tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88204568834026451732024-02-06T21:08:50.243-05:00Nuttin But Hound DogsWith three greyhounds in the house, there's always something interesting going on.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-37382111030104134222009-08-21T22:23:00.005-04:002009-08-21T22:40:39.553-04:00Ride-4-Racers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfl5YkliFa-6rwvsRhz4vOZ4U5r6gd2x_1RxrM0i81KpfDzkJv1ZuLdK2AMasRoXJbj1WI47pedU-650a7GOJ8b1_oOkBxQ1QJXsDllLa0hPf-I1EOA2pfOIFWAdtA_ztI3PKBemuYprV/s1600-h/Scarlett.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfl5YkliFa-6rwvsRhz4vOZ4U5r6gd2x_1RxrM0i81KpfDzkJv1ZuLdK2AMasRoXJbj1WI47pedU-650a7GOJ8b1_oOkBxQ1QJXsDllLa0hPf-I1EOA2pfOIFWAdtA_ztI3PKBemuYprV/s320/Scarlett.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372611751034491618" border="0" /></a>SEGA is in the planning stages of putting a Poker Run together with one of our Meet & Greet Host locations - Gene Evans Harley Davidson South Atlanta. Our resident videographer, Carleton Holt, recently shot a music video for the country western band Fletcher. Fletcher has tentatively agreed to play a concert for the attendees when the run concludes at Gene Evans.<br /><br />Gene Evans Harley has been a greyt M&G location for SEGA. We've had several adoptions this summer from that new location, AND the visitors are good tippers! Gene Evan's always has hot dog and hamburgers grillin' when SEGA arrives, and the riders and momo shoppers show up by the dozens to sample the fare, and meet our wonderful hounds! Here are a few pictures from our M&Gs earlier this summer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4YHDuTcurR6O__V2IUpgE_3uUtVTnXxjVTVYzntD5H4-RJMmpqW9hRV9FHydPRdi0oFgv4NImxWWkP-iqiJycWteKJdelFjTiqyOkd6-fbdcxTEWc3BAFO85TG326-j1A2B-Dt0Um3yR/s1600-h/Harley2+Carole.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4YHDuTcurR6O__V2IUpgE_3uUtVTnXxjVTVYzntD5H4-RJMmpqW9hRV9FHydPRdi0oFgv4NImxWWkP-iqiJycWteKJdelFjTiqyOkd6-fbdcxTEWc3BAFO85TG326-j1A2B-Dt0Um3yR/s320/Harley2+Carole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372611924994724994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi7S1G5MC1dFsiBfUTNgusG7RhkwAY0W_DFJxWvmV1SbPakCQBVOna1QMAMva9gi9r-64S11owutDPk6ADJYsYEnoupH6yxI30ZHSzITu8Oxx3uEUhsDX23IiiuH5a6dJJRzf9gh7feW8/s1600-h/Harley1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi7S1G5MC1dFsiBfUTNgusG7RhkwAY0W_DFJxWvmV1SbPakCQBVOna1QMAMva9gi9r-64S11owutDPk6ADJYsYEnoupH6yxI30ZHSzITu8Oxx3uEUhsDX23IiiuH5a6dJJRzf9gh7feW8/s320/Harley1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372612141854697202" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-30102580137157293872009-08-21T21:10:00.014-04:002009-08-21T22:13:49.053-04:00Busy Busy BusyIt's been a busy summer for our pups!<br /><br />Let's see - Mee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsL59Xelk50tws3WEYTZ4ymDpcKlbg35ZQxZnUvyJRe2GDkHUYzxGg0mTq04kQHIrhSAJP6UkhaJc3irlo0Yj4GrzH1m0TTDhzNGbXinOs-KojaqA7pV66LyepUPc61ekvRd7giZsi9HN/s1600-h/DSC_1470+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsL59Xelk50tws3WEYTZ4ymDpcKlbg35ZQxZnUvyJRe2GDkHUYzxGg0mTq04kQHIrhSAJP6UkhaJc3irlo0Yj4GrzH1m0TTDhzNGbXinOs-KojaqA7pV66LyepUPc61ekvRd7giZsi9HN/s320/DSC_1470+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372603979990728546" border="0" /></a>t 'n Greets - Marietta Farmer's Market, Dallas Farmer's Market, PetSmart in Acworth, Dallas and Douglasville, READing Paws at the Peachtree City and Newnan Libraries, Wine Tasting at The Wine Market, and Dog Days of Summer at At The Collective in Inman Park. I think <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8CXpvDXweIDiKkcpXlEk8UlVX-fbGSWhOW9mlSdM8Ep4wTJMtM2krmxk3I0lO3mRHhOcvkNcoKOIFHc_4KUDdBzAey52cbOrUtk1iTZEP6ZSIXBbCtxj8jMtD9GtJS1nl20dWHQVohqy/s1600-h/DSC_1495+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8CXpvDXweIDiKkcpXlEk8UlVX-fbGSWhOW9mlSdM8Ep4wTJMtM2krmxk3I0lO3mRHhOcvkNcoKOIFHc_4KUDdBzAey52cbOrUtk1iTZEP6ZSIXBbCtxj8jMtD9GtJS1nl20dWHQVohqy/s320/DSC_1495+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594644094496050" border="0" /></a>my pups have more miles on the 'Roo than I do going to work 5 days a week!<br /><br /><br /><br />Our 5K race planning is comin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aVfqSIHyphHeQ3KDp7SW8JzVzLllZNThcQ8eHf9rJCi4bLd8PcfeRMsbP3nnXz7BRq2W0sIJLYYXnI6fuag9q9Ai8GI_TeI0QtntGlgyvXwHY6jcVRuyTGI9FsaghKw4eJGe5fsM9MHb/s1600-h/DSC_1475+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aVfqSIHyphHeQ3KDp7SW8JzVzLllZNThcQ8eHf9rJCi4bLd8PcfeRMsbP3nnXz7BRq2W0sIJLYYXnI6fuag9q9Ai8GI_TeI0QtntGlgyvXwHY6jcVRuyTGI9FsaghKw4eJGe5fsM9MHb/s320/DSC_1475+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372602668312657842" border="0" /></a>g along GREYT! The committee has done a fantastic job on recruiting sponsors for the event. Being the M&G Chair for SEGA, I am always looking for an angle for our hounds.... Chick-fil-A is one of our sponsors, so what's the worst that could happen? They could say NO to my request. So I asked, "Would it be possible for several of our members to hand out fliers about our 5K race with a few hounds in hand?" Well, I guess the owner is a dog lover - Ralph said YES! So, our plan is to have all Black and White Cow Doggies come for the M&G at CFA. The store will provide The Cow for a photo op with the store owner.... won't that make for a GREYT story in CG! I'd like to think that this partnership with CFA and our greyhound Cow Doggies will be a big hit for our race!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb24XgtflFyJ1NDGpVcW16I6IiWLBDz6AkJlWEDSPrqpKCUg35-6y1WAFlfVBaPkaqfDMMdlTDvE9BMKXCnuT16Czpnxkasdzd4B-vrAr71crQ7397tPU7kQ6NzeVmvcAGr2mZ0PZuvLr_/s1600-h/Tongue+Twister.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb24XgtflFyJ1NDGpVcW16I6IiWLBDz6AkJlWEDSPrqpKCUg35-6y1WAFlfVBaPkaqfDMMdlTDvE9BMKXCnuT16Czpnxkasdzd4B-vrAr71crQ7397tPU7kQ6NzeVmvcAGr2mZ0PZuvLr_/s320/Tongue+Twister.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372602934172889138" border="0" /></a><br />One other activity this summer... The Pope High School 'Greyhounds' will have their mascots on the field again for football season starting next Friday night! Last year's opening night featured 21 SEGA greyhounds for the cheerleaders to take onto the field to kick off the night's festivities.<br /><br />Well, you might say we were called up from the minors about a month ago. Head Coach Kemper contacted me to see if we could provide A as in One Greyhound for pictures with the Senior FB Players for their annual poster. Well, I was able to round up 10 on short notice, but unfortunately, it was late in the day and the pictures didn't turn out too well. Fast forward two weeks, I received another call on Friday to see if we could provide Greyhounds again for pictures on Saturday (the next morning!). Well, SIX greyhounds showed up for that photo - and the posters should be out soon. See my version of the photo below...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How COOL To have the School Mascot in your photos for the class of 2010!