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Best of luck with the next round of tests! You and your vet have probably already thought of this, but I wonder if his food or treats cause him to drink more--as if the food / treats might be salty or if his chew toys dry out his mouth somehow? Just wondering. Good luck.

I love their facial expressions when they are playing...they take play seriously

Your walking schedule appears to give him ample opportunity to empty his bladder several times per day. And I will agree with the earlier post that the amount of water he is drinking appears to be significantly more than normal--I compare to my large male grey who has long pees on his walks, making me wonder where he gets all the liquid from, but we only fill his water bowl about once per day. I can't imagine Stanley drinking up to four liters a day, he'd be making yellow rivers all day long. Hopefully it is a treatable issue--best of luck!

My Stanley does this as well--I never regarded it as anything of concern because he doesn't do it during the entire walk, and never does it indoors. I agree with those who said it is either general excitement being outdoors (every walk is going on a hunt, of course!), and the sniffing process. Between the chug chugging sound and some very loud sighs indoors, we have given Stanley a middle name. Westinghouse. Because Westinghouse invented the air brake, and that's kind of what he sounds like

Very normal behavior for Stanley....he growls while chasing *me* whilst running back and forth on his leash outdoors. He, runs, growls, then nips at me too, the li'l b@$+@rd I do not discipline him for this, because it's their way of playing, AND after all he's the only dog at the park required to be on lead, so he's got to chase *someone*.

Great pics!!

Girl is RIPPED!! and the look of concentration on her face while she plays is quite impressive!!

Stanley has a midday walk sandwiched between longer walks at morning and evening. It usually amounts to nothing more than Stepping Outside for a Quick Look Around, but occasionally he'll do a quick pee, go around the block, and very rarely, take a full blown walk. He gets a Greenie afterward, so we call it his "Faux Walk" or his "BS walk"--going through the motions in order to get the Greenie afterwards. But we like giving him the opportunity to take a quick walk if he wants it. It also is a good opportunity to take a walk if it's rainy in the AM.

Wow, that's quite a Senior Tuna Melt!

Wow, Three Days! (I'm not telling Stanley about this)

Oh I know...this was a great example of our lacking that convenience! .We're thinking of putting up a fence but we have a few other home improvement projects ahead of that on our list! Plus, having to leash walk means my having to walk as well, which is *usually* a good thing.

You hear their muffled barking during their sleep ("Bip! Biff!") and become amateur dream analysts. He's dreaming about Life at the Track! No, he's dreaming about the cat he saw on his walk this morning!

The Eagle Has Landed! After refusing to go out for his walk last night, he asked to go out at 2:30 AM and peed immensely. This was in high winds and rain due to a nor'easter storm. I thought 'great, we'll try again in the morning for Number Two!'. About an hour later...'asked' to go out again but changed his mind and ran back inside. Few minutes after..'asked' once again and wouldn't go out the door (still windy and raining). I thought 'i'm not playing this game' and from the sofa watched him pace around for a few mins. Then he reared up and put his paws on the door ("I really will go this time, Dad! I promise"). And he did. at 4:45 AM Three craps within about 200 feet. Almost lost the umbrella in the wind twice, almost got poop on my hand and the leash while picking up, but hooray! Success! Gave him breakfast and he's now doing what I need to do I try my best to never complain about rain, because the alternative (drought) is much worse. But a steady rain forecast to be about 32 hours without letting up is a bit much at once. Not complaining though! All Smiles a la Gene Kelly over here! Needless to say, I stayed downstairs anticipating that he'd be needy, and I'm glad I did....now I need a nap. Edited to add: Stanley's personal record: just shy of 36 hours without pooping. Now Stanley, don't try to break that record.

