Very sad news, thinking of you all. God Bless your special lad. Lots of love, Kate, Skip, Fletch and Lyra Xxx

It is so hard to let them go but the kindest and most loving decisions have to be made! Our love to you at this terribly sad time, thinking of you x

so so sorry for your loss x

Sending our love to you. Xx

So very sorry Jill & Paul. Run free lovely boy and be happily reunited with all your old friends x

So sorry xxxxx

I am so very sorry for your loss, another special angel has gained his wings, my thoughts are with you at this painful time. Run fast and free Mystic xxxxxx

Oh, Jill and Paul, we are so very, very sorry and sad to hear about Mystic. Paul told us yesterday that he was very poorly. Shine bright Mystic - another star in the sky. Sending love. X

I'm so sorry for your loss. Run free sweet Mystic. x

So very sorry Jill and Paul
You gave him a greyt life
Run free with all our angels at The Bridge
Hugs xx

Jill and Paul, I know you knew this was coming, but does not make it any easier. You have done the right thing, despite it being so difficult. You gave your boy all the love and care he could of wished for, as you have with all that have gone before. Mystic, run fast, run free with all our Rainow Bridge hounds. Shine bright tonight and forever sweetie. Much love to you Jill and Paul. Xxx

Oh Jill, so very sorry to hear this. Thinking of you all. x

I am so sad..... he was the spitting image of my Joseph (they shared the same dad) who I miss desperately. Run free fella xxxxxxx hugs to you all x

It was with a broken heart that we had to say our last goodbye to our special boy today. He's now reunited with all his brothers and sisters at the bridge. We love you Misty. Xxx

Thank you NMDO7. We have had greyhounds for 10 years now so nothing surprises us anymore! But it it is so reassuring to know that so many people care. Xxxx

Love to you all - Archive had same in December of last year. Thinking of you. If you ever want to talk anything over let me know and will leave my number at the kennels - I couldn’t find much about greys when Archive had his. Xxx

Loads of gentle hugs for Mystic. Hope he is continuing to improve. Xx

Fantastic news about Mystic. Paul and I were worried when we heard on Friday that he was poorly but he is obviously built of tough stuff with a strong will to pull through. Fingers crossed for one special oldie xx

How very scary for you and for Mystic. And so pleased to read he is doing well. High five for all the oldies. Daisydog sends gentle get well wags. Xx

Great news to hear Mystic has started to recover. Xxx

Oh Jill, how scary for you all. Keeping all our fingers and paws crossed for Mystic in his continued recovery. You’re right about not underestimating the oldies. Gent at 13 too can only manage a short walk up and down our road now, but even though he finds it harder to get up from his bed these days, he still beats Emily to the front door when he hears his lead being picked up!!! Big hugs to you all. Mand x

Fingers crossed girl a full recovery. Send love to you all. Xxx

So pleased to hear he looks like he is on the mend, hope it continues. Xxxx

I am so pleased Mystic has made a recovery, I know from experience how awful this is to witness, ours wasn't a happy ending, but I am overjoyed that your boy seems to be making a recovery. Get well soon Mystic xxxxxx

Our gorgeous boy suffered a stroke on Friday evening, leaving him paralysed down his left side, he was unable to stand or walk, we feared the worst. Our vet gave him a chance on Saturday morning by giving him a steroid injection but wasn't hopeful and we prepared ourselves to let him go on sunday. Mystic had other ideas! By Sunday he was standing and taking a couple of steps, another vet trip and another injection. Monday he was much more stable and could get himself up off his bed, today he took himself off into the garden to do "his buisness" although a little wobbly. Moral of the story, don't underestimate the oldies and if possible and appropriate give them a chance. Love you gorgeous boy. Xxxx

Wishing Mystic a very happy 12th Birthday. :)) Xxx

Happy Birthday Mystic....make sure your Mommy spoils you rotten!!! Mand x

Happy 12th birthday to our handsome boy. Xxxx

Happy 11th Birthday to Mystic! :) Xxx

Happy Birthday Mystic - hope you're being spoiled! xx

Happy birthday my handsome boy xxxxx

Jill I,m glad u have this lovely boy he will have a wonderful life with u all this failed fostering is such good fun lol xx

skinnyme, as a 4th failure you must design the badge/tee shirt for the club.
Lovely phot of Mystic. Love Sylv xxxxx

Sorry have had to come on and say how much I love MY boy! I think every grey is special but there are the ones that creep into your heart big time, all my bubbas are sooo special to me but this boy hits the spot! Love him, and my other babies also. Xxxx

It's official! Fabulous news! X

Jill you just cant help yourself lucky boy xxx

I feel much better about being a FFP now Jill - you have set a good example as my homechecker!!! Mystic is a very lucky boy x

Mystic, what a lucky boy! Xxx

Fantastic xx

Sylv I'm a long standing member of FFP! Lol, mystic is my 4th fail. Will post a photo as soon I work out how to do it from my phone!

