Archive for December, 2008

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A Visit To Birmingham Race Course

Ken and I made the four hour trip to Birmingham yesterday to visit with a good friend of ours (also named Heather) and pick up some hounds for a local adoption group here in Greenville. We were able to catch a handful of races and lose a bit of money <oy!> before heading over to [...]

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28Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 2 comments | Continued
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Merry Christmas Sans The Pack (for once)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Ken and I actually managed to find a dog sitter to take care of the pack so we could drive the four hours to my parents’ house for the holidays. We typically drive up and back on the same day…which makes for  a long day. 8 hours of [...]

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25Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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Awesome Adoption Video

I was going to post today about the geophagy currently running rampant in our pack, but I decided that this was more important. I’ve seen a lot of adoption videos. I’d say most of them are “OK.” I’m usually waiting for the anti-racing or pro-racing shoe to drop when I’m watching one….and they rarely leave [...]

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23Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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Fast Jack: GH Inspired Clothing for Humans

It’s been years since I’ve ordered from Fast Jack. With new designs to choose from, I figured it was time to re-visit the site and beef up our Greyhound Wardrobe for our first GHFreaks vendor review.

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21Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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Welcome to the new GreyhoundFreaks.com!!!

Okay, so it’s taken the better part of a year. But be honest, would you rather enjoy your greyhounds or write a blog? Yeah, same with us…..

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20Dec2008 | Ken Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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How Do You…Keep Pets Off Furniture?

Many owners, for various reasons, do not want their dogs on the furniture…be it the sofa, chairs or the bed. Often, these owners find that Fluffy never gets on the furniture when the humans are around, but come home to evidence that the dog has, in fact, ventured onto these forbidden places once the humans [...]

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20Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 2 comments | Continued
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The GH Freaks Meet The Dog Whisperer

As a birthday gift this year, Ken bought tickets for us to see Cesar Millan/Dog Whisperer seminar in Atlanta Dec 6 – the day after my birthday. He talked mostly about the same things he talks about on his show – dogs as animals > species > breed > individuals; exercise, discpline, affection and what [...]

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6Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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In Memoriam – Tame Game (Grandpa/Champ)

On December 4, 2008, we lost the greatest racing legend in our pack’s history. More than that, we lost one of the sweetest greyhounds we have ever known. Grandpa, a.k.a. Champ, a.k.a. Tame Game, crossed the bridge and joined our eight other bridge kids….

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4Dec2008 | Heather Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued