Calebsmum

Thank you so much for your advice @macoduckand @mansbestfriend! I have been watching them both and he seems to have settled down, but I am going to get his leg checked as I think it could be an old racing injury. I will continue to keep an eye on it and when we are out, I will keep them separated for the time being, just until he is feeling better. Thank you both again. Tash.

Me again! Recently you all gave me some amazing advice about Aline training with Caleb and he’s been doing so well, lying down on his bed, very happy with our other dog being in the same space as him and so I was hoping you can help me with a new thing that’s recently happened. Caleb and our family dog Tilly have been getting on so well, sharing a basket, learning each other’s boundaries etc. Tilly can be quite dominant as she has been attacked by dogs and so she has been setting her limits with him. I feel that has been ok and I have always been in the room with them. She often comes and shares a bed with him, and he is not food aggressive around her or any dog. Today, however, she went over to sniff his paws (which she regularly does) and he lifted his lips and snapped at her. It wasn’t a bit attack or anything like that but it scared Tilly and also me as it was so out of character for him. Apparently yesterday, she came to do the same thing and he growled. I wasn’t there and so wasn’t aware of this. He has also started to raise his hackles. When he is playing with a toy the other day, my brother asked him to leave it, he didn’t growl but wouldn’t let go and raised his hackles. . He has never done this with me, he won’t even tug at the toy. The only other time I have seen him raise his hackles is when he meets other dogs who are very excitable around him. I have had him 5 months now, but he has only been with Tilly for 3. Could this still be him settling in? He turned 4 the other day and so could this be adolescence? The other thing I should mention, is that he recently hurt his leg going after a rabbit and so wasn’t sure if he was snarling cause he didn’t want her near his paws? But it’s so odd as he even lets her eat bits of treat he’s dropped when he’s finished from between his legs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I do still have his muzzle and so could muzzle him when we leave? Thank you in advance! Tash & Caleb.

Thank you @Michelin, @Toffeesdadand @MurphysMumFor your advice. I shall try each of them to see if they help. He is very close to our other dog in the house and we found that if we leave him alone with her, he is better. Still whines and paces but not too destructive. I really can’t thank you all enough. Fingers crossed these work and will update you when we have worked through it. They are such a loving and kind breed, and so I for one love reading all the wonderful things people are doing for their adopted greyhounds !

Thank you so much for this advice @HeyRunDog! I shall look into this book now! if you have any further advice,’please do let me know. It’s so helpful! best wishes, tash.

Hi There, I’be recently adopted a greyhound, his name is Caleb and this forum has been a life saver! I am, however, having issues with being able to leave him, without him getting panicked or destroying the house. I adopted Caleb nearly 5 months ago now. Caleb is 3 and bit years old, will be 4 in May this year. He is so relaxed, doesn’t bark, very low prey drive but is my shadow when I am in the house. As I have gotten him during the pandemic, I have always been at home. When I leave he tends to do one of two things, stands and pants(trying to look out the window) or starts chewing at the door frame. Since getting him, I have been leaving him for small amounts of time, slowly making it longer each day, but he will simply stand panting for the whole time I am away. I don’t make a fuss before I leave, or when I get back, for a few minutes. Recently I have moved back home and so even though I have left the house, my siblings have been at home and so he isn’t on his own. The one time we all left the house, he tried to chew through the door frame. I will be going back to work in September and so need to try and get him used to me leaving him before then. I am very worried about him becoming destructive as it’s dangerous for him and so although he hasn’t been crate trained with me since getting him, do you think it would be ok to try and start doing this now? Or do you think it’s too late to bring this in? Any advice will be gratefully received! Thanks so much, Tash & Caleb.