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A new Cushion for Pointies!

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SpaghettiTwirlerAndProud · 22/04/2012 20:44

Pointy hounds include-
Greyhounds (Grunds)
Whippets (Whippys)
Lurchers
Italian Greyhounds (Iggys)
Salukis
Afghans
And any others I have forgotten. If you are a new pointy hound owner, an old and experienced owner or looking into getting one of these fabulous creatures, come and have a seat (that's not taken up with a hound).

Share advice, stories and shopping tips!

I didn?t really want you,
I wasn?t really sure,
And I?ll admit I had my doubts,
When you first came through that door.

Not small, or cute, or fluffy,
With big, soft puppy eyes,
But tall, and thin, and bony,
With bald, pink, bulging thighs.

You weren?t the kind I had in mind,
Not in any way,
?Perhaps it would be better if I took you back today,
Before we know each other,
It really won?t be kind,
To keep you here for one more day,
And then to change my mind.?

But against my better judgement, I decided you could stay,
And quickly I discovered you were kind in every way,
Your gentleness and patience, they really stole the show,
?Why these dogs are wonderful, I must let others know!?

For you?re my gentle giant,
Who just needed the chance,
To show us all what you could be,
To wipe away that history,
And dispel our preconceptions, which put us all to shame,
And so we come to know and love,
What lies beneath that frame.

And now I?ve come to understand,
What I missed right at the start,
That greyhounds need that great deep chest,
To house their great big hearts!
:)

OP posts:
LostInWales · 10/05/2012 20:26

Slippery elm you say? I bought some of that for my indegestion but it turns out Omerprazole from the GP really does the trick so I have plenty left over. Do you just unscrew the capsule and put it in his food?

Twice in the last week whippety has done runny poo whilst still carrying on moving down the lane by school at chuck out time. I had to use my hairband one time to attempt to mop it up Shock. I saw the marks of my shame for days until the rain came (again). Grin

I agree re food snob, he will go days just looking at a bowl of kibble and being sad and dejected so I've given in and he now has lovely stuff. Must remember a chicken wing per day not every other to help 'firm up'. I do love him so, more than I ever imagined you could love an animal [soppy emoticon]

TheCunnyFunt · 10/05/2012 20:59

You wouldn't believe the sulky and indignant looks I got when I actually dared to serve up plain kibble. Who knew dogs could have so many expressions!?! He had a little smile earlier too, he came over to me and I swear the corners of his mouth were turned up :)

MagratGarlik · 10/05/2012 21:42

We had a strange reaction from the grippet yesterday actually when we tried her with some of those natures menu frozen cubes (they usually have homemade, but I was lazy and hadn't had time to get anything prepared). Anyway, she sniffed around the air whilst I was putting the bowl down, all fine, I then told her to get it (both always sit and wait whilst food bowls go down) and she went to the bowl and started banging her head all around it, but would not eat the food, or even put her nose directly in the bowl! She continued doing this for about 10 minutes and then gave up, having eaten nothing and went to lie in her bed. I ended up having to hand feed her as I didn't want her to go hungry Blush. This is the second time she has had this reaction to those cubes (she's only been offered them twice) - I have to say whippetty wolfed his down.

Has anyone seen anything similar before? It was quite bizarre.

BehindLockNumberNine · 10/05/2012 22:02

Lost - I bought the loose powder in a big tub from a veterinary supplier online. But I suppose if the powder in the capsule is the same then just unscrew and add to food, yes, I suppose.

TheCunnyFunt · 12/05/2012 17:49

Magrat that is weird, I wonder why she did that? I have no ideas though sorry!

I have exciting news! DP proposed last night :o no ring yet though, he has promised I'll have one by my birthday (16th june, it's my 21st) so it's not official till then so we're not saying anything. I think he's going to do it properly on my birthday. I just had to tell someone! But don't you guys say anything :o

MagratGarlik · 12/05/2012 19:21

Congratulations, cunny! (tries to think back half a lifetime to a time when I was once 21).

MissBetsyTrotwood · 12/05/2012 19:24

Congratulations!

Spill the beans then - did he go down on one knee etc?

What will Sprocket wear to the big day? Grin

TheCunnyFunt · 12/05/2012 19:34

No nothing like that Betsy, he'd been out drinking for his uncles 50th, came home around midnight, got into bed, wrapped his ars around me and just said 'marry me?' :o I was abit Hmm and thought that he was too pissed and wouldn't remember it today, but he did remember and keeps grinning at me.

