All Settled In

So my foster mom keeps telling me to not get too comfortable, but I can't help it. I love the dog beds here and look, I'm hugging a stuffed vulture! What could be better?! I know she loves me and I am a lovey boy! So here are my accomplishments I'd like to share:

• Stairs here are ok. The ones going upstairs are carpeted so that makes it nice. I'm not nervous at all. My foster mom guides me down sometimes if all of the dogs are going down together. 
• The yard here is great - I love to run and play.
• I sleep well through the night and eat with my foster brothers on schedule. I like cottage cheese. Do you know they serve that here every day?!
• Mom keeps trimming my nails. That seems to be quite important to my mobility and confidence on the steps. I'm not sure why some dogs get nervous with the dremel tool. It kinda tickles, but I am so good, I just stand and let her trim them up!
• I know some basics like, "Go lay down". Foster mom has been saying that a lot since she's been home this week having work done around the house.
• I've been a good boy when she goes out for at least 6 hours. She leaves Pandora on so that we can listen to music. I like a bit of country, and meditation music too. 

So please let me know if you'd like to apply for an interview by calling 304-229-4944. I expect you to be able to answer all my questions, so study up and bring some treats for the interview as well!

Overnight Success

Well I made it and proved them all wrong! Apparently the stairs here aren't so bad. They have carpeting and my foster mom has been coaching / guiding me as we go up and down them. She's also been trimming my nails thinking that shorter nail will help my footing. 

I slept through most of the night but woke up around 4 AM and was chewing my bandage. So my foster mom tried to re bandage it, but I fooled her and took it right off! Silly lady. So she's keeping an eye on it. My foster mom also says something frequently to me. She tells me, with a snicker, that I have a drinking problem. Not sure what she means but I am drinking a lot of water, 'cause I'm nervous. Ear rubs, silly voices, and stuffies help me calm my nerves. I'm also glad to have the other two dogs here, my foster brothers. Interesting enough, the dishwasher dude, you know the black and white NON GREYHOUND? He's been quite a companion. We have had many fun jaunts around the yard. He's showing me all the cool places to go. The other guy, Dax the greyhound, he acts like he's goo good for either of us and ignores me!
Ok I'll send more pictures later. There's a pile of blankets on the floor calling my name!
xoxo - Moose 💜

Mooooooose! has arrived

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Strong home. I am here to introduce you to the best greyhound ever.....ME! My name is Moose and I just arrived today. I am quite sad to leave my family who loved me so much, but the steps were just too much and I really needed another hound to keep me company. So here I am.

I am quite a love-bug and enjoy the company of other animals. There's a bird here and two cats and of course the best kind of dog around....another greyhound. We are the superior breed as one can tell from the behavior of my other foster brother, Finnegan. Just look. He actually got on the dishwasher! How disgusting. 

Anyway I am acclimating quickly and I'll keep you posted. Here are my wish list items for my forever home:

I would like a home with another dog. I get lonely and need some company and someone who is like minded! Not sure I need someone like the goofball above, maybe another greyhound would work better!

I am not fond of stairs. I am a clumsy one, so limited stairs would be best and if so, please carpet them!

I like other animals, cats and hey they have a bird here and it's ok in my book. My foster mom says I'm a good boy for not trying to eat him!

As you see here I have a bandage on from a scrape from the steps. I get nervous and then I get clumsy. My foster mom said she'd work with me on that. 

Clearly from the pictures below you can see I am first and foremost handsome as anything, and not camera shy!

Ok so I gotta go now. If you'd like to chat, you'll have to go through my clerical staff at Paws on the Mountain and Denise! Best of luck and hope you win the prize!!! ME!

I found my forever home!

So I was just sitting down to brag about my conquering of the steps and how well I was sleeping at night, and bam! In comes this fabulous family!

I wasn't sure what to think. There was a little girl and a lady and a man. For some reason the little girl was a bit scared. Her dad was a great petter, so I just stuck to him. We went for a stroll down the street; me leaning against their legs. Then it was love at first sight.... it was all over then.

I just knew I could shmooze my way into her heart and she would take me home. You can see it in her eyes, can't you?

For all of you who missed out on me, I am so sorry. You gotta grab the hot stuff while you can! Check with Denise, maybe she has some more handsomeness at her place!

Best sleep ever!

Hi Friends-

So last night I had the best night's sleep ever, that is until my foster mom woke me up at 3 AM. She had to pee. Good grief what a nuisance! Anyway I acknowledged her and went back to sleep. I also did the steps this morning by myself! 

So as you see above in my debut performance, my foster sister likes me quite a bit. Truth be told I'm rather smitten with her, and the dog in the mirror too. 

Ok it's been a long day. I need to go monitor my people. 

Updates

Do you like to watch the news?

Well I do. As you see here I am quite interested in the news AND I have some news for you! Here we go...

1. Yesterday mom went out to see a movie and was gone for about 2 1/2 hours. She closed off rooms and put my muzzle on. I get the impression she doesn't trust me, oh well. When she came home, I was sooo happy to see her! and the house remained intact.
2. I slept in my foster mom's room last night. She put the gate at her door and I had a bed on the floor. I woke her up a couple times, just because. I'm not sure why she wasn't happy to see me 😕
3. I managed the steps. Going up is easy. Going down, weeeell.... So here's the backstory. Mom was in the kitchen and suddenly opened a door and disappeared. I heard her so I figured she went upstairs somehow. Guess what? She wasn't there! Now I was stuck. My foster brothers ran up the steps and ran down a couple times, but me? I was so scared. Mom had to lead me down. She paced me and my legs shook with fear but I did it....several times much to mom's chagrin.
4. So now for the bad news. I had a couple accidents in the house. Ok true confessions I peed three times. Mom was not happy. She pushed me out the back door. Not sure why cause I already emptied my bladder. Did I mention, she ain't so smart?

So I ask that you rescue me please. This way we can watch the news together and I can sleep on your bedroom floor!  As you can see below, I'm tired from typing so please call Denise and come visit me!

Good Day! So glad to be here!

Arrival Day!

So I have arrived! I'm so embarrassed though. My foster mom, she's not the brightest bulb in the pack. She actually took and posted the picture from the car and IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE NO EARS! I guess I'm stuck with her for a bit though, huh? (Please come rescue me from her)

Well I've only been here for about an hour and had to wipe my paws off in order to type this. As you see below, there's a better picture of me on the drive home doing my dogly duties of sniffing the air out of the car window. I approved of all the smells and finally settled down. 

So since I've been home I met another greyhound and a little black and white ...I guess dog. He's kinda obnoxious but he seems to be friendly and know the ropes around here. I've already figured out the porch steps. Kinda had to, it was raining and I wanted IN! 
So I've sniffed just about everything on the first floor and drunk a whole lot of water. My foster mom keeps kissing me. She's called me a couple different names too. My official name is JA's Silver, but she called me "Jay", "JJ" and then called me "Beck" which is really funny since her name is Becky. Yup, she ain't too bright. Anyway, I think she's gonna call me Jay. She calls me that and I sniff her and she kisses me and my teeth chatter with excitement.

Ok, gotta go. need to check out some more of this place.
I'll post more pictures later.