Tori Dave: 8/31 - Breakfast please!

Dave is trying to tell me he would like some of my oatmeal!

Kelley: 8/31 - What is a SGRIL?

Hello,

I have had a very exciting morning.  We all went out to pee this morning before we had our breakfast. I was out there sniffing around, looking for the best place to "make my mark" when my foster siblings all started running to the corner of the yard.  They were yelling "SGRIL, SGRIL."  I thought it was a new game we were going to play.  I was jumping around and then I saw what they saw.  It was a small creature with a fuzzy tail.  It went up the tree and over the fence.  WOW!  I knew right then that if I had seen it first, I could have caught it because I am much younger and really, really faster than the other guys.  I will have to remember to check that part of the yard when I go out again. My FM says it was a squirrel that they were chasing.  I don't think I will ever get used to these Virginia accents.  It is SQUIRREL not SGRIL.

I hope you have a good day and a great Labor Day weekend.  I am not sure what Labor Day is, but my FM says it will be a fun time and I really like to have fun.

Bye for now,
Kelley

Kelley: 8/29 - Toy Box

Hello everyone,

I am still enjoying my retirement and learning new things every day.  My latest discovery has been the toy box.

I knew we had a lot of toys here at my foster home, but I wasn't sure where they came from.  I kept looking around and finally I found it!  There is this big box with all kinds of toys in there.  At first I just sniffed at the box and boy what wonderful smells.  There were some hard bones and some soft animals and some things that we could play tug with.  The tug things were kind of a mystery to me. When I would be carrying it around in my mouth, the people here wanted to take it away from me. They would take it and then give it back to me.  I finally decided that I wasn't going to let them take it anymore and WOW was it fun.  They pulled on one end and I pulled on the other.  I think they call this a game and I think I like it.

If you think you might like to play tug with me, give the folks at GEGR a call.  They know all about me and especially how handsome I am.

Bye for now,
Kelley

Kelley: 8/23 - Teaching my FM

Hello Everyone,

I am sorry I haven't posted sooner.  My FM has been real busy and she seems to think her life is way more important than mine.  We are working on her priorities as evidenced by this post.

I am still learning lots of new things, but I am also teaching my foster family some new stuff.  I love belly rubs and they are getting pretty good at giving them.  They just don't do it enough.  I keep telling them they need more practice and I think they are slowly getting the message.

When I go in the crate, I have taught them to put a treat in there with me.  I used to be a statue at the door and they had to push me in.  Now, they put a treat in there and I go right in.  It is nice to have a foster family that is trainable.

I love all the dog beds around the house,  There are several in every room which makes it nice for me. I have to follow my FM all around the house and there is always a soft place for me to lay.  My FM is smart to have all the comforts available to me wherever I go.  I guess another foster must have taught her that trick.

I love my meal times.  FM makes a special meal for me twice a day and I gobble it up.  I guess that is why I have such a handsome and sleek black coat.

I am still looking for my forever home.  I like it here, but I know I can't stay here.  I need my own home.  If you think I would be a good addition to your home, talk to the good people at GEGR.  They are really good at making matches and I may very well be your perfect match

Thanks for reading about me.
Kelley

Kelley: 8/16 - Still Waiting

Hello Everyone,

Well, last Saturday did not go as I had hoped it would.  I met lots of nice folks, but none of them were my forever home.  I was a little disappointed, but I am still with my foster family and I am happy here.  Maybe next time, my forever home will be there and I can start my new life in my own home.

Thanks for sharing my adventure into retirement,

Kelley

Tori Dave: 8/15 - Smart cookie

Wait cookies? I love cookies!! You'll share with me?? I take treats really gently, FoMa is really impressed with my manners.

OH SMART cookie. I just figured it out. It was really hot Friday afternoon. I found the coolest spot in my foster home. RIGHT next to the a/c vent.

Kelley: 8/12 - I am so excited...

Hello everyone,

My FM told me that I am going to meet some people tomorrow and one of them may be my forever home.  YEAH!!!!  I am happy here in my foster home, but I want a home of my own.  I kinda feel like I am 35 years old and still living with my mom and dad.

I am still learning new things.  This morning, I was attacked by a plastic dish in the kitchen.  My FM knocked it off the counter and it hit the floor and I jumped up to get away from it.  It got caught in between my legs and the more I moved the more it attacked me.  My FM kept laughing, but I didn't think it was funny at all.  Finally I got away.  So to all my greyhound friends out there, beware of plastic dishes.  They are vicious!

I have to get up early tomorrow for my big day, so I better get to sleep.  I want to be at my best to meet my forever family.

Thanks for reading about me.

Kelley