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    Frozen yoghurt flavours

    in Food and dietary discussion

    Posted

    After the Great Global Greyhiund Walk, we popped into a dog-friendly cafe and I. The freezer was frozen yoghurt for dogs. After my Yorkshire Accountant reaction of "OW MUCH???" I contacted my bank to arrange for a suitable overdraft to purchase one, and she adored it.

    But I'm not paying that...

    So, digging the ice cream maker out from the cupboard under the sink, production commenced!

    She likes blueberry. She really likes peanut butter and banana (so much so that she even stole and ate the cardboard tub it was in!) but I was wondering if anyone else makes their own, and what flavours have been enjoyed by your hounds?

    And maybe even your humans too!

    A second hound??

    in Everything else Greyhound

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    We've decided not to.

    Cara is still getting used to being a pet and even though this would be her sister, and from the same racing kennel, I don't think it would be fair to her to have to adapt from being the dog to being a dog, if that makes any sense?

    There's still a part that wants to, but it's not shouting as loud as the part saying that now's not the time.

    A second hound??

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted · Edited by SGE1967

    We've gone from "maybe" to "no, it's not practical" to "possibly" to "our minds are made up, just one dog" and are back to "let's sleep on it" in the space of a few hours.

    Money's not a problem. Space might be... I can't conceive of two hounds doing morning zoomies simultaneously in a relatively small space. One of us is usually working from home, but the logistics of getting not one but two hounds out the door for morning walks when they're blocking doorways/excitedly prancing around/generally arsing about instead of standing still to get their leads on...could make logging in to work on time stressful.

    Thinking about it, but thank you all for the advice and sound words.

    Thinking about it...

    A second hound??

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted · Edited by SGE1967

    8 weeks ago, I adopted my girl, a 4-year old retired racer. When I adopted her, I received her racing history and pedigree, and happened to see one of her litter-mates was actually running at the local greyhound stadium today, so I went along to watch. 

    I got chatting with her trainer, and he was delighted that one of his hounds had found a good home, and mentioned that her sister was running today, and that she'd be retiring as soon as they could find a home for her.

    So I'm considering it. 

    Has anyone adopted a litter-mate of their hound? Do they necessarily get along? Any advantages or pitfalls I should consider first??

    How dare you call my girl aloof???

    in Cute and Funny things Greyhounds do

    Posted

    So, I took Cara for a walk today. Now, she's a very sociable dog, she loves to speak to other dogs and their owners. But we bumped into someone walking some yappy little terrier-prey-beast creature. And Cara just ignored it as it pranced around, didn't engage with it at all. The owner of the thing said "oh, greyhounds can be so aloof can't they?"

    Aloof?? Aloof?? My beloved angel aloof?? No. I think you'll find your dog is just too dull for her to bother engaging with, thank you very much!! If you want my girl to be bothered with your dog, buy a better dog!!!

    Sorry, I just felt the need to vent! 😁

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