Happy New Year from Sally and Wolfie !

By Fatima |

Monday, January 3, 2011

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Happy couple Sally (Beach Street) and Wolfie (Thrilling Wolf) from Waikanae wish everybody a Happy New Year - and they have sent a few pictures too :) Aren't they the cutest pair? (Wolfie is the one under the covers :)

Update from Wolf (Thrilling Wolf)

By Fatima |

Thursday, November 25, 2010

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Wolf chilling out on the couch :)

Wolf (Thrilling Wolf) has recently been adopted by Margaret and Peter from Waikanae, joining their greyhound girl Sally (Beach Street) :)

Peter and Margaret (and their cat Timmy, albeit reluctantly!) adopted Sally in August this year, and decided that they would like a friend for her (I am happy to report that adopting a second greyhound is a growing trend!) So recently,  handsome Wolfie was matched to them.

Margaret and Peter sent me these cutest pictures:

Wolf and Sally sharing a couch :)

Just like Sally, Wolf has been an accomplished racer. It is quite amazing that Sally and Wolf have actually raced against each other, in Auckland, 03 November 09 - and Sally came first and Wolfie second!!! What a pair! :)

Wolf with his Mum Margaret

Cutest pictures from two Waikanae greyhounds :-)

By Fatima |

Thursday, October 28, 2010

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Sally's Mum Margaret just sent me these pictures -thanks a million Margaret!
They were taken in Waikanae Park where Sally (Beach Street) and Bryn (Bolts Bolted) sometimes meet for a date :-)

Sally (Beach Street), and Bryn (Bolts Bolted)
with Bryn's Mum Sheila and his Corgi sister Jess

Update from Sally (Beach Street)

By Fatima |

Saturday, August 28, 2010

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Angelic Sally :)

I just got an update and gorgeous pictures from Margaret and Peter  from Waikanae, who adopted Sally (Beach Street) just over 2 weeks ago.
Sally is a stunning looking brindle ex-racer, whom we have fostered before she went to her forever home. I have written about Sally's adventures with us on this blog here.

Margaret and Peter wrote:

Today (27 August) is Day 16! We collected Sally from Sonja and Irene after she had been fostered by Fatima for about 10 days. Having been exposed to the comforts of domestic life she didn’t have to start from
scratch here. No problems with things like glass doors or loud household noises e.g. vacuum cleaner, etc. And she bonded to her own day couch in short order but still tries our one out occasionally - we did have a tiny water pistol to discourage this but she crunched it up on the second day! :-)
A few days after she arrived we took her to Robyn's place at Otaki for a run with a couple of other hounds and she certainly showed her paces!
We wondered how Sally and our cat, Timmy, would interact. Well, no worries there! Initially heard a few yelps from Sally so Timmy is definitely in charge and has chased her down the hallway several times. Timmy is becoming more relaxed and we think he realises that she is here for keeps.
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Sally, Margaret and Timmy The Cat

Sally, Pete and Timmy

We have just installed a dog door and Sally appears to be getting the hang of it. Her long back legs are a bit of a hassle!
Sally is becoming more confident around the home. This was especially apparent on day 15 when she pushed the boundaries all day (perhaps to see who really is the boss?) but we are awake to her wiles! Getting her to wait until released to eat her food is our biggest challenge at the moment. :-)
Sally delights us - she is indeed, a joy to have.

Bones are Beaut!!!!!

Yep, this will do me!

Adopt a mongoose!

By Fatima |

Friday, August 6, 2010

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Lately we have been fostering all sorts of wildlife: first Nugget The Wallaby , and now, Sally The Mongoose :-)
Sally joined us a few days ago; she is masquerading as a retired racing greyhound, her racing name was 'Beach Street'. Here are some of her pictures:

Sally The Mongoose :-)

Hanging out below the clothesline with Frankie and Beryl

Sally getting a pat :-)

Sally is almost 4 years old (her birthday is on November 2nd), and she has just retired from successful racing career. She was given to GAP by the lovely Ben Craik.
Sally is a FUN dog, full of character, and very quirky :-) She jumps around , is fascinated by new things and wants to explore everything.
She is lovely in the house, listens to us and picks things up very fast , has already learned so many things and she never had an accident inside - we did not do any toilet-training per se; but then again, with our foster greyhounds we rarely do as they are incredibly clean dogs. She is not interested in our cat either.

Sally LOVES her bed and like any greyhound, sleeps for hours, on her back with her legs up in the air - but when the walkies time comes, it is all go!
Louie and Lucy love Sally, today her and Lucy were curled up together in the sunny spot in the conservatory. :-) She is very affectionate and could have cuddles for hours. She will make a lovely pet for someone, she will bond strongly to her new owner.

Aren't I pretty?

Sally with Louie :-)

With Frankie and Beryl :-)

Yesterday we visited Sue - Sally was fascinated by the outdoor thermometer in the shape of a frog! It was hilarious :-)

Update 08/08/2010:
Sally is the cutest! Louie and Lucy share their beds and doggie-couches with her (which does not happen often with foster dogs; greyhounds can be quite possesive of their beds). Sally would be perfect to live with other family dogs aswell -she is very polite and all dogs love her. She would be great as an only dog too.

Lucy and Sally sharing a doggie couch in the conservatory

And also sharing Lucy's bed!!!

Sally sunbathing on the doggie couch in the conservatory -isnt she the cutest? She has gathered the toys there for herself too :-)