HeyRunDog

It sounds like the honeymoon period is over when your greyhound has let things happen and has decided to start to show her personality a bit more. She may calm down and trust that she can totally relax with you but she may not and things could escalate. cleptogrey has given you some good advice but if things don't improve it is NOT a failure on your part or your greyhounds if she is returned to the adoption group. Greyhounds are like people, they all have their own personalities, likes and dislikes. We don't get on with everyone we meet and some people take an illogical dislike to one another but another person they will get on well with. The same with greyhounds.

Apart from the obvious of walking her early in the morning and later in the evening when no-ones around I think it's a case of gradual exposure to people. Is there another dog and owner you could walk with so your greyhound can take her cues from a calmer dog? Some of it is how you react. If you tighten the lead in anticipation when you see someone, you are sending a signal to your grey that danger is approaching and get ready to run. Try and remain relaxed and carry on walking as if there is no problem, ignoring your greyhound. Grace doesn't like noisy humans, especially children, and if they are playing football she does as your grey does and goes nuts on the lead, but after 3 years she now only pulls moderatly on the lead to get away without the twisting and turning.

Mmmm....burger and Fritz

This happens to 99% of greyhound owners so as BatterseaBrindl says put "statuing" in the search box top right of this page and press enter and you'll get lots of advice

You asked... Amongst the bluebells At one of the Lichfield walks two years ago. There were more greyhounds behind us

Grace's regular monthly greyhound walk in Lichfield, Staffordshire is resuming on July 18th They are organised by the Hall Green Greyhound Trust and a group of up to 60 greyhounds and owners take a gentle stroll around Beacon Park and the 13th century cathedral and the Minster Pool.

Or just inside the door

I'm not sure any greyhound can be guaranteed cat or rabbit safe by the adoption group as they test them in very artificial surroundings and they change their personality that much in the first few weeks it's a gamble. Grace has a low pry drive and doesn't pay any attention to the local cats, only looks at squirrels and gives the grazing rabbits in the park a cursory glance until they.... RUN

Grace and I sometimes encounter similar behaviour, and as has been said, a lot of it is due to the lack of socialisation. It doesn't help when the dog/puppy training classes are shut due to Covid. If it's a dog we regularly see and the owner has a firm grip on the lead I will stop and have a quick chat and let the dogs say hello but without enough slack on the leads for them to touch until the other dog has calmed down, meanwhile Grace totally ignores the other dog. If it doesn't then it's a quick "bye" and Grace and I carry on with our walk. After meeting a few times the other dog does greet Grace calmly. My thought is that if the dogs never get a chance to learn how to socialise then the problem will not go away.

Before lockdown I used to design the programmes and posters etc. for my local theatre group. I had to buy a laptop so I could work on the dining table because Grace didn't like me leaving her when I went upstairs into the spare bedroom where the desktop pc and printers were to do them. That's my story of why I bought a new laptop and I'm sticking to it But as MerseyGrey says, they do notice what you wear and your routine before you go out. I'm a bus driver and when I change into my uniform to go to work Grace looks at me expectantly for her treat filled Kong and a day of rest but expects to come with me any other time I pick my keys up.

Happy Birthday you party animal

Grace likes her raised dog bed covered with vet bedding.

Grace has that reaction when she's eaten a long bit of grass and it's sticking out.

I wonder if something happened between the dog walker and your dog. Might be something innocent like standing over him as opposed to one side when putting on the harness or leash. Or he could be guarding "his" house. Have you tried taking him round to the in-laws to see if he reacts the same way in a different house? You could also try having the person who is going to do the mid-day walk come round while you are there and taking him for a walk altogether.

If you're still after one from Amazon, Grace has the double version of this one. It's high enough that the fall out drops back into the bowl https://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-Products-Single-Feeder-Stainless/dp/B0088IOXEK/ref=sr_1_37?dchild=1&keywords=dog+bowl+stand&qid=1621138757&sr=8-37

You could also try leaving the radio on tuned into a classical music or talk radio station to kill the silence.

I'd recommend the Kong filled with peanut butter and kibble. You shouldn't leave a dog alone with a deer antler or a bone in case a piece breaks off and gets trapped in their throat.

You could soften the kibble in warm water or home-made chicken stock and add a spoonful of porridge oats or pumpkin puree.

Update: Grace is doing fine. She's been carrying on as if nothing had happened, not even chewing the bandage. I had to remove the top part of the dressing as the young vet had vet wrapped her leg nearly to the top and it was to tight round her hock so she couldn't walk comfortably. The only thing she wasn't keen on was going to her own vet yesterday to have the dressing changed but as she is healing that well that they haven't replaced it with the instruction that she's not to lick it. (A bit of strategically applied bitter apple sorted that out. ) They also expect her nail to grow back.

Wasn't sure if I should post this here or on the Health and Medical forum but it's here now Grace decided she no longer wanted one of her rear toenails and so tore it off when chasing a squirrel in the enclosed paddock at my local park. I didn't realise she had done this until we got home and there were spots of blood on the blanket in the back of the car. I had a look when we got inside and noticed one of her toenails was missing and bleeding slightly (notice I said slightly) so out with the cotton wool, medical tape and and old sock. Grace now patched up lay on her bed waiting for breakfast. Breakfast ready, she stood at her bowl and started to bleed profusely through the dressing. I removed it to see blood being pumped out of her toe. Time for a call to the emergency vets. Shutting Grace in the kitchen because it has a tiled floor I rushed upstairs to phone the vets (poor phone signal downstairs) but no answer. Back downstairs grabbing an old towel and bundled that with Grace into the car and a quick-ish 10 minute drive to the emergency vets, praying they were open, I carried a bleeding dog into reception. Grace is now sporting a nice white bandage with paw prints on it, my kitchen floor is now clean after looking like an abattoir and my wallet is going to be a lot lighter. And the reason the vets weren't answering the phone? The computer system was down so no phones and no bill...yet!

Happy Birthday. Keep the chips* coming *chips are what the UK call fries

Does that mean you got up a bit later and he pooped before you were awake? A solution of biological washing powder/liquid has the enzymes to clean and kill the smell of accidents if you haven't got any cleaner specifically for that purpose.

That's great, well done to both of you.

Grace has multiple corns the largest of which is the one the vet removed while she was undergoing an abscess removal from between her toes. I've done the soaking, Burt's Bees Hand Salve and using human wart remover gel with dremmeling with varied amount of success but in the end I've found the best for long term care is to only take her for a walk on grass and use a padded boot with a baby sock, it keeps her toes together making the boot easier to get on, when she has to walk on hard surfaces. Over the winter walking on wet grass and damp leaf litter in the nearby woods some of the corns have gone and the larger one has shrunk in size.

I think the timing of the tasty treat is important. You need to be rewarding him for leaving the thing he's guarding not because he's guarding it, if that makes sense. Keep on with the drop it training and reward him as soon as he drops it.