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A new Cushion for Pointies!

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SpaghettiTwirlerAndProud · 22/04/2012 20:44

Pointy hounds include-
Greyhounds (Grunds)
Whippets (Whippys)
Lurchers
Italian Greyhounds (Iggys)
Salukis
Afghans
And any others I have forgotten. If you are a new pointy hound owner, an old and experienced owner or looking into getting one of these fabulous creatures, come and have a seat (that's not taken up with a hound).

Share advice, stories and shopping tips!

I didn?t really want you,
I wasn?t really sure,
And I?ll admit I had my doubts,
When you first came through that door.

Not small, or cute, or fluffy,
With big, soft puppy eyes,
But tall, and thin, and bony,
With bald, pink, bulging thighs.

You weren?t the kind I had in mind,
Not in any way,
?Perhaps it would be better if I took you back today,
Before we know each other,
It really won?t be kind,
To keep you here for one more day,
And then to change my mind.?

But against my better judgement, I decided you could stay,
And quickly I discovered you were kind in every way,
Your gentleness and patience, they really stole the show,
?Why these dogs are wonderful, I must let others know!?

For you?re my gentle giant,
Who just needed the chance,
To show us all what you could be,
To wipe away that history,
And dispel our preconceptions, which put us all to shame,
And so we come to know and love,
What lies beneath that frame.

And now I?ve come to understand,
What I missed right at the start,
That greyhounds need that great deep chest,
To house their great big hearts!
:)

OP posts:
TheCunnyFunt · 14/08/2012 22:01

I haven't a clue I'm afraid NCOT. I can't recall Sprocket ever panting a lot for no apparent reason.

Betsey how was Billy when you collected him? Is it good having him back?

Lock I'm glad to hear sams hives are healing well.

It never fails to astonish me, the amount of kit you need just to walk a dog!
Bags
Poo rinsing water
Drinking water
Travel bowl
Muzzle
Treats
Toys
Anti-bac hand wipes (incase you accidently misjudge with the bag I have never done this and got poo on my thumb Blush )
Spare slip lead (incase yours breaks or you find a stray)
Tissues (incase of a hayfever attack or mopping up situation)

I'm glad I have a buggy to carry all this stuff! I don't carry a spare lead although I will get one tomorrow, seen a lab running around a few times now with no apparent owner, don't carry toys either as Sprocket isn't interested. There's bloody loads!

Scuttlebutter · 14/08/2012 22:18

Nice, what's worth bearing in mind is the surprisingly big temperature gradient between you and the pavement. Where your dog is, is actually a couple of degrees warmer (more when it's been a really hot day) as pavements/roads absorb the heat and re-radiate. Even when it's a bit cooler in the evening, the temperature your dog is walking at and the temp you (your head) is at are very different. So actually, your dog is probably cooling down nicely when they return in the evening. Smile

MissBetseyTrotwood · 14/08/2012 22:18

Billy was very very excited. It was lovely. He's farting happily on the sofa now although he does smell a bit of kennels.

Re the panting thing - could it be that she's getting walked a lot more than she was used to in kennels?

Scuttlebutter · 14/08/2012 22:26

Thank you Betsey Smile

It's been hard again today but we arehaving to be strong for a number of reasons. We've got our first stall with the coats on Saturday - we are going down to the SW Great Greyhound Gathering, organised by the RGT down in deepest Devon and the good news is that there will be CREAM TEAS!!!!! We are now the proud owners of a tent - I will be feeling like Madam ZaZa in the doorway. Confused I am spending the day tomorrow making bunting to decorate the tent!!

Also there is another emerging situation which is leading to two lovely greyhounds joining us in the near future for some medium term foster care. I haven't been able to say very much about it up till now, and still don't want to breach the confidences of the person involved, but this is a foster bitch we fostered around five years ago, and she will be coming back to us for a while until her owner is back on their feet, along with her beautiful partner in crime, another greyhound. I've been dashing about making hospital and kennel visits while everything else has been happening so it's been a bit bonkers lately.

Cunny, yes, we need an estate car for all the kit!!

MissBetseyTrotwood · 15/08/2012 07:56

I should add that Boola's candle was a Yankee Candle. Midsummer's Night fragrance. I thought he'd approve!

Ha ha Madame Scuttle. You need to be in the tent, behind a gauzy curtain. Your DH needs to be outside wearing a fez and a big moustache, luring people in!

Scuttlebutter · 15/08/2012 08:22

Oh, Betsey, reading that has just made me cry - that's so lovely. And you have no idea how appropriate. He used to love wandering the garden in the evening, sniffing things - usually before making a leisurely decision on the perfect spot for a wee.

Am now crying, and laughing at the thought of DH in a fez and comedy moustache. It would certainly attract the curious...

