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Your greyhound will be fine outside as long as it has enough coats on and a good snug kennel. Winter nights here can often be minus 5 or 6 degrees and mine do fine :( If you have cats I would only adopt from an organisation that actually fosters their greyhounds with cats.

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Oh - I never thought of that!

I will investigate further!!

Thanks!

GAP WA have a couple of greys at various training vets, i.e. Vet at Swan Tafe in Bentley they stay for a term and then they get fostered/adopted out and a new lot go in.. In WA there is basically GAP and Greyhound Angels down Mandurah way, they are pretty much the only one's who deal with adoptions of Greys, they very rarely turn up at shelters here..

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Do you mean vet nursing at swan tafe? Vet is at Murdoch. But Kirov grrl, you should definitely find out if you can get a hold of a university greyhound, they rarely have behavioural probems and just have nowhere to go :eek: Racing surplus

Yes there's a vet training hospital at Swan tafe in Bentley, they have GAP signs up everywhere outside.. It's one of the places that GAP send's the foster dogs to be their vet work done i.e. microchipping, steralisation, teeth cleaning and c5 vac

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Thanks, great picture - The hound looks more frightened of the chooks than the chooks do of her!!

Might give Greyhounds for U a call.

Hi Pipsmum I have just came across your post ( having a little spare time over easter ) so better late than never. We have a grey going out on trial on Wednesday who has lived with chooks before he came to us. So they are around.

We are currently working on opening a "branch" on the Central Coast as we have been getting quiet a few enquiries from that area and we have an experienced person who is willing to run it and co-ordinate with us in Western Sydney.

GREYHOUNDS 4 U

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Hi everyone i just have a few Q's an need some advice for my mum. My mum adopted a GAP greyhound she's 5 years old an they really like her but there having issues with her growling and going for everyone. There's my mum an dad and 3 siblings which are 12,17 an 22 all inexperienced dog owners. When ever one of them go near her in her bed she growls at them. If she's doing something wrong eg getting on beds an they try an remove her she growls an will lunge at them. I have suggested that she comes to basic obedience with me so were going to do that. Cause we suspect it's something there doing wrong being so inexperienced. I was just wondering if anyone here who has experience with greyhounds has any suggestions???

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Hi everyone i just have a few Q's an need some advice for my mum. My mum adopted a GAP greyhound she's 5 years old an they really like her but there having issues with her growling and going for everyone. There's my mum an dad and 3 siblings which are 12,17 an 22 all inexperienced dog owners. When ever one of them go near her in her bed she growls at them. If she's doing something wrong eg getting on beds an they try an remove her she growls an will lunge at them. I have suggested that she comes to basic obedience with me so were going to do that. Cause we suspect it's something there doing wrong being so inexperienced. I was just wondering if anyone here who has experience with greyhounds has any suggestions???

Sounds like the dog is establishing itself as leader of the pack - its pushing the boundaries and getting away with it. They need to get a handle on it ASAP. I would suggest contacting GAP for some advice as well as getting recommendations for a behaviourist to come and give an assessment.

Patch tried it on with us a couple of times very early on - just growling, he never lunged. He got pulled off the couch or whatever he was on - a tap on the bum and that was it.

Also get a water pistol/spray. I just have to give the water a shake and my guys know to hop off whatever they are on (if the voice command doesn't work first time). A short spray of water works wonders with us.

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Hi gaawjustaffs,

Firstly, suggest to your mother that she contacts GAP for advice. They will be able to assist :-).

Secondly, bed or space aggression, while not acceptable, is not uncommon in greyhounds. It is fairly easy to correct and GAP will be able to provide them with the right advice.

Doing some basic obedience is a great idea and will also help with the situation.

Kind regards

Larissa

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Thanks so much for the replys guys thats what i thought too CBL about her thinking she's leader of the pack. The obedience school i go through teaches people a lot about the pack system. Mum has contacted GAP and i don't really know what they said but mum told them she wants to keep trying cause they all really love the dog. I will let her know about the spray bottle thing. And we will do the obedience an speak to the school about a behaviourist but i really do think it's my family and that once there better trained the dog will be a lot happier.

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Obedience is a good thing (though don't always expect too much from a grey - some learn how to sit but mine never did master it :laugh:) - and definitely take the advice from GAP. They of course specialise in greys so know all the methods to try for the best result.

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also attach a long line to her collar so she can be moved off the beds etc safely. I would do this before a squirt bottle because she might not react to the bottle whereas she has no choice if on a long line. Make sure it doesn't have a handle etc that could catch on something.

Tell her "off", guide her off with the long line, give a treat tell her she is a good girl. Tell her to get back on the bed and repeat. (if she is going to be allowed on the furniture) That way she is learning to get on when asked and to get off when asked.

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My greyhound did the 'bed guarding' behaviour with my whippets when I first got her. When she would growl at them I would just quietly take her outside and make her stay there by herself for about 10 minutes, then I would let her back in.

I took all of 2 days for her to stop this behaviour, and it wasn't too long before they would all cuddle up together.

She never, ever growled at us though. Good luck to your Mum.

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Just after some advice on our 3.5 year old rescued greyhound. We have had her for about 3 months and she lives with 2 small dogs, cats and chickens that live in a coup and everyone gets on well.

I have heard that if you exercise pet greyhounds to much it can increase their chase drive and as i have chickens and cats i dont want this to happen. Has any one had any experience with this or heard of it?? And how much is to much exercise?? I walk her most days for about 30 minutes as she has chewed a few things when i go out if i dont take her.

Thanks

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My dog is classified a Greyhound X; is it accepted by the clubs? or at GAP get togethers? I'm in Victoria and our 9 month old female came from the Lost Dogs Home. No history for her as she was found as a stray with no microchip and not desexed.

Regardless of the above she's well and truly loved at home with us.

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I have heard that if you exercise pet greyhounds to much it can increase their chase drive and as i have chickens and cats i dont want this to happen. Has any one had any experience with this or heard of it??

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:thumbsup: Never heard that one before. They either chase or they dont. If it was as simple as exercising them to get them to chase then there would be no dud nonchasing race dogs.

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My Greyhound also lives with cats and rabbits and she has a moderate prey drive - I have not noticed an increase after exercise. :laugh: I think you do need to keep on top of them though in terms of watching how they interact with the smaller animals. She has definitely become more keen on the rabbits recently and we've had to remind her they are NOT toys!

Kippers Mum, is your girl black by any chance??

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My Greyhound also lives with cats and rabbits and she has a moderate prey drive - I have not noticed an increase after exercise. :laugh: I think you do need to keep on top of them though in terms of watching how they interact with the smaller animals. She has definitely become more keen on the rabbits recently and we've had to remind her they are NOT toys!

Kippers Mum, is your girl black by any chance??

Does anyone know of any greyhound foster carers that live in Vic that could help Vic greyhound rescue this year?

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