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkmA2VsqaAH7rDhXXHuomBZPvbGBMamtYiAVOS4hNKnkGWvTWcnXaPS2IuNaDKolGyjzuJQjwJ_oTvsoK5oP1EHI8R4svVNLOwv1-LHOuoI1_FooSlQCdtmJkpJEcJ60YJjUQhlAfw6z6/s1600-h/DSC_1457+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkmA2VsqaAH7rDhXXHuomBZPvbGBMamtYiAVOS4hNKnkGWvTWcnXaPS2IuNaDKolGyjzuJQjwJ_oTvsoK5oP1EHI8R4svVNLOwv1-LHOuoI1_FooSlQCdtmJkpJEcJ60YJjUQhlAfw6z6/s320/DSC_1457+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594161102950290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPofl5JCN_HhcinhLPA9xDVl3mx9LYy24AvXUT_eptYyaUndDSBUHSk1u1GeMJ__m9g4QuMGetk02lEq9aRrKlz0dnprN2xnHfEkzwC4GhaTeqQZk_xNjpZ7U2zNKMdwItgFtS6h-jMGbi/s1600-h/DSC_1455+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPofl5JCN_HhcinhLPA9xDVl3mx9LYy24AvXUT_eptYyaUndDSBUHSk1u1GeMJ__m9g4QuMGetk02lEq9aRrKlz0dnprN2xnHfEkzwC4GhaTeqQZk_xNjpZ7U2zNKMdwItgFtS6h-jMGbi/s320/DSC_1455+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372593785024409682" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-41224040110087206742009-07-04T11:07:00.006-04:002009-07-04T11:36:14.708-04:0097 Days until the Athletes Helping Athletes 5K race in Kennesaw, GA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-giyoxhArRF9rP_3XxX5q5KyPTsFa54oqiryRt5gBceFmRbOFPtivsXRU0riHrb0mx6rDAD7rmkYbmzb0cO0iL9DlF60DQ_07NZwpnz90c4GesiwUIIYFLEunDbUgJEMufNzZ6h7L7uu/s1600-h/Athletes+Helping+Athletes+Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-giyoxhArRF9rP_3XxX5q5KyPTsFa54oqiryRt5gBceFmRbOFPtivsXRU0riHrb0mx6rDAD7rmkYbmzb0cO0iL9DlF60DQ_07NZwpnz90c4GesiwUIIYFLEunDbUgJEMufNzZ6h7L7uu/s400/Athletes+Helping+Athletes+Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354621939444748706" border="0" /></a><br />The 40th Annual Peachtree Road Race is in the books, and now it's time to speed forward to the annual Greyhound fundraiser, the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.greyhoundadoption.org/fundraising/5k2009.cfm">Athletes Helping Athletes 5k Race</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span>being held in Kennesaw, GA this year on October 10th, 2009.<br /><br />This unique 5 k race not only features vendors and awards, but SEGA has incorporated a LARGE Meet & Greet into the event by pairing the competitors with 'Running Mates' for the race. In 2008, there were 61 Greyhounds in attendance who wore Large Red Paper Dog Tags with various information including their name, age, adoption date, favorites treats, games, toys, race record, and other various traits or qualities that they share with their families. In the runner's registration packet was the matching dog tag. At the conclusion of the race, the runner could Meet Up with their Greyhound Mate. It was quite exciting as a greyhound owner to get to meet the runners that were matched up with Drew and Handy last year.<br /><br />The runners didn't have to meet the greyhound they were paired up with, but many did. It gave the competitors a good feeling knowing how the entry fee benefited the SEGA adoption process. One of my close friends, Vickie DeFoer, Corporate Payroll Manager at the Atlanta Journal Constitution was one of the runners. She is pictured below with me and Melanie Carter (another local payroll professional) with Drew and Handy.<br /><br />Carleton Holt, owner of <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://www.granitedigitalimaging.com/">Granite Digital Imaging</a>, captured the excitement of our event in a video that is<a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.vimeo.com/1954562"> posted HERE</a>. Please consider becoming part of the excitement, even if you're a virtual runner (participate through donation only) we'd love to have your support of Greyhound Adoption! We even had several adoptions occur during the year from runners that participated and never considered a greyhound as a pet. That's our goal - to educate, share and have fun doing it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa0OZvJSaE-Y0FMrI_zYtRjYxVZr1gZOMFu29F88Go5slpFtM7MrBcW2-fARBrmsbwo3O5cFb701CbdtkU9wImgiGuec2YnbLJ4pHa51CPJTRthmyKrzcNcEiwBaVfRcBtqPl4Ax4m1sO/s1600-h/PA110898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa0OZvJSaE-Y0FMrI_zYtRjYxVZr1gZOMFu29F88Go5slpFtM7MrBcW2-fARBrmsbwo3O5cFb701CbdtkU9wImgiGuec2YnbLJ4pHa51CPJTRthmyKrzcNcEiwBaVfRcBtqPl4Ax4m1sO/s400/PA110898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354626875412732754" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-38761034527858264742009-07-02T19:23:00.004-04:002009-07-04T11:40:56.599-04:00Stick Out Your Tongue Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFebxKxxZT3CPT67jVRYN7CUI4wFnV-iRlFvBN1hXAJG7toF7XyogsE2lv6hBwgG4ldDk8PLfcZk-EhvRCTM1Y2tabHPoJOikhrwQTqG6hNJSh5bs9OP74a_q9eaDO9yh4JKNrD9Rqb4w/s1600-h/I+can%27t+believe+I+drank+the+whole+thing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFebxKxxZT3CPT67jVRYN7CUI4wFnV-iRlFvBN1hXAJG7toF7XyogsE2lv6hBwgG4ldDk8PLfcZk-EhvRCTM1Y2tabHPoJOikhrwQTqG6hNJSh5bs9OP74a_q9eaDO9yh4JKNrD9Rqb4w/s400/I+can%27t+believe+I+drank+the+whole+thing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354007818455755138" border="0" /></a><br />Drew, burp... Scallywag and scurvy hound that he is with drool lacing the carpet all around him....<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://rockycreekscottieadventures.blogspot.com/">rocky creek scottie adventures</a></span> is hosting this contest in celebration of their 100th post! Visit <a href="http://rockycreekscottieadventures.blogspot.com/">their website</a> for more details and see if your hounds has what it takes to blow a raspberry in your face!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-25976340385045411362009-06-22T22:31:00.005-04:002009-06-22T22:40:52.532-04:00SEGA's Latest Hound Haul + One<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-3KEDNafBhhPMASCEhLoJVPn0H9H2MRWigr2aO9nW8D3oHpbKeDNbqBC3ShB6jJAHhADD0nk54OKxoTzACsIaU-bNkbNXXY7VYAhIcRkz4wmkmMhAh0JYE4hDQ_e5-aP8ErqCMegjnlh/s1600-h/1644-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-3KEDNafBhhPMASCEhLoJVPn0H9H2MRWigr2aO9nW8D3oHpbKeDNbqBC3ShB6jJAHhADD0nk54OKxoTzACsIaU-bNkbNXXY7VYAhIcRkz4wmkmMhAh0JYE4hDQ_e5-aP8ErqCMegjnlh/s320/1644-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346314805853058" border="0" /></a>Queen Trent - Plus One<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhongDnlPGqsOT0hdb4Qv2sxA53TRjNU3xv4Jy4wdKAsmKCN980THCsoxmwnz6U0OTWGTGu5aa_0yMW8N-y99RFm4taETR2MCFHJGBMsAepKXuRrqvNHHJEzJF3JsLG3601Fb3mm56VYdrY/s1600-h/1643-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhongDnlPGqsOT0hdb4Qv2sxA53TRjNU3xv4Jy4wdKAsmKCN980THCsoxmwnz6U0OTWGTGu5aa_0yMW8N-y99RFm4taETR2MCFHJGBMsAepKXuRrqvNHHJEzJF3JsLG3601Fb3mm56VYdrY/s320/1643-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346314877898226" border="0" /></a>Where's My Bird<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fTryq-iKGSqqV-eLtclSg2-LDPmwjHk4XjvRv0T8pA-1gVGzHut-K5gV-G2WNPFDvYiC6_5UGAvApccZW0yVbLlMflFnQUdme8lvl7u0OyY-_716zCWc353Pby8KHsmREtjK32wBSFw7/s1600-h/1642-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fTryq-iKGSqqV-eLtclSg2-LDPmwjHk4XjvRv0T8pA-1gVGzHut-K5gV-G2WNPFDvYiC6_5UGAvApccZW0yVbLlMflFnQUdme8lvl7u0OyY-_716zCWc353Pby8KHsmREtjK32wBSFw7/s320/1642-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346136598001074" border="0" /></a>Kiowa Stan Eddie<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBKoH8JHHsWF5tDQ3yqbDj2fJX3eBeNHdWo9l3AQtPahHKo8gAPflwrwfa4V4PZsAIYrJYHOcm7dhVjtb_KjabHwNAEO54gFbW419DiefG6VV54KqdM7hfRzJPlksmvwJzAyH-E8TezGj/s1600-h/1641-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBKoH8JHHsWF5tDQ3yqbDj2fJX3eBeNHdWo9l3AQtPahHKo8gAPflwrwfa4V4PZsAIYrJYHOcm7dhVjtb_KjabHwNAEO54gFbW419DiefG6VV54KqdM7hfRzJPlksmvwJzAyH-E8TezGj/s320/1641-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346129658688130" border="0" /></a>Movin Excitement<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedHS1ZVg1yTrxc2JDnD4zZqZ_OHm-EeI6fzwIyXZqjt3Z9S7ct9LjeJ20cR9utVwGZr2mGOFeGgze23eKFWyPQzCP64kGdAYHla0s5pb3LVhQzmGX7tuksipqG6cXCSAhDJjHjwzBcz6X/s1600-h/1640-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedHS1ZVg1yTrxc2JDnD4zZqZ_OHm-EeI6fzwIyXZqjt3Z9S7ct9LjeJ20cR9utVwGZr2mGOFeGgze23eKFWyPQzCP64kGdAYHla0s5pb3LVhQzmGX7tuksipqG6cXCSAhDJjHjwzBcz6X/s320/1640-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346129523713938" border="0" /></a>Craigie Maudeen<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbFY5Vp6frDm8C5QhrBXeCb25xnSVdZhF5KxTEjQW6G7n6YCwaikhSnyZW0BI4Tk4muYDCcl8-6hHGy5m0QMgXq1-natvHq5uyqv6yOWdOo8JX103RVT3rK1PzvTdUFv1QJhci-5X-Cxo/s1600-h/1639-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbFY5Vp6frDm8C5QhrBXeCb25xnSVdZhF5KxTEjQW6G7n6YCwaikhSnyZW0BI4Tk4muYDCcl8-6hHGy5m0QMgXq1-natvHq5uyqv6yOWdOo8JX103RVT3rK1PzvTdUFv1QJhci-5X-Cxo/s320/1639-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346128518386146" border="0" /></a>Alert the Feds<br />What a name for a little female!