More Poetry

I was snooping in Sil's journal again and I found this limerick she wrote:


From the track there came a greyhound,
Who ran fast across the ground.
But when it came to the stairs
Her fear was a snare
For fear of them tumbling down.

I am glad to see that she is working through her fears with her writing. This is a positive step (pun intended). We will continue to work on the stairs until she can write of her triumph. Oh, and I found one more poem:

Roses are red, violets are blue,
Can I find a forever home with you?

Stairmaster (not quite)

Sil has recovered from her surgery so well that we have resumed stair training. She is better going up the stairs than going down them. We are going to start the interior stair training in earnest this week.

She continues to be a joy with the cats and our boys. She is such a sweet girl and she really just wants to please. I found her journal under her dog bed and took a peek at it. Most of the entries were chemical formulas for some type of miracle medicine she is working on, but I did find some haiku.

Steps go up, I go down.
Slippery floor behind me.
Changes in elevation my enemy.
Gravity unconquered. I sleep.

First cockroach!

We caught Sil in her first "cockroach" today. When a greyhound cockroaches it means they are comfortable in their surroundings. We are flattered by her trust.

We also got the obligatory nose macro shot. Greyhounds have the best snouts, and when they sleep their mouths are usually agape. It is very attractive. We can only imagine she is dreaming of her forever home.

Sil is doing just fine after her spay; she shows no soreness or lack of energy. She is SO SWEET. The little girl next store was loving on her, giving her kisses and hugs, and Sil just stood there patiently and accepted the love. She has really become a champ on the slippery kitchen floor. We will pick up stair training again next week when she has had a couple more days to recuperate.

Sil is a very special girl who will make a wonderful friend for a lucky person. She deserves a forever home with someone who will appreciate her for the wonderful dog that she is.

Back home!

Sil made it through her surgery just fine. She is back at the house and is recuperating. She is on restricted activity for the next few days while she heals. She was glad to be sprung from the kennel, but not all the greys there are so lucky to have a foster home to go to. Sil asks that if anyone reading her blog would like to foster please contact SEGA.

Sil is sleeping right now, but will have me post more later in the day.

Off to be spayed

I dropped Sil off at the kennel for her spay bright and early this morning. She did not like being left at the kennel and it made me sad to leave her. I reassured her that I will be back. She has already started to bond to her new life.

As I was leaving I passed by Bohemian BTO and he smiled at me. It cheered me up a little.

Days 4/5

Sil has made more progress on the slippery kitchen floor but still needs coaxing to make it all the way across. She is getting much better on the front steps, so hopefully she can graduate to the interior stairs next week. We heard her "roo" for the first time tonight. She joined in with our boys as they watched a video on Youtube that featured rooing greyhounds. She has a lovely singing voice!

She goes to the vet tomorrow to get spayed, so she will be healing for the next few days. Sil sends her love to her adoptive parents, wherever they are. She is waiting for you!