The Adventures of...
..Sparky (the Dauschund), Lucy (the Boxer), and Sammy (the Greyhound). If you aren't the owner of a spoiled dog (or any other spoiled pet for that matter), I know you are rolling your eyes and shaking your head. If you are the owner of a spoiled pet, you are rolling your eyes and shaking your head! Their adventures are actually sometimes a little less subdued than the pictures indicate. They do get into trouble on occassion by horsing around in the house with too much enthusiasm. Sometimes, they even go outside, although in the winter (even here in Central California) those trips are few and far between and at times take a little coaxing...I mean dragging. Know this if you are still contemplating this type of arrangement, ie, owning one or more poiled, short-haired, purebred dogs: it is extremely rewarding while being a complete and total pain in the ass. The rewards really do outweigh the pain factor, we love our dogs. Sometimes, as with human children, you feel like a reverse adoption would be in order. Just a quick bit of advice. If you are contemplating adopting an animal of any kind, know what you are getting into and what is in store for you. We adopted Sammy (the Greyhound) from the rescue group near Modesto, CA: Amazing Greys Retired Racers out of Manteca. If you are interested in doing the same, you can find information at that site. Or just type "greyhound rescue" in your search engine, they have groups everywhere. One other note...if you live on the West Coast and either own a Greyhound or would like to see lots of them up close, then check out the West Coast Greyhound Gathering coming to Solvang Febr 25 -27. I have a feeling you may meet a few there!
Oh...and one more thing...a bit of advice if you plan on getting a Retired Racer as a permanent house guest...try to avoid getting dressed in the presence of a Greyhound, ie, don't be naked if one is standing near you...as with all dogs, they meet and greet with their noses...and a Greyhound's nose is quite long, as well as positioned at just the "right" height! Hello!!!
Oh...and one more thing...a bit of advice if you plan on getting a Retired Racer as a permanent house guest...try to avoid getting dressed in the presence of a Greyhound, ie, don't be naked if one is standing near you...as with all dogs, they meet and greet with their noses...and a Greyhound's nose is quite long, as well as positioned at just the "right" height! Hello!!!
posted by James | 6:31 AM
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We have the same pictures of our beagles on the bed... on the floor... on the deck. They are extremely lazy, until the doorbell rings, or a friend comes over, or food is around... I don't call it spoiled when it comes to my rescued dogs. It's making up for lost time. They were treated poorly before they adopted us, now we're just making up for it.
What a great picture... I don't know if you've seen the various shots of our Darwin the dachshund on my blog, but he looks remarkably like Sparky - I think they're all clones!
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