What's a Retriever?

Hello adoring fans, Waffle here! It's been a fairly uneventful week for me... just hanging around the house and doing what greyhounds do.... napping and getting lovins and napping....did I say napping twice? Well, I have learned that napping is very important in the retired life so I'm getting lots of practice. Foster mom said I was having a "bed fail" but I really was comfy so I'm not sure what she means by that....

Another time I tried napping with my foster brother, Havok. He isn't a big fan of sharing his sleeping spot but who can resist a pretty face like mine? I just wanted to learn from a pro, doesn't he recognize a compliment when he's given one?



Oh well, I know I'm loved and how to appreciate it, here's the smile I gave foster dad for scratching my neck. I just love having my neck scratched!

Have I mentioned what a super soft coat I have? If you want to give me neck scratches you can feel for yourself. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge!)

Now I have a question for you all--- what is a "RETRIEVER"? My foster kid tossed one of the toys the other day and I chased after it. That was so much fun I brought it back so we could do that again. Foster mom laughed and asked me if I thought I was a retriever but I'm not sure what that means?? I hope it means a really cute fun girl, cause I'm all cute and fun!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!

They say girls just want to have fun, well this girl sure does! Waffle here, to share a little bit of the fun I've been having. Yesterday was howl-a-ween, or something like that, all I know is foster mom gave us all dinner a little earlier than usual then she set up a little pen in the front yard and me and my foster brother and sister got to go out there. Sitting in a pen didn't sound like much fun at first but then all these kids started coming and saying "trick or treat!" and a lot of them also said "aww, look at the doggies." That second line was my favorite because it was usually followed by them coming to pet us and rub our ears and tell us how cute we all were! My foster brother, Havok, looked really silly but foster mom said I didn't have to dress up, I just wore a bandana that says "adopt me!" Here we are waiting for more kids to come love on us!!

 

This morning was even more fun, foster mom loaded all us greyhounds in the car and drove out to this neat place with a big fenced in yard where we could run and play. The best part was right after we got there some more people came with their greyhounds and they started running with us and then more people and more greyhounds and more people and more greyhounds.... it was GREYT!!! Foster mom said that's what we call a play date. I think I like play dates even better than field trips!

 

Here I am hanging out with some of the other hounds at our play date!

See me? I'm climbing the big sand pile!

All this fun is helping pass the time but I sure hope my forever family finds me soon. If you might want to be my forever family be sure to fill out your application soon, this girl is ready to have some forever kind of fun!

 

What an adventure!

Hi everyone, Waffle here! I have had such an exciting time this past week and my foster mom says that telling everyone about it here on my blog can help me find a forever family of my own, so here goes...  It had been a couple of months since I had been racing so I was starting to wonder what was going on when finally I got loaded into the hauler truck and thought boy, is it about time to give these fast feet a workout! But that truck just went and went and just when I thought we must be lost we stopped and got out.
Here I am meeting Miss Karen, she and some other volunteers from GEGR were there waiting for us. They let us walk around and take care of some things that everyone needs to take care of after a really long ride in the haul truck!

 

After handling business there I got a much more comfortable ride with just one other dog, we weren't in little apartments with straw this time-- we got to stretch out and lay on blankets, it was greyt! After having a nice spa day at greyhound central I got back in the car with just my new foster mom and her teenage two-legger. We had a really long ride to meet the rest of my foster family but I was so comfy I didn't care I just slept most of the time. Now this is how a girl should travel!

 

When we got to my new foster home I met the rest of the family-- foster dad, two other greyhounds, and a little dog they call a beagle. I like them all, even the little guy! I have been here with them for a few days now and there has been a lot to learn but I'm catching on quick. Foster mom says I should tell you that besides being an awesome passenger in the car I already know where to go potty, and that when it's dark and sleepy time I should be quiet and let everyone rest. I also understand the word "no" very well so if I mess up somebody just tells me "no" and I know that I should stop whatever I'm doing.  I have very good house manners though so I don't hear that word very often. The word I do hear a few times a day is "kennel" and I usually remember what that means when I hear it too. I run into my crate and either it's time to eat or have a treat and wait patiently to come back out again. Since my house manners are so good foster mom has taken me out for a couple of "field trips" as she calls them. Here is a picture of me and my foster brother and sister at the farmer's market. (I'm the pretty face on the right!)

 

There were lots of good smells there and I really wanted to smell them all. I sure hope we get to do that again! Do you have a farmer's market near your house? If you're looking for a pretty girl to go for rides in the car and walks around the farmer's market...or the park...or the beach... or the hardware store... or anywhere really, I'm your girl!! Just fill out that adoption application and tell the people at GEGR that you would like to walk with Waffle!

 

Hi! I'm Waffle!