HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING
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HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING
HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING
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HER NAME IS SOPHIE
𝕻𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖔𝖒 𝕳𝖎𝖛𝖊
That’s a happy looking doggo
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SHE GON BE MINE
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What a pretty girl! :3 Your new baby?
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she will be yes!!
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i don't hav eher yet i just got the photos and saw her for the first time!!!!!!!!!!
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awww, Sophie. What a good name.
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i think i'll keep it
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My whippet-mix puppy is Sophie |D
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She is a good girl. :3 I can tell.
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also - I don't think I've offered but I work in pet nutrition and well-being and have had MUCH TRAINING in those areas
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so if you ever have any questions about anything from food to small medical things to grooming issues to anything at all, feel free to reach out, okay?
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okay!!
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greyhounds are funny dogs though they aren't like normal dogs and so normal dog solutions don't always work
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but i know i need to get a hound glove
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since from what i've read that is the grooming solution for greyhounds
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Even behavioral issues; I've done some training in dog training and behavioral science.
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i have been in a state of panic for the past like, week
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knowing that i'm going to have my dog soon
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Basically, if dogs, then can do.
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because like you don't understand i have literally been trying to get here for like literally 20 years
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like actively trying
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so now that it's finally here i am freaking out a lot
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it's cool! <3 I get it, I know you've been trying for FOREVER and I'm super-psyched for you
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I am slightly terrier-focused but then I got my whippet-mix girl and went and SIGHT HOUND SIGHT HOUND SIGHT HOUND research mode
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ha... haha....
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i love sighthounds an THEY ARE FUNNY THEY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS but it's mostly like
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dietary and vet stuff
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/nodnod yeah.
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since like greyhounds at least tend to be aggressively healthy just because like
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if they're sick they can't run if they can't run the lines... aren't continued.....
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Like, I have a terrier with a sensitive stomach and a couple of allergies but otherwise staunchly healthy and a little girl who was so malnourished as a puppy that she has special dietary needs now. So.
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but yeah like most people when i am like "no u do not understand i have actively been researching and campaining for 20 years" go "you're 28/29 no you havne't that's an exaggeration" and i'm just NO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND so now it's a Big Thing after all this time and i'm running in tiny circles in a state of panic
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My friend, you are so prepared for this that you got this okay
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me
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and if something does come up you didn't think of, it's cool. WE WILL GET THIS.
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WE GOT THIS
beachcryptid
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I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU
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i keep running out to petco
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HANK YOU I AM STOKED I AM TERRIFIED BUT I AM EXCITED
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i keep running out all like
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OKAY I HAVE ONE DOG BED SHOULD I GET ANOTHER DOG BED OKAY SO CLICKER, RIGHT, OKAY, CLICKER TRAINING YES OKAY WATER BOWL IS THIS WATER BOWL TOO BIG OKAY I GOT THE FOOD BOWL IS THAT THE WRONG FOOD BOWL WILL IT BE OKAY
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IT WILL BE OKAY
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i only have a kong and no other toys I WILL GET TOYS WITH HER
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SO THAT SHE CAN HELP CHOOSE THEM
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and if it doesn't work, no big. Get another one.
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AND I HAVE NO DOG TREATS BUT I KEEP WAFFLING????
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YES GOOD. That is half the fun
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hahaha i have one of the slow feeder maze bowls
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it is shaped like a flower
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Oh, that's good!
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because like - honestly i've done a disgusting amount of research at this point - but like
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greyhounds at the track tend to be fed a super high protein soft diet so they kind of
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usually
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aren't so good at like stopping and not inhaling food since they've never had toi chew it and all
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so i was like IS THIS A GOOD BOWL
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THIS A BAD BOWL
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that is a good bowl.
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IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD BOWL BUT WHAT IF SHE CAN'T GET THE FOOD OUT OF IT OR WON'T EAT OR SOMETHING so i am banking on it being a good bowl but still panic
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(lmao i feel like you should know that Gizmo - my silky terrier boy - is draped across my lap while I am like DOGS!! at you)
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how should i transition from one food to another i want to transition
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because she's been eating uh
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purina
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oh jeez i have opinions about purina but a good transition is usually 7-10 days
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purina pro sport or somthing idr it has a purple bag it's got a little bag ANYWAY THE LADY AT THE RESCUE SAID THAT COSTCO MAKES VERY GOOD DOG FOOD SO I GOT A BIG BAG OF THAT BUt a little bag
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however there are ways you can shorten it and sometimes,d epending on the dog, you won't have to do it as much
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canned pumpkin - plain, not the pie filling stuff - actually helps with transitions
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yeah i know there's a lot of things that i really really don't like about purina and it's super expensive and i don't want to keep her on it but i don't want her to have an upset stomach so i got a little bag to transition
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pumpkin has some really awesome fibers - soluble and non - that can really help upset stomachs during transitions
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and then i got a big water bowl but not the biggest and was fretting and pacing all over petco wondering which size would be best
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that's good to know!