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpm4YwtC25ZKdv7uq9MM_lF3oa5JUQePwn9vK0cj3aZjrA62UP2DUtETr4aGp_FICTPxHDAZToqQ042_loV-LHoegs97ntqd_K6tw8WEVfY0XYZ6TGNh7-KvfeOcsTwkfpurPnXvJYEWT/s1600-h/1638-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpm4YwtC25ZKdv7uq9MM_lF3oa5JUQePwn9vK0cj3aZjrA62UP2DUtETr4aGp_FICTPxHDAZToqQ042_loV-LHoegs97ntqd_K6tw8WEVfY0XYZ6TGNh7-KvfeOcsTwkfpurPnXvJYEWT/s320/1638-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346125880135170" border="0" /></a>Faithful Lindsey<br /></div><br /><br />Above are photos of our latest batch of hounds from Jefferson County Kennel Club - PLUS One! We took possession of a beautiful black female named Queen Trent or Queenie from a lady in Columbus. I know she won't last long! Craigie Maudeen is a real looker!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-43037365790870085672009-05-31T07:47:00.004-04:002009-05-31T07:56:46.579-04:00Drew is team 2175 in the READ Program - Finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDS-L_k5fDoV7xpgyK5Mb1A8dMLda0SFtXtcku3eLBo8xoMRC99SCmyFbTZYeS14XM368evr8P1NYlLGEsvnNuLrxwJX44lP91Cl-xYmGOKOzRSq3TmwRZ81A5YcWo1bUx61GoPTrPU362/s1600-h/Drew+is+coming+up+Roses+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDS-L_k5fDoV7xpgyK5Mb1A8dMLda0SFtXtcku3eLBo8xoMRC99SCmyFbTZYeS14XM368evr8P1NYlLGEsvnNuLrxwJX44lP91Cl-xYmGOKOzRSq3TmwRZ81A5YcWo1bUx61GoPTrPU362/s400/Drew+is+coming+up+Roses+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341953626839037762" border="0" /></a><br />Our sweet, LAZY boy Drew is finally a Reading Education Assistance Dog. His tag came in the mail on Friday. We are still working at getting into the local library 2 miles from our house for their special reading program. <br /><br />We have one more shadow visit left where Drew will be the listener and then he'll be able to go out on his own to find children challenged with reading aloud to classmates. I sat in on the first shadow visit where I just observed. It's very uplifting to see the children read while keeping a hand on the dog for reassurance. After the session, the trainer relayed to me that one of the readers (who is 10 and reads at a 1st grade level) had improved tremendously. He couldn't sit for even 2 minutes in the first session, but was now sitting and reading for 15 minutes, and hoping to get more time to read a little longer! <br /><br />Drew is a knucklehead at times - forever foraging to eat something that might kill him. He is just like a little child, always pushing the boundaries and needing reminding of what the rules are. I think that trait will make him a great reading partner. He's not perfect; their reading skills won't be perfect, so there will be an instant bond between child and dog!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-39654131033860326632009-05-30T15:03:00.008-04:002009-05-31T08:01:18.177-04:00Marietta Farmer's Market M&G<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrJ_eJvqWvPbswfANRl223Jol4CwPY7dKsI-cYhVxRn96p3H64g_kSCk9iRrKw67QLygT3XwCysX-CjuMi_ozVC9mCyGKG2njBII2meMzu9qB6iuYVxstenj7ApzxIzkDMMd5yBybApze/s1600-h/Farmers+Market+5-30-09+Handy+%26+Jenna+2+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrJ_eJvqWvPbswfANRl223Jol4CwPY7dKsI-cYhVxRn96p3H64g_kSCk9iRrKw67QLygT3XwCysX-CjuMi_ozVC9mCyGKG2njBII2meMzu9qB6iuYVxstenj7ApzxIzkDMMd5yBybApze/s400/Farmers+Market+5-30-09+Handy+%26+Jenna+2+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341697292166535842" border="0" /></a><br />Each Saturday May - June and in September, SEGA has a M&G booth at the <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M9027">Marietta Farmer's Market</a>. We are 'limited' to 3 hounds each visit, but that doesn't keep us from providing a little additional color variety for potential adopters to observe. Today we had 8 hounds in all today, and were very mindful not to block any other vendors from potential sales. Personally, I think the dogs draw people to the area we are in.<br /><br />We've started using gorgeous Donation Jackets from <a href="http://www.cottagehounddesigns.com/">Christel Ausman at Cottage Hound Designs</a>. What a difference in fun'raising that has made for our SEGA organization this spring! Christel gets her silk fabrics from <a href="http://www.2houndsdesign.com/">Alisha at 2Hounds Design</a>, so you can get a matching coat and collar set if you really want to show you're hound as a fashion statement. In just the special M&G events this spring, we've collected over $750 in donations (that we normally only put a jar out that collects at best $20).<br /><br />Seriously take a look at the quality workmanship and creativity that Christel has to offer. We always collect more than the cost of 1 jacket in one outing. Today we collected $163 in 4 hours! You could say that Nikki and Handy in their purple jackets are 'strippers' - they lure dollars from the small children and get them stuffed them in their jackets.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8LQBFzWBbnLl6C18BzYCcZSJdwSSmxVkavOGzAhhW8_fnfiWlNYD-atHGGoahv08Ab4wgKWswo3IzV8vrLV94Ztpq-1wk3yqMJopeTQa6N_OQBoeXXwTn1XskXtICTVvHIBv5IyTD1qX/s1600-h/Farmers+Market+5-30-09+Handy+%26+Jenna+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8LQBFzWBbnLl6C18BzYCcZSJdwSSmxVkavOGzAhhW8_fnfiWlNYD-atHGGoahv08Ab4wgKWswo3IzV8vrLV94Ztpq-1wk3yqMJopeTQa6N_OQBoeXXwTn1XskXtICTVvHIBv5IyTD1qX/s200/Farmers+Market+5-30-09+Handy+%26+Jenna+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341697444387129538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Handy is pictured above in her Donation Dog Jacket in purple with Teal Dragonflies. She is being admired by <a href="http://www.mrkscookies.com/">Jenna K of Mr. K's Cookies </a>at the market. Jenna is a weekly regular, and was promoted to hound holder this weekend. Mr. K is being bit by the GH bug - he started asking questions today - maybe we'll have an application from him by the end of the summer!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-12953851823388811152009-05-30T14:53:00.003-04:002009-05-30T15:02:27.839-04:00Saturday's Sweet Face...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsXIjRY-Dbgwrke1adSomS2dp78JEtoQG7SjOn1aPCdvcpfKiaumZ1CX0TyYOCsMScKHfEFwYgmu2eVT8uvxTOHTio9VpyommUu0cdLDk5S0pvtLnbrUicieTNJKLACpjgcOZuGtE9N-A/s1600-h/Sweet+Saturday+Handy+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 474px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsXIjRY-Dbgwrke1adSomS2dp78JEtoQG7SjOn1aPCdvcpfKiaumZ1CX0TyYOCsMScKHfEFwYgmu2eVT8uvxTOHTio9VpyommUu0cdLDk5S0pvtLnbrUicieTNJKLACpjgcOZuGtE9N-A/s400/Sweet+Saturday+Handy+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341694118877548802" border="0" /></a><br />Handy's not the most photogenic subject. She always manages to look away, yawn, turn sideways, have her tongue hanging out, and so on. She usually looks like a grumpy old lady! Well, her personality is exactly the opposite. She's wound up like a top when she gets her 'special' collar and necklace on - the lady of the house must dress for off-site adventures to meet her adoring public.<br /><br />I finally captured her true spirit in this photo - she'll be 11 in September, but her spirit is that of a loving hound just off the track looking for that new forever home. Honey Handy - we're glad you picked us to provide a pillow to lay your head upon in your senior years. You are a beauty!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-1761679755428137942009-05-14T21:44:00.004-04:002009-05-14T21:47:53.015-04:00Thursday Terror!