sobesmom

I agree with this. Shutting him in a room is a terrible idea. No offense.

Sounds like honest curiosity to me too. I don't hear anything that sounds like aggression.

I'll throw in a different perspective, and say that food thievery is not at all related to weight. It's a behavioral issue IMHO, and you posted in the "right" forum. If your dog is healthy, forget the weight. Now - being a brat about food is more about being comfortable in the home, settling in, and seeing what he can get away with. What exactly is he doing? Taking food from people's hands? Begging at the table during dinner? Getting into the refrigerator? These are all behaviors that can be dealt with. What behaviors exactly are the issue? Bottom line - your dog is not starving. Get over that. If he's begging at the table, we have advice. If he's counter-surfing, we have advice. If he's opening the refrigerator, I have advice. Been there, done that, and my Sobe was not starving.

It's very normal. Just usually subsides over time. And no - there is no losing opportunity to eat at the track. The dogs are fed individually in their crates. They don't have to compete or hurry to eat. It's just normal that dogs that have been in a group setting (even in individual crates) get excited and eat fast. They just do that. No worries, totally normal.

Really try not to get discouraged. When we adopted our first grey, he bonded to ME. Not my DH, not our DD. He acted like they really didn't exist, despite all their efforts. And they tried everything. Later, after we started fostering, and the fosters taught Sobe stuff, he opened up to "his people" way more. He'd play with DH, when DH played with the other dogs. And then on his own. He never had a relationship with DD. No reason, but that just never happened. Our 2nd grey, Diana, was a totally different dog. She loved EVERYBODY. They have personalities that are unique. Your dog may change over time. That's normal. But don't be too upset right now. She's VERY young. Just a puppy. At 2 greys are NOT adult dogs. Maybe at 3 or 4. After Diana I refused to take a foster under the age of 4. They're just too squirrely if they're under 4! And 3 months is a very short time. Take a breath. Just wait. Message back in 3 months when you are fabulous!

I depends on who would be watching the dog. And, it depends on the dog. Sorry.

You're supposed to give it a good sniff. Then let her sniff yours. You know, like dogs do! LOL!

So don't let them out at the same time. Not because I in any way think the grey will go after the Yorkies. It does't work that way. Just because this is a dad issue, not a dog issue, so you have to do what you have to do to keep dad reassured. It sounds like you won't be able to educate your dad, so accommodate him.

Unless you have a time machine. Then I'd definately do that.

Dont ever cook bones.

My Sobe got red, itchy feet every Fall as soon as the leaves hit the ground. He got pretty bad and would want to chew his feet, especially at night. My vet suggested 1 Benadryl in the morning, 2 at night. Problem eliminated. He was a 90 lb grey, so that might be too much for a smaller dog. If she's not in obvious discomfort, I wouldn't get too concerned. But - just for the heck of it, give her 1/2 a Benadryl twice a day and see what happens. If the redness goes away I'd call it a seasonal allergy, and just roll with it.

I'm just guessing but nerve or disk issues Neither can been seen easily on an x ray. Personal, human experience, I had huge back pain, and the x ray was clear. The MRI showed the herniated discs. Something is wrong.

I agree with this, with one caveat. IF she tries to get in your bed after being allowed in your son's, don't be too surprised. Just say - Ah no. And that will probably be the end of it. But don't blame her for trying just once. When my dogs spent the weekend with my parents while we were away, my parents fed them from the dinner table. My dogs have NEVER been allowed to beg at the table. My parents know that, but they chose to do the "grandparent thing". After they'd been with my folks for a weekend the dogs would approach the table. I'd just look at them and say "Really? NO." And they'd walk away. They KNEW the difference between Grandma's house rules and Our house rules - but they'd test..... just in case. They're smart.

I'm not personally a fan of long-term crating. But - let me get this straight - your dog was FINE when you left when he was crated, but when you left him un-crated he freaked out? So.... continue to crate for a while. This is still a very new dog, so you need to pay attention when a step you're taking is not OK. It may be OK next month. Wait and see.

