HeyRunDog

Unfortunately it's one of those things you have to be a bit hard hearted about. You leave her, she cries, you appear, result in her eyes. Give her the chance to go to the toilet last thing, she might not go but that's OK. Put the radio on low tuned into a talk or classical station and a have a dim light on away from her bed. Send her to her bed and say goodnight. This might sound a bit unkind but I think it's better to pull the plaster off in one go rather than a bit at a time. If the radio and light doesn't work after a couple of nights put a chair on the other side of the door, you'll need it. Put her to bed as before, shut the door and pretend to go upstairs then return quietly and sit on the chair to wait. When she starts to cry open the door quickly, say QUIET in a loud firm voice, shut the door and wait to see if she starts up again. I only had to do it twice with Grace and have enjoyed peaceful nights since.

Grace can tell if it's her cupboard door, the one with her food and treats in, or the identical one next to it opening. She appears licking her lips when it's hers.

Try calling her name before touching her. She might have got that used to her new home she now goes into a fully relaxed state and comes to with a startle. Remember greyhounds can sleep with their eyes open.

Just had a second look at Faye's pedigree and I see Larkhill Jo is her great great granddad and by coincidence he's also Grace's great granddad twice but with different dames.

Yes as the others have said that's normal. Give him time and space to sort out his new surroundings. The dog you have now won't be the one you have in 6 months or a years time. Greyhounds are good at giving the impression they are bored but are quite happy to watch the world go by often sideways and sometimes upside down.

Abu's got the look that says "Mm-mm. I like sauerkraut, what can I eat next" Sauerkraut sales have just rocketed but I'm not sure the manufacturers would want Abu on their advertising team. Eat sauerkraut, you can't digest it and it has no gaseous emissions.

Have a look here. It has her family tree etc. https://www.greyhound-data.com/d?d=Patchwork+Queen&sex=&color=&birthyear=&birthland=

Most of us have at some point threatened to return our greyhound especially if it's our first but glad we didn't. Where he sleeps is up to you. In the UK and Europe most owners have their dogs sleep downstairs and in the USA they sleep in their bedrooms so don't get hung up about it. You've had dogs before so you know not to let them do something you later don't want them to. The Greyhound Trust should be calling you once a week to start with to check how things are going. Ask for advice and if there is a local owner near you you could perhaps "accidentally" bump into at a local park just for a chat, Covid restrictions permitting. You will get over this. You've made the first move by contacting this forum meanwhile with time, patience and a sense of humour you will come out the other side. Oh and earplugs

Welcome to the forum I suggest you introduce them as you did with your friends dogs in the park and if that doesn't work then try the cat method but don't overthink it as the dogs will pick up there is something to be wary of and go into defence mode. The chances are that if your new greyhound (have you a name for her yet?) is anything like mine she'll totally ignore anything much smaller than her and then show total indifference.

I take it his meal times are the same as they always have been so his food has had time to settle before bed time? As you and DocsDoctor have said it looks like he's decided that this is now his routine and if you want to break it I think you've got to be hard hearted. Shut him in the room he usually sleeps in and ignore him. Hopefully after a couple of nights he'll get back to normal.

Remember they pick up your attitude and react accordingly. If you tense up, tighten the lead and change your stride in anticipation when you see another dog yours goes into defence mode because they think you need protecting. Carry on walking as if the other dog isn't there with a slack lead but be ready to give the lead a quick tug, just enough to get their attention, and release with a firm NO as soon as your dog starts to react. Don't get into a tug of war with your hound as they'll think it's a fun game and praise and a treat when they behave themselves.

I agree. It sounds like the group have mixed two dogs up and yours isn't as cat safe as they thought. Ask if they can do their cat safe check again with you there and if you do decide to return her do it sooner rather than later.

Welcome to the Grey side Sounds like he's tried to fit in with his pack and picked up their "bad" habits. Is it possible for him not to spend time with them so the herding behaviour can be trained out? You could try keeping him on his lead and when he lunges a firm NO and a quick tug on the lead. Be ready with praise and or a treat when he doesn't. This worked with Grace when she saw the neighbours cats but not so successful with squirrels. As for educating other owners that greyhounds aren't the perceived monster they think they are takes time and patience which is not helped by them being required to be muzzled in public until recently in Australia.

