Grant's Take on Bella (so far)

Lydia has been telling you all about our foster greyhound, Bella Curie ("Bella".) I thought I would chime in.

The first thing you would notice about her is that Bella is a large, strikingly beautiful dog. As you might be able to tell, she has a soft, shiny, thin, black coat with white points on her muzzle, feet, and tail. Her throat, chest, and belly are almost bare (and very rub-able.)

She has more energy than our two resident hounds and sometimes gets a burst of it later in the evening. She does the stairs beautifully. In fact, this morning, in a particularly excited mood, she ran down the entire flight of about 12 steps in three bounds. No fear, here.

We set up a crate for her in our bedroom (about the only place we could find room for it,) which she uses off and on. Some nights she'll prefer the crate, while others she will stay on the first floor with Rio and Wavorly.

She is a very sweet, playful girl. She loves meeting new (or familiar) people on her walks and is sometimes too happy, trying to jump up on them. We are working on this. Lydia has told you that she walks very well on lead, but has a zig-zag habit that is likely due to being distracted by all the new sights and sounds she encounters on our walks. That said, I have seen her walk in a perfect heel for fairly long stretches (which she gets lots of praise for doing,) so I know she can do it.

Bella is very lovable and loving in return. She seems to have above average energy for a greyhound and would do well, I believe, with an active single or couple.