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  1. 55 minutes ago, SIGreyLady said:

    :wub:Wow....she is gorgeous!!   It  looks like her ear is  tattooed,  do they usually have tats?                                                                                                                                                                            

    The tattoo for a galgo is usually to show what hunting association they are registered with.
    Not all galgos are hunted at that level.
    But we have seen more and more that are tattooed. With the hare dying of a disease and a hunting season cut short, many hunters let go of their dogs that normally would have been hunting.
    Killing that many young dogs would be hard to hide, so many showed up in the shelters and perreras.

    Their loss, our gain.
    We've been getting some awesome young dogs that were mostly healthy, not traumatised yet.
    Bom is one of them, takes her a day and she turns into a happy, playful pup.

  2. Started of with the innovet pet CBD oil for my galga Cara when we found that she had Degenerative Myelopathy.
    When it looked like it helped her, we switched to Hemp Rx Forte and noticed she did much better on that. While it didn't cure her, nothing could, she outlived the 6 month diagnosis by almost 9 months.
    We also used it, on advice of our vet as a topical on her spine before using a cold laser.

    Other things we noticed convinced me it can be used for many things, when I started it looked like she was getting dog dementia, in a bad way, not knowing where she was, being confused. Within day she improved so much that she was almost like her normal self.
    Something else that changed, her eyes improved considerably, the last few months we didn't need her eyedrops any more since she was producing enough tears again.

    Now I use it for Florida who we found had mammary tumors, she has been operated and needs lung x-rays every 6 months, we hope it helps her with fighting cancer and during her healing time we uses it as an added pain control.
    This is all done with the agreement of my vet.

    When we were dealing with Majestic bad leg, he also got it after talking to the surgeon. The oncologists at this specialist clinic use it too and the surgeon said it would help his bones get stronger and help the healing process.

    And lastly, I am giving it since a few weeks to Lehto who has IBD after poisoning his self with green tomatoes as a puppy.
    A week into giving it I noticed that he is no longer whimpering after he had his meals.

    A lot of people ask me about the use with fearful dogs or scared dogs, but that is the only way I have experienced no improvement.

    One thing to keep in mind is that if your dog is on other medication, talk to your vet before giving it.
    Sometimes you need to make sure you don't give it at the same time to avoid problems.

  3. Cara
    October 12, 2007 ~ November 18, 2017

    Today, my little world traveler, my little white monster, my muse and companion for 9.5 years left this earth.
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  4. It's called Hound Sanctuary. They are in Warrenton, OR, near Astoria.

     

    We have a 6 foot fence, but I have the same feeling, that they should not be unsupervised. My feeling was also that they do not seem as fragile as our noble greyhounds, skin not as thin. What about diseases? Like we have to be aware of tick-borne diseases with greyhounds, I assume these dogs are coming in with parasites as well. Any other interesting health-related differences?

     

    I like the sound of a cuddler. Irene had pretty bad sleep aggression. We had to love her according to her rules, bless her soul.

    Would definitely talk to Rain about your concerns and questions, not every pod is the same and some may be more suitable than others.

    If you'd like to do some more research on the types, I would suggest checking out this Dutch website, it has a translate button for English and if you scroll down all the way, into the green part you will see a list with almost all types and descriptions. http://www.podencoworld.nl

     

    In general, pods are a healthy breed, in Europe they are listed as 'half' sighthounds, not sighthounds.

    They are sturdy, intelligent, agile and totally fun dogs. If you enjoy doing things with your dogs, a podenco would suit you, classes, adventures, never a dull moment with a pod.

     

    As for health, they should not come to the US riddled with parasites, a good Spanish organization deworms, defleas and certainly no ticks.

    There should be blood tests for heart worm, Leishmania, Ehrlichia and most test for Anaplasma also.

     

     

     

    OMG... "the CDC recommends euthanasia of infected dogs due to their concerns of spreading the disease and its zoonotic nature." I get it, but, ouch!

     

    So, when they say it sometimes doesn't show up for years, does that mean it can't be detected or they don't show symptoms?

    That is such nonsense, Leishmania is transmitted through a certain type of sandfly, which is extremely rare in the US.

    But, the disease can be dormant for up to 7 years.

    If a dog is tested positive, it still doesn't mean the disease is active, but stress or another disease can bring it out.

    This is why it is wise to know the symptoms and have a dog imported from countries with Leish. tested once a year.

    To be honest, I have as much change on carrying it without knowing as my dogs have, since I have been in Spain several times during the season this sandfly is active.

  5. To all our galgo adopters I suggest to find a good dog training center in their area and take their galgo to a basic behavior class.
    It is good for bonding, you get some good guiding on how to work with your galgo and it is often good for the dogs confidence.
    Another benefit, most dogs will sleep for hours after class.

    If she is not used to a leash, imagine how she feels with a contraption around her nose

  6. We've seen this with galgos that had the same issue.
    The vets suggested taking leash walks, but slowly, on a much slower pace then you normally would. It forces them to get out of the gait they adapted to, to get around.
    With the cast they got used to not putting it down, a much slower pace gets them used to walking normal again.

  7. ​Thank you for looking into a galgo.
    They are wonderful dogs as you will be able to read on Greytalk.


    If you are set on size, make sure you contact the group you are working with and let them know.
    At this moment we have 6 here, the smallest weighing 37 pounds, the biggest weighing 75 pounds.
    So you see there is a huge range in sizes.

    Also, since you want a running mate, let the group know this also.
    Thanks to their past, some galgos have injuries that may keep them from being this active.

    Your best choice might be a young, active galgo.

    Oh, and having a cat doesn't mean you have to wait, many galgos that are in foster care live with cats and are perfectly okay with them :)

  8. As others said, a puppy is a puppy.
    Greyhound puppies are no different from other puppies. And if you prepare yourself, you'll have the unique experience of raising and bonding with your dog from early age on.
    I have found that my bond with the ones I got as a puppy is deeper and different from the ones I adopted as adults.

    Take Jen's ( Neylasmom) advice and find yourself a puppy class. It is fun, and besides getting advice on basic training, you'll learn a lot yourself.

    Most of all, enjoy the ride, take lots of pictures because they grow up really fast.

  9. Still remembering the picture he posted of when he visited a soccer game.
    Shawn's humor might not have been for everyone, but if you like the British humor, he was your guy.

    After he moved to the US, we occasionally had contact but it looked like he had found his place. Still, I miss seeing him pop up on Greytalk and to know he will never pop up again makes me feel sad.

    My condolences to the people who were close to him.

  10. Hi there, great to see another galgo lover.
    We have 6 in our home at this moment, 2 are fosters.

    Unfortunately I couldn't see your pictures.
    Would love to meet yours.

    I brought mine to the US 4 years ago when I moved here from the Netherlands, adopted my first one 15 years ago.
    They are wonderful dogs.

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    Last night was almost full moon.
    And I sat on our porch waiting for the stars to appear.
    A plane made a perfect trail next to the moon.
    As if something came from earth and went high up.

    It was taking all the wonderful memories we have of our sweet boy and brought them back to me one by one.

    He's body is gone, but his gentle spirit will always be in our hearts and we have our memories of this sweet wonderful boy that lived with us for so long.

    And those will never fade…

    Yesterday morning Jack and I had to say goodbye to our sweet boy Tex, knowing that he has found that perfect spot in the sun that will warm him forever.

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