Joey Is Here!

We just wanted to let you know that Joey is here. We are not posting pictures yet because Mama would have to move from the couch and that would wake up the prince. No, he's not on the couch, but on the floor. He finally laid down after pacing from room to room for about 3.5 hours. He did take a quick cat nap in his crate, but then he was back to going from room to room. Mama had to follow him to make sure he wasn't getting into anything. I just watched the action from the couch.

I'm not sure I like him yet. I think once he settles down, he will be better.

Mama says he seems to be pretty smart. I'm not sure about that. I mean, he didn't know how to lay on the floor. He does know how to go down steps, but not up them. He is not scared of vinyl floors at all. Mama thinks he is smart because Daddy asked him if he wanted to go in his crate and he kissed Daddy. He then went in his crate and took a quick nap. Well, Mama took him to his crate and he went right in and took a nap.

He has been outside several times, but he hasn't been let loose in the yard yet. He is very curious. The whole way home, he just looked out the window. He wants to check out what's behind every single door. He really needs to relax. He's retired after all.

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The Greyhound Who Has A Little Brother Who Seems To Be A Pest

One More Day!

It's just one more day of me being an only dog. It's been so lonely without Jack. I hope Joey likes me.

I wish it wasn't so hot here. We aren't going to be able to play in the yard until it cools off.

Mama has her camera in her purse so that she doesn't forget it tomorrow. Joey should be at the drop off point around 1:30 or so. I don't know how we are going to sleep tonight. We are so excited!

Mama is excited, but a little sad too. She still really misses Jack. She said she will never ever forget him even with Joey here. He will always be in our heart and our memories. We have a ton of memories of Jack.

I will update you with photos of Joey as soon as I can. I have to show him around and be the big sister first.

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The Greyhound Who Is Waiting For Joey To Arrive

Drilling Machines Are Annoying

Well, that machine started drilling yesterday and it was so loud. They started at 7 a.m. and stopped around 2:30 p.m. They only did one hole. We thought they were drilling to China! Mama had wanted to go to the store, but decided to stay home with me. She was concerned that they might hit a gas line accidentally. It happens, you know. We live next to a petroleum plant and there are lines all over. They are marked, but mistakes happen. She said if there was a gas leak, we would probably be evacuated and she wanted to make sure I was safe with her.

Today, they are drilling further down the hill, but we can still hear it. We will be glad when they are done with this project

Two more days until Joey arrives!!!!

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The Greyhound Who Doesn't Like Big Drilling Machines

I Got Stuck!

If Jack was here, he would be telling you a very funny story about me. I don't see where it's that funny, but Mama says I should share my adventure.

A few weeks ago, Mama showed Daddy some photos of a greyhound that got stuck under a human's bed. Mama couldn't figure out how a greyhound could get stuck under a bed. Well....I'm sure you know where I'm going with this.... let me just say that it happens.

Last night, Mama heard a thump, thump, thump in the bedroom. She came to check on me and there I was stuck under the bed. It was so embarrassing! It's really her fault. She turned my bed a different way and the bolster part wasn't up against the bed. I somehow slid around on the floor and got my butt and back legs stuck under the bed. She almost got her arm stuck trying to slide me out. She only laughed a little bit when she was getting me out, but she really laughed when she told Daddy about it. I'm really sensitive about my weight and this didn't help me.

Do you know that Joey actually weighs less than me? We are going to look like the odd couple walking around. I bet he's short and I'm a tall, big-boned girl. If Jack chose Joey for us, I bet he did it as a joke on me. He just wants people to notice how big I am. It's not my fault that I'M BIG BONED! :::sigh:::

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The Greyhound Who Found A Lot Of Dust Bunnies Under The Bed

It's Never Boring Here

When we lived at the other house, we only saw two cars a day if we were lucky. We would see the mail person and the neighbor that lived down the road from us when they came home from work. Sometimes, the brown truck would come and bring us bones and beds. It was pretty boring there. There is always something going on around here. There are big trucks with equipment that zoom by. They start early in the morning and can be loud when they hit bumps. Then, there are the farmers on their tractors that drive past. There is a feed store just down the road from our house. We see bike riders pedal past several times a day. They sometimes wave if we are outside. We have the cows to watch. Mama feeds the birds, so we always have activity just right outside our window. At night, we see skunks and raccoon. Yep, it's not boring here.

Last Friday, this big piece of equipment arrived and parked in the field where the cows live.

Yesterday, they came by and marked the water, gas and electric lines. This morning, someone else was here checking on things. We are waiting for the big event to happen. We are not exactly sure what the big event is, but we definitely have a front row seat to it. We think they are going to dig holes for new electric poles because there are big poles in the field. They have been there since we moved in. We don't know what will happen after that. We hope they don't put a big barn in the field that will block our nice view. We will just have to wait and see.

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The Greyhound Who Likes Seeing Activity From Her Couch