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I take breaks when he's asleep. Oh, this boy's a champion whiner, too. Several years ago on this forum, someone referred to it as "heening" and that is the perfect description. Heen heen heeeeeeeeeen. Grace. Sweep also used to chatter when I put her collar on.

Thanks for this. I wasn't comfortable with the thought of doing nothing. We're taking him next Tuesday morning for the Profender treatment.

I'll be interested to hear the replies, as Doolin (home ~2 months) has done this a couple of times to wooden furniture. He stops immediately when corrected and has no interest yet in Nylabones or the like. He did take off with the Furminator the other day when I was brushing him and gnawed on the rubber handle for a couple of minutes. My suspicion is just "weirdo greyhounds" but I'd love to hear what others think.

With bonus burp.

Of course...right after I get a picture of it.

Doolin would be a proctologist. That boy is the definition of velcro dog! Sweep would have been an orthodontist, of course.

Good choice, girls! (Punkin up front )

Yep, that's exactly the article he was looking at when we spoke. We talked for about 30 minutes, and he's been in practice for almost 40 years, so I couldn't trust him more. I'm inclined to go for it. Am I nervous? Absolutely. But yes, Doolin is still squeaky, does that nipping at his sides and butt thing, and has so-so poops. So it seems like the way to go. I am comforted by the fact that it's already approved for use in the EU. I'll keep you all posted!

What a relief! I can relate. In her last months, Sweep stood on her bed after a nap and a long, whitish string of goo was dangling from her belly. I thought, omg, what is that, did her soft tissue sarcoma burst? Does she have another issue I don't know about? Panic panic panic. On closer inspection, it was a piece of string cheese that she'd been lying on until it was nice and melty from her body heat.

I wasn't either! I should have specified that in my original post, but I have mush-brain from analysis paralysis.* *and possibly from my very cute 5:30AM alarm clock

Moxidectin is the active ingredient in Advantage Multi, the same as what's in the ProHeart injection he got in May. That's why their skepticism. Whomp whomp. We could do nothing and he said the hooks should die off in about two years.

No change in Doolin's squirm count. They are interested in trying Profender. Doolin would be their guinea pig. I asked the vet if he would do it for his own dog and he said yes. Because Doolin already had the ProHeart shot in May and has had two rounds of Drontal with no change, they're skeptical that any further rounds would do anything. (This is Grassmere, so they know their greyhounds.) I'm considering it. 99.7% effective is compelling. But a sample size of 17 is not. Decisions, decisions.

Lamb for dinner! Silly Annie. Punkin, we are so happy you're feeling moar better!

You're safe! He'll be statued in my front yard.

Who did it better?

Such a good song!

Fortunately, yes. No potty accidents in a couple of weeks now. However, he still cockadoodle-doolins between 5 and 6 a.m., so feel free to bring on your morning-themed songs a la "Morning Has Broken"!

Cara is lovely!

Awwww.

A couple of questions: Where exactly are you located? There are a few knowledgeable folks on the forum who might be able to recommend some good behaviorists, but they'll probably be primarily US-based and I suspect you're not by the "neighbour" and "behaviour" spellings. @NeylasMom@greysmom Is Finn food-motivated at all? Sophia Yin has some older but helpful YouTube videos about leash reactive dogs like this one and this one. I used the "look at me" command to train Sweep mostly out of her leash reactivity, but that girl would do just about anything for food, which helps a lot! Searching "leash reactive" or even "lunging" on the forum should yield some helpful posts. This is trainable—thank you for sticking with him!

Aww, that was Sweep. Never burned a calorie walking that girl!

Doolin Dilly Dally sounds much nicer than the Dammit Doolin.

Is it an ex of the bride or groom?

Gorgeous pack.

Just delete "and lie down" and you've got Doolin aka Dootunia. @Time4ANap