Ch-ch-ch-chill

 

What I am trying to show you here is the tiny little weather application I have on the sidebar of my computer.

The good news is that it is sunny – thus the full sun burst in the upper left hand corner.  The red ALERT across the middle means ‘something is up’!  And by that I don’t mean the temperature.  As you can see (though very pixilated) in the upper right hand corner it is –21 degrees (yes *minus* 21) Fahrenheit at 8 am in the morning here.

The Alert is actually for the –35 degree windchill (good thing it is not all that windy!).

 

 

The above is what I saw out my kitchen window first thing in this morning. Regardless of the cold the sunrise was as beautiful as ever.

 

Renner: This is how I feel about that!

Mandy: You don’t see me! I’m invisible….so quit asking me if I have to go out! I can hold it, my bathroom is too cold right now!

All that said:

Today is perfect for reflecting back on warmth!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course little guy with Scooter. Our sweet Scooter, gone but never forgotten.

 

Apparently everyone is tired out. So we will end today’s reflective journey and hopefully leave everyone feeling a little bit warmer!

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We are also Pet Blog hopping!

This week’s pet blog hop hosted by Life With Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers and Confessions of the Plume.  If you'd like to participate, please  follow the rules and follow your three hosts, add your blog to the Linky and copy and paste the html code into your html editor (found at Life With Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers and Confessions of the Plume). Thanks again to our hosts for putting on the hop!

Always In My Heart–Scooter

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Stay!

 

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Scooter

March 2004 – July 2010

There are just times when life sucks….like  last July for example. It started out well, then grew progressively worse.

Osteosarcoma is something every Retired Racing Greyhound owner fears. It is so common in the breed. In Scooter’s case it began with what we all thought was tendonitis in his right shoulder. Time proved us wrong and at only 6 years of age it claimed his life. I can’t even begin to describe how much he is missed. Broken hearts occur often at this house as we have had 19 greyhounds (among other pets) and cancer, of some form, has stolen just about everyone of them away from us.

Some might think it might get easier to deal with the loss when it happens over and over, but I can tell you first hand, it does not. Personally, I feel Scooters loss has been one of the hardest for me to deal with since the loss of my first Greygirl Blaze so many years ago.

Scooter now resides at the Rainbow Bridge with all of my other lost loves that I hope to see again one day.

Renner & Scooter – Face of the Week #17

This is Renner!

Renner is one of my Retired Racing Greyhounds. His coloring is actually white with brindle ticking and he is 9 years old. Normally he doesn’t get to ride in the car while sticking his head out of the window. However, this is while we were the only car driving through the wild life refuge area and we were taking our time letting Scooter and Renner enjoy the sights out the windows.


This is Scooter!

Scooter is also a Retired Racing Greyhound  who is a 6 year old white and black boy. He is having problems with his right shoulder and we are supposed to keep his exercise minimal, so we drove though the refuge and kept the walks short and few in number. Renner and Scooter really seemed to enjoy getting to ride instead of walking. :)


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In the Beginning

 
On the first day, God created the Greyhound.

On the second day, God created man to serve the Greyhound.

On the third day, God created the animals of the Earth to serve as potential food for the Greyhound.

On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labor for the good of the Greyhound.

On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the Greyhound could or could not retrieve it.

On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the Greyhound healthy and the man broke. (AMEN!!!)

On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but he had to walk the Greyhound. (Author Unknown)

On the eighth day, God believeth that He was done, but Lo! The Garden of Eden was full of Greyhound poop and craters. Adam & Eve, having been banished from the garden, no longer dwelleth therein to serve the Greyhound, so it came to pass that He had to clean the mess up Himself. And God was displeased.

On the ninth day, God sayeth unto the Heavens, "Who hath dominion here, me or the Greyhound?

On the tenth day, God came upon the Greyhound cockroached on His throne and abideth there unmoving, despite all His beseeching.

And so it came to pass that God had his answer. He then sayeth unto Moses, "Fine! You’re in charge now. Here’s my ten commandments. You deal with the Greyhound! I’m retiring to Miami Beach!

And Moses convinced the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of bondage in Egypt and journey to the Promised Land. God sayeth unto Moses, "The Promised Land shall be yours, but you must take the Greyhound with you.

And so it came to pass that the Israelites wandered for 40 years in the wilderness, waiting for the Greyhound to go potty, mark every bush and sniff every blade of grass in its domain.

And the Greyhound was fruitful and multiplied.  

The people were taken by the comeliness and manner of the Greyhound, but they were sorely distressed. "Lord" they cried out, "The Greyhound is an attractive and sweet creature, but there are so many, what shall we do?"

And God sayeth unto the people, "Ye are a cursed people and shall be known as adopters! Thy yards shall be barren of grass. Thy dwellings shall overflow with dog beds, squeaky toys and Greyhound kitsch. Thy carpets shall be forever stained. Thy vet bills shalt be large and thy lives forever ordered around by the Greyhound. And thy minds shall be muddled, as thou shalt treat thy Greyhounds as thy do your human offspring."

And Adopters begat Chippers. And Chippers begat Fosters. And Fosters begat Adoption Groups. And Adoption Groups begat Discussion Lists. And Discussion Lists begat Gatherings. And Gatherings begat Vendors. And Vendors begat a wardrobe for the Greyhound. And the Greyhound was spoiled.

God looked down on this and was pleased.

~David Weeks~ (photos Robin Krautbauer)

Camping With Retired Racing Greyhounds

This is a short (very short) video I made a year or two ago. Thought I'd put it up here just for fun. AND because camping season is again upon us here in Minnesota. Our first camping trip of the season will be in a couple of weeks and the Greyhounds are all so excited!  Hope you enjoy.

Greyhound In Training

 

Scooter (above) and Renner (below) know the best way to sleep is on your back, all legs (and arms) extended upward.

It has taken them a while but they have been working hard to train this little guy. All that work is paying off, don’t you think?

 

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Black & White

Scooter is our black and white retired racing greyhound. He has just had his 6th Birthday on March 23rd. His racing name was Tyville Scoop.

  He is rather on the large side for a greyhound weighing in at well over 80 pounds.  Not the best of racers and was retired when he was two years old. He was in a couple of homes before ours, which didn’t work out for him. However, he fit in perfectly here from day one.His favorite thing to do is ….snooze, and listen at the same time, he doesn’t like to miss anything. :)

This is a black and white handmade music box doll. I used to collect one or two of these each time I went to the Ren Fest in Shakopee, MN.

This is the black and white inside of a birthday card given my OH for his last birthday a couple of weeks ago, which I found humorous.

Yes it was Black & White week for True Colors Thursday hosted by Blue. For more great photos of Black & White things check out True Colors Thursday. Thanks Blue!