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See, i have read that in a couple of places. But a couple of breeders have told me to definitely go for a male, as they are much more even-tempered. If both pups are de-sexed will it make that much of a difference? The dachshund was a male as well and they ended up being friends. I have heard that with iggies too - females tend to be more dominant and rule the roost. Given Boris is more socialised then you probably won't have any major problems, but as the others said - definitely separate them when they are unsupervised. I think that many adult dogs can 'detect' a puppy and are much more gentle. We were very concerned when introducing our iggy puppy to our adult greyhound - however he was extremely gentle with him, but put the pup in his place when he needed to be. Lots of positive reinforcement for good interactions too - lots of praise and treats when they are together so they know good things happen

Goodness me - poor poor Ruby A big, but gentle cuddle from us

Oh poor Ruby Lilly had a run of bad-luck too but nothing like Ruby. She sends Ruby big Lilly-licks

No she didn't lick any of it - I was with her the whole time. Obviously was a big mistake to put it on her belly, thought I was doing the right thing by getting a better dose into her. Definitely won't be doing it again though. STITCH - it is a spot treatment - wormers plus heartworm and flea/tick prevention.

I have never had a reaction like it - figured if it was designed to go on the skin then it wouldn't be an irritant. She showed no marks or redness, just got really hyper! Patch has had it like that for forever and never shown any adverse reaction. Got advice from another greyhound-owner so I just went with it. However I am now looking for a new all round wormer! edit - Oscar's dose went on his back - as soon as he knows something is up he runs - so I had a hold of his collar.

Was wondering if anyone had something similar happen? I wormed the two greys the other night, and Oscar last night. Lilly, in particular, had a very bizarre reaction. I try to put the worming liquid on their bellies, around their groin and front legs in particular as I was told more gets absorbed that way. My 3 have really quite dense short fur and it can be difficult to get enough contact with the skin on their backs. Anyway, thinking back, I dont think I have done this with Lilly before as she has refused to roll over, but this time I had access to her belly. Within a couple of minutes she was running around the house, jumping onto couches and on dogs beds and rubbing herself all over them. She carried on like that for well over 30 mins - like she had had 10 espressos! For the rest of the night she was very unsettled and paced around the house. Patch was totally normal (ie he slept). Oscar reacted quite similarly - he didn't run around quite as much, but he wouldn't settle. I think it was more the smell that got to him as he refused to get onto the bed that he was in when I treated him. With these reactions I am hestitant to go with the same treatment again (though it is the one I have always used without issues).

My 3 all get 2 meals a day (they are 4.5, 2.5 and nearly 1). They get dry food in the morning and raw at night. Occasionally I skip their breakfast but on the whole they are fed twice a day. I don't see anything wrong with continuing with twice a day if you are happy to do so.

Our little monster just does it cause he can. He is selective though - it has to be fresh, and he generally won't eat his own (he has some standards) They are fed a great diet, have lots of things to keep them occupied - he just likes to do it. He will rush straight out and wait for one of the others to go. It made him sick a couple of weeks ago though when one of them came down with something and did a less than desirable poo. He threw up for a good hour afterwards. I have the pineapple in the cupboard ready to give it a go.

We are off to the vets tomorrow, most of his marks have gone down (still red though) - one however looks really nasty - it is very big and looks very angry and pussy. Plus I found another small spot on his penis too. Looks like a skin infection too so he may need antibiotics.

Do you have any medicated creams or even Physohex (the human acne facewash cream)? These would be a better option. I'll raid the cupboards and see what I can find - thanks *edit* I have some 'Dermotic' that I have used on him previously for an irritated mole on his chest.

Must be the season for it - I have just found 4 or 5 big whitehead looking pimple things around Patch's belly/groin. Not sure whether to try some vitamin e cream on it before making a vet appointment.

Mine all go nuts for frozen whitebait too. Lilly sticks her whole head into the bucket of water to catch any that have sunk to the bottom. My aim was to keep them cool during the day and encourage them to drink lots of water, but the iceblocks rarely last any longer than 10 mins!

Its been an absolutely devastating weekend I can't even begin to imagine what everyone affected must be going through.

Just a bump. Any ideas? For the last 2 days when I have gone to work she has been quiet. I have given her a Valerian tablet 30 mins before putting her out. Today I am working from home and have put them all out. She can't see me but is barking at the back door.

Inside isn't an option when we are not home to watch them. Lilly carries on like a pork chop if she is inside and I go out to go to the garage and get something so I don't think leaving her in anyway would help. Outside they get toys, kongs etc (though I am now wary of leaving anything out that she and Patch could fight over).

I am so sorry Trish. What a wonderful old lady Grandma was

We have found out that Lilly (greyhound we have had for 3 months) is barking and crying when we are out and I am at a loss at how to remedy it. Our yard is divided into 3 - the bottom half is concrete (Patch stays down there), the top half as 1/4 of it as a grassed run (actually it is probably smaller than that)(where we kept Lilly) and the rest of the grass is Oscar's space. We know that Lilly would calm down if she was with one of the others - especially Oscar - but due to their size difference (greyhound and iggy) and that their chasing games can get quite rough, we are hesitant to do this. However, Patch only really tolerates her and has snapped at her over food, and they both get protective of whichever bed they are on. Yesterday we ducked out for a couple of hours, so put Oscar in the run and gave Patch and Lilly access to the concrete and grassed areas. As far as we can tell Lilly was quiet but Oscar cried (and the iggy scream is hideous). Really, he needs a bigger area to run around in (and he was fine even though he was by himself when he had the larger grassed space). Today I had to go to work and so we gave Oscar the entire grassed area (including the run) and put Patch and Lilly together on the concrete. I don't feel 100% comfortable with this solution either as I worry that they will have a fight. Anyone have any ideas as to how we can work on this. With only one dog in the house, working on separation issues would be easier, but with 3 I am not sure how to go about it. Luckily our neighbours haven't complained (and have no intention of doing so) though I wish they told us sooner as we thought she was only carrying on for a few minutes when we left.

Oscar does it all the time to our greys (he's the young pup) plus the ear licking too (which we try to discourage as we don't want ear infections). They both put up with it. He does however, bite their face and feet to get them to play - that is annoying.

Yep thats what I have read too. Thankfully we are flea-free but I will dose them just in case.

Yep I have stopped and bought worming meds for us, though the chances of us contracting it are apparently pretty slim. Have also dropped tablets off to my parents and inlaws as they spend a lot of time with the dogs - happy new year to them! Will follow up the worming again to be sure. I swear, Lilly is the disaster dog - there is always something wrong!

They are stuck in the fur, not one to a shaft or anything. From everything I have seen and having a quick chat to the vet, it sounds like tapeworm. Can't believe, as a biologist, it never occured to me! Of course if the medication doesn't work then we will be back to square one...

Sorry - we usually use Advocate - which doesn't cover tapeworm - and yes all signs look like that is what she has. I have just dosed them all now. Hubby has read up on it and looked and her poop is full of them. She came straight to us from a breaking in property (greyhound) - where they are fed rabbits - plus she had fleas (but not since she has been here) so either of them are the likely sources.

Thanks Dackel - off to the vets now to pick up some medication

Oh I hadn't thought of that - they are all wormed regularly though. Would the segments be all over the rump area though including on the top side of the tail?

Nope she isn't running into anything - no plants in the backyard that she can run into. They are on her rump, under her tail and on her tail as well - its all very mysterious! I'll try and take some photos and post them.