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I adopted from Forever Home Greyhound Adoptions and yes, it's true. I had to agree to use one of the recommended vets. It didn't bother me at all once I was informed of the differences between "regular" dogs and sight hounds. I love the vet practice I picked and will probably move my cat there because I like them better than where I go now for her.
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Thank you for writing such lovely words about your Pretty Girl. She was pretty and she was so fortunate to have you for her family at the end of her life. Please accept my sympathy.
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I'm no expert, that's for sure, but in the heat and humidity we've had in Upstate New York this past summer, I know that a walk that lasts more than 20 minutes wipes Annie out, so 2 hours in a hot area sounds like a long time, even with rests.
I was actually disappointed with Annie's fatigue because I am a walker, but the couple of days we had recently where the temps stayed in the 60s and the humidity was low, Annie was good to go for twice as long without any panting at the end.
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Regarding Marvin responding to his name: Annie, after having had her name since May, often doesn't respond to it. Oh she knows it, alright, but if she's feeling stubborn, she will ignore anybody who uses it. I don't think a week is very long to learn a new name or be housebroken. This is so new to your boy. His mind is taking in all sorts of new smells, new sights, new people, new furniture, new "yes" and "no." Hang in...it will get better.
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Looks like my Annie. I just assumed it was normal because it's on both sides.
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Have you tried Googling using key words such as veterinarian in (insert city) expert in Greyhounds or calling a vet college (such as Cornell in New York State) asking for a recommendation? I can understand your concern. The group from whom I adopted Annie does not approve adoptions unless the adopter agrees to use one of the recommended vets (there were quite a few spread out in a wide geographic area so it was no problem for me).
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I'm so sorry about your loss. You'll "see" him for a long time. Crying is good. It's how a lot of us grieve.
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FYI: There may not be a med for your boy's idiopathic seizures. I have a niece (a real human
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I'm interested in all the suggestions. My Annie, who I adopted 7 weeks ago, does not like to go out after it gets dark. Her last pee/poop (P&P) is at our 6 PM walk and she goes 12 hours without a problem, though when I get up, she is letting me know she's gotta go!!
At first I thought I've got to get her out at 9 or 10 PM because it's a long time until morning. After struggling with her for the first week after adoption, I basically told myself, "Screw it," which is when I discovered she can go 12 hours.
It will be interesting to see what our dogs do as it gets darker earlier and earlier. Wonder if Annie can hold it for 14 hours?
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I love these discussions about P&P, especially P#2.
They confirm that a Greyhound's digestive tract is... uhm... unusual, to put it mildly, something of which I was unaware when I adopted my girl, Annie Bella, 8 weeks ago. Obviously I have since learned that pudding, mush, numerous times, firmer, fewer times, yada yada, appear to all be normal.Having said that, I did have her BM tested for worms and she had hook and tape. Ah ha! Give her medicine and she'll be fine. Yah, right. It didn't change anything. After a couple of weeks of the poo being more pudding than not, I called the vet who suggested chicken & rice for meals. That didn't help! A second call to the vet brought forth a 'script for Metronidazole and the suggestion to continue the chicken and rice until her intestines settled down. Within 24 hours, Annie had what I consider normal stools (well, normal for her) and she was pooing only twice a day! WOW.... I was practically doing a happy dance. "Normal" lasted for less than 24 hours, but then just now, she had "normal" again.
She's healthy, she's happy and she's maintaining her weight. Maybe all this worry isn't necessary??
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i tried a letting emily loose at a really well managed dog park a couple of time. she too just stood there, then.....off like a bat out of hell running a huge 1/2 circle loop w/ my young male neck-in-neck, and then she stopped dead in her tracks..... THE RACE WAS OVER!!! the run was as long as a short race, she stood there looked at me. after 168 races she did was she was trained to do.
LOL...this is exactly what my Annie did, only with no other dog in the park. When she realized she was no longer on leash, she took off and ran in a huge circle, then came to a dead stop so quickly I thought for sure her butt would go over her head. She then came to me, laid down and probably wondered who she was racing. LOL
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Sending good and positive thoughts to you all.
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Awww, wishing you and Baby Girl good news and good health soon!
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My Annie came to me having been crated in all her foster situations but she doesn't like the crate. Since I had been told that she'd probably want to be in her crate often because of its feeling of comfort for her, I was delighted she preferred being in the middle of things so stopped crating her. The only problem with that was occasionally I had to crate her but having all the freedom in the world reinforced her dislike of being crated.
Someone then told me to try the words used at the track: "Kennel up." The minute she heard those words, she went right in. Of course, she soon got stubborn (that *is* her middle name) even with that order and did all she could to avoid going into the crate because she knew it meant I was going out.
What I found works is crating her with the words "Kennel up," every couple of days, even if not necessary, and leaving the house for a few minutes (5 to 30 minutes). This keeps her in practice and also teaches her that crating doesn't always mean mom's gonna be away for hours on end (something I never do anyway).
She’s not happy. She whines as long as the car is still in the driveway, but I know for a fact, because I’ve walked back and listened, that as soon as I’m out the driveway, she stops fretting.
Cats: I’ve got one and was told Annie would be OK with it but as a rule of thumb, never ever leave them unrestricted and alone in the house together. Well, I do. It’s been 5 weeks since Annie came to live with me and both animals ignore each other. I may be testing fate, but I don’t think so, and there are dozens of places to where the cat can run that Annie can’t get into.
