More greyhound updates
As per facebook updates, our first foster Goldie was only with us for a couple of days before finding her forever home. But we were back to our usual quiet single-hound household for only a few days before being asked to step up again. Although Andrew and I both work full time, and we have no yard, it turns out that our home has one factor that makes us a sought-after foster home - we don't have cats.
We were supposed to take Nikita, the greyhound/wolfhound cross (looks like a curly, fuzzy greyhound - cute!) because she was chasing cats, but the intense snowstorm on the weekend put off transportation (Nikita was in Olds). In the meantime, it turned out that a greyhound named Slash also needed to be moved to a different foster home because of aggression toward cats. So we picked up Slash on Sunday afternoon.
Slash is a huge male - about 75 pounds, very tall and solid. I assume his racing career must have been cut short by injury. His race record (as "Slash N Cash") has only four races, but he had two wins in the highest grade of race, so he was off to a very promising start. He came to us with a bad limp, doesn't like to stand very long (even for a greyhound!) and is reluctant to walk even around the block.
Slash goes to vet tomorrow to see what is wrong. Hopefully it is treatable, or at least that he can get some painkillers because he is clearly hurting. He's a big sweetheart who loves to play with stuffed toys and have his belly rubbed, so let's hope this guy gets a good prognosis and can get on his way to being someone's pet.
We were supposed to take Nikita, the greyhound/wolfhound cross (looks like a curly, fuzzy greyhound - cute!) because she was chasing cats, but the intense snowstorm on the weekend put off transportation (Nikita was in Olds). In the meantime, it turned out that a greyhound named Slash also needed to be moved to a different foster home because of aggression toward cats. So we picked up Slash on Sunday afternoon.
Slash is a huge male - about 75 pounds, very tall and solid. I assume his racing career must have been cut short by injury. His race record (as "Slash N Cash") has only four races, but he had two wins in the highest grade of race, so he was off to a very promising start. He came to us with a bad limp, doesn't like to stand very long (even for a greyhound!) and is reluctant to walk even around the block.
Slash goes to vet tomorrow to see what is wrong. Hopefully it is treatable, or at least that he can get some painkillers because he is clearly hurting. He's a big sweetheart who loves to play with stuffed toys and have his belly rubbed, so let's hope this guy gets a good prognosis and can get on his way to being someone's pet.