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfyPoHFuGe_7RWfzJTSsoD0co56hFGKk5NOAhufkU7gyUnYGDm7c7Bqw2K0PrdPG7UQr-UAMh6_LuJGxDrH5rU7bTfisWo3ZiHfzemX677g7sEB-Ovef5fsSdadY4pLtoVTYjzEdRCNRP/s1600-h/DSC_0294+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfyPoHFuGe_7RWfzJTSsoD0co56hFGKk5NOAhufkU7gyUnYGDm7c7Bqw2K0PrdPG7UQr-UAMh6_LuJGxDrH5rU7bTfisWo3ZiHfzemX677g7sEB-Ovef5fsSdadY4pLtoVTYjzEdRCNRP/s400/DSC_0294+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335861031730571794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Is Handy going to eat the whole Duck? No, but there's not many honks left in it!<br /></div>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-64391093034468156202009-05-13T17:48:00.003-04:002009-05-13T17:51:17.839-04:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLROIkb50l2NR1JzWCbHcKIQYemz0rGlE3r1KS33liHThK8kBEwA4EmzYKMOkdaYeA68AGmUJAfqwuZs-MKnUbjOR_HxuBHkjmV45ea4g_rBiABZQjDf0pTAps0dg6u32hut_PuYXkD2Y/s1600-h/DSC_0670+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 485px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLROIkb50l2NR1JzWCbHcKIQYemz0rGlE3r1KS33liHThK8kBEwA4EmzYKMOkdaYeA68AGmUJAfqwuZs-MKnUbjOR_HxuBHkjmV45ea4g_rBiABZQjDf0pTAps0dg6u32hut_PuYXkD2Y/s400/DSC_0670+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335429241530387586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-50573085731176536092009-05-10T17:57:00.002-04:002009-05-10T18:10:23.883-04:00Ms. Nikki is a Super Star!<div style="text-align: left;"><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*MTk5MjUwNDM3NSZwdD*xMjQxOTkyNjY2OTUzJnA9MTkzMjYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz1lODRmOGUyYTk2ZjA*Mjk1ODBiYjY*NzdkNjIyMjk5Mg==.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /><a href="http://www.faceinhole.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 273px; height: 364px;" src="http://s1.faceinhole.com/09/5/10/6783e7d95a11311c35b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ms. Nikki is adapting very well to our home. She is our first attempt at rehoming a racer straight from the track. Our 3 previous adoptions were all bounces. After two days, Nikki has mastered 3 different sets of stairs, managed to wade up to her neck in the lake, and she alerts us every time we come down the stairs. "Yes Nikki, we are coming down stairs again."<br /><br />Yesterday was her first day off leash walking from her spay. She decided that chasing Drew was just her speed. She chased Drew around the yard on the 'inside track' until he was wore out. He usually plays keep away from us, but he can't seem to outrun Ms. Nikki and she wanted to play with him. He has always seemed to want Handy or Garth to play with him, but both were older and showed no interest. Now a tiny 5 year old comes along, and he can't keep up!<br /><br />She slept well on a dogbed in our room last night, but did spend part of the night looking out the window. We're not sure what she was looking at, but she seemed relaxed. Drew seems a little paranoid that she will step on him and occasionally make a little whine to warn her away.<br /><br />Handy seems to be taking to Nikki just fine too. Nikki is all wiggles, kisses and wags right now. She seems quite comfortable in our home, and we're sure glad to have this WONDER WOMAN living with us!<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.faceinhole.com/" target="_blank">Create your own FACEinHOLE</a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-59703466702033573272009-05-07T23:38:00.007-04:002009-05-07T23:51:22.792-04:00New AdditionWe adopted <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhm2sL7T6oOgGNM_no1g6iO5_MZqGlN6dwZog2z1tI2R_cLsMJMZeVEY1PGx88cn0ttrjpO6aG-xoMdbuwVKMpHtmVppvoDq3DtKSnMmjpuYSPhaenR6bf7ijlW4e5mYlAP4TK6G4f8WG/s1600-h/1619-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhm2sL7T6oOgGNM_no1g6iO5_MZqGlN6dwZog2z1tI2R_cLsMJMZeVEY1PGx88cn0ttrjpO6aG-xoMdbuwVKMpHtmVppvoDq3DtKSnMmjpuYSPhaenR6bf7ijlW4e5mYlAP4TK6G4f8WG/s400/1619-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333293423871509730" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1170867">G</a><a href="http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1170867">ambling Nikki</a> tonight. She's the sweetest little lady. She's going to win any kissing contest we enter her in. We found out she was the trainer's favorite hound in his kennel at JCKC. Waggly tail, smiling face, and kissing, kissing, kissing all the time. She's one very happy hound!<br /><br />This is our first experience with a hound from the track. Our 3 previous adoptions were all bounced hounds. Nikki's as fresh as new fallen snow. Did I mention she tried to do the 10 front steps on her front legs only. It was the funniest sight! She did manage to put one rear foot down for just an instance on the way down.<br /><br />Her littermate, <a href="http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?z=nY2nqq&d=husker+hercules&x=0&y=0">Husker Hercules</a>, was adopted 2 weeks ago by another SEGA member. We'll have to see if they have any familial feelings for each other at the Meeting at the Farm next week!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOpHb4SsFV-MwsyPLjQQttaN3Qjts6tMLnKc8UH_ZsX5-1-1QKJGTVVlltoi3I48BHMiX9AuIWUzDWkTveSxIRjtukfiipmgLAf3ulTlEGtlM1DiIWtQDodXjVQNQXlIsx00p1AGg11iH/s1600-h/1619-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOpHb4SsFV-MwsyPLjQQttaN3Qjts6tMLnKc8UH_ZsX5-1-1QKJGTVVlltoi3I48BHMiX9AuIWUzDWkTveSxIRjtukfiipmgLAf3ulTlEGtlM1DiIWtQDodXjVQNQXlIsx00p1AGg11iH/s400/1619-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333293557086190018" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-34797987952674694182009-05-05T23:31:00.001-04:002009-05-05T23:32:46.687-04:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJlfM8lkZwcOWWMDUabsF5vTzq3RQvX6kciEQZud_WTnvHBOwPvNMZpJqSWN2z6EClVAJWTVuH6objs_6wD9by2RsS6LPwIjJBKGBnYCnzNx4fw_d4kh2XxQ3HftiThexgIfWO0VHTxHW/s1600-h/Tazo+%26+Sue+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJlfM8lkZwcOWWMDUabsF5vTzq3RQvX6kciEQZud_WTnvHBOwPvNMZpJqSWN2z6EClVAJWTVuH6objs_6wD9by2RsS6LPwIjJBKGBnYCnzNx4fw_d4kh2XxQ3HftiThexgIfWO0VHTxHW/s400/Tazo+%26+Sue+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332548692056760994" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-78668599659124887012009-05-05T23:28:00.001-04:002009-05-05T23:30:22.070-04:00Gracie Lou - M&G Fashionista<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nZ_mkmnLue9e-ufdfeF2JMxr6qLz4AgLL7jX9vJbbOBYZBTjwijTxivK7EjqAEMRNwj49Lnxie0C-jYQwO2pGvkElfpzsQSMutMNWNWrt6jCDaDpT4H0e7I5sKduYcuJpaD3S7dIy3aF/s1600-h/Gracie+Lou+at+May-retta+Daze+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 462px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nZ_mkmnLue9e-ufdfeF2JMxr6qLz4AgLL7jX9vJbbOBYZBTjwijTxivK7EjqAEMRNwj49Lnxie0C-jYQwO2pGvkElfpzsQSMutMNWNWrt6jCDaDpT4H0e7I5sKduYcuJpaD3S7dIy3aF/s400/Gracie+Lou+at+May-retta+Daze+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332548020685052738" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-847086725577504082009-05-04T22:08:00.004-04:002009-05-04T22:28:12.580-04:00A New Take on Meet & Greet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi4vzhc7R9Nyz0IN1HxlM8G0W4TLi-488xDj1KIccRqMJoe12uC_kwUMWGmdQV2v-_3ey9COqms5HOxR87xzFBpdb58Qrwekvaej1nrra0adWCgjyLC4x3uzXiHAa9IQ4sS5lbJ2QSGLR/s1600-h/Carbella+%26+Reynard+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi4vzhc7R9Nyz0IN1HxlM8G0W4TLi-488xDj1KIccRqMJoe12uC_kwUMWGmdQV2v-_3ey9COqms5HOxR87xzFBpdb58Qrwekvaej1nrra0adWCgjyLC4x3uzXiHAa9IQ4sS5lbJ2QSGLR/s400/Carbella+%26+Reynard+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332159589008049234" border="0" /></a>This weekend was a very busy Meet & Greet weekend for SEGA. We were at the Pets & More USA Expo in Norcross, the May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival in Marietta, the Hiram PetsMart, and at least 7 different Belk department stores for their charity day event. The hounds were in and about town all weekend.