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Don't you dare feel silly! That girl owns your heart. What kind of momma would you be if you weren't worried? Great news and a wonderful way to start out the weekend.

I feed mostly beef. Cracker is now tolerating very small amounts of turkey and chicken. Other proteins include venison, bison, lamb, goat, rabbit and small amounts of duck. Your guys are gonna love you!

I am not involved with any group. My hounds came directly from their racing kennel. Stud farm in Cracker's case. My hounds' previous owner is fine with it. She does the same for her hounds. Edit to add my first found hounds came from groups. They didn't give me any crap about only doing rabies. Their adoption contract stated the dogs needed to be kept current on vaccinations. Rabies is the only vaccine requirement in NY and the only one my hounds have ever received.

Rabies every three years as required by law in NY. Nothing else.

Lot and lots of good thoughts and healing prayers heading your way for Jaynie Mary. Please keep us posted.

The FullHouse is a super fun place! Happy to see everybody is doing well again.

Totally ridiculous. I happen to have two intact males in my home, both greyhounds. One is a super star racer who has been a stud. The other has not needed a dental yet. No way will he make puppies ever. Breeding a mixed breed dog because BF "wants puppies" is beyond irresponsible. You know that, obviously. That said my stud boy would be great with a lab. I often think he IS a lab. He has boundless energy and would happily put an energetic puppy in his place.

I am so sorry for your loss. Rest well Nube.

All of my track dogs have known their racing / kennel names. I don't change them. I agree the names they carry with them from the track are part of the dog's history / identify. I am pretty sure lots of people know who Flupascrackerbox is. He is not going to become Joe anytime soon. Like, never.

Oh my word Hope. I am so very sorry for all you have been through. Rest well beautiful Butter.

Is my wanting to keep him selfish, when I should be considering his needs and admitting that he may be happier elsewhere? Or do you think we just need to stick with it and give him more time? Yes, in my humble opinion it is selfish. The dog is terribly unhappy there and is demonstrating that every way he can. "Sticking with it" and giving him more time will only serve to give the dog more time to be miserable. I have not read all of your threads. The ones I have read seem to hold a common thread of being more concerned with your floors and possessions. Maybe that comes more from your husbands feelings than yours, I don't know. It also seems pretty obvious your husband is not on board with a dog. Not meaning to sound harsh, just what I have gathered from the threads of yours I have read. If your group is suggesting you return the dog than please do so. As others have said step back, talk with your husband and really listen to what he has to say. Both verbally and non-verbally. Then think about a dog and what expectations you have for that dog. If you are expecting a dog to never scratch hardwood floors, to never make a mistake and to never be sick than your expectations are too high and maybe a dog isn't for you. Best wishes to you in your decision.

A beautiful life well lived and well loved. I am sorry she had to leave Greg. Rest well pretty girl.

Thanks for the reminder Judy. Especially for super active dogs like mine. Hope Sammie is back to his sweet and handsome self in no time.

My two boys are also intact. Never a mistake in the house by either.

No question is dumb if you have never had a dog before. None of my four boys have ever marked in the house. Give the boys a chance. They are pretty awesome.

By the time Hurricane Irene reached upstate NY last year it was a Tropical Storm. It still did billions of dollars of damage and 42 people lost their lives. It hit exactly 6 days after Flupascrackerbox got home. We didn't do anything special as none of my dogs (including Cracker) are storm phobic. Pooter is a little nervous now that she is older. We put her in our bedroom and close the drapes and she is fine. Other that that we have a generator, plenty of food and supplies on hand (human, dog and cat.) All of the vehicles are always full of fuel. The only added precaution we take after a storm is to make sure the fence in the dog yard is intact. Other than that we just use common sense and make sure we are prepared. Our power was off for 36 hours after Irene. We were comfortable and safe. We live way out in the country. Long power outages are common for us.

Oh no Irene! I am so sorry for your loss. Rest well beautiful girl.

Mini hijack but thank you for mentioning the Neater Feeder! I think I saw it in another thread. I have one coming today.

Lots of theories on bloat for sure. I use raised feed and water bowls for my hounds and have right from the get go. I have always used them, even before hounds. To me it just looks more comfortable for a tall dog to eat from a raised platform rather than the floor. I have never had a problem. My personal belief is that bloat is more genetic than anything else. My dog cars are an SUV and a minivan. No experience with back seat liners. Toys. Only two out of seven have played with toys. Both males and both preferred large soft stuffies.

Cheryl12 recently lost her brown boy Elvis. She might see this and post a photo.

Absolutely brilliant! Way to go Bullitt!

I thought Truman looked pretty good right where he was at the time of the Grapehounds photo.

Winny doesn't sound all that timid to me. My spooky girl would not let us get a hand on her for 10 months. Winny just sounds young and unsure of herself to me. I agree with Jenbo. Bring her home, shower her with love and attention and you will not know she is the same dog in a few months. Take things slow and let her figure her new life out for herself. Don't expect too much from her and let her come to you. I promise you, she will. I love my big goofy boys, but I will never be without a female in the house. In my experience females provide balance and compliment the goofy nature of the boys with a little more independence and smarts. Happy Birthday! I would love to see a picture of Winny! There she is. Beautiful!

My spooky girl Pearl did well for three years after diagnosis. There is hope.

Yay for Bullitt!! Continued prayers for bro.