Why is poop so delish?

Tate is a pain sometimes. Sometimes? Well, most of the time. Regardless of how much we love him, he has this disgusting habit of eating his own poop that is nasty. He seems to leave his brother’s poop alone, and … Read more

Garrett has a Flashback

Life with greyhounds is never dull. Garrett, our senior dude, almost at the end of his 11th year, spends more time sleeping than usual.

About 18 months ago, he was what I would term a “thick” dog, but his arthritis kept him on a drug that made him eat a lot. Metacam, a NSAID for dogs, in an oral suspension, something not approved for people, it worked pretty well for Garrett over 6 years or so, where we were trying to minimize his dose. As the medication is ruinous to the liver, we kept him to as low of dose as he could, to prevent him from suffering liver failure.

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I am Tate – Master of the House

Tate here. As has been mentioned, I am one of those seizure dogs, and cause far too much grief for my family. I still love them though, as much or more than they love me. However, I have some odd … Read more

What is this damn DST?!?!?!?

Tate here. I am wondering why you hoomans feel the need to change the clocks. This last weekend started great, we had all kinds of fun kids come to the door, dressed up as goblins and spidermen, asking for treats … Read more

The Waiting Game

Life with a seizure dog is a struggle. Between episodes, life is normal, but in the back of your mind is the knowledge that a seizure is coming. Tate is a joy, exuberant, friendly, social, playful. The perfect greyhound (except … Read more

Playdates – Penny Visits

One unexpected surprise when we moved into our house was that our nextdoor neighbors had a rescued Greyhound. I mean, what are the odds, Greyhounds aren’t common in California, as there is no racing here, and we happen to luck … Read more

Scary Days

Garrett, our senior greyhound, has had a couple scary incidents lately. He suddenly becomes really lame in his right shoulder. No weight, crying trying to get up, and really a sad panda. This scares the shit out of us, as … Read more

Another seizure

Life with a seizure dog isn’t great. As you may recall, our boy Tate began having seizures about 6 months after we got him in 2011. He was about 3 years old, and the first one rocked our world. Since … Read more

Sad days for Tate

Tate, our greyhound is a seizure dog. Starting about his 3rd birthday (and about 6 months after we got him), he had seizures. Not minor tremors that can be missed, but epic grand mal epileptic seizures. The whole magilla. It … Read more