Showing posts with label Cool Idol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool Idol. Show all posts

Update from our foster boy Alex (Cool Idol)

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Cute Alex
 
We just heard from Evan, Bridget, Uriel and Isabella from Palmerston North, who adopted our foster boy Alex (Cool Idol) in June this year. We love hearing about our foster doggies in their new homes -thanks a million for your lovely update guys!
 
They wrote:
Alex, he is one fantastic dog!  From the initial shy boy we had, day by day we see new aspects of his comical personality.
There is the ‘teenage’ Alex; sleeping all day, always thinking of food and trying to raid the pantry, acting before thinking and doing things at 100 miles per hour! Then there is the Alex that loves playing with little kids, always gentle with our 2 year old Isabella and allowing her to tuck him in at nights and provide him with soft toys to cuddle up with. He refuses to run anywhere near small children and always seems to look out for them. :)
With Isabella
 Alex also loves plays, walks and runs with our teenage son Uriel - which is always handy for whenever he ‘discovers’ extra food. But it is with his (little) big sister that he is happiest with, Jessie our Shetland Sheepdog. She rules Alex, keeps him inline and takes his bed whenever she wants, leaving him to try and curl up on hers. He is always out to impress her, which Jessie uses to her advantage when she cunningly incites Alex to chase the cat and watches with her tail wagging when he gets told off!
Alex and his sister Jessie The Sheltie :)
  Quickly he has become a little celebrity in our family and area with everyone wanting to know about him. He can still be a little guarded when meeting new dogs and cats, but very quickly he becomes their willing servant! We can’t wait to see a few of his races on DVD, it is hard to imagine that this big softie had any sort of a different life!
Many thanks Fatima for all your advice and support you gave us with Alex !
 
 
I did warn Bridget that all the family will scream and cheer when they see Alex's racing DVD :). This dog was an awesome racer and looked amazing on the track.
 
For those of you who have not ordered  your greyhound's racing DVD yet - here are the details on how to do it: http://greyhoundsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2009/10/order-your-greyhounds-races-on-dvd.html
 
Please order it if you can - it is truly incredible to have a chance to see your dog doing what he/she loves. Just a tip: I personally would order winning races only, as camera seems to focus on winning doggie the most.

Meet our foster doggie Alex (Cool Idol)

Friday, June 22, 2012
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Gorgeous Alex (Cool Idol) arrived only a few days ago and he has settled right in! :)
He is a lovely doggie - awesome in the house, very clean, walks beautifully on the lead. He also comes when called already and is very responsive :) Alex is a true couch potato, loves his bed, but he is also very playful, he loves to play with toys and a rugby ball, and run around with his canine friends :)
Alex loves our  dogs and is very excited to meet other dogs out and about :)
Today I took a few pictures of  him:
Alex and his rugby ball :)
With his friend Ben The Corgi

Craik Racing newly retired hounds up for adoption!

Thursday, May 3, 2012
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I have written about greyhound trainer Ben Craik and his lovely family before, here. This week, Ben has done yet another roadtrip to GAP Sanson, dropping off another four of his recently retired greyhounds.
Sonja has taken pictures of these lovely doggies - all four of them are just gorgeous! :) (you can click on photos to see full size)

Of course, I was SO excited when I heard that amazing racer Ben (Embezzlement)  was amongst them, I was there at the kennels in a flash, wanting to meet this amazing dog! Just look at this face:
Beautiful  Ben (Embezzlement)
His trainer Ben Craik said this about him:
Ben is such a beautiful, quiet, good tempered dog and will make a fabulous pet. Ben was also a good performer winning $51,779 in stakes and qualified for Group 1 Finals Auckland Cup and Sister City where he raced in Brisbane.

I met the lovely boy and he is also the cuddliest , softest , most affectionate doggie :) Not to mention STUNNING looking. As all Craik greyhounds, he is in wonderful condition and so ready for pet home.
Stunning Ben :)

Ben's litter brother Alex (Cool Idol) arrived to GAP at the same time. Alex did awesome on the track too (80 starts and many wins and placing), just like his brother Ben :) Alex is blue with white socks and blaze, and stunning looking too:
Alex (Cool Idol)


Cute Viv (Harajuku Girl) and Brinkley (Expenditure) arrived together with Ben and Alex, and they are both gorgeous:
Viv (Harajuku Girl) making new friends at GAP kennels
Pretty Viv :)
And finally, here is pretty boy Brinkley (Expenditure) :)