One Of Us Is Perfect

Scout and I visited the vet yesterday for our annual check-up and to get our rabies vaccine.  Mama has been concerned because she thought Scout was dropping weight.  Scout stepped on the scale and she was about the same as last year.  Mama didn't believe it and she made Scout step on the scale three times.  BOL!  Scout was so embarrassed. 

We got bored waiting for the vet, so we stretched out on the floor and blocked both doors so that the vet couldn't come in.  BOL!   The vet technician thought we were adorable, of course. 

The vet checked Scout over first and do you know what he said?  He said she was PERFECT!  I live with the girl and she is not perfect.  The vet said that her eyes, her teeth and her weight were PERFECT.  She has never had a dental. Her teeth are not pearly white, of course, but they are in fine shape. The vet said he has never seen a greyhound with teeth like hers.  I guess Scout will stop saying she is "big-boned" now since he said her weight is fine.  He said she has muscles in her butt (not as good as mine) and that she is not fat.  I swear, that is what he said.

"Miss Perfect"?  I think not.  BOL!

I had my exam next.  Mama and I were both nervous because I have been called "Beefy" and a few other things.  It is amazing how people just say things like that without being asked for their opinion.  The vet said that my weight was fine, but I shouldn't gain anymore.  I actually weigh less than Miss Perfect, but she is longer and taller than me.  The next thing we were worried about were my teeth.  I used to have good teeth and the next thing we knew, they weren't.  We have been working on them, but Mama was concerned.  Well, our vet loves to mess with teeth.  He got out this tool and boy did it make a terrible sound.  It sounded like it was cracking my teeth in half.  Mama held my head while he did it.  It was scary.  I only cried twice when he got too close to my gums.  Do you know what though?  He got almost all of that stuff off of my teeth.  Mama was so happy.  She said she will work really hard to keep my teeth in good shape.  It means I have to brush my teeth every day.  I have been using Petzlife which is a gel.  We think that may have helped the vet do the job he did.

I may not be "Perfect", but I am cute.  BOL!

We were both glad when our vet visit was over.  Mama said we were both really good, especially me because my visit was more traumatic than the perfect one.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Now Thinks She Is All That And More

Boot Camp Graduates!

This past week has been very busy as we expected. We have not had time to update our blog.  We are pretty tired tonight, so this will be a short update just to let you know we are alive.  We will go into more detail about our time here later.

See, they received a pin that said they graduated.

There were approximately 1,062 people here and over 500 rigs.  There were several ladies who were solo.

Dad stood on the roof of the RV and took a photo, but this is only our section.

We had heavy rains and that caused problems.  One person that we know of had to be towed out and everyone else in that section was told to stay put until Saturday or Sunday.

This photo shows the ruts.  It was on the big screen in the hospitality room.  Mama had it edited in Picasa, but she can't get it to show up here and she said she was tired of messing with it.

Scout and I participated in the pet parade on Friday.  The paparazzi was all around me snapping photos. BOL!  Mama's photos are not that good, but part of me ended up on the "big screen".

This is our friend, Willie Nelson.  He is a Great Dane, if you can't tell.  He is HUGE!

He wore a sign that said "Eat More Chicken".

Here I am on the Big Screen.

Henry, a sheep dog, also became our friend, but we didn't get any photos of him.  He was as big as us!

There were two other greyhounds here that we saw once.  Mama said I made a fool of myself when I saw them.  She said I was also a nut at the parade because I was so excited.  Mama told everyone that I am not a "normal" greyhound. 


Tomorrow, we get weighed!  Yep, our rig and car get weighed and we have to stay inside to see if we are overweight.  They will weigh each tire to see if we have too much weight on any of them.  We may have to shift things around.  It is dangerous to not have the weight properly distributed.

Mama wants to tell you about her classes and the fun things she did, but she said she needs to wait until after she has had some rest.

We had a wonderful time here and hope to do another event soon!!!!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Getting Weighed Tomorrow

Boot Camp - 2 Days Down

We arrived at boot camp on Friday.  We arrived at a good time and only had to wait a few minutes to get parked.  We are in a spot where we are kind of stuck until after the event ends.  We are facing a fence and there is an RV blocking us in. We wanted to get our rig weighed while here, but since we are stuck in our spot, it may not happen.  We will have to see if we can do it next weekend before we leave.

Can you see the rigs lined up to get in?

