Josie
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typical dog thing...
I dont think you need to worry.. I think Fae is getting less shy and happy
Otis started scratching about 5 months after he arrived home
At first it was really uncoordonnated..it tried to sratch 4 legs at the same time
silly boyNow he does it after every pee and after some poop
in the yard and also during walks! so I have to hold on the leash
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My guys love sardines in the little cans, so I went out and bought a few bags of the frozen sardines. They were a no go - they just turned up their noses at the frozen ones (I did let them thaw out). I still have them in the freezer - maybe I should try again. That is the only fish I have tried.
Otis loves his sardines-sicles!
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We are moving to our new house soon!!
It's going to be the first time moving a dog...
what should I do?
how to introduce the dog to the new place?
We are getting the keys february 11th, DH is doing renovation the week of the 13th, sandblasters workers will do the hardwood floors the 20-21 (cant walk on them until the 23rd) and we are moving in February 25th!
should I go a few time during the week of the 13th with Otis?
the previous owners were smokers and I have to clean all the house to get the smell out
They have a small dog, Otis will certainly smell his odor in the house...
one thing that's great: the house is 7 streets from our appartment.. so no long distance to do and it's the same area for Otis walks
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happy bday Phene!
Tuffy is certainly partying with you
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Otis is whit us since the end of june and he is a big time whinner
At first I was so worried about this... was thinking something was wrong and wanted to anylize and found a reason for every whinnes.
We had to accept that it's how Otis is... easy said then done some times
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I'm so sorry.
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I give Otis beef trachea, he loves them!
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I just order a leather tag collar from Dave engraves
thanks for all your reply, advices and kind words!
and this morning I did not forget to take off Otis martingale
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thanks!
I have to shop for one of those!
now I have to enter in my routine to take out the martingale when we arrive from a walk! this morning had to call MIL from the office so she can stop on her way to work to take Otis collar off... forgot about this this morning.. I was on the subway and realise I did not take it off.. was starting to stress...
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Many times I red about Gters taking off their greyhound collar in the house... the fear that the grey may get caught somewhere in the house...
On the other hand I have the fear that if the grey gets out he has no collar... so Tuffy always had his collar and I now I do the same for Otis.
But yesterday an incident made me rethink..
In the midle of the after-noon, I was cooking in the kitchen and I eard Otis SOD in the living room... He was really in a panic... DH got there first to find Otis on his bed, a toe of his back paw caught into the D-ring of his collar
He was scratching his neck and got his toe in the ring!!!
DH got it out.. it was not really caught tight.. but the situation was scary for poor Otis!
So I think now I will take Otis collar off when we leave him alone...
But what to do to help my fear of no identification?
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Steak
in Remembrance
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run free Bee
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Update fo Otis:
He stil whines a lot, nut we figure it out that that's him... wants to always let you know he is there
For the barks we are training for the "speak" and it's doing ok..slowly
still love to bark when excited.
the link dont work
Teach him what "go lie down" or "shut up" means!!
It does work! we teach Otis lay down and is he whines at night we just say it and he goes back to his bed
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thanks for your responds
last night after almost 45minutes of whinning at 3:30am DH went to the staircase (staying in the basement) and said firmly and with authority "go lie down" and Otis stop and went back to bed.
so.. guess that's the best way to do this...
Feisty49: you're right.. I got a 3 years old toddler that's testing the limits of his parents
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Well...if Otis is tired out from a long evening walk and he is not hungry, but the whining at bedtime continues.... until you go upstairs and sleep with him ...
Hmmmm.... have you considered the fact that Otis has you well trained?!?
Sorry to be so blunt!
I know! that's what DH says..good thing that boy is so darn cute!
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I didn't see anyone mention exercise. Try going on a 45 minute to 1 hour walk about 7pm.
He gets 30 minutes in the morning and 1 hour walk (6 to 7 pm)
I think the problem is that no one told him he is not a golden retriever or a labrador even if he got the right color
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muddgirl: yes I thought of that... Otis is fed at 7:30am, 7hpm and has a snack around 9:45pm, just before bed.
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one other thing...
if I get up and go upstairs and sleep on the sofa I have to order Otis to lay down and sleep...
he does settle down and sleep...
if not he will want to play...
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BatterseaBrindi: even if we get him downstairs to sleep with us he goes back upstairs or if I block the staircase he whines with us in the room...
If Otis is ex-racing Greyhound then he is used to a crate, so consider getting one and making it comfy like a den with a blanket top and 3 sides. If you want him downstair then he can go in a crate there too.
He had a crate for the first month... he got up and whines even with it...
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so Otis is a whiner, he talks and whines for nothing and every thing. He is with us for 2 1/2 months now and he has a lot of personnality!
During the day it's "manageable" but he started whinning during the nights...
here's the situation:
Otis sleeps alone on the main floor, we sleep in our bedroom in the basement. He never comes downstairs, the staircase is steep and dangerous for hounds, never a greyhound step down there by itself. The first 2 weeks DH tooks Otis in his arms and got him in our bedroom to sleep each nights. As soon as Otis learn how to go up the staircase by himself he dont want to stay downstairs, so that's why he sleeps upstairs alone (Tuffy also slep alone upstairs).
We go to bed around 10pm. At that moment Otis is sleeping on his bed and everything is ok. Around 12am/1am He will get up and start whinning, walking around the house. This will last 15 to 30 minutes and he will get back to his bed and sleep.
Around 3am/4am same thing, wakes up, whines, walk...
The night whinning is not to go outside and not a pain cry... if we go upstairs Otis is all happy and even wants to play!
We decided to ignore him and never go upstairs when he whines...he wont prevail and win...
He seems to not want to be alone upstairs but dont want to come sleep with us downstairs.
You may say: just bring him downstairs and close the access so he wont be able to go back up... but he will still get up in the night and whines... even if we are in the room with him!
Otis is quite outgoing and has a lot of energy... maybe he thinks sleeping at night is a waste of time to play?
thanks for your advices!
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thanks!
do you cut that part out before giving a drumstisk?
yes sometimes I can't help be worried watching Otis chew the chicken parts...
seems parts are still big when he swallow them..
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Muttluk Boots Problem
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I got Otis nice muttluck boots, medium size.
I notice that it's not a good design for greyhound (well for Otis)!
He gets sores on the top of his knucles that bleeds... on the inside of the boot there's a seam...
anyone alse have this situation before?
those are not cheap boots!!!
guess I'll get back to the cheap wallmart ones