Toileting help - newly adopted a greyhound

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Hello everyone, two weeks ago I adopted an ex-racing greyhound bitch, she's 2 1/2 years old, spayed late February. I am not an experienced greyhound owner, but I have previously owned a male greyhound without any issues, but this lady is beyond my limited expertise and I am at a complete loss as to what to do and would appreciate any advice/tips. The main problem I cannot solve is her toilet habits, after two weeks of walking her twice a day plus frequent 'down the road' toilet walks - she never relives herself whilst on a walk. She does poo in the garden however, but nearly always wees inside. Yesterday I had my coat on, lead in hand and she squated and went.
The other thing which is worrying me is the length of time between urinating - it is usually over 12 hours and as much as 17 hours on a few occasions. I tried to Google it but cannot get an answer to 'normal' frequency, this isn't normal is it? When she does go it seems OK, volume/flow/no blood etc. so I don't think it can be an infection, I am guessing it is a behavioural/stress issue. On the whole she seems content, lays in her bed, enjoys a fuss and she even sits to wait for her dinner which surprised me (didn't think greyhounds could sit).
Any help would be much appreciated, thank you
 
Which rescue did you get her from? They will be your best source of advice ?

I must admit I’ve never had many problems with house training greyhounds (apart from Marty...let’s not go there ?) but I think CC has hit the nail on the head.

If she has been in kennels she may be used to just going on concrete, or just on grass, so you need to replicate that for her. Also it isn’t unusual for them to refuse to go when on a lead? I’ve had my big fella a year now and he has pooed possibly 6-8 times when on a lead? He is getting loads better but when I first got him he would routinely go all day (12 hours plus) without doing anything if we went somewhere new because he was stressed by the situation.

Have you got an enclosed garden where you can let her mooch around and have a wee?

ETA - sorry I guess you have from your post.... it truly is a matter of patience I’m afraid, and OMG some of them are slow to catch on ? My little tiny Flick greyhound took ages, she wouldn’t go and wouldn’t go, then she would wake me every single night at 2am desperate to go out (or she would pee on the carpet if I wasn’t very careful!) I still remember the memorable night when Cayla (a very experienced previous HHO user) told me to ignore her at 2am and tell her to go to sleep.... so Flick peed on my bed ? one duvet straight in the rubbish bin....?

So I stood there at the back door every night with her, and sent her away into the garden over and over and over again until she peed. Only then she came inside.

One day suddenly it all clicked - and from then on she used to go out, glare at me balefully, have a pee and flounce back indoors ? I never had a single problem with her from that moment on ❤️
 
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Puppy pads might help here, (I don't know, I have never had a greyhound) but they are impregnated with a smell that encourages weeing apparently, so if you put one where she has wee'd before, it might encourage her to wee there and then you could gradually move the pad out into your garden.
 
Our girl wasn't as bad as you describe but she would just squat inside if she felt she needed to go.

We did what Lev has already said standing by the back door and sending her out until she peed. Also after reading some advice we told her everytime to 'go wee' so that she would learn what that meant. Now if she tries to sneak in without peeing and we tell her 'go wee' she does. It took a couple of weeks or so.

We also noticed she would still go in the house sometimes if things were out of routine. So getting and sticking to a routine was vital for her at first.

Your neighbours may think you're mad though wandering round the garden in the dark shouting 'go wee' but it's a small price to pay.
 
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