What life is really like with Greyhounds! 

It is quite funny when she does that.

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You are welcome. Glad you like the video

They certainly are! Thanks for watching

Thanks for your kind words and for watching. Glad you like the videos. Just trying to do my bit to promote the Greyhound breed as pets.

@@magnusgreyhound You are both doing a wonderful job. People need to know what wonderful Pets they are. 🐶💕

Thanks for watching. It has been really nice working from home. Would be nice if it could continue

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Thanks for watching and for your kind words. We do love our pups.

Thanks for your kind words. I am glad to hear that you enjoy the videos. Hopefully I will have a few more made soon. All the best to you.

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Glad you like the video. It was good to be able to show how affectionate Magnus is, and how happy he is at home. Scout is cute as always

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Thanks again for watching. Pups are doing well. Scout did better with the fireworks this year. Still very stressed but a vast improvement from last year

That's very true! I breed Italian greyhounds and they do spend a lot of time sleeping, especially in my bed! I always tell people these are very lazy dogs and prefer sleeping in your bed under the covers. They are low energy dogs unless they are puppies.

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Thanks for sharing your day with your pups. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching. Glad you find the videos useful. I know what it is like. we were desperate for information when we first adopted Magnus. Trying to fill in the blanks as best I can to give a picture of what life is like with Greyhounds. If you have any ideas for videos you would find useful, just let me know. Made around 100 Magnus videos but they are not always easy to find on RU-vid and always up for making more. All the best with Skye.

Thanks for sharing your experience

Use Co-Q-10 supplements to extend his life. It works well. And I also recommend wheat germ oil daily. 🙏🙏🙏

We wonder too. Thanks for watching.

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Thank you very much!

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I adopted on 7th October. Unfortunately since then my dog has developed anxieties and is very sensitive to sounds and so these stupid bombs disguised as fireworks going off tonight aren't helping. It might go well, but be ready for some training and behavioural problems. He was fine in his foster home too :(

Spend as much time with the dogs as possible and ask lots of questions. We were lucky with our adoption as we got to spend a lot of time with the greyhounds so you can see more of their personalities. The first time we walked Magnus he was a complete nutter, so hyper and so strong. He was so hard to control. In his defence he was just come from the track the day before. I thought this dog is too much and maybe we should get another less hyper dog. The second week we went back. They gave us Magnus to walk again. I was hesitant at first, but Magnus had calmed down a lot over his week in the kennels. He was also super affectionate at this point. Had we not gotten to spend the extra time with Magnus we would never have known what he was really like. The crazy dog turned out to be the perfect dog for us. So I guess I am trying to say is consider them all. Hope this helps. Best of luck. Feel free to ask any questions that you may have

It will get easier and you will forget the challenges at the beginning.

Thanks guys, really helpful replies! The shelter will make recommendations based on our requirements and suggest we walk as many as we need at a local park. Once a choice has been made it'll be a few more visits, including a home visit with the dog. Numerous visits is something we're definitely going to do, we've done plenty of research and have wanted to do this for many many years, so have had alot of advice over the years. I'll be sure to ask more questions as and when I need to! Thanks again

Buy extra large poo bags 😂

Thanks for the well wishes and thanks for watching.

Just wanted to help out some new adopters who wanted a glimpse into daily life. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Glad Zena likes the videos too.

@@magnusgreyhound I told Zena Magnus and Scout said Hi to her little eyes lit up her favorite is An ordinary day with the Greyhounds. Thank you for the fun God Bless The Ming

Hopefully you will. According to a lot of adoption groups we would have been declined, as I did not meet a lot of the requirements to adopt; and I think we do a pretty good job as greyhounds

@@magnusgreyhound yeah a lot of places are super strict for some reason and it rubs me the wrong way. Seems a bit elitist

Such a shame when so many of these beautiful dogs need a loving home.

what are the requirements??

Thanks for watching. Will see if I can find the time to make another food video

@@magnusgreyhound thanks for the speedy reply thanks for your time

I would love to see a new food video too! I have a retired racing greyhound I feed home-cooked food to (with added nutrients) and am curious about switching to a raw meat-based diet. Do Magnus and Scout still consume grains? I think I remember in an older video you used to add rice to their meals.

