Sofa hounds

It's best that fosters not get on sofas and human beds since their eventual home may not allow that and it can be a hard habit to stop once it starts. But, the rules bend a little when hounds have already been in a home and have had that privilege. When Doc isn't on it, Chloe and Sherri love to snuggle on "his" sofa ☺

If it's OK with Doc, it's OK with me. Who could possibly shoo them off??




We're really trying to keep the human bed off-limits, though, since that's more of a social status challenge among dogs. Only Chloe has ventured on the bed, but even that's rare.... and she was graceful about hopping down.

Integration complete :-)

This weekend Chloe and Sherri fully integrated into my pack of 7 hounds - a feat not always managed by even a single foster!

Over a 10 day period, these girls have gradually gone from being just with each other in my separate foster area, to spending closely supervised time indoors and outdoors with my own hounds. Then they began to sleep overnight with my hounds instead of separately. Next they've started staying with my hounds when I leave for work. With each step, they assimilated beautifully.

Sherri and Chloe are very well adjusted and social hounds,
and have mixed perfectly with the rest.

The last step was to begin to eat with my hounds.
That can be a delicate matter because it involves food,
and some dogs are possessive about their food,
especially around strangers.
Nine greyhounds eating together :-0

Calm, not at all pushy, and fully accepted by the others.

Since they are the newbies, they eat last,
and they were good about waiting for their dishes.

They did swap sides for the first meal,
so Sherri got Chloe's fish oil.
They're now back to their usual positions.
I'm so proud of them!!!

Our first M&G

Today was the girls' first visit to a M&G and they were adorable at their first public appearance! They separated now and then to meet people on their own, but generally were sticking pretty close to each other.

Lots of petting... lots of compliments on their soft fur... lots of good wishes... and lots of certainty that they'll find a home together.


Chloe met a small fluffy doggie and had no interest other than to say hi! She is a little iffy on kitty cats so this is good news!

Good job, ladies!!!

Eat, drink and... be greyhound

Sherri and Chloe both have very good appetites - they eat Beneful with some canned food mixed in. They've been eating Beneful for years, are doing very well on it, so there is no reason to change. They always eat from this feeding station with Sherri on the left and Chloe on the right :-))

Eat

Drink

and be greyhound ♥

I forgot to mention...

... Chloe has a very cute overbite ♥♥♥

How can you not love an overbite??

Vetting complete!

Thursday afternoon, Chloe and Sherri went to the clinic to start their needed vetting - blood work, worm check, microchip, vaccines, and dentals. They stayed overnight and, since their blood work looked fine, they each had their needed dental on Friday. They both lost some teeth, but did well during the procedures.

Finally, we all headed home yesterday evening! They were still feeling a little puny, and ate just a little last night. Mostly, they wanted to curl up and sleep. Both are on antibiotics and pain medicine for a few days to help with the infection and the sensation of the extractions.

Today is a new day! They were bright and happy and full of life this morning! Zoomies and whirlies, LOL!!! They ate well, ran around the yard, and are back to normal.

Of course, "greyhound normal" is lots of naps ☺

Chloe rested her head on Sherri's paw ♥

Chloe is quite the ham!!
Here she is showing off her gorgeous teeth...
"Look at my pearly whites!"

Kidding aside, Chloe is a beautiful girl...
affectionate, well-mannered, elegant.

Sherri makes you want to hug her and
protect her and pamper her silly!
She's calm, quiet, a little unsure, and just stunning.


Fully recovered from their "terrible ordeal" and feeling GREYT!

Now that THAT'S done, we're ready for the next step...
our forever home.

Chloe and Sherri start anew

When Chloe and Sherri woke up this morning, they had no idea what a big day this would be for them. After several years in a home, with people they knew and loved, they would find themselves among strangers and in a new place. The amazing thing about greyhounds, though, is their resiliency.

Chloe rides well, and watched the traffic for a while.

Sherri preferred to sleep on the trip to Nashville!!

Once we got home, the girls explored the yard
and seemed to really like all the smells and sights.

Rabbit?

They settled well, so I decided to let them meet my own hounds a little earlier than I was planning. Typical greyhound introductions... "Hello. My name is Chloe. This is my butt."


The girls did a little more pacing and panting, but soon realized they were safe and all was well. Chloe found a comfy bed, and snuggled in with a stuffie to start a nap. Is she cute or what???


Sherri settled faster than I expected. She's a little more tentative about new things, but she stuck right along with Chloe, and decided it was time for a nap too.


Chloe and Sherri... best friends... two adorable hounds!!!