[Recommendations on car for family with multiple greyhounds]

On 4/10/2023 at 8:35 PM, soccerblue77 said:

Hi everyone,

We currently have 2 male greyhounds and are planning on starting a family, so we are looking to upgrade our car. I was wondering if anyone had recommendations on family vehicles that also fit their greyhounds. 

Thank you

I think what we need is a bit more information.

Is there a type of vehicle you prefer?

Which country are you in?

[Retired racer won’t eat if we are in the room]

My first one was very timid and although she would eat and drink she totally ignored me for the first two days. I kept the house quiet and calm and let her acclimatise at her own pace.

Over about 6 months she got used to the outside world and stopped statuing on walks, got used to traffic and got more confident with meeting other dogs.

[Dog Walking]

Is there a noise that only happens during the week? Workmen, traffic, children going to or at school?

Will he go out when it's quieter?

[The Things That We Get Used To...LMAO]

Grace does something similar. She'll look at me as if she wants to go for a wee. As soon as I get off the sofa she jumps onto my warm spot and promptly falls asleep

[Suddenly not wanting to walk in the evening]

Grace has stopped joining Guinness and me on the 7am morning walk but is happy to join us on the day's second walk. As she's nearly 9, had a couple of racing accidents and suffers with corns I let her have a lie-in. I figure she deserves it.

[sleeping on the sofa, worried about sleep startle]

Not all greyhounds suffer with sleep startle if that's your worry. Neither of my two do but as Jerlyn says they don't have to go on the sofa if you don't want them to. I only encouraged mine to do so as I have rheumatoid arthritis and the floor is a long way down.

Also you might want to start using your bedroom as greyhounds can be very noisy when they start licking various parts in the middle of the night and they might have a gas problem

[Greyhound does not want to leave apartment (when we want to walk her)]

When she follows you to the lift when she's not going for a walk I guess she hasn't got her lead on. If that's the case why not delay putting her lead on until you are in the lift?

Somehow in her head she associates putting her lead on in your apartment with something scary or perhaps associates walks with you leaving her to go to work afterwards so if she doesn't have a walk you won't go to work. Greyhounds don't think the same as other dogs and all have their own quirks.

[Too bad they don't make them bigger...]

8 hours ago, MerseyGrey said:

It looks like you’ve found Doolin his prized toy! Willa’s going to stick with her udders foot toy.

We got one for Buddy, which he played with for five minutes and then returned to the honking hog and bacon ball . It’s now being used as a bolster for one of his beds!

Sounds like Guinness. Unless it has a squeaker he's not interested so like yours it's now a bolster and Grace was never one for toys anyway.

[Hello!]

Welcome from two more Irish black hounds, Grace and Guinness, now mostly sleeping interrupted with the occasional raoching in England.

[Are corns ever just a "one and done"? Updated with pic]

The flexor tendoctomy operation seems to be the flavour of the month as a cure. Guinness had it done before I adopted him and that toe has remained corn free since although he has one on his other front foot so might consider having it done to that toe too.

Grace on the other hand has suffered with corns for over 5 years often having 3 on each of her front feet. I have tried everything apart from the flexor tendoctomy operation as she wouldn't have any operational toes left and nothing really works so I just manage the condition by taking her in the car to the park for walks.

I believe some dogs are lucky in that once it comes out it doesn't come back or they grow out of it. I hope Willa is one of the lucky ones.

[The Hazard Of Having A Poop Eater UPDATED - MONDAY 1/23/23]

That's a variation on rocky road I don't fancy

[Aggression / Snapping Issues]

As greysmom said get your vet to give him a thorough examination both medical and physical. You could ask your adoption group to recommend one who's greyhound experienced.

 

[Sibling Rivalry]

"You've got a bit of food on the side of your face. There. Got it"

[Do we have to go out?]

Is it me or does one of them look like an elephant from the rear?

[Ear tattoo not as good as microchip?]

Basically Airtags work by sending out an ID signal that is picked up by the nearest Apple phone which then sends it's location to Apple's servers and then to your phone. When you get near enough your phone will then start to give you a more precise location. The system works by there being enough Apple phones in the area to pick up the initial signal.

[Should I be worried?]

That is NOT where the charging cable goes

[Through the year]

21 hours ago, MerseyGrey said:

 Well, this is where I have a large expanse of pale skin, a blank parchment, if you will!

Does my greyhound look big on this?

[New Year's Photoshoot with the Siblings]

And you've worked so hard to get the subject matter to match the background

[Sudden toy aggression]

14 hours ago, Sunny said:

she likes to dance around with the squeaky toy and will drop them at my feet and wait for me to throw them. Do you think I ought to stop doing that?

My initial thought was carry on playing with her. But then what if the children want to do the same and she's not in a playful mood and they just grab the toy.

You know Luna and you know your children. Perhaps to be on the safe side it's only a game that you play with Luna when they aren't around.

On a more positive note. Most Greyhounds are very good with children and let them get away with more than they would with adults.

[Sudden toy aggression]

It's quite possible you are over-thinking it and she thought you were playing. If she had sleep aggression after 2 years you would know about it.

She also might be slightly off kilter because she thinks the 10 month old is taking some of her love and attention away from her. As for you feeling the way you do that's understandable but as far as the dog is concerned it's over and done with.

[New house new accidents]

I don't know what you do with the #2s she does in the house but try putting them in a corner of yard she often goes to so it smells right.

Also wash the area in the house she's gone on with a solution of biological clothes powder/liquid to kill the smell. It has to be biological as the enzymes in it remove all the odours.

[Merry Christmas]

That's a greytree

[Old dog learns new tricks!]

Just proves that greyhounds are well behaved, easy to train intuitive dogs.....when it suits them

[Ear tattoo not as good as microchip?]

Join Your Greyhounds History Facebook group and they will update Greyhound Data for you as well as finding out the family tree and racing data.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/531069191031946

[Christmas wishes from Grace and Guinness]

Grace and Guinness wish all their on-line fellow greyhound friends and owners a warm and safe Christmas especially those in the USA who are caught in the winter "bomb cyclone"