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A tangent but I feel the same way about VCA taking over so many vet clinics.
Totally agree about VCA. I've been going to the same vet practice for years. Ever since VCA took them over, it's become more corporate and less the local practice. I'm not happy with the changes.
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aw, your girls are so beautiful!!!
Thank you--but aren't they all!!
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Hi Everyone,
I am new to the forum and a brand new first time greyhound owner! My wife and I are extremely excited and love our new greyhound Arrow. She is 6, was a racer and was also mother to two litters of racing pups. We have had her about two weeks. 90% of everything is great, we are so happy! The one area that is becoming tough (besides stairs) is walking. She started off walking great, staying with us, not leading, etc. But in the last few days she has started freezing with increasing frequency and seems often not to really want to walk anywhere other than the backyard.
There are a few factors I should mention: I have two residences due to work and every few weeks have to go back and forth between them (My wife and I work in academia; it's a pretty common situation in this field). Our dog was with us in our primary residence for the first week. Then we debated as to whether or not I should take her with me or leave her. I will be her primary caretaker and she will be staying with me 95% of the time, so we thought it best for her to go with me to bond as her primary caretaker. She did great in the car and did amazing on walks the first several days. But now the freezing has started. I've tried nudging from behind, which worked at first. I tried food, which doesn't seem to help that much. And the last few days she's really only wanted to walk around the unfenced back yard on the leash (which is pretty large), do her business and go back in. Also, I live on a main street here and the traffic can be quite busy, especially during rush hour. I'm wondering if this is scaring her off from venturing out? It wasn't an issue at all at first, but maybe something scared her? Any help would be much appreciated! I really want her to be healthy and happy!
Thank you!
I've read somewhere that it's not uncommon for greyhounds to "statue". Sometime I can persuade mine to keep walking by waiting a few minutes and then proceeding-and sometimes I just turn around and head for home! (I'm not sure who has trained who). What definitely has helped is walking with someone else and their dog.
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Read the free preview and bought it. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
Thank you and I hope you enjoy it. As to "addicted"-it's hard not to be addicted to greyhounds!
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My Mollie:
And my Annie:
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Are you available for Kindle? And scritches to Mollie, of course.
Yes, it is available for the Kindle!
And, thank you
How about a photo of the dog?! Downloaded the book and looking forward to reading the book!
Thank you so much! Enjoy the book! I will post a picture once I figure out how
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I bought it as an ebook. Enjoyed it.
Hi LoveMyGrey+2,
Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
I hope you're all keeping warm in Florida. We're expecting some snow here-and some very cold weather for the next couple of days. My greyhound has a new winter coat, so she'll be nice and warm when we go out for our walks.
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Are you available for Kindle? And scritches to Mollie, of course.
Hi Patsy,
As of now, "Dying to Walk" is only available as an ebook-so yes to Kindle. And thank you for your interest.
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Read the first chapter "preview" and really like what I read so far - I will be thinking about it until I buy it, so might as well save some time and get it right now
Thanks for your comment. I hope you'll enjoy the book. It was fun writing it--and lots of good exercise walking with Mollie!
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Thank you Hidoey. I'm new to this website and you are the very first person to comment on "MyMollie". So thank you.
I've been a dog lover from way back and have always adopted shelter dogs, never caring about breed or mixed breed. Until I met Mollie. I found her at the MSPCA in Boston. And fell in love with a greyhound!!
It's no wonder that she is the star of "Dying to Walk".
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When we first saw Mollie at the MSPCA the assistant threw a ball and Mollie ran, chased it and brought it back. Very impressive. But that was the first and last time we ever saw her "fetch". Going for a walk, wagging her tail, eating treats and flopping on her mat--yes! Interested in chasing balls-or anything for that matter-no! So your dog's actions or inaction sounds pretty normal to me.
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I have four grandsons who are over quite a bit. My greyhounds have been very patient with them! We haven't had any issues.
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"Dying to Walk" by Longley Pinkerton (aka Felicity Long and Avis Pinkos)
Daily walks in a quiet New England town with two friends accompanied by a rescued greyhound were the inspiration for this book. Turns out, it's not such a quiet town after all. There's infidelity, larceny and murder. Mollie, the very pampered greyhound is center stage along with mystery and laughs.
The link on Amazon is either Amazon. com, search "Dying to Walk" or
New Owner - Walking Started Off Great! Now Not So Much...
in Training and Behavior discussion
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I tried using a harness. While we were in the car heading for the park, my beautiful greyhound was in the back seat chewing on the harness. It was strapped under her chest
according to directions-but was now torn. I figured there was something wrong with the harness and bought another one. The same thing happened. I'm open to suggestions as to a particular kind of harness. Thanks