Tommy and his ears

Tommy has the strangest ears of all our hounds. They are usually straight up. Sometimes they push together and look like a shovel or a radar antenna. They seem to have very stiff cartilage, so they don't bend and flop in the middle like the other hounds.

Stephanie's Ears

When I first looked at this, it looked like she had four ears. On closer inspection, the shadow is the other set. Stephanie has this sort of unique way of being on alert.

A Typical Day in the Life of a Greyhound

Daily schedule:

Wakeup
Turnout
Nap
Eat
Turnout
Nap
Treat
Nap
Walk
Nap
Eat
Turnout
Nap
Turnout
Sleep

Now who are the smart one's? Us or them?

Tommy and Stephanie

Here is another shot of Tommy in Stephanie's space. She doesn't seem to mind Tommy at all when he does this. Tommy's sister, Glow, does not like this sort of thing from any of the hounds.

Glow loves my dirty sock.

Glow is the one that likes to drag my shoes out of the bedroom. In this case she has settled for resting her nose on one of my dirty socks.

Tommy makes an office visit

Tommy is another one that likes to visit me while I am working in my office.

Nap partners

Tommy doesn't seem to mind that his feet are on top of Stephanie. Stephanie didn't seem to mind it either. That was a big surprise.

Stephanie gets her own stack

I piled up some of the other beds, so they all get a chance to enjoy the triple decker.

Triple Decker Tommy

We got some new beds, so the old ones got stacked waiting to be picked up by our friend Dorothy. All of the hounds like nice big soft piles to lay on. Tommy climbed up and settled in on the old beds.

Stephanie's plate after the Vet visit

We took Stephanie to the Vet and they removed the screw. She got some stitches and some antibiotic pills. She is not very good at taking pills and gives us a hard time.

Stephanie's plate

Stephanie has a plate in her right hock from when she broke it racing. It has given her plenty of problems. This is the second plate. Now one of the screws is showing. This means another trip to the Vet.

Office Mates

I am working at home now, so the gang misses me and joins me in my office. Bullet is almost always there, but now Stephanie has moved in. It will get crowded when they all decide to come and nap while I work. They all do check in when they think I need a break to scratch ears and give butt rubs.

Bullet takes a nap

The weather has been very cold lately so the hounds get plenty of nap time. I thought Bullet looked cute with his paws folded over and his tongue sticking out.

The Hounds Rooing to the CSI Intro

The hounds wait until they hear the intro music to "Who Are You" and then start rooing. It is so funny to see Tommy's ears perk up and then they start.

Stephanie sits with her baby

Stephanie is the only one of our hounds that will frequently sit. This was a cute shot of her sitting and holding her baby.

The brace on the inside

The inside is well padded and provides a lot of protection and seems like it would be comfortable. We have to watch how it wears on her leg to see if it will need any adjustment.

The Brace from Orthopets

The brace has a nice rubber tread and the hinge is flexible plastic. It gives support and tends to spring back to the shape it is in now.

Stephanie gets her leg brace

Today we got Stephanie's leg brace. She has to learn to walk with it and get used to wearing it. We have to let her wear it for short periods of time and work up to 6 hrs. We hope this will help her walk and run without pain.

Stephanie gets a leg brace

We are ordering a leg brace for Stephanie from Orthopets in Denver, CO. We had to create a cast of her leg so they can get the proper fit for the brace. Stephanie was very good for the whole procedure. We hope to help relieve the pain in her leg when she walks.

Bliss

This is a great shot of Bliss in the back yard. I have to put straw down, because they race around the trees and dig up the grass. It the turns to mud when it rains. The straw keeps the mess down. We now have new carpet and want to minimize any mud coming into the house.