Very Very Soft Grey

[fay 75]

i got a full hound a few weeks ago probaly 4 or 5 inanyways went out with her the other day went to put the lead on her she started yelping now i barley touched her caller .i was taking the washer out of the shed yeaterday and i barley tiped of her and she ran past me yelping as if i hit her i asked the missus to put her into the pen just there she got her caller now barley touched her and start whining y is she doing this are all full hounds this soft never had a full 1 .the chap i got her off more less mody coddled her very loving family coaches the lot not saying anyting but i had her out ferreting a few weeks ago grand she started to pick it up chased 1 or 2 now shes lost aload of weight and looks very down and wont move wat could cause this and why is she being such a moan could it b depression any help on this my mate has a 3/14 grey 1/4bull the same age as this and is acting up culd this be the full hound side causing these problems ?

[mikeball 108]

Some are just headcases mate lol we've got one at work that my boss bred lived in the same kennel and seen the same people all his life and he's nerves as feck trys his best to get away form you and just generaly sketty untill he's at the track then he's confident lol. Think with greyhound they don't really do a lot in most cases not really socialised like.

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

Aye mate it's got depression - get prozac off your vet and that'll sort it out in no time. All the best...

[jimster68 123]

its just going to take time bud ,as already said ,some racing greys are a bag of nerves ,they,ve never been socialised ,as pups they are put into paddocks at 8 weeks old and just left to grow up ,at 14 months they are taken to track and put onto a strickt routine , normally 23 1/2 hours lockdown and half an hour in the paddock ,all its life its been given a routine and surrounded by other greys ,no wonder its stressed out ,any banging about or strange behaviour going to make it freek , until the weather warms up ,stick a walking out jacket on the dog ,greys really suffer from cold (especially if its been in heated kennels) .

just give it time and be patient, and put lots of effort into bringing it out of its shell ,some greys will adapt easily with some effort and others never adapt .

atb.....jim

[fay 75]

the chap i got her doesnt race he has a bit of land but had her as a pet shes only going 9 months now but its the last 2 weeks or so shes gone loke this and shes getting well loked after another ting i noticed is shes gone very snappy towards the other dogs ill be using her for lamping ferreting ect she a fine big dog but this whining ect has me head done in any more info will b perfect ill b worming her again to morrow and see she lived in and out doors no heated kennels ect as she was a pet do u recken she could turn sround to b hunted early days yet

[bird 9,916]

its just going to take time bud ,as already said ,some racing greys are a bag of nerves ,they,ve never been socialised ,as pups they are put into paddocks at 8 weeks old and just left to grow up ,at 14 months they are taken to track and put onto a strickt routine , normally 23 1/2 hours lockdown and half an hour in the paddock ,all its life its been given a routine and surrounded by other greys ,no wonder its stressed out ,any banging about or strange behaviour going to make it freek , until the weather warms up ,stick a walking out jacket on the dog ,greys really suffer from cold (especially if its been in heated kennels) .

just give it time and be patient, and put lots of effort into bringing it out of its shell ,some greys will adapt easily with some effort and others never adapt .

atb.....jim

 

 

spot on jim , i helped a bloke out at a racing kennels for 3 months, and what you say is right. There are more like a zoo animal really than, most dogs are kept. OK they get the good food,nice warm kennels, best vets, but it ends there. Apart from the trainer or kennel staff, they dont see other humans, and either exercise yard+ field+ racing, its in the kennel 22 hours a day. No wonder there (scaty+ nervy)

[fay 75]

here she is the day i got her

[beast 1,884]

are you sure she hasnt picked up an injury bud?

[fay 75]

no she couldnt have shes being in since and just got like this

[fay 75]

and another ting he had her on lidls food where i now have her on raw meat and pedro gold also so food isnt an issue

[baw 4,360]

and another ting he had her on lidls food where i now have her on raw meat and pedro gold also so food isnt an issue

Could the change from low protein food to high protein food be giving her nervous tension? Never had a nervous dog but it could be a part of the cause and would explain the weight loss too.

[paulus 26]

try mixing the old and new food 50/50 for a week and see if anything changes

[Sam90 2]

Early first season possibly

[skycat 6,173]

So the dog was a pet, done nothing. Suddenly you start taking it out, running it, its lost loads of weight and doesn't want to move: no prizes for guessing that the dog is sore as hell, in a lot of pain. Greyhounds can be very wimpy, sensitive, but they are like the Ferraris of the dog world. Easy to feck up: like a race horse. Finely tuned, or not tuned at all in your dog's case.

 

If you get an unfit Greyhound and run it hard it will seize up, pull muscles, damage ligaments, feet, tendons, much more easily than other types of dog. For Christ's sake get the poor thing to a good bone man: no doubt he will find damage that you have caused the dog by running it unfit. Being in pain will also make such a dog depressed, not to mention the stress it is going through by changing homes, and food.

 

A dog like this needs a long and careful exercise and conditioning programme to reach a state of fitness needed to work hard.

[baw 4,360]

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