Gilly91

Hi all, So its almost a year since I brought Trev home with me. He has had ZERO accidents in the house in all that time other that this past month. There has been no change in his diet to effect his stomach but in the past month he has poo'd all over my carpet 3 times (the sloppy kind). Why would this occur? Could it be stress? Recently he has been chewing and wrecking the floor rug while I am out of the house which I think he does when he thinks I'm coming home. He is in usually in the front room which looks onto my front street and always rushes to the window whenever a car goes past. Should I try shutting him out of this room while I am out? Cheers

His instinct is not that strong, it was when i got him but ive since been able to recall him when he goes into flight mode. The only exception is squirrels which he always goes for (although never gets one). He usually just walks directly behind me when off the lead so ive never really been worried. I just dont want him thinking 'i got that rabbit, now im going to look for anything i can get' sort of thing, which will put him back a step in regards to recall.

HI guys, Soooo, i was out with Trev on a standard walk through some fields and he was off lead. He is usually very good and walks behind me, he has occasionally chased a squirrel but doesnt go for anything else such as cats/small dogs etc. Anyway, he suddenly shot off into a bush and i heard a squeek and He came trotting out with a rabbit in his mouth, which i got him to drop immediately. The rabbit was dead. He usually the most placid and gentle thing i have ever known, and although i knew he would probably chase a rabbit at some point when he was off lead, i honestly didn't think he would kill it (maybe just play). Now my question is, 1. Should i have told him off? I did, but thats what he was breed for and its in his instincts. 2. Will this likely make him want to chase down and kill more things? Cheers

No he isnt really licking it or anything. He just doesn't like putting weight on it.

Hi guys, sorry i keep spamming topics on these forums. My grey has developed a little spot/lump on his paw and its is obviously causing some discomfort as he limps if any weight goes on it. I took him out for 2x 6mile walks last weekend. It looked like he stood on something sharp and limped a little and shook it off. He was fine after that until 3days later when the limp started to come back. I checked his paws and he has this little lump (see picture) <a href="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/commercial-photography/"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/iGzfRTB.png" alt="Commercial Photography"></a> I have asked friends with dogs and they believe its quite normal after long walks and even was told that it may be a sebacious cyst. I took him to get it checked at the vets and they gave me anti-biotics to give him (£110) - they dont know what it is and wanted £150 to send off a test (which i cant afford right now) so i will let the course of anti-biotics run and see if they work first. Has this happened to anybody elses dog? If so what happened? Is it normal?

I've had him around 4 and a half months

Hi guys, Is it normal for your hound to follow you into every room you go? I know that he spends most of his time in the front room when im at work playing with toys and napping in the sun (i set up a spy cam). However when i get home from work, he will just stay by my side - even when he wants to go to bed, he would rather moan that he wants to go to bed, but yet he wont unless i go aswel. He also wont take himself away from the room i am in to play (unless i walk into the other room and start him off) then if i move again he will drop his toys and follow me. Is this normal? Can i teach him to be more independent? Dont get me wrong i dont mind him following me around but i would like him to have the confidence to do whatever he likes rather than do what i am doing. I think this makes sense (apologises if it doesn't)

I think I'm going to take him to see the vet about his biting and licking The yawning I'm not concerned about, he seems to do it more when he's enjoying himself, I'm putting it down to a quirk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9fABSA687JA This is how he nibbles

He does it when I'm nowhere near too He does it when I'm nowhere near too

Here is a video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ48WNTf3LM

I've just managed a video, can I upload directly?

Thanks for the reply's I will take him to see a vet about the licking and see what they say. He currently eats 2 handfuls of kibble (which falls in the % of protein i was told he needs from the kennels) along with some raw tripe/chicken mince. It is winter here at the moment and gets rather cold (im getting a new boiler fitted as i am writing this). but no i dont use a humidifier, it may be something to try. As for the yawning - i understand its still early days but he seems to have settled extremely well rather quickly and seems very content and bonds well with me well, however i obviously dont have anything to compare too. Maybe he hasn't done as well as i think he has. So do you think over time, these yawns will die off?

Ill try and get a video tonight of him doing his yawns. He also licks his lips when im giving him a head massage which im also told is a stress signal! but if he was stressed why would he keep wanting me to do it when i pull away? He is 3 and a half and ive had him since the end of October last year (so 3.5months roughly) and yes he has always done it which is why i didnt think it was a problem. He is nibbling the top of his back legs. He always seems happy and content. He is not in pain as far as i can tell. He loves getting scratched and massaged on the area he nibbles.

There is never any panting. He does pant at around 9:30pm every day for around 5minutes, then he stops (no idea what that is about) but other than that he doesn't pant. I cant see why he would be under any stress - I live alone so its generally quiet in my house. Would him being cold result in yawning? I've not had a working boiler for quite some time but its usually still warm as i put the fire and electric radiator on. If im stroking him and he yawns, i stop stroking and he puts himself back onto my hand for more strokes, so i cant see it being because he wants to be away from me. Im stumped He has done this since i brought him home by the way. I got him at the end of October I dont know if its worth mentioning that he makes a squeezy noise when yawning

Trev licks himself like a cat all the time. His legs, his hind quarters, feet, nether region and sometimes even the car seat. He also bites and nibbles his hind quarters a lot to the point where his hair looks different to the rest of his body. I wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with this and that it was pretty standard behaviour and put it down to cleaning and itching. I did a google search and it came back that he may have arthritis or it could be an allergy to something. Question is - Does anyone else's grey do this? Do i need to do something about it? Or is it just standard behaviour? He also yawns ALL the time (which google tells me is not good) but i think its just because he is lazy. He yawns on walks, when hes lying down, midway through eating, while hes getting strokes, when hes exited when i come home from work..... it could go on forever. He is never under stress, he lives in a quiet home. Again just want to clarify that its nothing to worry about? Cheers

Ok thanks for the comments. I was going to wait until summer anyway which is another 6months or so. I will try him on a dog friendly campsite to start with and see how he goes.

