I have a new 4yo ex-racer that we've just adopted a few weeks ago. He's a very sweet dog and I can tell is forming a bond with us as he'll sometimes follow us around the house. His adjustment is taking some time as he really won't do anything but sleep, and hasn't quite figured out how to play yet. I'm constantly reminding myself this could all take time and patience is key. Its tough being patient though, I want him to be happy and its hard to know whether he is. Anyhow I digress.
I wanted to write in to ask about how to successfully get a greyhound into training mode. I've been hoping to start working on some of the basics (i.e. down, stay, come) but haven't really been able to get him to acknowledge us. He'll approach when he wants to be pet, but otherwise we haven't been able to get him responding to his name yet. He refuses to make any sort of eye contact and when I start trying to issue commands or get his attention, he'll either freeze or just turn and walk away. He also seems unwilling to follow or work for treats, even though I know he likes them.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of behavior and/or know of any techniques to get him to understand that I'm trying to communicate with him?
