White and black rescued ex racing greyhounds make lovely, gentle pets

18th November 2006
Collected Mandy this morning and brought her home to meet the others. She was a bit grumbly growly to start with but this is sometimes the case with a bitch confronted with other dogs and bitches. However, a walk around the garden and things soon settled down. Romeo thought she was a real cutie and he became her constant companion from the moment she arrived. Bobby settled

picture coming soon

with her immediately and Indi loved having another girl as a friend because we don't seem to get many here!
19th November 2006
It was the annual Greyhound Show and Christmas Fair at the Loreburn Hall in Dumfries today where we attended with our calendars and cards and set up stall for people to buy them. Dogs beds were placed behind us out of the way and Mandy stayed with us most of the time at the stall. She was a bit nervous and never sat down at all so we had to hold her lead all the time. During our walks around the hall with her she was a bit 'pully' on the lead and we couldn't understand why but it may have been she was just nervous of all the people, dogs and activity going on. However, driving home we wondered if she had been looking for her friend Minty who she came into kennels with her and who had been wandering around the room with the Dumfriesshire Greyhound Rescue Homing Co-ordinator.
20th November 2006
Mandy has been quite the opposite today and been very relaxed and happy. Most of the dogs have had a quiet relaxing day after yesterday. Yesterday was a long day for them all when you add the travelling time onto the time we were at the show and for some dogs who have just come from kennels they must find it quite daunting.
24th November 2006
Mandy has really settled in well with us, gets on with our dogs and has been no problem at all. She's been eating her food well and enjoys walking and playing in the garden with the others. She loves climbing up on the settee next to Stuart for a cuddle and when I'm in bed reading my book with Romeo cuddling up she sometimes climbs on the bed and joins us.
We joined Remy and his owner today at the Olde Fleece Inn in Kendal because Border TV were doing an interview with her about the 'doggy dates' event she was planning there for Sunday evening. Mandy was very good for the cameraman and when we watched it this evening on Border TV 'Lookaround' at 6.30pm there she was. She only played a small part but there she was on the telly.
26th November 2006
This morning we took Mandy to her new home in the Furness area where she will be living with a lady and her grand daughter who stays with her during the week. We hope Mandy will enjoy living with her new family and that she will have a long and happy life with them.
27th November 2006
Phoned this evening to see how Mandy is settling in and her new owner is very pleased with her. She was registered with the vet this morning, had a check up and her first inoculation because what with one thing and another last week we never had the chance to get her to our vets to do it. She's met a number of other dogs on her walks and just ignored them and although it's early days she is beginning to settle.
29th November 2006
Received a call from Mandy's new owner this afternoon because she's been a bit off colour today, had an accident first thing this morning, didn't want any breakfast and didn't want to go for her afternoon walk - she got to the end of the road and turned round wanting to go home whereupon she went to her bed. Phoned her this evening to see how she was and she'd taken some milk mixed with water and about half her portion of dinner with a few gravy bone biscuits this evening. We think it may have been her inoculation yesterday but we will see how she is tomorrow and her owner promised to let us know if things didn't improve.
12th December 2006
Mandy has been with her new owner just over two weeks and she phoned tonight to say she is just beginning to come out of her shell. Being off colour just after she arrived was put down to her inoculation and worming because the following day she was much better. Mandy doesn't like going out in the rain and will stand by the front door as if to say 'do I really have to go out in that!', she's sometimes a bit shy towards other dogs and will try and run away from them if she can so her new owner is trying to introduce her to as many as she can at a distance so she gets used to seeing them around. She probably hasn't so many different breeds of dogs before and is wondering what on earth they are. She wouldn't go upstairs to begin with but during the past couple of days she's felt brave enough to have a go and enjoys standing by the bedroom window watching the world go by.
21st January 2007
When we called in this afternoon to do Mandy's follow-up visit she gave us such a lovely welcome. We were quite suprised at this because we though she might not remember us because we only had her about a week and not seen her since we re-homed her at the end of November. It was lovely that she remembered us. Her new owner says she is no problem and a little star. Mandy looked well, gained a little weight and her coat was so shiny. She has her own bed in the alcove of the living room next to the fire where she can see what is going on without getting in the way, she still won't get on the settee or bed to her owner's dismay but she says she's working on that one. Mandy loves sitting outside in the yard/garden and watches the world go by, loves her daily tripe sticks and small dish of milk and weekly knuckle bones but is not overly keen on her toys or going out in the rain. Now that she knows the area she no longer bothers about the traffic as she used to do and is still wary of meeting other dogs but her owner says that is improving. We were so pleased to see her looking so well and happy.
17th March 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY - 5 TODAY
17th March 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY - 6 TODAY