Guest bmaxfoy Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Our first grey has been here for 4 weeks. All is going well. I gave her a hug around the middle when she came in from outside and she yelpped as if I really hurt her. I was barely touching her. Really scared me. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong. Could she be afraid of something in the past and reacting to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) It absolutely has nothing whatsoever to do with her previous life. You just heard a yelp or what we call the greyhound scream of death or GSOD. Greyhounds are drama queens! You might have bumped her or startled her or at any rate she didn't like it. If she seems fine now it was 99.9% surely nothing. You will no doubt here many such yelps throughout her life. But now you know hugging her may be a bad idea. That is very threatening to many dogs! Edited September 24, 2015 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...
robinw Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You never know, maybe it did, maybe it didn't. She's still brand new to your family. Take it slow and give her some time to settle before hugging, etc., ok? 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...
Guest bmaxfoy Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks for giving it a name. It was the scream of death. She has become so affectionate in the past weeks that it was just second nature to give her a hug. I've had lots of dogs, but never had this happen. Lesson learned. Many more lessons ahead I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks for giving it a name. It was the scream of death. She has become so affectionate in the past weeks that it was just second nature to give her a hug. I've had lots of dogs, but never had this happen. Lesson learned. Many more lessons ahead I'm sure. She might not be used to that kind of closeness yet. 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...
Guest bmaxfoy Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I appreciate the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scouts_mom Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 In my experience, the louder the GSOD, the less likely it is that the hound is actually injured. Henry's scream gave me heart failure when the couch tried to eat him (his foot slipped between the cushions). But I didn't hear a sound when he was injured playing and was dripping blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Maybe this topic should be moved to Everything Else as this forum is for lost dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmaxfoy Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 How do you move a post to another topic? I did not intend to put it in Amber Alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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