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Welcome to...we don't know his new name yet. :lol 

Yesterday we drove to West Memphis, Arkansas, to meet some boy houndies at the Southland kennel, and somehow this one ended up in our backseat on the drive home. In less than 24 hours, he's shown no interest in the kitties, has had no potty accidents, slept until about 4:30 when he gently whined to go out and then let me "sleep in" til 6:30, figured out the stairs outside, had a much-needed bath, and discovered the basket of stuffies. (He might have some hoarding tendencies.) 

There was another very strong contender, BGR Last Call, but Gun's story tipped the scales in his favor. He was adopted in mid-May by an elderly woman—a lifelong greyhound owner—and after only a month, she passed away suddenly (we do not know if this happened at home). Between the fact that he wasn't thrilled to be back in the kennel environment, the benefit of him having *some* home experience, encouragement from the brindle boy brigade, and his being a grandson of Sweep's papa Kiowa Sweet Trey, it felt like everything aligned.

And I know the:rulesso without further ado here he is! 

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Sweep for scale (his size will take some getting used to!):

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Richard claiming the blanket Gun came with as his own:

Discovering Sweep's basket o' stuffies: 

 

 

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Rachel with Doolin Doodle Dooooo, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig.
Missing gentlemen kitties MudHenry, and Richard and our gorgeous, gutsy girlhounds
 Sweep and Willa:heart

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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:yay:confetti:heart Congratulations !!!! I love that boy!! Can’t wait to hear how he is settling in. You guys :kiss2

Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. :heartThank you, campers. Current enrollees:  Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M, Ebbie, HollyBeeBop (Betty Crocker).

Angels: Pal :heart. Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie :heart:brokenheart. (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4.

:paw Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs.

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Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!  Congreytulations!  He is drop.dead.gorgeous.  Sweep would be so glad for you (after she put her nephew firmly in his place, of course).  

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remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter

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CONGRATS!! (did you stop and get him some good Memphis BBQ?) :yay

I notice he's got Jimbo Scotty in his pedigree, I know we've had a few dogs on GT with noise issues in that line. Johnny was one of them. Just something to look out for!

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Forever Missed: K9 Sasha (2001-2015); Johnny (John Reese--Gable Dodge x O'Jays) (2011-19); the kitties Terry and Bibbi; and all the others I've had the privilege to know

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THUD! :beatheart

It looks like he chatters too!  There were a few little chatters when he was playing with the toy. 

Our last 3 hounds including Mark and LaVida ended up here after their owners passed away suddenly. We know that LaVida was in the house with her owner for at least a day or two after she passed away, but even with that she settled in immediately when she arrived and acts like she has always been here. 

Welcome home, buddy. Let us know when you have a name! (I can see why you don't want to be calling him and yell "Gun." :lol)

Sweep did an awesome job! 

 

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5 minutes ago, Time4ANap said:

It looks like he chatters too!  There were a few little chatters when he was playing with the toy. 

He is a huge chatterer—so much so that my husband suggested we name him Beavis (not happening). And exactly, yelling "Gun" across the yard or in public is a no-go. :lol Fortunately, he does not seem to respond to it at all.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome for:

  • Dudley
  • Jasper
  • Gunther
  • Badger
  • Angus

Help?! I should start a poll.

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Rachel with Doolin Doodle Dooooo, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig.
Missing gentlemen kitties MudHenry, and Richard and our gorgeous, gutsy girlhounds
 Sweep and Willa:heart

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4 minutes ago, Remolacha said:

Angus has always been a favorite of mine!

edited to add, Kevin isn’t on your list, but he kind of looks like a Kevin to me :D

Kevin :lol would be excellent for memes. 

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Rachel with Doolin Doodle Dooooo, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig.
Missing gentlemen kitties MudHenry, and Richard and our gorgeous, gutsy girlhounds
 Sweep and Willa:heart

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:lol 

He looks like a Badger to me; maybe Gunther or Jasper.  Or Gunner.  Or how about Sling?  Kind of coordinates with Sweep, and then you could call him with "Slingalingadingdong"

How's the cat taking the bad news?  

