LOL! THIS is sure to get some comments!
:B :E Least intelligent dog breeds
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Dog Folks wrote:
Desert Captain: Is Millie a retired racier?
We had two of them and learned that we had to teach them "how" to be dogs. One of them had never walked in grass!
Their lives from birth to retirement is very different than a regular dog.
They are one of the best companion dogs you could ever ask for. I miss ours and we talk about them at least daily.
Yes, she is a retired racer. We were lucky when we got her as she had been in a foster home with 2 other Grey's and a mutt for two months. This really flattened the learning curve for her and us.
Typically when they first come off the track they have never seen a sliding glass door, grass, cars etc. and it takes a lot of patience to acclimate them to living in a home. Even after 5 years with us she continues to evolve.... getting more spoiled everyday! :B
Permit me a little thread drift here...
After our Dalmatian passed my bride swore no more dogs, just too hard when they go. For 14 months the house was so empty and I kept lobbying for another pooch. As Christmas approached she began to have second thoughts but knew better than to share them with me. She spoke to her gal pals about how she was about ready to commit to another dog.
Being a very organized person, (retired social worker), she sat down and made out a list entitled "my next perfect dog will be".... not a shedder, gentle, easy to walk and care for etc., etc.. Then on Christmas eve she surprised me with the announcement that she was ready for a new dog. I was on the AGR (Arizona Greyhound Rescue), website in mere minutes. After a week of interviews and seeing dozens of dogs that were in need of a good home our AGR counselor hooked us up with Millie and the rest as they say is history.
When they take Grey's off the track to find them homes they change their names so as to give them a new identity to go with their new life. Six weeks later we received a package from AGR with Millie's racing history. Would you believe her racing name was...."Wish List?" :B
