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    Limiting Water Intake For House Greyhounds

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    No water restrictions here. However, if we notice fast, excessive drinking, say after a lap or two around the yard, we gently walk them around the kitchen island to slow the gulping down. We are not preventing the drinking, we are just slowing them down.

     

    And yes, some trainers do not put water in kennel crates. But water is always available in the turnouts and on the backside. And there is usually not water in the pre-race holding kennels.

    Advice On Biting Greyhound

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Resource guarding is really common, and fairly easy to manage. Anything that he feels is high value for him is "guardable" - his bed, the furniture (if hes allowed on is essentially like a bed), any high value treats, or anything he takes to his bed (like toys or stolen clothing or meat wrappers).

     

    Trading up is the way to go while you work on training him to "drop it" or "leave it." There are lots of great training videos for how to do both.

     

    FWIW, lots of people would return him after a bite like that, but in my opinion that puts the responsibility on the wrong party. He's not bad or aggressive - he was protecting something he wanted in the only way he knew how. He didn't know any better, and now your daughter does. I'm sorry she was injured, but I hope everyone can keep this incident in perspective, and use it as a learning experience in how to deal with resource guarding in the future.

     

    This.

    Black Stool...very Worried!

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    Black tarry stools are an very prompt Vet visit in our house.

     

    However, the once a month or timing truly makes me think hookworms. We went through this with Danger. I ended up repeated worming him for several days in a row every week or about a month. After that, never another with him.

     

    We use wormer from PetsMegaStore, which is an Australian site that has awesome prices and does not require a prescription for most products. We have never had as issue with the products from there, nor the shipping time.

    Hookworms

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Hooks are very hard to eliminate.

     

    It has nothing to do with greyhounds specifically or the track where they raced.

     

    Dogs from kenneled environments often have hooks, as do cats for that matter. And because they are very hard to eradicate, a negative test at adoption is not necessarily true. This has no reflection of the level of care the animal received prior to adoption nor prior to arriving at the kennel situation.

     

    Hooks happen and they suck. Well, literally they do, but it is a PITA to get rid of them.

    Behavior Modification Help Needed

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Hi, sorry to hear you are going through this. I'm a professional in the DC metro area. I'm in MD so usually don't go to NOVA, but I have on a few occasions for greyhound clients and would for you guys. But I agree with others, he needs a full medical work up. I would try to get the behavior (when he's not directing it at people) on video so you can show your vet what is happening. In the meantime, rather than muzzling when you have people over, I would suggest gating or crating him in a safe place well away from any foot traffic/visitors with something like a stuffed, frozen Kong to keep him occupied. The issue with simply muzzling is that while it may prevent an actual bite, it does nothing to address the underlying reason for the behavior and can actually cause it to escalate because the dog continues to feel threatened or trapped. So giving him his space is ideal. If you are worried someone might accidentally slip into the area where he is, then a muzzle as a back up safety option does make sense. You just don't want to use the muzzle to put the dog in a situation that you wouldn't otherwise, if that makes sense?

     

    Also keep in mind that most aggression is fear based so if this isn't medical (or a medical issue is only compounding it) then it's likely fear based so it's very important not to correct him when he warns you. This can ultimately suppress the warning signals, meaning that the dog just goes from zero to bite. The best thing you can do right now is give him space and heed his warnings by increasing distance until you figure out what's going on.

    BINGO!!

    Help! Both My Dogs Distressed And Not Eating

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Denamarin needs to be given on an empty tummy, at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after a meal. It can be a liver life saver, as spoken from experience. I read mentions of time before meals, but I did want to share our Vet's instructions.

     

    Also, as long as the liver values return to normal and there are no other liver issues, Denamarin can be stopped. Per the instructions of our Internal Vet.

    Sleep In The Bed Or Not?

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    My dogs sleep where they choose to. Floor, dog bed, living room, sofa, our bed, it is their choice. Of our 11 greyhounds, only 3 have chosen not to embrace the bed.

     

    And they also like to make sure I am going potty according to their specifications. I consider it turnabout-fair play, since I watch them potty.

    How Your Dog Ran At The Track

    in Everything else Greyhound

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    Killer Daphne ran 14 races between Mardi Gras, St. Pete. and Sanford Orlando with 10 of those races at MG. She only had 1 win 2 thirds and fourth in those races so not very good. She looks likes a pacer to me and she only got to the turn on top once and won. Most of her other races she didn't break or rush and consequently she was out of the money. What ever position she was in at the turn she usually finished within one position up or down. So if she was 6th to the turn she was either 5th, 6th or 7th.

     

    The times she was in the money she was at the turn 3rd or 4th.

     

    She moved from MG to St. Pete and only ran one race, was off for 7 weeks and ran a few races at SO before she was retired. At St.Pete. she may have been injured, but it's also possible she was sent back to the farm to try and get her to break a little better.

     

     

    :)

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