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It sounds like she's happy and trying to get energy out. Unless its time to sleep, I don't want to discourage my dogs from playing. They play so little as it is. Have you tried keeping some toys by the door and throwing them away from you when she gets crazy? Even handing it to her might work as a good distraction.

That is one of the many reasons I don't want kids.

I usually keep it in the bag on my front stoop. The vet never complains.

I've trained a pit bull with no problem and I don't see any reason why a greyhound couldn't learn. I agree that they may not be long enough, but I haven't tried so you'd have to double check.

Leash walks may help. I wouldn't let her in the house until she does her business. As for the car, that could have been from anxiety.

I forgot about this and I didn't train it, but whenever I ask Sailor if he's fat, he puts his ears back against his head. It's pretty funny.

I'm so sorry your heart hurts. Unfortunately the only thing that helps, is time. And even that isn't a decent cure. Just know that you're not alone.

People often use "ta da" for bow. I just wanted to be able to say "bow to the queen" and have the dogs bow to me. Of course Bu only bows to "do it again". . We had a bit of a training malfunction that day .

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NFyKhqsLc http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=klLU7jitFYg Here are a couple videos of Bu. I forgot that he also wags his tail on command.

Sailor sometimes confuses bow and down. They do sound alike so I still reward him if he messes them up from the verbal command. I use "go to jail" for the crate.

Don't lure into a bow, just mark it when she stretches and she'll get it. I eventually want to do big brat and little brat because sometimes he'll do big barks and sometimes he'll just kind of grumble. Bu also knows what a U-turn is. Whenever we walk and we turn around, I say it and he will even do it out of context now. I've also been working on fetch with Bu so that he'll eventually pick up and retrieve any object I ask. He'll hand me wooden dowels and PVC pipes now. Bu knows "up" to get on tables at the vet or groomer, "load up" for the car or bed, "upstairs" and "up up" to go from road to curb if a car is coming.

My boys love to bow. I captured it with a clicker when they stretched. Bu also occasionally likes to bark, so I've been marking that. The command for barking is "are you a brat". The also do a great nose touch. Sailor also says his prayers, but we haven't worked on it much. I refuse to teach Sailor to give paw or high five. When he wants something, he paws at me and rakes his nails down my body or whatever he hits. Hurts like hell and leaves marks for days-weeks. I started teaching paw and it made the behavior much worse, so I stopped. I don't want him clawing people.

Bu's trainer was a male in his 30's. Bu loves men in that age range. He loves everyone actually, but especially men in that age range. Sailor doesn't like anyone but me unless they're feeding him. And even then he doesn't want them touching him.

He looks great. Drop the group. I dropped the group I got my boys from because they are now advocating and teaching dominance theory, including sharp leash corrections. I'm much happier now although I feel horrible for the dogs. I think that having a weight clause in the agreement is ridiculous! One of mine has gained 15 pounds since I adopted him and even greyhound people still comment that he looks too thin. There's no way I'd let a piece of paper determine what is healthy for my dog.

Looking is fine as long as you break the stare by calling the dogs name or making a noise. I agree that positive reinforcement is best, although saying a quick positive "no kitty" can't hurt. If he looks at the cat, call his name and when he looks at you praise and treat.

If he doesn't like the click, substitute on any sound you want. It can even be a word, but if you use the word out of context, he still needs to get his treat.

That's wonderful. Patience is key. One thing you can do is start clicker training, but only teach him the significance of the clicker. Even if he's laying in his alcove, you can just click and throw a treat for him. He'll eventually learn that the click means food is coming. As he makes progress this can be a great tool to mark behaviors you like. I'm not suggesting you push training, because I don't think you should, but this could help in the future.

I'm so sorry Pam. I can understand why everybody loved him. He was a sweet, gentle soul. I'm glad I got lucky enough to meet him.

Ask around. I go to a positive reinforcement training facility and many of the teachers there have had sighthounds.

Don't go by that. He may have just lost muscle, but could still be a healthy weight. Go by how he looks.

That sounds good, but a picture would help.

I agree with this. Of course things can change if there's a legit medical issue. If the pup needs more water, I would just start by adding water to its food and see if that works and go from there.

The trick is to not go in until they've done their business. The other night I had to do our normal walk twice because Bu wouldn't poop.

There is non alcoholic beer for dogs. I stick with just water.

I would make sure she gets more exercise throughout the day. Have your husband run with her every day at whatever time he can. Walk as much as time allows. An intense fetch session in the evening is good. A tired dog makes for a better nights sleep for all.