Looks like Teddy Bear will head to Great Falls this week end. He has been claimed!! What a great week this has been for moving dogs!! After weeks of dogs waiting finally a break. Remember Pet Fest is this week end. You don't have to sign up to come down and visit. Of course it is nice if you sign up so we know that we have coverage. But if you suddenly have a chunk of time on Saturday please come down to show off your pup. We will have some of the foster dogs there. So even if you don't want to bring your dog...bring your people skills and help spread the word about retired racing greyhounds.

Yesterday was Ducky's birthday. You will all be pleased to hear that Ducky got her birthday wish. A home of her own!! early in the week Carol mentioned to me that Vicki K. was thinking of adding another greyhound after the loss of her dear old pup, CJ. I immediately was on the phone to Vicki and asked her to consider Ducky. Vicki said "Funny you should call I have been thinking about this very thing!" Last evening Vicki and Cliff of Missoula brought their two greyhound girls, Abby and Jaz, out to meet their new sister Ducky. Things went very well. Cliff laughed when Ducky started playing with a toy. He already is calling her MD (short for Mama Ducky). HURRAY!!! I will take Ducky into Missoula on Saturday and turn her over to Vicki. Ducky will officially join the red headed pack of the Klein family.
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Pizzazz has been spoken for and is searching for a ride to the Kalispell area. Anyone going to the lake soon?
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Shannon also is in a new spot. It is technically a foster home but it has lots of potential to firm up into an adoption.
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That leaves Miss Skipper here at my place. Skipper gets cuter every day. She takes a while to relax but is one of the sweetest and easiest foster dogs. Comes when I call and never causes any trouble. I don't think I would put her in a home with a busy family just because of the chaos level would overwhelm her...but she would shine in a settled routine home.

Tripps are fostering the boys, Juan, Jack and Teddy Bear. If things keep moving along this way maybe we will be able to help some more greyhounds. Next haul is Sept.

Summer is whipping by me at the speed of a greyhound. I can't believe we are already to the middle of August. This summer has been a blur of company. Darrin's nieces came and stayed a couple of weeks and a few days later my nieces came and stayed for 3 weeks. While it is nice not to have teenagers to keep track of I do miss them. There is no one to watch late night movies with.
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We have several nice greyhounds that need homes. I have 3 wonderful greyhound ladies in waiting here. Mama Ducky is still waiting and waiting and waiting....where on earth is her family? She has so much going for her I just can't believe she is still here waiting. Skipper is doing wonderfully. When she arrived she was pretty stressed her little world had been turned upside down. She is settling in but I can't wait to see how much she really blossoms in a home of her own. She is so elegant, the picture of grace and the sweet personality to match. Then there is Pizazz who is cute and fun. We had a serious nibble on her from a home up north but nothing has happened so far so she is still waiting. In the mean time we did help an Afghan Hound find a home in Billings. Best wishes to Roman in his new home with Cindy! Bold Speed went home with Stacy a couple weeks ago. He is such a baby Huey....but reports are he is settling right in and loving his new life. His new name will be Bodie and he will live in Missoula. We will see if he can learn to walk on a lead in his new home.

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At Tripps there are 6 greyhounds waiting. Intrepid and Oliver have been spoken for but they have 3 handsome boys and one darling senior girl who are waiting for homes of their own. This week end is Pet Fest in Missoula if anyone would like to take one of the foster dogs in to meet folks we can arrange it.

When Jack first bound out into the yard to have his picture taken I thought "Oh boy he is too much!" But soon everyone was laughing out loud watching his funny antics. He is big, beautiful and silly. In 2 minutes he ran like a wild thing, played fetch, cooled off by wading and then looked drop dead gorgeous for pictures. He squeezed more living into those two short minutes than most dogs do in a whole day. If Jack was a person he would be the guy EVERYONE knows and wants to know better. What a great dog!!

Jack will turn three years old in Sept. and he sure would love to celebrate his birthday in his own home. He likes all people and plays well with other dogs....although he may overwhelm the meek. With Jack in the house you will never be bored or lonely. Unlike many active dogs Jack will settle and is a honey.

I love this picture of Skipper. It really shows the soft side of her. She is a dog easily overwhelmed but she really wants to be a good girl. She is just now learning how to be a real dog...which must be somewhat like the process the velveteen rabbit went through to become "real".

Seems there is a lot to tell. We have new pictures of Pizazz and Skipper which should be on the web site soon. Saturday brought new dogs from Oklahoma. 6 new beauties to find homes for in Montana. The picture above is taken at the meeting spot just before we loaded them up to take them to the bath house. Note that the fawn and brindle that Paulette has her hand on is Juan who is actually WHITE and brindle. Here he is with his flea shampoo soaking....he has had 3 shampoo lathers at this point. The pretty brindle in the picture is Jack. Click on the picture for a larger view so youu can see his handsome face.

We didn't have a lot of helpers on this bath day but the people who came worked hard scrubbing dogs and walking them after their baths. Here is Paulette and Carol scrubbing Oliver (brother to Tripps handsome boy Robbie.) Judy and Trish were doing a last minute transport of Junebug who is now settling in with greyhound sisters Lilly, Tessa and Betty.

Bold Speed turned out to be a big BABY. He isn't sure he should have to walk on a lead. So when Jeff took him out to dry in the sun and to potty. Bold Speed decided he couldn't walk back so rather than risk him pulling out of his collar Jeff packed him for about half a block. I bet Jeff wish he stayed closer to the truck.

Not pictured are Sweet Shannon a 9 year old tiny brindle retired brood mama. She is recovering tonight from a spay, dental which revealed few healthy teeth and a eye infection. She sure would love some TLC from a loving foster or forever home. Debbie quickly was falling under the spell of Shannon while she walked her and rubbed her dry. Her sweet personality is exactly the reason she came to Montana. When Tripps met her Carol reports that Shannon hopped right in the truck with them and laid her head on Dan's shoulder. He was smitten!! Now some lucky home is going to have the fortune of adopting her. Also not pictured is Teddy Bear, a handsome red boy with the sweetest chocolate drop eyes.

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Sunday afternoon Darrin and I loaded up a couple of dogs and went on a over night camp trip to a remote lake in the high country. When we passed through a heavily flowered alpine meadow I insisted Darrin stop the car. I took the pups on a nice walk and then we sat in the grass together. If this is what Heaven is like I won't be disappointed!!

At long last a picture of Intrepid. She is a absolute DOLL. In describing her to Judy I said, "This dog is as close to Belle (of Belle Toll fame) of any dog I have ever met". Intrepid is sweet, curious, pretty and will look you right in the eye. I was quickly falling for this one....so I sent her back to Tripps as soon as they were back home. Thinking of opening your home to a deserving retired mama? Don't wait!! This little honey is really something.

Love in June (AKA Junebug) has a home and is waiting to catch a ride to the Billings area. She will be joining the Wright family in Circle. They already share their home with a pack of wonderful greyhounds...yep they have the disease.

More hounds will arrive this week end. Check out the incoming hounds on the website.

The other big news is that Merlin went home!! Merlin is busy working his magic on his new family and reports are that they think Merlin is close to perfect.