Guest SusanP Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) Your Grey needs more time to settle in. More time to settle in?! Dr. Doug has been doing this to us for 5 years now, and if anything, he's worse now than ever! As soon as the initial thrill of the walk wears off, he stops. His motivation is sniffing and peeing. He comes to an abrupt, legs-braced, 85-lb stop, nearly jerking my arm and the necks of the other 3 hounds (who do not statue) off. Then when he's very, very sure no one is going to pull on him--and that leash had better be 100% slack or he won't move--he creeps slooooooooowly up to an unsuspecting tree, post, leaf pile or fire hydrant maybe 4-5 yards away and sniffs it all over sloooooowly and deliberately, and then finally, very deliberately, pees on it. Then we can move another 2-3 yards before he sees something else to pee on. The only thing I can say for sure is that pulling and scolding are counter-productive. Food and squeeky toys are no use. Walking him in the middle of the road helps some, but he has been known to freeze out there with his eye on a distant projection. If I didn't adore this big lug, I'd leave him home from walks...but it would break his heart. Edited October 26, 2007 by SusanP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey8greys Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 My one girl Flossie dosen't statue, she just lays down sometimes during our walks My other girl Kerri and I will just stop and wait for Floss to get up, sometimes I even sit down with her. You gotta love Greyhounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FrostyBottoms Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Vinny doesn't stop at all, Frosty will sloooooooow way down as soon as we turn onto our street....she doesn't want to go home, she wants to keep on walking. Welcome to GT BTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBass Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 No helpful advice from me (my Piper has never statued), but I just wanted to say that your Pharaoh has the most beautiful face! More pictures of that handsome boy, please. Quote Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.