Feisty49

Do you walk her 3 times a day without additional going outside for a P&P? In this weather, my girl is lucky if she gets more than one walk a day. She suffers when it's humid, even if the temp is only 50 degrees. She is taken out several other times a day in the backyard to P&P and just sniff around. My advice about Moon insisting on the times she wants to walk is: She's a dog. You're a human. If you had a child, would you let the child dictate to you the times she ate meals and when she went to bed? If you want to walk later, do it. Perhaps try making each walk a bit later by half an hour every couple of days so it's not a big shock. Your girl will adjust.

What was said above but emphasizing doing it a few times in a row, several times a day if necessary, regardless of the need to go outside for a walk or P&P. My girl hated stairs. She spent the first 6 months post adoption sleeping alone downstairs because she wouldn't do the stairs to the second floor. One night she decided she hated being alone and whined at the bottom of the stairs. That night I slept downstairs with her, but I don't give up my bed for sleeping, not even for my much-loved Annie. The next day with total confidence (they sense any hesitation or insecurity on the part of their human) I did the foot/foot, foot/foot, push the butt, standing right behind her. We did it 4 times, up and down, one right after the other, with treats at top and bottom (Annie's not food motivated so that had nothing to do with her success). The 5th time I started up she took off on her own and has been fine ever since. It's difficult -- very difficult -- to be totally secure and confident in the beginning -- I know I wasn't -- but it is necessary. If I can give additional advice it is remember your boy is a dog and you are a human. Use your common sense, and be assured that if you want it to happen, it will. BTW, what is his name and where is his picture? :--)

I think you've answered your own question. Short of being able to read his mind, everything points to the accident on the slippery floor in Petco. He'll get over it in time.

This. The same with Annie. When we walk back in the woods she looks at a downed tree limb as if it's a mountain and seeks ways to walk around it. I'm closing on my new house soon and will be having a 4' fence installed. It means I can never foster any of the Galgos my group sometimes get but they are usually promised to a family before leaving Spain anyway.

You may be pleasantly surprised at how well behaved he is. Even without the prison program, Greyhounds are pretty laid back. As with any breed of dog, though, each hound is different. Some Greys like to surf counters; some don't. Some like to check out the garbage can; some don't. Some like to get on furniture, including beds; some can't be bothered. Some love their crates; some hate 'em. Some will roach a lot; others never ever roach. Some love their stuffies; others barely look at them. Some walk nicely on a leash; others are terrible. My girl? She doesn't do furniture, go into garbage, counter surf, bark, roach, and very very seldom plays with her stuffies. She walks great on her leash. Comes when I call her (99% of the time). Lays down when I tell her (90% of the time). She hasn't learned how to sit and I don't care so don't push it. Each one has its own personality and no Greyhound will be better than your boy. You will fall in love with him and wonder how you managed without him in your life. Good luck! P.S. There are some dogs who don't do well alone while their parents are at work or school. If this is the case with Talos, you'll have to do separation training. In my opinion, that can be the most bothersome thing, but I could be wrong. Annie didn't have it and I'm always grateful when I read about others having the problem.

I'm convinced that bed size (almost) doesn't matter to Greyhounds. It's very seldom Annie Bananie Whisker Face doesn't have some part of her body hanging off her bed on the floor. It's usually her head with her neck at that weird angle that I know would give me aches and pains for days. So what kind of expensive bed did ya get?

I'm envious of people who have dogs that they trust enough to let off leash in appropriate areas. Nobody can walk in your shoes with your dogs and know what you know about them. If I tried off leash with Annie I'd not be concerned about her prey drive or generally running off *unless* we ran into people. She loves people, and I know that she'd take off with tail flying to greet someone because she thinks everybody wants to love on her.

I too have Healthy Paws. They will require every piece of paper relating to vet visits, and they will want hard copies with vet notes. You do know that they won't cover an existing event/condition. It's a nice company to work with. Reps on the phone are friendly. Emails are answered quickly. Good luck.

Annie is 65-66 pounds and goes three times a day 99% of the time. I can almost set a clock by her regularity. But if I'm not home for her late afternoon need to go poo, she holds it until I get there. I think you'll find that if our dogs have decent poos we don't care how often they go. As far as what kind of food and trying to avoid something like Iams in the Green Bag: The more you read this forum, the more you'll find that there are many many people who feed Iams in the Green Bag with no problems. You'll find many of us who don't buy into the idea that only high-end food is good enough. My advice is feed what works as far as a nice coat and good poo and fight the urge to get the very best possible because you'll drive yourself crazy.

