cleptogrey

lyme- it can show up as a limp. testing is not always accurate, when manipulations by the vet of joints showed no pain- doxi was administered. 2 weeks and whammo- no limp. (i always finished the full rx for doxi)

stop and shop, free antibiotics. the hitch is they will only give you 10 days worth. when i was going on a trip and needed more than 10 days of doxi the were very accomodating and gave me 2 weeks worth to carry emily over.

baby gates can easily be knocked down by a dog in distress. at the end my poor old welsh terrier was confused. i tried gating him in his well known kitchen. no problems in the past, but w/ his advanced age and confusion he destroyed the gate inorder to get out to the other dogs. any barrier can be broken down.

this sounds way to familiar. a friend who has since moved away had a female who chewed the banister, moulding and was crazy destructive .....when she was spooked by the noise of the other family in the building! my friend moved from the top floor apt to the basement apt. and it was even worse. her female figured out how to open the door and would take herself out for a walk. i know since i used to pick up up at a kind indiviual's house who recognized the dog and took her in and called the #s on the tag. then the dog was muzzled so she couldn't unlock the door and she broke the window in the door to get out. what a bloody mess. the only time she was relaxed was when she hung out with my calm female grey. (the dog's owner shared an apt. w/ a roomate and a nice sweet good sized mutt.) at one point the female grey was dropped off at my home before the owner went to work. we couldn't crate her- she broke out, she just hung out in the bed next to our grey. this poor dog has never been happy away from the pack. she has jumped out of windows and now is on prozac as a last resouce. training,calming harp music, tv on to keep her company, behavior mod., herbs have all been tried with no success. with people she was a sweet as can be, even a registered therapy dog! but by herself....a terror, since she was sooooo uncomfortable w/ the world around her.

water gun or plant spray- no bark and squirt. after the first no bark, then just squirt. i haven't changed the water in the plant spray in eons, i just hold the bottle up and there is dead silence. it's short, sweet and works.

my dogs love their crates! when i only have one up there is a waiting line of dogs, our place is small so we generally have room for one and that's it. my girls came to me right off the track and i set their crate up in the living room. no problem having them sleep in there. if there is fussing then i bring the pup into the bedroom and work on training to get them to sleep the night. my male was very young when i adopted him, hand raised and needed to be near humans- so he let us know that he needed to be in the bedroom. but the girls were fine in their own space and spent lots of time hanging out in their crates where the action was- the living room. also our living room is 10degrees warmer than the bedroom during the winter, another reason i set the crate up there. remember their crate their "safe" place. they know it well, it's theirs. also our hands do not belong in the crate, do not try to take something out when they are in it. crates are cleaned when the dogs are out of them. you will find lots of interesting object stasched in the crate, greyhounds are fantastic hoarders.

i just read thru this and it brought back memories of driving on I95 to baltimore from ny many, many, many years ago. my crazy, fun, silly salkui charlie(who was blind in one eye) used to bark at cows and horses on the side of the road- yes off the highway in a field. i haven't thought of his craziness in years

he looks fine, remember he just came off the track. give him time to adjust to a new environment and it's always better to put weight on slooooooowly. it's harder to get weight off than on. i personally like a thinner dog and keep my dogs at that weight. if anything he might need one or two lbs and that will come. remember the curve of the spine- is why the vertabre are showing-& that's what allows them to be so nible and turn on a dime.