IMHO what drives the indoor Zoomies - is happiness and contentment! This is a GOOD THING. Please don't discourage it. Some greys never do it, no matter how happy and content they are. EMBRACE THE ZOOMIES!!!!! It's pure joy - in verb form. My DH was a PRO at embracing the Zoomies with our Diana. She'd get all frisky, pound the floor, bounce, throw things. DH would get on the floor on all 4's, pound the floor with his hands, they'd lunge at each other, he'd grab at her, she'd lunge at him, run away, run back. He'd throw toys, she'd throw toys. It was crazy chaos - and they LOVED it. DH loved it because it was "dog play" not "greyhound stuff". Not all greys PLAY like "real dogs" do. It lasted 10 minutes, tops. Usually less. We live in a very small house, with very slippery floors, and there were a few slips, but NO indoor Zoomie problems. Don't worry. Get into it ! Participate! Be crazy too!

I do think you need to teach her how to be alone. But NOT yet. Adjust for a bit. A week or two. Then slowly work on alone training. You have the luxury of time at home. Use that to your advantage to do a nice, easy acclimation. Then work on alone training. I had to do alone training after 4 day weekends when we got new dogs. Not ideal.

Woo hoo!!!!!! Thanks for following up! SO glad you're making greyt progress!!!

She's going to spook over new things for a while, because they're NEW. IMHO the most important thing is to be aware of what makes her spook a bit, and deal with it. Dealing with it depends. If she spots or hears something that rattles her, immediately speak in a HAPPY, upbeat, CONFIDENT voice. They don't understand words - but they understand tone. "Oh I heard that but we are just fine! We are OK, I'm OK". Pat or pet her a little bit while talking and walking on, confidently, with your head up - like YOU GOT THIS.. And try to keep going forward, or if her anxiety is too much, change your path a bit to not go into the "thing". Loop around somehow, but don't go "straight home when a scary thing happened". Try to get somewhere else, even a little circle, to "wash" that out and not make "just run home" the thing. AND - if you do a little diversion, and she calms, praise the heck outta her!!!!! Then call it a day. Don't push it. This sounds pretty normal to me. This is just new greyhound stuff, so don't freak that there's something "wrong". Just keep plugging away, and every day will be better and better. I have to reiterate - YOU must show confidence when she wavers. She looks to you for guidance on how to deal with scary stuff - and if you act like the scary stuff is NOT scary to you - she will pick up on that. GOOD LUCK! Please follow up on this thread. I'm excited to hear of your progress. Well done. Not leaving the house is NOT an option.

Keep up the tough love. Don't give in - don't acknowledge. Loosing a bit of sleep now is worth not making it a habit to get up in the night forever. There is NO reason for that.

Great story! Thank you for sharing that for the OP and others.

Excellent! Give yourself a pat on the back (seriously - we worry all the time, and don't take the opportunity to congratulate ourselves enough. So just do it! ) So what if she eats a feather? Even with training, she'll probably eat stuff for a while. Pick your battles. A feather is nothing. Many of my greys would've eaten a feather just out of curiosity. No harm.

That IS an improvement, and proof that what you're doing is working. I had a jumper, Diana. She took longer than yours to stop jumping up on people. Weeks longer. She did it in love and excitement. But - jumping on people is not OK. SO - we worked and worked. And tried many options. She did need SOMETHING to do with her excitement. So we did "Let's Dance". I know it sounds stupid - but when we came home - or when grandma or a special friend came to visit - she got to spin in circles, and the human did too, and then she got ear-rubbies. It was then her "happy thing". If she got to do her "let's dance" for a minute - she was cool - and didn't jump on people. Over time, it decreased. She'd only need to do in with me and grandma, then not even for grandma, then not even for me. She eventually learned to just greet people, wagging tail, and get ear-rubs. Don't kill the enthusiasm. Just re-direct it.

When you hear hoof-beats, assume horses, not Zebras. You're jumping to Zebras. This is new dog curiosity. Go back to new dog 101. Put away anything the dog shouldn't put its mouth on. Monitor. Train.

I do without at this point.

Sorry - it's late so I didn't read all responses, so I might be missing something. If there's one dog he's being a butthead to, I'd suggest approaching that dog's owner, explaining the situation, and ask if you could do a walk with your dogs. On leash. Both owners together. Force the dogs into a controlled situation, and allow your dog to figure out appropriate behavior in a controlled environment. Maybe they will - maybe they won't - but my guess is that if one greyhound person approaches another asking for help to correct an issue - I'd guess 99% of people would work with you. I'd bet walking them both on-leash, away from other distractions, might nip it in the bud.