did not come from a quarantined area. Locally for us, Arizona and Utah require it, and I know that Illinois requires it as our previous vet there automatically printed it out with our invoice. Some states require the certificate to be no older than 30 days, so check requirements for the state(s) you will be driving into. I did find several references to people being fined for not having the document, one of them a rescue person who brought a dog into Wisconsin without the document and ended up with a $900 fine. Best to have it in the car and not need it than ending up wishing you had it. You can check the requirement for dogs, cats and livestock for each state using this link - https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/interstate-pet-travel

In reading the reviews, it looks like they are working on another version to hold some thinner bully sticks. It sounds like the company is a very small startup so it could be a while before the improved model is released.

He's still very new to living in a home and establishing a routine. Let him approach them when he's ready. If you haven't done so, I would make a crate available for him to go into when he isn't comfortable with his surroundings. Leave the crate door open and make sure he can get to it. He needs what he considers to be a safe space of his own. I might even crate him while students are in the house just to be safe, but will let others chime in with thoughts on that since none of us are there to observe his behavior firsthand. The growl is a warning that he isn't comfortable with the situation. Let the students know that he is still learning how to live in a home and have them pretty much ignore him for now. He will come to them on his own terms when he's ready. A year from now he may ignore them entirely because students going in and out will be old news. Good luck.

Mary Pat, If it narrows it down for you at all, the tattoo you posted is the new format being used in Victoria, Australia. I found a reference to it in searching around and the new format there is 5 Letters, all in one ear only. The only search I found is by racing name, http://www.grv.org.au/racing/dog-search/

Greyhound Data has the option to lookup Australian listings. Nothing comes back for the one you posted. In looking around, that tattoo doesn't seem to follow the formats that I've found posted for Australia, although one post I found indicated that every state in Australia has it's own format for "ear branding" as it's referred to there. I never did find another source to look them up. Maybe Dick has a source that can help? Hope you find it! edited typos

I can see it being useful for certain situations like these. When it hit my Amazon Feed I got a pretty good chuckle out of it though. We always took the last part of the bully stick from Rocket because he would swallow it without completely chewing it, so something like this would have helped as long as he couldn't remove it. Imagine, this showing up on my Amazon feed just a few days after I ordered bully sticks for Petunia. Must be a coincidence....

A fine gift for the discerning hound who has everything - I present - The Bully Stick Holder. I thought that's what paws were for.

I'd be careful with the hugging. Some hounds just don't like it or seem to think that you are going to do something that they don't want done. I always make sure to tell others not to hug or try to wrap arms around them just as a precaution. Some may be fine with it, until they aren't. As far as trying to get something away from him, it is better to trade up. With Rocket I used to just throw a cookie across the room and he would drop whatever it was that I was trying to take away to go and get the cookie. Some people actually do training to trade up, but Rocket never met a cookie that he didn't like, so he was easy.

We've used it for whipworms (they were visible in the stool) and one dose took care of it. I'm not sure how it impacts the eggs etc, but there is an ongoing thread about the hookworm issue http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/322685-hookworm/that might have the info you are looking for. Hope this helps. We are dealing with it too, Petunia came from a farm in Alabama and tested positive.

Happy Gotcha Day, Sid! I think you should also get a couple extra treats in Nixon's honor too! Stay warm, buddy.

Don't know what it is about the sink. When I go to my FIL's house, I have to wash my hands in the kitchen because each bathroom has a cat sleeping in the sink. Congratulations!

Lexie for President 2020 !

As you know, I have the same problem with Petunia. Should we look for a group buy on camping chairs that we can take on our walks? Or maybe just buy two Radio Flyer wagons for them and get it over with? Someone else suggested that I bring a book - the book is for me. LaFlaca - the usual things don't work on these two. They are just about the worst statuing hounds I've seen posted here. Mine is a broodie so I think that's the issue - she wants to be in charge. It's a good thing she's really cute....

Sending good vibes for all.

I know. I was just waiting to get a few really good ones.

I have tried various treats including dried liver which is only used as high value. As PJ says below, what works once doesn't work the next time. Ref the car rides, that;s possible. I'm taking a break from walks for a few days and will see what happens when we start back up since she was a great walker initially. Sounds pretty much the same. Always something different. Good to know from several posts in the thread that once it stops it doesn't seem to happen again. We will keep working with her.

She keeps badgering me for her walk this morning. I think we are going to give it a few days before we go again and see how things shake out. Maybe she is just getting overwhelmed at all of the smells of the desert and watching all of the people around on the golf course and those walking through the neighborhood who come up to meet her. She is highly interested in watching the golfers and the golf carts. I told Chris that maybe we need to buy her a golf cart to take our walks.

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This might be what it comes down to. She is super excited to go and as soon as I start moving in the morning she is watching my every move for the signs of her walk. I actually thought about stopping it for a few weeks and then re-starting to see what happens. Every time I head for the door she seems to want to tag along which I would love, Maybe she's going to be a car ride girl instead of a walker. I just have to actually be able to get her out of the car when we are done. And now this shall forever be known as The Petunia Plant..... Her harness just arrived yesterday so I can safely try this now. She was not happy that I had much better control of her using the harness which still makes me think this is just a broodie thing.

Pretty much indifferent. Once or twice she has panted a little but it's not consistent. I really don't think she's stopping due to any pain. Often the stopping is in the exact same spot which is where she would know that we are a few blocks from returning to the house. Today, we had only gone 2 blocks before it happened, the difference was that there were some guys working outside a house that she was interested in. Other times we get as far as the house next door. The other day that happened and Chris picked her up and carried her back home.

I thought about that too but temps are typically in the 60's when we go, and when you add the Arizona sun to that it's pretty warn. There's not a lot of shade on our walk except one tree-lined street. I'm not ruling anything out though. She has her first vet visit / wellness check on Friday so we will try to rule out a few things that way. Annie....