We have been down to just on greyhound now for a bit more than a year, since losing Holli the Honey Hound in August 2010. I miss her. She was my heart dog, so sweet and loving. Twist is a goofy kick (and so smart!) and Anni was fascinating and regal, but Holli was a special love. Truly, though, they've all been great and have taught me so much. Like patience, and the need to be unselfish and to remember to regard the world with wonder.
They also have and continue to make me laugh; getting spooked by turtles and snakes, being scared of hardwood floors and, in Twist's case, cameras, and snoozing in completely ridiculous fashion on their backs, legs splayed in the air and heads lolled back. Totally undignified for such regal hounds.
When Anni was still alive, she escaped my Mom's backyard one summer day because the lawn crew had left the fence gate open. She flew into the big field next to the garage, but the little training that she had had up to that point somehow stuck. When we finally realized where she was, it only took two "Anni! Come!" commands for her to zoom back to me. My heart was in my mouth. She could have been in the next county, or ruined under a truck, but it didn't happen.
That's when she got the nickname "Adventure Girl." So I used that to create a poster about her for a design class I took. Truthfully, they have all been Adventure Girls.
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