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HeyRunDog

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  1. That's a nice early Christmas present for you. It's always a leap into the dark when introducing another dog into the household and I'm happy it worked out for you.
  2. The big lad has done it again. He's donated his second lot of blood and as he's DEA1 Negative his blood is in great demand. Dogs are either DEA1 Positive or DEA1 Negative. Most dogs are positive and can take either type, negatives can only take negative blood. Here is a picture of Guinness after his first donation
  3. I've succumbed to the Cleo craze that is spreading on the Facebook greyhounds sites and got Guinness and Grace one for Christmas. Cleo is a 75 inch long caterpillar that is supposedly a child's soft toy but greyhounds go mad for available from Smyths Toys. Unfortunately I can't post a photo of Guinness and Grace with it as it's not Christmas yet but here is someone else's greyhound with one.
  4. I think you need to take him to the vets or do you have access to a video vet? In the UK this is often included with the pet insurance.
  5. I'm glad you said his butt. I misread it the first time
  6. Sounds like a nice combination until I tell you that Guinness is my greyhound not a pint of the dark stuff and the mince pie is the one he snaffled off the coffee table at my friends house. Luckily the foil container confused him long enough for me to retrieve the crumbled mess from his food inhaler using shock and awe, also known as shout and grab, while he's looking at me with the what's up expression.
  7. I think it's up to Tulip. Take your time and she needs to decide if the second greyhound is right for her irrespective of whether it's male or female. Females tend to be more bossy and you don't want two bosses whereas males want more fuss and cuddles. Having said that others will now post disproving that theory because like humans they are all different.
  8. Grace says "Look out for the snowmen. They are frightening" Grace took an instant dislike to the snowmen the local children had built in the park a couple of years ago. Kept giving them sideways glances and wouldn't go near them.
  9. Happy Birthday Buddy. All those fireworks are in celebration of your 12th birthday. Grace says can they be the silent ones next year please.
  10. Guinness has a quick whine / whimper a couple of minutes after leaving him in a room just to remind me that he's still there but often doesn't even bother to raise his head from his bed then goes back to chilling out. If I have to leave them, yes I've got two, I always do the same routine. I get ready, let them out into the garden for a wee if they need it, grab my keys, give them a Kong each filled with kibble, tell them I'll be back in a bit which is a waste of time because they are more interested in the Kong, and leave. As for socialisation if you see a large dog who is calm and on it's lead ask the owner if they can say hello. A lot of experienced owners are quite happy to do so especially if you explain he's an ex racer and hasn't met many other non greyhound shaped dogs. Also see if there is a regular greyhound walk near you.
  11. Today Guinness was presented with his first red bandanna from The Pet Blood Bank. Plenty of treats and fuss and he didn't even flinch when they put the needle in. In fact he was that chilled he nearly fell asleep on the table Sorry no pictures yet as he's been asleep since we got home apart from a smaller than usual evening meal because of the amount of chews, biscuits etc he got through.
  12. I think it's more of "Not Again" as I point my camera at them.
  13. I suspect Grace was there first because she usually curls up at one end or the other while Guinness will sprawl out in the middle. It is because after 7 months they are starting to interact with each other instead of just living in the same house. I open the door for the last toilet at night and they run to the end side by side to the favourite sniffing spot.
  14. Might not seem anything special but this is the first time Grace and Guinness have both been on the sofa together.
  15. Are you able to foster with a view to adopting?
  16. You'll know when the time is right and the right hound comes along. It took 4 years of deciding before I got my second.
  17. Grace doesn't get to show how aloof she is since I got the barking at other dog, lead bouncing lump aka Guinness. They aren't allowed near enough
  18. If you want to see Guinness race watch this video. He's the one on the orange coat.
  19. Guinness, formally Antigua Rum is the son of Droopys Jet and Basket of Trumps, and Head Honcho is one of his great grandfathers. Graces grandad is also Droopys Kewell
  20. Join the Facebook group Your Greyhounds History and they will find out for you and even if there's any video of him racing.
  21. Could be a trapped nerve something like sciatica which causes pain in the leg, voice of experience and one back operation later, me not the dog. Good luck to Buddy
  22. For those of you who are interested here are the number of greyhounds in each country who took part in this years GGGW
  23. Guinness is another one who takes an interest in the sounds from the TV especially if it's dogs barking, whining etc. although he occasionally looks at the screen. Grace couldn't care less.
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