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I thought I would provide an update on the bully 😂😂 Thank you for all the replies and advice. Everyone seems to be getting along. The bully is being less of a bully and all are getting along well. Now to tackle the stairs🤦‍♀️. My girls are smaller so this will be an experience with a large boy. We are not in a rush and will take it slow.

Hijack away 😀. Doesn’t bother me a bit. So it sounds like we are doing everything correctly, they just need time to sort it out. i appreciate the reassurance. I have found multiple places discouraging three hounds but want it to work

Thank you for the advice. We were doing a lot of this. We established hound 1 as the leader and are giving her food, treats, putting her leash on…all first. She gets attention first, etc. I was worried that we were on the road to failure. I know it takes time but I just hate to see them anxious. I am glad to hear success stories I have heard discouraging stories.

That could be it. She is snapping and growling at him. She is also snapping and growling at our other female which she has not done before. She was snapping yesterday at meal time so we moved the male to eat in a separate room. Any suggestions are appreciated. I don’t want any of them to be miserable.

We just (as in two days ago) added a third hound to our house. The second and new one get along great, but the first one has become a bully. We are using muzzles, walks, and no unsupervised time but how can we ease our first one’s stress and help acceptance of the third? I know it’s only been two days, but I want to ensure we are doing everything the best way. In case it matters hound 1—girl, never raced, brought home at 15 months, is now 3 and has also been an alpha. 67 lbs. Hound 2—-girl, raced for a brief time, brought home at 2.5 years, is now 3, and is very submissive 64 lbs. Hound 3—boy and littermate to hound 2. Raced for a longer time, is 3, seems submissive, 80lbs. Any input is appreciated.

She actually is able to navigate the steps at my mothers house. There are two outside and three inside. She walks them without jumping. They are more open than these. She gets scared when she knows we are going down the stairs but unfortunately we have to in order to get outside. I am at a loss and really hate putting her through this every time she goes out. She actively wants to go up, but hates the down.

Definitely lots of praise and treats. the harness came in and we are getting her used to it and then will give it a go. 😊

Right now ours won’t even go near the stairs if we are going down. Going up is getting better. She will walk to the steps and put her paws on the first step then look over her shoulder as if we aren’t coming to help her quick enough. I am hoping with time she will be confident to go down.

Thank you. I just ordered one for delivery today. I hate seeing her so scared.

Hello I adopted our first retired greyhound two days ago. She is doing wonderful learning to go up the stairs but is terrified of going down. Unfortunately, she has to go down to go outside (2 flights). We will gladly carry her down until she is able to learn to navigate the stairs but are their any tips on helping her not be terrified of us even carrying her down. I hate seeing her so afraid. She is almost 14 months old. Thank you