http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/ Zoomies en Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:38:00 GMT Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:38:00 GMT info@greyhoundzoom.com info@greyhoundzoom.com http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-routine-disrupted/ Our dogs like their days to go like this: wake at first birdsong, whine outside the bedroom door for a minute until Big Boss yells "Go away," go away, laugh... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-routine-disrupted/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-routine-disrupted/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:38:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-adoption/ Dammit, it's always a mistake visiting the Victorian Greyhound Adoption Program web site. They have lots of pictures of dogs looking for adoptive homes, and that tugs at the heart... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-adoption/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-adoption/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:09:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-innocence/ It is 6.27am and I am woken by two greyhounds chasing each other up and down the wooden floorboards of the passage outside my bedroom. It sounds like thunder. We... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-innocence/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-innocence/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:01:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/daisys-new-sofa/ In a major upheaval in the lives of our greyhounds, we have a new sofa. We have two sofas - and anyone with two greyhounds will understand the need for... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/daisys-new-sofa/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/daisys-new-sofa/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:50:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/dog-soup-kitchen/ They know how to appreciate dogs in Berlin - at both ends of the social spectrum. A few weeks ago we read about the opening of a dogs-only bus service... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/dog-soup-kitchen/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/dog-soup-kitchen/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:32:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-destruction/ Greyhounds like to sleep about twenty-three and a half hours a day. The time they don't like sleeping is, invariably, the 30 minutes before your alarm goes off. We like... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-destruction/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-destruction/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:06:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-leash-rules/ It has been a month of insights into a unique aspect of the greyhound breed, and of having them as pets. This is about muzzles and keeping them on-leash at... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-leash-rules/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-leash-rules/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:22:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-sit/ Sit! Good boy, almost (image greyghoundcrossroads.com) Most greyhounds will not sit in the way almost all other dog breeds do. They find it uncomfortable because of their long backs and... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-sit/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-sit/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:25:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-speed/ Imagine the start line of a race. In Lane 1 we have a Ferrari, engine revving and hoping to show those fools who drool over McLaren F1s a thing or... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-speed/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-speed/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:24:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/crufts-controversy/ Crufts, the iconic centre of the dog show universe, is facing the ugliest controversy in its more than 120-year history. The largest annual dog show in the world, Crufts is... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/crufts-controversy/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/crufts-controversy/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:46:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/7am-walk-time/ It is 7am and time for a walk. Scratchy, aka the Big Brindle, is a cool dude who doesn't like to show excitement, but walks are a Big Thing and... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/7am-walk-time/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/7am-walk-time/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:13:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/palin-antianimal/ I sat down with my two greyhounds recently, took a forepaw in each hand, looked them in the eye and said, "I do solemnly declare that I will never use... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/palin-antianimal/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/palin-antianimal/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:31:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/roadblock/ I'm thinking of renaming my greyhounds Roadblock and Bollard. Most of the greyhound literature I have read talks about the positive characteristics of the breed: they are clean, gentle, loving... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/roadblock/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/roadblock/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/mabels-dash/ Now here's something dashing. Mabel may not run like a greyhound, and she's no trials champion, but she had fun and her owner didn't seem to mind that this was... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/mabels-dash/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/mabels-dash/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:51:00 GMT http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-toy/ The dogs have been digging holes in the back yard and my wife, who has a real job (ie, she's not a freelance writer and editor) barked instructions: go to... http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-toy/#comments http://www.greyhoundzoom.com/greyhound-toy/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:53:00 GMT