Such excellent news. Love to all.
Sylv & The New IcemaId Clan. You will have to joind the FFP club ? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sounds like a brilliant day! Happy Birthday Mystic! X

Mystic has had a lovely birthday so far,went on a long walk( 6 miles!) in the sunshine and saw lots of bunnies! He is now flat out on his bed. Happy birthday my handsome boy xxxx

hi jill so glad you have decided to keep mystic just to let u know me and sarah are just as hopeless we took michael home yesterday and guess what we,re keeping him so now we have 4 lol xx

Brilliant news, I have been watching closely for news on this gorgeous boy, so pleased for him.

Delighted for you Mystic, you get to stay in the lovely home you are obviously so happy in - result! x

But Ruth........ Look at his little face and appealing eyes, I defy you to resist! Xxx

erm.... skinnyme...... what were you saying about being tough this time and not becoming a failed foster mum?!!!??! :-)

Lucky boy Mystic! Well done Jill xx

Brilliant news!! X

Well done mystic you are one lucky boy x

Stopped counting now Julie! Xx

Oh Jill that's great news. He couldn't wish for a better mom and dad.
How many is that now? Xx

OMD OMD is yous keepins Mystic Arnti Jill?

So pleased for Mystic! He has a fab home with you Jill. Xxx

Great to hear Mystic is doing ok after having so many teeth out. Xxx

I'm pleased to hear Mystic is feeling better today. X

Mystic is fully back on his feet today, the swelling around his mouth has gone down and he has eaten a little, tail wagging so that's a good sign!

Oh no - poor fella - sending him hugs x

Poor Mystic! Sending him lots of love. Hope he will feel better tomorrow. Xxx

Mystic has had 36 teeth out today :( he is still very wobbly but is settled in the crate, will update tomorrow once he has recovered a little more.

Mystic has joined in Rocky and Shaunas birthday celebrations today but is now nil by mouth as he is off to have his dental in the morning, he will feel so much better without those bad teeth. He is still a treasure.

You are such a handsome lad Mystic, I'm sure your new home is not far away xx

Mystic had a visit to the vets today and is booked in to have his dental treatment next Friday. He is still a dream to have around and is totally adorable.

Mystic you look like such a handsome, happy fella. Sending big hugs that you find a lovely new forever home very soon. xx

Unfortunately Mystic is available for rehoming due to a change in his owners circumstances. He has been fostered by the Trust since the beginning of February and is due to have a dental which is going to be in the next few weeks.

He is great with other breeds, unfortunately not cat friendly, walks beautifully on the lead and house trained. If you would like more information just give us a call.

Hi Jen, something else very useful when things start to get better and you are more confident that the dogs are improving a baby gate across a door way, they are great. Make sure they are not gonna try and jump it tho mine never did. x

Hi Jen, I found when I was cat training my dogs was to keep introducing them regularly so the dogs get used to the cats being around (muzzled and leads of course) and the water spray definately works and a loud NO or LEAVE IT. Also I used to feed my cats first and the dog could see them but could not get to them or the food, I think that had a big impact. I still do this the dogs then think the cat is higher up the pack than them. You will get there in the end Reggie will even share his bed with the cat now. I still separate cats from dogs when we are out or at night time though. Good luck with it.
Sharonx

Mystic & Cally surprised us today when we tried to reintroduce them to the cats. Normally when they hear the cats or see them through the window they'll bark like mad. however when we got them face-face today (whilst muzzled and on leads), Mystic just stood back looking at the cats and Cally whined and backed up as if scared. Fingers crossed that over time they be able to tolerate the cats in the house and they'll be able to have a bit more freedom around the house. Jen, Mystic & Cally x