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i know that sweet potato can be good and pumpkin can be good but i didn't know that
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you can usually find it in local spectialty type pet stores if you want something made for dogs, but the grocery store stuff works just as well
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i was considering trying a raw food diet but the lady in charge of the rescue said that costco made quality dog food and also she recommended that over raw food so i was like OKAY
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YEAH SURE
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(Fruitables is an awesome company for little dietary supplements and treats like that. That have some great low-cal training treats and canned pumpkin and pourable sweet potato and pumpkin add-ins for food)
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i haven't bought any treats yet
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because i've been like WELL BUT WHICH ONES WILL BE HEALTHY
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within a reasonable distance, you know
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like i've got Opinions about most of the big brands of dog foods but like
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things
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THINGS!!
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Honestly? I would wait until you have her and take her shopping and see about asking for samples? Usually local places are more accomodating about that, but not everywhere has good local pet supply places
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okay
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Like, I have a million bags of treats that Gizmo won't eat and I've donated to a pet food pantry
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like i said i got a kong and i'm thinking of packing it with kibble and freezing it with a bit of water so it stays in for some of her food as was recommended
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because he's so picky
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hahaha
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my dad's dog used to love bacon flavored treats but also just general treats
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and it was odd because she liked tortilla chips but only if you got her started crunching them
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OH! for the kong? You can freeze pumpkin puree, banana puree, etc etc things like that, too
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yeah!!
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there was this video that i found on youtube that this guy did who liked use kongs to feed and to help with anxiety and restlessness and things by packing them in some layers and freezing them to make it take longer and then the dog just goes to their bed and gets to lick it and the longer they lick and work the more food comes out and i was like
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"that sounds like a good idea"
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he used dog food with some peanut butter or yogurt on top to start them going
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or you can use some cord and tie it to the inside of a crate to help crate train
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If you still wanted to do raw - it's expensive! so you can add it to dry kibble as a topper
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my aunt was going on about how you should never give dogs food inside their crate and i think that's stupid based on what i've seen because the whole point of crate training is giving dogs a safe happy place and how better to make it a safe happy place then to have it be where you get delicious food
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yeah! safe happy place!
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Sophie gets a kong-thing
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nice!
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How to Use a Kong Dog Toy - 90% of Behavior Problems...
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this is the video that showed up on my youtube rec list and it seems legit
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oh nice!
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DOGGO YAY
Spinollymauk
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 
Spinollymauk
LOOK AT THAT GOOD CUTE GIRL
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ZOOMIE GURL
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DAT FACE 
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I AM HOPEFULLY GETTIG HER TOMORROW
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if not then monday
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she is gonna be so spoiled i hope she works out
Spinollymauk
I hope so too 
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greyhounds usually don't make much noise but like that's one of the things that for sure has to be a thing
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because i work from home and take calls all day so i can't have a barker
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i am going to make her a reindeer snood for cold weather
CricketMomJenn
OH MY GOD
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like so
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GREYHOUNDS HAVE DELICATE EARS so a snood when it gets cold helps
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OH MY GOD
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I'm just going to say this forever. Because it's adorable.
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there are actually many quality snoods out there
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frog
frog
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shark
shark
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unicorn
unicorn
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yoda
yoda
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FREAKIN MAX
FREAKIN MAX
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dinosaur
dinosaur
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max might be my new fav
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i hadn't seen that one before
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What a cutie Sophie is! I'm really happy for you! 
✘ MᴀʀᴋsTʜᴇSᴘᴏᴛ
Aww one of my girls growing up was named Sophie. She's beautiful 
beachcryptid
Spinollymauk
oh my god these snoods im dying
CricketMomJenn
SNOODS
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what if i renamed her bambi tho
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look at this good girl!!!
look at this good girl!!!
CricketMomJenn
A GOOD GIRL
beachcryptid
look how fast that tail is going
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so fast
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tail blur
beachcryptid
i have such dog envy you can't even know
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I just want my dog
beachcryptid
/pets soothingly
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Soon'
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tomorrow morning...
beachcryptid
/makes soothing noises at
MKSakura
What a girl!
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JUST MET HER AND SHE IS THE BEST SWEETEST GIRL
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I don't have her yet
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soon tho?
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hopefully
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I was originally going to get her this morning but the poor baby had explosive diarrhea probably because of all the stress
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so she got rice today and is staying and if there are no problems tomorrow I'll get her wednesday
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she is tiny and she is a BABY she's only like 2 1/2
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which towards the low end of when dogs get retired so she probably wasn't that good lol
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lol oh well she's still beautiful
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lol yeah
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honestly though like iirc greys don't finish maturing until they're 3? so literally she is a baby she is a puppy
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AND SHE IS SUCH A GOOD GIRL
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I was trying on a bunch of collars while I was there and a lot wouldn't unclipped or anything you just pushed them over the head and I'd just call her and she'd trot over and stick her nose right in
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she kept leaning on my legs and when I was crouched down coming over and sticking her head under my arm
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and I love her little eyebrows
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she was throwing such accusatory looks when she got put back in her crate
beachcryptid
awwwwwww
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she loves you already!
