Guest Simonie Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hi! I am reading this forum almost every day and I thought it would be nice to introduce myself! I thought about adopting a greyhound when I saw one at my Uncle's place at Christmas 2008. The dog was there for a short period since the owner was on vacation. My boyfriend and I fell in love with him. He was calm and quiet even with 30 people in a small house. The following weeks we search online and reading about that breed. We have never though about this kind of breed thinking he needed lots of exercise and was a hyper type of dog. Well, we found out it was the contrary! We continued our search to get us informed more and found a non-lucrative company near that was doing adoptions. So we emailed, met and signed the adoption papers! 2 weeks after, they went in the US to get our dog (and some more for other owners) and came back to give him to us. His racing name is Drift into View and now renamed Conan (like Conan the Barbarian!) He is 3 years old and will be 4 in July. He is a 74 pounds, white and red beautiful guy! I really liked the idea of having the dog directly from the track to us. Having no fostering in between does not allowed the dog to have habits from previous "owners" that you do not really like. But that's just my opinion, I know a lot of you are fostering people and I do not want to offend anyone! Well, that was 3 weeks ago and all I can say is that I think I got the perfect dog! Seriously! He was calm in the car when we were returning home, He was excited when we arrived and very curious. We only had one accident and that was the first night we got him. He got the stairs the second time we tried. He is not bed/food/sleep aggressive. He tells us when he wants to play with rooing and barking. He does not have Separation Anxiety and so far, my cats are doing okay if he is not near them. My cats never saw a dog, they stay always inside and are 14 and 8 years old. We are working on both the dog and the cats to make them go along fine. At night, he sleeps from 11pm to 7am-8am without waking us up and is doing that since we got him. So far, we have no problem at all and I love him so much!! I knew I would like to have a dog. I mean, since I'm like 4 years old I want a dog but my dad never wanted. He allowed cats only. To fulfill my desire of having a dog, I red tons of books about everything dog related. It's like having all this theories but never applied them. I am very happy so far and I will probably another one in a couple of months when the cats and dog will get along with each other. He's a pictures of him the day we got him: Thanks for reading and looking! Sorry for the long post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twhitehouse Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Welcome to Greytalk! You'll love it here! Conan is very handsome and I'm glad he's settling in well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurnerMiller01 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 He is really handsome.. i love the markings on his face... Welcome to GT.. I'm new here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidisMum Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 He's very handsome. Congratulations. Quote Christine- Mum to Betty (Nitro Ugly Betty), Hannah (Rj Have I Told U) and missing Heidi (Sendahl Eve) 04/21/2005-06/19/2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Welcome to you and Conan! I'm glad your adjustment is going so well. Beth is my first dog too -- I've found learning about dog training really interesting. I have a senior cat too, and she did adjust fine, though it took a few months for her to really be comfortable. I hope you'll post more updates on and pictures of your sweet boy! Quote With Cocoa (DC Chocolatedrop), missing B for Beth (2006-2015)And kitties C.J., Klara, Bernadette, John-Boy, & Sinbad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CDNgreys Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Bienvenue!!! What a gorgeous hound!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simonie Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thank you guys so much for the warm welcome! The only thing I worry about is my cats. I do not want them to be best friends but at least to be in the same room and not having Conan go see them everytime they move! I know it will take more then a month and I need to be patient. I hope they'll do okay because for now, the older cat is really stressed out and growls at Conan! Poor cat The other one is more adventurous and let the dog be around but as soon as he's near more then 1 foot, my cat let him know he's not welcomed! Off course, muzzle everytime the cats are around and put them in the same room often so they get used to each other's. Treats are also a big motivator when the dog behaves as we want. How long did it take for your dog/cat to get alone fine with each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) I'd say it took about 2-3 months. My cat is quite assertive and confident, and had lived with dogs when she was a kitten, but not since then. One thing that seemed to help was feeding the dog and cat in view of each other, with the dog behind a babygate -- it helped lure the cat out more and I thought it would help them associate positive things with each other's presence. I did not force the cat to be in the same room otherwise -- I figured getting more comfortable had to be on her terms and timeline. I did lead the dog by her on leash periodically. They're not best friends now (I think my cat prefers people to other animals), but they coexist very happily, for instance both lying with me on the bed at the same time. Edited June 19, 2009 by PrairieProf Quote With Cocoa (DC Chocolatedrop), missing B for Beth (2006-2015)And kitties C.J., Klara, Bernadette, John-Boy, & Sinbad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simonie Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Great news PrairieProf! I'll try feeding the at the same time behind baby gates. Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley44 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 From Rimouski if you ever down this way don't forget to stop. Your boy is beautiful Quote Miles October 4 2002-Novembre 19 2013 Mommy loves you big boy Tatum December 1 2004-January 23 2015 Love you Miss SiSi Bums Rowdy October 26 2001 -November 5 2015 Miss you Bébé Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hi from Philly Conan is stunning - no advice on cats - I'm allergic so adopt "cat zappers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest koolaidnconner Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 COngratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KahluasMagic Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Conan is stunning ! Quote Lynn Missing Pepper,Magic,Kahlua, Hobbit Ziggy Jasper and Bella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2hounds Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Welcome! Conan is stunning! Quote 2 Hounds Design Martingale Collars | 2 Hounds Design Facebook PageAlisha, Bob, Livvie (the 2.5 year old!) plus Mia Bella, Tippy, + Wahoo and Diesel the crazy kitties (and missing sweet Iceman, Paradise, Bandit, Cujo & Sebastian) in Indian Trail, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BellesDad Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Felicitations from fellow Montreal GTer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Welcome from lovely Kitchener! Conan is a real cutie Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trihounds Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Felicitations from a fellow Canadian (went to school in Montreal - love it!). Sounds like you are off to a wonderful start. All the pets will probably just need time to get acquainted with each other and then you won't even remember these days. Looking forward to updates over the coming months! Quote Doe's Bruciebaby Doe's Bumper Derek Follow my Ironman journeys and life with dogs, cats and busy kids: A long road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Bonjour from Montreal (Verdun)!!!! Conan is real handsom!! great to see other Montrealers here!!! when you get enought posts we could talk via PM (private messages) Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1229 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Welcome from sunny Phoenix, Arizona..and welcome to the Darkside.. Greg Quote Isis, Always in my Heart Bijou, My Sweetest Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simonie Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Merci à tous Thanks everyone! I'm not really from Montreal to tell you the truth. I am from Sorel but it's easier to say Montreal! However my parents live there. Tonight we tried to have him in the living room with a baby gate, his crate open and his bed/toys. He did fine for the time we were not there. He was laying down in his crate even though the door was open. I will update often I'm gone to watch the box fight (Diaconu vs Pascal). Have a good night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest houndstooth4 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 That is one handsome boy you have there! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnnziggy Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Welcome from Ohio! One of our dogs does not like the cat too much but tolerates her unless she tries to drink out of her bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnsliz Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Congratulations on your new addition. You got yourself a wonderful boy. I know him from his racing kennel. There his name was Ryan. He is very sweet and handsome. He was there with 2 other littermates Do You Get My Drift and Driven by Fate who were also wonderful sweet dogs... and beautiful as well. Quote <p>Finn, Wink, Birdie, Snap and SmokeyJG Quicknfast 7/25/99-5/16/08, JG Quickwink 7/25/99-9/22/13, Iruska SweetDuv 7/19/03-11/9/16, Delbar 6/11/11 and Catahoula Smokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simonie Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Oh that's why it's written Ryan on his muzzle!! I didn't know that. Thaks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey8greys Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Welcome from Delaware. Conan is a very handsome boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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