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How precious . I truly love French Fry Houndie Day. Couldn't tell you exactly why but there is so much love and happiness associated with it maybe thats it. I love taking time to remember Rocket & Lexie and all our old friends. They will never be forgotten. Anyway give my love to all the fry hounds I know the Rocket Man will be happy to.

Rockets mom said Phoenix has a French Fry Festival on April 20. In a previous post about that, it was decided by several GT'ers that April 20 would be a good day to buy your greyhound some French Fries and share them in honor of Rocket and his obsession with French Fries. Well I keep missing his official day but since he would want any excuse to spoil your hounds more some of us have also been celebrating on Nat'l French Fry Day on July 13th. So its that time again! Another greyt excuse to spoil your hounds and honor Rocket who remains a much loved presence here on GT. Recently in fact a beautiful houndie at Camp Broodie has enjoyed her first french fry and is now in the cult with the rest of us: So be sure and not miss the chance to spoil your hounds again in honor of Rocket. Many places including McDonalds are even giving away fries that day. Lucky dogs! Lucky dogs! Yum

Prayers going up from KY for your sweet girl! Sending love and positive energy and scritches and gentle hugs as well.

Joe T Reporter I am so HAPPY to see you on here again. I think so often of you and I miss your reports. They were far and away the best reporting ever. It looks like Aiden is for sure following your lead and his is an outstanding report as well. You take care bud! Never forget how we love you. The press just hasn't been the same since you left.

Prayers going up immediately for sweet precious Miriam! Be sure and tell her we are all barking for a quick uneventful recovery! Sending love and positive energy as well!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BobBob! God how I miss you. How I miss your smiles. You will always be my happy smiler! My counselor-because you really are a wise smart girl even though you don't flaunt it. But I don't want to slow down your Birthday celebration by being in the past. The present is too precious to lose because you are in it in my heart. So tell your Mom I wish her all the best! And you two have an awesome Birthday celebration with lots of those special smiles. I love you so much. Never forget how much I love you and your Mom. I could never thank you enough for all you've done to help me over the years. Remember you've got an earth contact down here in case you need anything. Love you precious Bobber girl!

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My heart is breaking for you. There are so many things I could say but as you know words are totally inadequate. I can share my experience and I to have endured sudden unexpected loss as well and know how it is just like a knife through your heart. As you go through the grieving process I think what you will ultimately find is that Oreo is still with you. Only his body died. Oreo is spirit-that is the real Oreo that you fell in love with- and he is OK and he will be with you always. I know that sounds kind of out there but the heart knows what the mind can't understand. He may send you signs to comfort you and teach you. You know how wise greyhounds are. Just be open minded. You will recognize them because you recognize his energy.One big comforting thing though is that he will always be a part of your life. His love is simply to powerful for it not to be. And love is energy to- in fact the most powerful force in the universe- and nothing, not even death is strong enough to destroy love. I am attaching some thoughts that helped me and hope you can take some comfort from them as well. Until we meet again.. You say that all you have left are memories but this is not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it, for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left in your tender care a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories that tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by. I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life. I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. When you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what you think death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate. Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you. Until we meet again... (Only part of a very long heart felt poem by Terri Oronato) ****************************************************************************** The Way In the darkness I turned to go; my last day's done; I'll miss you so. No time even to say goodbye or to lock the tears spilling from your eyes. That's when I heard you call my name; I knew right then I must turn back to help ease your pain. Since I've no voice with which to speak, its whispers in your dreams I'll make. Ease your heart and rest your mind, my time with you was the best of kind. I couldn't have asked for a better friend, we've shared our journey to the very end. There's one final thing you need to know, I'll whisper in your ear before I go....."I'm leaving first to find the way...so I can lead you back here with me on your last day." -(SLong) ********************************************************************************************************* And this is a message a bridge angel sent to his person: "The love is bigger than the pain. I know your heart is breaking terribly. But I promise you that your pain will subside over time, and our love, our love not only will survive, it will be stronger. Someday the horrible pain will be a memory of deep sadness but our love will still be vibrant and alive. Love is always bigger than pain. When you are hurting, reach for the love and I promise you will feel better." ****************************************************** "For love is as strong as death.... Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly despised." -Song of Solomon 8:6-7 "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." "What we have enjoyed we can never lose…All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."-Helen Keller

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Love and positive energy to Sweep and her family. I had amputation (RF) & chemo for Ivy when she was 10. It was a good thing & gave us good times we enjoyed. Would do again. Praying for Sweep.

I had chemo treatments for Ivy when she was diagnosed with osteo. At first I was somewhat hesitant to agree to them because I had seen what happened to people. The vets told me though that it was completely different with dogs and that Ivy would not be harmed like that by it so I consented. Glad i did as I think it bought us some extra time which was precious and she was never phased in the least by her treatments. She had 4 of them and never missed a meal or felt bad or had diarrhea or anything. I did notice a few tiny little white spots in her coat and they told me that was a side effect but honestly they were so small and few no one but a doting owner would have noticed. I did increase her Fresh Factors to 6 tabs a day just to be sure she continued to tolerate it so well. Maybe Sweep just had a bad day and it isn't related to the chemo. TBH if Ivy would have gotten that sick after the first one I probably wouldn't have continued? I would be concerned that perhaps that particular med didn't set well with her and causes too bad a side effects? Prayers going up for Sweep!

