Katt13

Our grey is about 10~ days off the track now. He has met a few other dogs while on walks (the muzzle tends to scare most all people and their dogs away, so it’s hard to find those willing to meet him!) When he spots a dog of any size from across the street, he whines and whimpers quickly. He’ll keep walking but the whimpering will last for a bit and then he’s fine. When meeting a medium size dog (chonky beagle) on leash w/ a muzzle he was wagging his tail a lot, sniffed and then was uninterested. Today he met a small-medium sized husky on our walk. Our grey was leashed w/ his muzzle, the husky was very docile and calm. Our grey lunged (i think) at the husky and growled. The owner knew about greyhounds and was nice enough to let him approach again. Our grey then sniffed the dog and wagged his tail and was fine. It’s very hard for me to decide if that’s prey-drive or just him seeing a husky for the first time? I know he’s probably anxious and overstimulated from a new environment - but I know prey-drive isn’t something you can really train out of. Just not sure if this is prey-drive or excitement/nerves. Would love some advice

Thanks for the advice! We’ve added a gate to the front door so there’s a second point of entry, and make sure we are the first to exit - not him. He’s gotten significantly better on leash.

He hasn’t been neutered yet. And yep, I think you’re right. He was tugging extremely hard and grumbling/whining a bit, not showing any teeth no growling or barking so I may have misused the word aggressive there! He’s now being trained as an only dog in a house solo, so taking him on solo walks has helped a ton. Thanks for your advice!

This is my greyhound’s 5th day off the track. He is showing aggression toward other rescued greys in the house (these greys have been retired home pups for a few years now) when getting out the door for his walks. Doesn’t show aggression on walks. Can this behavior be trained out of? Is squirt bottle training okay to use in this case? I assume it’s because he’s used to racing and running out the door. Wondering if anyone has experience with this behavior