HeyRunDog

Glad you've got it worked out and thanks for the update.

A firm NO and a very gentle tap on the nose deterred Grace from counter surfing. You've got to be consistent and stop her every time and only feed her in her food bowl, no treats in the kitchen and no titbits when you are eating. If you do feed her scraps from your meals put them in her bowl when you've finished your meal.

Yes it is a normal response but when it happens it can be surprising at the speed of the snap. I agree with Scoutsmom, your friends dog definitely needs behaviour training

I'm going to be controversial here but I'm one of those from the UK who doesn't let my greyhound into my bedroom, she doesn't even go upstairs and no she doesn't whine etc. and no SA problems. I wonder if the whining at night to go to the toilet is a way to get attention and not necessarily because she has to go. My Grace used to whine a couple of hours after putting her to bed downstairs and after a few sleep deprived nights letting her out into the back garden (or yard) something had to be done. After one late night visit to the back garden for her nocturnal toilet break I put her to bed, closed the door and pretended to go upstairs. I then sat very quietly by the door waiting for her to start whining again, at that moment I opened the door, said NO! in a loud firm voice, shut the door and went to bed. I might have been lucky but not a peep at night from her since.

The trick I learned from my father was to go out of the door, grab your keys and open and shut the outside door but don't go through it, to give the impression you've gone and left them. Then stand very, very quietly outside the door to where your hound is. When they start to whine, bark or misbehave open the door quickly and say NO in a loud firm voice. After they've got over the shock of you suddenly appearing and showing your displeasure make a fuss of them. It might not work if they have separation anxiety but if it is attention seeking it should work. It cured my Grace immediately who would whine and pull the throw off the sofa when left alone.

You say he pees on your cement floors. Is he an ex racer and was used to peeing on the cement yard at the kennels? I ask because you say he'll last 4 hours in a car, which hasn't got a cement floor, and he'll last all night where I presume he sleeps in a room without a cement floor. Just a thought.

I use ExmaRid Deep Cleansing Dog Shampoo to clear Grace's dandruff. I noticed a big improvement even after one use. I use ExmaRid Deep Cleansing Dog Shampoo to clear Grace's dandruff. I noticed a big improvement even after one use.

A sobering read.

Thanks for the Facebook recommendation. I think because the reasons for corns are many and varied it's a case of trail and error to find one that works for your greyhound. The vet I think you mean who was doing a nonsurgical procedure and follow up care with an apparently 100% success rate was Daniel Doherty. He was jailed for 31/2 years in May this year for falsifying the medical records of puppies to say they were healthy and had been reared in a home environment when the were unhealthy and raised on a puppy farm.

Grace's fur was bit dull and she had bad dandruff when I first got her. I put a couple of spoonfuls of porridge oats in her bowl with a little hot water, let it cool before mixing with her other food. I also added an evening primrose oil capsule. Her coat has improved no end with no dandruff. But as other have said only alter one thing at a time and let his digestive system get used to it.

Apologies if this has appeared before. I had to take Grace to the vets two weeks ago because she was limping badly. The vet said it was a corn and suggested operating as a possibility which I declined as it hadn't worked previously. I asked if it was worth trying Bazuka (a proprietary corn treatment for humans)? He said he couldn't recommend it but don't let her lick it and to come back 10 days later. 10 days later I saw a different vet at the same practice who used to be a vet at the greyhound tracks and doesn't believe surgery is the answer to everything. She hulled the corn and found a very small piece of grit in it. Checking her other paws she found another with a bit of grit slowly starting to embed itself. She suggested that brushing her pads with a dry toothbrush when she comes from a walk to remove any very small sharp objects. So I now brush her pads with an old toothbrush when she come back from a walk. Treat her existing corns with Bazuka at night and cover with an old sock to stop licking it. Covering the corns in the daytime with duck tape. Oh!...and keeping my finger crossed.

That's put a smile on my face. Your Stella reminds me of my Grace, never does anything much but when she does does do something slightly naughty it's a joy.

What do you add to your grey's food to make it more yummy? I put a whole chicken in a slow cooker with nothing else and cook it until it's falling off the bones. The best bits of meat I eat, the rest gets frozen and added to Grace's kibble in small amounts. The juices from the cooked chicken I let cool, skim off the fat and freeze the rest in ice cube trays. I can then melt one and add add it to her food. This makes Grace's food however bland into a delicacy which she really enjoys to the extent that she tries to lick the pattern off her stainless steal bowl.

