Oh, you’re in Colorado? Didn’t notice that before. I have a MARVELOUS vet in Fort Collins who (at the very least) sure has a boatload of experience with my Ridgebacks. He’s fabulous and brilliant and I trust him implicitly with my critters. Send me a PM if you’d like his info.
You could also head up to CSU to meet with their cardiac team, although I’ve ALWAYS been unhappy when I go there. Ugh.
VCA Loveland also has an excellent team of people who might be useful for a second opinion.
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Sympathize with the nasty comments!
When I was 12 or 13, and walking a five month old IW ( truly an unfortunate age for this breed, boney protuberances, skinny body, leggy) I had someone actually cross the street to tell me that she was the ugliest dog they had ever seen. I just said, " Thank you very much" and continued on.
But, these are not the calendar cute cocker spaniel type puppies many people are used to.
But, like fine wines, they are an acquired taste![/QUOTE]
Yes, we’ve gotten a bunch of that! Just shocked people get themselves so worked up over what a stranger’s dog looks like. I’ve primarily stated “That’s rude” and kept walking.
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What kind of comments? Like Houndhill’s experience? (and what a troll to behave that way to a child! :mad:)[/QUOTE]
People have said quite a few things like that, I’ve been accused of starving him, and had one woman encourage her younger child to run up and hit him, because “he’s ugly anyway”. I intercepted said child very quickly and asked the woman how she would feel if someone said that about her kids, she got pretty upset.
His ears are starting to stand up too, so people have accused us of “mutilating” him to get them up. Lovely. Really just can’t believe the level of nasty.
Will definitely explore the second opinion and getting the echo done elsewhere. Hearing that $600 is not normal is definitely helpful. Hopefully I can get the name of the vet used by the woman teaching the ring handling class, as I did confirm she’s got Beezers as well, so her vet will have more experience. Thank you everyone!
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People have said quite a few things like that, I’ve been accused of starving him, and had one woman encourage her younger child to run up and hit him, because “he’s ugly anyway”. I intercepted said child very quickly and asked the woman how she would feel if someone said that about her kids, she got pretty upset. [/QUOTE]
What The Fruitbat?! :mad: I’m stunned. :mad: She is actively encouraging her child to hit puppies?? :eek: Hand me a dressage whip.
Oh - he’s darling!!! Congratulations!
How crazy you have gotten mean comments about your boy! I have two 4 month old Scottish Deerhound puppies - and yes, they are rather common, houndy-looking things at this stage.
But geez… I took them to the Kentucky Horse Park over the weekend, and they got lots of compliments. Even the people who said they were ‘thin’ seemed to understand it was a breed thing.
Sorry you’ve had such awful encounters. Sighthounds are the best!
When I got our greyhounds they were selected for us by a vet at CSU who is very active in greyhound rescue. They came spayed, nails trimmed, de-flea’d, teeth done, collar and leach and transportation supplied.
Horse people and dog people are quite nice about him, but the average person not so much. I get not liking the “look”, just not the nastiness behind some of the comments. I think once he gets bigger and we can go on some of the harder/longer hikes, rather than the short easy ones we’ve been taking him on so far, we’ll get less comments too. The easy hikes/walking trails around here seem to be popular with the rude people.
He’s my first sighthound and I never thought I’d be all about a particular type of dog, but I might be hooked! Really love his brain and how he approaches new things. You can actually see him thinking through a situation, considering options and figuring out how to respond. Very different from my other dog, who fully embraces the ‘bigger hammer principle’ for dealing with new situations. 
Not a mean bone in her body, but she tries physical solutions for dealing with something and he thinks first, then acts.
ADORABLE!!!
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