So pleased Billy is reunited with you, and back home. It's a lovely feeling, isn't it? Smell not so good though... Grin

BehindLockNumberNine · 15/08/2012 10:35

You two are mad Grin
Where will I be able to observe the gauzy-curtain-fez-and-comedy-moustache-spectacle?? Would happily travel to observe this Grin

Potential foster houndies sounds exciting, Boola would approve I'm sure xx

How are Andy and Norty Minx coping?

Scuttlebutter · 15/08/2012 10:57

Well, we will be at www.wix.com/rgthillview/swgg on Saturday. Madame Scuttle and her amazing tent of destiny, plus DH and his comedy fez. I'll be the short fat one in the tent with the cream tea - you have no idea how much I have missed PROPER Devon/Cornwall cream teas. They just don't make them properly upcountry.

The website will also contain future tour dates for the Tent of Destiny.... I am putting together a programme of events at the moment.

Andy is still v subdued and vulnerable - he keeps sidling over for a cuddle and looking confused. Norty Minx is shamelessly taking advantage of this and using the opportunity to steal his food, step on his feet and generally be a Norty Sister. Grin Thankfully, her season has now finished but I am on a very high state of alert for pyometra, and can't wait till she is ready for her spay.

New old foster houndies will be arriving next week.

I agree about Boola and Booty - both got on extremely well with the hounds in question as we all used to go for regular walks together. Delightful anarchy having a car stuffed with three adults and five greyhounds - mad but lovely. Boola was such a sociable boy - he would have loved having his own greyhound houseparty. Smile

puddleofpiddle · 15/08/2012 16:11

Can I join please? After several years pondering we have now got our very own pointy! He's an ex-racer from GRWE and still a bit of a pup at 20 months old :) The dc absolutely love him (ds2 has to give him a kiss every night before bed!) and he has fitted right in, we've even been away camping with him.
But, I've just had to book him a vets appt as he has a sore paw Sad He's cut it and it looks like there's a small stone in the cut so I've been bathing it with cooled boiled water. Can't get to the vets until Saturday as he's also has a fear of car journeys and I need dh to lift him in the car, is there anything else I sould be doing while we wait for the appointment?

Scuttlebutter · 15/08/2012 17:19

Hello Puddle and you are very, very welcome!

Sorry to hear about hound's poorly paw. What you are doing sounds absolutely spot on. Either that or warm, slightly salted water is good for cuts and grazes. You will quickly get used to them having these as they have such thin skin. Grin Our vet has said that a lot of human things are far too harsh so never use things like TCP, Dettol etc.

Of course, a typical pointy will be milking the situation for all its worth. You can expect to be administering emergency cuddles, hand feeding pieces of chicken and carefully arranging the cushions for them on their sofa. Expert pointies will master the staged limp (carefully brought out for audiences and conveniently abandoned when something interesting needs to be chased), and of course they are masters at "Woe is me" expressions.... Expect huge brown eyes, a doleful demeanour and an insistence that yes, it is reasonable to lie on a bed upside down and expect to be stroked for eight hours a day. Grin

MissBetseyTrotwood · 15/08/2012 17:25

Hi Puddle. Smile

Lord, I am bored. Can you tell? I'm MNetting like an addict. DH has gone to Japan til Sunday and I can hear the DSs 'wrestling' upstairs. Billy has just gone batshit crazy barking at the chugger who knocked on the door. I made a big fuss of him afterwards; I'd like to encourage this sort of scary behaviour towards unknown door knockers.

None of my friends are answering their phones (sodding workers for a living!) and I can't stand to wait for adult conversation until 10am tomorrow morning!

Scuttlebutter · 15/08/2012 17:35

OK Betsey, what would you like to talk about? Quantitative Easing? Funding of Higher Education? French cinema? Handbags? Hedges? Roof insulation? Victorian tiles? Syrian situation? Yeast cookery?

HTH Grin We is cultured, we pointy owners.

BehindLockNumberNine · 15/08/2012 17:40

Hi Puddle, and welcome Smile
You are very welcome here, but a picture of your pointy is a must!!

Betsey, I am bored rigid too. Today is the first day we had no plans (other than taking some things to the dump and hoovering the house, neither of which I have done Blush)
And I am sooooo bored. And I just can't be bothered to do anything. Sob.

MissBetseyTrotwood · 15/08/2012 19:29

ALL of the above!

Luckily for me our neighbouring family are big Billy fans and just came in to give him a welcome home cuddle. She's popping back later for Wine and a chat and I'm going to do dinner. But thank you all! Grin

It's an after holiday lull I think Lock. We'll get our groove back soon!

puddleofpiddle · 16/08/2012 08:28

well he seems a lot less limpy today Hmm Grin I managed to get a tiny sliver of stone out of the cut yesterday so we might even try a trip round the block this morning!
Scuttle - he has been milking the situation for all it's worth, we've all been adminstering wxtra cuddles only to be repaid with eye-watering farts from smug hound
BLNN - I have no luck putting pics on my profile since I namechanged a while ago... I do have a pic here

TheCunnyFunt · 17/08/2012 09:26

Welcome to the cushion Puddle! How long have you had him? He's gorgeous! Glad to hear he is less limp :o how is he doing today?

