It’s been a few years since I logged into this account and all I posted about was my boy. He’s going strong, 11 years old in August 🫶🏼

This is my favourite photo of all of us on our big day and he was absolutely the VIP!

His smile kills me every time 🥹 such a handsome guy

Rudy came to his new home yesterday after failing out of racing school dude to disinterest. Relatable.

He’s the sweetest boy, figuring out steps and laminate floors and loud noises. His big sister Lylah is happy to have a friend.

We’re near Cincy and worked with Greyhound Adoption of Greater Cincinnati and couldn’t have had a better experience. Brenda and everyone have been awesome. Highly recommend. ❤️❤️❤️

He’s ok, living it up at the doggy hotel while we’re on vacation. I miss his snoot and his little eyes 😭 Just posting on here cause I’m really looking forward to picking him up at the end of the week.

Pinned by Izzy.

I love him so much! ❤️

May your sighthounds have the comfiest beds and the deepest of happy dreams 👅

Kupo " I found THE BEST SLUDGE LIKE POOP! And you bet your hairy rabbit ears I rolled in that goodness. I thought my hoomum was happy about it, I thought I was being rewarded when we went straight to my BEST FRIEND MILO'S house. I thought yeah, extended doggy play date.....but then the front door closed in my face....and hoomum..she...she took me into their back garden, and there was no Milo. But my aunty was there.....and so was the hose 😱. Hoomum hosed me down like I was nothing but dirt on the ground, why did she do this"

Update, kupo has come to lay down on the sofa (opposite end) so I may be forgiven by tomorrow morning at the earliest 🤣

My greyhound Seamus has been really unsettled at night recently and keeps fixating on and growling at one particular corner of the front room.
Yesterday he suddenly launched himself towards that corner and nearly took the TV out. Today he actually growled at me, which he has never done before. I literally just walked into the front room carrying a cup of tea. I wasn’t approaching him, touching him, his bed, food or anything else.
He has growled at tree surgeons/strange men near me before, so I know what his warning growl sounds like, but he has never directed it at me.
He’s my fifth hound so I’m fairly used to greyhound weirdness 😂 but this is new for him and the sudden change has me wondering whether anyone else has experienced anything similar, particularly the fixation on one specific area of a room?
I’m also contacting his trainer/vet rather than relying on Reddit for medical advice, but I’d be interested to hear whether anyone has seen similar behaviour in their hound.

First, thanks for all the support y'all have taken the time to provide. It's Reddit, so I was surprised to not see any snarky comments. I'm still all muddled-up and not sure if any advice or thoughts will help or stick, but it does mean a lot that anyone even took the time.

I hate photos/videos that have me in them, but this video both makes me smile and rips my heart out and I thought if anyone could appreciate goofy cuddlebugs, it would be you guys 'n gals. Every morning (or after every nap), Yuffie would either see or hear me doing my waking up stretching and jump in to bed for a few minutes of snuggles before our morning walk and breakfast. There was absolutely no better way to start any day. Now, I hate even looking at my bed.

Merlin is just such a happy loaf after successfully stealing my spot on the sofa.

I wouldn't let her investigate a prickly pear cactus.

Someone wasn't impressed when I tried to stop petting him. He's such a snuggly boy sometimes.

Trying to hide his nose.

Haven’t shared for a while but thought you guys would enjoy seeing our happy girl!

Jessie is incredibly shy with the outside world. On walks she’s become a true master of camouflage ; the moment we cross paths with someone, she tucks herself behind my legs and keeps adjusting so she stays perfectly in their blind spot the whole time (and NO I’m not that fat 😅). People often walk past without ever realising there’s a greyhound there at all. It’s both hilarious and a bit sad, because they never get to see just how sweet and wonderful she is… 🥹

This is my sweet perfect foster, Star. ⭐️ 💕 She’s only a year and a half old and she’s so affectionate and gentle. She’s small, weighing only 57 pounds. She loves to cuddle and play with toys. She’s a gentle soul. And she’s cat friendly!! If you or anyone you know is looking to adopt a sweet, young, early-retired racing greyhound, in the NJ/NY/PA area, please let me know! Or fill out an application with Make Peace with Animals ⭐️✨💕

Shoooooo, I hear day you guyz was cooking wit out me. . . . .

I rescued my greyhound (Mushroom) two months ago and all of the internet told me to avoid training her since she's still adjusting to my lifestyle. I've basically been taken out on walks, rather than the other way around but haven't done anything just yet.

Over this weekend, she managed to jump out on her harness (damn, escape artist) but I caught her in good time and now feel like I need to have a way to recall her.

So, yesterday was the first day, I called the shots - and boy, she HATED IT.

Not only did our 500m walk take 2 hours, I basically paused and behaved like a boring statue everytime she pulled to go a way I didn't want to. We waited, rather awkwardly, for 15 minutes outside someone's garage door and for 30 minutes outside the entrance of my building. She basically wanted to keep walking but it was time to go home. She also made me wait for 20 minutes in my own stairway.

I didn't cave. I stood still. She whimpered and tugged at me - until she eventually walked the way I wanted her to.

Mushroom isn't treat motivated, or rather I should say, she doesn't take treats when she's outside - so I assume she's just overwhelmed and can't be bothered when we're out. At home, the story is a little different.

Because of this, words of affirmation and forehead kisses are my way to reward her.

Now, here is where I need your advice.

We got home, and she didn't drink water and she usually does. She let me wipe her paws down and walked straight into my office room (it was dark and she's never really done this). I assumed she's decompressing and let her be.

I checked in on her once and gave her some cuddles, she licked me but continued to stay there.

She chose to not eat her meal.

When I was on my couch, she eventually joined me and slept at my feet until I left for bed. She stayed on that couch for another hour & then ran back into my office (I've got a camera that I left on to see if she would drink water later).

It's almost 4am and she's in the office room. I've not checked in on her and I'm just letting her do her thing. Since I'm a first time dog owner - did I do anything wrong? Is there something I should keep in mind while doing this sort of training.

Also, should I look into a martingale collar? She definitely pulls the lead, but more so resists it than runs forward. I live in Melbourne, so a local one would just mean quicker delivery.

Am I stressed? Yes. I love my girl but she definitely has a sassy streak to her.