Great Progress

Sil has made great progress on the stairs the past couple of days. I came in the basement with her and let her off her leash. I was busy filling up the cat's food dish and I noticed she was not near me. She was already at the top of the stairs waiting to get into the house. I was very proud.

Back from the Meet & Greet

We had a wonderful day at the Woodstock PetsMart for our monthly meet & greet. Kane and Dewey told everyone they met about their wonderul foster sister at home. Dewey has started to keep a picture of Sil in his wallet, and he showed it to every one who stopped to pet him.

As soon as we got home Kane and Dewey told Sil all about the meet & greet. She can't wait to go as an adopted greyhound and wow the public with her personality and sweetness. She must have thought about it alot while we were gone, because when I got home I found this poem in her kennel.

Dewey and Kane have left the house and here I sit quiet as a mouse. I think they have gone just down the street to be part of this thing called a meet & greet. I have to tell you it’s just not fair, I would meet and greet if I were there! I would give kisses and lots of hugs, heck I’d even give out free back rubs! I’d be so loving and so polite, it’s not in my nature to go pick a fight. People would come from all around to meet & greet the sweetest greyhound. But I must be patient here all alone, until that day I find my forever home. Then maybe my owners, knowing I am just so sweet, will take me to my own meet & greet. I would be the shining star. Oops, I have to go I hear a car…

Meet Sil's Foster brothers

Sil lives with two foster brothers, Kane and Dewey. Kane and Dewey will be at the Woodstock PetsMart today between 2 and 4 for their monthly Meet & Greet. Sil cannot make it. SEGA's policy is to not bring foster dogs to the meet & greets. However, this is your chance to meet 2 wonderful greyhounds in person, ask all the questions you want, and perhaps put an adoption application in on a really sweet black greyhound named Sil.

King Kong

Sil has discovered the pleasures of the kong and all the tasty stuffings that fill it. She is also starting to fish around in the toy chest for toys to play with. She is sweet, sweet, sweet. She has the sweetest eyes and is very patient when you give her love. She is a loving girl who will make a lucky person very happy. Is that lucky someone you?

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.