Hope you got some decent adult conversation Betsey. My mum would love to go to Japan. She gets wildly jealous whenever someone she knows goes. If you don't mind me asking, what does your DH do that requires him to travel all over?

Laughing myself stupid at the thought of Madame Scuttle and her fez and big moustache wearing DH :o brilliant! Have you got your market traders apron at the ready? Hope it goes ok tomorrow, good luck!! Will the hounds be accompanying you? Oh and I've been spreading the word about milgi coats, I told my friend about you and she asked me for the web address so I wrote it down and handed it to her this morning :)
How are you feeling Scuttle? I saw this and thought of you, it's called 'Always and forever'. I love their cards, I think they're amazing.

Lock how is Sams belly now?

MissBetseyTrotwood · 17/08/2012 20:16

He's a DJ Cunny - hence our need to live in London so we're near his professional network and the big airports. I love the people around here but I'd be out of town in a trice if it meant a bigger garden! Not a lot of practical stuff gets done in our house by my DH unless it's to do with his hobby of buying broken electronic musical stuff on ebay and fixing it! Unlike your amazing DH who builds entire kitchens!

Lovely pics Puddle.

Good luck tomorrow Scuttle.

Tummy/scabby update Lock ?

Took Billy into my gran's home today. It was amazing - dog got a lot of love from the old ladies. They totally came to life when he walked in! He did his lordly round of the lounge and one of them snuck him a biscuit at tea time! Cheeky...

TheCunnyFunt · 17/08/2012 20:48

Wow so he must be pretty good at it if he has to travel all over (the world?)? Oooh is he famous? :o
It is handy having DP who can do anything and everything DIYy, but it gets me down sometimes. It means he's forever in demand, doing jobs for people that take up whole weekends and occasionally evenings, it also means that in our house there is always something that needs doing, there's never nothing. Sometimes I wish we could've bought a nice normal, ready to live in house, that only needed redecorating to our tastes Hmm

Lucky Billy, I bet he was loving that! They're such brazen hussies aren't they? I might ask if it's ok to take Sprocket to my grandmas home, she's broken her leg/knee and is having rehab in a home till she's better. I gave Sprocket a good going over with the mitt today, long overdue it was, got about 3 hounds worth of hair off him! He's almost perfectly shiny black now but still got some stubborn fuzzy bits left. I took him to the petshop with me to buy his food and I swear, if he could speak he would've been coming out with his best chat up lines to the lady that served us, her crime? She scratched behind his ears. He went all soppy on her and was shoving his head at her :o

BehindLockNumberNine · 17/08/2012 21:45

Puddle - he is stunning!!
Betsey - haha at Billy and his flirtatous ways... what a smoozer!
And wow at dj husband!!

Thanks for asking after Sam's tummy. His digestive issues seem ok at the moment, nice and firm.
His hives have all but disappeared, still a bit pink and scabby in places but much better.
His histiocytoma is almost completely gone - it is now very flat (it used to stand out nearly a quarter of an inch) and is getting smaller in diameter (now 20p instead of 50p)
So all good Smile

Emily and I went to the Friday dog walk at CCGT today, it was lovely, as per usual. We walked a beautiful cream coloured girl called Oliver, she was terribly shy but she did do the walk and I was very proud of her Grin
Still uhmming and aaahhhing about adding Lulu to the family. So tempted but also so scared [wibble]

TheCunnyFunt · 17/08/2012 22:04

Oh that's good Lock, I'm glad he's all healed up, both ways! Totally understandable as to why you are scared about adding to the family, after what you went through with Sam, his illness and the SA, I think you're amazing for even being tempted by another dog, if I'd been through what you have, I would be put off another dog forever I think.

BehindLockNumberNine · 17/08/2012 22:38

Thanks Cunny Smile

Just noticed a typo - the girl we walked was called Olive. Not Oliver!!

TheCunnyFunt · 18/08/2012 06:16

I thought that was a strange name for a girl :o still, I know how weird dog names can be, LGT have a boy in at the moment named Grumpy, his racing name is Grumpy Lemon Confused

BehindLockNumberNine · 18/08/2012 09:55

Haha, yes, ds is called Oliver so it just flew to the fingers...

I love the dog naming at rescue kennels, Grumpy Lemon is fab!!

Olive came in with 4 brothers and sisters and are named after the Osmonds in honour of an Osmond-fan volunteer, so we have Donny, Jay, Jimmy, Olive and Marie.
And next week apparently Ike and Tina will be arriving Grin

TheCunnyFunt · 18/08/2012 10:12

Just left Sprocket at the vets, a staffy took a chunk out of his leg this morning :( he needs stitches and I have to wait till this evening to pick him up :(

BehindLockNumberNine · 18/08/2012 12:19

Posted on your fb aswell - but poor Sprocket :(
Sending healing vibes his way xx

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