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To be honest, it sounds like they're doing very well. I do understand the need for a 2 1/2 year old puppy to run off some energy. You said she has a toe injury. As soon as that's well, I'd take her outside (it sounds like you have a yard) and bring a stuffy or two and throw them and just let her run herself ragged. That's what I do with Bandita. She has to get out there and run off the excess energy or she's driving my older dogs, and I mean much older like 10 to 12 year olds crazy. I just brought her in from doing zoomies in the yard and she's sacked out now taking a nap.
I would take off the muzzles and see what happens. If Joe is giving warning growls and you hear him and intervene, chances are nothing is going to happen. I have two that still after all these years give warning growls to anyone getting close to the bed they're sleeping on during the day. The other dogs have learned to listen and go away.
If she listens to Joe's warnings then you probably don't have a problem. If she continues to pester him then I'd take her out to play and she'll come in nice and tired.
She totally ignores a mild growl. She's dense. Big growl, snarl. lunge, air snap had her sailing onto the bed and into DH's arms the other night. Joe's never (that we've seen) made contact with her, but I'd hate to take the muzzles off too soon and have one or both of them get hurt!
Her toe injury is a webbing tear that she came with, and that the kennel hadn't noticed. She'd licked it pretty raw, but it was improving, then tore more when she got the kitty. Post-catfight antibiotics are probably helping a good bit. She also had some stitches in one ankle, which I removed last week. That ankle is pretty "lumpy", so I'm thinking it's the career-ending injury. Dunno for sure. She's a bit gimpy after the cat incident, Deramaxx fixes it.
I'm glad that this all sounds ok to you! She's a really neat dog.
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I need advice on helping our 5 year old, spoiled rotten boy adjust to having a pushy 2 1/2 year old "sister" around. He's overall pretty tolerant, i.e. she pushes him away from the water bowl, noses her way in when he's getting petting, and sometimes steps on him, and he generally rolls with it. There's some growling when walks over when he's on the sofa with us, and sometimes when he's in his bed. I know that's all normal -- but I'd really like to be able to get the muzzles off them, especially since they both like to rub the darned things on my rear end when they're trying to get rid of them! She's a puppy, she's a pain in the neck, and he's not real pleased at the little pest. But my big guy isn't happy, and growled at ME last night when I got on the floor to pet him. (Not in pain, was awake, has never had space issues with people.)
On the other hand, he was bored and whiny, and paced around at night before she came home, and that behavior has totally stopped! They do want to play outside together, and I think a long run would help. His knees are much better, and once her toe injury heals up and she's all better from the run-in with the cat this past week I'll take them somewhere they can get the crazies out!
Other than being a puppy, Brees/Sweetheart (I hate the name my DH picked!) is a really neat dog! No potty training accidents, learned the stairs pretty quickly, very sweet and friendly, fun to play with, cute as heck, and BARKS at the doorbell. She crates nicely, isn't overly destructive, and hasn't yet learned to counter-surf. She'll be a great dog for our lifestyle, and is nice and intimidating for our sketchy neighborhood!
So far, the dogs are being walked together when we can, but separately as needed. DH has the flu, so they won't be walked together for a bit. I'm not comfortable taking them out at the same time by myself yet; she pulls and tangles the leashes! (We're going to practice one person walking two dogs when he's better, but we'll both go in case they're unmanageable). First thing every morning, after she potties and before I have coffee, she gets a good long stuffy toss session. She's exhausted when we're done. Puppy breakfast. (Joe won't eat kibble in the morning) Back outside, then in the crate while I shower. She gets some more time out of the crate while DH gets ready for work; he leaves at 9, then it's back in the box till noon when I come home for lunch and more stuffy toss! I get home at 5ish; potty time and walkies. (Her walks are pretty short. Her pads are still soft.) Dinner for people and dogs (Thank you Trader Joe's!). She paces around, wants to go upstairs, pesters Joe, etc. while we watch TV. More stuffy toss about 1 1/2 hours after dinner; by now DH and Joe are in DH's office having guy time.
Another potty run. (Have to add, she LOVES to be outside. If the neighborhood wasn't skeevy, I'd be able to leave her out there for hours. She'll be great to garden with this summer -- Joe thinks he's too good to lay in the grass!) Then DH and I swap dogs, Joe and I go to bed, and little girl gets a pig ear and hangs out with Daddy, who usually puts her to bed around midnight. We'll pretend he takes her out to potty first!So, what can I do to make Joe happier with the new one, or happier in general? And, probably more important, how do I tire out a puppy who really houldn't run much? Or are we just stuck till she grows up a bit more and both dogs are more physically sound?
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Joe had an impossible to figure out, tests showed nothing UTI last winter. 2+ weeks of two different antibiotics fixed him -- and I learned that if he wakes me up, he's gotta go. Like, RIGHT NOW! I'd try antibiotics just in case (even if the vet can't find a problem). Or the dog could just be trying to get attention; they're smart critters!
