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Six-Month Gotcha Day Anniversary
Rudy and Wyatt came into our live six months ago yesterday. We absolutely love the dogs they are becoming. These six months have gone by pretty fast, despite the summer being marred by extreme heat in June and two big … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, dogs, Greyhounds, Methow Valley, retired racers, wildfires
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Settling Into Their Forever Home
Rudy and Wyatt have been with us for a little over two months now. They’re adjusting beautifully to living in a home, and are becoming wonderful companions for us and for each other. The biggest challenge was dealing with Wyatt’s … Continue reading
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Tagged canine health, dogs, Greyhounds, life with dogs, Methow Valley, separation anxiety
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Rudy and Wyatt
We welcomed these two beautiful creatures, Rudy and Wyatt to our family on March 21. They are helping our hearts heal after losing Truman, Campy and Tiger all in the last 18 months. Rudy and Wyatt are only 2-years old … Continue reading
~ Tiger ~ January 23, 2009 – February 23, 2021
Your wings were ready, our hearts were not. Tiger – AHK Poppa’s Tiger – came into our lives on March 7, 2012. Tiger was a ‘Bama boy. He ran 30 races in his career, all of them in Mobile, AL, … Continue reading
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Tagged canine cancer, dogs, Gotcha Day, Greyhound Pets Inc. GPI, Greyhounds
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I Got My Dog Into Yale
Campagnolo had his sixth and final chemotherapy treatment on June 10. He came through it like a champ, as always. And, as always, he charmed our vet and the entire staff at Cascade Veterinary Clinic. I had our vet take … Continue reading
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Tagged canine cancer, dogs, Greyhounds, Osteosarcoma, tripawds, Yale
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Saving Campagnolo
It’s been nearly three years since my last Dog Blog post. Here’s the Cliff Notes version of those three years: We bought a house and built a garden on our property that’s bigger than the house. Thanks to my wonderful … Continue reading
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Tagged canine cancer, dogs, Greyhounds, Methow Valley, Osteosarcoma
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The Squirrels Here Have Anger Management Issues
One month. It’s been one month since we made our 20-year dream of living in the Methow Valley a reality. One month since we loaded up all our worldly possessions in a 20 ft U-Haul truck and left our home … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, Greyhounds, Methow Valley, Portland, Seattle, Winthrop
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Happy Gotcha Day!
Four years ago, on July 16, 2012, our beautiful boy Truman came to live with us. I remember the first time we met. We had just lost our boy Larry and Tiger was despondent that his best friend was gone. … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, Gotcha Day, Greyhounds, Portland, retired racer, Seattle
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Scary Times
As we get ready to flip the calendar to July, we are entering into the annual Days of Dread for many of our dogs. I’m talking about 4th of July fireworks. Celebrating our nation’s birth by firing incendiary devices is … Continue reading
An Inappropriate Immune Response
Our beautiful boy Truman was recently diagnosed with Pannus. Pannus, or Chronic Superficial Karatitis, is a progressive autoimmune disease of the cornea. No one knows what causes it, but Greyhounds are among a handful of breeds that seem to have … Continue reading
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