Here’s a first: “Limp Tail”

March 5, 2010
Here’s a first: “Limp Tail”

For about a week and a half I would randomly hear a dog in the house yelp. It never happened in front of me and by the time I’d get downstairs or upstairs, the sound (or my movement) had roused enough dogs that I couldn’t ever tell who it was that originated the yelp....
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New Ups and Downs!

March 3, 2010
New Ups and Downs!

My new agility equipment arrived last week, as I finally got around to ordering a teeter base. I still have to acquire a board from Home Depot to finish setting it up and since that requires 1) a trip to a store I don’t normally go to and 2) two colors of paint to...
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Pass the Meat! Losing weight (and livin’ healthy) “Grok style”

February 24, 2010
Pass the Meat! Losing weight (and livin’ healthy) “Grok style”

If you are a regular visitor the site, then you know I mostly talk about my hounds…and occasionally blather on about my latest fitness or diet goals. Well, here’s another one. In my list of other sites I link to, you’ll see Mark’s Daily Apple – a great site that I’ve used...
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YAY! We made it to a field trial!

February 22, 2010
YAY! We made it to a field trial!

Despite my best intentions last year to do a LOT of lure coursing, I really didn’t make it out to very many field trials. At the last minute, I decided to load up the van on Saturday and head to Atlanta so the dogs could chase some plastic. Echo, Lucas and the puppy Dash...
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Winter Wonderland (warning: lotsa pics!)

February 13, 2010
Winter Wonderland (warning: lotsa pics!)

Snow fell on South Carolina last night and the hounds were loving it this morning! Two inches of light, fluffy snow fell over the course of the night, ending some time around 2am.  And the great thing about living in South Carolina is that most of the snow was melted by the end of...
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Make new friends, but keep the old…

February 11, 2010
Make new friends, but keep the old…

I shot this picture upstairs when I found puppy Dash sleeping next to her idol and mentor Bindi, while Bindi rests her head on her packmate and former racing kennelmate Peanut (click to see full size version). Peanut and Bindi raced in Birmingham together, traveled together to race at Gulf Greyhound for a bit...
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Peanut is finally a Couch Potato

February 10, 2010
Peanut is finally a Couch Potato

Peanut has been retired for, oh, I guess coming up on a year now. And in that year you’d think I’d have figured her out…but there are just some greyhounds who defy classification. For the most part, she’s fairly timid and reserved. However, when she decides to commit to doing to something, she’s balls...
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