She did a lot better than last year so I think the training we did with her helped. Scout is an anxious dog. She was scared of a lot of things. Having Magnus around does help as he is not bothered by anything and Scout learns things by watching Magnus. What issues does your dog have. We are always doing little bits of training with the pups which I think helps. Walking 2 dogs on your own card be very hard at first if they want to go in different directions or if one decides they do not want to walk anymore. We did a lot of stop and start training to get scout to stop pulling as she had two modes at first. Pull like crazy or suddenly refuse to walk. Scout now walks well on lead but the first year was hard. The car situation is that Magnus is in the trunk/boot of the car (hatchback) and Scout is in the back seat. Magnus is a big greyhound so it is a bit tight to have them both in the back. Both our pups are obsessed with car rides so we never have any trouble getting them into the car. Getting a second dog does not always help with the issues although it can sometimes. Best to try work on the issues as best as you can and not rely on the second dog sorting the issues. Magnus had a bunch to work on as he had bad separation anxiety, sleep startle, resource guarding and a crazy prey drive. The good thing was that he was food obsessed which really helped getting him focused and made him easier to train. Scout had a lot of anxiety issues as she was scared of everything except the car. Scout has less focus than Magnus so she has been harder to train and it has been a slower process, but she has come on a lot. She is more confident these days and is happier for it. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.

The blue coat is from grehound superstore.

@@magnusgreyhound wow, thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it. In the first week of having wonder someone in the street near mine let off fireworks (in March) so he was afraid of going in the back garden and was was too afraid to walk outside the house. It took 2/3 months to get him to step out of the front door ...jumping forward to 8 months I can now get Wonder into a car (which he seems to love going in) he loves visits to a secure field and will walk in woodlands but when I’m by myself he stops a lot but with patience and by the power of chicken he snaps out of it. When I’m with a friend he does so much better and we can do more pavement work. I can’t yet walk him along the road on a lead outside my house but he does better in other areas when I’m with friends. The other issue...which is turning out to be a bigger issue is that he has a fear of hot air balloons (this is a pretty big issue living in Bath) which has somehow transferred to him being afraid of the moon in the morning (it sounds bonkers), but he’s currently soiling in the house every morning and then after 10am ish he’s brave enough to venture into the garden to go to the toilet. He actually physically shakes if he sees the moon 🙈. I am working with a clinical behaviourist so Wonder is currently on meds for fireworks and should be going on them long term when his bloods etc come back from the vets. I think the thought is is that with a brave mate he would go out into the garden and over time his walking would improve. He is such a gentle soul, I love him to bits and want to make sure he is happy...he is also a big boy at 41kg! I thought the walking could be an issue as they walk so beautifully with your wife when you film them ...I was imagining her with my Wonder and having a little giggle thinking what it would look like when wonder wants to wander...wonder looooooves sniffing and so could definitely imagine with two that they’d have different walking plans. Thanks very much for your response. I need to have a big think.

@@magnusgreyhound great thank you! I’ll get Wonder a little treat ☺️

Is there anyone you know that has a greyhound or are there any groups in your area that you can go on a walk together as this might help his confidence. We have a greyhound in our neighbourhood who we meet up with for walks. Scout gets super excited to see finn. We also go on our greyhounds kennels Sunday walks as it is good for their confidence. This may help in the interim.

You probably did.

We got them from a store called B&M. I think you may also be able to get them on Amazon. We now use the old raised feeder as the water station since we have the 2 pups. The stools are great as they can fold away for easy storage.

@@magnusgreyhound Thank you. Looking on Amazon. Happy Christmas to you and the pups x

If you have Aldi where you are keep an eye out as they get them as special buys.

Thanks for watching. The pups only get off lead in safe enclosed areas as their prey drive is too high. We do go to the dog park near Dalkeith so they can run around off lead. The pups are okay when other dogs come up to them. Although Magnus is not a fan of hyper dogs or dogs that jump up on him.

