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What you're paying for is expertise, overheads, salaries for the assisting staff, cost and maintenance of equipment plus drugs and consumables etc. It is a shock, I know (I've just paid over £300 to have a toe off plus follow-up dressings), but the truth is that the cost of maintaining a vet...

Hi all - I haven't been around for a while, but I'm back! I've now taken on the role of fundraiser for Brambleberry Greyhounds, an RGT branch near Spalding, Lincs. We have a bit of merchandise, with more coming soon (trolley coin keyrings expected in the post tomorrow!) but I'm also making...

Aaaah ... tough luck! Poor Kim. I hope she heals well. We let ours run on a local training gallop, and I made the mistake of buying into Jeffie's belief that he's still about three years old, and let him run with the youngsters. He broke a toe. Up till then, he was actually keeping up! I...

Burgess Supadog Sensitive has always suited ours, and it's a mid-priced food. Only drawback is that it is not low-residue, but I don't mind that. We have one now, though, that only seems to thrive on racing kibble. We're feeding him OddsOn for active dogs even though he's ten - and I know all...

But in fact this is where greyhounds have an advantage because they're kept in litter groups far longer than other breeds and have a chance to really learn social signals. IMHO, it's one of the reasons they can be intolerant of 'rude dogs'. I'm not talking about prey drive and attacking small...

I merely meant that many of them are not a novice ride and not for everyone - very similar to greyhounds really. I don't think they're everyone's ideal dog, either. :) I think that's one of the problems, actually. I wish people would do the research. Someone else (sorry, lost track of who)...

You're overlooking the facts that 1) not all racing greyhounds are inclined to kill small animals (out of the three I've personally owned, only ONE would have done that) and 2) many, many other breeds will indeed kill another dog, given half the chance. Go read the post about the chav in the...

Could it have been a foreign body, like a thorn, that has worked it's way out? To improve the pad, a friend of mine in the US sent me something called 'Bag Balm' which is a very greasy softening and emollient ointment produced for cow's udders but now used by all and sundry and a heavy duty...

Exactly. I've had greyhounds since 1993. Yes, one of them was very, very keen, but we took sensible precautions and she never harmed another creature - oh, except for a mouse she caught and ate! One of my current two is a PAT therapy dog and visits the most vulnerable people, who love her...

Well, count me in as another absolutely incensed greyhound owner. I have read the article, three times. I wanted to get my facts straight before writing a blog on it. I don't know what people were accusing her of that she claims she didn't say, but the article certainly seemed to me to...

Thanks for this thread - I ordered some today from one of those links. One of mine has horrible teeth. His mouth was badly neglected before we got him last May and he's had three dentals in a year. He only has his front teeth and just enough to chew with on one side now. I try to brush them...

Hi there - I've literally just registered, so this is my first post too! I see you have a greyhound section here! How nice. I'll go and investigate it. As to rehoming a greyhound after having whippets, you may wonder if your new dog has a sleep disorder! :p I've never owned a whippet...