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Poor guy he probably thought the house was out to get him. If I was a dog I would be scared too. Think of it as someone who has been in a tornado or earthquake going back to the scene is scary especially since it came out of nowhere for him. Several things to break down his fear: sound of the water in the pipes, sound of the shower running being in his safe place and disturbed I would start by moving him to a new room to sleep for a while and see if that helps with night time panting and restless. Then since he is food motivated: 1 take him into the bathroom during the day and give him medium value treats or what works for him. Just a few minutes at a time during the day. Several times a day. Talk to him mater of factly “nothing in here will hurt you” same tone as ordering coffee. 2 next day or when he is comfortable turn on/off the faucet and give treats. “Nothing in here will hurt you”Just a few time several timesaver day. 3 Then the shower on and off give him treats. “Nothing in here will hurt you” several times a day. 4 With steps 1-3 do 30 minutes before bedtime then take him to another area to sleep. 5 When he is comfortable with all that then you can try bring him in at bed time if he remains calm try having him in the x pen. Also you are right to switch his bed for another one in the house. Just what I would try to recondition him. I would also talk to him and tell him a story about what he heard and that he is safe and the noise can not hurt him. My new girl is very sensitive to sound and touch when she hears things she runs out of the room. So I tell her it is not real it is just tv I turn the sound on and off, it was me, the cat or what ever. Now she hears something lifts her head and look to me to tell her what it is. If I say it was me, cat, tv she just looks like can you be quiet and goes back to what she was doing. Your tone makes a huge difference need to be mater of fact, if you sound worried then they will worry. Hope this helps

Do you have a stool guard on the muzzle? It will keep him from being able to pickup things with his muzzle on but still and drink. Might be worth a try while you figure out what is going on.

If I know all his needs have been met (potty, has enough activity for the time, etc). Sometimes they just need to whine to get over it. one foster that was a bounced, I was told she sleeps through the night. First night she whined all night not constant. Just the really frustrating every 20 min from 10pm till 5am. Just enough to let me think I might get to sleep...... Nope the first time it happened she went to to potty... then she just had to deal with it. It took a few nights then went away. I think I was the first place she was an only dog. Her adopter went through a similar transition early on. It got better she did learn to sleep all night in her crate after protesting. Later got the run of the house! Just time and patience and naps when you can.

Then you are doing it right. Can I offer a suggestion to help get some exercise. If you feed dry kibble and it is nice outside. Have one person go outside with half or a fourth of his meal and spread it out in the garden he will have fun searching for his meal. If he eats it all up you can do more just do not want to leave uneaten food in the garden to attract unwanted visitors. Do put a word on it maybe “find” what every you want. So he gets a command and will learn it is ok to eat things he find. Will help later when you are on walks for him to leave the road kill at the side of the road. You can also do this indoors to if you have the room to spread out. You can also toss it and have him go get it. Just know it has a time limit that is short. My first greyhound would only do anything 5 times a day at the most that was it regardless if she did it on her own that was one of the 5. So know that is a thing too was very frustrating before I caught on to her limit. You can also do a “leave it” piece of kibble in palm of closed hand the second he leaves it open your hand me he can have it. But that is the first step I am sure there is steps to it if you search or reach out when you are ready and I would be happy to help you. Let me know how it is going. If you are looking for some fun ways to teach, reach out and I will share a fun training book I found years ago by a greyhound owner I am not sure where it is or the title but I will do some searching. Just because they look like a dog is misleading in our expectations since they are really over grown babies who need to explore and learn there place in a new world. Again best wishes, patience and time

Welcome just wanted to offer a hug, a shoulder, and an ear. Sometimes we just need to vent and share our fears and concerns to feel better. If I can share some stories and a few tips hope they give you some light at the end of your tunnel. For me greyhounds temperament and behavior are closer to a show horse than a typical shelter dog or the in your face hunting breed. When they first come off of the track in the US. would imagine similar to your dog but not sure. Meaning they have a routine of being out and active and the center of everything. Followed by time in there crate/stall and the cycle continues. So coming into a home is so unnerving and scary. Just provide for basic needs and spend time together going for walks even if it is just circles in the driveway/garden or just standing outside getting used to the sounds and smells. I did most things wrong with my first greyhound in 1990 before adoption groups and many resources and the internet! I made a phone call looking for a companion dog to a vet on Friday picked up my dog on Monday and only saw them on tv. She would not come out of the dog house for 4 days. Vet said to let her be and if not out on the 5th day force her out gently. She survived being outside for over a year. I did not know better and would never do that now but she had a well insulated dog house with straw and another dog and luckily it was a mild winter. Do not worry about training time yet as your dog is learning just by exploring there new world. The only thing you need to do is reinforce good behavior and prevent naughty (if they are jumping on people for example I would discourage that and things you do not want) otherwise no formal training as it will just be frustrating for both of you. Give all of you time to adjust you have a lifetime to train. There are many ways to do things find what works for you and leave the rest. So to make a long read short greyhounds are very adaptable and forgiving. If you handle them with love respect and a soft touch. You can not go wrong and can fine tune the behavior anytime. If they have gotten used to doing something it just may take longer to change the behavior but given time, love and consistency it will. One last tip talk to them as they understand more than we can ever know. My first therapy dog was at a retirement home and one of the residents said “I bet you would like to look out the window”. To my astonishment she walked over and looked out. I had never even said window and she came straight from the track. A foster would calm down if I made up stories and talked to her. Her “mom”would call when she first got her and I would tell her stories to help her settle. Her mom thought I was crazy 😜 until she saw that it worked. It may just make you feel better too. Best wishes and you will be ok and do what is best for all. They do take a long time to show you the dog they truly are. It is a frustrating, scary, exciting and rewarding journey so give yourself a hug 🤗 and know you are not alone!

