Pets

[Matt]

@Graeme i don’t know how people foster dogs. I could never have a dog that wasn’t actually part of my family permanently. Kudos to you. My step bro adopts greyhounds, one at a time as they dont live that long after adoption. I think that have about an 10 yr span. All they ever did was lay around… until you accidentally drop their leash.

[Matt]

Someone missed me…

[endo]

^ ahh

[Graeme]

@Matt the Victorian Greyhound Adoption Programme, which is a gesture of corporate responsibility by the racing industry, put out a request for foster homes over Christmas, and I thought that it would be fun. I'm currently between jobs, so I've got the time to look after a dog, but I'm planning on moving in a month or two, so it's not necessarily a great time to get one on a permanent basis.

(Although when Bloomberg and the BBC are framing the Australian housing market as a cautionary tale, finding a new place might take some time.)

Fergus is a sweet boy, but he's also suffering from pretty severe anxiety. He rarely spends time inside, preferring to hide in a den at the bottom of the garden for much of the day, although he came in this afternoon because it was better than staying outside in a massive thunderstorm.

He's also got a habit of stealing things and running off with them, which led to a conversation with the tax office earlier today, "Sorry if I'm a bit distracted, but my Greyhound just stole a jury summons letter from my desk."

I'll be sending that dog to prison at this rate...

[Matt]

Well, you know what they say about good intentions…

[Graeme]

I know, and I'll end up with a permanent Greyhound if I'm not careful!

[Matt]

He could very well settle down. I’m sure there are training programs that specialize in this type of situation if you’re interested in keeping him. All else fails get him some cbd treats.

[AdamJ]

turns out waking me up at 4, 5 and 6am on NYE is tiring work

and helping me pack the previous day at my house

[Mizmazzle]

@AdamJ I used to have a cat that loved to run straight across my face, bounce off the walls, then straight across the face over and over in the wee hours of the morning. Bloody bastard!!

[AdamJ]

@Mizmazzle Sounds about right. Whenever we stay at my girlfriends (where she is 95% of the time), she is pretty calm. Whenever I look after her at mine, all hell breaks loose

[Luijim78]

here are my restful nights sleep

[ROman]

@Luijim78 Nice.

[Oaktavia]

Rosie and Mazy by the Potomac River

[Sage954]

Looks great @Oaktavia. We are a bit south on the other side of the river. 36 and raining all day. Dogs didn’t want to go out and managed to sleep most of the day.

[rodenstock]

[Mizmazzle]

@rodenstock what a face!!!

[Mizmazzle]

@Oaktavia Goldens in the snow!! No happier place for dogs like ours!!

[rodenstock]

@Mizmazzle said in Pets:

@rodenstock what a face!!!

Yes, that 's my dachshund Carla. Very stubborn, but also very cute...

[rodenstock]

@ work

[Mizmazzle]

@rodenstock haha. That look in her eyes said it all!!