He's Home...

We picked up Flash in Broomfield/Westminster CO on Friday morning. Headed to the dog park to let him stretch his legs and take in some scenery - and get to know Evie a bit better. The car ride home was perfect too.

He and Evie slept in the back perfectly the entire time. They were both muzzled - though Evie was quite unhappy about that. He's still a bit shy and unsure of himself but he's following Evie around the yard and starting to get the lay of the house.

Two favorite places - his crate and his bed in the corner of the bedroom. He won't eat in the kitchen - only in his crate or bed. Typical since he was likely fed in his crate at the kennels, but how to get this to stop???

He's also super white and pink - translucent - with one patch of red above his left eye. And parti ears!



We're still deciding if his name will be changed. His full name is CTW Flash Gordon.

Pedigree Adoption Drive

• This year the PEDIGREE Adoption Drive is raising awareness for homeless dogs by donating a bowl of food to shelter dogs for everyone who becomes a “Fan” or “Likes” The PEDIGREE Adoption Drive on Facebook. So far more than 1 million bowls have been donated.
• Special for BlogPaws West: For each blog that posts about the PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive through September 19th, PEDIGREE® will donate a bag of their new Healthy Longevity Food for Dogs to shelters nationwide. It’s simple: Write a post, help a dog.
• Thursday, September 16 through Sunday, September 19, the Pedigree BlogPaws bloggers will host a Blog Hop, to help raise awareness for the “Write a post, help a dog” effort.
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  At the end of the day, there's nothing worse than watching an animal go hungry. Look at little greyhound Sweetheart - and look what some food has done for her! So, I was at the DoggieStock event sponsored by Valley Animal Partners & got tons of samples of food. Went to Starbucks. Leaving & there was this guy there with a sign on the corner & his dog. No dog [or cat] should go hungry. I'm a shmuck - here I am with a sack full of sample foods & Evie in the back seat. I do NOT give money to homeless people for a wide variety of reasons - but this guy had his dog with him. I pulled up, asked him if he needed food for his dog, and proceeded to unload a ton of samples [ok, I kept 3 and 1 can of food]. Again, no dog [or cat] should go hungry.

Almost Home!

One more week and the new kid will be home. I've been trying to get Evie excited about him coming. She's quite ambivalent. Sent his harness [a No-Pull Harness from Wiggles Wags & Whiskers] so he can get used to wearing it before his trip. Got his matching collar as well - and ordered a fancy kangaroo leather tag collar from Hi Tide Creations. Holding off on a coat till he gets here.



[And for people not familiar with greyhounds, no Flash isn't wearing a muzzle because he's dangerous. Greyhounds have notoriously thin skin and playing with friends can turn what would seem like a tiny cut on most dogs into a huge wound on a greyhound.]


I'm also a big fat liar. I complained well over a year ago "what's the point of twitter?" Well, Evie has had a twitter account for awhile now. She's made lots of friends all around the world! Not very exciting about what a greyhound does all day, but it's fun :)


And a quick "thank you" to Jennifer and her dogs over at NeversayNeverGreyhounds as she's writing a little story on her site about Evie! Greyhounds excel in all sorts of sports - Evie was good at lure coursing and open field coursing. Stay tuned...