Guest coaster Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 When our new boy lies down, he kind of just falls onto his bony hip, and it looks like it would be painful and bad for his joints. He never lies down on his belly on all fours to rest, with his weight evenly placed; he either stands or falls on that hip. I'm wondering if there's anything wrong with it. Do greys have hip problems, or do they all just rest differently? He's about 70lbs, not a huge hound but not small either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris_M Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 So yours is related to my two? (Which would be a feat since my two aren't related to each other!) I call it "Bag of Bones Falling Down". How can an animal that is so graceful in motion be so totally spastic doing something as simple as lying down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onrushpam Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 My big Al has done that all his life. He's 90+ pounds and makes a LOUD KERPLUNK on our hardwood floors. (He prefers the floor to any of the bazillion dog beds or couches he could choose!) Quote Pam GPA-Tallahassee/Southeastern Greyhound Adoption "Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance." Pearl S. Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigPercyInMa Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 My boy does that, too. Sometimes it almost looks like a very strange somersault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Pinky does that too...I think it's because she's awkward She will sphynx sometimes too but usually she just throws her butt down Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Jack does it sometimes. Unless he's crying out or finding it difficult to get up, I wouldn't worry too much. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Batman did it from the first day he came home. In my house in Georgia, if he was upstairs and I was down, it sounded like a sonic boom :lol . Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TBSFlame Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Mem does that all the time. It sure sounds painful but she doesn't seem to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coaster Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 (edited) thank goodness these replies are so funny. I remember three years ago when we got our first girl and I obsessed over all of this. We've had him exactly one week and have been to the vet twice already. What a worrywort. Bag of Bones Falling Down sonic boom :lol Edited July 7, 2007 by coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snowy8 Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Gogh does that on the bed & the whole house feels like its shaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rosebudd Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Leo did that at first when he came home. He would kinda half squat and then flop over on his side it was funnier than hell to watch. He has learned to be a little bit more graceful, I think the hardwood floors were starting to hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 My big Al has done that all his life. He's 90+ pounds and makes a LOUD KERPLUNK on our hardwood floors. (He prefers the floor to any of the bazillion dog beds or couches he could choose!) I've always called it his "cow tipping" maneuver Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2greygirls Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Marble throws herself down sometimes...even on concrete. It actually hurts when she lands on me in bed. She's 11 and it hasn't seemed to have bothered her yet, so you are probably fine...try to notice if he favors a hip while moving. I'd be more concerned if he actually moved lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ownedby2greys Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Yep we have throwing themselves down sydrome here too with my 6yr old lad and my Mums 13 yr old girley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjw Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Another one here, Romi can shake the house when he goes down - he weighs 92 pounds! But he's lost weight, he was 95 pounds a few months ago Quote CAMP GREYHOUND Tempo (Keep the Tempo), Nora (Road Noise) & Gabe the babe (Gable Habenero), Cooper (Uncle Bud's Coop), Topper (Red Top), & Galgos Lisette & Manolito. Missing our beloved angels Cody (Kiowa My Dodie), Lou (Cantankerous Lou), Romi (FingerRoll), Connie (Devie's Concord), Millie (Djays Overhaul), Bailey (Hallo Forty nine), Andy (Iza Handy Boy, and Rocco (Ripley Rocco), Gracie (VS Megan), Eragon the Longdog, Joey (WJS Flashfire), Roy (Folly and Glory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosiesMom Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Happens here too! DH calls it Rosie's Body Slam. The first time I heard it from the floor below her, I thought she'd knocked over a major piece of furniture! As long as there is not obvious pain involved, I wouldn't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPDoggie Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Kingsley first lands on his hip, then he clunks his head down too, and we always moan after he does this! Quote Amy and Tim in Beverly, MA, with Chase and Always missing Kingsley (Drama King) and Ruby (KB's Bee Bopper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FullMetalFrank Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 When Frank flops down on his upstairs bed, he rattles all the pots and pans on my hanging pot rack downstairs! And, it does sound like he's knocked over something big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Yup, happens here too. Atlas will do it on the hardwood floor and it does make quite the boom when he does it. Orion does it too, but he prefers the softer carpet. It's still a loud thud though. Quote Jennifer and Beamish (an unnamed Irish-born Racer) DOB: October 30, 2011 Forever and always missing my "Vowels", Icarus, Atlas, Orion, Uber, and Miss Echo, and Mojito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seaturtle123 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Oh I am so relieved to see this post! I have had Babs one month now & this subject is(was) one of my concerns. She flings herself down on her bony hip & I cringe listening to the noise! When on the hard floor, she does it in slow motion with a little leg shaking & then flops. So glad to hear my girl is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximum Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Max does this but from the front. He'll get down on his front shoulder, like a horse and drop his butt. Thump!!! Quote My boys, together again... A hui hou kakou, my loves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oh_Greyt Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Nina lets her upper body and head just plunk down when she is very tired - it sounds horrible! Off subject, but where in Atlanta are you? We're here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OMGiluvgreys Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 My girl Allie would shake the entire house when she laid down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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