leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I'm not sure how this forum is used so I am just going to introde myself and Boyd (Boy Dog). Here is mum was a greyhound (a farmer's breeding greyhound) and his dad was a stray foxhound (I always thought they were neutered...). There were 10 in the litter and Boyd was the most people friendly. He was house trained in 4 hours - I basically sat with him in the kitchen and put him on a puppy mat everytime he weed. He did his first poop by himself. He has always stolen anything plastic or paper (ie remote controls, wii controllers, books, mail etc) but has never been bad with furniture. He has been around horses since he was 3 weeks own and shows them great respect. Unfortunately as I expected he is deaf when he gets a scent. Reluctantly I bought an electric collar (tested on myself first for humaneness) to buzz him to let him know I wanted him. It was an absolute last resort and I now don't use it as he has a specific "come back" whistle. It was an electric collar or him disappearing into a field during lambing and getting shot... He is a brilliant hunter - he caught a squirrel at 12 weeks (and buried in a dress I had just bought - odd). Him and his buddy who is a Jack Russell keep the stable's rabbit population under control (along with myxi). has always stolen anything plastic or paper (ie remote controls, wii controllers, books, mail etc) but has never been bad with furniture. He has been around horses since he was 3 weeks own and shows them great respect. Unfortunately as I expected he is deaf when he gets a scent. Reluctantly I bought an electric collar (tested on myself first for humaneness) to buzz him to let him know I wanted him. It was an absolute last resort and I now don't use it as he has a specific "come back" whistle. It was an electric collar or him disappearing into a field during lambing and getting shot... He is a brilliant hunter - he caught a squirrel at 12 weeks (and buried in a dress I had just bought - odd). Him and his buddy who is a Jack Russell keep the stable's rabbit population under control (along with myxi) He socialises well with other dogs and regularly has contact with a Jack Russell, Border Collie, Alsatian, Staff and 3 dobermans. Walks are either none existant - he wont move from the fire if its on and raining out side and will go home by himself if you let him off on the park and he doesnt want to walk, or he can go and go and go. 4 hours constant running is normal for a weekend and he has chased ducks in a lake for an hour and 40 mins once (in his not coming back days). He fits in my home really well and dotes on my two cats. He will occasionally pick them up by their head and shake them but they tolerate this surprisingly and he has never hurt them. He is brilliant with children too - he is very bouncy and boisterous but with small children he is very gentle. So that is Boyd's story. He is part pet and part yard dog and loves his life (I think) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Welcome: very attractive looking dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx 12 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hello and Welcome,i had a friend years ago who had a foxhound greyhound first cross,a power house of a dog,could run all day,the only problem was it would open up every now and again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Only prob so far is his tail. He often strips the skin off the tip of it... Have debated having him docked but hes nearly 2 now and it just seems a bit extreme. His tail is part of his character - gives you a right crack round the back of the legs when he wags it! Also his heart stopped when he was being neutered (another thing I didnt want to do - did on the advice of the vet at 4 1/2 months because he didnt come back and it didn't work) so I don't want to risk another unnecessary op. Is it true all sight hound type dogs react badly to anaesthetic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Noisy? He's never barked. Neighbours think he's wonderful! He "cries" if you leave him (mard) but he shuts up if you tell him to He'd be a rubbish guard dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
outshooting 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 welcome to the site leanne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thankyou! Still browsing... Everyone looks a bit more active than me. My dog hunts if he feels like it... He'd probably be really good if I encouraged it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coney 3 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hello and welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thats my dogs twin!! Did you wonder its breeding? If so I'd say greyhound bitch x foxhound dog lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 No saluki in mine... People always try to guess his breed. Majorcan greyhound is another people guess at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 He's got a really nice shape to him, looks well looked after Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thankyou. He's a cracker but does tend to lose weight easily because he gets so much exercise (2-3 hours per evening running free in fields with 4 other dogs). I like to keep him so you can just see his ribs but he still had tons of muscle tone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Maybe you could give him some breast of lamb raw, plenty of fat to keep some weight on him. Looks fine to me though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leanne 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 He gets working dog food that includes cereals and tripe and also allsorts of scraps of meat when I cook. He has a knuckle a day while I am at work to keep him amused and his teeth clean He doesn't do well on mix alone. I don't think a fox would have stood a chance with him - he is sooooo quick. I'm going to take him to the dog track to give him a chance to run and run - think he will love it. No I think he would catch a fox pretty quick - in my experience foxhounds giving chase are quite slow and sniff around a lot. Boyd is quite single minded and just goes for it. A farmer offered me £250 for him when he saw how quick he caught a rabbit... But he's still my pet too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caspa 2 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 this a debate about how this dog was bred this answer that so this is the famous laddie tel me sam is this the laddie john davis had.and tell me his breeding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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