I often say that I’m surprised that dogs don’t bite humans more than they actually do. Why? Because we, as a species, can be completely clueless and out of touch with nature. It is this state of mind that leads the owner of a small, 6 month old pomeranian mix to take that dog...
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Well, Rocky’s right rear foot has gone from bad to worse. It started swelling on Sunday and blew up to 1 1/2 times it’s normal size by the end of the day. He also started walking only on three legs. Fortunately, our vet was able to get us in on today. His blood work results...
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Rocky has had some off and on limping on his back foot for a couple days now. He seemed to be fine in the morning, but we’d notice him three legging it a little bit after dinner at any pace faster than a walk. We examined him and did some range of motion stuff...
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Ken and I have hemmed and hawed and reasoned and thrown reason out the window and joked and seriously discussed and gone back and forth a million times about whether to keep a pup. And what it comes down to is that we just couldn’t let this little girl leave. We put our heart and...
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Soooooooooo....Dot and Ghost left for their forever home in TN last Friday (they're doing GREAT and have acclimated to their new home and new pack of 6 greys - without missing a beat :) ). And today I dropped the rest of the pups off at the adoption group that agreed to pet out...
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I guess I’ve been lure coursing for about four years now. The first event I entered a dog in was the 2006 Greyhound Specialty in Cartersville, GA. I took Echo and she finished third in her flight of 10. I remember they actually had enough greyhounds entered to split the open stake into two...
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When we bought half interest in our first racer, I made the proclamation that I’d rather have a flunkie for my first racer than a super star. After all, once you have a superstar, there’s no where else to go but down. The racing gods were listening that day and have granted my wish...
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Quilty’s mammary tumor wasn’t getting any smaller…in fact, it was growing. So, it was time to have it removed. Her bloodwork is great, her diabetes is well regulated, a second chest x-ray was clearn and her weight is up to 54 lbs! No one looks forward to putting a 13 1/2 year old greyhound under...
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So, it’s my last week to spend with Hoochie and her brood. So, I’ve taken loads of pictures to share with you. At 9 weeks old, the pups are an energetic and curious lot! Gone are the days that 30-45 minute play sessions had them zonked for hours. In fact, even after two hours of...
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For the uninitiatied, GUR stands for Greyhound Underground Railroad. It refers to a series of drivers who volunteer to drive legs of a trip to get hounds from point A to point B. Usually it’s from an adoption group to a new home hundreds of miles away. Since we live right off a major...
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson