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THe collar is fitted tight, and it is a narrow one. He is just VERY strong. I went out and bought a gentle leader easy walk harness......I hope to high heaven it helps. I have a double loop leash that has a loop low by the d-ring, and he still dragged me to the ground. Believe me, I'm not exaggerating! I have done the "no pull" etc, but the squirells are too enticing, and believe it or not he is cat tolerant of our cat! ha ha To testify that it does indeed work, all of my dogs were taught not to pull using this technique. Eventually I was able to do this... The picture is a few years old, but that's about 125lbs of human and 270 lbs of dog. On rollerblades. This is getting long-winded so I'll wrap this up, but please remember that no tool or technique you use is worth anything unless you can use it correctly; the timing has to be precise or the dog won't learn anything.

I'm an RN. Soften with peroxide, wigglw it with tweezers, then cut just above the knot, pull knot with tweezers, should come right out.

We got Max (87#) 1 week ago. Until today, I have always walked him in the neighborhood, and he does lunge at squirrels, pulling me with him. A firm uh-uh usually stops him. Today I walked him at a wide open park with a path. He lunged aftwr every squirrel. It was so bad my knee and back are injured (i am only 125#) and I am afraid to walk him. He even knocked me to the ground at one point. I'm lucky he didn't escape.....although then I wouldn't be injured.......any harness out there that is safe for gh? Help!!!

Thanks so much for putting my nerves at ease!!!!! Would you believe he asked to go outside before he threw up both times? He is so polite!

We just got Max 1 week ago and he has had some loose stools, which I'm not really worried about b/c he's new to us. Today, though, he has vomited twice an eaten it before I could get him to stop. Any ideas? He has had 2 small milkbone treats this morning, but he has had those before without a problem......

That is a very moving story. THanks for sharing! -Kathy

Went to kennel Saturday. We chose a dog (or rather, he chose us). He is 80#!!!! I'm assuming he may even get bigger, since he is recently off the track in September. He is a big bundle of sweet. Can't wait to get him (foster lady has to deliver him to us) Don't know how to post a picture here.....

Very excited here. Took hounds and kids class. Have apppointment at kennel to choose hound on Saturday!!!!

I was reading the nutritional info listed, and I have a rather dumb question. How many (40lb.)bags of food does one greyhound typically eat in a month? Thanks! (Trying to budget for new hound)

Once again, thanks so much to all of you for encouragement and advice. Bruciedad, that is encouraging to hear your family of cats and kids transitioned well with the greyhounds. Another piece of advice I need is that I would like to build a dog run (mainly for potty purposes) because we have 1 acre that is too expensive to fence. I plan on walking the dog a few times a day (I do that anyway by myself!), but would like to have a safe potty area. Any advice? Anyone build your own? Thanks, Kathy

Thanks to you all. Fortunately, my kids already know not to bother dogs when eating b/c my mom has a dog that we are around 1-2x/wk, but they definitely need to learn not to bother him/her when sleeping/resting/chewing toys, etc. I agree that the class should be great, esp for them to hear these things from another adult. Thanks for the great advice! I will post a picture of our hound when we get him/her. It will be at least a few weeks, as we have the class in 2 weeks, then they will match us with a dog and probably foster him/her with a family with cats and kids first. I like that the agency people seem to try to do whatever they can to help this transition be easier for the dog and for us! -Kathy Thanks, I got the book today and will read it before our class. I appreciate the advice! -Kathy

Hi, I'm Kathy. I have a husband, a 6 1/2 yr old boy (human heh heh) and a 3 year old girl. We rescued a cat 10 years ago that doesn't mind dogs. The agency I am working with is ok adopting to families with kids, but we are required to take a 2 hr class with our kids. I think that sounds like a great idea. Any other advice out there? My husband was never allowed pets growing up, so is understandably cautious, and I haven't had a dog since I was 4, but have always loved them and as long as I can remember, I have admired greyhounds. Thanks!