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It helps to have a cat that is used to dogs/thinks it's one of the dogs. My grey has medium prey drive and will hunt outside cats with intent to kill but thinks indoor cats are weird neighbor friends. As for small dogs, he loves them all! That was part of my criteria when I visited the adoption kennel: good with all sorts of humans and dogs. Rogue met my cousin's Yorkie puppy over Easter and was absolutely delighted. He even gave up his dinner bowl to her! And she's not even the size of his head. Greys come in all personalities so I think volunteering will be the perfect way for you to get your feet wet.

I'm doing this with my black nailed grey. He doesn't care about the dremel so I alternate between that and clippers. I have to take way less off than I initially was doing. It's slow going but I don't quick him anymore.

I, too, am curious about how the first week has been going, especially scheduling-wise. I did see a photo update on FB!

My deepest condolences. Rest easy, Barkley.

I just skimmed your replies on Facebook. Glad you are getting so much good input and welcome to the forum! The one thing I didn't see directly addressed was your question about how long to wait after exercise before feeding. A good rule of thumb is to feed no sooner than one hour before or after exercise. Large, deep chested dogs can be prone to a condition called bloat. (Stomach twists and fills with gas. Can be fatal.) One of the causes can be eating too soon after exercise or running hard immediately after eating. I have a 6 y/o greyhound and he is very laid back. Here is what our current schedule looks like: 7am - breakfast meal 30 min or so later - out for pee and poop Between 12-2pm - out for pee 5-6pm ish - 20-60 minute exercise, will have second poop of the day 7pm - dinner meal 10pm - last pee break before bed I generally have to rouse him from bed for the last potty break at night because he tends to put himself to bed early. He's easily drawn out by treats though! He doesn't have to poop after his dinner meal, which I found out after having him for a few months. If your hound hasn't done much exercise (mine had a racing accident and rehabbed at the adoption kennel so he was pretty unfit when I took him home) you'll have to build up slowly. After a year, we're up to doing 4 mile hikes! A fun part about bringing these hounds into our lives is getting to know them. As each day goes by, you'll get to know Gemma better and build a repertoire with her. Dogs are great at living in the moment, so don't worry too much if you have a bad day or bad moment. Because she will be a family dog, try as much as possible to make sure every person is giving the same commands when it comes to training, and rewarding the same behavior. I am more training-minded than my partner, so I remind her of things I've worked on with Rogue when she is going to handle him so he does not get confused and frustrated. As a result, she just thinks that he's magically trained haha! Last thing to note, greyhounds do not generally know how to let you know they need to go out to potty unless someone has taught them how to do so. If Gemma hasn't been taught, you can teach her to ring a bell at the door etc. or just take her out at certain intervals. Rogue will only whine if it's a poop emergency, otherwise he'll hold and hold and hold if I don't remember to take him out.

Welcome! Charles is so handsome.

My hound learned very quickly once I ignored him on those too early mornings. But he's also not a youngster (just turned 6!). Now he gets up, checks on me, and goes back to his bed with a toy to wait until I am ready. Took me a while to figure this out, but if I put on his jammies, he'll sleep in past 8am. So that's my trick for my day off. ;P

Welcome back! I can't wait to see photos of Joey once you get yourself reacquainted.

Welcome to the forum! I can't wait to see photos of Archer and hear updates on the puppy!

My dog adores his memory foam bed. He also had a bit of sleep startle when he started to lay on the couch with me. I'd had him for about six months at that point. I restricted the couch for 3-4 months and then tried again and he hasn't done it since. So this might be something you stop now but could try again later.

Welcome to the forum!

My hound has Babesia and likely came to me with it (raced primarily in FL). I found out when he tried to donate blood. He has been asymptomatic for the entire year I've owned him, but it's something his vet and I monitor.

I followed and will share your work on Rogue's dog blog!

Finally registered! Now to find a place to stay... We are so excited to meet you all!

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rogue and I in PA!

Sometimes when Rogue is excited about going out or getting fed, he'll see me putting my pants on and grab the pants leg. I just redirect him to a toy.

Welcome from Pennsylvania! This forum was extremely helpful when I was where you and your husband are now: considering the greyhound.

Thank you Dick! I had to hunt to find the thread again, maybe we could get it to be pinned?

Thank you Jen! Much appreciated. I found one trainer near by thanks to PPG so I'll give them both a call.

Some shadow, some don't. Mind doesn't although I live in a very small one bedroom apartment. I do keep him out of the kitchen though for safety reasons.

Hi Dick! Could you tell me about my friend's hound, Howell Would?

No problem and thanks for the tip! I'll look into that.

I've heard a great antidote (from this forum, can't remember the source, sorry) for cleaning up runny poop in public spaces. Slide a cheapo thin paper plate under the pooping hound! Of course the dog has to allow you to do this and not walk while pooping.

Any leads, Jen?

Welcome to you and your hounds!