Good luck with your adoption process. Hope you find the videos useful. Our pups are not allowed on the sofa or our beds. Magnus is too big and would take up too much space. We have beds for the pups near our sofa and beds. They will also often ly around our feet. So they are easy to pet. Magnus also has sleep startle so definitely not worth encouraging him to sleep on the sofa or bed.

Our pups are good with guests. They will come to the door and greet them but then they will just go back to what they were doing which is usually sleeping somewhere.

Perfect dogs! I have 8 of them and they are very affectionate and well behaved 😇

We had a dog walker and used to use day care so the pups were only on their own for a couple of hours at a time

That would be interesting to see.

The best thing is to make contact with your nearest greyhound adoption centre. They should be able to help you out.

I have miniature Greyhounds....my bitch is expecting a litter at the end of this month 💜🙏💜

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Due to all the handling during their early years. Greyhounds are generally very compliant. They are also naturally compliant. The not eating our food thing was due to us doing leave it training with Magnus. He did try and countersurf when we first brought him home. As he was so food obsessed, it was fairly easy to train him out of this in a couple of weeks. Scout learnt by watching Magnus. All the best with the book.

Italian greyhounds are also quite passive and compliant. It's typical behavior.

We have the house collar which they wear from their first walk until bedtime. We have tags on these collars. If they were to escape they would have the collar on with the tag. It's also easier to catch a hold of them if they attempt to escape rather than being collarless. We use these rather than the martingale (which we only use for walks) as the martingale is heavier and could get caught on things. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching

Mi hijo lleva un collar con el nombre del perro y el telefono mobil , por si se escapa , aparte del collar ancho para salir, saludos

All over the place. Mostly greyhound specific online stores and some from Amazon.

Thanks for watching. I have made a video about teaching our greyhounds how to do stairs. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-StMKonAQla8.html Magnus slept less when we first got him. After 6 months he started to sleep a lot more. We found our toys at some local pet stores and some from amazon.

thank you i have had a look at the stairs. will give it a go. 😊Hopefully he will settle down soon .we are only in the first 3 months and he still follows me around like a shadow.

@@lecorris Stay patient! Our retired racer Barry took 6 months to stop shadowing and settle into home life. We also found that outdoor stairs were good for his learning, he seemed more interested in trying them (especially places where other dogs walked so the sniffs were enticing!) Hope your boy settles in to his new home soon :)

@@caerfai22 . Thank you for the support. This adoption has been hard(my 2nd greyhound rescue). Lots of damage when left. He is getting better. has started to realise i am comming home. I have found he is happier with out door stairs. 😊

Feel free to ask any questions that you may have.

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@@magnusgreyhound Patch :)

Some greyhounds are fine with cats. We have a friend who owns a greyhound who lives with 2 cats. The adoption group should be able to find greyhounds that are cat safe. Thanks for watching

Get an Italian greyhound! They're fine with cats or any type of animals because they are extremely passive. 🤗

Happened at some point during his racing days. I have seen pictures of Magnus with the tail in Ireland and then pictures of him without when he was racing in Ireland. Not sure what happened. Not documented anywhere.

It is usually the opposite you do not want to walk them after they have eaten. There is usually an hour between eating and activity

I have made a video about the pups diet. The have chicken thighs for breakfast. They get natural instinct working dog chicken (minced chicken with bone and vegetables) we also add Sardines in tomatoe sauce and we grate in some veg such as Carrots, Brocoli stem, or whatever spare veg we have at hand.

Thanks for asking. Magnus is not fussed by the fireworks. Scout on the other hand does not like fireworks. She had a terrible time last year. This year she did a lot better. Still very distressed but none of the violent shaking that she did last year.

@@magnusgreyhound Apollo wasn’t too bad last night. We did have the tv turned up. Luckily they don’t seem to bother him

We used to live in a third floor apartment when we first got Magnus. It is easier when you have the garden.

Thanks for watching. Will check it out.

I agree. I got hooked on them in 2000....and now have 8 beautiful miniature greyhounds 🥰😍🥰

Thanks for letting me know. Have reported it on RU-vid

@@magnusgreyhound That shorter, fluffy tail of his stands out a mile away.