GreyTzu

Dried Bull junk.. LOL In case that didn't answer your question, it's a dried bull hoo-hoo. Jenn Actually, according to GT lingo, bulls by definition don't have hoo-hoos. It's a dried bull schmeckie. (Bet you're sorry you asked, huh? ) Sorry to butt in again about the bully stick, dried bull junk, hoo-hoo, schmeckie, but if it's what I'm guessing.......does it get ingested entirely, or does one just chew on it & make it all gross & slimy & stinky? A bully stick is simply a dried bull penis. Dogs love them

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Thank you all for your thoughts. Kevin told me yesterday that when he picked up Donner to carry him to the van, he was light as a feather. Kevin said he thought Donner's angel was carrying him.

Donner loved to go on walks. I started walking Dylan after his surgery and Donner quickly joined the stroll to the lake. Of course, we lost Dylan and I stopped walking. Disco came home and we started up again, and added Danger when he came home and settled in. And Donner continued to look forward to our walks. But I was plagued with some foot issues and had to stop walking again. I started the morning walks a few months again, age was catching up to Donner and he was not able to go the distance and speed at which we walk. Kevin started taking him out for a stroll after I left and Donner loved it. You could tell that Donner was thrilled when he came home by his manner and attitude to the young dogs. Sort of a "Dad took ME for a walk!!" attitude. This morning, Kevin and Donner went on their last walk together. A few hours later, Donner, in his gentle subtle way, let us know it was simply time. He was a goofy, loving, gentle, patient loving companion who left pawprints in our hearts forever. We will always miss you Donner. We take solace in knowing that our "first'est four" greyhounds are reunited at the bridge and running free now. We know someday we will see them and cross the bridge together.

The Last of the First'est Four Today our 13+ year old went to the bridge to join our other beloved pets. We made the heartbreaking decision to let Donner run free and without pain again. He has had raising liver and kidney values for over a year now. We have kept things in check with supplements and meds., however his hindquarters gave out this morning. We struggled with the decision, but in our hearts we know it was time. Sometimes the signals are not very clear. He let us know it was time. Donner was the last of the first four greyhounds we adopted. We went to a rescuer in Davie Florida, about a 2 hour drive south of us. We went to adopt another girl as we felt that Dylan would not accept a male. We also felt 3 was a good number. As we walked around the kennel, the gal was pointing out girls and telling us about them. I asked about the black dog and she said it a male, that if we adopted a girl today, we could have him, and then she continued showing us the girls. So we picked out two girls we wanted to look at and she took them out into the yard. We settled on Dixie and I wrote a check. After, I asked about the black dog again. She said he was hyper and wouldn't settle down, and that she had stopped taking him to M&G's because she considered him unadoptable. When I asked about small animals she thought he would be ok and she said that he crated well. So we walked him, introduced him to the 'Tzus, noticed that he responded well to the leash and seemed to settle right down. I noticed that he had one nut and asked her about that. No problem getting neutered she said. I wrote out the check for our Deal Dog. We tossed around names and came up with another "D" reindeer, Donner. He was a rather dapper black tuxie and was a deal, so it evolved into Dapper Don The Deal Dog. His ears tattoos were never very clear and for a while I thought he was WigWam Diamond. The only thing I could ever tell from them for sure was that he was the C pup in a litter born on May of 1997. As for the deal, he rode home fine and peed in the front yard without a problem. He came inside and promptly peed blood on the wall, a raging bladder infection. 2 courses of antibiotics and $150.00 later, he was ready for the big zip. Of course, because of the missing nut, he needed more than just a snip and zip. $250.00 and two surgeries later, still no nut, BUT we got a DEAL!! He was a sweetheart and I am glad we got him. Donner settled into our home seamlessly. He was such a love, never pushy and was always a gentleman. We came home one afternoon to the aftermath of an altercation between the boys. Donner got the brunt of it. We decided to doggy gate him and Dixie into the hall and bathroom. He very quickly learned to be a "hallway puppy" and loved running into the hall waiting for his treat. Red was his color and he wore it well. Donner enjoyed flashing his collars to Dad when I changed them. He loved attention, but was never demanding. I would be playing on the computer or watching TV and suddenly I would feel gentle hot breath on my elbow as he sidled up to me, wanting lovies. Donner welcomed a couple of cats into our home, was with us when we lost Dixie, Dylan, Dancer, JD and Xena. I took Donner with me to Jax. when I picked up Disco and I can tell you he was not impressed with this young upstart being in his van. And I really think Donner was trying to send me the message to turn around and take him back on the 4 hour drive home. :lol And in '08, after Sandy Paw, when we loaded Danger into the van, he just sighed, rolled his eyes and went to sleep. He welcomed Dessie a few months later with in his accepting gentlemanly manner. He simply had an open and loving heart of gold. Space was his biggest issue and he was prone to grumbling and grousing when one of the younger dogs laid next to him or touched him. The younger dogs learned to ignore it. However, he was very common to see Rocky or one of the cats crash next to Donner and Donner would never so much as glance at him. According to our pet sitter, Donner's vice was the one trick I taught him. I personally thought it was awesome! I taught him to walk between my legs and stand there, waiting for butt rubbies. It took a few weeks, but since Donner loved to have his butt rubbed, he learned it quickly. And I found it hysterical the first time he did it to Kevin, who is not a very tall guy. I would explain to everyone that he was not sniffing "parts" he simply wanted loving. And Donner never sniffed, he dove between legs and stood there, excitedly waiting for rubs. He would get so happy, he would bounce on his hind feet. Again, Kevin never found much humor in his trick! More in a few minutes...

