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    Undesirable Frisky/agressive Behaviour Inside

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    I'll chime in here - my boy, Star, who is only 2 1/2, does this in the house when he hasn't gotten enough exercise. He's my first greyhound that really requires a LOT of exercise - he's such a youngster. (I have two other greyhounds, one of which is only 3, that don't need as much exercise. But Star definitely does.) He needs to be able to run at least once, if not twice, a day in order to stay calm and well behaved. When he hasn't been able to run in his yard due to weather or whatever, as soon as I can get him out, I put him in the yard with his favorite rubber toy. I throw the toy for him to get him started, and off he goes. He runs like a maniac. When he comes in, he's much nicer to be around. We do this either early in the morning or in the early evening - or both. It really does help.

     

    It seems some of these guys need lots more exercise - running and play time - than others.

     

    Good luck.

     

    Pat

    Interesting Behavior - Covering Poop

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    My newest girl, Joey, has an interesting behavior that I haven't seen before. She covers any poop that is in the yard with dirt. She pushes the dirt over it with her nose.

     

    I pick up the poop in the yard every morning, so any that she finds hasn't been there that long (I have her and two other greyhounds). Has anyone else had a grey who has done this? It's definitely better than poop-eating! But I'm curious as to why she does this.

     

    Pat

    Barking At Dogs As We Drive By

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    My boy, Star, has started barking at dogs when we drive by them in our van. This is fairly new behavior (maybe a month or so) and I’d like to hear thoughts on how to stop this.

     

    Star is 2 ½ years old and is a very outgoing, active greyhound. He gets along great with other dogs – both greyhound and non-greyhound. He’s done meet & greets, he walks regularly with a small group of non-greyhounds, and walks with greyhounds – no issues whatsoever.

     

    But when we drive by other dogs, he’ll bark and bark at the dogs. It’s not an aggressive bark, but high excitement. Even when it happens I can take him out of the van, and he’s fine with the dogs we drove by. So it seems like it’s related to being enclosed in the van. (He’ll bark at dogs if they approach the van while he’s in it and it’s parked – but again, if I take him out of the van to meet the dog, he’s fine.)

     

    As a way to get him to stop, I’m thinking about having some good treats with me in the van and being watchful for dogs – trying to spot them before Star does. If I see dogs, I’d get Star’s attention on the treats, so that he’ll begin associating seeing dogs outside of the van means getting good treats. But I’d love to hear of any other suggestions/recommendations.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Pat

    Getting Kevin To Sleep In

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    My boy, Star did this. It turned out he was hungry. I'd give him a quick snack when he woke up - 1/2 cup kibble - he'd go back to bed.

     

    Now I give him a snack at 9:30 or 10:00 p.m. (half can of food and 1/2 cup kibble) and he sleeps until 6:30 or 7:00 a.m. (That's sleeping in for me!).

     

    Good luck.

     

    Pat

    Help With Dog Terrified Of Husband

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    I would give Sookie more time. I've had a number of shy greyhounds (I'm just drawn to them and currently have one). Each dog is different in how quickly they adjust. My current shy girl is very fearful of my husband. We've had her about two months now and we don't expect any big changes in that behavior for a while. I would continue to have your husband completely ignore her except to occasionally walk by her crate when she's in it and toss her a really good treat. Even in doing that, he wouldn't look at her, talk to her or do any kind of acknowledgement to her. He wouldn't even stop - just toss the treat as he walks by. In time she should associate him walking by with good things and you can then begin to make very slight changes - stopping briefly or a few words, but only one thing at a time. It's a very slow process.

     

    A couple of invaluable resources for you - www.fearfuldogs.com. Plus, there is a Yahoo group for owners of shy dogs. The people there are exraordinary and so willing to help. They have lots and lots of experience - to learn more about the group, visit http:///groups.yahoo.com/group/shy-k9s.

     

    The shy ones are a challenge, but so very rewarding. Good luck.

     

    Pat

    Phoebe Just Did The Most Disqusting Thing!

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Yeah - I have a poop eater too. I have a muzzle that his mostly solid but with round holes in the sides to let in air (can't remember the name of it, but I really like it). However, my girl is so dedicated to her poop eating that she has learned if she turns her head to the side and squashes it down on a pile of poop, it will mush into her muzzle and she can eat it. YUCK! So I now put duct tape on the lower part of the muzzles.....sigh...

     

    Pat

    Doolin Update

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Brie,

     

    How is Doolin this morning? Did he settle down at all last night? Was there any blood in his stool?

     

    How he is acting is very similar to what we went through with Star with his colitis - the discomfort, getting up at night, etc. We did have x-rays and an ultrasound done to help us diagnose this. The internal medicine specialist we see originally suggested a colonoscopy (can't remember the name when it's for dogs) but the prep for it is the same as for humans and because of the stress we would be putting Star through, we opted to go the more conservative route of diet and medication.

     

    Let us know how he is today.

     

    Pat

    Endo-Mectin

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    I use ivomec for my three greyhounds and it works well for us. It is given orally. However, before I started using this instead of Heartguard plus, I talked with my vet about it. I brought the catalog I was going to purchase it from with me to see her and showed it to her, asked her if it would be okay to use, and asked her if she'd confirm the correct dosage for my dogs. She gave me the okay, explained how careful I had to be re: the dosage, and gave me the syringe (without needle) and exact dosing amounts.

     

    Pat

    Doolin Has Tummy Issues + Bloody Stool

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Brie,

     

    I hope Doolin is doing better. It does sound concerning, especially with the blood in his stool. We had something similar with Star when we brought him home last May, but with some differences from what your seeing with Doolin. Star had the gurgly stomach and the blood in his stool. But he also had diarrhea and some mucous in his stool. After many months of tests, ultrasounds, diet changes, etc. he is finally doing well. He has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. There were times when we found blood in the house without it being with stool (once or twice small pools about the size of a dollar bill cut in half). Star was on sulfur, metronidizol, metamucil, and a prescription diet. Over the months, once he stabilized, we've been able to wean him back to only metronidizol and a prescription diet. We've worked with an internal medicine specialist and she's been great in getting my boy to feeling good.

     

    Let us know how Doolin is doing and what your vet says.

     

    Pat

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