They're Grrrreyt!

Ha! I just noticed for the first time that I'm not the only one checking out this brindle greyhound. Anyhoo, I went to a Meet'n'Greet for Greyhound Pets of America Salt Lake chapter a while back. I was like a kid in a candy store. My first (and last) dog as a child was part greyhound. "Cookie" was puppy, greyhound, whippet and springer spaniel all in one. She jumped (easily 5 feet vertical), ran (kept up with 25 mph cars on our street), and got herself lost (sight hounds have a hard time "sniffing" their way back home). So when the animal control officer started showing up regularly with our dog, we knew she needed a more suitable home. She moved out into the country where she lived on a sheep farm. I was in first grade and missed her so badly, I would sit, looking at her picture, and cry. Okay, maybe I only did that once, but it might help explain why I still hope that one (or more) of these dogs is in my future even though I currently do not want a dog in my home. The greyhound in this photo looks like Cookie's older brother, who was named (or we nick-named) "Tiger Butter." And with this dog looking for her forever home, I say, "Go ahead--Show 'em you're a tiger! Show 'em what you can do!"