Hollis Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) Greta! Our first meeting went from this.... To this. We went back a week later to take her (and some ducks) for a walk and meet Maci. Her adopt me photo. And from last night. Waiting for me in a very pretty sit. Checking out the sights on the way home. And a little laser eye. Home! Checking things out. What the heck is this?? Ok. I'll lay down, but I'm keeping an eye on that thing. Bendy nose! And she sleeps... (had too many photos and had to rearrange a bit!) Edited December 1, 2012 by Holly Quote My sweet angel Tanner-"Showoffs Magic" 79D-82695. DOB 7/22/99. Gotcha Day 6/20/05. Bridge Day 3/11/10. Big Beautiful Brave Angel Norm-"Showoffs Storm" 89B-83263. DOB 8/16/99. Gotcha Day 3/24/06. Bridge Day 4/20/13. Angel Girl Bree-"Breezy Betty" 201A-93631. DOB 2/05/01. Gotcha Day 5/11/10. Bridge Day 10/07/11. She reached the beach.... Maci-"CF's Owhatanite" 44H-29320. DOB 10/05/04. Gotcha Day 10/11/11. Greta-"Greta's Milam" 90B-54582. DOB 9/17/10. Gotcha Day 11/30/12. Bridge Day 03/30/17. Ben-"P Kay Key Train" 63A-61271. DOB 6/2/13. Gotcha Day 12/26/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddiesmom Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Welcome home Greta. You hit the mother Lode. Welcome to retirement says Maddie Quote Amy Human Mommy to fur baby Maddie (Doobiesaurus) TDI certified. May 5, 2002-September 12, 2014 and Mille (Mac's Bayou Baby)CGC, TDI certified. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj93/Chillyhorse/siggies/maddie.jpg"]http://i270. photobucket.com/albums/jj93/Chillyhorse/siggies/maddie.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Cutie Patootie. Congratulations. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Congratulations to pretty girl and to the whole family! :) Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjpk Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 What a lovely pictorial, Greta is lucky and looks like she will fit right in. Welcome Greta!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi Greeta - You're home!..... just get your humans to understand how to be on talking terms with a new dog and you'll all find it runs much more smoothly. 'Lick, yawn and look-away' invites them to respond in kind... it means 'I know how you're feeling with all this new stuff and it's not going to be any problem at all.' Turid Rugass's article in the link: http://www.canis.no/rugaas/onearticle.php?artid=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollis Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 My view this morning. My view now. It was a peaceful night and an uneventful meeting. I brought her around the back for her p&p's, which I am grateful she did on leash. Then mama2 brought the rest of the family out. Not even sure why we had everyone on leash! And Greta did seem much more comfortable once she realized there were more like her! Everyone ate breakfast. She was HUNGRY! Ate every bit! Took a piece of cheese from M2 hands this morning, a cookie from mine last night. We're all going to lounge around today. Tomorrow I'll take her to be groomed. My groomer is staying late so we'll be the only ones there. Let's see... Stairs? Check. P&P's? Check. Leash manners? Check. Knows the door to come in? Check. FOUND A STUFFY? CHECK!!!!! And everyone sleeping peacefully now? Check. Oh. And gas??? OMG!!! CHECK CHECK CHECK!!! Quote My sweet angel Tanner-"Showoffs Magic" 79D-82695. DOB 7/22/99. Gotcha Day 6/20/05. Bridge Day 3/11/10. Big Beautiful Brave Angel Norm-"Showoffs Storm" 89B-83263. DOB 8/16/99. Gotcha Day 3/24/06. Bridge Day 4/20/13. Angel Girl Bree-"Breezy Betty" 201A-93631. DOB 2/05/01. Gotcha Day 5/11/10. Bridge Day 10/07/11. She reached the beach.... Maci-"CF's Owhatanite" 44H-29320. DOB 10/05/04. Gotcha Day 10/11/11. Greta-"Greta's Milam" 90B-54582. DOB 9/17/10. Gotcha Day 11/30/12. Bridge Day 03/30/17. Ben-"P Kay Key Train" 63A-61271. DOB 6/2/13. Gotcha Day 12/26/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45MPHK9 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 She's so pretty, Holly! Congrats to all of you. Quote Tricia with Kyle, our senior mutt dog Always missing Murray Maldives, Bee Wiseman, River, Hopper, Kaia, and Holly Oaks Holly“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.“ -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollis Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi Greeta - You're home!..... just get your humans to understand how to be on talking terms with a new dog and you'll all find it runs much more smoothly. 'Lick, yawn and look-away' invites them to respond in kind... it means 'I know how you're feeling with all this new stuff and it's not going to be any problem at all.' Turid Rugass's article in the link: http://www.canis.no/rugaas/onearticle.php?artid=1 Thanks John. You're a doll. We've been doing a lot of looking away. We've had a couple of shy ones. And I don't think Greta is going to be shy as much as just taking things slow. And we'll give her all the time she needs! Oh. Would also like to add that Greta and I slept downstairs alone last night. We have an in law set up with no in law so that's become kind of a dump and store spot for us. We're not really that messy. (blush). And I am a HORRID photographer. Those were all taken with iPhone and I have a shaky hand! Quote My sweet angel Tanner-"Showoffs Magic" 79D-82695. DOB 7/22/99. Gotcha Day 6/20/05. Bridge Day 3/11/10. Big Beautiful Brave Angel Norm-"Showoffs Storm" 89B-83263. DOB 8/16/99. Gotcha Day 3/24/06. Bridge Day 4/20/13. Angel Girl Bree-"Breezy Betty" 201A-93631. DOB 2/05/01. Gotcha Day 5/11/10. Bridge Day 10/07/11. She reached the beach.... Maci-"CF's Owhatanite" 44H-29320. DOB 10/05/04. Gotcha Day 10/11/11. Greta-"Greta's Milam" 90B-54582. DOB 9/17/10. Gotcha Day 11/30/12. Bridge Day 03/30/17. Ben-"P Kay Key Train" 63A-61271. DOB 6/2/13. Gotcha Day 12/26/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PiagetsMom Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Very pretty girl Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schultzlc Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Congratulations on your Greta! Quote Laura, mom to Luna (Boc's Duchess) and Nova (Atascocita Venus).Forever in my heart, Phantom (Tequila Nights) and Zippy (Iruska Monte). