These are our new doggies. The first one is "Horse" (may have to change that, he's as big as one though) and the little brindle dog is Katie. Aren't they BEAUTIFUL. They are pure-bred ex racing greyhounds. They are very good friends and they will make an extremely nice addition to the family :) We pick them up next Saturday morning! Can't wait :) The dogs are from the Greyounds as Pets society. They rescue greyhounds that are finished their racing careers (usually at the age of 3 or 4 or earlier if they are too big (like Horse) or injured or just slower than they should be).

If you are considering a dog for your family PLEASE consider an ex racing greyhound. They are the nicest dogs. Lovely and calm and very good natured as well as affectionate, you should have seen Horse with Vince. They are also incredibly smart and house train very quickly. They don't dig, or shed lots and haven't a vicious bone in their bodies. There are greyhound rescue societies in the US and Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Vince was joking yesterday that we are never going to be rich what with the dogs, child support and the rest of it but its much better to invest in your life I think. Greyhounds are routinely put down once their racing careers are finished, vets charge around 50 dollars per dog and some are simply hit in the head with a shovel or similiar by the racing breeders, which is a truly awful thing to do to any animal but particularly one as sensitive and loyal as these dogs. A greyhound can live past 15 and to put such a wonderful little being like this one down at 3 is truly cruel and inhumane. As is racing them.