Author Topic: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever  (Read 1642 times)

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2008, 21:56:07 PM »
His face IS alot whiter with age than it would have been in his youth, greys tend to grey very early compared to ie labs etc.  He's lovely puddy, i can see the close resemblense to my logan, a similar shaped body although not as skinny as our brainless mutt.

I'll see if i can find a before & after of our tom, we've had him since he was 2 and he's 10 this year and defo getting grey  :)

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2008, 21:48:43 PM »
We got him from Battersea at Brands Hatch, where he had been sent from London.  He is an ex-racer and when he finished racing, he was living in a flat but his owners decided that it wasn't suitable, so gave him to Battersea.  They seem to have cared for him and he was house-trained when we got him and he's very laid back.  I think he was one of the lucky ones - we've heard some truly awful stories from some of the rescuers.

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2008, 15:33:32 PM »
Hes lovely   :Luv: Whats his background? They deserve a better reputation than they have currently  :Luv2:


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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2008, 14:30:02 PM »
Ohhhh he reminds me so much of a greyhound I used to meet often on the way to the gym, he was appearantly an adopted retired racer and the sweetest thing, when I petted him he would press his slender little head into my palm and looked up at me with that liquid huge brown eyes that would melt anything... :Luv:
I see the incredible gentleness is the characteristic of greys :)

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2008, 14:29:17 PM »
good to see Ollie is taking his fatherly duties seriously then :Luv:

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2008, 14:21:15 PM »
Little madam thought she was until first thing this morning, when she kept annoying Ollie by jumping on him.  He turned round and gave her a cuff round the ear - I think she got the message as she has been very sweet with him since

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2008, 14:14:26 PM »
 :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:  he obviously knows who's boss  :rofl:
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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2008, 14:11:17 PM »
He is just over 10 Sam.  Most of the grey is his colouring but there are few more than there were - like me  :rofl: :rofl:  He is so gentle.  This morning Sophie was chasing round with her catnip mouse and kept runnung across him.  All he did was sigh very heavily  :Luv:

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2008, 12:15:02 PM »
He is so sweet - I have no idea why Greyhounds have such a bad rep - they are the gentlest and most loving dogs of all :Luv:

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Re: And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2008, 12:05:38 PM »
Ahhh bless him ...he looks like a real sweetie.  How old is he?  He looks like he's got a few grey hairs (or is that just his colouring?)
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And the most long-suffering greyhound ever
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2008, 11:31:50 AM »
This is a picture of my wonderful boy Padraig, who is so gentle with the two horrors



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