5 Months

Sweet Debbie has been with us for over 5 months. She is such an amazing greyhound; as I'm typing she is next to me, rolling into me, roaching and looking up for some lovin'. She is happy and spoiled here so until she finds her perfect forever home, we're delighted to foster her. Just today Debbie did something for the very first time. I was coming back in from poop duty and Debbie was waiting for me. I greeted her in my high sweet voice and she SMILED twice! I think she loves me :)

Things have gotten busy around here that is the reason for the lack of posts. We are watching our 5 year old niece, Hailee, three days a week. Debbie is so happy to have another pair of hands to pet and love on her. Hailee is amazing with dogs and is so gentle with Debbie. She tells me Debbie's her favorite (sorry weims). Hailee is a budding chef/baker and loves to make dog treats with me. We recently made Cheesy Blossoms (they remind me of peanut blossoms so I renamed them). They were a huge hit with the cheese fiend.

Debbie recently got a small boo-boo when her leg slipped off the front stoop coming inside. After a few days she still wouldn't leave it alone and instead of making her wear the hoomuliation pants again, I decided to try some liquid bandage and it seems to deter her from licking to allow it to heal.

Debbie swaddled in green blankets:

Holiday Boutique

Hello fanz, Debbie here again to tell you about the Northern Lights Greyhound Holiday Boutique I went to today. There were so many hounds and humans and so much stuff! There waz tons of collars, winter gear, toys, hats, treats, calendars, books, cards and so much more for you to come and buy for your hounds and loved ones.
If you were not cool enuf to attend the first day, no fear, they have another one on Dec. 19th, so bring your hounds and shop! They even have hot cider and cookies to snack on.
Everybodyz there was swooning over me because I am so pretty in my purple "adopt me" vest. I showed off my sit and down skillz for some fanz and tried to steal some screaming monkeys. It was hard work so I am going to take a siesta. Hope you enjoy all the pics my foster mom took! Bha-bye!

Sweet & Mischievous

I just had my 3rd daily spoon/cuddle session with Debbie. I know I sound like a broken record, but Debbie is soooo sweet. I love cuddling with her. She'll come up and plop down right on my lap, or if I'm laying down, right next to me. I'll rub her all over and if I stop she'll gently paw for more...*swoon* She's so tolerant of my affections, she'll even let me blow raspberries on her bare tummy!

FYI, Debbie LOVES cheese. I was reheating some leftover spaghetti pomodoro and left a block of parmesan cheese as far back as possible on the counter because Lucy's a surfer. I leave the kitchen for 1 minute and came back to Debbie chowing down on the cheese as fast as possible on the dog bed in the living room. I race over and pick up the large chunks falling out of her mouth, pry her jaws open and took out the huge block. Luckily, she got very little. No fresh grated parm for me tonight. Silly girl, all I could do was laugh and kiss her adorable face. I can't resist her beauty and charm, could you?

Crowd Pleaser

I took the dogs out for our daily romp at the school field at 1 p.m. today. I accidentally lost the car/house keys. *Doh* We looked around a little, but had to leave and I figured we'll come back later to look. We came back at 4:30 p.m. to find the girl's middle school soccer game in progress. We walked around the field area and asked some of the girls on the sideline if they saw any keys. No keys were found, but they did ohhh and ahhh over Debbie. She is a wonderful ambassador for greyhounds; working the crowd, letting them pet her for over 20 mins, taking cell phone pics, and leaned on one girl the whole time while I answered their many questions.
Debbie is such a super star!

2 Weeks

I can't believe it has been 2 weeks since we've had Debbie in the house. Time really flies with this sweet girl. She's figured everything out, even the dreaded stairs. She goes up without hesitation; going down still requires treat bribing and patience before she goes.

Debbie does well on lead, the only issue are her corns, which makes it uncomfortable for her to walk on hard surfaces like cement or roads. She shows no sign of discomfort when walking on carpet or grass. Learn more about corns here.

She is the biggest cuddle bug! Throughout the day she approaches me and likes to plop her head in my lap for pets or to cuddle/spoon <3 I tell my DH all the time that whoever adopts her will be so lucky! We're thankful and blessed to be fostering Debbie.

Who can resist this adorable face?

Wordless Wednesday

NLGA Picnic

Hello All,
Debbie here to tell you about my fun filled day! Foster Mom and I went to the NLGA Picnic. It was packed with greyhounds of all sizes and colors; I was the bestest looking hound there :) Enjoy my pics!

There was lots of shopping to do


I was loved on by so many people! Here is a little 3 year old hugging me.


It was a hot day so I cooled off in the pool


Gilley Girls performed for us!


Foster mom bought me a Frosty Paws, yummy!


This is pretty Zinnia, she's available for adoption.


This is handsome Half-Time, he's up for adoption too.


It was a hot and fun afternoon...Me back a home...zzzzzz

Greyt Informative Videos

Here is a wonderful collection of videos from PalmBeachPost.com about greyhounds and the adoption process. Greyhounds are sweet, sensitive, easy going dogs that quickly adapt to home life. If you would like to open your heart and home to Debbie or another greyhound in the Twin Cities area; contact NLGA for more information or to view their adoptable pets.

Welcome Debbie!!

Our newest foster is Debbie. Her racing name was ICU Lil Debbie. Not too much to report yet since it is the first day, but she is definitely a huge lover and even started playing with toys right away! She's obsessed with her reflection in the mirror (how vain) and is having a hard time with the stairs, but we'll work on that. We're glad you're here sweet Debbie!