I am so shocked and sorry to hear this. My deepest sympathy.

I want to hug him! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FACEBOOK!!! We lubs you!

I think that if you sit quietly and ask Charlie what he thinks would be nice then he will get through to you and tell you. In fact I think he is helping you along with this project right now. Charlie is OK-only his body died. The Charlie that you loved was spirit-as are we- and you will be together again someday. I took one of my soul mate Slim's ID tags from his collar and have worn it around my neck since he left- 15 years now. It truly is a point of contact for me and is very comforting as I feel Slim's energy through it. I know Slim is with me still. I know he is waiting for me at the bridge. God bless you and Charlie . Love never dies-it is eternal. It is the most powerful force in the universe.

He will be with ALWAYS. Be open minded. The heart knows what the mind cannot understand sometimes. I believe he will send you a sign to let you know all is well. You will recognize it instantly. When tomorrow starts without me And I’m not here to see If the sun should rise and find your eyes All filled with tears for me I wish you wouldn’t cry The Way you did today While thinking of the many things We did not get to say I know how much you love me As much as I love you Each time that you think of me I know you will miss me too When tomorrow starts with out me Please try to understand That an angel came and called my name And took me by the hand The angel said my place was ready In heaven far above And That I would have to leave behind All those I Dearly Love But When I walked through Heaven’s Gates I felt so much at home When GOD looked down and smiled at me From his golden throne He said This Is Eternity And All I promised you Today for life on earth is done But Here it starts a new I promise no tomorrow For today will always last And Since each day’s the exact same way There is no longing for the past So When Tomorrow starts without me Do not think we’re apart For every time you think of me Remember I’m right here in your heart.

Sending love and positive energy to Violet today.

Starry sounds like a perfect gentleman- smart, non-reactive and well socialized. The other dogs are leash reactive and unsocialized-and dangerous. And there are more of them than usual right now because a lot of dogs did not get socialized at all due to the China virus lockdown. Be sure you carry something to defend Starry with just in case one of the uncouth rogue dogs gets loose and attacks Starry. Sadly many times an innocent dog that gets attacked is so traumatized by it that they themselves then become leash reactive and dog aggressive. You can't let that happen to a great guy like Starry. He is depending on YOU to keep him safe. I can also tell you that many if not most of the owners of the aggressive dogs have no clue how dangerous their dogs are; make little effort to control them; and if they get loose from them they usually just run around waving their hands in the air and screaming because they want it to look like they are trying to restrain their dog but they really are not because they don't want to get bit by their own dog. I was an Animal Control Officer in a large city for over a year and this is the sad truth. Anyway all the best to you and Starry! He sure sounds like a very nice dog and extraordinary friend. Just be very careful and have a plan in case one of the brutes gets loose and threatens Starry. He wouldn't stand a chance with his thin greyhound skin and skinny legs. A nice dog like him probably wouldn't fight even to defend himself. And if it is a small dog that instigates an altercation they will blame Starry just because he is so much bigger. So its a no win situation for Starry. I was leading a hound 1 day when 2 loose large rogue dogs running loose attacked him. Goldie just tried to run away but wouldn't fight back and they were trying to bite his rear legs/area to take him down. Luckily he didn't have to. I have a black belt in karate and I was carrying a Phillipeno fighting stick with me for protection "just in case." The closest dog I caught solidly with a good side kick and sent him reeling back at which point he got up and ran away. The 2nd dog I came down with a blow between the ears with my stick that sent him to the ground at which point he got up and ran away. Because I was prepared my greyhound Goldie was not injured. Had I not been I shutter to think how badly he could have been hurt or worse. I will tell you also that we had a large Rottweiler show dog as well. I could walk the Rottweiler everywhere and none of the dogs- not even the ones who attacked my greyhound- would bother us in the least. Nor would they bother a greyhound if the Rottweiler was with us. Dogs are not stupid. So yes, in my experience, they do tend to target our greyhounds because they know that the poor greyhounds are essentially helpless and can't or won't defend themselves. People not controlling their dogs and also letting them run loose is one of my pet peeves. That is one of the things I have always admired about greyhounds. They are simply "above" common street brawls and are too smart and too wise to act like a stupid bully and start street fights. JMO

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STARZ!!!!!!!!! We love ya girl! And a fellow french fry lover at that!!!!! You got it all working girl! We usually celebrate Rocket's French Fry Day once a year just to spoil our houndies some more. In fact I believe 'Rockets Fry Day' was just recent on April 20. Last year we wound up celebrating it on on National French Fry Day (July 13 this year) so I guess that is what we will do this year to. Get Time4aNap to tell you about Rocket and his lovely wife Lexie

I used to have to give fluids to Aggie. Occasionally some would collect in a pocket under her chest like you described but they always dissipated eventually with no issues. I figured it must be "normal" .

Here is something to learn about dogs...it is an old old saying that has been around a long time: "Let sleeping dogs lie." Leave the dog alone when he sleeps. Would you like being bothered while you were trying to rest/sleep? If you just leave them alone when they sleep then you don't have to worry about startle responses or any other responses.