You know how greyhounds are one of the fastest breeds of dog in the world? If not THE fastest?
It’s true – Top Gear did a test race between a greyhound and a car and the dog won! So they’re pretty fast, then, huh? Most will clock in the region of 35 mph, some reaching a high of 40mph in short bursts. Some will be slower. Some – it has to be said – a whole lot slower. And of course, these are the dogs that end up getting the sack from the track, and adopted into homes as pets, so I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised that my dogs are never going to see that kind of speed again.
It doesn’t help that the Princess is one of the laziest dogs on the planet, and the Pirate is nearly thirteen years old, but you know what? When we take the dogs out into the fields and let them off the lead, it’s the Pirate who goes nuts in his rickety old-dog way. He’s the one who bounces through the long grass kicking up his heels to come running back panting and hoping for a treat from my pocket. The Princess, who is only nine, trots along so closely at my heels that if I turn suddenly, I’m likely to trip over her, whereupon she’ll blink mildly at me as if to say ‘I wish you monkeys would learn to look where you’re going, but don’t mind me … ‘
Anyway, like most dogs, they’ll get interested in things that squeal, or bark, or yap, or yodel. The Princess is our watchdog – a rare thing in a greyhound – and she’ll go tearing up the garden if a dog so much as whimpers out there after dark. She needs to tell it to stop, desist, and what’s more, shut the fuck up. In other words, she sounds very much as if she’s joining in, to the untrained (read ‘human’) ear.
So let me tell you what happened this evening. I was reading Greytalk. Browsing through the Cute and Funny forum, I came across a post that said ‘click here and turn your speakers up‘. Naturally I couldn’t resist. Keeping one eye on the hounds, sleeping the sleep of the terminally comatose about five feet from my chair, I did just that, and the manic barking of five or six dogs erupted into the room.
My two dogs, my perfectly evolved sleek and slender racing machines, slumbered on. Well, to be fair, the Pirate did open one eye a fraction and roll it in my direction, and his head did lift momentarily from the fluffy pillow on which it rested, but only for a second and then he was dead asleep again.
I think my dogs are broken!
And yes, I did say fluffy pillow. Wanna make something of it?
LOL! They sound adorable! And of course they deserve fluffy pillows
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DM – Thank you! Naturally, I think they’re adorable! And no greyhound can live without a fluffy pillow. Or so they’ll tell you.
That made me chuckle. I can just imagine them. You know they say dogs become like their masters ha ha! Just thought I’d point that one out ;O)
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Babs – you know, I was kinda hoping it would work the other way and that I’d become slim and elegant like my dogs! But sadly, I’ve kept greyhounds for around 14 years and it hasn’t happened yet. Still, best not give up hope, eh?
that photo is just too funny Jay! and they only have one fluffy pillow each??? tell me this is not so. poor wee doggies
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I too had a big greyhound at one time- a fascinating and brave dog-just wanted to say that yes the cubicles do remind me also of a Mondrian..may I lionk to your blog- certainly love those greyhounds searching now for names???
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Hi Sandy – of course you can link to my blog!
What names are you searching for?
hey, what’s wrong with fluffy pillows? Your dogs are sooo cuteeee. Honest. And lazy dogs suit me well. We would fight over the pillow, though…:)
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Thanks, DeaFulgora! I am more than happy with my lazy dogs, too. As we get older we don’t want to be tramping over the fields in all weathers for miles and miles. We take them out twice a day still, but now we’re quite happy with half an hour at a time, and so are they. I plan on only adopting the older ones in future.
Oh, look at your big, sleepy, adorable dogs. They sound like cats. I love your description of how they behave outdoors. Sleep on, doggies!
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JD – thanks! Naturally I think they’re adorable, but I’m biased! And yes, they are considered the most cat-like of the dog breeds!
Oh now that’s what we would call the Life of Riley! They do look rather grand in a lazy kind of way….I love the look of them, they’re tres chic!
Sandi
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Thanks, Sandi! They are, they’re grand dogs, and very chic and elegant as well as lazy. If you fancy one, there’s plenty needing homes!
Just saying … LOL!