Hi i was hoping some1 could give us some advice re Mystic, Cally and the cats. As some of you may be aware we have in the past had a couple of incidences where the dogs have caught 1 of the cats. However in the early days when we just had Mystic and Cally they were ok with the cats. Have we left it too long to try and train them to get along with the cats again or is there some training we can do with them? As it is at the moment we keep them completely seperate and dont let Mystic and Cally into the garden unless we know all the cats are in the house. They do still however walk past the cats while they are eating in order to get to their own food (they're fed in kitchen, cats in hall). We would like for them to have a bit more freedom around the house but as it is they bark at the cats when they see them through the glass doors. Any advice would be much appreciated. Jen. Mystic & Cally x

Have a very Happy Birthday Mystic. xxx

Happy birthday Mystic x, hope u enjoy stretching out n havin the sofa 2 urself 2day xx

things are going well, although there have been a couple of incidents involving the cats Mystic (and Cally) are doing well. We could do with learning some training techniques to calm Mystic down when it comes to times like giving them treats, we struggle to ensure that Cally gets her fair share because Mystic pushes her out the way n grabs the treats. We dont drive and are unable to get to any of the training classes but were wondering if any1 knows of any books/dvds that we could look at to help us learn some techniques. thanx Jen, mystic & cally xx

That's great to hear....happy days ahead!!

Hi i've been using the advise that you all gave me and things are much much better and both Mystic and Cally are a lot calmer when i go into the room. Mystic has become more vocal in telling me when he wants 2 go out into garden or when he wants to play. thank u all again for the advise J, M & C xx

Hi all, thank you for all the advise, we've not had any of the full on incidences yet but we have had some not so bad occasions and at these times i've tried turning my back and ignoring them and it has worked.I will continue doing this n hopefully things will get much better very soon. In my earlier post i refered to brush although its not actually a brush its a rubber pad that fits on the palm of hand with small rubber nodules. Both Mystic and Cally are improving with the cats they ignore them when they're in the hall/kitchen but if 1 of the cats manages to get into the lounge they will try n get them but stop as soon as we say no. Thanx again for all the advice Jen, Mystic & Cally xx

Very, very important to realise that these are early days! The yelp technique combined with avoidance are the best ways to cure this problem. Mouthing is often a sign of insecurity rather than agression, therefore, avoid mouth (dog) to skin (human) contact as far as possible. If during high excitement situations Mystic mouths a hand, teach your family (and yourself) to yelp really loudly as if you have been stung by a wasp, turn your back, place your hands under your armpits and walk away. Ignore all of your dogs until they have calmed down. This may seem as if you are punishing them all for Mystic's mistake, but you need to enforce the 'calm dynamic' again which will result in an easier to manage situation. Patience, kindness and the yelp/avaoidance technique will work, but your whole family MUST understand it and use it.....good luck, Mystic is a lovely hound!!!!!

Happens to us too. Gent will stand very calmly with his tail wagging, waiting for you to fuss him, while Emily will charge at you and try to head-but Gent out of the way. She recently starting mouthing too, so I've adopted the ignoring technique. Like Lena, Emily will now run backwards and forwards between two rooms with a toy in her mouth ignoring us all too until she's quiet enough to handle!! Mand x

Hi Jenesis. Ignoring our two until they are calm also works wonders and I don't even speak to them until they have calmed down. Also check out the comments on Lulu (page 6 at the moment) regarding greyhounds grinning. It's a little way down. Not sure if this is what you are seeing though. We have a grinner...when we come in from work, Lola can come at us with mouth wide open all teeth bared but there is no nipping with her and her tail is wagging so furiously that her body is all wriggly. Our other one Lena just grabs a toy and runs around the room. Jane's Lulu is a big grinner so you could have a read and see if you are getting some of this behaviour. Def. try the ignoring though. Linda. x

Hi
If you have children then get them to watch the Safe and Sound video that the Kennel Club promotes (www.the-kennel-club.org.uk) .. its interactive and teaches children how to be around hounds/dogs safely. Using a hound mitt might be better than a brush for the time being .. I think Ruth has them at Daybreaks, so Mystic understands that being handled/brushed won't hurt him and there'll be no accidents.
Great advice re turning your back on your dogs when they jump and folding your arms, the other thing to remember is that when doing this you mustn't speak to your dog as its trying to get your attention and even speaking/shouting counts as attention so is rewarding the (unwanted) behaviour. As a TTouch Practitioner I always look to praise the behaviour I want so when your dog stands quietly then I'd say in a low, boring tone 'Good boy/girl' so they understand that's what I want them to do and also be careful how you usually greet them ..be boring until they realise that's what you want...
Best wishes J x

Hi Jenesis, yep completely agree with all the advice given so far. Our little Sadie was a jumper and barker when we first had her, unfortunately she also used to wee and poo in her excitement of seeing us - nice! So we followed Jan Fennell's advice and turned away when she jumped and completely ignored her when we came in. Then when I was good and ready (as I'm the boss allegedly), I would give them some fuss for being calm and patient. I found it more difficult with visitors because they felt it was cruel to ignore them, but they soon learnt to get over it when faced with a puddle on their shoes LOL! Good luck!

