Our World

Author: cmolnar

  • Facebook Post: 2012-02-04

    Good Morning all! It’s about 41 degrees here in Willington, CT. Just got back in with the pups from a little lure practice in the back yard. It’s not as easy as it sounds….. first, we have to rescue the track lure from it’s hiding spot on top of the refrigerator, then we take each dog individually outside with muzzle (this is to protect the lure so I don’t have to replace it after each time I use it). We spend 15 minutes or so throwing the lure around the yard and the pups race after it. Once I throw the lure, I have to race after the Greyhound to go take the lure away from them when they get it, and sometimes that is a moving target. While I am outside, Jesse has to be inside controlling the two remaining pups. This morning it included taking them inside a room on the other side of the house with the TV volume up so they don’t hurt themselves doing inside zoomies while the other one is outside. So, how did we do this morning?

    Mindy, is a seek and destroy Greyhound. She knows what I am reaching for when I get the lure out of hiding, she is the first to the door. She would probably put her own muzzle on if she could, and then she is waiting, tail wagging in the yard for me to start the game of chase. She is in wonderful shape and doesn’t get winded easily. She had fun and I had to convince her to go back inside (grabbing hold of collar and walking her inside).

    Peanut was next. She ran a few times after the lure, but it is too big for her to grab hold of, it is almost the size of her head. She looses interest after it stops moving and it is too big for her to grab hold of like the other two do. She finally had enough and went back to the door by herself. She had fun, tail was a wagging!

    Ranger, this was his first time out since we had him, he got to the door, almost tried to knock it down on his way out. He waited VERY impatiently at the bottom of the deck steps for me to get out with the lure. First throw he got to where it hit the ground almost at the same time. He is VERY aggressive on the lure, almost like Mindy is. He ran, ran, and ran this morning until I decided he had enough. He is still out of shape and it took him almost 1/2 an hour to recover. We will work on that before the first LGRA meet in the Spring.

    Now they are all asleep (well, pretending to be). They LOVE lure practice days!

  • Facebook Post: 2012-02-03

    I think we should hold a spur of the moment LGRA/NOTRA event one of these nice warm weekends! The pups want to run!

  • Facebook Post: 2012-01-28

    Ok some one at Petsmart just pissed me off. As I was leaving the store a Petsmart employee came running into the lobby to ask me if I would call anyone I know in Florida to have them call their stat representative to help stop Greyhound racing. Wrong person to approach. I told her I am a racing owner and have met everyone that has taken care of my adopted dogs and they are all well taken care of and I will call anyone I know in Florida to make sure racing continues. She got pissed and swung around on her heels and huffed away. I am writing a letter to petsmart corporate an d letting them know I will never spend another some in their stores unless I receive a written apology from the store manager. That’s BS.

  • Who Needs Rules

    I guess the rules about sharing may be changing in this house. Two pups, on one bed, at the same time? I had to grab my phone and take a picture so I can prove it happened. Peanut and Ranger.

  • Sharing? Ranger and Peanut

    Peanut decided she wanted to share. Ranger allowed it.

  • Facebook Post: 2012-01-25

    So far behind on so many things this week. I will get Greyhound-data caught up by weekend. Also, will post more updates on our pack. Ranger is doing well, Peanut is being Peanut, and Mindy is still a little pissed at us for bringing Ranger home but she is getting over it (slowly).
    For the next 12 weeks time is tight. I am teaching a night class in Woburn, MA – an hour and a half from home. Have to leave at around 2 and don’t get home until midnight. Thank God it is only Mon-Wed. But then I still have my real job and my 2 part time jobs….. Tired!!!

  • Facebook Post: 2012-01-25

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  • Facebook Post: 2012-01-24

    Good Morning! It is almost 45 degrees here in Willington, CT and the snow that I had to get off the walks and driveways this past weekend has melted. What and odd year. Anyways this is the house of peace and tranquility. Ranger is extremely settled in and Peanut is almost back to her normal self. Mindy is pissed because Ranger keeps deciding that he wants whatever bed she is laying down on (or is about to lay down on).
    I wasn’t here for this last night but I guess Jesse was running a little behind around dinner time last night and the girls were doing their bounding around that they do every night at dinner time. Ranger decided on a more direct approach…. all of a sudden Jesse heard a thump on the floor next to him and looked down to see Ranger with his food bowl. Ranger had brought his food bowl out of the dining room and dropped it onto the floor next to Jesse and was sitting there looking at Jesse as if to say, “OK do you need a more direct hint?”
    Everyone have a great day!

  • Facebook Post: 2012-01-23 Good Morning!

    Morning All! It is a pleasant 21 degrees here in Willington, CT. Pups fed and waiting for their walks. Mindy got put in her place overnight last night. I woke up about 4:30am listening to her scratch at her bed and rearrange things. I was about to tell her to knock it off and lay down when all of a sudden there was a growl and a VERY loud WOOF! She stopped and laid down in a hurry. Guess Ranger had enough of her crap and wanted to sleep. Rest of the night was very quiet. Of course she is avoiding him this morning.

  • Facebook Post: Welcome Home Ranger!

    He’s a big, quiet, gentle boy. 80# of pup. He just laid there when Peanut threw a blanket on his head and than laid down on him. He didn’t whoof when Mindy stepped on a paw while he was sleeping. Perhaps the girls may learn something from him. I expect we will be soon seeing the cat sleeping with him.
    He is scared of the dark. He did not want to walk by himself this evening once he got out of sight of the house. We wanted to see how he would walk without the girls. Now we know – it will take some work and time. We know that he needs work with other dogs (non-greyhounds) outside, but that’s OK, that’s why we leash-walk and have muzzles. It is our job to keep him out of trouble.

    So, welcome home Ranger. Two (Mindy and Peanut) becomes three (Mindy, Peanut, and Ranger). Welcome home.