Greyhound Profile - Flynn

This is Flynn. He is a 2 year old, smaller black, male greyhound. He is such a sweet, friendly boy. He is really doing well is his foster home, with 3 other greyhounds and foster parents who work all day. He kennels pretty well for eating and when his foster parents leave. He really like toys! He grabs stuffies randomly and will just shake them all over the place. He is also learning to play fetch with a jolly ball. He has shown no interest in getting on the furniture or in the bed. He frequently comes up to people for lovin' and nips at our hands when he wants to be petted. He is a really fantastic, handsome, sweet, cute boy who is looking for the right home.

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Greyhound Profile - Pepper

Pepper is a 7 year old, black, male greyhound who never raced. He is small dog and cat friendly. He is a very sweet boy who gets along good with the pack at Lesley's house. No kennel needed for this boy. He is also a smiler. Pepper was previously treated for heartworms, but is all clear now. This boy had a rough life till DJ found him and brought him back to health. Unfortunately, due to life changes Dj cant keep him anymore, so he is here. Anyone interested in a ready made pet, Pepper is it!

Naked butt!

Does your hound have a naked butt, belly and/or neck? Our blue boy Dax has been the most naked hound I have ever seen since we brought him home. A combination of his hairless-ness and skittish behaviors,  we believed he had a thyroid problem. He was tested by our vet and we consulted the best of the best in the greyhound community with the results. No problem. Dax was perfectly healthy, except we still had a super squirrely dog with lots of baldness. Things stayed the same for about 2 years. We just kind of accepted the fact that he was never going to have much hair in those places and that we would always have trouble taking him on walks or out in public, as he was "afraid" and startled by so many things.

Then, one day I stumbled upon a post on greytalk where someone had before and after photos of their dog's butt after just a few weeks of melatonin. The results were amazing. I started doing a little research and began to wonder if maybe this would work for Dax, not only for the hair growth, but to calm some of his behavior issues as well. I spoke to both Lesley and our Vet about it, and both agreed it was worth a shot.

Dax has now been taking 3mg of melatonin twice a day for a few months now and we are very pleased! Not only does he have fur all over the place where he did not before and is very "fluffy", but it has also made him better in social situations. He is a lot calmer in public. He still walks away from small bouncy children, but he will let MANY more people pet him than ever before. He also does not dart away from inanimate objects too close to the sidewalk on our walks. He also tends to be less snappy with our other greyhounds and the fosters.

This is not a magic bullet for everyone. We have seen results from different people who have tried it with their dogs. It does not work quickly and you have to be consistent. It took about 6 weeks before we started seeing any hair-growth. It started on his neck. He still has moments when the other dogs agitate him, but they are much fewer than before. Overall, it has been a good thing for Dax. So if your hound has a naked butt, you might give it a shot. It's just a few bucks in the vitamin section of your local big box store, and for us, it's money well-spent!

Here are some before an after pictures of Dax:
Dax before:

Dax after a few months:

A change in the blog

Well, I think it's time for a change. Get more active on here again. Well, when my partner in the creation of It's a Grey Area Greyhound Adoption mentioned she wanted to start a blog about the group, I figured why not just incorporate it into my blog that I already have? Seems easy enough. So, as soon as Lesley wants to start posting, she will and we will share the blog. It will allow us both to write about what is going on in the group, beyond what we can share on facebook, which we use one nearly a daily basis! Anyway, I look forward to this new collaboration and think it will yield a lot of new insights into our lives with greyhounds for our readers.

Here's a few links for where you can find our group:
It's a Grey Area Greyhound Adoption Website
IAGA on Facebook
IAGA on Petfinder
IAGA on Zazzle (we sell t-shirts & much more here)
IAGA on Greyhound-Data

I think that's all for now :) Looking forward to the new direction of the blog.