Jenesis - forgot to mention also borrow and watch the Jan Fennell DVD, the first hour of it is about 4 key things, we now have completely different greys and have now got to the right 'pack order', we are looking to go back to training classes soon with Julie, as we're now pretty much organised! Think Ruth has the copy back, but we made our Ellie watch it too as you will all need to do it x x

Hi Jenesis, we have the same issues with our Molly, we have to muzzle our Molly and Pip to stop them playfighting, and we also do this when we go out (when we come back we still have the jumps but they can't nip or hurt us or our 7 year old). The other thing we have found is that ignoring them totally when we come home or downstairs works, 5 minute golden time - they soon get the message and this has settled them too. We tend to turn our backs on them when they jump. We had the same concerns with Ellie but now she knows to turn her back she gets respect off them too - we will then fuss them when they have got over the whole excitement! Hopefully some of this helps, it took us some time but we seem to be getting there now, although it can still be frustrating!! x x x

hi all i'm in need of some advice. When i 1st go into the room where cally n mystic are in the morning or after i've been out of the house for a while, they both get very excited. Cally jumps up n down like she's on a trampoline and keeps catching me with her nails and Mystic barks a lot. But over the last couple of days Mystic has started snapping at my hands as if trying to bite my hands. They are only like this with me everybody else just gets waggy tails and a bit of barking. I've tried ignoring mystic until he calms down a bit and giving Cally some attention, i've also tried the other way round n ignoring cally depending on who's the calmest. i dont really have a problem with them being overexcited i just dont want mystic to actually bite, especially if he tried doing it 2 someone else especially 1 of the kids. any advice on how to try n nip this in the bud would be much appreciated thanx ps Mystic did snap (put his mouth around her arm as if 2 bite) at our 6yr old at the weekend when she tried to brush him (she may have caught his leg with the brush). Thanx Jen, Cally & Mystic xx

I have a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs and neither of my two have attempted to climb it, it works well. x

i have 3 greys and 8 cats and a staffie i have baby gates they havent tryrd to jump over them and it grate cause the cats have there space and the gang have there space too

We bought a dog gate 2 prevent Toby (the dog) and George (the cat) getting into trouble ! Best investment ever, a baby gate is too low and can b jumped over, but u can get a special dog one's which are higher - just make sure that it is wide enuff 4 the gap - we got ours from argos. We have had Toby for nearly a year now and we can leave them alone in the same room when we are out without incident, but always err on the side of caution cos each animal (dog or cat) react differently, good luck x x

hi we were wondering if it would be a good idea 2 put a safety gate at the bottom of the stairs so that Mystic and Cally could have a bit more freedom rather than being shut in the lounge all the time. would it be enough of a barrier between them and the cats or would they just jump over the gate, obviously they'd only be able to leave the lounge when we're closeby to keep an eye on them, they pretty much ignore the cats now when we take them out 2 the gaden or when they're all being fed. J,M & C xx

Hi just want to reassure every1 that we are being careful with Mystic and the cats. We dont leave them unattended together and its only really when we're taking Mystic n Cally out into the garden and when they're all being fed they have to walk past the area where the cats are eating to get to their food. There have been some occasions where 1 of the cats has appeared in the doorway after we've checked that the coast is clear and Mystic has turned n walked back into the other room rather than walk past the cat. Other than that Mystic n Cally are getting on really well n its lovely to see them playing together in the garden, we do have to work at making sure Cally gets her fair share of the treats as Mystic would eat them all if we let him. Will be in touch in the next couple of days to sort out Mystic becoming a permanent member of the family xx

Totally agree, best to err on the side of caution. Treading carefully in the beginning will be better in the long run. Iris was totally fine when first introduced to the cats, now she's a little more interested! Muzzle back on when cats around and she's learning that they are very much part of the family. Never let the guard down.

please be carefull with cats we hnave 3 greys and we started
with just an hour a day with out the muzzle and built up on it i would hate to hear anything has happened to any of them it is still very early to be off fully

Hi Jen, I am really pleased to hear Mystic is doing well..... but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use the muzzle - it is still very early days...........

