The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: dogshome on May 21, 2022, 12:34:36 PM
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Poor Clyde (Greyhound) has smacked his tail and made it bleed a few times in the past. This time he must have cracked it on a corner and we had a front room like a scene from "Carrie". Blood all over. Stupid dog still waggling despite us grabbing him and trying to contain the fountain spray.
Anyhow, we got it under control with self-sticking tape and it was healing as it had a year or more before - then we went on holiday and stoopid chewed his tail whilst my lad was at work (he's out between 5 and 6 hours only). Vet :behead:
We now have a custom greyhound much in the way of many poor Airheads i.e. short tail!
Greyhounds use their tails for signaling - under=scared; up=trouble or back-off; wagging=happy or excited; normal curve=chilled. Also for balance, but he has none anyway (bull in a China shop). But it isn't hurting him now :)
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Dogs can be their own worst enemies at times
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Did you not consider the lamp shade/cone of shame collar?
Or perhaps the rabbit ears experience was just too much for poor old Clyde.
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He didn't mind the rabbit ears, thought it was some sort of lead ;D His (smarter) sister was 'not amused' though.
Greyhounds have long nozzles, long tails and can curl up like a kitten i.e. the sniffer can reach bodyparts even with the (labrador/husky size) lampshade on! He's got said article on right now and can't quite reach his 'custom' tail :beer:
Yes they are their own worst enemies. Thin skin, 45MPH, muscles bulging everywhere and the balance of a raging bull.... Little sis is built lighter, more smarts and can turn on a sixpence.
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"Stumpy" is now fully recovered and waggles what he has left of a tail. Poor Rex however.....
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Poor dawg! We had a cat, years ago, that I apparently broke it's tail shutting in a door. I remember getting ready for work one morning and went to shut the closet door after getting out whatever I was after and the door did not close so I opened it up and shut it with a bit more force. On that second attempt the cat found it's voice and let out a howl that would raise the dead. I felt kinda sorry for her but also figured it was her fault for sitting there and letting me shut her tail in the door a second time! For the rest of her long life the last inch of her tail kinked over at about a 30 deg angle. But she never hung out at the closet when I was getting stuff anymore!
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Good to hear that Stumpy has recovered.
I always enjoy a tale with a happy ending.
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Here is Clyde with his stumpy tail and true blue eyes.
His sister looking more like a terminator. Which is about right!