BatterseaBrindl

Any reason she has to be in the crate?? Have you tried leaving her out of the crate? How long have you had her?

So sorry for the loss of your boy. I know only too well the pain of saying goodbye to a faithful friend. Remember the good times....

So sorry for the loss of your friend. Sounds like she led a happy and long life. Hopefully Leia will find another hound to bond with.

If there is 'something' embedded in there, soaking in epsom salts may help, but I'd be inclined to take him to the vet. They can freeze the area and get 'it' out quickly. And..just curious... Why does he get antibiotics one a month?

Sorry for the loss of Bella. Bet she has quite a story to tell her friends at the Bridge....

This. We've had multiple dogs for many years and this has been the potty habits they've all had.

Is he cold? Nixon will wake me up if he's a bit chilly. He's a wimp. We keep our house quite cool and he wears his fleecy jammies at night when we turn the heat right down even more.

So...to clarify... He behaved just fine for 1 montha and this agressive behavior ONLY started since he was neutered two weeks ago? THat sure is one heck of a coincidence.....

I am also curious as to where you live. Hot/cold? Wet/dry? Mud? Sand? Grass?

Me too... Yikes.

Never heard of flour! I have stuck the nail into a bar of soap...worked just fine.

Certainly sounds like 'something' neuro, and that is a possibilty, but I don't think she would recover from that quickly. If this happens again, I'd get her to the vet ASAP.

Sending from this side of the big pond. Remember the good times.....

So sorry for your loss. Remember the good times. Run free, Dewey.

Awwww...he looks like such a kind old soul! RIP Ed.

Hello Bikeman! I am so glad your daughter has recovered from her scare and that Chase will remain with your family. But, as ohers have said...kids will be kids. When my 5 yr old grandaughter did the exact same thing...and Ruby reacted exactly the same way as Chase.....I was only 5 feet away from them. Like you, we all learned a huge lesson. Edited to say that we have We need pictures of Chase!!

This dog sounds like wonderful fit for your family. And it seems to me that you know the reason that Chase barked at your daughter.... Yes...you return him and then you could foster... and foster ...and foster ....and never find a 'better' dog than this one. And of course... a few weeks is hardly any time at all in the 'settling in' period for newly retired Greyhounds. I'm sure more experienced people than me will chime in, but I think you just really need to make absolutely certain your children understand ...and follow...the 'rules' when it comes to dogs and their 'space'. These 'rules' do not just apply to Greyhounds. All dogs need their space. Greyhounds are unique in how they have been raised, but they are still 'dogs' and children need to follow the rules with any breed of dog. So, hopefully, your daughters have both learned a valuable lesson, but only you can decide what is best for your family. FWIW We have 2 grandkids, age 5 and 3, who have been around our dogs their entire lives and know the rules. Do not bother a dog when it is lying on its bed. Doesn't matter if it's one of the Greys or the GSD or the Pointer. Just leave the dogs alone when thy're laying down. But, our Grandaughter, the eldest, had this exact same thing happen to her about 2 weeks after we adopted Ruby. She was playing 'catch' with Ruby, but Ruby tired of the game and took the stuffie over to her bed. DG went over and tried to remove it from Ruby's mouth. Ruby barked...loudly...and jumped up, scaring the crap out of everyone. Lesson learned. Edited to say that Ruby has always allowed myself or DH to take anything from her at any time.

This sounds very positive!!

I have been mildly concerned about something happening when I'm at work, but these fights seem to almost always happen in the evening and I've never seen any evidence of them fighting when I'm not home. It's 8 or 9 hours and they'd probably be pretty unhappy muzzled or crated for that whole time, even though I come home in the middle of the day for a walk. I tried separating them with a dog gate during the day, but Major just bulldozes the gate (not to attack him, just she gets upset when she's alone.) I live in an apartment, and the current arrangement keeps them quiet during the day, and I'm reluctant to change it in such a way that would risk making them whine/bark. He does fight back a bit and has managed to nick her a few times, but he mostly just submits. Please, please either muzzle or crate these dogs when you're gone all day. What is better? Upset dogs and marked up-walls? Or a dead dog? I have seen, first-hand, the results of dog fights. It is not pretty.

My first thought was also GHOST! I live in a house that was built well over 100 years ago. We also are very rural and get mice, especially at this time of year when they're trying to get someplace warm. Neither of our Greyhounds hear the mice, but Bandit, our Pointer, was very good at letting us know we needed to set a trap. I also work in a century+ buiding.... and there are ghosts there.

So sorry for your loss. Your Callie sounds like a wonderful girl, who knew she was loved....

So sorry for your loss. Greta lived a very long life!

Run free, handsome boy.

Tripp will be FINE!! Sounds like he's already doing quite well. Just keep doing these short outings and he'll very quickly figure it out. Especially with the two other dogs there. Ruby was a bounce that had a 'bad' crate experience, and we did not set the crate up for her...she's been wonderful. We are now fostering a dog who was returned to our Group due to messing and barking in his crate. We did not even set up our crate for him when he arrived here Sunday morning, and he has been perfectly fine. The first time he was left unsupervised was Monday afternoon - barely 24 hours after he arrived. DH put a belly band on him and babygated him in the mud room with Nixon (Mr Calmness.) When I came home 3 hours later, all dogs had been sleeping peacefully...and the belly band was dry. We have not used it since. Some dogs just do not like the crate... Now..breathe.....

One of my horses developed small bone spurs in his hocks. These can be very painful. We have had very good results with HA/Steroid injections directly into the joint... about once a year works fine for him. What options did the vet give you? Can the spur be removed?