Rebanne

Not all bitches cycle every 6 months and yes stress can delay them. May I ask if you intend to breed with her because a dog who has done both cruciates at such a young age is not really breeding material IMO. The cruciates would bother me much, much more then a long cycle.

Greyhounds are Greyhounds to the day they die, the instinct is always there and just because they chase a lure does not mean they suddenly want to chase SWF etc. Really, GAP greys are not re-trained to not chase. They are educated to live in houses etc. And people are taught how to manage their dogs drive. My ex race dog would chase anything that moved if he could including paper blowing down the street and then come home and happily curl up on the couch with the cat.

While the terms were unacceptable your friends weren't prepared to wait as long as it took as they did go and buy a pet shop puppy.

Make sure any other dogs are locked away from the pups and the area you are taking the bitch to. Take the bitch out on lead. Hopefully she'll go quickly for you otherwise repeat in an hour or so. Aim for at least 3 times in 24 hours. I found it pointless asking my girl to go any more frequent then 5 or 6 hours in the first few days.

well done!

yep be honest with them and then you cry with them. You can't make the younger one understand. Be prepared for her to ask several times where's Atlas when she comes to visit. My daughter's first experience was on her first day of prep, her granddad was very ill in hospital and I had to put the old dog down! On her first day of school. She coped beautifully. the only thing I did lie about was telling her Brandy died, rather then telling her Brandy was PTS. Kids handle it very well usually. My daughter was quite happy to show her friend where Brandy now was (the grave) the next time the friend was over.

love the cat!

Showdog, the dog was not sold as a Sloughi, it was sold as a American Bull terrier cross. Or a Staffy cross. Can't remember which. it's the OP who wants the dog to be a Sloughi.

you can observe the two together to see how the boy reacts. If he doesn't annoy the girl then I would leave them together but only while supervised. I'd tighten up the supervision a lot from around day 8 and most likely be playing musical dogs around that time for a week or so. Unless you prog test your bitch you won't know when exactly she is ready so be prepared to keep them apart the whole time. The girls can be real tarts and annoy the boys as well. Goggle is your friend as is the breeder of your dogs. :)

oh Teebs, I really feel for you, I am so sorry. You did everything you could for Atlas, please don't beat yourself up over this. You and he were very lucky to have each other. RIP Atlas Hugs Teebs

Slinky is the name of the OP's dog which she bought from a pet shop in Perth in 2010.

Kels you are obviously determined to have your dog identified as a very rare breed, so rare there is none other in the country, so just call her whatever you want. Slinky looks like a nice dog, just love her for what she is, a dog of unknown breeding. If it makes you feel better to call her a Sloughi to you friends well, I don't understand that need, but it seems you need to do it. Maybe next time actually buy a registered pure breed and then you won't be so torn, all your threads seem to be about what breed is my dog.

yes please to a further update.

your dog is not a Sloughi. She is a greyhound cross maybe 3/4 greyhound.

oh Teeb's

I have greyhounds and have a 4 foot high fence making a reasonable size puppy yard with a large kennel in the middle of it. Pups were in there over night and had free run of the backyard during the day. This was for the litter last year and they were outside from 4 weeks of age, day and night, mainly cause I was so ill and was not capable of carrying them back inside. It was the depths of winter and they coped fine! Better then me. I was so ill I nearly rang a friend to take them for me. Normally I would have had them inside overnight but it turned out fine.

If we were south I would but it's too hot up here, I'm lucky to have any sheets on the bed at all! oops didn't notice that, but I would still throw the fleece on, but on the dogs side :laugh: I did buy a pair of pants for my girl but I hated them on her, worried about lack of air flow etc. But heaps use them so it must just be me :)

I 2nd the scoff stopper. Otherwise my piggy would make some awful noises as he tried to keep everything dow. I think it was all the air he swallowed.

or just put some extra fleece throws onto the bed, that's all I did with my girl.

I wouldn't be giving heartworm preventive to an 8 week old pup in the middle of winter but that's just me. I never start mine until they are around 4 or 5 months depending on the season.

your pup could have come from the breeder with fleas, or got them on the trip over to you or got them from your own back yard. Go to the vet and get a spot on for all your pets.

I feel for you but people have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get home oxygen, it is not easy. I understand you want your girl at home but really the setting doesn't matter. You are spending all this time and angst on getting the oxygen, and whilst you might want to say goodbye at home to Penny it wouldn't really matter to her. She will know she was loved regardless.

I had a greyhound who lay perfectly still for a shoulder xray but when I mentioned hip and elbow scoring they have to be done while the dog is knocked out.

I'm glad you asked Padraic as I was wondering the same thing :)

I feed Pal and raw minced chicken carcasses. Pal dry food was the only one that all my dogs would eat and do well on.