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I have been clicker training my girl, she is very food motivated and picked it up very quick. I'd echo the above advice, short sessions (we do 5 mins per session) and always end on a high note, a "win for the dog". Don't push for one more (like I did) or you will lose their concentration, always aim to leave them wanting more and make it fun. Tony

I second the super yummy treats. When we first got Rosie, I had the impression she had never seen stairs before and while she followed our lurcher up, had issues coming down. Patience and treats did it for us. I sat a couple of steps below her and threw super treats her way, gradually throwing them closer to the top of the stairs. Eventually (10-15 mins or so later), I started moving down the stairs and throwing the treats back up to her (one step below her) ... and waiting. Once she ate it, next step down until she got all the way - if she won't move down for the next one, throw another closer to her. Only needed to do it a couple of times and now she charges up and saunters down the stairs. Patience and super treats. Don't force him, let him work it out in his own time Cheers Tony

Rosie sleeps across the foot of our bed and sometimes growls when we touch her in the night - when she wakes we tell her if she doesn't like being touched, to sleep on the floor. She never does Cheers Tony

Thanks. That pic is definitely going in the calendar for next year . Cheers Tony

Glad to hear she is settling in Cheers Tony

So cute Tony

Hi All Just a quick update. It's been a busy few weeks for us all. We had confirmation of her age from the microchip records (6 years old) and I managed to get her race name from the Irish Stud Book and her racing history from Greyhound-Data (she wasn't brilliant but won a few races) and she has recovered well from being neutered. We have decided to keep her called Rosie as she has now started responding to it (and doesn't to her race name). She and Storm are fine together and is even learning to play with him. This photo was taken this morning on the bed: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Wa1D1sdNyhPYnP623 Best news last, we officially adopted her yesterday . Cheers Tony

Sorry sorry to hear that. Sending *hugs* to you at this time. Tony

Thanks. Poor Shaman was abandoned in a house with another dog when he was about 2 years old. After being rescued he spent 2 years in kennels until we fell for him. I think we did ok giving him a loving home for 10 years but we never got him out of the habit of stealing food lol. Storm came along 2 years later and is now 21 months old. Rosie seems to be settling in nicely on day 7 - she can handle the stairs. I think we need a bigger bed though, definitely not enough room for two humans and two dogs - guess we are sleeping on the floor from now on lol. Tony

She's a lovely looking hound Tony

Thanks - I wish I could "like" posts. They have been together for 5 days now and seem very comfortable in each other's company. I'm at the centre again tomorrow and will be asking about neutering and scanning the chip. Tony

Thanks Krissy. It does seem to be a grey-blue cloudiness rather than milky white. Thinking I'm more confused than ever now Tony

Sorry, damn predictive text. Should have been @greytTerp. Tony

Very nice looking hounds Cheers Tony

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm writing this on my tablet so no idea if the pics will work. This is Rosie (not sure if she's keeping the name). Looking at your beautiful boys and girls, she doesn't look as grey so perhaps she is 6 after all lol. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1hbofnxbdBKrvZxu1 This is her right tattoo - definitely looks like an "L" (no change with a torch behind), which has would be 2011: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GK1JOYX8NvbtdtuA2 Here she is with our Lurcher, Storm: https://photos.app.goo.gl/V67IPOxNCii5knml1 She does have a microchip, but I think the number on the paperwork will be wrong so I'll have to either get the Centre to scan it or get the vet to. @GreygTerp, this was Shaman (my rescued Lurcher we had for 10 years) : https://1drv.ms/i/s!Aj1pse0Q-2qM1WsDvV5MLLTKUiBI Cheers Tony

49 and I'm too close to that final tick box . Arthritis has kicked in both of my knees so me and our new girl will be sharing the Glucosamine

Hi Thanks for your reply. I did wonder about reading them wrong and got three different people to read them (without sharing my thoughts). To be honest, they are in pretty good condition and the right-ear ones are very clear (LS) - not sure how I could mistake the L for anything else (but anything is possible ). Regarding her left-ear ones two are very clear but the third not so much (it looks like a backwards "J" but there is scarring on the missing bit and it seems to match up to a "U"). I'm not too worried about the left ones as it's the age I'm trying to work out - perhaps I should check again that the "L" isn't an "E" lol. She'll be off to the vets in a couple of weeks for neutering so I will be asking the vets how much greyhound experience they have and get them to do a full check over at the same time . If I can work out how to get photos on here, I'll upload one of her settled with our 21 month old Lurcher (not bad considering they only met a week ago). Thanks again Tony

Hi everyone I have owned (and been around) dogs for almost half a century (damn I feel old lol), and have had a variety of breeds in the past (Labs, GSDs, Rotties, Collies, Lurchers) but when it comes to Greyhounds, I am a total noob! So I apologise for this really stupid question I'm about to ask This is about Age and accuracy of ear marks. As I said I'm a total noob with retired Greyhounds so please be gentle Basically, do ex-racers age quicker than non-racers and how accurate are the marks (with regards to age)? I volunteer at my local RSPCA rehoming centre and last Sunday decided to foster an ex-racer that has been with us for a couple of months (and I will be adopting her). According to her paperwork, she is 11 years old and was registered in Ireland. Unfortunately I think the paperwork is all wrong as her tattoos bear no similarity to what's on the paperwork (she was rescued with two others - that went to another centre - so I think the paperwork got messed up). According to her actual tattoos, she should only be 6 years old but instead of black she is very grey in the face and her eyes are slightly cloudy and has quite worn down teeth. Apart form that she seems in good physical condition but does wince occasionally randomly (arthritis?). Just wondering if these are features of ex-racers or whether her tattoos are wrong (and she is actually 5 years older than they indicate). She is adorable and I'm not really concerned about her age, but it would be nice to give the insurance company a reasonable estimate of her age (we used to have a rescued Lurcher, and no one had any idea how old he was - but we had him for 10 years) and I would like to amend her records at the centre (of course I want to sure of my ground before I start telling them their paperwork is wrong). I've sent her marks off to the Irish Stud, and they came back with a name and pedigree, but unfortunately I can't find any pictures of her to compare. Thanks (and sorry for hijacking my own introduction post ) Tony