we just went thru the same thing 2 weeks ago. a ferel cat made it into our yard and annie attacked it at 11 pm, the dog's final turn out for the night. annie seriously injured the cat! dh and i went into the yard trying to locate the critter w/ flashlights. we found it was hiding in between the bushes and the fence. we were able to get it to move but it was dragging it's rear leg . so, we left the gate open hoping that it would leave. no luck, the injured cat was still in the yard the next morning. he checked the yard before departing at 3 am for a antique show and left me a note, "NO CAT" and i had an early morning meet and greet.when i let the dogs out Annie had her hunting bark- she found the critter. i left messages with over 1/2 dozen cat rescue groups and NO ONE called back. by the time he returned the poor mamed cat was sitting on a pile of branches. it was really upsetting for both of us, especially dh who loves cats and that we knew it was suffering. but the killer was NO RESPONSES WHAT SO EVER FROM THE RESCUE GROUPS AND THE LOCAL POUND'S REFUSAL it finally died on the way to another shelter and we feel awful about it's suffering. as it turns out my daughter had just rescued 3 ferel kittens and their momma down in texas. i guess that's the ying and yan of life. annie was just doing her job, that's what she was bred to do. so far annie has killed an eclectus parrot(that was a horror story- the person who boards our dogs has a huge managery of you name it and her guard was down- i managed to find a cockatoo for adoption for her), many birds in our yard, seriously mamed a cat, ate an old dead turtle(dh brought it home for his antique business, it was a gonner by the time he hit the bathroom and returned to take his package downstairs, it was on the back porch) and who know what else. i just found racoon paw prints on my back porch, now that's something that i'm really concerned about! sight hounds are meant to hunt, some are more intense and better hunters, we have the intense hunters!

so, what's the update w/ walking by the table?

willie went deaf and had cataracts when he aged(around 13). no problem, he seemed pretty normal, just a slighty slower old dog. i've had both deaf and blind students, so i never thought of it as a handicap. if you don't, he won't. it's been happening for some time, just give him some space and make a loud noise when you are waking him.

your neighbor is very very lucky. first of all you didn't raise a stink about your dog being attacked and send her the vet bill, second of all her cat is still alive. cat scratches are really nasty, talk to your neigbhor and let her know you are going to the vet and discuss the fee and keeping her attack cat on lead and a harness while outside. do find out if it has all of it's shots! if it was annie on the end of the leash the cat would have been a gonner, she just got one who stupidly came into my yard. disposal around here is a joke.

have you tried more exercise???? especially at night, get him pooped out. exercise, cool down, dinner, turn out(for felix 2xs) bed and comatose dogs.

the pups love them! remember to soak well and then you can refridgate for a week or so, make sure there is a tad of water on the top of the soaked carrots. here is their web site http://olewocarrots.com/. i received some samples from a holistic suppliment supplier in ga. she raves about them, i'm too broke to do more than samples.

tacky paws used for show dogs will most likely help. check out cherrybrook dog supply and see if you can get on to other site for show dog handlers. it's the same prinicible as rosen for gymnast, will add stick to the surface when moving fast. many show dogs skid out at indoor shows and their handler's use it. here is a basic google search http://www.google.com/search?q=tacky+paw+wax&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1#sclient=psy&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&source=hp&q=tacky+paw+for+dogs&aq=2j&aqi=g1g-v1g-j1&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=7943f865cd6ba416

exactly! it's different w/ a spooky hound,a harness can be a real asset. but puppies need to learn. also consider upping his exercise time and teaching him how to catch tennis balls, soccer balls and frisbees. jolly balls for horses are fantastic. he's at the perfect age and it will burn up some of that crazy puppy energy. then after a good stiff play session, try some training. i always gave my pups a workout before obedience classes. when i didn't ....omg...words can not describe what was at the other end of the leash!

well said, heather. a collar is one of the many tools that you will use in training. it sounds like it's time to enroll your pup in obedience classes so YOU will learn how to direct his energy into the actions desired. it's lots of work, but lots of fun! be patient, your pup is right is starting adolescence and the brain is not connected to the body : . but this too shall pass. i often forget about how crazy felix was at that age. i started obedience work at 12 weeks w/ him and took a break somewhere around 9 months since he was soooooo nutzo. is your pup neutered yet?

