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I'm so sorry. Run free beautiful Katie
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If you could design a brush that you liked, what would it look like?
Part of the reason for this topic and asking you this specifically, is trying to figure out if it might be worth it to approach some manufacturer to make them as per my own design so I can sell them. That is likely an expensive task, but if there's an untapped market for better dog toothbrushes it could be a good thing for me to invest in.
Here's what I have tried:
-Double sided dog brush: found it too hard to use
-long handle dog brush with bent handle: actually found the bent handle awkward to use.
-finger brush: I love and trust my girls but still don't want my finger in their mouth. Also I don't feel like this cleans as well as a regular brush.
-Human kids toothbrush: too small for their mouths
-Human adult toothbrush: my favorite, even for my small 50lb girl
What features would I like to have: human adult toothbrush with a thicker handle for easier holding
But.. I will be honest and say I wouldn't spend much money on a toothbrush. I use the giveaway ones from my dentist, so I don't see myself as spending the money on one even if it was an amazing design. My money tends to go toward toys, cold weather gear (jackets, jammies) beds and treats.
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I brush my girls' teeth every day. I haven't found a dog toothbrush that I actually like. My 2 greyhounds each get a new toothbrush every 6 months when we go to the dentist. My husband and I use electric toothbrushes on ourselves, so we give the new soft bristle toothbrushes from the dentist to the dogs. Each dog has their own toothbrush for hygiene reasons. The adult size, soft bristle human toothbrushes work for me.
Good luck with your search!
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I'm so sorry.
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My newest girl is "RJ Have I Told U." Could you give me any info on her career? Thank you!
Her ear was tattooed incorrectly. It should be 64619, but it shows as 6461.
Other ear is 84E
DOB 8/6/14
Side note: She's missing part of her ear and has some big scars that appear to be bite marks. My guess would be she got into a dog fight at some point. I wouldn't be surprised if she was. She's tiny, but bumps and pushes other greyhounds in the yard. She plays extremely rough.
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Welcome to your newest black beauty. She does sound like she'll keep things lively. What does Betty think of her?
Betty is very independent and doesn't really interact with most dogs. She gets excited to see a greyhound, but once the introduction sniffies are over she goes off to do her own thing. At playgroups you can find her off on the side just stiffing or prancing alone. As we expected, Betty is treating Hannah much the same way. Betty has play bowed Hannah a couple of times, but mostly just ignores her. Hannah follows Betty around and Betty tolerates that very well. They are doing great together.
Hannah is already keeping things lively. She decided to chew on our TV stand while we were at work on Tuesday. We weren't mad. We know it was our fault for giving her too much freedom too soon. Both Heidi and Betty did better with the more freedom they got. Hannah is proving that isn't true for her. So, she is back into the crate while we are at work. We have a webcam on her so I know she is fine with being in the crate. She just sleeps all day with some quick bursts of playing with a stuffy in her crate.
Hannah is so cute and is just trying to figure out the rules of the house. She's stealing our hearts (and underwear!) more everyday
Here they are during this morning walkies yesterday.
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Congratulations. What kind of collar is that around her neck?
I made the polka dot martingale. The black buckle collar holds her Whistle GPS tracker.
Thanks everyone
She is settling in better than we could have imagined.We love our bookends (you can see the size difference here)
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We have been toying with the idea of getting a second greyhound for a while. We haven't had two since we lost our first greyhound, Heidi, in June 2013. I loved Heidi with all my heart and still miss her every day, but she was not an easy dog to live with. She was our first greyhound and was a borderline spook. Her fears ruled her world and we never found anything, other than time, to calm her when she went into a panic attack. Betty became an only dog when we lost Heidi and Betty did just fine as an only. She loved life and didn't appear to miss having a sibling. It was us humans who started to think a second greyhound would be nice. After having Heidi, we realized we are actually a good home for a shy/fearful dog. We have the patience to deal with them and realize that sometimes it can take a long time to gain their trust and love.
On 11/21 DH emailed Fast Friends Adoption in NH. Within an hour I had a phone call from them and talked through the kind of dog we were interested in. We were looking for cat safe (our hound sitter has cats) and were ok with shy and/or somewhat fearful. They had a few who matched our request.
On 11/26 DH, Betty and I took the 2.5 hour ride to the kennel. We met a very tiny, black beauty named Skittles (racing name: Rj Have I Told U). She was a shy hound who shook when she entered the greeting room, but stopped shaking within a few minutes and was curious about the room and a toy in it. We fell in love and put her on hold.
On 12/6, Fast Friends brought Skittles to our house. She came in with her tail tucked, but quickly grabbed a toy to squeak. We renamed her Hannah. Through the past 4 days we have watched Hannah's fears quickly subside. She still backs away if we walk toward her too quickly, but she will come to us if we call her, asks to go out for potty, follows Betty around, eats all her meals, and plays with toys until she is too tired to squeak them anymore.
She is going to be a handful as her personality comes out. She has already climbed over our couch and into the bay window, tried to eat the plants (which have been moved to an inaccessible room), and stolen a slipper and laundry. She makes us laugh. We couldn't be happier to see her become a little mischief maker. She will certainly keep us on our toes!