<br /><br />I had to share a whole new meaning of Meet & Greet. While at the May-retta Daze festival on Sunday afternoon, we were greeted by a costumed FOX. Hmm, fox and hounds - there couldn't be a better team. Well, Ms. Carbella had to meet Reynard, The Red Fox, up close and personal. She started with the head.... and ended with his tail end.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitv745AExBvLaF-SA0dG4QOl4Mjtz7OAQ11jEWnUYFekEtdF5DJGNlTfkDACcmuWvzbtQP8vyg8bXPF21wz-3pUQHA6O-Vc3xKQA5yG0qtm9964wJ1TfnRymLy5m3feT9HJWex6Utp1_N8/s1600-h/Scotty,+Reynard+%26+Carbella+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitv745AExBvLaF-SA0dG4QOl4Mjtz7OAQ11jEWnUYFekEtdF5DJGNlTfkDACcmuWvzbtQP8vyg8bXPF21wz-3pUQHA6O-Vc3xKQA5yG0qtm9964wJ1TfnRymLy5m3feT9HJWex6Utp1_N8/s400/Scotty,+Reynard+%26+Carbella+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332159821462992322" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone at our booth just cracked up guessing that she would move to sniff his tail. He got down on all 4's and lifted his tail for her to smell. <br /><br />Scotty came along and started sniffing too. However, when Scotty started to sniff at his front leg, Reynard must have had just about enough humiliation, and he high-tailed it down the street to the Canine Assistance Companions for a visit.<br /><br />Meet & Greet - Scratch & Sniff....GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-38331628025070167692009-05-03T05:40:00.006-04:002009-05-03T06:53:37.336-04:00Our Sweet Garth - Godspeed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH191Tea3ybPcwR-OBtguP_N2I2uI6SrivmqyizAH-nGAbSoL4h5NPcs969FVGx8aqIuAQ1JF9hhYIUCPd721PhIr3BFB2bF-xolwXy_qMsmHfIlz06TMEIIMF6CqgNb7JBVGskIg7ObEG/s1600-h/DSC_0700+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH191Tea3ybPcwR-OBtguP_N2I2uI6SrivmqyizAH-nGAbSoL4h5NPcs969FVGx8aqIuAQ1JF9hhYIUCPd721PhIr3BFB2bF-xolwXy_qMsmHfIlz06TMEIIMF6CqgNb7JBVGskIg7ObEG/s320/DSC_0700+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331530849731153778" border="0" /></a>Our Garth went to the bridge on Wednesday. He was diagnosed with Osteo the day before his 11th birthday on April 10th. We had been treating him for a soft tissue injury to his knee on the recommendation of our vet for 6 weeks. When his limp was to the point he was afraid to do the stairs to go outside (6 small step), and we had to carry him, I asked for a referral.<br /><br />Dr. Matt Corse of Northlake Veterinarian Specialists did a quick exam with Garth laying on the floor and determined it was not his knee but an intermittent issue with his hip. Some pain but not consistent with each manipulation. He ordered x-rays, and the Osteo presented at the top of his femur, up in the hip socket.<br /><br />There were 4 treatment protocols that were presented to us, but given Garth's age, the location of the Osteo, and Garth's terror of the vet office, keeping him comfortable at home was Garth's only real option. I asked for a chest x-ray to determine if the Osteo had metastasized, and it had not. "Thank goodness, we may have a few more months with our guy", I thought.<br /><br />He was already on Rimadyl for inflammation; Tramadol was added for the pain management. We moved from Rimadyl to Meloxicam the following week without any issues. His limp improved for about a week, but started to get worse again. On Sunday, blood appeared in his urine. Not just a little blood, it appeared he was only peeing blood - dark & thick. Our vet ran a test and it was a bacterial infection, so w<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifk8LYglOck03VBRM7RZ_A8itFSNL4Ynd26FYRqRDhP7OMA_d8yNnW5xLn-bqwboPxmvVxwCSk4uILeAe8JNQflIxIm3X2dKfenc7w-7RdHBPuPAMcFnRVvs8_Pml8oPCj4siZM2BHlM9Q/s1600-h/Maria+Loves+Garth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifk8LYglOck03VBRM7RZ_A8itFSNL4Ynd26FYRqRDhP7OMA_d8yNnW5xLn-bqwboPxmvVxwCSk4uILeAe8JNQflIxIm3X2dKfenc7w-7RdHBPuPAMcFnRVvs8_Pml8oPCj4siZM2BHlM9Q/s400/Maria+Loves+Garth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331545971898464690" border="0" /></a>e added Baytril to Garth's cocktail of meds.<br /><br />Monday evening, Garth's previous foster mom, Maria came for a house visit to see her 'ol guy, Garfie one last time. She could see the same thing we did, he wasn't his usual happy, lively self. He did shower her with a few of his clumsy kisses, and hugged on her some, so there was a little glimmer, but it was fading fast.<br /><br />On Tuesday evening, Garth stopped eating and taking any treats from us. He had figured out that they were probably laced with medicine. If any of you have a hound that makes food fly while they are eating, you know this is not a good sign. He sniffed everything and walked away, or he would take the treat and drop it on the ground.<br /><br />Wednesday am, his pee was pale yellow again - Yeah, over a hurdle, but he still wasn't eating or taking meds. His limp became very pronounced. There was no where for the swelling to go inside of his hip socket, and we knew it was his time. His eyes told the story as he lay in his bed.<br /><br />We tried to make his last day as full as we could for him. We both stayed home and loved on him. He took several small walks in the backyard with us. We took a few very nice pictures of him, like the very last one of him that is posted above. We let the FedEx man come onto the porch to leave a package, and 'Ring the Doorbell'. He jumped up, ran to the door, and barked like he usually did. Jon bought a rotisserie chicken for him at lunch, and he actually ate the chicken - didn't share even a nibble with Drew or Handy. But he looked very tired.<br /><br />Our vet and her tech, Amanda, came to the house in the evening. We set Garth up in his dog bed under a tree in the shade for his last moments with us. Right on cue, in usual Garth fashion, he jumped up and barked and growled at our vet as she came into the backyard - our Guard Hound Garth! Amanda was in tears as we were. Garth was very special to her. Jon and I were relieved that he no longer had pain, and that he could now join many others at the Bridge to wait for us to join him.<br /><br />I have to thank Mr. Author for posting on Facebook about Garth's trip to the bridge, and the many people who sent messages and wishes for our comfort and reassurances that he is now whole and pain free, and playing with the many who went before him. Although the messages brought many tears to our eyes, they also brought hope and smiles when we imagine him as he used to be.<br /><br />Little Bud Bud, we miss you, but loved you enough to know it was your time to go. Handy misses you terribly. The one hound we thought would never get to attached to another hound. She searches the house for you each day, lays in your dog bed, has a hard time getting out of bed herself, and is very melancholy, refusing to eat on 'our' schedule. Please let her know that you are OK now. You were really loved by all here in our home for the 5 short months we were allowed to care for you!<br /><br />Lisa and Jon<br />Drew and Handy - the pooches.GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-11809793734407674642009-04-27T22:21:00.004-04:002009-04-27T22:28:42.891-04:00New Pups at SEGA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpG7gAT9MUReux67UXxTKmjzLCe3XDgZW-a4fo1Gaa9wPyh0urNgHqhy6T6YQ4l2HfjJiW_LHN7r4zaLSgd2b_gM5xIxAJm1Mf9MshgcbdV27TiT3gvM1zzNRbDc-ScvQFi91mX1SnV7A/s1600-h/1623-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpG7gAT9MUReux67UXxTKmjzLCe3XDgZW-a4fo1Gaa9wPyh0urNgHqhy6T6YQ4l2HfjJiW_LHN7r4zaLSgd2b_gM5xIxAJm1Mf9MshgcbdV27TiT3gvM1zzNRbDc-ScvQFi91mX1SnV7A/s320/1623-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329563385023366130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YZd2sTG3wXMxybHbA_E46O-Kioh4RJ7JQvRTxVZcI3Bx6ACilbndW3zhqCJyYJbeR562NpXAtotcgSWcQx9wmDVbUb09PPFyaWt6YJCwnmb2SSBY-XF7s4zqn2qkVZz_nA-8q_8MkZco/s1600-h/1624-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAo05bboWsp0eF_GUBbH0x1lJwHs5299fMF7YLzTiR2tw9qcY-2FHruk_qb8cB3vV2YzAqnFTycz2FpEyuSE6sW1uAZPUOkMTrykl41R8Sxi1FOy5jnk6VvpdOwYAmdhR4a6aLpxnTyL6/s320/1618-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329562605152798002" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday, 8 new beautiful retired racers arrived in Acworth at our adoption kennel to begin their lives as family pets. What a stellar group of greyt looking pups! Visit our adoption page at <a href="http://www.greyhoundadoption.org/adopt">www.greyhoundadoption.org/adopt</a> to read their full profiles when they are posted!