He looks like my Grace complete with the balding bum and from one new owner to another you're doing great. There are no hard and fast rules, just do what works for you and the hound. Grace growled at me the first time i accidently touched one of her toys she had between her paws, so I growled back, took it off her then gave it back complete with an ear rub.Not had a problem since.

I'm just glad my mother, who is in her 80's and has had pets on and off through her life, was so understanding. All she said was "It's expected with pets and children and do you want some rubber gloves?" And no, Grace isn't barred from visiting her. I think she looks forward to seeing Grace more than me, and who else is going to help eat the ginger nut biscuits?

I'm in the UK and I feed Grace "Pet Greyhound Food" from the Greyhound Trust. It was developed by them with Dodson and Horrell and is specially formulated for retired greyhounds and costs £40 for 2 x 15 kg bags delivered. Not only does Grace thrive on it but there are no bottom burps Greyhound Trust - https://greyhoundtruststore.com/products/pet-greyhound-food Dodson and Horrell - https://www.dodsonandhorrellpetfood.co.uk/pet-greyhound

I've been very lucky with Grace and her toilet training. From the start she never went inside until yesterday... I was visiting my mother in her second floor flat and had been there for about an hour when we thought "Where has Grace gone?" Looking towards the front door there she was crouched down doing a wee on the hall carpet... Luckily my mother wasn't upset and after a quick clean up the carpet was unblemished if not a little damp. And no she didn't get told off as it wasn't Grace's fault we had both missed the warning signs. I blame the weather as it was raining and Grace refused to step outside for a comfort break before we went to my mother's.

Perhaps he needs the door to be lit from both sides. Just keep tempting him through with treats for a few minutes during both daytime and night time and hopefully all of a sudden he'll do it as if it's the most natural thing in the world.

Welcome from Derbyshire. The last pic reminds me of my Grace when she's trying to communicate via telepathy

I'm in the minority in that Grace sleeps downstairs in the main room not upstairs with me. The first few nights she whined with the occasional bark but soon settled down and very quickly got the hang of where to go to the toilet. One bit of advice I can offer is don't let them get away with anything you don't want them to even once. If you don't want them on the sofa don't let them on it even once. If you don't want them begging at meal times or when you're enjoying a drink and a biscuit don't give them a titbit even once, only feed them in their bowls. Treats for training and just for being greyhounds are great. Grace stays on one of her beds until I've finished eating and only gets up when I go to take my dishes into the kitchen to feed her. Remember to enjoy your life being turned upside down by these amazing hounds.

Greyhounds are very subtle at signalling when they need to go out for a pee and it's very easy to miss it. Has she only done it the once or is it a recurring problem? If you are at home with her keep an eye on her, but not staring, and if she shows signs of crouching get her outside asap and praise her when she does go. Clean the area with diluted biological washing powder/liquid to kill the smell and discourage her from using the same spot again. Remember greyhounds are sensitive animals and shouting and punishing her will make her nervous and frightened, she didn't pee in the house deliberately.

It's worth remembering that any chemical, drug or medication can have side effects that only effect a small number of animals or humans but the majority will be OK and by going to an alternative when the one your using now works and has had no side effects might have a different problem. To quote a line from the document: "The FDA carefully reviewed studies and other data on Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard and Simparica prior to approval, and these products continue to be safe and effective for the majority of animals."

Having searched the forums I've found the original one posted by Greyt_dog_lover. You can read his original post here: http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/252118-our-new-grey-freezes-on-walks-what-to-do/?hl=%2Bfreezes+%2Bwalks his advice is the 9th reply

I had the same problem with Grace. I couldn't even get her to the end of the driveway. I tried all the usual, waiting, treats, walking round in circles, having a heart to heart with her, none of which worked. I got fed up with providing entertainment for the neighbours. Then I came across a solution on another forum which worked. Face the same way as your grey and put two fingers through the collar and grab it as you would a suitcase handle, a fishtail collar works best for this, and with a slight lifting and forward motion walk forward. At the same time give the command "lets go" or something similar. Apparently it's how the trainers put greyhounds into the traps at the races. Only had to do this a few times and now grace walks with no freezing.

I've only got the one and at times I wish I had a second but Grace's undivided love attention more than makes up for it. Two greys might be more than twice the fun but then so are the bills. Twice as much food, vets bills (Grace has just had £2500 / $3283 worth of treatment), poop to clear up........