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I too am a big fan of sweet potatoes as a add-in. I've given it to several hounds and they all seem to do great with it. The yogurt seems to be only a temporary fix to mask a disagreement with their food. And one of mine hates it
, and the other would eat the whole container. 
They do like it as a popsicle though with peanut butter, banana and a chicken foot inside 
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Thank you for the video Jayne. And thank you all for the encouragement!!! I know I'm being over sensitive. :-) They come home to live with us tomorrow. Wish me luck that first time I muzzle them! :-)
Muzzling them will be the EASY part! It's when they both try to come in the bathroom to check on you that you'll have the MOST fun! Bye bye privacy!
Congrats, good luck and get your camera ready!
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I really wish I could stay home with them during the day. I would love a work from home job or a job that allows me to bring them with me. But I don't think a large law firm would be very welcoming to four legged clients...
It might be a better world if they did
BTW: I just saw pics of your kids! I haven't met them yet, but they sure are cute! And they're so lucky to have found you
I'm home a lot and my two have been together a year now without a problem, and we have brought in several fosters too. I am very careful when first introducing them to gauge their reactions about toys, space, food, etc. When I do leave them, I do not muzzle them - but it is for much shorter periods than you'll have to leave yours. Perhaps it would be wise for you to muzzle them for a while and see how things go.
All of my fence gates are padlocked - that might be something for you to consider too.
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Question... Turkey necks, organs or any other raw meats... For a dog that's never had them, should those be boiled or is it ok to give raw?
Raw is the way to serve bones - I never serve them cooked bones. Turkey necks can vary in size from 6 - 14" so you may want to start with a smaller, maybe 6" piece. I usually feed them frozen - they are easier to cut with a hacksaw then too. Plus on a hot Arizona day they serve as meat popsicles
I do the same with chicken backs, necks, feet.If I feed organs raw and they scoff, but if I grill or cook them they are quite usually satisfied .
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The batch I made today included chicken breasts, sweet potatoes,white potatoes, brown rice, broccoli, eggs, water. I mix this with the kibble along with maybe some cream cheese chunks, peanut butter, cottage cheese or yogurt. The batches vary each time I go shopping
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No difference noticed here.
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Some react to the sound of a squeaker but most seem to react to the movement. Toss one past/over/above him and see what happens. Maybe a lure pole would entice him?
Or maybe he just needs another houndie to play with or chase
They are so used to being with other greys for company that most of them seem to enjoy being around them best. The only time mine chase me is if I pretend to be sneaking around. Perhaps you could find other greys in your area for him to have a playdate with? Or maybe one day you could foster a hound for a bit ... it might help with the sadness that you both must be feeling. Grieving is tough on everyone in the household. So very sorry to hear of your loss. -
I've been using 50/50 Kirkland Lamb and Rice and the Iams green mini chunks kibbles and having the best results. I also do home cooking to mix in - this week was fresh pumpkin, sweet potato, potato, brown rice, broccoli, eggs, chicken breasts & hearts. Next week I'll make a new vat of goodies to freeze - whatever is on sale or ready in the gardens. For snacks I give hard boiled eggs, beef bones, frozen chicken necks,feet or backs, frozen turkey necks or kirkland cookies. I have been very happy with the "results"
My guys used to be on just Kirkland kibble but I can't always get to Costco so I started mixing with the Iams. They seem very happy to eat it and I'm pleased at how easy it is to clean up the yard.
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I also use a coupler to walk my two.
When I bring in a foster, I put the new dog on the coupler with one of my veterans and they pick up on cues from him/her. I too use a short leash as I've found that though they may think they know where to go, I'm the only one that really does so I don't allow them to walk ahead of me generally. After just a short bit I discover that all 3 are comfortably tagging along next to or behind me. I'm also out for the exercise and fresh air so we don't often stop to sniff pee mail, but when someone has their eyes crossed I do allow them do their thing -
I have been mixing the Kirkland Lamb and Rice with the Iams for about a year and it's working just fine. We also feed some raw and I cook for mine as well.
So happy to hear that you've found what works for your hound! This will be a huge relief for both of you.
Guess who's poop was solid today for the first time since I brought him home? Looks like the Iams was a good decision! I'll have to get a big bag and send the Kirkland home with my folks I guess. Does anybody mix Kirkland and Iams with positive results?
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Another vote for Iams mini chunks green bag here. We mix with Costco lamb/rice and get great results
But Petsmart might be the last place I'd go to buy food - too overpriced here. Lot's of people seem to like the Iams' Green Bag. I've never used it, mine don't like Iams for some reason, but I get the impression it is reasonably priced. You can probably get a smaller bag at first to try. I was going to suggest Kirkland, but I understand not wanting to buy the huge bag without knowing if it will work.
(Please, no Beneful!! there's crap and then there is Crap
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Thinking of you today and hoping for a turn around...
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Once you've seen a pack attack or a "competitive nip" from a roommate brother ( http://forum.greytal...s/page__st__280 page 15), you'll understand. Or If your happy, playful greyhound accidentally runs over a smaller dog and injures or kills it ... they'll be no going back then.
It can be a life altering experience seeing something like that and it simply is not worth it. Greys can become badly injured SO easily.