It is cold in our house at night, so I made the girls matching jammies. They look thrilled
Hannah is 55lbs and Betty is 68lbs. 
Day 3, she discovered the sofa and learned to snuggle with Dad
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Yes Betty had very loose poops while infected. She didn't have solid poops until she was clear for a month or so. Thankfully, once clear, she has had the most amazing poops (5+ years)!
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It took us a year to finally get a negative test. We finally cured hooks by doing Strongid-T 5 days in a row, wait 3 weeks, another 5 days, wait 3 weeks, another 5 days, retest after 3 weeks (so 3 rounds of 5 days). Then we retested monthly for 3 months and and then at 6 months.
Thankfully our other greyhound was on a heartworm that also prevented hooks so she never got then. We also scooped poop immediately. I think scooping immediately and winter finally coming helped keep her from being reinfected.
They are persistent little buggers!
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Came home. Walked him. He "spit up" just as we got out the door and again when we got home, both times on the porch. Kinda slow on our walk, one very small poop which is unusual, not overly happy to see me arrive home but still greeted me, etc. I fed him and he was sort of picking at it not very interested like my usual hoover, but then consumed it and laid down. He's sitting there panting, occassionally whining. Very weird. He also got one shot yesterday for Lepto aside from Brevecto this morning. I'm not overly alarmed but will watch him.
Watched him on my camera all day while I was at work. Nothing different in his day at all and I checked the house in case there was a surprise.
Very strange!
My first greyhound had reactions to the Lepto shot. She was lathargic and acted like she wasn't feeling well. It lasted 48 hours or so.
I hope your pup is feeling better soon.
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Betty has been on Bravecto for a year. She gets Sentinel for heartworm prevention. I could have switched to heartguard, but the Sentinel works for her and she has been on it for years so I don't really want to switch. I do give Bravecto a week or two separate from the Sentinel.
She's never had a reaction to Bravecto and I know for sure it works. She got a tick on her last year and we found it on her hours later (after I picked her up from the sitter). It had bitten her, but was flat and dead. It didn't have a chance to suck anything out of her or put anything into her. It was just there dead waiting for us to pick it off.
Ticks are bad this year
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I'm happy she peed!
My Heidi held get bladder for over 30 hours because it was raining and she didn't like the rain. We went to the vet thinking she had another UTI. All was fine and they laughed when she peed on their dry lawn while I was writing a check.
We try not to let them go that long, but you can't force them to go if they don't want to.
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We then did some "testing" on which toothpastes he liked the best (turns out poultry was the big winner)
Poultry is the favorite here. Betty backs away from beef flavor and just tolerates vanilla mint. She comes running for the poultry flavor.
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It took us a year to finally get a negative test. We finally cured hooks by doing Stongid-T 5 days in a row, wait 3 weeks, another 5 days, wait 3 weeks, another 5 days, retest after 3 weeks (so 3 rounds of 5 days). Then we retested monthly for 3 months and and then at 6 months.
Thankfully our other greyhound was on a heartworm that also prevented hooks so she never got then. We also scooped poop immediately. I think scooping immediately and winter finally coming helped keep her from being reinfected.
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We also use Bravecto. Betty got a tick on her in Sept. It died quite quickly without filling up at all. She eats it like a treat.
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She's so sweet!
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I hope he had a good restful night. How is he doing today?
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My betty had a stiff neck a few weeks ago. It just came on and we have no idea what she did. Probably fell in the backyard or something. A few days of rest and she was good as new.
I'm a collar maker, but I switched her to a harness from now on.
I hope it is something similar for your boy. Let us know what the vet says.
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Betty did that on the ice this winter. My vet called it "doing a Bambi." She was sore/stiff for a few days and then was fine. When in doubt I call the vet and bring her in if they want to see her. My vet was conservative and told us to just keep her calm for a few days and call back if she appeared to get worse. Small walks to get the muscles moving helped get Betty back into action.
Sending healing thoughts for Bessie.
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Thank you, Ducky. Please add my friend's greyhound, Lisa. She was 13years 11months when she passed last week. Sweetest brood mama ever.
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No advice. Just hoping he's feeling better this morning.
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We gave Betty her first dose of Bravecto on Sunday morning. No side effects noticed yet. Poops have been her usual bounce off the sidewalk awesome consistency. After my last pup, Heidi, and her IBD, I am very in tune with Betty's poops. Betty has always been "off" for a day or two after getting Frontline or Activyl. None of that with the Bravecto and she LOVED the taste.
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My friend's girl lost almost all her teeth due to dental disease when she was adopted at 10 years old. She kept her canines and a few of the very tiny front teeth. It was the best choice for her. She still eats dry food (small bite) because they don't really chew it anyway. At almost 14 years old she is still enjoying cookies and other treats as long as they are broken up into small pieces.
She gets ETS often, but, like moofie said, it is really cute. Drinking is messy and eating can be as well, but that's nothing that a strategically placed towel won't fix.
She is settling in better than we could have imagined.
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BeBe is gorgeous! I love the black hounds.