Feed it and don't sweat the small stuff. IMO, this is small stuff. Seriously, if it were me, I'd buy another bag, smaller if that's what my budget can afford, and mix 'em.

One time of vomit? It wouldn't even cross my mind to worry.

I've had my girl almost 2 years and she's never had a skin injury requiring me or the vet to do anything. She did have a dew claw rip halfway out and because it was my first experience, I took her to the vet. Next time I'll handle it myself. I must admit that one of the reasons, if not the major reason, Annie has never had skin rip is because she doesn't run with other dogs. She doesn't run much at all; her choice. If we go somewhere she can run, she tends to sniff allll over the entire area and then come to me to go home. We do walk in the woods a lot so she gets minor scraps but they don't bleed.

It's just one of many Greyhound behaviors that you may eventually see and question. Annie eats her meals from her bowl but every treat given at home is taken to her bed to eat. Pretty much anything you see that seems unusual is normal for some Greyhounds at some times.

Beet pulp doesn't come in small packages, at least that I could find. I got it at a local country store and had to buy a 40# bag!!! It will last Annie years. Nice trick. Kinda like what a slice of American cheese does to Annie. I wonder if non-organic would work.

I wouldn't worry about it. I did the same with my Annie. She turned her nose up at at Green Iams after 6 months so I switched to TOTW, High Prairie flavor (and I always wonder if they do taste different). Her poos changed. They are formed but softer than when on Iams. It's also easier for her to eliminate. When on the Iams she sometimes had difficulty getting the stuff out because it was too firm. FYI: If I think her poos are too soft, I toss in a couple of tablespoons of beet pulp to a couple of meals or add cheese. Cheese binds her right up. My suggestion regarding this and other things Greyhound: Relax and don't worry so much. Seriously...if he had issues with his gastro area, there would be soft serve and diarrhea coming out, IMO. It took me a while to realize it, but Greyhounds don't break as often as we read on here because those of us who have healthy dogs don't have a reason to post, "My Dog Is Healthy."

I wouldn't let my dog have diarrhea for weeks on end. If it were my girl and she still had diarrhea after a week, I'd wean to something else. The foster people in my group don't even bother to wean. They just give their fosters the food provided without an introduction period. I switched Annie from Iams in Green Bag (because she stopped eating it) to TOTW in 3 days with no consequences.

Yes, continue brushing. If I don't brush Annie's teeth every day, by day #3, there may be a bit of blood on the toothbrush. It's like a human not brushing and flossing regularly. Eventually the gums will bleed, even without infection, whether human or dog.

My girl has always P&Pd on a leash, at least since my adopting her. The first-morning P&P, about 6 AM, she occasionally gets a bit picky as to where she's going to do #2. I have a lot of land and have always walked her "back there" to poo. On the mornings she didn't like "back there," she'd wander here and there (always on our property), sniffing, looking, deciding. One day I said, "Enough!" and stood in the same spot while she wandered in a circle around me. She finally realized that her choices were limited to the length of a 6-foot leash and squatted. I use this on the occasional morning when she is just too fussy for my pre-coffee state of mind and it always works. Ya gotta go? Here's your 6 feet. Use it.

Glad you stuck in new age ranges. I'm 63 (64 in 2 months) so can slide under the 66+, not that it matters. I was 62 when I adopted Annie Bananie Whisker Face.

Good advice here -- lots of it. My advice is that when her diarrhea clears up, reintroduce Iams in the Green Bag. Trust me -- and the dozens of others on here who swear by Iams in the Green Bag -- try it. What *may* be considered great/good food isn't worth anything if your dog has loose poo. Seriously...don't worry about food ratings and what's good or bad. You'll read all different opinions about food on this forum as well as from general Google research. You'll need to remember that they are opinions and what works for individual dogs. It's not gospel. The best food for your dog is the one that works. Don't get caught up in a high-end kibble just for the sake of the name. I reiterate: The best food your dog is what keeps her healthy and without soft-serve poos.

I too think his name is terrific and he is seriously handsome, but then I'm biased toward fawns.

Awesome!!

And most of us consider food a reward for good behavior so it could be confusing to him. I don't have a jumper but if I imagine my girl was a jumper, I know I would push her down and turn away... continually. Jumping dogs and face licking dogs irk me and it would be so unacceptable to me in my own dog that I know I would so almost anything to get rid of the behavior.

This.

Wow, he is super handsome!