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Post-Halloween (Hell)Hound Blogging

Now that my blog seems to be working again, and I’ve emerged from my candy coma, I can finally post the Halloween pictures.

We stayed home as we usually do and handed out candy to the kids who are brave enough to face the occasional barking of the pups, who were dressed to impress.

Here’s Captain “Jack-O-Lantern” Joe, terror of the high pond near our house…

Phearsome Phoebe, the Good(?) Witch of the Greenbelt…

And, keeping a low profile, as is her wont, Dangerous Daph, just as likely to trick as treat…

Weekend Hound Blogging: Phoebe’s First Year Among the Apes

One year ago today, Action Phoebe, the hound of adventure, came to live with us. Over the past year, she’s learned to go for walksgot an education, had a few baths, and made herself at home. She came to us as a spooky greyhound, but she’s come out of her shell so much that people have remarked that she’s turned into a lab.

Her real birthday is November 8th when she’ll turn 3, but we celebrated today with a long walk down the trail near our house and perhaps, later, they’ll enjoy a bowl of Frosty Paws. She’s a great dog, but then aren’t they all?

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Weekend Hound Blogging: Workin’ the Floor

Retired Racer

Yesterday, Phoebe joined some other greyhounds at the Greyhound Pets of America – Central Texas booth at the Austin Home and Garden show to help raise awareness and money to help retired racers find new homes. The booth was a hit, and many people came back around more than once to pet the greys.

And now for some greyhound eye candy…

Phoebe wearing her fancy jacket. Each pup got a jacket with a pocket so that people could make donations by filling the hounds’ pockets with cash…

Phoebe

This is Fancy being the star of the show…

Fancy

Grappa having a good laugh…

Grappa

Mary and Daisy…

Mary and Daisy

and Phoenix…

Phoenix

After a few hours of gladhanding the crowd, Phoebe was cashed and ready to head home…

Phoebe

Everyone had a good time, and the pups managed to raise a bucketful of cash to help rescue even more unwanted greyhounds. All of these pups have couches to sleep on and people who love them, but there are many out there who need forever homes.

Here’s a few. Here’s another oneVisit Greyhound Pets of America to find one in your area.

And, here’s my wife’s post on the same event with another picture of Phoebe.

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Want to make a fast friend by saving a greyhound in Central Texas? Check these pups out. Or go here to find a greyhound near you. You can also go here to find out why greyhounds are running for their lives.

If you have dogs who need proven leadership, go here to find a cat.

Weekend Hound Blogging: Pups in Peril

Fourth of July week can be very trying for dogs what with the skyrockets and all. This was Phoebe’s first Independence Day with us and we learned that she is as terrified of artificial explosions above her home as she is of thunder.

This was a long dark week of the soul for poor Phoebe who had to wander around shivering and panting all day listening to thunder and then all night as she listened to fireworks.

Phoebe

Daphne, who is terrified of everything except thunder and fireworks, slept through most of the ordeal awakened only by Phoebe’s bed and couch shaking shivering.

Daphne and Phoebe

And as if all that wasn’t enough, they even got baths.

[saveagrey]

Weekend Hound Blogging: Hounds in Hats

Ok, I’m not one to dress up my pups, but sometimes I’m just sitting there and there’s a hat nearby and the dogs are just lying there.

I get curious.

Daphne

Phoebe

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Want to make a fast friend by saving a greyhound in Central Texas? Check these pups out. Or go here to find a greyhound near you. You can also go here to find out why greyhounds are running for their lives.

If you have dogs who need proven leadership, go here to find a cat.

Weekend Hound Blogging: Rumbly Tummy

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and your hot water heater is leaking or perhaps, it’s a sink overflowing. Maybe there are pipes in the walls making odd noises because something got flushed that shouldn’t have. Or perhaps one of your greyhounds has a case of rumbly tummy.

Phoebe 

This isn’t Phoebe’s first case of the internal growls, but we think we’ve isolated the cause: canned K/D. Daphne has to eat K/D (that’s kidney diet, by the way) and Phoebe eats it as well. Usually they get kibble, and I mix vegetables in with it. Occasionally I get some canned K/D, which they enjoy, but now, finally, putting two and two together (or is that K and D) we realize that the rumbling noises are probably caused by the K/D, so back to veggies.

Today, though, they enjoyed that upset canine tummy treat: yogurt. After a couple small dishes of yoghurt over the course of the day, all hounds, I’m happy to report, are sleeping well and trying to figure out what they can eat to bring back the rumbles and thus the delicious yogurt.

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Want to make a fast friend by saving a greyhound in Central Texas? Check these pups out. Or go here to find a greyhound near you. You can also go here to find out why greyhounds are running for their lives.

If you have dogs who need proven leadership, go here to find a cat.

Weekend Hound Blogging: Greyhound Torture

Warning: some of the photos are of a graphic nature.

It seems that from time to time, especially on sunny days, the apes enjoy tormenting their poor greyhounds. No one knows why this occurs. One minute a pup is lounging on the couch and suddenly, without so much as a recitation of miranda rights, the poor hound is carried away to be tortured without any recourse or even a visit from the Red Cross or the Greyhound Protection League.

We have tried to document the atrocities in order to raise awareness.

Here is one of the torture rooms located in Austin, Texas. Notice the sweet smelling poison (behind the faucet) that will be slathered all over the victims’ fur.

The bathroom

Greyhound Phoebe wouldn’t talk, but you can see the poison on her coat.

Phoebe in the bath

Finally, Greyhound Daphne was put to the water torture, but she also refused to betray her loyalties. “Do your worst,” she said.

Daphne in the bath

When water and shampoo wouldn’t work, they were forced to endure the psychological humiliation of being paraded around the neighborhood stripped of their hard-earned odor and looking all fluffy.

Phoebe and Daphne Outside

Finally, Daphne led the retreat back to the couch…

Daphne heads home

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Want to make a fast friend by saving a greyhound in Central Texas? Check these pups out. Or go here to find a greyhound near you. You can also go here to find out why greyhounds are running for their lives.

If you have dogs who need proven leadership, go here to find a cat.