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Parents spend one on one "quality time" with children, why not with dogs? IMHO -- it's fine to take one without the other. But to appease the BF, maybe bring back a burger for the Sheltie sometimes.
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Just be a bit more careful than you normally would; maybe muzzle him while you ice in case you move him in a way that hurts. When you go to the vet, get painkillers/anti-inflammitories -- enough that you have some on hand for next time, because next time will happen. Good that you're planning a vet trip; it's always around the holidays that these things happen!
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He's walking, eating, etc....but now he is panting in his crate. What is this a sign of? Vet said given what we said, he wasn't worried and we should be fine to wait until Monday unless he seemed distressed. Um, as first time dog owners....what does distress look like?
If he doesn't usually pant in the crate and he isn't hot, then, yes, the panting likely means distress. Look for redness, etc., and check him for thorns again You can ice the swollen parts like you would on a person, just make sure to wrap the bag/ice pack very well.
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I'm the techie of the BikeFamily... I need five more posts, well, four, with this one LOL before I can post to the gallery, HOWEVER, I did create a signature banner. Here is our Chasey Wasey Woo Woo, as the girls call him
The siggie is great! You can upload pics to photobucket, then copy the image code into your posts. It's so easy, even I can do it! More pictures!
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I believe the blog Riverhound referred to is Jen Bachelor's Never Say Never Greyhounds. http://neversaynevergreyhounds.blogspot.com/ Here are her Sit suggestions: http://neversaynevergreyhounds.blogspot.com/2009/08/greyhound-sits-101.html
That's the one! Joe was really easy to teach "down" with the methods in that blog (10 minutes). "Sit" was almost as easy. The "hug and fold" method made him stiffen up; he didn't like it at all! The new girlie does a natural sit, and doesn't resist when I fold her up/lay her down/pick her up, so I may use "hug and fold" with her when it's time to train. (Or she might learn from watching Joe.) She needs basic manners and some words (outside, house, upstairs, downstairs, and especially -- no!) before I'll bother much with tricks, though.
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We brought home a "sister" for Joe on Monday (still no name, sorry!). We're doing muzzles all the time when they're together, not letting her on the sofa, crating her at night, not feeding together, etc. Joe's getting plenty of "alone time" with Mom and Dad, and we're trying to keep his routine pretty much the same (except that I'm off this week, so it's more the weekend routine than the weekday routine). I think they're both being pretty good -- but there's been some fussiness and I'm wondering how to handle it. Here's some examples:
Joe was on the sofa, she stuffed her face in his face, he growled. Makes sense to me! I wouldn't want her face in my face while I was trying to take a nap in my favorite spot. We made "Ah, Ah" noises, and moved her away.
She walked past him while he was on his his bed -- little rumble from Joe. I scolded more harshly. She wasn't doing anything wrong that time, and I think she should be allowed to walk past nicely.
I didn't see this one. He stepped on her, she barked and snapped. DH used VOG, both dogs settled down quickly. DH guided Joe past her to where he wanted to be. (I think that was a good lesson for Joe.)
I was in the kitchen, dogs were in the living room (house is straight-through, so you can mostly see the living room from the kitchen). I heard big noises, and yelled "Cut it out!" They did. Dunno who did what that time, just wanted it to stop.
Now, it's only been a few days, and mostly they just sleep. Joe looks happy to see her when we get up; wagging tail and perky ears. They do fine on leash together; can sniff the same thing, walk under each other, push each other out of the way, etc. In fact, If they're both standing up everything seems fine. Joe bounced around in the yard and wanted to play with her yesterday evening. I think she would've gone for it if I'd let them. (She has a foot problem, and his knees are wonky. No zoomies for either one right now!) Probably a good run together would help sort things out, and at the very least they'd be tired!
So, when should I correct the growling? They need to be able to "talk" to each other, right? How do I draw the line between an acceptable warning and just being a butthead? How firm/loud do I need to be? I don't think either dog is being unreasonable. Joe's used to being an "only", and she's a curious young'un who has no concept of his space (except that she has never tried to lay in his bed).
Thanks!
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If you suspect the webbing is split the epsom salt soaks are a great idea. If infections seems possible you can add enough Betadine (or generic 10% povidone idodine) to turn the water the color of tea & then add in the epsom salt. (Because for some reason the epsom salt starts to remove the color from the iodine.) After that try to dry the foot, especially between the toes, as much as possible. On two occasions involving damage to webbing I've had two different vets tell me not to use products that keep the area between the toes moist. One gave me a powdered anti-b & the other suggested the above. Each dog & situation is different so I'm not trying to say what you are doing is wrong. Just sharing what was suggested for our situations.
Also, webbing seems to heal best if exercise is restricted. Leash walking for weeks was the only way I got my girl's webbing to heal. (The other webbing incident was a Lab with a small skin nick.) It was only partially split initially. Someone else decided that since V was limping so badly it was safe to have her off leash since clearly she couldn't run. V saw a bunny & took off resulting in the webbing splitting the rest of the way.
