Strange behaviour

[aelin]

Hi all

So a week ago today I got my first greyhound yay. Just out of kennels and covered in scars bless him

Anyway the first few days he was a dream, spent time in his own bed, was walking lovely on leash, slept on floor upstairs, tolerant of kids. Followed me around all day and barked if he couldn't get to me, and counter surfing we're his only problems.

Yesterday he stopped walking. Like statue on the walks doing the same in the back garden. Growlyand snapping at kids, never off the couch and wouldn't come up to bed last night just kept growling downstairs. The only reason he slept upstairs in the first place was the separation anxiety.
He did settle eventually and sleep on couch but this morning was playing statue again in the garden.

Is he just having a one week wobble? Is he sick? I have no clue

Thanks

[Flaperoo]

Aelin, where did you get him from? A good rescue should have assessed him and given you some advice, can you go back to them and get some more information about him. I am a little confused about your comment on separation anxiety.

Please follow the link below for information on this:

greyhoundgap.proboards.com/thread/29758/okay-late-seperation-anxiety.

Also if you go to the advice page on this forum you will find lots of useful basic information about introducing a greyhound to a new home which you must ALL follow religiously, especially the children if you are to have a happy dog and a happy family.

Without knowing more details he sounds a bit overwhelmed. Greyhounds are for the most part quiet, calm dogs who have lived their lives in kennels with little or no stimulation other than staring at the walls, looking through doors, being brought out to exercise and race. They might never have been in contact with children, never been in a house, never been walked in busy environments with strange noises and other dogs, it is truly overwhelming and scary for them.

They must be introduced gently and slowly to any new environment. Children MUST not be allowed to play or approach him whenever they like and never when he is in his safe space, this is dangerous and an accident waiting to happen. The chances are he has never been cuddled and finds anyone cowering over him very frightening. He must be given space and time to adjust at HIS pace.

Greyhounds can take months to adjust to their new world, taking things slowly and very patiently are paramount. Please go right back to basics, be completely consistent, do things at his pace and in time I'm sure you will have a fantastic family pet.

Please let us know how you get on and please ask if you need any more advice.

Good luck

Mary

[aelin]

Hi
He's a foster dog but the charity are not good at advice. I even had to buy everything including a new muzzle as his hurt him.

I've taken him to the vet and while they couldn't find anything wrong he seems a lot better on painkillers.

He seems to freeze when he's not getting to go the way he wants and unfreeze if people come along so he thinks he's going to get attention.

Seems to be coping with the kids better than when he was ill.

So all in all I think he was just poorly