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Used it with all mine. Crow isn't very bright, so he never could associate the marker with the reward But I've also done some training with horses using it, too. It's a nice, humane, way to train

Does he like to sun bathe? That will definitely do it I've seen a lot of fawns with purple-ish skin coloring.

Sending good thoughts for Stewie and just wanted to add that Healthy Paws absolutely pays for diagnostics (I can't tell you how many times Crow has had to have x-rays for ingesting random crap - all covered). They do not pay for office visits, so if you opt for a specialist, it'll still cost $200 (or whatever your specialist charges) but any treatment or tests will be covered.

When I adopted my first greyhound, I tried crating him at night and that went over like a lead balloon. He had been in foster care for 6 weeks, and I don't think they were keeping to a crating schedule. After the first night, he slept every night in my room, and in my bed with me. He was initially a bit anxious and barky when left alone, but it never went to full-blown separation anxiety. Having him sleep in my bed didn't exacerbate his anxiety at all, so I wouldn't worry about that. He was a velcro dog, too - had to be in the same room as me when I was home and stayed like that his whole life (though he didn't particularly like going into the bathroom as that is where Baths Happen and he didn't care for them ). Second greyhound has also always stayed in our bedroom. He was initially crated in the living room because he was trying to kill the cats. We eventually moved the crate to the bedroom and everyone got more sleep. After he was cat trained, he stayed sleeping in our room and on our bed (and he's not good with sharing space, unfortunately). Third greyhound will always choose to sleep on the couch in the living room. When he was crated during his home-life transition, his crate was in our bedroom. He never made a peep. Now he gets free rein. We have the bedroom door open so he can come in if he wants. He does sometimes in winter if he gets cold, but otherwise, he sleeps on the sofa. He loves to snuggle, but seems to view the bed as the other dog's domain

This. And what Greysmom said.

Yeah, they're not cheap, but they can help tremendously. And yeah, that is weird that he won't settle at all. Hope you can get to the bottom of it!

I agree with Jey (Batmom) on the vet visit. Keep an eye on how much he's drinking as well. It could be important It sounds like you are really trying to do all the right things. Have you consulted with a behaviorist who can come to your home and witness his behavior? That is probably a good next step.

Also - you might want to upgrade the stuffing in the Kong. My first greyhound didn't care one way or the other about peanut butter, so his kongs were stuffed with either canned dog food, shredded chicken, yogurt, cheese, etc. and frozen. So super high value stuff. It's a good sign that your pup is barking less already. And you need to take time and do alone training This booklet is brilliant: I'll Be Home Soon.

How much water is he drinking?

My first greyhound never did it until he saw a friend's greyhound do it, then it was the best thing since sliced bread (and he loved bread ). Of my two guys now, one does it and seemed to always do it, the other has not picked it up and he's 6 now.

If you absolutely cannot have him in your room muzzled per greysmom's suggestion, you can always make a nice frozen kong for him to work on while you go back to sleep "Sleeping in" for me is like 7:00 AM on weekends, if I'm lucky My guys kinda get that weekends are different, because I don't leave the house at 5:30 AM, but they still strongly believe that they should be fed and walked at the same time 7 days a week. So on weekends, DH feeds them and lets me sleep in briefly. They want walks no later than 7, though I get up and make them wait until I've had coffee, because I'm sadistic like that.

While you *might* find one that would go up, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a greyhound that would go down them. Imagine going down a sharp incline like that on all 4s. And stilts

Peej, I'm just seeing this here. Kali was an awesome girl and we always liked her visits. Mitch particularly enjoyed flirting with her. She was a sweetie and I'm glad she landed with you.

Glad she's feeling better

Ah, she pulled the whip muscle. Yep, that's common. Hope the rest of her recovery is uneventful

The fact that this was posted in Health & Medical (rather than off-topic) on a greyhound forum and that the article is coming from the AVMA makes it pretty obvious.

We just went through that bout of stifle trouble with Crow. He was on gaba 200 mg BID (with option to increase dose and frequency) and carprofen 50 mg BID, leash walks only, no stairs, no jumping. Once we determined that the issue was most likely in the stifle and not in the spine/neck, we dropped the gaba and kept him on the rimadyl until he stopped crying out (ortho vet thought we should stick with rimadyl over gaba as the gaba doesn't do anything to relieve inflamation). Kept him on leash walks only for about 2 weeks after we discontinued all meds. Total recovery time was about a month and half.

Have you done any training with her at all? Many dogs are very quiet as they first go to a home, and then as time passes and they get more settled in, their personality starts to come out. For one of my current guys, he was quiet for a solid year, now he barks and spins and plays and pounces on toys with the best of them. Two is still very much puppy-dom for a greyhound so I'd encourage training (mental stimulation is not only good for behaviors, but it also taxes their little brains and makes them tired) and increased exercise (make those walks an hour long). Search the forum for alone training and you'll get lots of advice about how to address the potential separation anxiety before it gets worse. A very, very good booklet on it is I'll Be Home Soon by Patricia McConnell, PhD. It's short, easy to understand and will make a huge difference if you follow her protocols. When you say she's nipping the kids, is it play nipping? In other words, is she getting playfully excited and nipping the kids or what is the context?

Talk to Aimee - they've got one they've been using in MN for the FL dogs coming in who have tough hooks.

Yeah, I think I'd bring in a rewards based trainer at this point to give you additional assistance and hands on training techniques. You might also want to look at calming supplements such as L-theanine and/or Composure chews to help take the edge off the anxiety.

Sounds to me like she's super anxious about the stairs and would rather potty where she is than go down them. You may want to look into working with a rewards based trainer who can help you help her overcome her fears. FWIW, many greyhounds tend to be sensitive in nature and don't do well with "man-handling", such as physically moving each foot. One of my guys completely shuts down whenever anyone tries to physically manipulate him. That may be what your girl is doing. What kind of treats are you using? Make sure they are super high value - think actual chicken chunks, hot dogs, stinky cheese - make sure it's worth it for her. (Also, the "no, bad dog" and tapping her on the butt isn't helpful, especially if she's fearful.)

I'm so sorry, Ducky What a beautiful little girl.

If one is doing it overly much to the other, could be a sign of infection in the one being sniffed. But if it's just a quick sniff, that's normal. Just getting a status update

I have a 69 pound male who is prescribed trazadone for thunderphobia. He takes 150-200mg as needed. He only ever needs 150mg to calm down, and it makes him sleepy, but not so sleepy that he won't eat or go potty (except when we had to combine it with gabapentin and he was catatonic for like 15 hours). It usually kicks in within about 20 minutes. That being said, some dogs have a paradoxical reaction and become agitated rather than sedated/relaxed, so do talk to your vet. Good luck!