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We've had 3 greyhounds, all died of cancer, two of bone cancer. Seems to be the curse of the greyhounds. It's lovely that you'll be adopting again. Tracks in
by devchix 5y ago
We've had 3 greyhounds, all died of cancer, two of bone cancer. Seems to be the curse of the greyhounds. It's lovely that you'll be adopting again. Tracks in the US have mostly closed, the waiting list for retired racers are long. UK and Ireland still have many retired racers, but the cost to transport them to the US is quite prohibitive. I quite envy you, and wish you much love with your new darlings.
My most previous greyhound would play bite, which indicates to me he knew what a real bite does. On occasions I have said "ow ow" he would stop immediately and looked at me with surprise. I have also stepped on him or otherwise jostled him by accident, and I immediately and profusely said "sorry, sorry", and he would lick my hand as if he understood it was a mistake. Am I anthropomorphising the behavior? I've never doubted that dogs could differentiate what is intentional and unintentional.
- sitkack 5y agoI love watching human dog behavior from a distance. The moment when a human steps on a dog and then turns around to address the dog and provide comfort is like predictable poetry. It isn't just that dogs know when it was a mistake or not, they do, they also want the apology. Apologies are always key, even if predictable.