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The camera becomes the bane of my existence. I wish I could have enough self-discipline to only check it once in awhile. Instead, I find myself watching it at every opportunity, and I find that my anxiety spikes when the pup's tune up. My foster rep reassured me that as long as she is not soiling or destructive in the crate, to not overthink it or worry too much; that it is not unusual at all for them to go trough a period of adjustment in which they bark and whine when left alone. My other 2 SA girls this year peed, dug, shredded, and howled in the crate. Our current foster is no where near that. And I want to keep it that way:)

Update on the BRR experiment; it may have been coincidental, but I gave her 2 droppers of the BRR 30 minutes before I departed today. I crated her about 15 minutes prior to departure, and I heard 2 barks as I was preparing to leave. Once out of the house, I waited around another 5 or so minutes to see if she would tune up. Not a peep. That is the quietest, least amount to barking drama we have had in a week. It may be that she is just finally settling in, or beginning to accept the crate, or it may be bc the tincture actually helped. Whatever it was, I was very pleased. I retired the camera yesterday because it was stressing me out too much to watch her cycling through her barking fits, so I have no idea if she remained calm for the 3.5 hour duration of being alone. She was calm when my partner got home (which is the norm). As an aside, we were told when we picked her up that she was a "crate bolter", which we found to be accurate. I started practicing the "its your choice" technique that Krissy on the forum shared in another thread. Little girl picked it up by the second practice session, and now stays in "down" position until she is released to exit the crate. Pretty impressive!

Well s**t, I ordered the regular Composure. Glad it's not too expensive. I will look at the conversion to see how many to try her with to equal the dose she would be getting with the Pro version.

Since getting back in the foster routine, and arriving at the place of wanting to move forward with adopting the right GH whose path crosses ours, I have found great comfort in knowing that I can always ask questions and get heartfelt replies here on Greytalk. And I am certainly operating under the adage that "there are no stupid questions." So, I just want to say thanks, to everyone who is indulging my millions of questions/concerns, ranging from issues re: temperament, beds, and coats, to harnesses, supplements, and hookworms. Y'all are greyt!

After price checking and review reading, I ordered some Composure Treats. Can't hurt and are way less expensive than Zylkene. Will do a little controlled experiment to see which, if any, helps ~ Composure or BRR.

Not drops - but DROPPERS full?

Thanks Neylasmom. I have not heard of these supplements, so will do some investigating. I don't think our girl is experiencing full blown anxiety. We have had a few come through our house that appeared to be in a lot more distress when left alone. But I want to head off or forestall it going in that direction, in case it might.

What is the correct dosage of Bach's RR (per the dropper) for a 58 pound female, 2 years old? Our foster rep has given the OK to give our new foster girl BRR to see if it eases some of her dislike of the crate when left alone. She is not soiling or destructive in the crate, but she does a lot of barking and won't stay settled in the crate when we leave. We want to do whatever we can to make the crate as low stress as possible for her, and if her emotional state can be improved by a little BRR, then that is what we are going for. We are giving her a frozen kong when we leave, and I randomly toss in treats for her throughout the day for her to discover. We also crate while we are home for short durations so she does not only associate it with being left alone. She gets a 1.5 mile walk in the morning. Lastly, we leave classical music on for her, or play "Through a Dog's Ears" on repeat. Duration alone in crate ranges from 6 hours (1 day per week) to 2-4 hours the rest of the days.

Perfect. Thanks. That helps with analysis paralysis.

Which Mammoth bed do you have, LaFlaca? Size, shape, orthopedic, cover material, etc.????

I REALLY WISH Costco would re-introduce their amazing bolster beds. They were large, well made, and affordable. I haven't seen them for awhile, but as soon as I do, I am buying up several. We need a bolster bed, bc the dog bed is right at the foot of our bed (which sits low to the ground), and our last foster actually somehow or another managed to roll off her the dog bed and get stuck under our bed in the middle of the night. We had to maneuver her so that I could grab her feet and pull her out. It was not pleasant for anyone involved. I purchased a bolster bed on Wayfair for around $75 because I had sticker shock with the nicer beds (Orvis, Mammoth, etc.). I totally regret that decision. I wish I would have applied that $75 to a nicer bed and just ponied up the additional $$$$.

