anniek

Erny, I have just emailed the question to a greyhound person who is experienced in testing/spinning/reading blood results. Will let you know if she tells me anything interesting

We had a pup in foster care (Poppy). She was chipped when speyed at around 5 months. A few months later, her carer noticed a "bump" on her front leg - sort of inner upper arm. We had her rechipped before rehoming - just in case.

OK so a mad rush to finish - including pulling out some oldies ;) Splash Tiger Upsidedown be my Valentine? Walking Xmas cheer Yobbo Zoomie

Does he normally do ok with bones? Is he a cruncher or a gulper? How big is he?

Assuming it was raw - I wouldn't be worried - my guys always eat the whole thing.

So that's it then. Bugger. Wish I had had the details of the proposed amendments in front of me so I could follow it better, but I just checkd DOL in passing and saw the thread.

They just don't get it do they? unidentifiable (no collar or chip moved) unregistered (no collar) ................................... angry angry angry

"No resposible dog owner has anything to fear from these new regulations"

I think the others are asleep!

BUMP - still on

It is not uncommon for people to have 6 - 8 - even 10 pet greyhounds And of course if there are a couple in the pack who do not get along too well, then they are all muzzled most of the time. You cannot safely just muzzle one or two, it has to be all or none.

Firstly, pet greyhound ownership in the states seems to be very different to Oz - based on some of the US forums I frequent. For example over there the majority of greys seem to be crated during the day if the family works, and also crated overnight. Here, they are mostly free range night and day. In the US they don't seem to even let them out into the backyard unsupervised, here, they often have inside/outside access all of the time. Now to the muzzle - in the US it seems that many many adopted greys have a high prey drive, where as here, "real" greyhound adoption groups ensure that high prey drive greys do not get out into the community. I agree with you that a lot of the muzzling in the article - eating grass etc sounds very stupid, and lazy on the part of the owners. The muzzle however, can be your best friend. We encounter all sorts of things on our walks, off lead dogs, koala's, cats, and I muzzle my two when I walk them together. Not when walking one at a time. I an have difficulty controlling two if bounced on by an off lead lab for example. As their skin can tear very easily I do not want them nipping each other by accident in the midst of a third dog in the mix. It is interesting that according to the law, "effective control" can be 4 unmuzzled greyhounds. If we have a foster, my grumpy old bloke gets muzzled along with the foster if they are put in the back yard together. My bloke did $1,200 of damage to a foster in about 5 seconds (OH never listens and let them out together, well he listens now...lol). And in the house it is either muzzled or seperated. But that's just him. Again the thin skin is the issue, for me, any two or more greyhounds running together should be muzzled. There are plenty of people that think because their greyhound does not legally need to be muzzled when out walking, that the muzzle does not apply to them in any circumstances. I have heard many stories, and seen many injuries of greyhounds "ripped apart" due to running together without muzzles. A quick bitey nip or wayward tooth when playing, can quite easily leave a 6 inch tear! The muzzle is also a great alternative to an elizabethan collar.

R is for Racing

wow just look at that landscape - unreal! O is for Orangutan P is for Phoebe Q is for Quiet please - we're sleeping!

Could possibly use the wine glass holders for bones - mine are having piggy tails for tea tonight - would you like me to give it a go??

He was on TV last night - and there were pics showing people feeding their dogs with the restaurant forks The tv person was disgusted and said things like "oh no, people would hand feed their dog then touch the salt and pepper and the doggy mouth germs would get everywhere" We use those tacky garden wine glass holders (unwanted present) for our pooches to eat their ice cream cones - stops the dribbles - so we are one step ahead

I have a filter permanently attahed to my 100mm macro because it was an expensive lens and I use it a lot at the beach for action shots, which involve a lot of sand in and around my face

M = mid shake N = nautical themed run

I think it is to do with size - the RHR of small dogs is around 70 - 90 - maybe our vet DOLer's will come in and help. I'm just used to greys, and helping adopters with "heath issues" if they have gone to a non grey vet

The resting heart rate of a greyhound is 23-50 beats a minute. It can increase to 300-360 beats a minute during intense activity! If your vet is not used to sighthounds, he/she may be marvelling at something that is normal!

Why not ring the RSPCA and ask them ?

The bendy baby photos? Uh huh... me too... it's why I stick to a more 'natural' look. Babies are felxible but most people don't give birth to contortionists. Yeah the bendy ones - they remind me of something - I can't put my finger on it, but something scarey - i may have nghtmares tonight

I actually find them all kinda spooky & scarey "shudder".

I know, I freaked when I saw you were upto R. I'm trying to stick with one a day!

well I can certainly see "doodle" lucky OH is under the covers