Pawsome Blogger Award

A special thank you to Hiking Hounds for recognizing my Greyt Dog Blog :o). I'm so very honored, and love sharing my now two greyhounds with the world. I'd like to pass it on to the following blogs. You are extra pawsome if you have gotten the award more than once ;). Luna's Life in the Garden State Brindle Hounds Greyhounds CAN sitNever Say Never Greyhounds Wet NosesThe Puppy Raising Roller Coaster Declan's Dog Blog Genji's Corner Thanks again!...

Just for Fun

Peanut, peanut butter....

A Seminar With Colleen Pelar

Today I was fortunate enough to attend a seminar by Colleen Pelar, author of Living With Kids and Dogs...Without Losing Your Mind . It was educational, and Colleen is a delight :). Much of her information was useful and innovative, but there was only one part of it that bothered me; She said that all dogs shake and stretch after any unpleasant event, and it is an involuntary behavior (though with training, you could make it voluntary). But...my dogs do this ALL the time!!! Every time we get up in the morning, like clockwork, the hounds will stretch, shake, and run down the stairs when all they were previously doing was laying on their beds...

That's a little more like it...

We had a practice alone training session this morning, where I just up and left with no triggers. I think the results were pretty promising! Of course, hounds would be muzzled if left for more than a few minutes. I was very pleased that Ferguson did not pant, and was able to stop staring at the door in an attempt to get Winry to play (even if it was unsuccessful), and went to chewing his bone on his bed. Had I not come back, I think they would have settled just fine. Next to Winry, who, I promise you, does NOT have any separation issues at all, Ferguson's interest in the door looks almost normal :). I'm thinking this might be more of the way to go; I leave practically every day for work with them being left out, so we'll just add muzzles to the equation and hope for the best with gradual...

Life with Winry (Photos)

^At least she knows how to sleep in a bed.^ There are some things I guess I will never understand. ^How she waits for breakfast every day....

Meet Winry (fka "Sassy")

So, if you couldn't have guessed, we failed with "Sassy." The dog is just too perfect and exactly what I wanted when I originally wished for a greyhound. Not that Ferguson is NOT; he is wonderful all in his own ways, but Winry is what I had envisioned for months. The name alone will take some getting used to for all of us, but the dog just has no Sass in her, and "Sassy" is just so common. Winry is the name we had originally picked out, as you may know if you've been following my blog for some time.Not only is she not a bit snarky, she is only two years old and quite sane, mellow, and easy-going. She sleeps a lot, is self assured enough to happily...