Sorry about your cat, prayers for a speedy recovery.

My last gh stopped getting into the car and she loved car rides. It turned out she had lumbosarcral stenosis.

Just have to state the obvious please keep a muzzle on at all times unless the cat and greyhound are securely separated. A slow quiet introduction where the cat is calm (not running around or flicking the tail) for a few minutes at a time is a good place to start. It can take a long time and a lot of slow work to get it done. That said, I had a cat correctable foster that was ok for a few months, then became obsessed with the chase. She and the cat were never allowed out at the same time. Her pray drive was just to much and she lied 🤥 on her cat test. Try to see if your adoption group has someone who can reevaluate and give you some in person/video advice. Sometimes the cat/dog fit is not the correct one. Depending on what stimulates the pray drive. My male gh was overly interested in my kitten when I got her. He would try and pounce on her pick her up etc. the thing that was in my favor was he was trained. I just reinforced that he could only interact with her when he was laying down, no chasing in the house and the kitten was on a long line so I could get her if need be. Dogs were always muzzled this went on for seven months before the muzzles came off.

When two of mine were donors they got free blood for life if they needed it for giving. Was a nice benefit that thankfully I never had to use.

Thanks for the responses Picture is not her foot just for example why no bag balm? I had not thought of the smell being an issue. I will have to do a smell test and see what she has issues with before I buy something. Great tip! As we are on the slow bonding path. She was not happy with the dressing changes as our first bonding experience going on for three months. So still working on paw handling nice to know there is a reason she does not like her paw or nails touched.

On the tip of the pad just under where the nail starts to curve down it is really dry. This is not her foot she got up when I tried to pick hers up. Where the purple is under the nail it is dry and pulling up towards the nail like a hang nail for us kinda. And a crack on the other purple line.

Looking for paw pad protection. Poor Journey has had a rough start to retirement. Allergic to spay stitches, hookworms, the cone of shame that did not go away. Sensitive paws toes well I finally got a good look today and they are cracked hard by the nails and one has a dry crack across it. No wonder she gave me a black eye for trying to look at them. I am soaking in Epsom salts which she does not fight so must feel good 😌. I can not find the spray I used before to condition the pads. So what is your favorite or not product and why. Thanks for your advice

I agree with greysmom, With my first greyhound I got 5 of a behavior a day did not matter if she did them on her own or if I asked for them. She was not food motivated at all I did behavior shaping at home and took her to obedience class 6 months later to proof her before her Therapy dog test. So she knew how to do everything. We were on the small dog mat as she did not get the concept of walking in a circle fast to go nowhere. The walk sit walk drill she would do the first then turn into a cow that had never been lead statue no amount of anything could move her until the last one was called she would happily get up and do that one. The teacher was so frustrated with us (she had goldens). Said no dog could pass up steak my greyhound would not even look at it. She passed her Therapy dog test a few months later. So I guess what I am trying to share is sometimes they just do not see a need or point to training session when they are new. So now I do no formal training with mine for the first 6 months just so they get settled in and learn house rules. I try to keep the first few months most like what they have come from turn out, free time, crate time, repeat. Then a few months more of less and less crate time. Until they are letting me know when they need out and are comfortable then the formal training starts. Every moment is used as a learning moment instead of training sessions. Do not want the greyhound in the kitchen every time she goes that direction she is told “Out” when she is out of the kitchen she is told good girl. She learned two thing not to be in the kitchen and Out means not her area and turn around and move. Give her time to adjust and make it fun. Just think if you were taken to another place and had no one of you kind around, did not speak the language and got thrown into school how productive would any of us be? Adjustments sometimes just takes time for them to feel safe. Just what has worked for me since 1990. Hope your transition/training goes well. There are so many different ways/styles to get things done.

I am new to the hookworms too, have had greyhounds since 1990. So far have done three rounds of Panacur and went from a 3+ to a 1+ then changed vets (she has greyhounds) and did Advantage Multi twice. Will get a fecal check around the 17th. I picked up my dog end of September. The hookworms no only live in the intestine/colon but do a larva leak into the muscle sometimes then they can become active hatch and reinfect the dog. So it can take a long time to get over them. I was told that once they get to a low level almost gone then the heartworm combo meds can be used with good results just have to get them under control. Hope this helps there is a lot of good info on GT.

