I firmly believe that every greyhound [or any dog for that matter] has a talent. Evie was certainly great at coursing - she also did well in lure coursing [ASFA] - and participated in amateur oval [NOTRA] and straight racing [LGRA]. There were better greyhounds from the US that could've gone to England [namely her 1/2 sister Cherry] - I was just lucky because Evie was NGA registered! [AKC registered GH can't run there.]
There are plenty of GH that are fabulous in other sports as well. My dog Oliver was a wiz at NOTRA & LGRA - sadly he died too young. Jen's dogs do aces at obedience & agility. My first GH, my love, Newell, was a track dog through & through - his passion was the mechanical lure - and he was good at it! I view the dogs like kids - some are good at football, some baseball, some drama, some dance. Some kids like to stay home and read books all day.
Try a sport or activity with your GH - even if it's taking hikes in your local parks/wilderness areas. Your GH was an athlete and they enjoy exercise & being outside & being competitive on some level! Evie, sadly, is retired now. She squeaks and aches when she plays in the yard too hard with new brother Flash. Too much arthritis in her hands & feet from all the years of hard core running. But, the true competitor she is - I also know she'd give me 120% if I asked her to run again. So our adventures now are limited to local hikes and walks - and the hard running is only in her dreams.
And on that note...welcome to Gracie [Pat C Dark Moon]. She arrived in Las Vegas when we were there this past weekend. She's home now - and what a handful! A few issues we have to work on - namely counter-surfing - but she's going to give Flash a run for his money! She's about a 1/2 inch taller than Evie, but just as slight as Evie was in her prime!
She wiggles quite a bit so it's been hard to get a semi-decent photo of her!
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Congrats on the official announcement of Gracie! I have to say, she has great style, too! I have the same ensemble in magenta.
I didn't race, but I am one heck of a little hiker! I did fifteen miles on our last hike, and I can't wait for the holidays to be over so I can get back to the trails. People don't give us hounds enough credit!
Evie, you will always be my Hound Idol now, though!
Bunny
Really enjoyed reading about Evie on Jen's blog. Made me itch to try Kassa on some sort of coursing. Looking forward to hearing about the new members of your pack.
Looking forward to hearing about the Mischief Maker.
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