start some training by keeping him in the kitchen w/ you while you prepare food. put up a baby gate and make sure he stays w/ you so you can teach him what's off limits. no jumping up on the counter while you cook, no stealing food out of the fridge(had a foster who tried that - head in the fridge-grabbed a bag of onions in a second), ect. praise him for NOT lunging at food and everything else falls into place. better to expose him to the evil delights of food and give him appropiate dog treats for not grabbing and then work your way thru basic "leave it".clear off your counters and maybe put the garbage can under the sink(i use a 5 gallon bucket, cheap at home depot). a pup that young w/ major food interest is most trainable, just direct his energy into training. do use the umbicile cord method in the house so he will connect and you can reinforce positive behavior in the rest of the house. and remember a 2 year old needs LOTs and LOTs of exercise and mind activities. enjoy him, lots of fun, lots of energy!!!

lepto is not fun, have you checked the titers for that as well? it seems to be on the rise around here.

i love all of the answers above, evil table, no head , might break:lol try having a high quailty treat and talking to your pup when you pass the "table". have your pup on the other side, away from the object in doubt and keep her focused on you and the treat. annie spooks at various things, i just laugh it off and interest her in something way better- marshmallows do it every time for my scardey cat. don't use that treat anywhere else, she will start to look for the treat when you enter the lobby with in a couple of runs in and out of the building. eventually you will be able to stop near the table and talk to someone, just feed her those treats.

this may seem really strange to many, but a tablespoon of lemon juice cuts the phelgym and the hacking usually clears up. the reason i know this, my late welsh terrier had l.p. and used to hack away as well as difficulties in breathing. my vet owns short nosed dogs and told me to do it. i use a medicine dropper for a baby, squirt the lemon juice down the pup's throat. btw, in chinese medicine(i did acupuncture regularly for over a decade) lemon juice is what is used to nuetralize acid. it sounds like lemon is an acid food, but it's not! i even looked it up w/ my supervisor at work one day.i always have a jar of real lemon juice in my fridge and have used it on other dogs as well w/ success. as to the l.p. when your dog is put into a cold airconditioned environment- either a cooled car or a room that is quite chilly, does he clear up within a couple of minutes? i didn't want to operate on my welshie, also my vet prescribed airconditioning.....it worked wonders!!

batmom, love your logic! again, you have said it all! thanks oh, they love soccer balls as well. have one in your car that you can kick! mine go for both tennis and soccer balls, once they are hooked- tons of fun and a fantastic way to exercise them.

remember to practice, w/ treats for 3-5min at a time, if you can 2xs a day. this way you really have his interest and can focus on instructing one thing at a time. go from the interior of the house to the yard and eventually a quite street before a practice while you walk. keep it short and sweet(some greys barely last the 3 minutes) and praise, praise, praise. stick w/ cheese, dehydrated liver, sliced hot dogs or even bits of marshmallows but keep those treats for training only. eventually things click! remember rome wasn't built in a day. oh, if your pup does not seem to be interested that day- just go on to something else. better to wait until they are really motivated and always practice on an empty stomach(the pup- not you!).

a bag of marshmallows and a squawker and you have a greyhound up your .....in my house! i have been knocked over flat on recalls... . just did a recall when annie attacked a feral cat in the yard sat. nite- bingo she was inside! let's see if it works w/ a skunk! the obedience classes that i go to work on recalls BIG TIME- lots of distractions, lots of variations in the settings. all of the dogs that i have trained there have had fantastic recalls.

obedience classes open up communication between you and your dog as well as ALL of the fun things that go along w/ training. not only will you will learn how to read your dog better but something new and unexpected may occur. emily (at age 4.5)went from a dead-head into a happy working gal and fantastic therapy dog in no time w/ obedience training. annie gained security and bonded w/ us really quickly even though she didn't particulary enjoy classes. felix- another story- he went the gammet-into thru agility including rally-o and never went thru they typical destructive puppy/adolescent phases. yes, somewhere around 9 months his brain was disconnected, but obedience kept him on track, me almost saine and the rest of the class amused w/ his no-brain antics.(btw the connection from his legs to brain did eventually develop) go for it!