Donner is a licker too. No clue why. Sometimes it will be a paw, but most of the time it is a dog bed. He leaves the big wet spot too. Glad I don't have to sleep in that wet spot. When I hear him licking, I tell him I am going to glue his lips together. He stops. :lol

Beautiful sentiment. I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved Winslow. :grouphug

Oh Glenn, I am so very sorry for your loss.

Not something I would do.

Yup!!

I am so sorry. Maine Coons are awesome cats and I'm glad she shared her life with you.

Glad she is on the mend.

I am so sorry to read this devastating news. My heart breaks for you and your family. :grouphug

I am so very sorry for the loss of your beloved Tuna. :grouphug

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Danger does not get on the furniture. Ha has never made an effort to do that. And he is absolutely the worst barker in the house. Any noise by the door, he barks. We come home, he barks. BARK BARK BARK!! I guess he never read the rule book about greyhounds not barking. Again my Freak-on-a-Leash. :lol Kevin very frequently lays on the floor with the dogs. When he first tried it with Danger, of course he jumped up and ran to a corner. But next time, Kevin, very quietly moved and sort of came behind him and by the time Danger realized he was there, Kevin was already on the floor rubbing his leg. Danger just resorted to that look of abject horror on his face and his eyes bulged out a bit. :lol

After 2 and a half years, Danger just started coming into the bedroom. My advise is to just go about your life normally and do what you need to do with her. True spooks are always going to be spooks and you will not change that. It's possible to help a spook cope better, but a true spook is a true spook. That, in my opinion, it the hardest realization for someone who adopts a true spook to accept. Danger will still run and duck when I walk over to him with his food bowl. If Kevin and I are walking around and laughing "too" loud, he still weirds out. When he came home, we quickly found out hard he did not like "hands in the air" type of behavior. So anytime we approached him we did a lot of "jazz hands" and now, for the most part, he is fine with hands in the air. There are times when I reach out to pet him and he will duck, still to this day. When I take off his muzzle from a potty trip, he ducks as if I am going to beat him. Because you know, I beat my dogs often. :rolleyes: Anyway, I just ignore it and do what I need to do. Sometime, talking in a loud funny voice will weird him out and again I do it anyway. I frequently tell him as he is ducking what a dork he is, in that funny voice and he just looks at me. Dork! :lol It was a year before he would take a treat from my hand. And now, some times he still won't take them, preferring to duck in the corner and wait until I toss it to him. Sometimes when he refuses to take it from my hand, I don't give it to him. But that really is not a reward/punishment type of method from me, more of just whatever. Sometimes I will tell him well, screw it if you won't take it from my hand today. Of course, then he stand there with that pitiful look on his face and his eyes well up. What a dork he is. Danger gets 3 Stress Free Calmplex tabs a day from Springtime. Do they make a difference? I'm not sure, but I think so. Do they make him "normal?" Not on your life. He is a spook and absolutely will be a spook forever. Danger is not crated at all. He loves the cats and 'Tzus. He totally does want loving and attention, but who knows why, some times he freaks out and sometimes he is in the mix with the other dogs demanding attention. Once again, a true spook is a true spook is a true spook... And he LOVES LOVES LOVES our morning walks! He gets the most excited of all the dogs when I grab the leashes. Yet, he prefers to wear his "cloak of invisibility" when we walk. Odd movements, read cats and squirrels on the road ahead will get him attention and he starts to shy away bit. We just walk on, being of course aware of him and his movement, while talking to him in calm voice. When Danger got hurt while we were in Key West almost 2 years ago, I had this very same conversation with our pet sitter over the phone. She is a very experienced animal person and a Vet Tech. I have no fears or concerns leaving my animals in her care. But she needed to take Danger in for stitches. I told her to do what she needed to do, but keep in mind that if he gets loose, he will not be caught. She told me after that I had expressed my concern very well and at that point she understood what I meant. When we picked up Danger, she had his leash/harness with her at the clinic and a huge note on his cage stating how and where he was to be walked! I do use the harness/safety strap set-up when I walk him. I know that if he ever gets loose, he will never be caught. His leash is attached to the collar and the collar and harness are attached by a safety strap. This is Dylan and my leash set-up: This is my "Freak on a Leash" Danger: Good luck with Bree. I know you won't give up.

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I do that also... With the cats and ShihTzu! :rofl But, yes, if you can heft the weight and balance yourself, that works well. I just keep an eye on them and pop into the Vet's if we are on the way. A good rule of thumb for pet greyhounds weight is about 5 pounds over their racing weight. Most people like to see a bit of the end rib, a defined waist, a tuck and some hip bone. My young dogs are overweight now and we are working on it. The main reason they have chucked up is because I have an older greyhound who only eats sporadically. I won't waste his food, so it gets split between the younger dogs as a before bed snack. It's very frustrating to have a dog of any age who won't eat. But my younger brats are more than willing to help with the leftovers.

Bald doesn't bother me either. But since I use melatonin in an attempt to sleep, I thought I would try it. And guess what, it works awesome. One of the few products that I can honestly say works well for hair growth. If you are happy with bald, don't try it.

Melatonin for a few months will get the hair growing in nicely in no time. It available at Walmart, about $4.00 for 90 in a jar. Someone people use the .3 mg once a day with awesome results.

Yup! I started using this on my bald dogs a few months ago. Their coat and growth is amazing. I have never had coat growth results from any product like this. I dose twice a day, .5 mg. with dinner or a treat in the morning.

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None of my dogs were impressed with it. The young dogs ate it, but older dogs, Donner (greyhound) along with JD and Rocky (ShihTzus) didn't eat or or don't care for it.

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