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Zander1983
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Deadly serious.
My brother owned a racing greyhound, but it was slow and has retired at a young age. Today we took possession of this machine of a dog. I think he's about 2 years old...
He's getting used to the house at the moment:
- He walked into a window. Don't think he'd seen one before.
- We have polished wooden floor boards which were a struggle initially, but he's doing better.
- Even without having to jump, his head can rest on our kitchen benches, although he's quite good about that.
- He's had no real obedience training. Responsive to his name (Cracker) isn't that great, but improving. Despite this, he is the most gentle, placid dog you could imagine. I was absolutely amazed. He's a gentle giant in the truest sense.
- He's never had this much attention before. A house full of people to follow around and greet when they come in the door.
- He hasn't made a sound. Hardly a guard dog
But this takes the cake... When we were introducing him to the back yard he spotted our swimming pool. Curious, he walked to the edge and put a foot in, then decided that he'd go for a swim. He definately gave himself a fright and my brother quickly jumped in, not knowing whether or not the dog could swim
My brother owned a racing greyhound, but it was slow and has retired at a young age. Today we took possession of this machine of a dog. I think he's about 2 years old...
He's getting used to the house at the moment:
- He walked into a window. Don't think he'd seen one before.
- We have polished wooden floor boards which were a struggle initially, but he's doing better.
- Even without having to jump, his head can rest on our kitchen benches, although he's quite good about that.
- He's had no real obedience training. Responsive to his name (Cracker) isn't that great, but improving. Despite this, he is the most gentle, placid dog you could imagine. I was absolutely amazed. He's a gentle giant in the truest sense.
- He's never had this much attention before. A house full of people to follow around and greet when they come in the door.
- He hasn't made a sound. Hardly a guard dog
But this takes the cake... When we were introducing him to the back yard he spotted our swimming pool. Curious, he walked to the edge and put a foot in, then decided that he'd go for a swim. He definately gave himself a fright and my brother quickly jumped in, not knowing whether or not the dog could swim
), so he just collected him from the trainer. We've got lots of information about introducing them into the real world from the program that deals with retired dogs.
