NeedlenoseJake

I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but our boy had bad dandruff for months after we got him. I think it just takes awhile for their coat to be normal even when the hound is settled. We tried a ton of products, but my hunch is that the dandruff went away on its own after a few months.

As for lay down, we have tried and tried with no success. We're tried having him go under our legs, which I've read as a way to train greyhounds to lay down, but Jake just went around (he's really fast!) Today I started getting treats, putting them in my closed hands, and sitting in front of his bed. I waited him out, which was not easy because he was excited by the smell of the treat. He finally gave up and lay down. Immediate "yes" and treat. And again... he still hasn't totally got it but he's getting better after just two sessions. Use their natural laziness!

This is what I was going to suggest. Some smaller pet supply places might have them as well. We bought a $140 jumbo crate from Petco when we got Jake, and he spent about 2 days in it because he would whine all day (we set up a webcam because we're crazy). Once we gave him the run of the bedroom and eventually the house, he was and is just fine being alone while we're at work. Luckily they took the crate back!

So pretty! I love his little white chin and tuxedo toes. He has the bed fail down!

I can't say what to do in your particular situation, but I know that our boy, who was in a foster home for two weeks, has settled down considerably since we got him. He used to lunge towards smaller fluffy dogs on our walks, and now I think he gets that they are dogs because he doesn't do that. He is also very good at the dog park, but we are still always on guard because on his second visit he wanted to chase a tiny fluffy dog. Just realize that this is something you will have to watch, but mine did get better somewhat.

We're pretty new too, and the one piece of advice I'd give is that it's normal to feel like you don't know what to do. We didn't have a home visit and when we got Jake home he just stood in our kitchen looking at us and my husband and I were both like "what do we do now?" Just let him or her follow you around and go about your normal life, as Gryffenne said. Good luck!

Thanks! We mixed it with his current chicken and rice food, and he ate around the old food to get to the ND beef, so I guess that means he approves!

Does anyone use Nature's Domain Beef and Sweet Potato? We just bought a bag because I saw other people liked the Nature's Domain brand, but I haven't seen anything on here about the beef, only the turkey or salmon.

Thanks for all the replies. I think for now we will continue using vet wrap, but definitely check out the horse supply places. We may end up just letting him run and recover (thanks cleptogrey for easing my guilt about this) too. RICHandJUDE so sorry to hear about your beagle. That sounds painful, but she's lucky to have you now!

I am wondering if anyone has or knows of a product that is reusable and will protect Jake's legs (mainly his hocks) during runs. He loves to run at the dog park but he always tears up his hocks. We have been using vet wrap and that works okay, but I go through about a roll every time and that gets expensive! Any help is appreciated! Here's a photo, just for fun

Jake had dandruff pretty bad, but it didn't seem to itch. We started using Missing Link and then added coconut oil when that didn't seem to help. Now we are just using the coconut oil with his food. He loves it (refuses to eat until I put it on his food actually) and it seems to help. He now only has occasional dandruff.

Thanks everyone for the advice. We are definitely holding off on bones and new toys for awhile. I think he's such a good dog 99% of the time that I forget how new he is. Feeling more hopeful now.

We've had our greyhound for about a month and he's been great except for one problem- he has resource guarding issues. The first time we saw this was with a femur bone that we gave him. He growled when we tried to take it away and again when I just tried to pet him. He's done it a few times with toys, but only if they're new and it's mostly about bones. He has snapped at my fiance once (small scratch on the hand but the skin wasn't broken) and twice at me (hand and arm but no broken skin or damage). These episodes are very frustrating for everyone, and after reading here about trading up I know that we moved too fast with his training on this. He was doing well with toys, but I'm having trouble finding something between a toy and a bone as far as value. Also, if he growls and I step back and let him have the bone, isn't that reinforcing the idea that he can growl at us to get his way? I just bought the book "Mine" about this issue and plan to go through the steps. I am really just posting here to get support and see if anyone has a happy ending to their dog's resource guarding. Feeling frustrated I should point out that he doesn't have a problem at all with his normal food. We can take the bowl away and put it back down again while he's eating. He also doesn't seem to be space aggressive at all. It's just the high-value toys and treats that are the problem. I know I can just not give him bones, and that's the plan for now, but I want to be able to take anything away from him in case he ever gets into something he shouldn't. Thanks for reading.

We've only had our dog for a few weeks. The first time we tried to brush his teeth it was a failure and miserable for all of us. Over the past couple of weeks he's progressed from it taking both of us to hold him to just get a quick swipe to tolerating a full brushing. He still doesn't like it, but he doesn't run away and always looks for the treat at the end. I didn't know you just had to brush the outside- that's good to know because I was wondering how we were going to progress to the inside of his teeth!

I don't have any solutions, but we have the same problem with our brindle boy. We've been trying Missing Link and just added coconut oil so hoping that will work. I'm curious to see what others recommend.

Hi! It's nice to hear from his foster mom! Don't worry, we have taken over spoiling him even though his "I'm hungry" look says otherwise. We live in North Phoenix and are going to try to make the Roadrunner Park walk on Saturday and will probably be at one of the nail clinics because I don't trust myself to do it yet. Hopefully we can meet you at an event sometime!

Hi, my fiance and I live in Phoenix (originally from Nebraska) and we just adopted a greyhound named Jake! I've been looking at Greytalk for awhile getting ready for him and the advice has already been helpful. I'm thankful that there is a place where I can ask seasoned greyhound owners for advice. Here is our cutie: