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  1. Hello me freends! Miss Flashy's febber broke! We awr gonna keep hoping fur more gud noos! Miss Kathy and Misser Jim awr home! Miss Chery, Miss Ivy, it musta been bery fun to habs so many freends! Ohhh lookit dat momma horsey wiff herb baby! So kwete! Momma-bear fanks yoo fur yoor support Today she went to da St Patty's parade. I wulda gone too, butt I wulda been too tired, so we awl stayed home. This iz wot she saw : Da police horsey : And a noo freend!!!! We do knot know him, butt him must be famuss becoze he wuz in a reel life parade! : Yoor freend, Charlie
  2. Gud morning ebberbuddy! Happy 40th Miss Nancy!!!! Dat iz a long time to be married! While it has its hardship, it iz truely wunnerful to always habs someone to rely on and habs a buddy! I nevah had a kennel mate to share life wiff, except Zorro del galgo , butt myown fur-momma and fur-daddy ware togedder and only togedder fur more dans 6 yeers and I feel lyke dey ware happy! Momma-bear isn't so lucky in lubs, she iz facing sum hardships and we will tell yoo awl aboot it when it iz settled. She says me and Zorro del galgo and momma-bear will awl stay togedder so dat's wot's importint. Moss Nancy! We do fink waterfall looks lyke a pretty color too! But we haben't seen it wiff owr own eyes. Miss Kathy, dribe safe! I hope yoor cheek feels ok today, Yoor freend, Charlie
  3. OH that hurts! Vanessa, we are tall ladies you and I. This tub isn't for relaxing, trust me! My knees gets cold very fast in it if you know what I mean
  4. Hello me freends! Hot and rainy today, yes, it rained yellow on me hed and I hadda habs a Pluslso, to add to my hoomiliashun, Momma-bear wiped me wiff a poo-bag in da middle obs a busy street and as if it culdn't git any worser, I got dryed after me wiff a PINK towel becoze da bloo one wuz in da washer How hoomiliating!!! Well it seems Charlie is off huffing and puffing elsewhere. Let's see... Miss Ducky, we are sorry you have to go through all that with Rita. It sounds so difficult. You are both very good and it is almost over. We are keeping you in our prayers Miss Kathy, owiiiiie, I hope you are alright! Miss Halise! Owwwww! I commiserate with you both! Miss Nancy, we are glad you went to get some treatment. Hopefully the back problems resolve soon. Rest and don't over do it! Miss Jerilyn! Hello! You and Wiki look lovely! Congrats Wiki dear Oh Zorro want to bark... Angie Angie!!! I am glad you like me collar. I fink I luk hampsum! Now I wantid to explain why I peed on Charlie's hed. Yoo see I got a pimple on me forehed and la mama habs been calling me a teenager and laffing at me fur da past 2 days. And I felt lyke she shuldn't be laughing at me pimple. Ebberhoundie gets pimples. Not on their forehead MAMA! Seems I am not very popular today, I better go and get the cookies! Miss Cynthia, alone I suppose
  5. Miss Ivy!!!! Did Nikita da poopie jumped above yoo too and hurtid yoo? Charlie, concerned
  6. Hello me freends! I wuz coming to see ifn we had any Noo Poopie update! I see crate training habs startid! I yam happy to report dat myown upset tummy wiz only because I wantid momma-bear to git up! I yam bakk to normil and asking fur a walkie as we speak! Oh a Rav4! Aktually, momma-bear's momma iz getting a Rav4 and we will git herown old Mazda. Dis knot dat old, so we will knot choose da color or anyfing. Dis bloo, dis been decided yeers ago! As long as I habs a poofy bed in dare, I will be gud! Miss Chris, we hope yoo find someone who can halp yoo around da house while yoo file da taxes! Lessee ifn I look at momma-bear ifn she will know I want a walkie. Yoor freend, Charlie
  7. Hello me freends! Miss Mam, I hope yoor saddle cleening goes well! We did habs some snow Saturday night and fur some reason it stayed, but dis all gonna be gone in a foo days. I got an upset tummy dis murning, butt I ate awl my breakie. And now I seem to be stuck in a reverse sneezing situashun, so I will go and see ifn momma-bear can help me Yoor freend, Charlie
  8. Hello me freends! Miss Robin, congramatoolashun on da farm! Dat's a reel big land yoo got and we fink dat inside da house looks cozy and inviting! Do da fireplace werks? I do lubs a gud fireplace! And dat will be close fur all dat horsey racing! Oh yoo muss be reel eggsited! Miss Nuttymeg, yoo iz getting yoor noo brodder tomorrow! Wait I guess tomorrow fur yoo iz TODAY! How eggsiting! I hope yoo find a way to make liddle Misser Zavvi comfurtabul wiffout a crate, or in a crate. Maybe an x-pen? I guess yoo will see when he gets heer. Did da daddymen habs a gud day? Owr freend Dash wuz assuposed to leabes yesstirday, butt hisown momma and daddyman and kidlets got stuck in Toronto waiting fur an airplane to bring dem bakk, so he stayed an extra day wiff us We played in da snow lots and lots afore he left. Obs course, Zorro del galgo iz nebah far frum momma-bear, so dat iz hisown best photo we habs afore he left : ZORRO DEL GALGO GO 'WAY! We hope he comes bakk soon, we like him. Angie me EVANGELINA MI CORAZON! Do yoo fancy my collar? Zorro means fox in Espanol, so I yam wearing my fox collar, fur my foxy lady! Do you lyke it? Do you? ZORRO DEL GALGO!!!! Dis ME time! On odder noos, momma-bear iz gonna git a noo car fur us! Momma-bear's car iz old and cranky and repairs are 1000$ yearly, so she iz getting tired obs repairing it. Dis a 2010 Mazda, so it habs seen better days. Butt it iz herown furst car, so she likes it bery much, and we habs put enuff fur innit to feel lyke home. She iz gonna git a younger Mazda now, butt sinst it will be a SUV and not a sedan, dat mean I will git myown liddle step to go in and owt how cool iz dat? Also, Nikita jumped above myown head today and landed on myown fut and made a boo-boo on me fut. Butt momma-bear says I will survibe. Nikita gottid a NoNoBadDog fur it. I gottid a hug and a petting sesshun, becoze I git reel, REEL sad when I hear NoNoBadDog as I thot dis me who did a bad fing. Charlie, who habs nebah been told off, so doesn't know how to react to freends being told off.
  9. Happy gotcha day Misser Gino!!!! 5 iz a long time! Charlie
  10. Ohhhhh lookit at Miss Halise wiff dat baby tiger and wolves! Yoo awr reel brave! Lookit dem paws, dem iz gonna be hoomungous! Charlie, who iz staying inside sinst its raining
  11. Hello me freends! Sorry we habs been mostly absint dis week, owr freend Dash iz a superb house-guest butt dat means momma-bear habs 12 paws to clean, 1 more mouff to feed and she iz missing a hand to pet us awl at da same time! Two is a great number But I have to admit, I will miss him when he leaves tomorrow! MIsser Piggy! Dat's a pawsome adventoore yoo went to! Miss Cherry, yoo purposefully miss owt on walkie? Trust yoor momma! Miss Lizabeff! I thot yoo ware rodent-free!!! We iz sending yoo hugs fur awl yoor daddymen, dis hard, yoo awr awl strong ladies! Speaking obs which, momma-bear told be it wuz internashuonal momma's rights day yestirday and dat I shuld hug her. So I did! On odder noos, momma-bear and da Misser habs been sponsering a couple obs endangered wolves fur da last two yeers and now it seems dey awr getting their unmentionabuls tangled and momma-bear says we might see some poopies on da webcam in a foo monffs! As long as dey do knot come to libes heer, we shall be gud! Yoor freend, Charlie, knot getting hisown unmentionabuls tangled wiff anyone
  12. Hello me freends! I yam too old to baknforf wiff yoo, butt Iwill lean West! Hang in dare Miss Chris, we hope yoo git bakk ok reel fast. Miss Jen, dat's a whole tv shows wiff multiple seasons going on wiff yoor life... when iz it gonna end? At least yoo habs Miss Dio and Miss Summer! Ohhh Horsey Patty, wot did yoo git into! Still leaning West! Yoor freend, Charlie
  13. Hello me freends! Oh Miss Halise, yoor lubs will always be dare, yoo two lubs eech odder so bery much Fank yoo fur da snax! So aboot da stripped kitteh, WE did KNOT see it (yet) butt momma-bear did. Oh and we smelled it. It iz near. A disaster iz aboot to happin. I can see it in Zorro del galgo's eyes. Da shampoo iz near. Owr freend Dash iz a bery gud guest. We awr alreadee at haff hisown stay heer. Here iz sum pictoores fur yoo : Dat iz us Wiki walkie (I do KNOT lyke habbing myown photo taken) : Dat iz when I took Dash faborite spot afore bed and he hadda git momma-bear to tell on me. Anyhoo I prefer sleeping by momma-bear's fut. Dat iz us doing wot houndies do : And dat iz me gibbing a manly kiss to meown freend : And dat iz a photo fur dem mommas : Yoor freend, Charlie
  14. Ahhhh! I lubs da smell obs a fresh noo club! And wiff a nice pome! Miss Nuttymeg, it seems as if yoo and Zaavi/Xavi will git along just fine in time! Yoor freend, Charlie
  15. You can train him to walk nicely, but the prey drive might not get down to the point where he will not lunge forward. I have taught a foster that was pulling all through the walk to walk at the heel in a month, but the lunging still persisted if he saw something. With mine, they don't lunge anymore, but they still pull after 4 years with me if a squirrel come our way. Your safety (and his) are essentials. If you can, try to tire him before your walks (good long play sessions in the yard) but I agree with Ducky, speak to your group and see what's what. Carry treats with you in the meantime so he stays focus on you and not on every leaf blowing in the wind. Teach him a signal (Look, or any other cue) so he learns that when you say the word, you give him a treat. Try to get a no pull harness (for him) and a hip belt (for you). Keep the lead short so he doesn't have as much inertia. It can get better, or not. But your safety should be the priority. You don't want to get hurt. Keep safe