The sites are larger than we expected.  We are in a field with full hook-ups. 

The folks have been gone a lot since they have classes all day.  Friday, they were in class from 12:30 to 7 pm.  Today, they were in class from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.  They were served breakfast and dinner.  Mama was surprised by both meals.  She expected danishes for breakfast, but they had an egg dish, bacon and hash browns.  Dinner was grilled chicken breasts, green beans, potatoes, salad and bread.  The food has been good. Mama had a two hour break for lunch today.  She came home and did dishes, laundry and walked us.  Tomorrow will be a shorter day.  They start at 7 a.m. and get out at 3 p.m.

So, have they learned anything?  Mama said she has learned less than she expected.  The stuff she has learned is pretty scary.  She has learned that diesel class A's are the most dangerous for fires.  It is what we have.  She has learned that even though our refrigerator had the recall done on it, it still catches on fire. She has learned that the window that is our escape route out in a fire, is a break out window so can't be used unless you want to break it out. There is no practicing with it. You have 20 seconds to get out if your RV is on fire.  Yeah, that is not very long to get out and pushing a greyhound out a window that is not on ground level will not be easy.  We will just have to take every precaution we can to stay safe.

Everyone was pretty scared after yesterday's class concerning fires and many of the people were practicing coming out of windows last night.  It was kind of funny to see.

Today, they had a three hour class on fire safety.  The guy who teaches it is really "in your face" because he wants to get your attention. They practiced using fire extinguishers today.  It is not Mama in the photos.

Scout and I have just been hanging out in the RV.  We are enjoying walking around and seeing all the other dogs when Mama is not in class.  There is a pet parade on Friday that we think we will participate in. Scout says she will only walk if it is not hot.  

I am having fun here because there are lots of dogs, but wish the folks were around more.  Mama said next week will be busy with more classes and at night they have entertainment.  I am not sure I like this type of vacation.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Will Be Happy When Boot Camp Is Over

So Much To Do Here

The folks left early on Thursday to shop at some RV surplus stores.  Mama was hoping to find an oven rack.  She did find one, but it doesn't fit.  She is bummed.  It was only $5, so not a terrible waste of money.  Dad said he may be able to get it to work.

They also visited the MENNO-HOF, Amish & Mennonite Story.  Mama has read a lot of books about the Amish, so she knew some things, but wanted to learn more.  It was quite interesting.  She has been amazed by the number of buggies she has seen.  It is almost non-stop along our street.  She finds their lifestyle interesting.  She is amazed to see the older women ride their bikes to town because she sees them miles from town and they ride at a good pace.

The folks then visited a meat and cheese store where they purchased bacon, cheese, pork chops, hamburger, popcorn and beef jerky.  The bacon is supposed to be the best in the world. She baked it tonight and determined it was good, but not the best in the world.   They also stopped at a donut shop that Dad wanted to try and I think they found the best donuts in the world.  BOL!  Yes, this trip seems to involve even more eating than normal.

Well, that about wraps things up for now.  The folks will be in boot camp until Sunday night, so we probably will not be blogging for a few days.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Wishes He Could Attend Boot Camp

Sightseeing In Indiana

We are enjoying our time here in Indiana.  Our campground has some nice views.  We have horses to watch. 

 Yesterday, the folks visited the RV Museum.  They said it was nice, but since they visited the one in Amarillo, TX, they were not overly impressed.

Oldest travel trailer in the world!

Narrow entrance.

View from 2nd floor.

They then toured the Newmar factory.  Newmar makes motor homes.  Remember when we were buying our "new" motor home?  We were buying a Newmar, but it was involved in an accident during the test drive.  BOL!   The tour was different than Mama expected.  It was very up close and personal.   The folks were able to really examine each part of the assembly.  There was a couple on the tour whose motor home is being built and they were allowed to take pictures of it.  They are following the progress of it and I guess they are taking tours each day to watch it being built. It will take a week to complete it.  No one else was allowed to take any photos.

The folks met a really nice couple on the tour.  They discovered after they got home that the couple is staying a few sites away from us.  

The folks ate at an Amish place for dinner. It is the Blue Gate Restaurant.

Liver and Onions

Fried chicken

The fried chicken was good.  I had some!  Mama bought a bottle of their peanut butter spread because it was so good.  Scout and I had a taste of it tonight.  Yes, it is good!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Enjoying His Vacation In Indiana