Please join me in welcoming SE's Jeff C to the family. Jeff is son to my Jaynie (Barts Orchid) and Flying Stanley. He recently retired from Tri State in West Virginia.
There are many people to thank for getting him here, starting with his owner, Colleen Pace, who agreed to give me first right of refusal when he became eligible for adoption, and followed through.
A huge thank you to his trainer, Sherri Comas, who ensured he arrived pre-spoiled and in superb condition. While in the racing kennel Jeff had a cushy pet style bed in his crate, enjoyed premium kibble as part of his diet (Blue Buffalo if memory serves) and was just generally spoiled and loved.
She personally drove him to Wheeling where they shared a night on a friend's couch before she dropped him off with the adoption group, ensuring his training as a spoiled house pet got off to an immediate start.
Another huge thank you goes to Lisa Corbly, Greys Landing Greyhound Placement, for agreeing to take Jeff into her busy program, and for fostering him in her home, where he received the basic training every hound needs prior to going to their forever home. He needed to learn, for example, that unlike the racetrack, the direct route to your goal is not necessarily the best route at home:
She also brought him on a trip to Erie with a couple of GUR pups, and that is where Jeff met his mama Jaynie and jumped into a car with Ontario plates to head home. I wish I had photos of that part of the trip but it was a bit hectic.
Jeff was understandably pretty insecure the first 24h at home, and snuggled up to his mama. Amazingly she let him. One time only .
He hasn't needed the belly band since that first day.
He's a big boy (nearly 80 lbs) yet seems to favour the smallest bed, who knows why?
And while mama may feel her days of nurturing her babies are over, she is certainly willing to do zoomies with him, and is often faster in spite of being more than twice his age, and a lot smaller. Go mom!!
Jeff loves his ball!
Although I have no photos of the two together, Jeff and Rickie get along just fine too.
Welcome home Jeff :confetti