Home at last. On the comfy couch - Morgan, Alaska, & Bella

Bella hanging with Cole

Bella & Cole spy a cat!

Tired after a long day

Second leg of the journey to Bella's forever home

Saying goodbye to Pittsburgh

Getting ready to roll

Lisa takes Bella & Laser on a road trip

Bella wearing Pawz Boots to protect her feet from snow

Preparing to say "Good Bye"

The time is rapidly approaching when we will be saying good bye to Bella. Someone has let us know he is interested in adopting her. In speaking with him it sounds like she will fit in very well with his household. Although she doesn't yet know it, she is about to embark on a wonderful adventure. In a few months we will be forgotten, replaced by many new sights, sounds and people.

It was such a privilege to be able to foster her these past 4 months. At times it was stressful, but most of the time it has been delightful. Soon, for us, it will be bitter sweet.

She will be missed very much.

Lounging

Head on bed

Back half hanging off

Road Tripping x 3

Snoopy Smooch!

Icky Tooth Gel = Run Away!

Greyhounds are notorious for having bad teeth. One of the things most adoption groups will do when a greyhound joins the adoption program is make sure they receive dental care at the same time as their spay/neuter. As you can imagine it is impossible to get a dog to sit still in a dental chair so groups take advantage of the time a dog is anesthetized to have their teeth cleaned as well.

Bella had her spaying done at the farm but did not have any dental work done. We made an appointment for her back in October, but as it turned out, her teeth were in great condition so she didn't need to have the procedure done.

I believe one of the reasons is we feed a high quality raw diet to the dogs. They get chicken necks every day which provides a source of calcium along with the teeth scraping action of chewing on a bone. However we also give them grain-based treats (who doesn't like a cookie?) and peanut butter. These may contribute to tartar build up on the front teeth. To manage this build up we use Petz Life get (or you could get Vetz Life from a vet - same stuff). I squeeze a Lima bean sized portion on my finger and put it on their teeth. The dogs lick the gel and distribute it to all of the other teeth. Rio & Wavorly know the drill and take it.

Bella flees when she sees me coming. She DOES NOT LIKE IT. She's like the little kid that will not take the medicine. Today she fled upstairs to her crate (her safe place). It took a half hour for her to come downstairs, which was the time required to be safe from the icky nasty gel.

I am not sure what we will do, but we will continue to work with her on this. She really doesn't like anyone looking at her teeth.

Winter Sunbeam

Squirrel Gazing

Escort Service

Bella is a most gracious greyhound. She will escort us around the house and from our back door to the back gate.

In the morning she patiently waits for me to get dressed and then escorts me downstairs where she patiently waits for the rest of the house to get up and moving.

She will go outside with the other dogs but quickly returns to the back door to check on our progress. She dutifully walks beside me to wait to get leashed up at the back gate. She is so polite.

Solar Heated