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    Oldest greyhound?

    in Everything else Greyhound

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    Back in the dim distant past when I was a regular participant of this group there was a lovely story about a greyhound who reached the grand old age of twenty 😳does anyone remember what her name was?

    btw.  Hi to all who remember me, haven’t been around here in a long time, best wishes to all👍❤️

    Sprung Toe Calcified Tendons And Corns!

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    One of my Greys had calcification of almost all of the toe joints, initially they were painful but soon recovered and the vet told me not to worry as it would actually stabilise the joint. He never had any further problems so I can only assume he was correct.

     

    Btw. I initially took him to the vet as he had a lump on one toe and was quite lame. He ended up with the ugliest looking feet, but no pain :lol

    Is He Looking A Bit Pudgy To You?

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Another vote for "looks just fine to me", he is well covered, not fat and certainly not obese, he clearly gets plenty of exercise and it doesn't sound like he's eating everything in sight. My current boy Johnny gained 10lbs in his first year with me, he wasn't thin when I got him, and he's certainly not fat now. Keep up the good work :)

    Difference Between A Greyhound 'smiling' And 'snarling&#39

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    You know, Ryder grumbles when I'm giving him a neck/ear/head massage when he's napping, and he dozes off. I could be rubbing him as he's falling asleep and he's grumbling for 5 minutes. I'm having a hard time figuring out if he likes it or not, because sometimes his head is resting on my stomach and not facing me when I do it so I can't see his face and expression. I always wonder if he's about to tear me a new one or is thoroughly enjoying it, so I often stop in fear that he'll strike me dead in my bed at 11pm. I don't think he ever would, and I'd like to think he likes it, but even if you know your dog.....you can't be sure. Well at least I can't.

    I don't know if you have ever seen your dog catch live prey, if you have not then you cannot truly understand the intensity of a dog in " kill" mode.... This may be distasteful to many here but there is a raft of difference between the aggression we witness in "play" and the "real" thing.....as I said before, the vast majority of the time our dogs mean us no harm, we just have to learn to read them, it is like a dance,

    Difference Between A Greyhound 'smiling' And 'snarling&#39

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    When I read topics like this I so wish that I had videoed Miss Sadi having one of her nightly "Grumble sessions" with DH, the body language said she was about to rip him to pieces....she never did, it was just fun.

     

    What I am trying to say is that although many of the replies have given helpful clues as to the difference between smiling and snarling, but the only way you really know is if you know your dog/s.....this is obviously tricky to gauge if your dog is new to you, so I would just say always be careful, but don't let it stop you interacting with your dog, mostly they mean us no harm at all but as we don't speak the same language sometimes things get lost in translation. Follow your gut feeling and don't be too upset if sometimes there are misunderstandings.

    Eating Ice Cubes

    in Food and dietary discussion

    Posted

    Johnny has done that a couple of times when he has got very warm and drank a lot of water, it scared me a bit watching him peeing for literally five minutes, but he was ok afterwards too. In the warm summer months I was adding a little milk to his water to persuade him to drink so he didn't get dehydrated, I don't think I need to worry this summer.

     

    Btw. Despite Johnny's love of frozen vegetables and bones, he won't eat ice cubes, but angel Sadi loved them :(

    So...we Have A Grey?

    in Introductions & Biography

    Posted

    What a handsome chap! It sounds as if the trial is going well, so I hope it all works out!

     

     

    I think Goliath is a great name - some other unsolicited ideas that popped into my head when I saw him, on the giants/heavyweights theme: Hercules, Samson, Cassius (for Cassius Clay/Muhammed Ali)!

    Is he really that big? His racing weight is recorded at 33kgs which isn't massive, Johnny was that weight when he came to me and he's the smallest (as in height) Grey of the four I have had.

     

    The Droopys stud in Ireland is one of the biggest and most successful breeders of Greyhounds in the UK http://www.droopys-stud.com/

     

    Hope the trial is continuing well :)

     

    Btw. Are you in the South East?

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