HeyRunDog

Your greyhound sounds very much like my Grace insofar as she is a small calm female, had dry skin and doesn't show a lot of affection and isn't a tail wagger but I've not had any separation issues with her apart from the first few days until she got used to my coming and goings. It might be controversial but I wonder if the separation anxiety meds can cause or increase the problem. Start again from scratch, stop her meds, start again with the alone training and give her a filled Kong and put on the radio playing easy listening music when she's going to be left alone and then start her meds if necessary.

Surely only greyhound owners could have discussion on creative pooping

I don't know what colour your hound is but if it's black like mine I find people often give us a wide birth and cross the road. The old lady has the problem not you. Any dog can bite and it's usually the owners who think their dog can do no wrong that have the problem dogs. I'm not defending her but as for the old lady being stuck up and arrogant remember she's from a different generation with views that she's read about but not experienced and as people get older they don't filter their thoughts before speaking. Next time you could either just give a greeting and keep walking or strike up a conversation and educate her in a friendly way about how great greyhounds are.

Grace waits until I'm the furthest away from a bin to make sure I carry the bag of poop as far as possible.

Grace is the same. Today we've just come back from our morning walk (7 am UK time) it's overcast and 44 degrees, she's wandered around the back garden and is now laying down on the grass for a while which gives me time for a coffee and catch up with Greytalk

Or you could tape an old sock over it and cover with a poo bag if it's wet. Put the tape on the sock not on the leg and just be careful the tape doesn't rub.

Which country are you in?

Welcome to the world of the greyhound. As posted elsewhere mine wouldn't turn left out of the driveway until a couple of days ago and now she will. She won't go down the alleyway to the local park in the afternoon but will in the morning. Every now and again for a couple of days she'll only want to walk round the block which takes 5 minutes instead of one of our longer walks. I suggest you just go with the flow and don't worry about it. He might be picking up your anxiety and freezes to try and work out what's causing you to worry.

Another vote for an old quilt. Firm foam bed + old thick quilt = sleep

I'm worried. This morning she turned LEFT I'm going to have to rethink our morning walking route

It depends a lot on the individual dog. The greyhound charity I adopted my hound from keep them in pairs in their kennels without muzzles.

Just a word of caution about leaving your dog alone with a bone. This recently happened to a local family. The bone was sold as suitable for dogs. A heartbroken family say their dog had to be put to sleep after eating a bone which splintered in her throat. They told how Princess the Staffordshire Bull Terrier fell ill after part of the knee joint bone she was chewing on got stuck in her throat. Just days later, six-year-old Princess fell ill and struggled to keep any food or water down without being sick. She was rushed to PDSA Pet Hospital where vets said a part of the bone was stuck at the bottom of her throat towards her stomach. The family were told that, to remove the bone, Princess would have to have a specialist £2,000 operation, which had a very slim chance of working. Vets said that, even if the operation were a success, Princess would have to be tube fed for the rest of her life and the kindest thing would be to put her to sleep.

....and she has just done her first zoomie shaking the stuffing out of her duck softie

Spring has arrived. After our early morning walk Grace has taken herself back outside and is lying down on the lawn for the first time this year.

Well done to both you and Tully.

Welcome from the UK. Grace used to suffer with sleep startle but as she's got used to her new home and accepts no harm will come to her she hardly suffers with it anymore.

Often accompanied by Sniffari (A short walk turned into a gruelling, interminable trek by a Greyhound intent on sniffing absolutely EVERYTHING) If you haven't come across Rich Skipworth have a look at his Redbubble page https://www.redbubble.com/people/richskipworth

Mine like grass too but she's very selective. It has to be new-ish shoots and over 4 inches long. She also has to sniff every blade of newly cut grass which makes walks a slow process in the grass cutting season

Grace only goes on average twice a day and that's during her early morning 6:30 am walk and afternoon 4:00 pm walk. She won't go in the evening before bed time. She might have a wee if we go for a walk in-between but is happy to hold it otherwise and occasionally goes nearly 24 hours between poos. I used to worry if she didn't go twice a day but now I tell her to let me know if she needs to go and keep my fingers crossed there are no mishaps overnight. So far so good.

I give Grace a Purina Dentalife chew once a day and add Plaque Magic, which is a seaweed based additive, to her breakfast.

I've often been tempted to let Grace off the lead in my local park when we see squirrels just to see their reaction when a black rocket heads their way....

Let your dogs out and give them a hug and have a heart to heart with them in a calm voice, they won't understand what you are saying but it will make you feel better, and if you feel better it will help you think straight and recover from the shock . They have no idea what they've done wrong and as has been mentioned you don't want to damage your relationship with them. I'm not sure how it works where you are but I think I'm right in saying that in the UK it would be the spaniel owner who was at fault if his dog was off the lead i.e. not under control and as yours were they would be classed as under control.

Yes I it is. Once opened it keeps for 1 week covered in the fridge

That is not something I've thought about so I've just had a look at the 15 kg sack of Grace's kibble. The best before date is next year and the storage instructions say once opened store in a cool dry place with the top folded over. No mention of keeping it airtight. I agree with Time4ANap it's a question for customer services of each manufacturer.

Grace prefers chicken to the fish variety of her kibble but I've found that she likes a spoonful of tinned pure pumpkin puree mixed in which has the added advantage that it helps firm up her stools.