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potomacpupsmom Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Welcome home Greta! Quote Humans Kathy and Jim with our girls, Ivy (Carolina Spoon) and Cherry (Fly Cherry Pie) Missing our beautiful angel Breeze (Dighton Breeze) and angel Beka (BM Beko) - you are forever in our hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Welcome Home Greta! Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jacks_Human Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 She's a pretty girl! Looks like she'll have a very happy retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgrey Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 She's beautiful! So happy for humans and hounds. Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 What a pretty girlie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 WELCOME HOME BEAUTIFUL GRETA Holly, she is stunning, shell-shocked but stunning. You may have some competition there, because when she figures it out she may think, he it's all about ME not YOU, but ME!!! BUT you, of all people will understand that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Welcome home Greta! Congratulations, she is absolutely beautiful! She looks pretty scared for now, which is totally natural of course, it's going to be so awesome to see the difference a few weeks from now! Hopefully she will put on some weight very soon, too. Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollis Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) We are spending a very very very lazy day sleeping. We're finally at a point that I can get up and go to the bathroom without her coming to look for me, but any real movement has her on alert. So today we'll lounge. I've only gotten her to pee once since I got her last night, that was this morning when we first got up. She p&p'd for me. Then we had breakfast and went out again for another poop. But hasn't gone out again since. Well that's not true, we went out-but she didn't do anything. Except head for the door to come back in, which made me happy because she seems to understand the door to "in" already. I'm keeping her in a spook harness today, and most likely tomorrow, and trying to lead her out by leash. But she just wants to sleep. So sleep we will. Norm is totally fine with her. Maci's nose is a little out of joint, but I guess that's to be expected. Last Sunday Maci came downstairs with me and snuggled on the couch while I watched TV. I'll try to keep the same routine so she gets a little one on one time. And my mother now knows and has pretty much disowned me. She just doesn't get the "chip" factor. Oh well. These are the only grandchildren she'll ever have so she best get used to it! Edited December 1, 2012 by Holly Quote My sweet angel Tanner-"Showoffs Magic" 79D-82695. DOB 7/22/99. Gotcha Day 6/20/05. Bridge Day 3/11/10. Big Beautiful Brave Angel Norm-"Showoffs Storm" 89B-83263. DOB 8/16/99. Gotcha Day 3/24/06. Bridge Day 4/20/13. Angel Girl Bree-"Breezy Betty" 201A-93631. DOB 2/05/01. Gotcha Day 5/11/10. Bridge Day 10/07/11. She reached the beach.... Maci-"CF's Owhatanite" 44H-29320. DOB 10/05/04. Gotcha Day 10/11/11. Greta-"Greta's Milam" 90B-54582. DOB 9/17/10. Gotcha Day 11/30/12. Bridge Day 03/30/17. Ben-"P Kay Key Train" 63A-61271. DOB 6/2/13. Gotcha Day 12/26/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgrey Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 And my mother now knows and has pretty much disowned me. She just doesn't get the "chip" factor. Oh well. These are the only grandchildren she'll ever have so she best get used to it! Our families gave us a little of the "Seriously?!?" treatment, too when we adopted number three - and again when we went back to three after we lost Gabe to osteo. But that didn't last long, especially after they'd met the pups. Now the "grandkids," are adored by all. Hope your mother comes around soon. Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollis Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 And my mother now knows and has pretty much disowned me. She just doesn't get the "chip" factor. Oh well. These are the only grandchildren she'll ever have so she best get used to it! Our families gave us a little of the "Seriously?!?" treatment, too when we adopted number three - and again when we went back to three after we lost Gabe to osteo. But that didn't last long, especially after they'd met the pups. Now the "grandkids," are adored by all. Hope your mother comes around soon. Lol. She will. When we got our SECOND (Norm) which brought us to 4 dog, her first question was....are you a hoarder? I'd really like her meet folks like Judy or Pat or Heather and dare ask that question!! (and of course so many more of you. Those are just the names that came to me quick!) Quote My sweet angel Tanner-"Showoffs Magic" 79D-82695. DOB 7/22/99. Gotcha Day 6/20/05. Bridge Day 3/11/10. Big Beautiful Brave Angel Norm-"Showoffs Storm" 89B-83263. DOB 8/16/99. Gotcha Day 3/24/06. Bridge Day 4/20/13. Angel Girl Bree-"Breezy Betty" 201A-93631. DOB 2/05/01. Gotcha Day 5/11/10. Bridge Day 10/07/11. She reached the beach.... Maci-"CF's Owhatanite" 44H-29320. DOB 10/05/04. Gotcha Day 10/11/11. Greta-"Greta's Milam" 90B-54582. DOB 9/17/10. Gotcha Day 11/30/12. Bridge Day 03/30/17. Ben-"P Kay Key Train" 63A-61271. DOB 6/2/13. Gotcha Day 12/26/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1229 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Welcome home Greta. Won't be long until you have your hoomans trained Quote Isis, Always in my Heart Bijou, My Sweetest Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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