Tag Archives: Greyhounds

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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Humans Aren’t the Only Ones…

Humans aren’t the only ones who need blood transfusions. Our animal companions can also suffer an emergency requiring life-saving blood products. Tiger and Truman are among the 125+ canine and feline “Superhero” volunteer blood donors at DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital in … Continue reading

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Greyhound Walking Club

We love a win-win-win, and that’s what happens every month for Greyhound owners in Portland. The Greyhound Walking Club provides a monthly social outing for hounds and their humans. This month’s walk was at Commonwealth Lake Park in Beaverton. Some … Continue reading

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Hounds Around Town

We’ve been in Portland for two years now! We live in the Pearl District. Portland is very dog-friendly, and there are lots of fun things to do. Here we are at one of our favorite local spots, The Fields.  There … Continue reading

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An Embarrassment of (Social Media) Riches

So many social media platforms. So little time to properly tend to each one…Our dog family continues to evolve. We lost our beloved Larry – our beautiful cover boy – one year ago. Larry lost his four-month long battle with … Continue reading

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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

Welcoming Tiger, our newest Methow Dog! Here’s his profile from the local “Greyhound Dating Service”. Tiger came to live with us on March 7, 2012. One thing the good folks at Greyhound Pets, Inc. left off his description is that … Continue reading

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Methow Dog Now and Then

I was surfing the backwaters of cyberspace and came across our original “Dog Blog.” We gave our greyhounds Aurelia and Ducati their own blog in 2006 when we got our Mazama property. It was during those family camping trips that … Continue reading

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The Future of the Greyhound

What is the future of the greyhound if racing ends? There’s an excellent article about that in the current issue of “Celebrating Greyhounds” magazine. Both sides of the racing industry weigh on the current state of greyhound racing in this … Continue reading

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ROOFEST 2010 – Walk in the Park

Join Greyhound Pets of America-Greater Northwest for ROOFEST. Spend the day with greyt pups and their people and enjoy live and silent auctions, Methow Dog and other vendors, food and doggy games. There will also be greyhounds to adopt to … Continue reading

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What Do Dogs Do All Day Anyway?

Ever wonder what your dog does all day while you’re away? Our retired racers like to log a lot of hours on the couch.  Larry enjoys keeping current with the world of bicycle racing.

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