Before we had an official dog park here, many of us used a field that the little league used in the evenings. They HATED having dogs in the field because invariably, some jerk would not clean up after their dogs and the kids would step in it. If it were my kids, I would have been pissed too. But they even went so far to wait till we had dogs running and playing and then they would OPEN the big equipment gates and never warn us. I guess in hopes that they'd get loose.
You could do what some of us did and raise money to build a dog park with 3 sections - large dog, small dog and a training area. That way our hounds can run and play with just each other ---- SAFELY.
Good luck and stay safe
Why do people feel negatively about dog parks? I've been taking my grey to the nearby dog park for over a year and we've only had one bad incident... another dog started humping Licorice, wouldn't stop, Licorice got agitated and we left.
I've seriously never had a problem though. I've heard a couple stories about aggressive dogs being at parks, but so far I have never encountered that. *fingers crossed*
One thing that irritates me A LOT is the fact that I live in a city of 500,000+ people and there are 3 dog parks. 1 isn't even properly fenced in. We used to take Licorice to a nearby fenced in school yard but it was locked when we last went. There are hardly any places to take a dog safely in this city! It's horrible!
We have found parks that have been huge and perfect for him to run in, but like someone said earlier, people tend to report dogs running off leash. Why does it even matter if no other people are there???
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I have a gravel yard and mine don't like it either, so I got some 12" concrete stepping stones to make a walkway for them. Sometimes it's a raceway too
Congrats on your new baby! So glad you found Greytalk as a resource - you'll learn soooo much and get such greyt help here!
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Wow-score! I now officially have chicken feet envy!
Food Lion here sells Chicken Feet and Turkey Necks. Yesterday I was at a Farmer's Market and there was a lady selling chicken and other meats. I asked her if she had chicken feet and SHE DID! I couldnt believe it. She sold me a huge bag of feet for $2.00!!!! They came off the chickens at her farm. I was so excited(doesnt take much for me anymore) and I told her I would be back every week. I feel like I should give her at least a $5 next time.
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If I had it to do over differently ( oh, if only I did ), I wish I'd had the knowledge to contact OSU for a second consult as Batmom recommends.
Please know that you and Jax will be in my thoughts.
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Thanks so much for posting this! I will try these out tomorrow
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If I feed leg thawed leg quarters my girl usually won't eat them, so I simply sear the skin on the grill for a minute while they are frozen solid. Then it disappears quickly
Many experienced raw feeders here that will have good suggestions for you.
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My heart girl Lima, had a stroke at home and died in my arms at the tender age of 7. The following summer, Chip died in my arms at the vet, at the very tender age of 4.
Leah is now 7 and fit as a fiddle, Jimmie will be 3 tomorrow and I hope to have many more years with each of them.
I had one dog euthanized at home and found it to be the best solution for her. Others have passed naturally, here at home with me. Having a vet that I know and trust that is willing to come to my home when there is a need is very important. Some dogs need the peace and comfort of being in their own home.
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I've had the best luck with mixing Costco lamb and rice and Iams Mini chunks for kibble. I also cook sweet potatoes and some meat, assorted veggies, brown rice and eggs to top the kibble. The veggies may vary, the meats vary but I always add the sweet potatoes and it has worked well for any hound that has been here.
I may not be an expert, but I know the sweet potatoes work well. I'd chop one up with maybe a handful of hamburger, boil it and see what happens.
Best of luck to you and Bo
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Perhaps you could foster a dog until you can adopt?
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Beautiful photos! I love those of him running on the beach and wish we had that option! He and his girlfriend look as if they are having just the best time together
Oh that last one...the ets, the rolled back eyes...precious! What a lucky & very handsome boy he is 
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Leah, who runs for the hills if I drop a fork
at home, drops to the floor for a nap If I dally too long in Home Depot 
Oh wow......Leah can go in Home Depot with you?
You bet! We regularly take our hounds in there! Every store we've ever visited (Utah, AZ, Calif., NM) has been gracious about us being allowed to come in, but we are intensely aware of the need to be well mannered and to ALWAYS leave a good impression. We make a point of taking the fosters in there to socialize them, sometimes we even hand out a few cards.
We've taken as many as 5 at once and we've NEVER been asked to make them stop yapping or to settle down. 
Like I said, usually Leah is napping by the time I finish talking or shopping 
I really do need to get some pictures probably - they're on a coupler and sometimes Jimmie just drags her along behind us till I notice
, and the other would eat the whole container. 
They do like it as a popsicle though with peanut butter, banana and a chicken foot inside 
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Oh that last one...the ets, the rolled back eyes...precious! What a lucky & very handsome boy he is 
at home, drops to the floor for a nap If I dally too long in Home Depot 
Shiny Floor Fear...
in Training and Behavior discussion
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Leah has been afraid of hard floors since I got her 5 years ago. She refuses to go through my kitchen with no throw rugs, but will cruise right through Home Depot or Office Max! But NEVER my kitchen. Goofy girl
She does like you said - use her tippy toes and go stiff legged. She seems to respond to me when I'm confident and a bit insistent about her trying, but if I stop coaxing her, she'll cave in and give up. Throw rugs are our friends 
Perhaps if you could get a chair and sit with her in the locations that she's afraid of, toss a bed down for her and see if she'll trust your judgement that it's a safe place? Good luck, it's a challenge, but Leah has mostly gotten better with time. Hopefully your boy will too. Oh, there are those slip on rubber booties that I can't think of the name of. They might help too.