Gent does it too when his food is being prepared, or if we spend too much time looking into the fridge for ourselves! Nothing to worry about, it's just excitement. Mand

Hi Jenisis, my Blossom does it too; when pleased, looking for a fuss and when excited or nervous. I looked on Youtube when I first looked into getting a Grey, there are lots of them with the same trait. It's so funny sometimes, makes me smile a lot. So I thinks its very normal, and a quirk of the breed. luv t

Hi jenesis my 13 year old brindle girl, chatters a lot mainly when she's excited, eg when food being prepared!

Mystic is settling in well, as each day goes by he gets closer and closer to becoming a permanent member of the family. Tried him and Cally 2day with the cats without them wearing their muzzles or leads and it went well will build up the length of time we do this for over next couple of days. We have noticed tho that his lips/mouth quivers a lot and we can hear his teeth chattering, does any1 know if this is normal or something to be concerned about? Jen, Mystic n Cally xxx

Mystic has been really good since being here, Cally has been like a different dog and has been full of life and much happier. There's still some work 2 be done to get these 2 and the cats used to each other but as long as they can tolerate each other then i'm sure Mystic will be able to be a permanent member of the family. Jen xx

:-))) xxxx lots of hugs. xxxx

Yay - reserved! Well done Mystic! xxx

Well done on been reserved hope all gose well for u lots of kisses and a big hugs

Oh Mystic can't understand why you haven't been chosen yet you are so lovely.

I would love to be able to give this beautiful boy a home, think Cally could do with a playmate as the cats wont let her play with them. still working on persuading Dek tho, fingers crossed. Jen n Cally xx

Just having a catch up, could not believe my eyes Mystic you beautiful boy, you are the boy who made us fall madly in love with Greys, we visited the kennels when we were trying to decide on what type of dog to have, Mystic when he was in originaly was the first hound we met and we fell madly in love ! and decided a hound was the way forward for us ! I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times in the early days when he went to Julies training class and he was an obsolute gent, so very gentle and loving im sure his owner is heartbroken, I so wish our circumstances were different, (just had a major op) I would be up there like a shot and bring him home with us, good luck you beautiful boy hope you find yourself a lovely new home very soon, if your still there in 6 weeks, ill come and get you !! XXXXXX

Mystic is such a sweetheart someone out there will be very lucky to have him as part of their family, cat friendly and house trained as well!

Mystic and i had a cuddle today and he is still the wonderful boy i remembered....i hope someone will give him a new home soon as he is bound to be very sad at losing his mum and dad and his last home through no fault of his own. good luck beautiful boy. xxxx

what a gorgeous looking dog! nice photos x

Can't stop thinking about Mr Mystic after Jude tried to 'encourage' me (with a bit of successful emotional blackmail) to take him home! Sooo, not allowed though :0(

Mystic hope you find your special forever home soon.

oh what a shame...so sad for everyone concerned. He is a beautiful boy indeed. Hope you find a home very soon. Hugs xxx

poor gentle lad, we shall have to find him another home very soon, he is a special boy. :-( xxxx

That's a shame. xx

Oh poor Mystic.

Mystic was at Daybreaks in May 2009 and subsequently rehomed. Due to personal circumstances, his owner is no longer able to keep him and he is being returned in the next few days.

oh how lovely to hear that Mustic has got a new home and that he seems to settle in already, he's a gorgeous boy and deserves lots of happiness. love Ina and the boys xxx

Just to let you know how Mystic is doing in his new home. He had his first night with us last night. He was brilliant with the cats. And he seems to love his new home. He slept all night with out wimpering, apart from him getting up to go to the loo at 4:00 in the morning but he is worth getting up for! It was a bit concerning he didn't go to the loo untill then but a relief when he did go. He loves his new bed and wants to please everyone!
Sarah and Becky

what a sweet dog, he just wanted a cuddle and gentle wagged his tail, he'll make a gorgeous pet for someone.xxx

We found a photo of him in his racing days - he will soon be back to his former glory - his fur is starting to grow back and he is putting weight on. He is a really lovely boy.

Mystic went on his cat test today and did really well. He backed off straight away when Evie the cat told him off!

met mr mystic today, he's a lovely boy, he walked really nicely on his lead.