Another Chiweenie

Maddie liked the last Chiweenie (Chihuahua X Dachshund mix) foster so much that we got her another one. Charlie was only supposed to be here for 4 days, but that turned into 3 weeks.  But last Thursday, he finally headed off to Animal Welfare Society in Maine.

Charlie was relentless and tireless. He also grabbed skin and ears. He would bounce off sleeping greyhounds as if he was running bases for a home run...... have I mentioned how nice my greyhounds are?

Super nice!

 And yes, he is humping Seven's head.... don't worry, I saved her!

So Charlie did not get to play inside very much. We took it outside and he and Maddie had a blast.

She could easily avoid his nips and grabs.

And take him down a peg or two when he needed it.

Have a great life, Charlie!

Maddie and Mattel

My friend, Amy, and I found a 10 week old chiweenie (Chihuahua X Dachshund mix) in a parking lot for a walking trail.

We had just finished walking our greyhounds when this little nugget comes running down to us. We scooped her up and looked around for someone that might be missing her and found no one. So I took her home.

I named her Mattel.... toy company name for a toy sized dog. Her nails were really long... especially for her age... and she was covered in fleas. Plus who just loses a 5 pound, 10 week old puppy. Yet she seems too young for someone to have tired of and dumped already.  

The next day, I took her to the vet. We got her started on her vetting and scanned her for a microchip.... none of course.  I also returned to the park 3 times over two weeks and no lost dog signs were posted.  I was confident that whoever lost her, did not deserve her back and we could find her a much better home.

 We placed her through Road Trip Home who transported her to Animal Welfare Society in Maine. She will be ready for adoption in a week or so.  I am sure she will get adopted on the first day.

Maddie was amazing like she always is with fosters, but she was very good with the very under sized rascal.

I had a lot of fun watching them play.

And after two weeks it was time to say goodbye. Good luck, Mattel!

Blur of Fur

I finally got around to purchasing Maddie's Blur of Fur photos.  We did this back in May! At our annual greyhound gathering we put a radar detector on all of the greyhounds and determine the fastest dog.

 At one end of the huge, stadium horse arena they have squawkers and a flirt pole to encourage the greyhounds to run their fastest.

 Maddie usually loves the flirt pole and will readily chase a lure, but she really had no interest in what was going on at the far end of the ring.  She thought the dogs running one by one was interesting, but otherwise she just wanted to play with me and tug on the leash.

 Such a silly hound!

So when it was time for Maddie to go, I just ran down the length of the arena to the other side and about 75% of the way, I called her and took off running again.

 And she ran her little heart out to me!  Everyone thought she looked very fast!

Unfortunately, I should have run towards the radar detector.  I forgot all about that so she was running on an angle away from it and did not get a good reading.  Next time.....  For now we had to settle for fastest looking.

Maddie and Brooke

Last month at one of our local trials, Maddie got to play with Brooke, the bearded collie pup.  They both had a great time and tired each other out.  Here are the fun photos:

 Look! They are in sync!

Snow Day

A few weeks ago, we got a few inches of snow.  I love 1 or 2 snow days a year!  My pictures are not the best, but they are better than nothing.

Seven's Kodak moments were staged.

 Ahhh... much better. Warm and inside.