Nightrave greyhounds blog: Captain Carlos

By Fatima |

Monday, June 25, 2012

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Gorgeous 10 year old Lace is staying with us for a few weeks, while her Mum and Dad are visiting friends in England. I thought to post some pictures of her here, so that her parents can see how their precious girl is doing :)
Today, Lace insisted on dictating a post to me, so here goes:

Hello Mum and Dad!
Hope you are having fun over there, I have seen some pictures on your Facebook (and have to admit I just HAD to lick the computer screen at that stage :)
Geee I am tired! Yesterday Fatima took me, Cobby and Lucy to a GAP run in Ashhurst Domain. We had SO much fun! There were many greyhounds there and I made sure I met them all. :)
And yes, we run like lunatics:

You can click on photos to see them in full size. On this one, I am at the very back,
BUT that is only because I was sniffing something on the ground and started last !!!

I met famous ex-racer Fancy Spider! I thought he was quite cool, but...

...he has this long and VERY odd-shaped tail that he wags constanly so you need to watch it!
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Me with Cara (Thrilling Paris) and her Mum Roseanne :)
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Cara's Dad handled me when we had to be on lead. I like him -he also handles
me at the Canine Good Citizen class we attend every Monday (but that is another story -watch this space!)
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Me and Fancy Spider again :)
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Me with Cara and Carlos (Captain Carlos). Cara and Carlos came from the
same racing kennel in Waikato and loved catching up. When I told them I would be doing a
blog post, they both asked me to say hello to their trainers
Maxine, Mike and Sam (they are both sending loads of virtual licks :)

Carlos is very handsome young man I have to say! He spent most of the time hooning around, and then rolling in the grass:

Captain Carlos :)

Carlos with his Mum

Yes, I had to wear a muzzle! I tried to explain I did NOT need one -but apparently, on all GAP runs,
when we run free we need to be muzzled. I was more than happy with that :)
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From left to right : shiny black doggie is Brinkley (Expenditure), Fancy Spider is next to him,
me :), and finally Carlos

Brinkley (Expenditure) is very handsome too
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After a long walk through the bush and by the river, we came up to a small cafe, where everybody wanted to have coffee! To be honest, all I wanted at this stage is to go back to the car and have a nap. Oh well, never mind, I used the time to make friends with Sticky (Sticky Boy), a gorgeous white spotty boy currently up for adoption:

Sticky and me :)

We were all exhausted when we got home! We all got our coats on and went to sleep :) We did not even stir until we smelt the dinner being prepared!
Until next time, Lace xxxxxxxx

By Fatima |

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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Handsome Carlos (Captain Carlos) recently went to live with Chris and Terry in Palmerston North, and they just sent us this update:

We picked up Carlos from the kennel in Sanson two weeks ago and we have been enjoying him ever since. He has settled in very well and enjoys walks on the lead, romps in the park and snoozes in the corner of the lounge and anywhere else he finds comfortable. He has learned the out-of-bounds areas in the house and garden very quickly and has had very little trouble adapting to his new surroundings. He had an upset tummy for a few days after he joined us, but that soon passed.

We have had dogs in the past, but Carlos is our first greyhound. We have found all the hype is well founded; he is everything we were told greyhounds could be!

Over the last few days we have started to take him a bit further afield on his walks and have found a place where we can safely let him off the lead for a sniff around and a bit of a sprint. He is lovely to watch!

He has discovered the fun of playing in the stream, after the initial surprise! We have taken him on one GAP walk where he enjoyed the company of other greyhounds and it was good to meet other people who know the breed well and could give us tips and hints about keeping him happy and healthy.