We are considering using the muzzle when we attempt the transition from crate to free range. It will probably be awhile before we do this, but I am thinking in advance to when that time comes. We have some rather nice mid century furniture that we would prefer to not get chewed up by a young GH. How do they do with being muzzled all day long? If we muzzle her when she is alone, it would range from 6 hours (1 day a week) to between 3-5 hours the remainder of the work week days.

I love all of these replies. So far, and it has only been one week that we have had our 2 year old foster girl, she has been pretty chill. She actually does not seem to know how to play with toys. We have tried to engage her with them, but so far, not much interest from her. And as for running, even though we hav a very large fenced yard, she has not ran hardly at all. She seems pretty calm, and she came in seeming pretty confident. We are trying to re-enforce this by not allowing her to be in every room with us every minute of the day. We never leave her behind a closed door (we use baby gates to confine her the living room, for instance, if we are in the bedroom), and she will do a little whining, but will generally go back to her dog bed and lay down. She does try to counter surf some, but we correct her immediately. She is super affectionate and cuddly, and I can tell she wants to get on the sofa and our bed, but until we make a decision to keep her, we are keeping her off the furniture. The biggest factor in the decision to keep her will come down to whether or not she can be happy as an only dog. She has to be crated for a few hours each day when we are at work, and she does some barking, but so far no destruction or soiling, and the barking in intermittent. She will settle, then start up with the barking for a little while, then settle for a while, the bark for a short while. So, we are monitoring this and keeping our fingers crossed that this is (and will remain) normal adjustment behavior. We are really smitten with her, and if she tunes up with puppy energy, we are cool with that. We would actually like to see a little more playfulness to match her sweetness and affection. All in good time, I am guessing . . .

That is a stunning photo . . .

Hi all, I have read through most of the hookworm threads, and want to just get some clarification/questions answered on a treatment plan to discuss with our vet IF we end up adopting a hook positive foster. Her worm load is +3 according to our foster rep. 1. Can we sub Coraxis for Advantage Multi without any decrease in efficacy? If so, we should also supplement with Nexgaurd for fleas and ticks? 2. Is Dr. Ng's modified version of the prison protocol still thought to be as effective as the prison protocol? We would prefer to administer the least amount of meds to get the job done. 3. Where do folks buy their monthly meds for the best price? For simplicity sake, we would want to buy them all (worm/flea & tick/Drontal Plus) from the same vendor. We understand that we could very well be in for a LONG ride on the hook train, trying to eradicate the little buggers. We are diligently picking up poop as soon as it drops. Any other words of wisdom re: this less than joyful part of being in the greyhound gang? Thanks in advance.

At least she likes her vegetables

Awesome report! Thanks for updating us. Amelia sounds like she has the "big sister" act down.

The name "Wendy" must construe a gift of ease. We met another couple when we picked up Bette who adopted their Wendy a couple of weeks ago. She is two, and they said she had been pretty much a perfect little angel since they brought her home.

Do the chrysanthemum coats have a chest panel? They do not appear to on the website pics, but I want to double check that.

Hi there, just checking in on the girls. How is Amelia doing with Carmen?

Update on our foster girl. Once we got to the 48 hour mark, she started eating, and has not turned back. Im sure that those with lots of experience in the GH world see this frequently, and trust that the appetite will likely come on board once they settle in a little and start feeling hungry. I was also worried she might not be treat motivated, and that worry is probably unfounded, too. She seems more interested in treats now. And she is learning to take them out of our hand, which is progress. It's really a pleasure to see them making strides towards being a pet . . .

We are fostering, and very seriously considering adopting this little girl. As I have read through the forums, I pick up on a subtext that 2 year olds are . . . something?!? What is your experience with adopting a 2 year old who raced, but only briefly? I want the good, the bad and the ugly . . . And just to be transparent, this is a somewhat tongue in cheek question. And yet, I am still curious.

oh Jeter . . .

All very good tips to keep in mind, and make perfect sense. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

She is considered a "light brindle". Her coloring is quite interesting. She has areas that are quite light, and some are a little darker/more yellow. She had this area on the kissy part of her cheek/neck that is like zebra striping because it is literally black and white. Our foster rep calls her a banana brindle bc her background color looks like mashed up bananas. We have starting using this in an affirmation for her ~ we keep saying to her "you are a secure banana".