To ignore this greyhound?

[sheepandbear]

SOS dog people! My friend dropped off her 8 year old greyhound about an hour ago. She’s a rescue (been with my friend for 5 years now) and very nervy but know me well, comes to my house often and has stayed before but never without her “mum.”
I have a similar aged, excitable kind of terrier cross with whom she gets on well.
Problem is, she hasn’t stopped weeping since my friend left. She is looking me right in the eye with her beautiful doe eyes and whining sadly. I’ve been making a big fuss of her but maybe this is making things worse and encouraging her.
Should I just ignore her and hope she settles down?

**poll won’t work but basically aibu to ignore her and hope she settles herself?

Photos of the sad girl imploring me to call her mum back!

Honestly. I’d take her out for a walk. Get her moving. It’s what I do when I’m sad and what I do when our friends dog visits and does the same. Breaks the funk quickly.

Yes,I agree,take her out for a walk.

How long is she staying? I’d probably take her for a little walk, then get on with my day while she tags along telling you how sad she is!

Dogs are like toddlers, you need to distract her.

No don’t ignore her. She needs comforting and distraction.

If a dog is distressed you must reassure them, it’s outdated nonsense to say that giving care and affection to a frightened or upset dog will encourage their fear, being ignored will just make it worse.

Going out for a walk is an excellent idea, or perhaps doing a puzzle game or snuffle mat if you have one.

Oh yes, forgot to say, she’s here for a week.
I was planning a nice long walk this afternoon but maybe a little walk now would cheer her up. My little monster is out in the garden but Miss Greyhound was only out for 30 seconds and galloped back in to stare at me weeping!

Lol my greyhound always looks like that! Once I came round the back of the house and he didnt hear me. He was lolling around on the sofa snoring but as soon as he saw me he started crying as if to say hed been crying since Id left They are such prima Dona's! But agree. Take her for a walk. Has your friend left her bed?

Yes, she’s got her huge mattress, blanket and toys but has curled herself up into my dog’s bed (-still whining but full blown sobbing every time I speak to her!)

I’ve had long dogs my whole life, and I often have visiting ones….

take her for a walk now, and then when she gets back if she’s still
whining I would cuddle her. If she’s allowed on your sofa, let her up, or sit next to her in the floor.

I find a bit of gentle pressure, like them sitting up against your legs, or a blanket over their back, can help settle them.

I'd distract her too, show her you can be fun. Snuffle mat is a good suggestion, you don't have a snuffle mat you can fashion one out of an old towel or blanket by laying it out, dropping treats on it and twist it up. If you take her on a walk now make it a sniffy one. Can you teach her a new game or trick?

Has she had breakfast?

Maybe put her blanket over her in the little bed so shes cuccooned in and leave her to it?

She’s a greyhound, she almost certainly whines and stares when your friend is there! Ignoring isn’t going to stop it, it’s just how the breed it.

Carry on with the normal routine, but don’t make a point of ignoring. A walk is more likely to stop the whining

Definitely a walk, then I'm sorry but shes going to have to come and have a big cuddle on the sofa under at least three blankets 😂

You’re doing nothing to disprove my theory that these are the wettest of the dog breeds 😁

I have no advice but I now want a greyhound, they sound ace!!

Dogs have evolved to look sad so that they can manipulate us basically. Her whining is probably to get your attention. Obviously she's missing her mum. Probably it seems worse (to you) than it actually is. Like others have said give her a little walk.

cuddles, food, walks, play.

she’ll soon settle in.

I have no advice but I now want a greyhound, they sound ace!!

They are the best!

And quite low maintenance. Mine rarely whines and has those beautiful soulful eyes.

I'm sorry, I dont have a dog so I've got no advice but,

Awwww 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
She's so sweet! 🥹🥹🥹

My friend’s greyhound grumbles until he has his bed pulled into sunshine( if there is any) then he must have his blankets tucked around him in the way he desires.
Once he is happy with his bed and blankets he sleeps for hours.

Aww poor princess! We use the expression "too sad for ice cream" for this sort of thing. It comes from the time my parents took my dog to the park while I had a hospital appointment, and when I got out, my mum had sent me a photo of him looking sad with with a tub of ice cream and the message "Hurry up! He's too sad to eat his ice cream!" 😆

He did eat it as soon as I arrived. Well, after being excited for a bit that I was back.

This doesn't help with the greyhound, does it? Sorry 😂

I miss my greyhound now. Hes upstairs under a duvet on his many beds.