Geez, another picture?!

In preparation for a photo shoot this weekend with a couple of greyhounds, I pulled out my camera, dusted it off, and subjected Cody and Callie to a few minutes of picture-snapping.  Tiny was smart enough to run away when she saw me pull out the camera bag.  ;)  I did, however, manage to get one of the three of them together this morning...their "better" side.  :P

Hope you enjoy...

Spastic dog

Look Ma'...a New Trick!

I have been entirely too neglectful on continuing to train Cody.  Between work and more work, there just isn't enough time in the day!  Yesterday, I took 20 minutes for a break and thought I'd try to teach Cody a new trick.  He so enjoys clicker training and you can see how excited he gets trying to learn something new.  Within the 20 minutes, we had a new trick!!



Finally, here are a couple of cute/funny photos. If you follow me on Twitter, you've probably seen these already, but my blog posts just don't feel 'complete' without at least one goofy photo, so here's my silly boy.

And we can't forget sweet Callie girl who just celebrated her "Gotcha Day" on July 9th!  It's been a wonderful 4 years and counting, but I want my pillow back!  ;)

Fourth of July

Happy 4th everybody!! Many people think of picnics, cooking out, and enjoying the outdoors during the fourth of July.  Unfortunately, this holiday also brings *FiReWoRkS*!  The scariest thing known to my greyhounds, next to thunder of course.  :( 

Since Callie & Tiny will be spending the evening hiding in my closet, we at least spent some time today outdoors enjoying the weather.  I realized it has been far too long since I picked up my camera, so I straped on my 50mm lens and snapped away at Tiny (who was the only one standing still). ;)  She was really enjoying the weather...you can see the happiness written across her face.

For a couple more photos, visit my Flickr account.

And just so Cody and Callie don't feel left out, here are a couple of them as well.  I love Cody's puppy-dog eyes.  He really looks like he's done something wrong, but if he has, I haven't found it yet.  ;)

Toys, toys, everywhere!

On previous blog posts, you've probably seen how toy-crazy Cody is...and he certainly has his fair share of them!!  We can thank my mother and mother-in-law for that.  ;)  He rapidly goes from toy to toy, pulling them each out of the basket and moving on to the next.  In 5 minutes flat, he will have emptied the toy basket.

Yesterday, I was at a meet and greet for Second Chance Greyhounds and I got Cody a new toy.  Here's his first couple minutes of playing with it.

Neglect...

Where have April, May, and June gone?!  I now see how easy it is to neglect the fun stuff when you're buried in work.  Here are a couple of videos to get this blog up and going again!



This one is from awhile ago, but I love when Cody gets quizzical and in this video, he first noticed the ceiling fan:

April Happenings

So far, April has turned out to be an exciting month.  Not only did Cody turn 3 on April Fool's Day, he was also selected as 'Dog of the Month' by In the Company of Dogs!  They haven't updated their website yet, but if you receive their catalog, look on the inside cover.  If you're interested in seeing the actual photo, click here.  It is by far my favorite photo of him and was taken while we were still fostering...you can see why we failed.  ;)

We have also started Rally class as of last week.  Cody isn't too sure about it yet because he's the only greyhound and all those other breeds bark.  He was pretty stressed out during his first class and unfortunately, we're only one of 3 beginners (everyone else has been doing Rally for awhile).  We'll see how it goes.

Callie, Tiny, and Cody tested out their Jedi mind tricks in an attempt to get the door to open.  I wish I could get them all together like this when I had my REAL camera!  Luckily, I'm an iPhone addict so it's always on me. 

Tiny had a dental last Friday and her breath is SOOOO much better, which is great because she's been giving me kisses in the morning to wake me up recently.  :P  

And now for the funny pic...Cody has evidently taken up yoga.  It's not quite a "Downward Dog" position, but something close perhaps?  ;)