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Hello fellow greyhound soon to be addict from Germany.
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Congrats to your new family member.
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Welcome from Germany. Everyone here is very nice overlooking my mistakes also.
My 3 boys are from Ireland, too. Where did you adopt from? Gaci?
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I don't know about about the law over there but I can't imagine that the bite came out of the blue. There has to be a reason - my first impression is that she was somehow hurt. One of mine used to snap in direction of the face to warn someone off who disturbed his boundaries - mostly when he was hurt.
I took him because his previous owner, also pregnant feared he would bite her or the child. Please be careful, talk to your husband and decide together but be true with one another.
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As written above - let your son and your grey do something together that involves super yummie treats. He can call him to come - super treat. He can hide the treat and let the dog search for it. He can walk past the dog and accidently drop a treat.
Rue has to learn that your son is the one to give him those super treats. Than he will start looking forward to interact with him. But still - don't disturb when he is asleep.
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I don't feed frozen things, okay ice-cream but that's it. Turkey necks cut in half and I never had trouble with one of my boys trying to inhale the whole thing. I keep them big enough for the dogs to comfortably chew on them.
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We feed raw (not vet approved) but our almost 100% meat diet is lower protein than most kibbles. Lots of liquid in there.
We feed raw, too and it is approved by our vet. Colin is 12, Andy will be 11 in 3 weeks and Paddy is 7. I also have a bowl of kibble always accessable for the dogs in case someone needs a snack ( mostly Colin ).
And since feeding raw my dogs are healthier and their fur is like velvet.
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All of mine do this when something exciting happens, when they are happy, when they are excited like...
....let's go for a walk... chattering
....look Daddy is in the kitchen.....maybe.....chattering
....ear scratches.....chattering
....exciting dreams.....barking, running, chattering in their sleep
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Or open his mouth ;-)
I think, he will do that all by himself when his nose is covered ;-)
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You can cover his nose with your flat hand - only until he stops. That helps to help him breathing normally again.
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Welcome from Germany. The others are right. Both of your pups are adorable. Please introduce the other handsome pup to us.
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I free feed my three greys during the day but added dinner (raw with vegetables, spices? and oil). When Colin got older - he is 12 now, he started losing weight and I also added breakfast just for him.
He now gets two meals per day and the bowls with kibbles which are out all day and Andy and Paddy have the kibble and dinner in the evening.
I also feed rice bran oil which helps to build up muscle mass. My physiotherapist said Colin is thin but his muscles are very good for his age.
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It can be a learned behaviour from the time you left her with your husband. I want attention - I whine - someone will come and give me attention.
Have you tried to leave the room and leave her alone? I know that ignoring her can be a handful. Remember I have a singer at home, too. I sometimes get irritated with Andy when he is whining every few minutes but refuses to leave his dog bed to come to me for a cuddle and I tell him to Stop It - but that's not the solution to our singing problem.
Give the roo-thing a try. If it doesn't work, so be it. If it works... you have a solution.
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I understand that the side effects are very severe and I would think twice before administering such a dangerous drug to one of my dogs. But I would like to know which medical issue has vets subscribe the meds to know what to look for and to find out if we have the same drug under a different name (to avoid it if possible).
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I have never heard of this med. May I ask what it's purposes are?
It seems to be in the same group as amphetamin, methamphetamin and cocaine - which reduce appetite and excellerate the heart rate - had to ask google. But that can't be it's purpose, I think.
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Did you try a paradox intervention like joining in the whining? I sometimes do this with Andy who shows the same behaviour. He stops shortly after I join in. It's his way to demand my attention towards him. When I mirror his behaviour he is slightly confused and mostly goes right back to roaching. But sometimes we have a nice rooing with Paddy joining in and Colin thinking....
...Idiots, I have to live with idiots. Where is Daddy????
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Merry christmas to both of you. There are three Irish living in my home at the moment - and only one is the roaching type.
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Hello from Germany. I can see why you failed at fostering. Basil seems to be a sweetie.
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I agree with keeping him on a leash or have him wear a belly band when he is loose inside. It sounds like you are doing everything right--he is just a bit slow to learn. I suspect he is marking, if he was just neutered recently. Make sure that you are thoroughly cleaning the drapes with an enzyme based cleaner.
By the way, what is his name?
If he is not responding when you tell him "no", check that you are using the VOG (Voice of God). I've known new owners who say "no" very gently as they don't want to really upset the dog. It needs to be loud enough and sharp enough that it startles the dog. If you are using the VOG, you might want to consider a spray bottle used only when he is marking.
Good Luck and have fun!
Yes, THAT voice normally works like magic. In his early days Paddy lifted his leg to pee the coffee table. After hearing the voice it never was an issue again.
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Col hates his coat with quite the vehemence. When I put it on him and we go for a walk, he walks behind me, makes a real looooong face and doesn't pee or poop. I tried to wear him out.... we walked for 2 hours....no effect.
Now he just gets wet and cold and I take a warm towel when we are back to dry him. It doesn't get that cold in winter.
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Paddy loves stuffies. He throws them in the air and acts like a puppy. So it's stuffies for him.
Col loves snacks hidden in newspapers or boxes he can destroy while finding something tasty, too. So it's paper and snacks for him.
Andy finds everything just boring. Only sometimes a snack in a box will get a reaction from him. So it's mostly nothing for him.
They are different. But I would try with something tasty they can unwrap.
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Oh - and I forgot. I work with hypericum because it is known to help with nerve damages. It is a homeopathic remedy (those little round things - globuli in german).
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Thanks for all of the feedback!
For those of you suggesting back issues, are you basing that primarily on the video? Because we didn't have that at first (started only as front leg lameness), and we haven't had it for 3-4 weeks (now it's primarily the muscles directly behind her shoulders spasming).
Exactly the same with Paddy. When I touched his back directly behind the shoulders, his back rippled? - I don't know the exact word to describe it. You know, like the feeling when someone touches a nerve point on your back.
This showed how cramped his back was just from favouring his right front leg.
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I had something similiar with Paddy. He walkinto the bedpost, cried shortly but was fine afterwards. Days later i saw him favouring his right front leg and he started ĺimping on occasion. We saw the vet and she told me he bruised his bisceps tendron which needs time to heal.
We went to our physical therapy specialist and she told me that due to the limp Paddy cramped the muscels in his back. We did massages and carefully streched his leg. He was on pain meds for 2 weeks and a dose of arnica c200.
It's nearly 8 weeks now and he sometimes still favours the leg. We have physio every 2 weeks but he is much better and still improves.
New Adopter, A Couple Questions About Going Outside & The Crate.
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Same here. I never used a crate (a European thing, perhaps?). I just confined my first grey to one room in the beginning and let the doors open after he showed no issues with the additional space. When we added more greys to our life they just had the same accomondations as the older one from day one.