Greydawg

Hi! I know you and your dogs from Instagram!! (I am @greydawgz) Welcome to GT! BTW, your Tyra and my Alex could be related. They look like twins. Alex will be 8 in April. Edited to add... Oh yes! That's right. They ARE related! (same sire)

I am so sorry. Godspeed, Astro.

My heart breaks for you. Godspeed, Bella.

He's adorable! Welcome to GT.(Wow... You mastered photo-posting on your first post!)

She is gorgeous! Congratulations!

I am wondering if the green rug has the "smell of dog" on it from a previous four-legged occupant? If that rug was with you in your previous home, that will shoot this theory to pieces. If I am not attentive, my perfectly house-trained gentlemen will mark over some long-forgotten dog messes when visiting other homes with dogs that have had accidents. :-( There is a story in today's WSJ about dogs' keen sense of smell can detect diabetes in humans, so I am not sure that there is any cleaning product out there that neutralizes the odors so much that even a dog can't smell it.

I am so sorry for your loss. He was too young. Godspeed, Tucker.

Wishing for the best outcome for Lucky.

Deja vu for me... Years ago, I took my healthy 9 year old non-Grey Heidi in for her annual routine check-up. The vet gave me the same devastating news, outlining what to expect in the several years. How could that be! She was so full of life and love! I am sharing this with you because I want you to know the rest of the story... Congestive heart failure was what took her, but it didn't impede her lifestyle very much until near the end - and she lived to be 13 years old. I hope it was a misdiagnosis in his case. Sending you good thoughts. Keep us posted, ok?

My heart breaks for you... He's the same age as my boyz. I can't imagine your terrible pain. With great sympathy... RIP, Robin.

A very excited time! Congratulations! And welcome to GT!

Perhaps he is a little cold in his crate? Greyhound pajamas may help, if so. I only say this because we have our own 80-something pound bed-sprawler. He sleeps in his comfy donut bed near our bed most nights. But when it gets a little chilly in our room, he'll wake up and ask to come up in the bed in the wee hours of the morning. I usually accommodate him, though sometimes I don't and he goes back to his bed. When I allow him up, he starts out between us, curled up in a ball. In time, he gets warmer and starts stretching out. When DH and I wake up, we are aware that once again, we are all forming a capital "H" with you-know-who happily horizontal in our bed. (Sigh.) If he showed aggression in our bed, he would be disallowed to sleep with us. For your guy, I suggest allowing him to sleep in your room (not your bed) - cover him with a blanket or put PJs on him. Good luck. Hope you get some sound sleep tonight.

Congratulations on your new pups! So glad they got to stay together. I look forward to getting to know them through your future postings.

C.E.T. Veggie Dents! One per day, per dog.

A warm, sunny welcome from Florida!

Tough day. I am so sorry for your pain. {{{Hugs}}}

You are right...cancer s#cks. I am so very sorry. Hugs.

So bittersweet. Hugs.

Sarasota is not NYC, but we can have noisy "scary" traffic, fireworks, and thunder here that can make Alex pretty anxious. Our other dog, Heisman, is pretty bombproof and unaffected. In our case, we discovered that when we find ourselves in these kind of situations, Alex works through it pretty well as long as my husband is next to him. With just me, Alex can be a bag of nerves. (This crushes me, BTW.) I am not sure why, except that hubby doesn't baby him like I tend to do. He just doesn't really allow Alex's anxiety to heighten. It's a "come on!" and a tug of the leash. Alex falls in right next to him and he's fine. I have tried to mimmick his behavior with Alex, not baby him, be forceful/authoritative and I have mediocre results at best. It is frustrating and I can relate to what you are going through. When you figure it out, please let us know what you did. Good luck!

Someone on Greytalk recorded her dog's chatter and made it her text-message tone. Love that!

My Alex does this only when he is showing off for others. He gets full of bravado, looking like both the bull and the bull-fighter. I assume all that posturing is a wannabe dominance thing, like "don't mess with me, I am a tough guy. See! Now watch THIS. And THIS." If I see it coming, I can prevent the grass/dirt from flying. But if he gets a head-start, I can't make him stop. Sigh. Heisman has never displayed this behavior.

The Dreadful O is the diagnosis we all fear... I am so very sorry. Hugs to you, your family and Cooper.

Hmm, scary. Has she been able to eat/drink normally today? I hope it was a one-time quirky situation and that she will be fine soon. My boys will sometimes drink water then regurgitate it (yeah, thicker saliva-water) a half-minute later. No other similar symptoms though.

Update... Alex is doing okay, thank goodness. Stoic, of course, like most Greyhounds. We now think that Heisman may have jumped on him - maybe in the excitement of us coming home Thursday night - and clipped him with his nail. The vet didn't think it was a bite. We have him on an antibiotic (Cephalexin 500mg) for two weeks and a painkiller (Tramadol HCL 500mg) for several days. Here is a picture of Sir Goofyhead from this morning, when we were getting ready to leave the house. He was standing between us and the door to the garage, looking all cute and everything, petitioning us to go for a ride. (It worked by the way... how could we possibly resist? ) The wound site. The e-vet (who happened to work part-time at the local dog track) first wanted to use staples, but decided stitches would be best for his injury. He used local anesthesia and reported that Alex just stood through the stitching process. Here, he is resting with his bunny (the same toy he had when he was rescued from the county pound three years ago.) The night of the incident, there was this little tuft of hair and skin on the tile in the foyer. I have always heard that Greyhounds' skin tears easily. This is proof and it is amazing that this little "divot" turned into a much bigger wound. I am glad our instant reaction was to go to the ER that night. Thanks, everyone, for your input. I always learn so much from all of you!

Here's what we came home to tonight. Alex and Heisman greeted us at the door like the always do, as if nothing was wrong. Not sure what happened. There was a piece of Alex's skin and hair on the tile, smaller than the wound which is about 2" wide. This gash is on his back, just behind his right shoulder. We see no other signs of a problem. No blood on Heisman. (sorry if the picture is enormous, I tried to make it smaller but can't seem to master that function) DH just took Alex to the ER. Are we over-reacting? Any suggestions?