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-45065617507801655642009-04-25T13:22:00.006-04:002009-04-25T14:19:58.005-04:00Saturday Sugar - Autism Benefit Meet & Greet<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgV_GYd-l76S8KB7Iqmth6oEBbmPQL4WUjdhyphenhyphenILhcEeCp9Wc1g9byPTx9BqyL4GYWmvb_q0tqvTsDvxzoH-MvmIa-mc_X-QAmVjRtatLm6kzPq_sk5aeiK6Pt9hds7iIc0CkizPup76tY/s1600-h/Brando+and+Miss+Kit+Kat+Bunny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgV_GYd-l76S8KB7Iqmth6oEBbmPQL4WUjdhyphenhyphenILhcEeCp9Wc1g9byPTx9BqyL4GYWmvb_q0tqvTsDvxzoH-MvmIa-mc_X-QAmVjRtatLm6kzPq_sk5aeiK6Pt9hds7iIc0CkizPup76tY/s400/Brando+and+Miss+Kit+Kat+Bunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328682621485444706" border="0" /></a><br />Brando and Miss Kit Kat with a Balloon Bunny<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZOsVAzNEbLhS4yblilekb2z7bjZyD4U6ojmfSicnaif2u5Y26FxdEaRpUj-dnpsetKfnnaAoWBXhopHIcoOTGCTGsb5gPgzoaZeR5ZfuzBVDx8zu0m6Mpe9wnRkFVM5yaE01I8PHUZH4/s1600-h/Handy+%26+Eda.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZOsVAzNEbLhS4yblilekb2z7bjZyD4U6ojmfSicnaif2u5Y26FxdEaRpUj-dnpsetKfnnaAoWBXhopHIcoOTGCTGsb5gPgzoaZeR5ZfuzBVDx8zu0m6Mpe9wnRkFVM5yaE01I8PHUZH4/s400/Handy+%26+Eda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328681372657075314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Handy & Ms Eda<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxiYw99fdI1S2MDbl1uEOa73dQM0rhz9hL9yETtQnu9GD8YZT8iXzDLfctQAT7gaHIRkEs7gVXTJVHxr5GFi0bErg9hf522VgHXQ8PrjeRyizOpGQJC5nJk4mqpC4YsC4y9_4kMNdOqVY/s1600-h/Brando+%26+Pony.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxiYw99fdI1S2MDbl1uEOa73dQM0rhz9hL9yETtQnu9GD8YZT8iXzDLfctQAT7gaHIRkEs7gVXTJVHxr5GFi0bErg9hf522VgHXQ8PrjeRyizOpGQJC5nJk4mqpC4YsC4y9_4kMNdOqVY/s400/Brando+%26+Pony.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328681367200446242" border="0" /></a><br />Brando and an adoring Pony at the Day's Chevy Autism Benefit<br />"I'll Race Ya!"<br /><br /><br /></div>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-49099920751012351122009-04-22T19:14:00.003-04:002009-04-22T19:16:21.634-04:00Quiet Moments<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9MNX42J1TJDzRAMjk-0r0CAnXA4Vp50IyXNEk5LyebXI_7t60UvqxVWi05hQCBIOiOxFG9WvRefTC_lgxZClE3-dH3quJ0pTQhSCFkUcFU3K__E_ZrvnLzhlLtnXtv3GhmLK-3NjXxtO/s1600-h/Garth+in+shade+garden+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9MNX42J1TJDzRAMjk-0r0CAnXA4Vp50IyXNEk5LyebXI_7t60UvqxVWi05hQCBIOiOxFG9WvRefTC_lgxZClE3-dH3quJ0pTQhSCFkUcFU3K__E_ZrvnLzhlLtnXtv3GhmLK-3NjXxtO/s400/Garth+in+shade+garden+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327658219985805746" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-39309936227963471372009-04-20T20:35:00.004-04:002009-04-20T20:45:25.910-04:00They are finally ours...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_vkTj0Twkb6co8e8TiOVktHbOwtK7mF_HtPAz_A25FJDWSspla40X8MeN6uGaG-pUlIUr22ru5q4SSkC1VAkYxRIgtx9IgJLBJzBV_mKlCsugaTQVO8oWGhF1fM2TdrXrAHvGkpYeXzi/s1600-h/ours.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_vkTj0Twkb6co8e8TiOVktHbOwtK7mF_HtPAz_A25FJDWSspla40X8MeN6uGaG-pUlIUr22ru5q4SSkC1VAkYxRIgtx9IgJLBJzBV_mKlCsugaTQVO8oWGhF1fM2TdrXrAHvGkpYeXzi/s400/ours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326939105618123218" border="0" /></a><br />Jon and I received 3 Gold certificates today from NGA indicating that Drew, Handy and Garth now were registered to us! It only took 7 business days to have them return the new registration certificates to us. And best of all, part of the transfer fee will be donated back to SEGA. The Pups are ours!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-50697556248948288592009-04-20T20:29:00.003-04:002009-04-20T20:33:21.603-04:00I Thought I Smelled a Bunny Wabbit...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3j-2ZzycYrRd5fvKNra0bOwIHB8tWzqAvIbwkJN2yFwXeqkkts90rBWVc9kqO7Wc1as-V7_as6WeNGsO-Jz7g2X7AqXZnwUDLI7PhUif69G_uH85Nt64PIuG00OkzmiMJVQ92xEjT90j/s1600-h/DSC_0534.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3j-2ZzycYrRd5fvKNra0bOwIHB8tWzqAvIbwkJN2yFwXeqkkts90rBWVc9kqO7Wc1as-V7_as6WeNGsO-Jz7g2X7AqXZnwUDLI7PhUif69G_uH85Nt64PIuG00OkzmiMJVQ92xEjT90j/s400/DSC_0534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326936146551942258" border="0" /></a><br />Alas, it was only a Barred Owl during the day. He called to the hounds from a tree in the back 2 acres. It was a beautiful afternoon - finally, with no wind for a few minutes!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-87811445013290901912009-04-17T18:04:00.004-04:002009-04-17T18:11:51.926-04:00Friday Fondness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndGf1Rlo4QQexnNfR-XR1ljAh4CrMW0Ws6TsSq8dEL9j4kVC4lA-gTV4I3Fi7gaG42ajcmKcBJDd6QgrPx45ye9bSHpslK6E9W8T_fyPDPQ0STLyRm4nne_dHp_khnf2S2mwsgTH9Qj5B/s1600-h/DSC_0169+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 553px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndGf1Rlo4QQexnNfR-XR1ljAh4CrMW0Ws6TsSq8dEL9j4kVC4lA-gTV4I3Fi7gaG42ajcmKcBJDd6QgrPx45ye9bSHpslK6E9W8T_fyPDPQ0STLyRm4nne_dHp_khnf2S2mwsgTH9Qj5B/s400/DSC_0169+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325786491536688434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJnwHnInYkQ0jkB40V2T_B_75TQ-aS2MvKvKnb-qIvrRnnaCDcw43iEpvjuCMV5cvk1yQfRPQj1cHm38BjFPZ8sTOMEXNZ7DEohkAbkaa4L2_JvTcQ0SgC94V_3rI5XcJwO-P9Y7qXU8V/s1600-h/DSC_0183+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJnwHnInYkQ0jkB40V2T_B_75TQ-aS2MvKvKnb-qIvrRnnaCDcw43iEpvjuCMV5cvk1yQfRPQj1cHm38BjFPZ8sTOMEXNZ7DEohkAbkaa4L2_JvTcQ0SgC94V_3rI5XcJwO-P9Y7qXU8V/s400/DSC_0183+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325784850474459538" border="0" /></a>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-69219492027044493552009-04-12T17:48:00.017-04:002009-04-12T19:42:21.232-04:00Incredible Athletes<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzWOT8EhFJT2WxtN908WE_ndubrM5YAFkpADnEuGZzlfZNy5u077arknrrgdnU1HOQzjUJUkjJJTTdx8LP2JHuQMslWwLlSSZG8smK5olXrT_jmKundkySvWxo05mh2Q1UBXSHElO3Zxy/s1600-h/Carl+on+Raphael+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzWOT8EhFJT2WxtN908WE_ndubrM5YAFkpADnEuGZzlfZNy5u077arknrrgdnU1HOQzjUJUkjJJTTdx8LP2JHuQMslWwLlSSZG8smK5olXrT_jmKundkySvWxo05mh2Q1UBXSHElO3Zxy/s400/Carl+on+Raphael+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323952288381361762" border="0" /></a><br /></div>As greyhound owners, we are acutely aware of what incredible athletes our dogs are. They are the 2nd fastest animal on the planet. They have a grace and elegance when they run and play. Some seem to float across the ground. They smile big toothy smiles as they whiz past us in a blur.<br /><br />Yesterday, I had the opportunity to view another incredible athlete at work - Cross Country Jumping competitors. I helped judge several jumps where the cross country course was between 1 - 2.5 miles in length with 17 - 27 jumps depending on the competitors level (intermediate, training, or novice).<br /><br />Carl Bouckaert owns 8400 acres in south Fulton County called Chattahoochee Hills. He is an accomplished show jumping champion, and offers his land for Lure Coursing events and eventing horse competitions. It is a phenomenal piece of property with grassy rolling hills and valleys, some pines and hardwood trees on the hilltops and many small lakes peppered through out. When you drive down the gravel road onto the property, it reminds me of taking a drive on a forest service road in a national park.