Sprocket will have a bow tie, he already looks like he's wearing a tux due to his strategic white marks :o

MissBetsyTrotwood · 12/05/2012 20:40

Wrapped his ars around you? Now there's romance! Grin

Sorry, I couldn't resist that...!

DH proposed to me on NY day. I was horrifically hung over and although really happy couldn't stop crying. Then I was sick.

Could Sprocket be a sort of ring bearer during the service or something? If you get his recall really really good then your chap could call him and he could bound down the aisle... Ah, I can see I'm going to get carried away with this whole hound at the wedding helping out thing. Just tell me to bugger off OK?

It is sooo exciting and totally lovely. Big congrats x x

TheCunnyFunt · 12/05/2012 20:52

Arms Blush

I'd love to have him do that :) we may only need a piece of livercake to get him to run down to us though :o DP probably wouldn't go for that though. We won't be getting married for a while yet. All our money is being eaten by our kitchen extension. And then we'll need to save up. Bah, anyone got a spare winning lottery ticket they would like to give us?

TheCunnyFunt · 12/05/2012 20:53

Thank you btw :)

Scuttlebutter · 13/05/2012 00:42

oh, that is lovely news!! Congratulations to you both. And of course Sprocket can be a ring bearer. This lovely story was in our local area recently - note it was a lurcher!!

On a side note, note the rather smart bandana the lurcher is wearing to go with the wedding colour scheme. I'm sure anyone you know with a greyhound coat business (coughs, shuffles) will be delighted to provide Sprocky with a special something for the big day. Wink

Betsy - impressed at the crying, hangover and vomiting during your proposal. Grin

TheCunnyFunt · 13/05/2012 05:01

I think the perfect thing for him to wear would be one of those male stripper outifits, (bizarrely enough :o) you know, the white collar with bow tie plus white cuffs :o but minus the thong, I don't think he'd like that.

It's a shame, I don't know anyone with a greyhound coat making business. . . . . Wink :o

TheCunnyFunt · 13/05/2012 05:05

One of these

MissBetsyTrotwood · 13/05/2012 08:11

Ah, this thread gets better and better. I had a feeling there would be some gems on here, hence my checking in this morning. The imminent wedding and possible hound involvement (dya see what I did there? Just slipping it in, like autosuggestion, so by the time you plan the service it will be out of the question for Sprocket not to have a starring role!) are just fabulous. The tux cuffs etc will be very appropriate I'm sure!

I love that story Scuttle. I'm going to forward it to DH; he'll be spectacularly uninterested but I live in hope!

TheCunnyFunt · 13/05/2012 08:42

I'll just have to hope he doesn't fart during the service. :o

LostInWales · 13/05/2012 09:23

Congratulations Cunny, how lovely .

Had a real Shock yesterday. Went to whippey's brother's house for the afternoon and lots and lots of wine. He had a fab time running around and play fighting but in the evening his brother got rather aroused and after we had pulled him away he had a HUGE stiffy sticking out and what looked like one of his testicles. It was truly vomit tastic and it didn't go down for about 30 mins whilst he lay in his bed looking sad and occasionally pumping his hips. I am sooooo happy they are both going for the snip in a fortnight. I do NOT want to see that again.

TheCunnyFunt · 13/05/2012 10:47

MILs dog got his willy stuck out once. He was just standing there with this long dark pink thing hanging out, there were white marks everywhere! All over PILs bed up the stairs, the hall, literally everywhere. DP rang his mum to tell her and she told him to massage it till it went back in he couldn't bring himself to do it so MIL had to do it when she got home

LostInWales · 13/05/2012 20:53

ConfusedEnvyConfused

BehindLockNumberNine · 13/05/2012 22:16

Woohoo!! Congratulations Cunny!! xxx Fab news Grin

Will read rest of thread later, something about stuck out willies???

TheCunnyFunt · 13/05/2012 22:43

Yep Lock, this thread seems to be getting more and more rude :o

MagratGarlik · 14/05/2012 16:23

I have now discovered we have probably the only dog in the world who will not eat raw chicken wings Hmm.

TheCunnyFunt · 14/05/2012 16:38

LurcherGirl? These picky pointies eh? :o

MagratGarlik · 14/05/2012 16:51

Yes, I just got a look of "listen, this is just uncivilised, just give me the usual mix" - she has also refused sardines. I dread to think how we will get on finding something she will eat when we take the dogs to france in the summer.

TheCunnyFunt · 14/05/2012 18:27

Refused sardines????? Shock super picky hound!

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