GO SAINTS! It has been a while since I have written anything, so I need to catch up. First of all, my Saints came marching in with a win of 31 to 17! Whooho!
We had a storm that started Friday night through Saturday evening. This storm dumped 25 inches of snow. This is a bit much. We had to have someone plow us out. Tari is not real happy with the white stuff, after all she was in Florida only three short weeks ago.
We bought a Dremel to trim Tari’s nails. I started with turning on the device, at low speed, near her to get her familiar with the noise. Let her sniff it while it was running being careful not to let the sander get too close to her nose. It did not seem to bother her at all. A little curious, that was all. I have a feeling that I will be able to use it sooner than I thought. I did mention that she is getting more comfortable didn’t I… well she is very comfortable in our home, so much so that we caught her twice with both paws on the kitchen counter trying to get to her food bowl. We do have to put a stop to this! Luckily we caught her both times. A firm “no” stopped her in both cases and she has not done it since. This dog is a fast learner. In case you didn’t know, Greyhounds tend to eat very quickly. They practically inhale their food. What we do is prep her food about 10 to 15 minutes before serving her by adding water to her dried kibbles (we feed her ProPlan) to soften the food, this helps her to avoid choking on dry bits of the kibble. Not that she has had any problem. Another trick we were told is to place an upside down glass in the middle of the bowl. This makes them slow down a bit. All greys love to eat. It is important that their food is measured and that you feed them twice a day. The last thing you want is a fat uncomfortable greyhound. Their body structure is supposed to be lean, not skinny.
We bought a Dremel to trim Tari’s nails. I started with turning on the device, at low speed, near her to get her familiar with the noise. Let her sniff it while it was running being careful not to let the sander get too close to her nose. It did not seem to bother her at all. A little curious, that was all. I have a feeling that I will be able to use it sooner than I thought. I did mention that she is getting more comfortable didn’t I… well she is very comfortable in our home, so much so that we caught her twice with both paws on the kitchen counter trying to get to her food bowl. We do have to put a stop to this! Luckily we caught her both times. A firm “no” stopped her in both cases and she has not done it since. This dog is a fast learner. In case you didn’t know, Greyhounds tend to eat very quickly. They practically inhale their food. What we do is prep her food about 10 to 15 minutes before serving her by adding water to her dried kibbles (we feed her ProPlan) to soften the food, this helps her to avoid choking on dry bits of the kibble. Not that she has had any problem. Another trick we were told is to place an upside down glass in the middle of the bowl. This makes them slow down a bit. All greys love to eat. It is important that their food is measured and that you feed them twice a day. The last thing you want is a fat uncomfortable greyhound. Their body structure is supposed to be lean, not skinny.
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