A big no to the surgery for removal of corns and as others have said they come back. Grace had an abscess between her toes caused by bits if gravel embedded from her racing days and the vet removed a corn whist she was under so it didn't cost much more. Came back in a couple of months bigger and better. I wouldn't have the Flexor Tenotomy operation either as this puts pressure on the other toes and what happens if the hound gets corns on those? Grace has a corn on three of the toes on her front left foot and had a couple on the right front foot. A combination of duct tape and human corn/wart remover gel got rid of the right foot ones but the others are persistent so and so's. Having tried everything it's now a case of managing them. I grind them down every other day with a dog nail grinder. Put Burt's Bees hand salve on and cover with a baby sock every day and dog boot when we go for a walk on hard surfaces. I try and take her to the park in the car so she doesn't have to walk on the pavements as often as possible.

Congratulations on your "new" hound. You could try working the goo into her teeth with a dog toothbrush which would also stimulate the gums. Hopefully you are using a tennis ball made for dogs as the hairy outside of the ones made for playing tennis wear dogs teeth down.

I think you need to go to the vets asap. It could be a pulled muscle or a trapped nerve

You could try Aloe Vera gel which is safe for dogs or I use Burt's Bees Hand Salve on Grace to try and soften her corns. I put a baby sock (decorated with rockets and spacemen)and a boot on to stop her licking it off before it's done any good.

Grace has only learned two important commands in two and a half years. Wait and NO! And a few fun ones such as Walkies, Food and Biscuit? The rest of the time her behaviour is controlled by routine and reacting to what I do.

Freezing is part of greyhound ownership initiation but with time patience and a sense of humour they do get over it. They seem to wait until you are at your wits end and threatening to take them back before they suddenly start walking as if nothing was a problem. I have been known to be seen carrying my greyhound 200 yards down the street to get her home. Much to the amusement of my neighbours. Greyhounds tend to freeze until their brain works out what's happening and as Feefee147 says "It's a scary world out there for them, all strange new noises, and you'll likely find he also panics a little with any loud noises (sirens, mopeds...etc) that he hasn't heard before." There is the collar grab technique that you could try which is especially useful if they freeze in a dangerous situation. I don't think it works with a harness though. You put your fingers through the collar and with a slight lift, take a step forward taking the greyhound with you as if tenpin bowling and your hound is the bowling ball and giving the command "lets go" keep walking. It's similar to how the trainers get the hounds into the traps before a race. I only had to do it three or four times to get Grace over her freezing.

Corns are usually invisible to start with and the only sign is when the dog starts to limp on hard ground but is OK on softer surfaces like grass. As they develop you might see a black dot appear on the pad then a raised lump. Corns are a hard keratin mass that can easily look like a small stone. That could be a corn because if it out you get the same type of hole. Keep an eye on it as they do reoccur. Unfortunately I'm speaking with experience as Grace has three of the persistent blighters on one foot.

As mentioned get a slip lead and pull her down giving the command OFF. Plenty of praise when she does. Also shut the bedroom door so she can't use the bed as hers during the day.

Well done on your new hound. Don't panic and remember time patience and a sense of humour are required. As you're finding out greyhounds aren't like other dogs It can take up to two years for a greyhound to fully adjust and at two he's still a "teenager" and will be constantly pushing the boundaries. Try and not let him get away with anything even once and stick to a routine as far as possible. Try putting a slip lead on to pull him off when he jumps on the furniture and if he's jumping up at you when you come in turn your back on him and ignore him until he's calmed down. Also check the amount of protein in his diet. It should be about 20%. Any higher can make pet greyhounds over active and cause health problems when they get older. Only racing greyhounds are fed a higher amount of protein in their diets. Grace will play with a new toy for about 5 minutes then ignores it. She is quite happy to lie on her bed just watch what's going on.

As it was -5C (23F) this morning when I took Grace for her walk I put her new fleece lined coat on with a polo neck to keep her warm. We started off OK but she started to walk slower and slower before long she stopped. She looked up at me as if to say "I'm not nesh, coats are for wimps." So I took her coat off and we carried on walking. After doing her usual poop, pee and second poop I turned around to take the shortest way back as I was starting to get cold. But no. I got that "stop being nesh" look again and she insisted we do the usual full walk back home. I'll just have to make sure my next greyhound is nesh so the coat gets used and doesn't go to waste. *Being either afraid of the cold or feeling the cold. Used across the Midlands and north of England

If the wound has scabbed over then the risk of infection is minimal so as mansbestfriend says give it fresh air and keep it clean. If he's eating normally apart from the treats don't worry.

Most adoption agencies recommend using a crate but I think a lot of greyhound owners stop using it after a short time. Have you tried letting have the run of the room or rooms when you leave him and leave the crate's door open so he can use it if he wants?