I just want to say how comforting your videos are. You identify worrying problems, explain worrying problems and give clear advice in such a calm way. We are about to adopt another grey...our second, after losing our wonderful Misty who was nearly 13 after her sharing our lives for 9 years. I wish I'd come across your videos when we had Misty mainly because you would have put my mind at rest. Thank you so much.
I think, treating the toilet training as if they were puppies: after each meal, each sleep, each play/running around would be a good regiment in the beginning.
Good video Jill! My lad, after 6 months, decided he simply wasn't going to poo in his own garden - as I figured he saw it as part of his extended kennel by that point. (He's always happily wee'd in there - just not number 2.'s) Now that he's on 2 months house-arrest and confinement (recovering from a slipped disc) he's learnt a new skill! He now gets the fact that he's going to have to "go" in the garden, on a lead with a harness - to stop him doing an ill-advised zoomie. I took my lad out on a lead, into the garden, every hour right thru the first couple of days and praised him and did the cue words that you mentioned.. It absolutely works! Very information Jill - all new dog pawrents should watch this video.
Thank you Susie, its one of those things that you may not need most of the time, but it certainly does come in handy when the situation changes. He's a fast learner!
I'm very late to this video, thank you for all the info. I have an issue with my greyhound only going to the toilet on our street. She won't go in the park, other streets etc. She's not nervous or fearful and we have tried training a "go pee" command, but no joy. We've had her 6 weeks and I'm wondering if you've come across this before?
Yes sometimes you come across one who will only go in certain areas. It could be a mixture of feeling safe and forming habits.... Which could relate to feeling safe!
We have had our grey for 11months. During this time she has had her good moments and bad doing both wee & pooh in the house. She is now pretty good with the wee and for quite a few months we thought she was trained for both, but lately she has decided to wee outside when we ask her but she's begun to pooh in the house sometime through the night. It seems to have become a new habit. She was so good for months. Nothing has changed in the house. We can't leave the door open for her to go when she want's because we live in the country where we have snakes and other wild animals. Some advise would be welcome. Also what cleaning product to use for pooh.
My 2 Greys can always go outside in the garden any time, day or night, to pee or poo. But when I walk them, in an hour or so, they poo two or three times each, even when evidently there is nothing left to discharge. In this way, I have to walk with poo baggies hoping there is a bin nearby, ( which is not often the case) and this annoys me. I love to walk my dogs, but this is way too much. Can you help?
Sadly I have always found that the more they walk the more they poop... the exercise seems to move it through the system. You could buy a little caddy to hold your poo bags, so they are not as unpleasant to carry?
Thank you so much for your videos, I have my greyhound Max since August, he has never peed in the house but has had a few no 2 accidents, at random hours during the day and during the night. I'm up every morning at 6am and Max usually starts gentle howling around 5.30/45 basically as soon as he hears me moving in the bed or when my alarmm goes off (he sleeps downstairs) at the weekends I would love to have a lie in until about 8 but always get up at 6 and straight out for a walk as we don't have an enclosed garden. You mentioned in a previous video that I could get up and sleep on the couch to have a lie in, I never considered this because I presumed due to our morning routine of 6am that he'd be bursting for the toilet at that stage. He gives no indicators at all when he needs a pee (he paces in circles when he needs a poo) Is it OK to push his morning walk out by 2 hours at weekend's?
@@jwcaninecare I'll try it and see how it goes, fingers crossed 🤞 he is such a good boy and I don't mind if we have to keep going out so early. Thanks for your reply.
Just to give an update from the weekend, Max woke at the usual time, I got up went straight to the couch and fell back asleep so did he until 8am, happy days 😀
Thank you for this video ❤️ I’ve had mine a month and is getting better but he did have an accident after being clean for two weeks. We also found the past couple days he’s been waking us up about half an hour earlier than usual to go toilet even though he went before bed. Did yours take a while to sleep through the night for toiletting?
Congratulation son the new addition! Mine have varied with their overnight toileting needs, and still do. I guess 30 mins early is better than the middle of the night perhaps?
It took my Greyhound at least 4 months to get him toilet trained, but perseverance and patience it fell into place. Just wish you were around at the time to give advice. Love your Videos and expertise and knowledge of Grays. 🦮👍
I just want to say how comforting your videos are. You identify worrying problems, explain worrying problems and give clear advice in such a calm way. We are about to adopt another grey...our second, after losing our wonderful Misty who was nearly 13 after her sharing our lives for 9 years. I wish I'd come across your videos when we had Misty mainly because you would have put my mind at rest. Thank you so much.
