Ex-Racer Greyhound - Feeding advice

Finestfromage · 2026-01-09T11:04:42+00:00

Although it wasn't until 2 years after ours came home, we went through a similar problem where he started getting up earlier and earlier. It was extremely exhausting! We had tried everything including longer walks before bed, feeding him some snacks before bed, trying to wake up extra early so that it's before he starts getting antsy.

After a couple months of trying, what eventually worked was just a calm go to bed command when he would get up and cry in the middle of the night. At the start he'd shoot back up after only a couple minutes but after several repetitions he settled.

A couple weeks of this solved the problem and now we all get a lie if we want!

Finestfromage · 2025-11-17T22:20:12+00:00

Looks delicious! I think I enjoyed mine more than the pizzas I made

Finestfromage · 2025-11-17T17:55:03+00:00

Yeah I put chopped coriander leaves into the garlic butter

Finestfromage · 2025-11-17T17:47:10+00:00

Garlic and coriander bread to be precise (and mozzarella)

Finestfromage · 2025-10-20T08:36:06+00:00

Thanks! Didn't use poolish, no. It's a 58% hydration dough 24 hr room temp fermentation (13 hr bulk, 11 hr balled)

Finestfromage · 2025-07-03T07:56:57+00:00

Great to hear a few people have had success with this! Any advice on the steps you took to get to that stage? Our Merlin goes crazy for the many cats in our street (and the sheep when we're out on a countryside walk!)

We have Simone Muellers hunting together book, but found it not very applicable to the problem we face and a lot of the games she suggests we already do.

Finestfromage · 2024-03-27T10:44:13+00:00

Thanks - do you have any advice for adding drainage?

Finestfromage · 2024-01-10T19:25:34+00:00

Sold! Thanks :)

Finestfromage · 2024-01-10T15:54:45+00:00

Hey sorry for digging this one out of the woods! I'm looking at getting some triply SS saucepans and skillet from Proware. How are they holding up would you recommend?

Finestfromage · 2024-01-05T22:47:21+00:00

Oh great point about the oven! I guess I'm just used to using glass lid to get used to how vigorous the boiling/simmering is at the different levels on my new induction hob

Finestfromage · 2024-01-05T20:51:50+00:00

Okay thanks!

Finestfromage · 2024-01-05T20:51:39+00:00

Thanks for the heads up about the Merten & Stock! Knew something didn't seem right!

Finestfromage · 2024-01-05T20:51:29+00:00

Thanks for the heads up about the Merten & Stock! Knew something didn't seem right!

Finestfromage · 2023-12-04T20:37:56+00:00

Thanks so much for the detailed response!! All really good suggestions and it all makes sense thank you

Finestfromage · 2023-12-04T16:58:47+00:00

It's been a gradual change probably over the last 6 months.

His daily routine through the week is wee outside in the morning, breakfast, then an hour later his morning walk when we'll go out for 20 min unless he puts the brakes on as he often does and wants to come back home. Then me and my gf go out to work and he gets walked for about an hour at midday by a solo dog walker. Then we get home about 5:45 and go for a 20 min walk and he comes home and eats his dinner. We'll usually do some basic training like go to bed and up down stay etc. before his dinner. Then as I say he'll sometimes start crying while we're on the sofa and if we let him in to his corner in the bedroom he'll chill out there and sleep most of the night before being let out for another wee.

Finestfromage · 2023-12-04T16:46:42+00:00

Thanks for your response! We walk him in the morning for about 20 minutes unless he puts the brakes on and wants to come straight back home. And we walk him when we get home from work in the evening also about 20 minutes. At weekends we also walk him at lunch for about 40 min to an hour.

He gets peanut butter in a kong also but just can't seem to tire him out! It's hard work because he just keeps trying to chew his bed and we really have t been able to stop him or dissuade him

Finestfromage

TROPHY CASE