Anya

Thanks for your suggestion Gail. After the first incident I got her a harness, so I hook it up at both the front and on the back which gives me much more control. Did your girl react to other dogs too? I got “Feisty Fido” and find it very helpful. Working on “Watch” command at the moment.

Greysmom and MerseyGrey thank you both for your very helpful, informative and encouraging replies. I checked out "Feisty Fido" on Amazon and it has very favourable reviews, so I will order a copy. I've been watching a ton of videos on YouTube, some are good, others...not so much, but I think training advice in this book will resonate better with me. Time4ANap OKaaay.

Hello everyone! I adopted my first greyhound 2 weeks ago. She's a 8 year old retired racer and I love her to bits....but she scares the c**p out of me! She's aggressive towards other dogs; has sleep aggression and food aggression. The one that worries me the most is the aggression towards other dogs. Twice now she has knocked me off my feet and dragged me along the ground to 'get at' these dogs. Luckily for me it was on grass, had it been concrete I shudder to think of the outcome. I managed to get control of her (she's always muzzled on walks) and have since been using distractions to get her attention off them, or I will walk in the opposite direction if I see one coming in the distance. I should mention it's mainly smaller dogs that set her off, although she's gone after larger dogs too. The area I live in has dozens of dogs and every time I take her for a walk I'm dreading meeting some poor unsuspecting dog and it's owner. I should mention I also have a miniature poodle and she has not been aggressive towards her. The sleep aggression is very scary too, but I know that's my own fault for letting her sleep on my bed. I've read through the posts on this topic, so will squeeze her large bed into my bedroom and insist she sleeps on it. Food aggression is another trait I guess I can manage easy enough - just stay away from her when she's eating! I just mentioned the latter 2 aggressions to illustrate the combination of traits that scare me about her. I have considered returning her to the place I got her from, but that would be a heartbreak and I don't want to do it to her. I suspect she has been somewhere else before I got her. She quit racing at 4 years old, she's 8 now and the adoption people couldn't tell me where she had been in the interim. I guess I'm just looking for reassurance from you experienced grey owners that it will all work out in the end and eventually she will become a well adjusted, laid back pet. Is she workable? Thanks!