Does anybody have any experience? I tend to pack a bag and go off hiking for a few days and camping wherever i end up. Does anybody know how greys are with camping? Obviously sometimes it can get abit cold so there is that. Also when my grey is properly asleep next to me, he starts growling if im moving around too much (he gets kicked off the bed when he does that), but obviously in a small space such as a tent, he wont be able to get away. How will this work?

Yeah im in the UK, i have had to lift him over stiles before so thats no problem. We have been out walking in the lake district etc many times, just not for that sort of distance.

Hi guys, Ive been trying to build up my dogs stamina ever since i brought him home around 5months ago. He has at least 3 walks per day totalling around 2hrs of walking with a few sprints here and there. Question is; Will he be ready for a long walk? probably around 6 miles? He seems to be fine walking any distance ive taken him on so far, he has never stopped and refused to walk any further due to be tired. I am going to test him this weekend but dont want to over exert him (unsure on any bad implications due to excessive excising if there is any?) - Bearing in mind the temperature here is around 5-10 degrees C Obviously the last thing i want is to be 3miles away from the car and have to carry him back.

Hi all, I've had Trevor for around 3months now and he never plays since he came home. He sometimes occasionally took interest in a soft duck which i got him, he will leap at it, bow and then bite it for about 10 seconds before losing interest. He wont play with a ball, he wont play with a frisbee. I bought him a Kong rocker which he doesn't have any interest in aswel as the Kong chew bone (again nothing - even with tasty treats). Ive tried being silly myself, rolling around the floor with his toys and hopefully he would join in - but nope nothing again. He seems content just to lie around all day. However the other day while i was at work he shredded my brand new carpet (out of boredom of anxiety, i dont know). Now my question is, is he bored or is he lazy? I feel bad about not giving him enough stimulation, but if he doesn't show any interest, how am i supposed to help? His typical weekday is as follows; 6:00am - Wakes up, and we go for a walk in the park - I tire him out by hiding from him and letting him chase me down when i tell him too 6:30am - Breakfast 7:00am - I go to work - He resorts to going back to sleep 12:00am - I return from work and again take him to the park 1:00pm - I return to work - He goes back to sleep again 5:00pm - I return from work, we go for a long walk down the beach for zoomies - Or playing chase with my friends dogs 6:30pm - Dinner time Weekends - Full of activity, going for hikes and long walks, runs on the beach etc Remainder of the night he will just want to be on the sofa next to me and will not move until its bedtime. He even starts panting when he has had enough of being next to me (but yet wont move himself away from me). He does however great me with excitement when i come home and will follow me around the house until i settle on the sofa. I understand he may be little bored from being in the house while im at work but im a single homeowner who needs to work full time to earn enough bread. I know greyhounds are notorious sleepers which is fine, i just feel like im doing something wrong and that my behaviour is why he is so timid. Is it still too early to see his personality properly? Could he still be a little scared and unsure of where he is? Another note, he hardly makes any noise whatsoever. Sometimes he will bark at his duck but thats about it. He wont let me know if he wants something or if he needs to go for a wee. Is this normal?

How long are your walks? My Trevor doesnt walk when hes still tired from the previous walk (if its a long one). As for traffic, he was very jumpy at first but if you keep taking him eventually he gets used to it.

Hi All, I adopted a ex racing boy around 2months ago and at the start everything seemed great and he seemed happy, albeit very nevous of everything. Now that he has settled into my home a little bit, he has shown a tiny bit of interest in playing with toys (usually doesnt go past a few mouth snaps and the odd bark) but i see this as a good sign. He is very gentle, loves every human he meets and will happily stand and get petted by anybody. He has always been fine with me up to now and loves a stroke, brush and a cuddle. However lately, he seems to have days where he doesn't even want to know me. He will get exited when I come home, but for the rest of the evening he will lie down, look at me with sad eyes and will huff/puff/yawn and not bother to even have any interaction. I originally put this down to not letting him on the sofa anymore and assumed he was just in a mood. I don't have any issues with him being on the sofa, but if I let him on the sofa, he will remain there for 24hours and will not move, even for a walk or food. Should I be letting him on the sofa? Would his change in behavior account for this? Have I don't the wrong thing by upsetting his routine? Also, he is constantly yawning all of the time - I've googled this and all that comes up is that the dog is stressed or anxious. Is this true? He yawns constantly and I mean every 10minutes 24hours per day. Surely he is not tired as he gets enough sleep and I have no idea what he could be anxious about. He also pants heavily when he is lying down sometimes. I have read that greys can take along time to come out of their shell and show their personality, should I stop worrying and just get on with it? I just want him to show that he is actually happy where he is, as long as he is ok, I'm fine with however he treats me.