Spinollymauk
oh my gosh I hadn't even noticed her classy little geisha eyebrows
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i love her little eyebrows so much
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SHE IS GOING TO BE SO SPOILED TBH
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SO, SO SPOILED
Spinollymauk
also everything about this is cute and im dying and I am so happy for you
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I picked out a collar/leash set tonight and it is purple
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but she is going to end up with so many collars
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she was doing a collar fashion show and so many looked so good
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SHE IS SUCH A GOOD
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she was excited when i first got there and kept on jumping up a little but not very far
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she touched her nose to my nose at one point
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greyhounds usually aren't lickers and i got no licks but i got a nose boop it was great
beachcryptid
bawwwwwwwwwwww
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but like when she was jumping up i was crouching down to meet her and she'd jump up basically enough that our heads were level and occasionally overshoot a bit and drop down immediately lol
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i got some paws on my chest and shoulders and then she just dropped right down again
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and she never said a peep the whole time i was there just leaned on me for pets
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i can tell she wags her tail REAL HARD and frequently tho because there's little callouses along the vertibre at the end of her tail you can see them
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SHE HAS SUCH SOULFUL EYES
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we went outside for a bit - her and a bigger black boy who also came down to get his home - and they ran around for a little bit around this big backyard
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i do need to find some way to slightly elevate her water dish
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because apparently if it's on the ground she sticks her front paws in and digs in it and it splashes all over the place
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there is something very pure about this
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tbh
CricketMomJenn
Sjsjjddjjdd what a good and pure dog
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Man there's a person who makes good fabric dog collars here....
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We should just send you dog collars lmao
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I'D TAKE THEM as long as they are very specific
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see because sighthounds need martingale collars
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because their necks are so muscular and thick and their heads are so narrow and smol that if you put a normal dog collar on them they will just walk right out of it
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so martingale collars are like
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it's a C of fabric with the two ends connected by an O
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where you attach the leash
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so it gets bigger or narrower
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so kinda like a choke collar only there's only so narrow it goes instead of. you know. choking the dog.
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so that they can't just back right out of it and take off like a shot
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i mean normal collars you can keep tags on but you'd need a martingale to walk with
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there were many super cute collars tonight one of my favs that i didn't get was green and had ladybugs
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she was so small and it's kind of hilarious because the collar i chose was size: L
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like it's adjustable so it fits and all
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but i just cracked up because she's tiny
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i am doing a foster to adopt to do a trial run first before finalizing things but i will make it about 1 hour i feel like
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i spent so much time just rubbing her ears while she just blissed out
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and maybe because she's still young but her teeth are really in good shape which is great because a lot of greyhounds that's not the case
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i cannot wait to bring my good sweet girl with her tiny dainty paws home
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and spoil her so much
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i need to decide on a tag and get it engraved too
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there's this classy little silver bone shape with a few pink rhinestones just at the very edge - like it's not all the way around just an accent - that i kind of like at petco
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i was also debating getting the heart because MY HEART IS ALREADY HERS ITS A LITTLE PATHETIC MAYBE
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not pathetic at all! I fell in love with Sunny the day I met him, when he ran into my arms 
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might I suggest something, though? I always preferred a padded harness instead of hooking the leash to the collar
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that way when they get excited and run, straining on the leash, they don't choke. it's much more comfortable for both human and pet
CricketMomJenn
I will keep that in mind! I don't know if she makes them
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I've considered a harness and might end up getting one but because greyhounds have such deep chests and extreme proportions they're known for slipping them too
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and if they take off you are not gonna catch them
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and more than that when they take off they stop thinking and don't pay attention to things like traffic
CricketMomJenn
WELP
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they are chasing a thing like they've been bred to for 5000 years who has time to notice cars or 2 story drops or anything
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I am just continually responding to this because otherwise I'd have 800 plurk screaming about my beautiful child
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she's so soft
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That's the best reason to keep this plurk going. Also yeah that makes an awful lot of sense
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yeah
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the number one thing that kills greyhounds iirc is cars just cause like
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if they see a plastic bag in the wind or a squirrel or something and they are not being prevented from doing so they are gone
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because they have SO MUCH chasing things in their dna
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so they won't notice a car and you can bet if a dog doing 40 mph is suddenly in the street the driver won't be able to react that fast
CricketMomJenn
YEAH.... they fast. They run. It's them
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yeeeeah
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and if they run they can get REAL FAR REAL QUICK and tend to not pay attention to anything else
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they can hit top speed in 3 strides
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incidentally this is part of why you don't tie them up outside if they see a squirrel they could go so fast to try and chase it that they break their own necks
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I'm worried about my girl 
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apparently she's doing better today and only had one accident but the lady in charge of the rescue said she had some blood in her stool so she took it to the vet and will hear back tomorrow
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HOPEFULLY IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS
CricketMomJenn
Oh no baby
Oh no baby
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I'm hoping her poor little butt is just real sore like how humans get
beachcryptid
poor girl D=
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poor baby.
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she's probably just stressed out.