Puppy Love
Matt arrived on Saturday. He’s seven years old and terribly sweet. Whenever the front door opens he thinks it is time to go for a walk and starts doing the “greyhound hop” around my living room.
He has an allergic condition that has thinned all the hair on his hindquarters to reveal a rash on his exposed skin. I’m suspicious that his previous owners may have given him up because they weren’t able to afford the vet bills to treat his condition. He raced in another state where he was adopted, his owners moved here, then they decided they needed to release him back to an adoption agency. Visited with the vet today to get him a check-up, bloodwork, and shots — Matt was so well behaved! Hopefully the lab results will give us some clues as to what’s going on.
In the meantime he’s settled in well as part of the household. He loves curling up in the office while I work on the computer. I fell asleep on the couch last night watching a movie, and when I awoke he was snuggled up next to me.
Will this be the time that I fail the “foster test”? I know that wherever he winds up, he’s going to make his new family very happy.
Poochie!
I meant Matt, not you
He’s is too sweet, I don’t know how you do it to not keep everyone of them…
Hi..I don’t suppose you have any more picture of Matt.. or know where he’s at now? I was greyhound-lonesome and started searching, thinking perhaps i could find my old dog..
Yes Matt is such a sweet boy, his racing name was “Always a Friend”. I would love to visit him once, as at the time I had to give him up, i was not able to be there!
Thanks, -
Jennifer