tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post5656392137157894411..comments2024-01-07T03:26:07.794-05:00Comments on Yes I Know, My Dogs Look Funny: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I’m 77?Greyhounds Aren't Greyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755602610550887510noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post-86785239576639832582015-01-06T11:38:58.617-05:002015-01-06T11:38:58.617-05:00It is a sad story and I am personally very torn ab...It is a sad story and I am personally very torn about what the best thing to do is. I don't know if a conditional return is an option but I like that idea. I agree that keeping dogs with their people is usually the best thing. And a lot of times mistakes that are made are made because someone didn't know. I also agree with you and Houndstooth that older hounds can lose condition very quickly and due to no malicious actions on the part of their people. Fox, who just passed, was a very good example of this. He was frightfully underweight but, like Jeffie, despite all sorts of extra food (and a resorting to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a "snack") we were only able to put a tiny bit of weight back on him. It's just very difficult to know what the right thing is. And my sticking point continues to be how little was done to find him after he escaped. This is the sweetest old man (hound) that I've ever met. I want his remaining time to be comfortable and I want him to be spoiled like crazy. I guess in the end I'm glad that it is not me making the final decision as to what becomes of Winslow. That is such a heavy responsibility and I know that I don't have the answers.Greyhounds Aren't Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755602610550887510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post-89409688817809551222015-01-05T15:53:39.541-05:002015-01-05T15:53:39.541-05:00It's true what Houndstooth says, though. The o...It's true what Houndstooth says, though. The oldies can lose condition frighteningly fast. My Jeffie is like that. He's the thinnest dog we've ever had and yet he eats like a horse and has nothing but the best in unlimited quantity.Jayhttp://www.sparkingsynapse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post-36283987168020589822015-01-05T15:51:12.988-05:002015-01-05T15:51:12.988-05:00What a very sad story. I understand how things ha...What a very sad story. I understand how things happen and dogs escape etc, but I would be very wary of handing Winslow back, I think. Is there any way you can do so on a conditional basis so that you get to follow up with him over the course of a year and if at any point he's not looking 100% you can get him back?<br /><br />I'm a great believer in keeping dogs with their people if possible and of giving people a chance, but not at the expense of the dog. Poor old guy. I want him to never have to suffer that again. If I were nearer, I'd take the old fellow. I'm sure he'd fit in just fine with my (extremely spoiled) old boys!Jayhttp://www.sparkingsynapse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post-11440909405062981752015-01-01T00:55:23.945-05:002015-01-01T00:55:23.945-05:00I can think of a lot of what ifs there. A person ...I can think of a lot of what ifs there. A person inexperienced with Greyhounds suddenly getting one might not realize that nail cutting needed to be done (I grew up on a farm with dogs who never got their nails cut because they naturally wore them down) and weight loss can happen in older Greys no matter how much you feed them. That was true with Lilac. I thought I'd pull my hair out at times over that dog. I'm not saying that Winslow's condition was okay, it wasn't and I'd be horrified about it, too, but I can see where it could happen with a person who was uneducated about the breed and had good intentions but no knowledge. I hope that no matter what happens, Winslow will enjoy his later years in comfort with someone who loves him deeply!houndstoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159272473651561647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post-15267189581188849282014-12-31T21:42:56.850-05:002014-12-31T21:42:56.850-05:00Maybe Winslow needs to be in the greyhound witness...Maybe Winslow needs to be in the greyhound witness protection program!Mad Red Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129668480876429229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729368127518690658.post-57796110995768156532014-12-31T16:05:43.519-05:002014-12-31T16:05:43.519-05:00Hmm, I share your doubts about Winslow going back ...Hmm, I share your doubts about Winslow going back to his owner. I hope he gets to spend his golden years being pampered, not neglected.Greyhounds CAN Sithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178195107110286989noreply@blogger.com