Lucy update ..

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So the gorgeous girl has been here 3 months now. She's super clever, super bouncy and super sweet!
Possibly the easiest dog ever, she's just so so willing to please :)
She's cat proof (will even share her dinner with the senile old cat without a grumble)
Small dog proof and child proof.

Not bad for a dog who was last on the track less than 6 months ago ... pics to follow
 
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So glad to hear that Lucy has settled so well and you are happy together. Gorgeous blue. Great bonus that she is cat proof. Not sure I have heard a pure greyhound called 'clever' before! (Levrier will be after me for that remark!)
 
Awww lovely!!

May I ask, did you rehome her as cat proof or was that just a bonus? I would love to rescue a sighthound when I have my own place but so many rescue centres say no cats! (We'll be getting our cat back once we move house!)
 
Chiffy said:
So glad to hear that Lucy has settled so well and you are happy together. Gorgeous blue. Great bonus that she is cat proof. Not sure I have heard a pure greyhound called 'clever' before! (Levrier will be after me for that remark!)
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My old boy was thick unless it came to food then he was Eisenstein :p


Amye said:
Awww lovely!!

May I ask, did you rehome her as cat proof or was that just a bonus? I would love to rescue a sighthound when I have my own place but so many rescue centres say no cats! (We'll be getting our cat back once we move house!)
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Have you tried the RGT? In my experience they have been the most accommodating when it comes to cats, took my own cat down for the cat testing, even though Lucy showed a fair bit of interest in her, She could be distracted so deemed trainable by the rescue. Probably helped that the cat lived with previous hound so not intimidated by big dogs!
Pretty much every dog including Lucy had the no cats sign on the website, its more a case of going to the centre, having a chat and letting them pick the dogs with suitable temperaments for testing.
Also have a 3 year old little sister so no chance of rehoming from RSPCA,blue cross etc as they generally aren't flexible.
 
Amye said:
Awww lovely!!

May I ask, did you rehome her as cat proof or was that just a bonus? I would love to rescue a sighthound when I have my own place but so many rescue centres say no cats! (We'll be getting our cat back once we move house!)
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A lot of rescues say no because the dog has shown sighs of wanting to chase a cat or another small furry and if the dog did chase the household cat (frequently though not always because the new owner chooses to ignore advice) there would be a strong chance the dog would be return and it can be very traumatic for the dog.
Our local rescue will generally only rehome cat friendly dogs to homes with cats.
 
TwyfordM said:
So the gorgeous girl has been here 3 months now. She's super clever, super bouncy and super sweet!
Possibly the easiest dog ever, she's just so so willing to please :)
She's cat proof (will even share her dinner with the senile old cat without a grumble)
Small dog proof and child proof.

Not bad for a dog who was last on the track less than 6 months ago ... pics to follow
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I love the fact she's super clever, she hasn't yet learned to hide her abilities, never met a breed that is so spoiled and pampered because they are a bit dim, more likely they know how to train the owners lol
 
Chiffy said:
So glad to hear that Lucy has settled so well and you are happy together. Gorgeous blue. Great bonus that she is cat proof. Not sure I have heard a pure greyhound called 'clever' before! (Levrier will be after me for that remark!)
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How VERY DARE YOU!!!!! :D :D :D :D

Mine have all been as thick as two short planks, Amy is the only one with any brain because she is a whippet x greyhound :D

She is beautiful OP, she has definitely fallen on her feet with you - and like everyone else, I love blues :)
 
TwyfordM said:
My old boy was thick unless it came to food then he was Eisenstein :p




Have you tried the RGT? In my experience they have been the most accommodating when it comes to cats, took my own cat down for the cat testing, even though Lucy showed a fair bit of interest in her, She could be distracted so deemed trainable by the rescue. Probably helped that the cat lived with previous hound so not intimidated by big dogs!
Pretty much every dog including Lucy had the no cats sign on the website, its more a case of going to the centre, having a chat and letting them pick the dogs with suitable temperaments for testing.
Also have a 3 year old little sister so no chance of rehoming from RSPCA,blue cross etc as they generally aren't flexible.
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No I haven't thanks :) We're not in a place to rescue just yet, but hopefully in a few months. I just like having a look to see what's available and noticed lots of 'no cats'.

It seems it'll be best, when it's time, to approach the rescue first and ask if they think anything will be suitable, rather then trying to look online!
 
LD&S said:
A lot of rescues say no because the dog has shown sighs of wanting to chase a cat or another small furry and if the dog did chase the household cat (frequently though not always because the new owner chooses to ignore advice) there would be a strong chance the dog would be return and it can be very traumatic for the dog.
Our local rescue will generally only rehome cat friendly dogs to homes with cats.
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That's a good thing to note thanks.

The cat hasn't lived with dogs before unfortunately. And my parents dogs would most definitely chase her so we don't have any cat friendly dogs to introduce her to.

We can't rehome right now so we have plenty of time to think. We've already thought of where we can give cat-only places in the house if we were to rescue a dog so she could get away if needed. And we're researching the best ways of keeping them happy together. I wouldn't want to get to a point where I needed to send a dog back.


Sorry don't mean to derail the thread OP. I hope we can find a lovely greyhound like yours :)
 
Amye said:
No I haven't thanks :) We're not in a place to rescue just yet, but hopefully in a few months. I just like having a look to see what's available and noticed lots of 'no cats'.

It seems it'll be best, when it's time, to approach the rescue first and ask if they think anything will be suitable, rather then trying to look online!
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Definitely the best way, with our previous boy Barney, he was the one recommended by the kennels, as him and his siblings showed no chase instinct while in training oddly. So he ended up with the RGT at just over a year old. Our cat was 9 (17 now ...) at the time, so still ran around a fair bit.
This time around I pretty much knew I wanted Lucy from the start, but kennel staff were a bit wary as her personality doesn't really fit with your typical cat safe hound. Offered to cat test on the off chance but recommend a few that were more likely to be suitable, thankfully she proved trainable!

Its all down to personality, and the first few days of living together, getting that right is important. Lucy will not walk past the cat in a narrow hallway or sniff/shove her face too close to the cat. She knows it gets her a whack from the cat with claws out! Unfortunately my nans jack x chi, despite being the "smarter"' breed still hasn't quite twigged that one ....
 
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