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Come The Day
Come the day I take that final bend,
Can I count on you to be my friend?
To see I?m treated just and fair,
It means so much to know you care.

For, what the future holds in store,
Now that I can race no more,
Should be addressed for every hound,
Who parts the punter from his pound.

Tell them I don?t ask for much,
A kindly word, a gentle touch,
Somewhere warm to lay my head,
A meal each day to keep me fed,
Not just life- but quality,
This is how it ought to be.

Do not see me swept away,
I long to live another day,
With peace of mind, tranquillity,
And those who care surrounding me,
So tell them all- you have that choice,
I beg of you to be my voice.

By Denise Dubarbier.

I've been watching him cinnamon. Believe it or not, Pip was thinner when we first brought him home, than Harrison was after he came home from the vets. I found that very sobering.

Harrison has really bounced back. Just goes to show what the proper care and lots of love can achieve.

Yes, me too. It's been lovely.

Can I ask your advice please? When I first enquired about Lola her foster mum said she had several families interested in her so when I got my email saying our homecheck was fine and it didn't mention her I assumed that was why. I messages her foster mum just in case and she said because Lola is like a bull in a china shop she wouldn't recommend she's homed with small children. Obviously their answer is final and I won't change their minds but I assume the concern is that I will return her? I want to send a message saying that I understand the risks of dogs knocking children over and that this wont be a problem. Peanut has knocked ds2 flying a couple of times but you pick him up give him a few kisses and its forgotten. I am committed to make it work but will I be wasting my time/being rude/affect chance with other dogs if I highlight that I am aware that just because she's smaller I realise se still have the potential to knock children over and that we will deal with it? The kids know if we're out with peanut and he runs to stand still and he'll run past (occasionally they forget) so we could work on however Lola is if we got her? Thank you, I realise how experienced the LL people are and don't want to come across as thinking I know best but I know my home/family whereas they only know the dog :)

I'm also worried if I just say ok then it seems like something like a slightly boisterous dog will put me off and then I'm not a great person for rehoming a dog. I don't know if posted before when we were looking at Mali, the last lady to send him back sent him back because he stole cakes from the kitchen side when we was cooling them! Seriously?!? Shut the door, how can you know so little about the dog you are taking on?

Cinnamon - I would do a pm to Lurcherlass and enquire directly. Foster families don't have the last say - just as homecheckers don't say yes or no (unless they are also the homecheck coords or something)

Man About The House has now said he doesn't want another dog.

Don't fret Peanut, my dh went round and round in circles and was still not sure right up until we picked Pip up. Now he's totally smitten.

cinnamon have you see that Tess, cat and child friendly is back in urgents? Her home must have fallen through.

Hey Mrs Wolowitz (love the name btw) I have a whippet and am getting another one this weekend. I also have lots of friends with them too (seem to be all over where we live) as far as I have ever seen whippets are far from sensitive and seem to cope really well with family life. I have three Dc's as does another friend with my boys brother and they are lovely family pets, gentle and kind and also very tolerant of being 'loved' by toddlers. They may not be the brightest dogs but as long as you are in a wide open space they can be trained to recall and love being allowed off the lead to run about, they run and run and bounce and look like they are thoroughly enjoying themselves. The flip side of the running is the cat like behavior they exhibit once home, following the sun round to sleep in the warmth and loving to curl up next to a loving human, they are really soft and lovely. Although they are small though you need to watch them when they run because they can easily take your legs out from under you and bowl smaller children over, there is a lot of power in those muscly back legs. Feel free to ask me anything, PM me if you like.

I've had a call from Julie this morning about her. She is the foster mum of Lola and lives very close to Tess and has had a bit to do with the guy who rescued her. Apparently they have messed them around lots so sounds like she's definitely not going to stay there. We had a long chat about Lola and I told her that the potential of knocking the children over doesn't put me off but she thinks that she will be too high energy for Peanut. She said she runs a lot with her Saluki and Doberman, but in her thread she talks about her sleeping a lot. She said she is going to assess Tess as everything they have is from what they were told by the person who rescued her, and he doesn't actually seem to have a lot of dog experience. I told her we had an appointment to see Pie Thursday and we would definitely do that and she then said she strongly suggests we get a bitch and that Pie has lots of opportunities that Tess may not. I totally respect this but we have to do what's right for us. I also had a reply to my email about Tally from EGLR asking me to give them a call so looks like we may have several options. At the moment I'm leaning towards Tally but we shall see :)

How many do you have now PeanutPatty?

Gosh, lots of options now then.

I would love Tally, she seems like a super girl.

You definitely have to do what's right for you - because that's more likely to be right for the dog in the long-run.

Tally is out, apparently too gobby and boisterous to live with small children and a greyhound!

