Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue: Flying Felicity

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Felicity: 11/29 - Look what I can do!

Hey everyone just a quick post to show you what I've been practicing with Foster Mom! She says I'm real smart and you might want to see just how good I'm doing!

Foster Mom says down is just the beginning. Now that I understand that following directions like that will get me treats I can learn to do all kinds of neat things. Are there tricks you would like to teach me? I would love to learn them, especially if you have treats!! Love, Felicity

Felicity: 11/28 - Howly-day Time!

Hi everyone, it's Felicity and I learned another new thing that happens when you live in a house with a people family. They have special days they call howly-days. Nobody really howled so I'm not sure why they call them that but they sure are fun anyway. Last week I got to celebrate my first howly-day with my foster family. The people called it Thanksgiving, the resident hounds said they just call it super-duper food day. My foster parents were so busy in the kitchen making all sorts of tempting smells all day long.Then they started putting food on the big table in that room they almost never use. Then they put more food on the table and more and more until the whole table was full of food. They even moved our dog beds in that room so we could be close to them. And then the most awesome thing ever happened-- they put some of that special yummy people food on a plate and GAVE IT TO ME!! Really, I promise, I know I'm not supposed to take food from their plates but they set it right down in front of me where I was laying and told me it was all for me! I wasn't quite sure about this until I saw my foster sister got a plate too and she was eating hers so I dug into mine! I got turkey and potatoes and my favorite thing was the mac-and-cheese! Have I told you how much I love cheese? This was like the cheese jack-pot!

Well, after all that yummy food I was ready for a rest. Here's me and my foster sister both catching a good nap!

I hope you had a good food day too. My foster siblings tell me the next howly-day will be Christmas and that's when some guy called Santa Paws comes to your house while you're sleeping and brings treats and toys for all the good pets. Will Santa Paws be coming to your house? If you adopt me to be your pet I promise I'll be trying hard to be a good girl so Santa Paws will bring me lots of goodies! Until next time, Felicity

Felicity: 11/21 - Field Trips and Food Treats!

Hi Everyone, Felicity here with some exciting stuff! The foster parents took me on a field trip. They said we were going to the "home depot." I thought I was shopping for a home but turns out just getting some stuff for the foster home and meeting a few people along the way. That's okay though because I learned some things. First I learned little humans are greyt! I met a few and foster mom had her hands full handing the big people GEGR contact cards and didn't get a picture but she said I should tell you that even when I was swarmed with three little humans all wanting to pet me and hug me I was like a rock star! I just loved all the attention. If you have little humans who want to hug me and love me I am A-Okay with that! I also learned that I love shopping. I enjoyed my field trip a lot. If you like to shop at dog-friendly stores you and I were just made for each other! Here I am as we were waiting to check out.

Here's another thing I am enjoying, special treats! Foster mom says it is good for me to learn some people house rules. I already know that we only go potty outside and when the lights go out at night we stay quiet and rest until foster parents get up in the morning. Foster mom says now it's time I learn some important words. The first word I am learning is "down." Down means I should lay on the floor or a bed. Foster mom is so proud of me when I do the right thing I get very special treats. This chicken is DELICIOUS!

I'm going to practice down some more and maybe even learn some more words so I can get more yummy treats. Tail wags til next time, Felicity!

Felicity: 11/20 - Getting Settled

Hello Everyone, I'm Felicity and I'm just beginning my "real" retirement. You see I "retired" from racing a few years ago but I went back to the farm and raised a couple litters as a brood mom. Now my pups have gone on to their own careers and I am looking to finally settle down. The people at GEGR said they would help me learn about life in a people house and find a people family of my own. The first step was a trip to Greyhound Central for spa day. That's where all the new retirees get all clean and loved on a little and have our glamour shots taken for the website. Here I am getting a little love from one of the volunteers!

Next was a ride to my foster home. I heard it was going to be a long ride but I was pretty tired already so I slept through most of it. When I arrived I met my foster pack. They are nice enough but I found a quiet spot in the corner where I like to hang out. I found I can get real comfy here and relax.