  16. Greyhound actually have ticker fur, and let me tell you, fur doesn't protect anything! It is not a husky! I think with both breeds you can get lucky or unlucky regarding vet visits and such. Especially considering you have absolutely NO idea what a galgo has been through. A grey you might have some medical background on him. They are NOT rough and tumble play dogs, either greys or galgos. A nip can tear skin on either. That being said, I never had anything so bad that it required a vet visit (well except that one time ). You should meet both, you would really get a better feel of the breeds. Remember they have not been raised or bred for their temperament so there is greys and galgos that can fit almost any family. There are energetic greys like there are more mellow galgos. For a first time owner, considering the training and energy expenditure and all, I tend to recommend greyhounds. But there are a few families to whom I recommended a galgo instead. And it always depends on the family situation, how long the dog will be alone, running opportunities (park or fenced in yard), childrens, cats, man of the house, stairs, flooring....The list is long My galgo is fine now thank you
  17. Usually the coat on galgos is shorter (mine is wired haired so longer!). My grey sheds more. As for tail banging and skin scrapes, my galgo has seen more than my grey since he has a longer tail and is more active. I have had more health issues with my galgo than with my grey (both 8 years old now). I have been once to the emergency vet with my grey because my galgo rammed into him while they were running. My galgo, well, lets just say he has seen many specialists and vets and had an operation and all that (unrelated to the running injury). I wouldn't say one is more fragile than the other really, in my experience. My galgo has had tears in his skin more often than my grey, again, they are more silly, so its bound to happen more Greys have a softer coat definitely. It feels like ...I don't know, there isn't a breed quite like it actually...softer than a boxer, a lot, like a husky but not as fluffy and short. Does that makes sense? They both follow me around the house. To each their days, my grey is more cuddly, but that doesn't mean anything, there is so much variation in between the breed. You have cuddly galgos like you have cuddly greys and you have some that don't like that in both breeds.
  18. A dog will make you go out and exercise more. Whatever the breed. You have to be aware though that if you are a homebody and want to get exercise, you will exercise every day, in the rain or the snow, whether you are sick or not for multiple years. Personally, I do enjoy a good hike with my boys (yes grey can hike too ) during the week-end, but during the week I am happy they get enough of their walks and trips to the park
  19. Hello, I currently have one grey (4 years in) and one galgo (3 years in). If you like to play and teach your dog stuffs, a galgo is for you. If you want a house plant, a grey is for you. I love them both, they just have different energy! My grey could spend days inside, just going out for his business. My galgo, I can go bike with him for miles. In my fairly limited experience, both are very thin skinned, both need coats and boots during the winter (in Canada at least ). My galgo can tolerate very high temperature, whilst my grey will be sleeping under the fan when the weather hits around 20 °C. Both tolerate the winter if well dressed. My galgo is super funny with a quirky personality. He did not needed stairs training, but needed a lots of other training (no jumping on people, no garbage emptying, no stomping on your brother) while my grey...well....Let's just say I never told him no . He did require a bit of stairs training. As for recall, both are a big zero. They know their name, they just ignore it! I am currently in a condo and both do fine. They are great apartment dogs. Be aware that both might have separation anxiety which they may express by howling if you are not there. You must be prepare to work on that if that is the case. My galgo has wired hairs. It is a bit like a long-haired jack russel. It is not very soft! But it is pretty. I do think greyhounds are much softer than galgos, but they shed more. Well...more is not that much, they are still both a short coat breed. Galgos can be more skittish, so they "might" be a bit more overwhelmed in a city environment. Then again, some, like mine, don't mind, you just need the right match All in all I would suggest you be VERY honest about the kind of living you have and what you expect out of a dog and TALK to both adoption agencies (grey and galgo). Say you want a dog that you can take running with you every other day, I'd say galgo. If you want a dog to watch TV with at night, I'd say grey. Both need exercise, but greys tend to necessitate less in my (again) very short experience.
  20. 10 gotcha day is amazing! You go both of you ♥️
  21. Hahahaha Elizabeth Yes I am a fan of Harry Potter! And since Charlie is British, it suits him! And no, he does KNOT like having his picture taken. If you want him to look into the camera, you better have some cookies ready!
  22. Can you walk in a loop? So instead of going back on her step she would only go "forward"! Don't worry, this is a common issue. Keep in mind that they change at 3 days, 3 weeks and 3 months. Don't push her right now she is still getting settled in. She will get the hang of life soon, she needs to build her trust. Good luck! Let us know how it goes!
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