Congrats and good luck! good thing you are in England, not across the Channel - else you would need to have a Continental Trailways instead of a Greyhound <hee hee>.
BTW did Maddy include a (software) driver? -Benny >From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: A Greyhound called Maddy >Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 18:33:41 -0000 > >We became unofficial owners of our first greyhound today. :) > >We wanted a dog, and couldn't get the ones we really, really wanted like >a Husky or a Golden Retriever until we buy our property, so I've been >looking into adopting a greyhound. Funnily enough, even though they are >racedogs, they require minimal exercise in the form of one or two walks >a day, and prefer to sleep most of the time. > >So, after a bit more research, we decided that they fit us perfectly >right now. > >We found a nearby Greyhound rescue kennel, and were shown several >different dogs, including the Arnold Schwartzeneger of Greyhounds, a >girl called Jilly. She looked like your typical, steroid-taking, >competition-winning, muscle-bound, body builder. Wow! ... But she wasn't >the one we fell in love with ... > >Because out came Maddy, a playful, tall, clumsy, but sleek, Brindle and >White girl. > >All that's left is to get her used to Snoopy the cat. We actually cat >tested her last weekend, letting her come home and stay ... But we were >so nervous about Snoopy, we took Maddy back, thinking she wasn't the >one. She was so sad. :( > >Then we spent all week agonizing over missing her, and decided that one >night was not a test enough, ... It didn't take into account how excited >she was to be in a house and in new surroundings. > >So now she's back. She has to live muzzled for the week, in case Snoopy >decides to come out from wherever he's hiding ... But he's in a better >mood than he was last week. The eyes aren't quite so big. The fur isn't >up on edge. Maddy is still very curious about him, but she completely >ignores the bird, so we're hopeful. > >It's going to be fun! We am so excited to have a dog again ... And to >resurrect all the dog training skills I haven't been able to use in all >these years will be fun as well. Maddy's an excellent walker on a leash >and heels quite nicely ... But Come, Sit and Stay aren't in her >vocabulary just yet. ;) > > >Cheers, > >Erika > >Plunge boldly into the thick of life! >Each lives it, not to many is it known; >and seize it where you will, it is interesting. - Goethe > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