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Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey

remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter

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The eyes. He’s an honest, try-hard guy, you can just tell :heart Someone very special already had a name that fit him and that I loved. Otherwise he would have been named Ernest :beatheart

Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. :heartThank you, campers. Current enrollees:  Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M, Ebbie, HollyBeeBop (Betty Crocker).

Angels: Pal :heart. Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie :heart:brokenheart. (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4.

:paw Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs.

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I am so happy for you! :clap  He's a handsome fellow and was a really good racer!  I like the name Badger. But I also like Gunnar or Gunther to honor his racing name.

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I vote "Winston", a combination of Winchester and Remington.

Current Crew: Gino-Gene-Eugene! (Eastnor Rebel: Makeshift x Celtic Dream); Fuzzy the Goo-Goo Girl (BGR Fuzzy Navel: Boc's Blast Off x Superior Peace); Roman the Giant Galoot! (Imark Roman: Crossfire Clyde x Shana Wookie); Kitties Archie and Dixie

Forever Missed: K9 Sasha (2001-2015); Johnny (John Reese--Gable Dodge x O'Jays) (2011-19); the kitties Terry and Bibbi; and all the others I've had the privilege to know

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Harry. 

I've always wanted a dog named Harry, but we have never changed a name when a dog arrived. I just think there's something about a big brindle boy named Harry that I like. 

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:wub:    He is so handsome!

Well, if you name him Gunther you would probably still be yelling "Gun!"  

I like Angus for a big boy's name!

Congratulations!

 

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There’s nothing quite like a brindle,

Wishing happiness to all of you, whatever his name is.;)

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Wooooohoooooo!!!!!! :banana :pepper :banana :pepper 

Kiowa Sweet Trey offspring are extra special. :beatheart 

My Piper (Cee Bar Easy) was bred to Jimbo Scotty a few times. One of her daughters with him--Poppy (Cmon Err Not)--did not have noise problems. Nor does grand daughter Hildy (Braska Hildy).  My Kiowa Sweet Trey daughter Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue) did. :dunno 

I like Angus. Whatever his name, he's gorgeous and settling in very well indeed.

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6 hours ago, palmettobug said:

CONGRATS!! (did you stop and get him some good Memphis BBQ?) :yay

I notice he's got Jimbo Scotty in his pedigree, I know we've had a few dogs on GT with noise issues in that line. Johnny was one of them. Just something to look out for!

54 minutes ago, GreyPoopon said:

Wooooohoooooo!!!!!! :banana :pepper :banana :pepper 

Kiowa Sweet Trey offspring are extra special. :beatheart 

My Piper (Cee Bar Easy) was bred to Jimbo Scotty a few times. One of her daughters with him--Poppy (Cmon Err Not)--did not have noise problems. Nor does grand daughter Hildy (Braska Hildy).  My Kiowa Sweet Trey daughter Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue) did. :dunno 

I like Angus. Whatever his name, he's gorgeous and settling in very well indeed.

Tell me about the noise issues. He does seem hyper-aware of all the noises, but it's a new place in an urban neighborhood with lots going on. Those ears are definitely on full alert. But so far no real spookiness detected and he seems great on our round-the-block walkies (too hot for anything more). I do feel bad that the timing is so crappy with 4th of July coming up. We seem to have dodged the thunderstorms predicted for today (boo for my parched yard, hooray for this young man); I was curious to see if he has his Auntie Sweep's storm-phobia.

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Rachel with Doolin Doodle Dooooo, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig.
Missing gentlemen kitties MudHenry, and Richard and our gorgeous, gutsy girlhounds
 Sweep and Willa:heart

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Gunnar gets my vote from your list.  But I do like Harry.  And Remington.  I've always like the nickname Remy.  :beatheart 

Then when he's in trouble you can use his full name and it has some real weight!!  "Remington G Lastname!!!  What are you doing??"  :shakefinger 

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Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora)

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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

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Congrats (insert name here) on finding a new home.

As for his name what about something short like Ted

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Guinness (Antigua Rum) b. 3 September 2017 - Gotcha Day 18 March 2022 - A gentleman most of the time

 

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