4. Write about the last thing that spooked your child, or dog, or spouse.
We’re fostering another Greyhound! Her name is Sevanna and she’s a nearly 2-year-old Brindle girl who is “spooked” by absolutely everything. She might be the most spooked Greyhound we’ve ever fostered and I love her for it. The dogs we have fostered that came with confidence liked to grab food off of our kitchen counter, but Sevanna will not pass the scary broom. So I like her.
The last thing that spooked her was the permanent marker that fell from the kitchen counter as I was thumbing through the calendar. The thing that spooked her after that was the sudden movement of my arm when it dropped down to pick up the marker.
As Sevanna’s foster family, we do work on her confidence while she with us by reassuring her that we are not monsters. Retired racers do not have experience living in a home with a family so every noise, every texture, every piece of furniture is brand new to her. You can imagine how overwhelming that transition might feel for her.
Greyhounds are pack animals and spend their lives being raised together, so being alone for the first time is also a bit traumatic for our girl. I wish I could foster two at a time just to make them a little more comfortable.
I shared Sevanna on YouTube earlier this week:
(video here)
And here’s a fun update to share…Sevanna already has an adoption pending! She’ll have her forever home in no time. :)
Cathy Kennedy says
Kat,
That’s sad that foster-pup is so skittish. I’m a bit like that but not to the same extent as Sevanna. I can’t imagine keeping a large animal inside the house. We have good friends who have even a bigger dog than your greyhound. It’s a mastiff. That thing is huge and it’s bark is thunderous. The first time he greeted us I nearly jumped out of my skin. I was reassured that his bark was worse than his bite I reluctantly entered keeping my eyes on the beast the whole time. It turned out he was a gentle giant after all. He was a rescue dog and was abused by his previous owner and a bit jumpy at times. He was very cautious about being around us but he did warm up to us. Thanks for hosting. I’ll be back later in the morning to leave my link for today’s prompt which is now live. TTFN!
John Holton says
I was going to ask what your other dog was. The shih tzu, Pekinese and Lhasa Apso look so much alike, at least at a glance. We had a Lhasa when I was in high school. I swear, he was possessed by the devil: he went after everybody, including me. My uncle Jack tried to exorcise him and it just got worse. I’ve met all kinds of Lhasas since then, and none of them are anything like he was.
I’m more a cat person (my favorites are the Devon Rex, Siamese and Siamese mix, any polydactyl and plain ol’ cat, with a special love for black cats), but I like poodles (they’re really smart and not as “sissy” as they’re made out to be), the Chinese dogs I mentioned above, Goldens and Shepherds (my brothers have them). I’ve met a few greyhounds at the vet and they seem like wonderful dogs.
Abby says
She’s gorgeous! Is she okay with your little dogs?
I loved the short time we had fostering a greyhound last year, but she turned out to be too interested in our cat, and our cat was always trying to start something (that wouldn’t have ended well). I’m hoping we can give it another go at some point, I love retried greyhounds, and I thought it was fun breaking her in to the “human” side of the world.. Too bad we have a cat that likes to talk smack with any other furry thing that comes over!
Cheryl says
What a beauty! I’m so glad she has already found a forever home. You are awesome to foster these sweeties.