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Post by sueb on May 30, 2010 14:13:23 GMT
Hi
My name is Sue and I'm Brennan's "Mum," he came home yesterday!
My daughter really wanted us to get Lunchy, but when I walked him up the lane, he was having a hairy day and I ended up in the hedge! Not a good idea for someone with a bad back!
Brennan is so placid.
He looked so very lost when he first got here, but is very slowly starting to investigate his new home. Bless!
My daughter took the photo- it was later in the evening when he was finally settling down to sleep, so the light is not so good, we didn't want to spook him with the flash.
I had a terrible night's sleep last night, Brennan was amazingly good and quiet (and no accidents), but I kept listening out for him, takes me back to having a baby!
I've been reading the forum for a couple of months now and can finally get to join in now we finally have our lovely boy!
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Post by pat on May 30, 2010 15:11:52 GMT
Hi Sue
at last the waiting is over for you, glad brennan is settling in well, i thought you would loose sleep worrying, he is such a lovely boy, i bet the girls are spoiling him, even though your daughter wanted lunchy,brennan is the right dog for you with your bad back, have lots and lots of fun as i am sure you will
pat
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Post by patricksparents on May 30, 2010 15:59:48 GMT
Welcome to the forum Sue - and Patrick says Hi to Brennan x
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Post by patshep on May 30, 2010 16:18:50 GMT
Welcome to the forum Sue. So glad you have homed Brennan. He's a lovely boy. Look forward to hearing all about his progress.
Pat S, Fizz & Molly
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Post by Ian on May 30, 2010 16:26:03 GMT
Well done Sue, I should imagine you'll find Brennan adapts well to home life.
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Post by sueb on May 30, 2010 16:33:06 GMT
Thanks everyone!
We hope to come along to the Stifford show and meet people, I'm sure Brennan will be so pleased to see greyhound chums again.
No doubt I'll be posting some queries on here in the next few weeks, as although we've had a rescue dog, never had a greyhound before.
We did our little bit to spread the word this am about how gentle greyhounds are, met a couple while walking him and they asked me if his muzzle was on because he would bite!
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Post by nicky on May 30, 2010 18:26:18 GMT
Congratulations on homing Brennan Sue. Hope you have lots of fun with him.  Look forward to meeting you at Stifford. Nicky (who is owned by Betty) |
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Post by Rubyshoes on May 30, 2010 21:39:42 GMT
Hi Sue, and welcome to the forum. Lovely photo of Brennan there, and well done for choosing him. He is a lovely boy. Hope to see him again somewhere. Good Luck x
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Post by suelovinit on May 31, 2010 16:47:47 GMT
Hi sue,when we adopted our lovely boy,george 2 months ago it was a choice between him and brennan ! But we have 2 dogs and brennan seemed a little shy for them so we brought home george who fits in perfect with them,but i still have a soft spot for brennan he is a lovely boy.xx
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Post by sueb on Jun 1, 2010 9:19:56 GMT
Hi Sue and all
George looks a lovely boy, too, and a bit like Brennan? I know they are all great (or should I say greyt?!), but we wanted a black one, as we knew they are harder to home.
He is a bit shy, but has been absolutely amazing so far, with only one set of small barks at 4am on monday; no accidents at all. He's throwing one of his soft toys as I write!
The next bit is getting him to stay on his own for a few minutes, although he seems happy to be on his bed while we're in another room for a few minutes.
Then (when he's ready) introductions to other types of dogs- as he seems terrified of them!
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gail
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Ben (the two of us)
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Post by gail on Jun 2, 2010 12:09:03 GMT
Hi Sue
We homed Ben 2 months ago, and as first time greyhound owners, the first few weeks were quite daunting! But with lots of help and advice from Pat and from the forum, he is now one of the family.
He was very scared of other dogs at first, growling and trying to run away. We have been going out once a week with Jo, a local dogwalker, and 5 dogs of varying shapes and sizes. Now he loves it, though still on the lead he does not need a muzzle. He is so much better now, though he is not keen on boxer/bulldog types.
Good luck with Brennan, he looks like a lovely dog.
Gail
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Post by bertiesmum on Jun 2, 2010 17:58:04 GMT
What lovely pictures! Brennan is such a lovely boy, I walked him when i was at the kennels. His beautiful! Glad he has found such a lovely home ;D
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Post by sueb on Jun 2, 2010 19:28:28 GMT
Hi Gail and Berties Mum
Thanks for your comments, your boys look lovely, too!
That's a good idea to link up with the local dog walker. Although we live in London there's a lot of greenery, which is nice, but means a lot of dogs around at times!
I suspect a shy greyhound settling in a home is a longer process than with most dogs, not surprising given what they've known before.
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