It does happen the dog in the picture had to be taught how to interact with the cat. He wanted pounce on her so I taught him he could only interact with her while he was in a down. He was cat correctable. Lots of supervision and a muzzle. The cat has since lived with 9 dogs. Just make sure they each have an area/time when they can be alone and get used to each other in there own time.

I am a strong believer in prevention I would suggest a muzzle on both for a while til they get used to each other. I had a female that had won races and was competitive. When I added my male 2-3 years younger and race school drop out. We thought he probably came out of the box and jumped into the arms of his trainer kind of drop out and a 2 time bounce. When they would play in the yard he kept getting T boned by her to the point where you could hear the air go out of him. Anytime he was next to or would try to pass her. It took a few days but they worked it out he just learned he was second. Was glad for the muzzles as I knew they were safe.

Have you checked for worms? You could look at the ingredients and find something with more fiber to fill up on.

There is a greyhound out there that would be a good fit. Just make sure they are cat safe and give plenty of time for then to adjust to each other. If it gives you any hope back in 1990 I got a greyhound from a track vet said I wanted small animal safe. Move ahead a year later she was a therapy dog at the hospital and the resident bunny hopped over to the greyhound and cuddle up to her back leg. The director and I were shocked. We did move the bunny just to be safe. She just looked like it was an everyday occurrence. She did chase and kill a wild bunny in the yard it was all about the chase. Best to you on your search!

Remember your teenage years, we all knew or were the kid who just had to see what we could get away with? You foster is that version of a greyhound and what he wants most is to know exactly where his boundaries are. Howling at night is his protest or fit to get his way. Stay strong! He will learn or train you in his ways. He should have to work for everything that he gets. Since he is a bouncer and has gotten his way by in your words shown aggression and it worked he is going to keep it up to get his way until it no longer proves to work or someone gets hurts. It will get better if the ones with the thumbs and car keys who control the resources are the ones in charge become the leader to him. Right now the four foot thinks he needs to be the leader. If he was a racer you could try to go back to that kind of schedule. For mine it looks like turn out, breakfast, time to be out with me, three hours, crate time while I do stuff at home or errands. Turn out, more time with me, crate while dinner is made and eaten. Turn out and time with me until bedtime back in the crate. This will go on for months the more settled they become after the first three months the longer they have time with me during the day. Hope this help and it will get better, it just takes longer to undo unwanted behavior. The more structure and stronger the boundaries are drawn the faster the change will happen. Any break or weakness he finds in the boundaries will only make it take longer “from his point of view it worked last week, it will work again I must not be howling loud enough or long enough”

She is beautiful, best wishes to many years together. Love the brindles

Just saw this, wondering if it could be nerve pain from the SLO. My SLO hound would have pain even with no nail symptoms would lick leg and an occasional limp. She was on fish oil, niacin and an anti inflammatory when needed. Usually at the first sign of licking her leg by the dew claw.

I have been using Borax in the turn out. Deck and attached 24x16 concrete run. Will save the yard for spring and hope for the best. Thank you for your information I feel more at ease that inside contamination is no as big a worry as I thought.

Work really hard on leave it with Lulu. I have a cat that I added 14 years ago to two gh, One wanted to play with her and she was less than 2 lbs. he had to lay down to interact with her and it took awhile. Since then the cat has lived with nine dogs, leave it is the most important thing in my opinion. Anytime Lulu looks at the cat tell her to leave it and when she does give her some affection and tell her she is good. Keep a muzzle on Lulu and a leash so you can stop her if she is to interested. It takes time and patience. I had one foster that just was to interested and would corner the cat. She ended up going to a home with no cats. So it is possible and you will not know until they have spent time together and the cat gets a chance to do zoomies. One more tip teach Lulu to leave the squirrels outside alone too on walks. Good luck and it can be done, if Lulu just can not take her eyes off the cat or tries to corner her. Then think about your options or how to manage the household. Best you you and your training.

Thanks was just not prepared to pick her up in August 10 days after spay and not have that resolved until November. Sometimes the rough starts end up being the best dogs. I feel better after the visit with the new vet too. She said as long as she is clean I can relax her routine inside and she can keep her bed too. I so want to let her on the couch as long as she is on her blanket. Have been waiting months for that. My last greyhound passed in March and I got Journey end of August. Seemed like a really long search for her but she was worth it. (Hence the name Journey)

Update: We went from 3+ to a 1+. So hope it continues to get better. Changed to new vet she is now on Advantage Multi. Vet thinks that should take care of then will check in January. Has mostly great 💩 which I am thankful for, just an occasional loose two days and she is very interested in her poo in those days and very hungry. Thinking it is a flare up of the worms?