It is amazing the effort eveyone puts into rehoming fabulous pointys. I know people who have other types of rescue and they were incredulous when I told them about the exacting home checks and matching that went on. Although it also makes me realise that right now the hard work with a new puppy is an easier option for us! I'm sure you are going to find your perfect dog soon cinnamon.

So not Tally then - she sounds like Pip - only bigger!

I was getting really despondent thinking I was never going to find the right pup for us, when someone from another rescue got in touch and told me about Pip. By coincidence I'd already seen him, felt a strong pull and enquired but been turned down due to my holiday overlapping the week he would have been 8 weeks old. I was really upset when we were turned down, as I got the same feeling about him, that I did about Lurcherboy all those years ago, but I understood their point of view. Then the friend from another rescue, who knew Pip's foster mum pushed me to get back in touch and the rest is history.

The right dog is out there waiting for you cinnamon and there's just some reason why he/she isn't showing up as available quite yet.

Thanks! There's no reason to rush in but once you've decided to do it I just feel we should get on with it. Was feeling quite sad about Tally but she said to keep checking their fb page for new dogs and we can wait a long as it takes really.

I know what you mean. I felt the same, even though I knew new dogs were coming in daily. Not sure what the urgency was really, although I had decided by then that getting a pup during the holidays was preferable to trying to juggle new pup, school run and potential bad weather. As you said, it just felt like we should get on with it really.

Pity about the cat side of things as Heidi looks absolutely lovely - children friendly but not cat friendly. So do her puppies (look lovely)

Cinnamon - reading with interest. We have a 5yo dd, a greyhound and a cat and I'd been thinking I'd like a lurcher if we go for a second forever dog (probably not until early next year). I've been perusing the sites and looked at some of the dogs you've mentioned, so it's interesting to see it isn't all that straightforward.

Was thinking we'd be wanting a youngish one because our greyhound boy is young and fairly boisterous when he gets going. (DD is trained to flatten herself against the wall when he is being nuts.) I suppose I just need to talk to them at some point and give it plenty of time. I'd really like a pup in fact, but we're not in a position just at the moment. Do you think they'll say it's not suitable with a greyhound?

They've recommended we go for an older girl Peanut is only 2. He has a mad 5 mins but he really can't run chasing a ball for more than 15-20mins whereas some of the others can go for hours and would then have essentially no other dog to play with while he slept it off! I may be worn but I can't help feeling that Tally and Lola are mad because they are in homes with 5+ other dogs and that's the lifestyle they're used to. The lady who fosters Lola regularly writes on LL about how much sleep she has so I think she would chill out a bit but I obviously haven't seen as many dogs as they have. I don't know about a pup if they're anything like kittens they go loony for a bit then sleep for ages and continue in that cycle! My heart says get a pup (love Uno!) my head says NO WAY!!!!!!!!

Onapromise - I'm sure that LL wouldn't say that a lurcher pup was wrong with a grey. In fact there are some beautiful squidgy lurcher pups on the LL board at the moment . In fact several of the LL people have greys and lurchers. Or even bigger and lurchers.

Can I suggest that you sort things out with a number of the possible sites and see what turns up - I would be quite honest about the fact that you are in touch with more than one (and you might find that one homecheck would suit several too).

Whereabouts in the country are you? There's a big event happening in Peterborough in October and there are likely to be lots of different lurchers there, including a few that are available for adoption....

Just the one dog at the mo. Not a pointy. Please don't throw me out.

Cinnamon, Pip does the mad half hour, then sleep for an hour or so thing at the moment, but it still feels relentless. When he's awake he more than makes up for the time he's sleeping. I can't take my eyes of him for a second or he eats just about anything, including stones, clumps of mud, leaves, plants and anything he can reach - including bouncing on the sofa to reach things we've put up high.

I was in the garden on my hands and knees at 8.00 am this morning, clearing any greengage windfalls and old fruit stones up from the soggy grass, because he has developed a habit of legging it straight up there, grabbing some fruit and then swallowing it whole if we try to get it off him. (Dh picked all the fruit last night, but it was too dark for him to check the ground by the time he'd finished and I had to do it before the wasps woke up.) I've been working on getting him to respond to a positive interrupter so he'll drop the fruit in favour of some chicken and we're getting there, but I'm worried he'll end up with a fruit stone stuck in his digestive system.

He's loads of fun and absolutely exhausting in equal measure.

Don't be daft Peanut, you just hang around us and bide your time until you find a dog that dh won't be able to resist.

My homechecker said that most rescues will be happy with a LL homecheck and the lady who has Pie has already been in touch to get the details.

You share your name with my pointy so I reckon that's good enough PeanutPatty!