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24 minutes ago, ramonaghan said:
I suspect you'll be fine. Sweep is not very tolerant of other dogs generally, but she's fine with other greyhounds. We had a greyhound guest (with his human) for a few days last year and it went well, despite it being the first time Sweep had another dog on her turf. She did growl at him a couple of times just to let him know who was boss
but that was it. They enjoyed sunbathing in the yard, going for walkies together, and synchronized napping. An initial meet and greet is not a bad idea, but if you can't do that, it could be helpful to have the drop-off at a neutral location (like a park) where they can meet for the first time without either feeling territorial. I'd also keep plenty of room between their beds and their food dishes in case either displays resource guarding or space issues.
Thank you, that's very reassuring to know about your girl tolerating a new hound. I think we're planning to meet some time this week to see if they're likely to get on, and hope for the best!
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41 minutes ago, JaimeL said:
How about having a short meet and greet at your home before hand. Most dogs are so very social that I find it is rarely a problem.
Always nice to have some one near by who can return the favor. Win/Win.
Thank you! I definitely think a meet and greet beforehand will be a good idea...and you're right about having someone nearby to help out.
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Hi all,
A member of a greyhound group who lives nearby has posted online asking whether anyone can take their boy on for a single night in about a week's time. Our 4.5-year-old girl Camilla is pretty easy-going and independent, and has never been terribly bothered by having other hounds around before, but we've never had one come to our home or spend an extended period of time together. I don't know much about the other hound yet, other than that he's a fairly new adoptee (about 6 weeks in).
I was just wondering whether there was any advice you could give for making sure this goes as smoothly as possible?
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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.
Thank you for this tip! The little socks I managed to track down are beyond ridiculous, so this could be an easier way.
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She should be fine with a bootie for short walks. If you've got grass now then she can walk on that too. Just no explosive activity that might open up the wound. Put some Aole Vera leaf sap on it (make she she doesn't lick it).
Thank you, very reassuring!
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Hi all,
I apologise for what seems like a very minor question, but I want to do the best by our girl.
When we were out walking yesterday, i noticed that she developed a slight, inconsistent limp. When I got home I also noticed small amounts of blood on the floor - there's a very small tear on one of her front paw pads. I cleaned it up as best I could and the bleeding stopped. She doesn't seem too concerned by it, no significant licking etc.
Having read through these forums, I'm inclined to try and keep the wound clean and let it heal on its own, given how minor it is (please let me know if I need to do more), but I was wondering about whether it was still okay to take her for short walks, assuming I can find a little dog bootie to keep that paw pad as clean as possible? She loves her walks and suspect we will all go crazy if we don't get the chance to go outside, but at the same time I don't want to be causing her a greater injury.
Any thoughts or advice are greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Dogs don't think in terms of "consequences" so that reasoning is meaningless for them. It's why positive reinforcement works and negative reinforcement really doesn't. You always want to reward the behavior you want and ignore (or manage/engineer away) the behavior you don't want.
Thank you for this - it's exactly what I need to keep in mind as we try to work her out...and it makes life a lot more fun when you reinforce the good.
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For what it's worth, I give my dogs treats that they only get when being placed in their crates. It makes the crate something more desirable. I pick up the treat and they run into the crates. Dogs don't think exactly like humans.
That's a very good idea actually - at the moment we don't have any crate-specific treats, just general ones. Thank you!
Baby gate?
We've been playing with that idea - I'm not sure our house set-up is ideal for that, but maybe we can be more creative
Here's Camilla, very stressed out by her new living situation
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Hi all,
My partner and I are new adoptive parents of 4-year-old Camilla. She has been with us for less than a week but already it's hard to imagine life without her. She is an easy-going girl who is completely food-obsessed - this has been good for her recall (including learning her new name), stair and dog door training in our enclosed backyard, but she's still a bit manic when she gets a hint of food to focus on anything more subtle or complicated (my partner is determined to get her to learn to "shake" - I'm going to leave him to that one!).
I have been extremely happy to find this forum, there is a lot of wisdom to share here. Apologies if this has been asked before, but my question is about crating for containment while we do certain things in our house. She is beginning to understand that we do not want her in the kitchen while we're preparing a meal, and tries really hard to stick to this, but sometimes she doesn't seem to be able to help herself but to come in and get underfoot - there doesn't seem to be a particular pattern to whether she's already eaten (and how long post-meal she is), what we're cooking, etc....some days she ignores us like a champ and other days we've essentially had to stand guard to keep her away.
It's when she's less able to control herself that we feel the need to put her in the crate. The other thing she needs to be contained for is when I water the back yard (I live in New Zealand so it's summer and HOT over here). For reasons too boring to get into, we need to have the front door open while I water (this opens on to an unfenced shared area with two other townhouses) and we don't trust her not to go wandering, so the crate it has to be. I try very hard to do the cooking AND watering all in one go while she's contained so we're not shoving her in there repeatedly through the day. We also put her in the crate overnight, which she doesn't love; she would definitely prefer to have the run of the house, but she doesn't whine or make too much of a fuss once she's in.
My partner and I disagree as to whether we should be providing her with a treat or something else appealing for going into the crate when we need to contain her. He doesn't think we should get into that habit and wants her to see being in the crate as a consequence for not being able to stick to the limits we're trying to set her, while I think a treat in the crate stops her from seeing it as too much of a punishment and is less likely to lead to battles when it's time for her to go to bed (I'm also more willing to be lenient as to whether we crate her at all overnight, particularly as she's gotten so good at letting herself out to do her business).
Do the wise ones here at GT have any thoughts about whether one approach is better than the other, assuming my question even makes sense?? Camilla and I thank you in advance - am working hard to upload some photos, which I will attach to my next post
but that was it. They enjoyed sunbathing in the yard, going for walkies together, and synchronized napping. An initial meet and greet is not a bad idea, but if you can't do that, it could be helpful to have the drop-off at a neutral location (like a park) where they can meet for the first time without either feeling territorial. I'd also keep plenty of room between their beds and their food dishes in case either displays resource guarding or space issues.
Letting a second greyhound spend the night
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Thank you for both of these replies, I was wondering about a muzzle and I guess it's been confirmed that they're pretty important for the first meet.
Guilty as charged!