I'm so glad my videos are helpful :-) I'm sorry for your loss and hope all goes well with the new addition!
This is the best greyhound site! I've had my 2 girls for 8 years and I still learn something every time I tune in.
Thank you!
I think, treating the toilet training as if they were puppies: after each meal, each sleep, each play/running around would be a good regiment in the beginning.
yes, i would offer them the option to go outside whenever they are active ie out of bed!
Good video Jill! My lad, after 6 months, decided he simply wasn't going to poo in his own garden - as I figured he saw it as part of his extended kennel by that point. (He's always happily wee'd in there - just not number 2.'s) Now that he's on 2 months house-arrest and confinement (recovering from a slipped disc) he's learnt a new skill! He now gets the fact that he's going to have to "go" in the garden, on a lead with a harness - to stop him doing an ill-advised zoomie. I took my lad out on a lead, into the garden, every hour right thru the first couple of days and praised him and did the cue words that you mentioned.. It absolutely works! Very information Jill - all new dog pawrents should watch this video.
Thank you Susie, its one of those things that you may not need most of the time, but it certainly does come in handy when the situation changes. He's a fast learner!
You are very good at putting across your experience of lovely greyhounds. Thankyou.
My pleasure 😊
What if you live in a flat and don't have access to a garden?
Some good tips. Thank you very much. Anne & Nina x
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm very late to this video, thank you for all the info. I have an issue with my greyhound only going to the toilet on our street. She won't go in the park, other streets etc. She's not nervous or fearful and we have tried training a "go pee" command, but no joy. We've had her 6 weeks and I'm wondering if you've come across this before?
Yes sometimes you come across one who will only go in certain areas. It could be a mixture of feeling safe and forming habits.... Which could relate to feeling safe!
We have had our grey for 11months. During this time she has had her good moments and bad doing both wee & pooh in the house. She is now pretty good with the wee and for quite a few months we thought she was trained for both, but lately she has decided to wee outside when we ask her but she's begun to pooh in the house sometime through the night. It seems to have become a new habit.
She was so good for months. Nothing has changed in the house. We can't leave the door open for her to go when she want's because we live in the country where we have snakes and other wild animals.
Some advise would be welcome. Also what cleaning product to use for pooh.
I would look at her diet and exercise...what and when. Both will affect her pooping schedule
My 2 Greys can always go outside in the garden any time, day or night, to pee or poo. But when I walk them, in an hour or so, they poo two or three times each, even when evidently there is nothing left to discharge. In this way, I have to walk with poo baggies hoping there is a bin nearby, ( which is not often the case) and this annoys me. I love to walk my dogs, but this is way too much. Can you help?
Sadly I have always found that the more they walk the more they poop... the exercise seems to move it through the system. You could buy a little caddy to hold your poo bags, so they are not as unpleasant to carry?
Thank you so much for your videos, I have my greyhound Max since August, he has never peed in the house but has had a few no 2 accidents, at random hours during the day and during the night. I'm up every morning at 6am and Max usually starts gentle howling around 5.30/45 basically as soon as he hears me moving in the bed or when my alarmm goes off (he sleeps downstairs) at the weekends I would love to have a lie in until about 8 but always get up at 6 and straight out for a walk as we don't have an enclosed garden. You mentioned in a previous video that I could get up and sleep on the couch to have a lie in, I never considered this because I presumed due to our morning routine of 6am that he'd be bursting for the toilet at that stage. He gives no indicators at all when he needs a pee (he paces in circles when he needs a poo) Is it OK to push his morning walk out by 2 hours at weekend's?
You can try! mine don't always go out for a pee immediately on getting up
@@jwcaninecare I'll try it and see how it goes, fingers crossed 🤞 he is such a good boy and I don't mind if we have to keep going out so early. Thanks for your reply.
Just to give an update from the weekend, Max woke at the usual time, I got up went straight to the couch and fell back asleep so did he until 8am, happy days 😀
Thank you for this video ❤️ I’ve had mine a month and is getting better but he did have an accident after being clean for two weeks. We also found the past couple days he’s been waking us up about half an hour earlier than usual to go toilet even though he went before bed. Did yours take a while to sleep through the night for toiletting?
Congratulation son the new addition! Mine have varied with their overnight toileting needs, and still do. I guess 30 mins early is better than the middle of the night perhaps?
It took my Greyhound at least 4 months to get him toilet trained, but perseverance and patience it fell into place. Just wish you were around at the time to give advice. Love your Videos and expertise and knowledge of Grays. 🦮👍
it can take a while for them to really get the hang of it, but they do get there eventually!