I'm Jennifer living near Atlanta, Georgia. This blog is about my greyhound adventures. Thank you for letting me brag about my wonderful greyhounds and share our ups and downs as we train and compete in agility and obedience. We have also done a little dock jumping, tracking, swimming, and lots of hiking. No couch potatoes on this blog! My hounds still work and play for a living and they love every minute of it!
LEADING LADY
Riley (age 6 years) "Never A Doubt CD MX MXJ" Cute As A Button Trail Blazer Ex-Racer #4 Agility Greyhound 11 QQs 1114 MACH Pts
CO-STAR
Seven (Age 4) "Never Satisfied MX MXJ" Drama Queen Movie Star Agility Star Ex-Racer A Licker 10QQ 673 MACH Pts #5 Agility Greyhounds
SIDE KICK
Maddie (age 0) "Kells Never Drink Mad Dog 20/20" Future Star
BEHIND THE SCENE
Reagan (age 5 years) "Never Swing Left OA NAJ" Unrealized Talent House Dog Yodeler Hilarious
SADLY MISSED
Katie "MACH Never Had Braces UD" 05/17/1998 - 10/21/2010 1st MACH Greyhound 14th Utility Dog Greyhound #3 Greyhound in AKC Agility Retired Oct. 2007 1 Squirrel Catch Kong Excavator Extraordinaire Ex-Racer Heart Dog
Travis MACH2 Never Expected CDX 06/08/1998 - 07/26/2008 #1 Greyhound in AKC Agility 1st & Only GH with 2 MACHs Junior Jumper Dock Dogs title A Stunning, Sexy Dog Ex-Racer Heart Dog
Jessie Never Make It FCh CD NA NAJ 08/03/92 - 05/12/04 2 Coursing Best of Breeds #19 ASFA GH out of 300+ in '97 Greatest Teacher My Screw Up Dog
"Teresa CD AX AXJ" 1994? - 11/17/06 #6 Greyhound in AKC Agility Most Humbling Excellent Hiking Companion Coursing Field "Chump" Safe, Slow, and Sweet
Seven continues to be the Wonder Agility Dog. She qualified three out of her five runs. We skipped the 6th to get home sooner since neither hound had a chance for a Double Q.... and a good day for it too. Our camping buddy, Jerry, and his German Shepherd, Ex, qualified and won the class. He was glad the greyhounds had gone home early on a day Ex ran very well.
Seven double qualified on Saturday so that brings her tally up to 4 towards her championship (needs 20) and for the Agility Nationals (needs 6 before November 30th).
Another qualifying run in Standard:
I really am so glad I adopted Seven. I honestly never would have kept her if I had not been pressured into keeping her. I do not want to go into the details on the blog, but I never would have kept her without the "other reason". I knew she would was a worker, but I really really hated (and still do) her anxiety about various things. Thankfully nothing interferes with her ability to work, but she is very labor intensive to manage outside of training and competing. She is happiest when she is working and can be very dissatisfied otherwise. Part of that is because I am so Type A. She is probably here to teach me to accept the things I cannot change.
My friends would like for me to admit that Seven is my favorite (it is a running joke now)... but I can't. She might be my best, but she is not my favorite. But I really do love her and I am glad Seven is here.
sounds like a great weekend I love "She is probably here to teach me to accept the things I cannot change." Dogs find us too - and some stay that I least expect (some leave that I don't really expect or want to as well) -nice to see I'm not the only one who wonders why it happens that way sometimes ;)
Congrats to you and Seven! Sounds like she is sneaky - she snuck her way into your heart! Can you imagine if she went to a home where she was a couch potato? Yikes!
Congratulations! She truly is a wonder greyhound :) Ruby is like that too - wonderful, happy worker for agility, but PITA in everyday life. I'm getting a puppy on Monday (another whippet) so it will be interesting to see if I can help Ruby tolerate that I'm playing with another dog... I didn't have much success with that so far. I was thinking about what he came to teach me as well. I think it was patience and perseverance.
Yeah, just imagine her in a home with nothing much to do! You are perfect for each other. She is looking amazing! Those weaves in the second video!!! I am curious to here more about what she is like when not working.
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sounds like a great weekend
I love "She is probably here to teach me to accept the things I cannot change." Dogs find us too - and some stay that I least expect (some leave that I don't really expect or want to as well) -nice to see I'm not the only one who wonders why it happens that way sometimes ;)
Congrats to you and Seven! Sounds like she is sneaky - she snuck her way into your heart! Can you imagine if she went to a home where she was a couch potato? Yikes!
There is much wisdom and honesty in your observations.
They all have lessons to teach us, and sometimes we don't know what they are until they leave us! I'm glad Seven stayed, too! :)
Is Seven a Type A greyhound? It's great that you can keep her occupied with training and competing.
Congratulations! She truly is a wonder greyhound :)
Ruby is like that too - wonderful, happy worker for agility, but PITA in everyday life. I'm getting a puppy on Monday (another whippet) so it will be interesting to see if I can help Ruby tolerate that I'm playing with another dog... I didn't have much success with that so far.
I was thinking about what he came to teach me as well. I think it was patience and perseverance.
Yeah, just imagine her in a home with nothing much to do! You are perfect for each other.
She is looking amazing! Those weaves in the second video!!!
I am curious to here more about what she is like when not working.
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