He has a new toy!

I bought a new toy for Giles- it's a stuffed elephant but all the stuffing is gone- it comes that way so all the fluff inside won't be all over the living room if gutted. It has a squeaker in it that he really likes!

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What's in here?

We don't usually have the shed door open but it was and Mr. Nosy Pants had to look inside! I finally had to close the door so he would actually pee!

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Comfy spot for a nap

He spent 5 minutes fussing with the blue blanket to shape it into the perfect pillow before he commenced napping!

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Hanging out

His fav place to hang out is on an old blue comforter...

Backyard in the spring

Giles and I decided to enjoy a spring day and sit in the back yard...

Roaching napping

I know I've post pictures of him "roaching" before, but it still makes me laugh when he naps like this!

Out for a walk

Giles loves a short spring walk and this is his favorite tree lines spot!

I love spring break!

You can't see it!

He's squatting over a toy and each time I tried to get into front of him, he turned and kept his butt to me! Silly Giles!!!

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In the yard

Where did all the snow go?

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Take your Grey to school day

My Greyhound loves to go to school with me, especially when he gets treats!

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Where is that beast?

As I have mentioned before, Giles is not a friend to the feline world. After he was off the track he went to a foster home which is awesome. Traditionally dogs off the track have to learn to adapt to being a pet rather than an employee. One thing that happens is introducing them to small house pets like cats and small dogs. This is done in a very safe way for the small pet and for the Grey. After the foster parents are finished, the adoptive parent will know if their Grey is cat friendly. Giles is not. At all. Not even close.

So, each time I get ready to let him out, I do a check of the to make sure no stray cat wondered in. My eyes are not as good at Gile's eyes are, apparently. I didn't see any cat. BUT he did. His whole body went rigid, the ears were up.. his body contorted into a hunched over position and his whole body was trembling. He sunk down to the ground and growled. Meanwhile, I'm yanking on my boots and grabbing his leash and trying to get out the door to stop him.

Yeah, right I know. He weighs 69 pounds and can run up to 45 mph in 3 strides, like I could really "stop" him but in my moment of crisis that was my brain's processing.

Thankfully the cat must of figured out it was going to be attacked and run out of all its 9 lives and it made it under the red shed you see in the pictures.  Giles was going nuts and circled the shed over and over, growling and yelping.

And he kept doing it every single time we went outside. I finally had to put him on his leash and and take him on the other side of the yard. Until today and it's so damn cold that he just goes out and comes right back in as soon as he's done, not taking time to stalk the cat.

He might catch a cat someday and it's going to not be pretty... ick. Ah, the things I'm not looking forward to.

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Check out my smile!

Sock Monkey friend

He's playing with his Sock Monkey. He has one and I have one- we have matching toys! However, mine stays on a shelve. You can see what he does with his.

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What got into him?

I don't know what got into Giles tonight, but he has been the frisky, fabric stealing dog! Tonight alone he played with all his fabric toys, which is great! They're his toys so it makes sense. And speaking of toys- he doesn't gut his stuffies; he just likes to chew on them and now his stuffed hotdog is officially 3 separate toys: 2 pieces of bun and the hotdog.

However, he has also been so funny with his other antics. He has been commandeering other things that are not his. He doesn't chew on them or do anything that would damage items. He just grabs stuff from where ever its placed and then runs with it, and then flips it in the air or tackles it.

So far tonight, he's done the steal, run, flip and attack thing to one of dad's sock hats, my prayer shawl (pink),  my afghan (pink), his blue blanket, his giant dog pillow, his sleepy-time afghan, a towel, and a pillow. It's the funniest thing I've ever seen!

Then there's the grand finale: he stole a hat off my head. Yes, you read that right. I was freezing cold and since my hair is so short, I was wearing a hat in the house, which isn't unusual this winter. I was picking up all the toys, and crawling around on the floor to do that. He then stole the hat right off my head- he just ran by me and swiped! Of course I don't have pictures of the steal but I do have the aftermath of him (and I'm sorry one is blurry!):

I was shocked and stunned. I have no idea what came over him tonight but it sure was fun!

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Maybe pink is his favorite color?

I think Gile's favorite color could be pink. Not just because it's my favorite color but I really think it's his, too!

Evidence: First, the toy he plays with most is his pink sock monkey.

Second, I was doing laundry and sorting clothes. I had three loads sorted on the floor and the one he chooses to lay on is the pink load.

Third, he pulls all the covers off the guest bed so he can lay on the pink sheets.

Fourth, I have a pink purse. Every day he gets the pink purse out of the pile, sticks his nose in in, flings it around and then lays on top of it.

Fifth, when he stole my pajamas the pair he picked was pink.

All the evidence proves his favorite color is pink, too!

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I couldn't sleep like this

This is still adorable and hilarious to me! Sleeping like this! So cute!

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Making himself at home

This bed was made before Giles decided to sleep in it. He likes to nest and arrange things to his liking when it comes to blankets. I make it back and in a few hours he has it all "nested" again. And yes, I think it's cute!

I didn't show him the guest bed. Oh it's there, he walks passed it every time he goes upstairs. He just decided one day to sleep on it. I think he likes it because right beside the bed is a window. I raise the blind so he can look out while he's laying there.

He likes to just chill out!

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CLOSE UP

If Giles could talk I think he might be saying...

"Enough with the camera already!"

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Are you ready for your close up Mr. Giles?

 

Just because...

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