turbotaina

OP, there is a large and vibrant greyhound community here in the DC area (I live in Maryland, work in DC). There's even a group of folks who meet at a dog park in Gaithersburg (I think) early on Sunday mornings to run the hounds, and there's a group that rents out the indoor ring at Frying Pan Park for dog running once a month. Go to Meet and Greets and talk to volunteers. Several of the groups around here foster (Greyhound Welfare and Greyt Expectations - I've adopted from both groups and volunteered with the former for many years). Just be up front with whatever group you decide to work with and let them help you find the right dog.

I'm pro-crating and I think it's fine to allow them to sleep in the room with you from day 1. Everyone sleeps better

Zoopy - some dogs are super attuned to time. If you were gone longer than normal, he was probably just pushed past his normal potty time and that's why he went. He was also probably slightly anxious, too. I wouldn't stress about it too much. You can always get a webcam if you're really concerned. Our dogs are pretty boring, except that time we caught Crow *eating* a remote control and I was able to send over the dog walker to retrieve it from him.

I'd take the female to the vet

Licking herself and doing zoomies on the hotel bed She was one of a kind.

I'll see if my trainer friend has any contacts near you

I'm lazy so instead of typing out long instructions, here's a decent article (annoying background wallpaper aside ). It also gives excellent reading recommendations

I was afraid of that. No, wrong thing to do - that type of thing can actually increase aggression. *sigh* You want to use counter conditioning in a case like this - you want to change how she feels about strangers coming to the home. There could be any number of things going on here, so I first suggest that you consult with an actual veterinary behaviorist who can come to your home and do an evaluation. If you cannot find one in your area, I'd suggest a highly qualified trainer who uses force-free methods (such as positive reinforcement). Where are you located?

What exactly did the adoption group lady tell you to do? What sort of correction are you using?

You can get them on sale occasionally at Chewy.com. I think I got mine for $34 each and they last 8 months, so it's worth it. I'm south of you in Maryland, but ticks are routinely bad here (and where I live are a lot of deer). I recently found a dead attached tick on Heyokha - it looked like it hadn't fed though - attached and was killed. So I think they definitely kill ticks.

I've had multiple dogs lose nails and never had swelling/redness after the initial healing stages. I'd go to your vet. He may have broken it off funny and there's some jagged bits beneath the surface or it could have become infected.

I would get a second opinion. By and large, greyhounds have fantastic knees and hips, so I'm always wary of diagnoses of issues there (not that they can't happen, but they're pretty rare). A good orthopedic specialist is worth his/her weight in gold. Also, by all means, do consult with Couto. He's awesome.

Oh, Wendy, I'm so, so sorry

Yeah, those plain nylon webbing collars can definitely cause baldness. Hair gets trapped in the webbing and pulled out. Leather martingales don't rub the hair off - both of mine wear them and one is a puller. They wear them for walks and are naked in the house. My old boy lived in his leather martingale 24-7 and it never rubbed the hair off his neck, either. Long Dog Leather makes excellent collars which will last forever Here's their Etsy store. I also use a Freedom harness for one of mine as when we are hiking or potentially running into other dogs, I need control over his body, not his head (he can be a bit...snarky with rude dogs and he sometimes gets into stuff he shouldn't on hikes. Wild animal poop. Yum.). As mentioned above, the leg parts are velvet lined and do not rub under the elbows. I have it adjusted a little loose though. My other greyhound refuses to walk in a Freedom harness, no matter how I have it adjusted. I think he doesn't like how it tightens above the shoulders.

Yep, get him another boot so he doesn't know which leg to limp on Does he sleep in your room?

Do you have a boot for him? I had a greyhound with a horrible corn issue - it was really, really painful. We used a combination of a Therapaw boot and tramadol and he could usually take normal, long walks

Yep, this.

Sully was an awesome boy And yes, Santana eventually went to the perfect home where he had a long and happy life

Can you go to a different vet? Get a second opinion, etc? Oh, and my boy Turbo would drag a nail on his walks. Nothing wrong with his legs or back at all - just his gait. If she's been doing it forever, I wouldn't sweat it. If it's recent, it might bear investigation.

Next step MRI or is he able to give a DX based on what he saw today?

How much exercise is he getting? I had a foster that would wake up at 2:00 AM every night. I found that a very fast paced walk at about 9:00 PM would let her sleep a little later My own dogs get up super early but that's because I have to get up super early to go to work (our alarm goes off at 4:30-ish, but they're generally awake before). Of course, they do not understand weekends. If they are not walked in the evening, they will also get up in the middle of the night (and wake me up ).

I wonder if perhaps the previous owners were uninformed about grinning (a/k/a "submissive grin"). Our group once had a huge greyhound named Santana. He was placed to a home with two young children and one day the adopter contacted the group president and said that if the president didn't come and retrieve the dog right NOW, the dog would be left tied to the president's porch. She alleged the dog was vicious. Of course, as it turned out, Santana was merely a grinner and in his new adoptive home, he would wake his owner up every morning by standing by the bed and grinning at him. Zoopy - one of my boys will occasionally try to play bitey-face with me. He just gets really excited and wants to gnaw on me When you say your dog stares and lunges at your face, what's the body language like? Is the stare "hard" (body stiff, mouth shut tight - this is an aggressive stance) or is it soft (slightly open mouth, loose body, eyes soft - this is loving/playful)? He might just be trying to play with you like he'd play with a dog.

By scraping, do you mean dragging? Typically leg dragging or knuckling points to a neurological issue. One simple test you can do yourself is while she is standing, fold her foot on the affected leg downwards so that she is standing on her knuckles. Note how long it takes for her to right it. This *should* be a reflexive action. If it's not, you're most likely looking at a neurological deficit, in which case I would seek out a specialist. Can your vet not sedate her to do rads? I've got one that can be done without sedation and my other one gets really upset and has to be sedated for rads. I would do rads myself. If they absolutely do need to sedate her, it should be a light sedation followed by antisedan, so I wouldn't be overly concerned about the effects of a full general anesthesia (because that's not what they'd be doing).

Ugh. I was hoping your appointment was right now so I could bug you for updates