Wow! (no luck with us this evening so far)

Stanley isn't a big fan of the rain. He doesn't panic--he just declines walks when it's raining outside ('I can hold it, dad--let's just go out later'). Our forecast today was rain in the morning, a break midday, then rain starting again this afternoon then CONTINUING THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY TOMORROW Stanley walked around the outside of the house this morning in the drizzle, stood around briefly, didn't pee or poop. Then at noon time during a lull in the rain, I basically forced him to remain outside, leading him to various trees and the fire hydrant to 'inspire' him. He FINALLY cut loose a little yellow river after about 30 mins of ..... encouragement. I was more insistent because of the forecast...he will not be inspired this evening...or tomorrow morning, or tomorrow midday. My question is, how long has your greyhound gone without pooping, esp when it wasn't a medical issue? I know they *should* go at the very minimum once per 24 hours, but we might pass that time frame before the storm is over. Just curious---any poop-shy hounds out there? How long could they 'hold it' for when offered 3 walks per day? (edited for spelling)

Your dog sees a bunch of autumn leaves blowing across the street and thinks they are an army of retreating chipmunks.....(ears picked up and growling accordingly).

*based upon a scientific sample size of....TWO greyhounds ! I know that the following is not practical for most people, but it has worked wonders for me so I thought I'd share: We had our first greyhound about 20 years ago. At the time we lived in a house without any fenced-in yard/garden, so we made it a point to reserve as much as an hour in the morning for a neighborhood walk, then the same in the evening. At midday we offered a quick walk, which Twiggy usually declined (I'd rather sleep, thank you!). She'd never lived in a house before us (nor was she in a racing environment). Somehow, she never once had an accident with us. Fast forward to 2021, and we adopted Stanley, who has the opposite background: a male, from a racing environment. We live in a different place, but still no fenced in yard. Very long walk in the AM and again in the evening, offer a quick walk midday (where he stands by the sidewalk for a couple mins, walks around the house, and wants to go back inside....to sleep some more). In both cases, never an accident indoors. ever. (albeit we've only had Stanley for a few months so far). I have two theories behind our success: Abject good fortune. We are very lucky. Bladder and bowels absolutely emptied on a long walk. Take a dog out for an hour and they will pass by so many lamp posts, trees, fire hydrants, green spaces, that they absolutely cannot help but pee dozens of times (and poop several). By then end of the walk, maybe a drop of pee will come out when they attempt to mark the 100th tree of the walk. And on the third or fourth poop, hardly any will come out (but it will be on the runny side). After a walk like that, I think they couldn't pee in the house even if they wanted to. I know most people don't have the time for walks like that and are only able to let out their dogs in the yard for a short period of time, but I thought I'd share as this 'system' has worked for me. (it also forces ME to take long walks, which is an added advantage). Off to take the PM walk now

Yikes! What is your current schedule for taking him out? I have been meaning to post my 'system' which has worked for me (basically: very long walks) which I suppose I will do shortly in a separate thread. That must be very frustrating. Perhaps there's a medical reason?

Oh snot..uh, Spot on! We get the deer comment all the time. Stanley should be flattered but he thinks deer have big bellies and fat a$$es so he refuses to be associated with deer, even though he's the same color (and nearly the same height)

Yep! Or in my case, dog beds on a floor of the house the dog has never been to (because he refuses the stairs)

Wow congratulations, he's a beauty!

How would you get those little legs apar--Oh CRICKET the sport. got it. I've actually heard of people putting a section of clean chain in the bowl (not a bicycle chain, but maybe a thicker type--the kind to lock something with. The dog would be forced to pick at the kibble around the section of chain in the bowl. But I haven't tried this myself. Although Stanley wolfs down his food quickly, his brand of kibble has small pieces (shaped like large lentils) and somehow he doesn't take in much air. Those bowls are kind of cute though...looks like the dog is solving a little maze puzzle.

Add Stanley to the list of greys who 'statue' with regularity at the beginning of walks. The reasons can vary, but this is VERY common. In Stanley's case, he is not a fan of any motor noise, be it from lawn machinery or large trucks (he is accustomed to cars however...thank goodness). Often times it isn't even a sound that I can barely hear, but maybe a lawnmower's engine on the next block, or a truck passing by on the larger road two streets away, etc. Sometimes if I walk behind him then continue on the other side of the body, he will follow.. SOMETIMES that works but not always. There's plenty of time to try all kinds of remedies when statue-ing is involved.! I also often take this opportunity to give him a quick grooming in our driveway, be it a hand-brushing/scratching or (if I can remember) bringing the grooming tool in my pocket. While he's standing still--a quick exfoliation session. Then when I'm done with making his fur fly all over the driveway, I whisper to him a quick "Okay!", begin walking and he will follow (again...'sometimes'). Don't worry, allow for extra time, and good luck!