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Envious of those who have had success with sitting of your Greyhound. My Annie has such a pleasant, loving personality, that I am thinking of having her become a therapy dog. I'm finding, though, that as smart as she is is also as stubborn as she is. She is refusing to learn anything, other than heeling half the time.
I have had a dog trainer here to teach *me* how to teach her, but again, Annie is proving to be stubborn. The trainer's method of teaching to sit is to use a treat held up over the head until the effort of the dog raising her head makes her butt go down. Ha! Once Annie realized that she had to "perform" for her favorite treat, she lost interest and laid down on her bed. She passed up her favorite cheddar cheese bits to ignore me. My next attempt will be Kathleen Gilley's hold and scoop.
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I have had my grey Ember for about 6 months and am shocked at how quickly she learned. She learned "banana" and "cookie" right away, but I was nervous about teaching her to sit. Ember learned to sit on command quite by accident. She was getting ready to lay down on her bed and I stopped her and said "sit" and then gave her a treat right away. After a few practice rounds she got it and will now do it easily on command. But she will only sit on her bed or a carpeted area, otherwise her front legs slide out from under her.
(Out of topic: Just wanted to say I love the name Ember. It's my granddaughter's name also! LOL)
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Thanks for posting Kathleen Gilley's words about space and aggression. It is something that every adoption/foster organization should include with its information packet about Greyhound adoption.
I'm a newbie to having a Greyhound. I adopted my wonderful Annie Bella 5 weeks ago today. I read with great interest all the information offered on this topic, and it is pretty much what the adoption organization from whom I adopted told me. Fortunately, Annie has no aggression or space issues. She's very much into getting love, affection, petting, brushing and lots of attention. Her personality can be described as a bit shy and very calm and laid back, very affectionate and typical couch potato (on her LL Bean bed), with a healthy dose of stubbornness! (THAT can drive me nuts... LOL.) Nevertheless, after only 5 weeks, and even with her never having shown any aggression at all, I still treat her and her space with respect by never rushing up to her or her bed or getting too close when she's eating.
Good luck, and I hope whatever decision you make is good for your greyt Greyhound and your family.
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Greenville, Greene County, NY: Marla with Annie Bella
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My Annie, adopted July 14 this year, will do the 9 blue stone steps leading down/up from terrace to ground level and back, and the one step into the house, but will not do the 14 *wooden* stairs up to the 2nd floor, where the bedrooms are.
I did the paw/paw, push from behind, the first two nights of her living here. She shook like a leaf and I shook with fatigue!
Getting her down each morning was a nightmare with morning #2 resulting in both of us falling down the bottom 4 steps. Needless to say, I didn't do that any more and have given her lots of time to get over it.Since then, I have put carpet treads on the stairs, and got advice from the local Bark Buster dog trainer who came last week. Regarding the stairs, she said to put off breakfast for 2 hours, making Annie very hungry, and then put 2 or 3 pieces of food on each of the first 3 stairs. It got Annie used to approaching the stairs again because she wanted to eat! She could eat off the first 2 steps from the floor. When I put a few pieces on the 3rd and 4th steps, it required her to put her front paws on the bottom step. She had to be reassured it was fine and it took her a few times of walking around, but she finally did it. She then ate the rest of her breakfast from the bowl placed on the bottom stair. At each successive meal, which are to be given late, I will put a few pieces of food on one step higher, forcing her to put both paws on stairs...hopefully! This will take days but I was assured she will eventually go up (and down?) the stairs without being forced.
I suppose if I had another person here, I'd do the paw/paw, push again, but it was too much on my back alone.
Fortunately, or unfortunately because I'd like her to be upstairs, she is OK sleeping on her Bean bed in the TV room all alone.
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I've had my Annie Bella since July 14, not quite 4 weeks. She has pooped twice in the house because she was angry at something I did, both of which were when I left her in the house when I was outside talking to a neighbor. If she sees me, she wants to be part of the conversation. Luckily (knock on wood), I can go away for 3 to 4 hours, without crating, with no problem.
Some dogs just poo more than others and one break mid day may not be enough, and I honestly don't think 8+ hours with no chance to potty should be expected. I know I can't go 8 hours...
Annie poos & pees (P&P) first thing in the morning, about 6 AM. She then gets breakfast, and we go for our morning walk about 30 minutes later. She will also P&P then. She has another poo during our evening walk (after supper) with a couple of pees between morning walk and evening walk. Pretty much I give her an opportunity to do her thing every 4 hours after our morning walk. (I don't have a fenced-in yard so she's always leashed.)
Her stools have often been pudding-like so I am experimenting with different food. "Good" food is supposed to be better absorbed, thus producing fewer #2P, but the "good" food Annie was on is what was causing her soft stools (too much protein).
) who has them and there is nothing she can take because there is nothing wrong with the brain. They're brought on by stress, emotional issues, etc.
They confirm that a Greyhound's digestive tract is... uhm... unusual, to put it mildly, something of which I was unaware when I adopted my girl, Annie Bella, 8 weeks ago. Obviously I have since learned that pudding, mush, numerous times, firmer, fewer times, yada yada, appear to all be normal.
Getting her down each morning was a nightmare with morning #2 resulting in both of us falling down the bottom 4 steps. Needless to say, I didn't do that any more and have given her lots of time to get over it.
Not Sleeping Through The Night
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What everybody has said. LOL It's similar to putting a toddler to bed who doesn't want to go. He calls for water. He cries. He calls for momma or dadda. The best thing to do is ignore ignore ignore. Eventually the child falls asleep. So will your 4-footed baby.