Greyhound-life, as we know it

Trendy Blue Tiger

A: Jets Once Upon a Time

U: Batique

Born: 10th of October 2005

Breed: Greyhound

Daily name Tiger. He is my precious boy and will always have a special place in my heart. He is my first greyhound, and has given me many grey hairs as well as smiles. After owning a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel for 12 years before I got Tiger, this was a dog with a HUGE personality. I was lucky enough to bring home this little boy for free as a payment for helping out with the litter. So I have known him since he was six days old, and as he grew I just fell more and more in love with him. So even though he never could be a show-dog I didnt hesitate one moment when I got first-choice of the

litter.

Today I get many compliments about his wonderful temperament and also good looks. And he is the family-clown. He wants to be with us all the time, when we are at home. He is my shadow, and when I struggled with a bad back Tiger could be sleeping on the floor beside my bed all day long if I couldnt get up. Only going down a few times (with force) to get him to eat or go to the toilet.

When we moved together with Ragnar, we planned on keeping the dogs in their own room during the night, but Tiger have managed to work his way up from the dog-room to the hallway, to the kitchen and finally up to our bedroom. (in only three-four months time) So he is the only dog who at this moment spend the nights on the floor beside our beds.

His bestfriend is still Sisco, his half-brother, and he knows his brothers name and react with happiness and love. He also knows names like "grandpa and grandma" as well as daddy. His great ability for connecting names to persons just makes him more special. Also, his gentle "hugs" is something I tought him, but he continued to practice to show affection, or to try to manipulate us into doing something. You who are lucky enough to get a little greyhound-head on their shoulder knows what I am talking about.

He is very warm and welcoming to those he knows and see as friends. But other people are only sniffed on carefully, and he can be very aloof sometimes. He has taken upon himself to protect the rest of his pack and also house and garden. So if Ragnar is away on business I always feel secure when I have my bluebrindle boy following my every footstep, as I know he would alarm and protect me if needed.

Sobers Elettra

A: Sobers Zenith

U: Sobers Seraphia

Born: 19th of January 2001

Breed: Greyhound

Daily name Lettie. Became a norwegian champion at the age of 6.

Lettie joined us at the age of 6 1/2 after a family-tragedy happend in her current home. We already knew her and she would be a great companion and playmate for Tiger. She is getting closer to 10 but is still as fit as a pup. She jumps like a kangaroo, and still amaze me with her bouncing just like Tigger in Winnie-the-Pooh.

She is very sweet with pups and play carefully with them if they allow her. She is soft and sweet and will do anything we ask of her. She has found her favourite-place, on the heating-floor on the kitchen. She gives love to everyone who let her, and a friendly hand is all that is needed for her to love someone.

Because of her "I-love-you" body-language towards us, Ragnar would not believe me in the begninning when I told him that she is the boss, not only to Tiger, but also cousin Sisco. (And now also to our little whippet)

But Lettie has the most amazing way to control her two boys. Because she is so secure, and have such a clean body-language, there rarely is any noice when Lettie wants it her way. Tiger and Knerten both knows that its Lettie's way or the highway.

Still, she doesnt use her power for bad things, and they all share their food-bowl or other snacks without much problems. Offcourse, Lettie, who can lay quietly down and look at us with big deer-eyes, can, at the moment we turn away "collect" food from the other two boys and quietly lay down again on the same spot and pretend nothing happend when we come back. The few times Lettie is home without Tiger she put on the role as protector. If we let her, she would probably sit 10 hours a day with her head in our laps, getting attention.

She isn't too fond of food, and can at times be too thin, without having a bad affect on health and because she is 10 kilos lighter than Tiger, she was for many years much faster than him, and she is still able to make turns Tiger only can dream about copying.

She lives a happy retired home at our house, and except from stealing food from us from time to time, she doesnt do anything wrong and her personality doesnt shine through as easy as Tigers. She still is a dog to fall in love with because of her loving nature and eager to please.

Replica's Flying Arrow

A: Catskills Ballroom Blitz

U: Sobresalto Waikiki Beach

Born: 20th of March 2010

Breed: Whippet

Daily name Knerten. He is the newest member to our little pack of sighthounds, and even though we dont want too many dogs at the same time, we quickly figured out that this was the right time for a pup. I decided many years ago that when Lettie one day disappeared, we HAD to have a new dog, and that dog would be brought in before Lettie's days were over.

Even though I love many breeds, a smaller dog was what we wanted. Small but still tough enough to join us for mountain-walks, and something that wouldn't drag in the whole forrest in his furr. The answer was clear. A whippet. Tough dog, smaller size.

Knerten is our first whippet, for both me and Ragnar. And compared to Tiger, who didnt bark before the age of 6-7 months, we already have heard Knertens cute little voice. He is a very sweet pup, doesnt bother his older and bigger "siblings", and is quiet during night-time. He almost wag his way out of his skin when he greet us in the mornings and as long as he has enough toys, he is kind enough to leave the furniture alone. Already, after only owning him for three weeks he respond to the word "No". He loves Tigers BIG stuffed toys, big enough for him to sleep on, and haven't destroyed any of the hundreds of toys we have laying around.

Tiger have taken upon the roll as a teacher of right and wrong. Lettie is the gentle one, who let Knerten curl up beside her, and she and Knerten usually play in Lettie's bed, where Lettie gently put her paws around him, and they can lay there for 15 minutes, just nipping at each other, wagging their tails.

Even though Tiger is the strict one, there is no question who is Number One in Knerten's eyes. Tiger has become Knertens big hero, and he follows Tigers every move. Tiger, to our joy, is behaving much like Sisco was when Tiger was a pup, and Sisco was two years old. He is strict when he have to be, but very very patient when it comes to bothersome babybrothers. I hope Tiger will continue Sisco's way of teaching the pup to behave when Knerten reach his "almost-grown-up-part-of-life" at 6-7 months old.

Right now he has the longest legs ever, and today he got his 12 weeks vaccination. The vets loved his calm being, and they just fell in love with his secure and charming self.

Tiger, Lettie and Knerten lives as familymembers, they are where we are and get to walk freely around the house as long as we're at home.

They have quietly settled in and found their place in our home, and Ragnars little daughter, who live with us every other week are for the dogs a beloved sister. We are a big family but a very happy one. We couldnt be without the dogs, they give us laughter and smile everyday. Protection, love and many many many sweet memories to keep in our photo-albums and in our hearts.