Sometimes Joey has to growl when the others get too close while he’s sleeping, but sometimes, he shares. Phoebe knows what a privilege this is and so she remains very very still.
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by James Brush
Tag: joey
Now that my hosting issue is resolved, I can blog again! Here’s last Friday’s Hound Blogging on Monday. Who says Monday must be all bad?
There’s something fishy about that new lens. Joey trusts it even less than a regular one.
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Joey got his tooth sharpened cleaned today, which also meant a nice car ride along I-35, listening to the audiobook version of Frank McCourt’s Teacher Man. He seemed to enjoy the ride and the entertainment, though there wasn’t enough eating or peeing on trees in the book to hold his attention for long.
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Halloween came and went without too many trick-or-treaters. Captain Joey gave up barking halfway through the night while not-so-wicked witch Phoebe watched from the couch.
Daphne wouldn’t come out until after I took off her costume. Then, she started coming to the door. She knows when she’s being made the fool…
For some other costumed greyhounds, check out Kelso as the big bad wolf disguised as Grandma, and Long Nose as Super Greyhound.
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Yes, you read that right. Weekend Hound Blogging is no more. Long live Friday Hound Blogging. I join my friends George and Fred (and every other blogger, it seems) in celebrating the hounds (and sometimes Simon) on Fridays. Weekend blogging is just not what I’m into as longtime reader(s?) of this blog have surely noticed by the dearth of Weekend Hound Blogging of late.
So, for today, Joey prowls the backyard sporting a fine combover ear.
The tree on the left was of interest to Daphne on Wednesday night. She went out around the witching hour and started barking at the tree. Three barks, which brings her lifetime bark total up to ten. She was bouncing around the base of the tree. I’m assuming she treed a possum or a raccoon, although she claims it was an Orc bearing the mark of the white hand.
And, happy adoption day to Phoebe who celebrated her second year with us on Monday by getting her nose bitten when she stepped on Daphne while Daphne was sleeping. I guess what goes around comes around, but it was nothing a bit of H2O2 couldn’t cure.
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A year ago today, the big guy came to us strung out on tranquilizers and convinced that ceiling fans were evil and dangerous.
He’s turned into a great and happy dog.
And a bit of a fat greyhound, if truth be told.
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The pups are loving this whole summer vacation thing.
Out. In. Out. In. Out. Try to get heat exhaustion and win a trip to animal emergency. In. Out. In.
Fortunately, I keep them in so that doesn’t happen.
Of course, then it’s playplayplayplayplayBARKBARKplayplayplay.
And that’s just fine.
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Joey watches.
And plans.
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It looks like all three dogs will survive eating the latest recalled pet food – Natural Balance Venison & Brown Rice dry dog food (their Venison & Green Pea dry cat food was also recalled, but Simon wasn’t eating that).
The pups all seem to have recovered from kidney failure thanks to the efforts of the excellent doctors at the regular vet, emergency vet, and specialty vet hospital. Phoebe and Daphne are home with a clean bill of health, and Joey will come home tomorrow. His doctor says he is being a pest and that that is a very good sign.
Hopefully, they’ll feel up to some weekend – or should I say weakened? – hound blogging.
My wife has more on her site.
The details of this little adventure be found here, here, and here.
Check out Itchmo for more on the recalls as they happen.
Thanks again to all of you who have expressed concern and best wishes for the dogs.