Guest greyhouuund_mom Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hello I am Kelly I am a mom of 2 greyhounds and we live in Phoenix Az, I adopted my first greyhound a year ago. Her name is Zoe. I went to adopt a completely different greyhound and had not even considered Zoe at all. I of course met several lovely greys and Zoe would just not leave me alone. I walked around and she followed I went to the gate she cried until I came back…so Zoe went home with me. We started had some rough spots where she went through separation anxiety and we had to take a short medication route after speaking to the doggy psychologist and my vet. 5 months later I was asked if I would like Zoes sister as well, who was not doing so well now that her sister (litter mate was now gone), of course I said yes and Velvet came to live with me. She is still adjusting as she is a very shy and spooked girl. Zoe is a fun girl who adores her mom and loves to make sure when it is Zoe attention time that she gets all of the attention even if that mean sitting on me and chewing on me (like a corn cob lol). She loves to lure course, we started going to an all breed fun night every friday at a local dog training facility and months later e started going to trials for AKC events. She has such an expressive face and such a loving demeanor it is hard to be mad at her for the "bad" things she does like steal the brand new loaf of bread (she loves bread), or steal half of the silver wear in the house and hide it under her bed in her crate. Velvet is my sweet sweet girl who loves to cuddle and just be touched ever so gently on her head and under her chin. She has come a long way since coming to me. She would not come to me and I would have to leave the door open sometimes for hours before she would come back inside after potting. I sure was glad it was winter when she came because summer would have baked her with her fear being that high. Now she comes when called (well 95% of the time depending on my tone of voice). Her coming to live with her sister was a good move because she has made so a lot of progress even if she still has her moments. Zoe and Velvet live with borzoi and dachshunds and which ever foster breed that may crash on our couch for weeks to months at a time. They have done very well with everyone coming in and out. I am so happy to find a group who loves these dogs as much as I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welcome from lower Delaware. 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...
AZGreyGirl Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welcome from Chandler, AZ! I am excited to meet another Arizonan on this forum! Your combination of girls sounds very familiar - the naughty one (that's my Chloe) who's so cute and full of energy who likes to steal my slippers and the sweetie pie (that's my Olivia) who is just a love bug-snuggle monster! Do you have pictures? Which group did you adopt from? (Just curious...mine came from GPA-AZ but we also do M&Gs with AAGI at a local Farmer's Market.) Quote Qui me amat, amet et canes meas...et felem. Olivia (RDs Merrygoround, b. 4/6/07, Gotcha 12/19/11 Chloe (PAR Candice, b. 5/22/08, Gotcha 12/18/12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhouuund_mom Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I will post pictures as soon as I figure it out (it is not the same the dachshund forum I belong to so I need to learn bit) My girls came from texas, and came from a greyhound farm where they just were not fast enough and did not graduate from racing greyhound school. Their loss my win!!! They are littermates so they have spent their whole lives together which is nice because Velvet and Zoe complete each other. They are my first greyhounds and I can't believe more people do not have this awesome breed..but then again the best kept secret since we know what happens to the popular breeds (I have plenty of those coming through my doors). I have not met any other Az greyhound owners yet but I have only been here for just over a year. I met a lot in Ohio where I met many greyhound fosters. I joined lure coursing and travel to events in hopes to meet other greyhound people but found many of them to be quite unpleasant unlike some of the other sighthound people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1229 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Don't listen to AZGreyGirl....Chloe is the perfect little girl. Not the least bit naughty.. But I am biased, I was her foster uncle. Welcome to the Darkside and the desert. Can't wait to see pics of the kids Quote Isis, Always in my Heart Bijou, My Sweetest Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rhea Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Welcome from another AZ/Sun Valley resident! I'm down in Maricopa. We need pictures of those borzoi and doxies too!! There's rules here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhouuund_mom Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I will just share my album rahter than posting pictures which I still can not mange to do. Anyways here are my greyhounds and my other crew as well. http://s119.photobucket.com/user/doxiemommy3/slideshow/My%20Fur%20Crew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Welcome to you, Zoe, Velvet, the borzoi and the dachsies! Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest june Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Beautiful pups all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGreyGirl Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I will just share my album rahter than posting pictures which I still can not mange to do. Anyways here are my greyhounds and my other crew as well. http://s119.photobucket.com/user/doxiemommy3/slideshow/My%20Fur%20Crew Beautiful crew! They lookalike they are having a blast! On Jan. 25 is the annual Greyt Gathering. It's a lot of fun and a place to meet other greyhounds and their people. The info is on the GPA website, http://gpa-az.org. Quote Qui me amat, amet et canes meas...et felem. Olivia (RDs Merrygoround, b. 4/6/07, Gotcha 12/19/11 Chloe (PAR Candice, b. 5/22/08, Gotcha 12/18/12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest somedaygrey Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hello greyhouuund_mom! Welcome to the forum. I am new here too and I'm in AZ You all have such beautiful pets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GryffinSong Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hello and welcome!!! I'm a HUGE borzoi fan ... they were my first hounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHoundPoet Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Welcome! I'm Shannon. I share my life with 4 Greyhounds, a Galgo, and 2 Ibizan Hounds. We also lure course (1 of the Greyhounds and the Ibizans). Quote Masquerade Hounds & The Hounds of East Fairhaven & Ibizan Hound Club of the United States Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potomacpupsmom Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Hello and welcome from Maryland! Thank you for posting the slide show- your hounds are so beautiful! 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...
Guest HeatherLee Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome from another Phoenecian I have one male greyhound (Gambler, soon to be renamed) that I've had for a year. Mostly I take him jogging/hiking and occasionally to parks... I also have an instagram for him http://instagram.com/gamblerthegrey. Looking forward to seeing pics of your girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DogNite Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome from the north west section of Phoenix... I actually have 2 neighbors with greyhounds so when we all go for walks, we make our own parade!! Quote lorinda, mom to the ever revolving door of Foster greyhounds Always in my heart: Teala (LC Sweet Dream) , Pepton, Darbee-Do (Hey Barb) , Rascal (Abitta Rascal), Power (Beyond the Power), and the miracle boy LAZER (2/21/14), Spirit (Bitter Almonds) 8/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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