Time4ANap Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Yesterday, December 21 was an anniversary for us. 12/21/2008 was the day that Rocket arrived in our home in Mahomet, IL. It was a day with a wind chill of minus 25F. What a day to get your first dog. So first, Happy Gotcha Day to my buddy Rocket at The Bridge. I miss you every day. 13 years and many hounds later, the only thing I would change is to have them all never leave. I miss every single one of them. The funny thing is that Rocket is the only hound we specifically adopted. The rest of the hounds all found us or came to us as dogs who needed a new home. Allie's owner had passed away and she was in danger from the other hounds in her foster home as she was attacked by the pack. Petunia and Kate came from a racing farm that was closing down and needed to place senior broodies. Sadie Rose was only here for a short time because she didn't work out, but was another of those farm broodies. She was also deaf which no one had realized. She is living in California with an owner who is teaching her sign language and she is doing great. Starz was another where her owner passed away suddenly and life changed drastically for her Mom. Starz and her siblings had a wonderful home, but Covid caused them to need a new home. Diva and Mark's owner passed away unexpectedly leaving them in immediate need of a home. 2 weeks into Diva being here, she started limping and a few weeks later, Osteo took her from us. Mark is doing well and I know he is still feeling those 2 big losses of his owner and Diva. He is slowly coming out of his shell and meeting neighbors, going for daily walks now, and generally becoming my new best buddy. Dogs belonging to our GreyTalk friends became instant family and we felt like every one of them was our own dog. We still miss all of the ones who are no longer with us including Trolley, Bella and many others including many on GT that we never met in person. Each one was like our own dog. We never got to meet Lexie in-person, but she was Rocket's "wife." We've added lots of "family members" over the years in the form of other greyhound owners. We've also lost a few of our greyhound family over the years - other owners who became fast friends when greyhounds were the thing that brought us together. It's still strange to not be able to call or text them now. It's been a fast 13 years. I sort of blinked and the time has passed. Here's to at least another 13 years The boy who started it all. We had 10 fantastic years together and were inseparable. Edited December 22, 2021 by Time4ANap added pic, fixed typos Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Happy gotcha day Rocket, you were a special boy. When you get your first greyhound you definitely join the cult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonaghan Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Loved that boy. Happy gotcha day, Rocket. I'm grateful to know your people. Quote Rachel with Doolin Doodle Dooooo, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig. Missing gentlemen kitties Mud, Henry, and Richard and our gorgeous, gutsy girlhounds Sweep and Willa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 12/21/08-12/21/21 They say you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family. I heartily disagree Here's to Rocket, the man who started it all. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M, Ebbie, HollyBeeBop (Betty Crocker). Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadine Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Happy Gotcha Day at the bridge, Rocket. You can't add more days to life but you can add more life to the days. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Happy Gotcha Day at the bridge. I too, have made so many friends because of greyhounds. And I shed tears for greyhounds I never met in person, but was saddened by their loss because I know how incredibly painful it is. Cheers to Rocket and may there be French fries falling from the sky. Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerilyn Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Aww, Rocket Man! I totally get what you're saying, I made so many good friends when I got Lila. Quote Jerilyn, missing Lila (Good Looking), new Mistress to Wiki (PJ Wicked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 It's amazing how these wonderful dogs have changed our lives. 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...
Time4ANap Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 hour ago, greytpups said: Happy Gotcha Day at the bridge. I too, have made so many friends because of greyhounds. And I shed tears for greyhounds I never met in person, but was saddened by their loss because I know how incredibly painful it is. Cheers to Rocket and may there be French fries falling from the sky. Crying for a dog I never met caught me completely off guard. It happens more often than I'm willing to admit. Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatterseaBrindl Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Time4ANap said: Crying for a dog I never met caught me completely off guard. It happens more often than I'm willing to admit. Yup.... And Happy Gotcha Day to Rocket Quote Nancy...Mom to Sid (Peteles Tiger), Kibo (112 Carlota Galgos) and Joshi. Missing Casey, Gomer, Mona, Penelope, BillieJean, Bandit, Nixon (Starz Sammie), Ruby (Watch Me Dash) Nigel (Nigel), and especially little Mario, waiting at the Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottydog Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Cheers to Rocket! I too miss his exploits… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Rocketman -- you done good. 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...
greysmom Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 {{{hugs}}} Our first greyhound was also a beautiful white faced brindle girl. She was a bounce from a situation where her first Mom needed to move to a nursing facility due to a stroke, but no one wanted Libby because she had seizures. We were "just looking" at a meet-n-greet, and left owning a greyhound. Dude, Copper, Cash, Toni, Dorie - all were fosters who never left. Whiskey and Lilly were the first greyhounds we adopted from the jump (and also the first without behavioral or health issues needing to be sorted, or bounces). Then came Felicity, Atom, and Andi. Those were just the ones that lived with us. So many new friends and dogs we've met because we have greyhounds now. Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time4ANap Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 7 hours ago, greysmom said: {{{hugs}}} Our first greyhound was also a beautiful white faced brindle girl. She was a bounce from a situation where her first Mom needed to move to a nursing facility due to a stroke, but no one wanted Libby because she had seizures. We were "just looking" at a meet-n-greet, and left owning a greyhound. Dude, Copper, Cash, Toni, Dorie - all were fosters who never left. Whiskey and Lilly were the first greyhounds we adopted from the jump (and also the first without behavioral or health issues needing to be sorted, or bounces). Then came Felicity, Atom, and Andi. Those were just the ones that lived with us. So many new friends and dogs we've met because we have greyhounds now. When we lost Rocket, we decided that we weren't going to straight out adopt again, but if there was "an old dog who needed a home" we would take them in. Apparently the electronics in our house were listening and transmitted the message. Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum1 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Sweet boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseyGrey Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Happy gotcha day Rocket, and happy anniversary to your humans! Sorry I’m a bit late to the party Quote Buddy Molly 🌈 5/11/10-10/10/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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