<br /><br />Carl, the owner of Chattahoochee Hills, is pictured above on Raphael in the Intermediate Division running as team #5 clearing jump 11. He is highly ranked by the USEA - United States Eventing Association with Raphael. <br /><br />He is also pictured below on Cyrano clearing jump #7 in the Training Division. He was the 107th rider to run the course at this point. He rode 3 different horses during the event, Raphael, Cyrano and Big Skye.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlJR25BvBjpd2SddqNSMeGg9nyTmwSPhCDwXaBWCPIXhj1FugSYY5-f_DGR_G8c_Arn32An7HvF_qezQYn2GIuT_MWmEjEsB2EulhFm56AnUC6veggdtNXhtxd-Blj7SJbAcoX2xuZ4bX/s1600-h/DSC_0399+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlJR25BvBjpd2SddqNSMeGg9nyTmwSPhCDwXaBWCPIXhj1FugSYY5-f_DGR_G8c_Arn32An7HvF_qezQYn2GIuT_MWmEjEsB2EulhFm56AnUC6veggdtNXhtxd-Blj7SJbAcoX2xuZ4bX/s400/DSC_0399+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323940112482830402" border="0" /></a><br />Below are just a few of the photos that I snapped while judging the jumps as the horses paraded through. There were 181 horses on the Order of Go listing, but several did withdraw. Every 2 - 3 minutes another horse would come by and strut their stuff over the jumps. I was in a unique part of the venue - the water feature. The old saying, 'You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink...' - they sure can splash though when their jumping in the water!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE7_8W3C68vzZm7bV3-vU_sSSyXbtnpxeeyRjn-2yo_YyxFQBLruUQO8K7rKK5SC3HSy2plCeLDm0uIEwhyphenhypheno6b8CXgKA1cbXPnVFSggIHw6rBMKmVdWVLfpI2DdXCFIZjyN7zIXVlatNi/s1600-h/DSC_0334+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 443px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE7_8W3C68vzZm7bV3-vU_sSSyXbtnpxeeyRjn-2yo_YyxFQBLruUQO8K7rKK5SC3HSy2plCeLDm0uIEwhyphenhypheno6b8CXgKA1cbXPnVFSggIHw6rBMKmVdWVLfpI2DdXCFIZjyN7zIXVlatNi/s320/DSC_0334+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323933102067099266" border="0" /></a><br />Jump 7 in the intermediate course above - coming down a 100 yard hill from previous jump. Featured is # 12 Tops ridden by Danielle Dichting.<br /><br />Jump 8 below is 2 strides from jump 7 with a 4' drop into water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DDzkAcr7ekFaY71teoNIdOsmNNgQ1WGulfNBZ5ckT3RI70Xu5o9eMfIrbMHFm2dV3jab-gbkUQ50CaeVJrFDgv6mEa6rOJRrB_9sMJY6s7f1r8yl6b4B3eeUeOL0em3dhVjbAXrucKgD/s1600-h/DSC_0335+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DDzkAcr7ekFaY71teoNIdOsmNNgQ1WGulfNBZ5ckT3RI70Xu5o9eMfIrbMHFm2dV3jab-gbkUQ50CaeVJrFDgv6mEa6rOJRrB_9sMJY6s7f1r8yl6b4B3eeUeOL0em3dhVjbAXrucKgD/s320/DSC_0335+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323933635890450274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jumps 9 & 10 were rolltop jumps in about 12" of water. There was only 1 water refusal all day in the novice category where the horse ran around this small body of water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiYDbRGwOe0X-njWgfcIsFLtvQB8Xkvk5RsU-D7nm2YK6PEHA-QoPMyQixgz2mjipY61erNG0TpDp8peHo2A7luPXGzOqZHVoBtE3YdKY8y_yIMbagynHL-2Nly1V6WMSpuG9RKm0bfU1/s1600-h/Tops+over+the+rolltop+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiYDbRGwOe0X-njWgfcIsFLtvQB8Xkvk5RsU-D7nm2YK6PEHA-QoPMyQixgz2mjipY61erNG0TpDp8peHo2A7luPXGzOqZHVoBtE3YdKY8y_yIMbagynHL-2Nly1V6WMSpuG9RKm0bfU1/s400/Tops+over+the+rolltop+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323950808130344802" border="0" /></a><br />Jump 11 - a wide stone table which as you can see is well over 6' wide on the top, but only about 3.5' tall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZJDxtGyeoURnXI0awFm75T-MwTdm_Tv1t8UTwzVD0Y1OtaZJyKR5z4SUEHosfjHZoLXjBjs8OpG4YDodRusQwpyOveSzMw5tWymLZ3AqaLtpu1ATR6MZL0Hg4rzWFB7RzuFtc7twLn1u/s1600-h/Tops+over+table+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZJDxtGyeoURnXI0awFm75T-MwTdm_Tv1t8UTwzVD0Y1OtaZJyKR5z4SUEHosfjHZoLXjBjs8OpG4YDodRusQwpyOveSzMw5tWymLZ3AqaLtpu1ATR6MZL0Hg4rzWFB7RzuFtc7twLn1u/s400/Tops+over+table+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323950086784753106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another incredible photo below - look at the tuck on those front legs. This was another Training Level rider, # 116 Kristen Gallo riding Sonny Side Up. The next jump took them back into the water, and he did terrific.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRootR3cAHs9uv9E0cM3StSSIIr7CANWH_LiWcd9A_n3MlBCP-sIDnHxklkXW7S6gb8lu8my1Y3BY3YQEGSMeMWPKrCjRlT4nfszlMIn3utyGpyQYPmeKQug9Uv0R9MYMIxYDfa1Cl2TuA/s1600-h/DSC_0403+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 431px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRootR3cAHs9uv9E0cM3StSSIIr7CANWH_LiWcd9A_n3MlBCP-sIDnHxklkXW7S6gb8lu8my1Y3BY3YQEGSMeMWPKrCjRlT4nfszlMIn3utyGpyQYPmeKQug9Uv0R9MYMIxYDfa1Cl2TuA/s400/DSC_0403+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323940127053663042" border="0" /></a><br />The following two photos of team #66, On The Rocks ridden by Kayla Diehl, are probably the best I took all day. The look of determination and focus on Kayla's face made for a clear ride through the entire 17 jumps on this Training Level event. On The Rocks didn't seem to exert any effort going over these jumps at all.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Jump # 6 in the Training Level<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFf2XO3ioYsH83jotityGD8wRl2aRhPWDq-ThlhjtPKT34sPuiBHcp982mlgNdT-kCHcdTM8lN1TVjjPBuHs3Q-tHQwapt9k2vhyBCQ6gzscZedhjFoTNM0HOemLZj3BKm8kzbBdQIL_r/s1600-h/Striking+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 421px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFf2XO3ioYsH83jotityGD8wRl2aRhPWDq-ThlhjtPKT34sPuiBHcp982mlgNdT-kCHcdTM8lN1TVjjPBuHs3Q-tHQwapt9k2vhyBCQ6gzscZedhjFoTNM0HOemLZj3BKm8kzbBdQIL_r/s400/Striking+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323940122472690258" border="0" /></a><br />Jump #7 in the Training Level.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimATtZW9Efyxa4bWnR7bTu0uf3WD2TTCaQFPLSoH-mGwNHWbGdq_g-4pCTmEbf0H_fCtMTK8G-9uNHIDe2Cy-7SQcjwh9_y5pBF8PRlzA7qu5z1Fq4wBISIXyEIgaR6vaVENqovaIBLhLx/s1600-h/DSC_0376+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimATtZW9Efyxa4bWnR7bTu0uf3WD2TTCaQFPLSoH-mGwNHWbGdq_g-4pCTmEbf0H_fCtMTK8G-9uNHIDe2Cy-7SQcjwh9_y5pBF8PRlzA7qu5z1Fq4wBISIXyEIgaR6vaVENqovaIBLhLx/s400/DSC_0376+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323940122609036162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few other notables, just because they just looked so darn GOOD at going over the jumps and splashing through the water feature are below:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Team #45, Fleet Makani ridden by Katherine Sulzbach<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT-F9bCuHCGploF6ExwZvZQFnhDsI1HcMfOSQUqaklsTI2_mWJR0paMtjWa_wjU_kM-Ne7z5MkjVQDWSWBEUzzOLCHpsSt960sOQZhRscQ37W90xIJu68Fa4_Pi_MTEFILXXIxTbROAKR/s1600-h/DSC_0357+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT-F9bCuHCGploF6ExwZvZQFnhDsI1HcMfOSQUqaklsTI2_mWJR0paMtjWa_wjU_kM-Ne7z5MkjVQDWSWBEUzzOLCHpsSt960sOQZhRscQ37W90xIJu68Fa4_Pi_MTEFILXXIxTbROAKR/s400/DSC_0357+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323940117618154898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Team #26: Desperado ridden by Andrea Leatherman<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzZMbYBfAxnWBK71BYadi3-gOCsWHIXkv1xz4nEbI_bwIIvYpjnAECW58D4M-sxGTqA6jiDYVazfQNjTTIzuQgrE1OIvT_0TtfJVsKeHgtTDfDuo4Gsha0lerApu0n7CjmVQI5ibvmq5u/s1600-h/Bay+26+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 554px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzZMbYBfAxnWBK71BYadi3-gOCsWHIXkv1xz4nEbI_bwIIvYpjnAECW58D4M-sxGTqA6jiDYVazfQNjTTIzuQgrE1OIvT_0TtfJVsKeHgtTDfDuo4Gsha0lerApu0n7CjmVQI5ibvmq5u/s320/Bay+26+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323935096207262546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Team #22: Tomada ridden by Amy Barrington<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJK9_XiMNUrWNmlHcGCH3M6NInWu0YzarDa0wVkrd0OAMzSnMHZZKCQu-Nzn7Nad3lhF93QZ4W_Z-XNhn66NbOpJebXI6g7xPUdw4rQ4tuZ8EeEE28MVYyOmY5KYa_sBbk5dmrWL4yFar/s1600-h/Awesome+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 509px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJK9_XiMNUrWNmlHcGCH3M6NInWu0YzarDa0wVkrd0OAMzSnMHZZKCQu-Nzn7Nad3lhF93QZ4W_Z-XNhn66NbOpJebXI6g7xPUdw4rQ4tuZ8EeEE28MVYyOmY5KYa_sBbk5dmrWL4yFar/s320/Awesome+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323935096389505698" border="0" /></a><br />Team #27: Lorenzo III ridden by Leahona Rowland<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZET8DpOBwMVNbO7-h1OjXrlO-h9dHUz9M8NslqIdwuf9Dr9Af0jFdNsYPSVLoSc_xHZaVzJqV__ysjR69rmvZ5ez6VTV1d-YEbnrSxdr1K8TRAQdU4vNoXYVJoG-r8vu2i0R5BWHEO0jz/s1600-h/dapple+gray+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 464px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZET8DpOBwMVNbO7-h1OjXrlO-h9dHUz9M8NslqIdwuf9Dr9Af0jFdNsYPSVLoSc_xHZaVzJqV__ysjR69rmvZ5ez6VTV1d-YEbnrSxdr1K8TRAQdU4vNoXYVJoG-r8vu2i0R5BWHEO0jz/s400/dapple+gray+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323946801975707138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Team #30: Prince Noah ridden by David Adamo<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWsd7_F0bUPWQcV6xv7vvwN6ou7S55yLzuHUxyTlvn1-jFEnQ3Iq0sZdavxh7OqZYHROxGQapdiuUhStJkylNo-Qp0zefP5pQOjPLyi0iak03lXZN45qRhDDmpRPxnjckBrHYQCHW11SG/s1600-h/DSC_0355+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWsd7_F0bUPWQcV6xv7vvwN6ou7S55yLzuHUxyTlvn1-jFEnQ3Iq0sZdavxh7OqZYHROxGQapdiuUhStJkylNo-Qp0zefP5pQOjPLyi0iak03lXZN45qRhDDmpRPxnjckBrHYQCHW11SG/s400/DSC_0355+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323946795559375074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And the last one has me wondering - the horse's eyes are closed as it clears this jump. "Please let me clear this jump perfect, please don't let there be water on the other side, please...."<br />Team #40: Henry ridden by Scott Keach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyICRm1fyrA7fy1Ki8mIw-ErLH9fgn2WXVe8Yy_rZ55RseGH20D6kQMm6UPLPlW0u41raFGTbIhZLljo29tyXo7D0l9IIW7Uql5UUZYeKGE2fSFDudz6OnCCtZFtNWii1sUHITIKfLapTZ/s1600-h/Eyes+closed+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyICRm1fyrA7fy1Ki8mIw-ErLH9fgn2WXVe8Yy_rZ55RseGH20D6kQMm6UPLPlW0u41raFGTbIhZLljo29tyXo7D0l9IIW7Uql5UUZYeKGE2fSFDudz6OnCCtZFtNWii1sUHITIKfLapTZ/s400/Eyes+closed+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323948436675058338" border="0" /></a><br /></div>There is another jumping event scheduled for Chattahoochee Hills on May 16-17. If you're interested in volunteering to be a jump judge, you won't be disappointed! It's also free if you just want to be a spectator, bring your dog on a leash and walk the grounds to observe the events. They also feature dressage and show jumping classes. Little girls and horses, a deadly combination!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-47954896583039870782009-04-10T00:19:00.004-04:002009-04-10T00:35:30.795-04:00Garth's 11 today! Happy Birthday G-Man!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBrCAKTtx2-KeHrnYSRCtuzWQCdhk6YdyVmA4CVUmLzVZjZqCJzih98XyGaC5X5T5XwQvlD0K5OvxW26r4_HbhVlovec71V0AzCO-H4FDsDOf3kQPpFZGDJ_35g0_idvh774ffFTODQl6/s1600-h/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBrCAKTtx2-KeHrnYSRCtuzWQCdhk6YdyVmA4CVUmLzVZjZqCJzih98XyGaC5X5T5XwQvlD0K5OvxW26r4_HbhVlovec71V0AzCO-H4FDsDOf3kQPpFZGDJ_35g0_idvh774ffFTODQl6/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322916423382834914" border="0" /></a>Garth is 11 today! This is quite a milestone for him given the background we know about him. He broke his right hock in 2002 on the track in his 71st race (he won the 70th as A grade). He broke it again at his last owner's house in 2007. There is a scar on his tummy - obviously ingested something that didn't agree with him.<br /><br />I looked up his age in peep years on the Dogs Rule website. He's 82 in peep years! He's doing quite well for a gent of that age. We haven't decided what we have in store for him tomorrow, but it will be a small affair at home with some frozen yogurt and a peanut butter stuffed KONG. He's quite OUR distinguished gentleman. We love you Garfie!GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820456883402645173.post-82857714050684345582009-04-08T19:53:00.005-04:002009-04-08T20:29:56.569-04:00A Change of Scenery... North to Alaska!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM0fGIWMkrGBetmsuX9R-jdetrwt-0_UTPZ1vuksMylHINOiNIT7HOaRZxnN1pvNoMF7prnRrI6alql-ffUQT_vsfHRl8PR2YincAgzSkI48u1EUFyP0tlqWv9-_J5yd48ImrzBELXiOv/s1600-h/mrstick001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322478285475558482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM0fGIWMkrGBetmsuX9R-jdetrwt-0_UTPZ1vuksMylHINOiNIT7HOaRZxnN1pvNoMF7prnRrI6alql-ffUQT_vsfHRl8PR2YincAgzSkI48u1EUFyP0tlqWv9-_J5yd48ImrzBELXiOv/s400/mrstick001.jpg" border="0" /></a>I'm often asked if I'm from Alaska. No. My mom is though, and her mom, and my Great Grandfather Pete Kavanaugh ventured to Nome in 1897 in search of gold. That is where my mom's family landed and stayed. We make it point to get up and visit at least every other year. <div><br /><div></div><div>Our last visit in 2007 took us to <a href="http://www.cachecreekcabins.com/">Cache Creek</a> for a few days of panning for nuggets (I seem to think it looks more like dust, but whatever makes mom happy). Ken Lee, owner of the claim we stayed on, ventured off the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_McKinley">'hill'</a> to retrieve us and our gear for a 4 day adventure. The adventure was the 2 hour ride to the gold camp in a 4x4 that covered only 11 miles. We didn't stop for breaks on the way in. It was quite a rough ride on a one-lane dirt road with many holes and 'mudlakes' that could swallow the truck if you didn't stay in just the right track.</div><br /><div></div><div>In 2006, we ventured to the Kenai for some fishing at my cousin's fish camp. She has a nice set up and runs a guide service on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_River_(Alaska)">Russian River</a> during King season. She is just minutes by water from where all the combat fishing occurs. Unfortunately, we were in between the Kings and Silvers so there wasn't much luck fishing. We were skunked on clam digging at <a href="http://www.clamgulchalaska.com/">Clam Gulch </a>as well. The only bright spot on that trip was our gold digging expedition on <a href="http://www.recminer.com/sites/bertha_creek.htm">Bertha</a> and <a href="http://www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com/Activities/Goldpanning/kpgold12.html">6 Mile Creeks</a>. The area is very remote. It's easy just to park your rig, set up camp, and feel like there isn't a soul around. It does get a little creepy when you're next to a creek, in 10' willow and you can't hear anyone sneak up on you - and it's fall when the bears are looking for the last few berries before hibernation again. </div><br /><div></div><div>I think the camping part was most fun. Mom hadn't roasted marshmallows and wienies on a campfire since I was a little squirt - about 35 years ago. She torched the first wienie - flaming good I might add. It was BLACK. The marshmallows fared only marginally better - at least Mr. Stick was green, and didn't catch on fire. We all had a great time, dodging the smoke and the skeeters until late in the evening. You can't beat the crisp fall air in Alaska to recharge your batteries. Pictured above are my husband Jon holding Mr. Stick and mom with the wienie that didn't get charred black.</div></div>GreytGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802042882730993237noreply@blogger.com5