I can try leaving off the goop and will get the betadine. It looks like she's had this for a while, so I'm not rushing to the vet. I think the webbing is pretty much gone, and I need to get the sides of the toes to heal where she'd been licking them. She's good about a sock, and I should probably get some of those plastic booties. So I get to have two frustrated dogs with pent-up energy. Joy.
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We got Joe in August a year ago and I tried training him soon after, but it was just too much. After Thanksgiving that year I tried again, and he was pretty quick to understand. "Down" was much easier than "sit", and someone will surely point you to an awesome blog that shows just how to do it. Once they learn one thing, the rest comes much more quickly -- their brains just need to turn on!
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Ooooh, he's handsome! Welcome!
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awww, have you posted pictures?
This thread:
These are cell phone pics; my camera and computer aren't playing nicely right now. She has the prettiest eyes and just wants to be petted all the time. The first two days she was a stuffy maniac, but she's settling in and being a proper greyhound now! She has a tiny bit of SA, which I'm using to my advantage.
She's been really afraid of walking upstairs, but when I stayed up there for awhile earlier she decided that going upstairs was better than being alone. No problems when she was crated (Joe in the room and music on) and I left for a few hours. She's a very chilled-out dog. -
Easy-peasey, all done! The worst part was having my nose aimed toward the gassy end of the dog! She's so calm; I almost think she enjoyed the attention.
Btw, the muzzle was already on because she and Joe are still cranking at each other once in a while. And now she's dreaming. God, she's cute! -
I just found some old stitches on new New-Girlie-Without-A-Name's ankle (rear). The kennel didn't mention them, so they could easily have been there for months. (They're clear, greenish plastic, and not at all noticeable.) Can I take them out myself? Clean the area with some alcohol, clip under the knot and pull steadily? Or since they're probably old, should we do a vet visit to get them out? She doesn't seem at all bothered by them, and the area isn't irritated at all.
She's also got some kind of problem between two front toes. Maybe webbing that split(?). I'm doing Epson salt soaks and antibiotic goop on that right now, but if it doesn't improve/gets worse we'll being going to the vet and stitches could come out then.
I'd really wanted to wait for a vet trip till after she's insured and past the 30-day mark. Dogs know how to spend money, don't they?!?
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Joe usually gets some of whatever we're eating, as appropriate, and in moderation. Nothing if he's being a pain! Missy-Nameless-New-Dog gets kibble, and a biscuit once a day. No treats or people food till she learns manners. As long as they eat their food and aren't in your face when you're eating, I see no problem with spoiling dogs. This doesn't apply if their tummies can't handle it, though!
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He seems fine today. Had a nice poo this morning. About how many hours does it take for stuff to pass through them?
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I found the bulb-y part of the squeaker, so it's just the plug part that's missing now. And Joe's daddy is giving him a foot massage, so he's happy with the trouble he caused! I'll be watching the Joe's output for a couple days, but I think he's fine, and I freaked out for no good reason. (Shocking, right?
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Sorry. Really I am. I couldn't resist.
It was funny, and stopped me from having a spaz attack -- you did good!
See - if you had given him some treats the poor boy wouldn't have to eat squeakers.....
Feel better Joe.
I wouldn't sweat it unless he seems to have problems. We heard that same crunch, crunch,crunch when Rocket got his first (and only) Screaming Monkey.
The dog gets plenty of treats. I think he was bored and wanted to watch Mommy spin around in circles and flap her hands.
He's all comfy on the sofa now! -
Ok. I'll try not to freak out. Thank you all!
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Joe gets stinky farts with bully sticks, but I give him one sometimes. They make him tired, which helps my sanity!
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Joe was playing with a toy, and the noises went from squeak, squeak, squeak to crunch, squeak, crunch REAL QUICK. I stuffed my hand in his mouth, but nothing was in there. He tore a toy (quietly, damn him!) and I can't find the squeaker on the floor. Just gave him bread. What next?
Another potty run. (Have to add, she LOVES to be outside. If the neighborhood wasn't skeevy, I'd be able to leave her out there for hours. She'll be great to garden with this summer -- Joe thinks he's too good to lay in the grass!) Then DH and I swap dogs, Joe and I go to bed, and little girl gets a pig ear and hangs out with Daddy, who usually puts her to bed around midnight. We'll pretend he takes her out to potty first!
She's been really afraid of walking upstairs, but when I stayed up there for awhile earlier she decided that going upstairs was better than being alone. No problems when she was crated (Joe in the room and music on) and I left for a few hours. She's a very chilled-out dog.
Btw, the muzzle was already on because she and Joe are still cranking at each other once in a while. And now she's dreaming. God, she's cute!
Any Other Fruit Dogs Out There?
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Joe LOVES peaches! He'll start running through all his tricks the second he sees one. Strawberries get carefully nosed out of his food bowl. Silly boy! No idea if Brees likes fruit yet. We're still working on keeping her nose away from our plates!