Visiting the old homeplace

After SEGA's first 5K race Saturday we went home to get cleaned up. Once again, Miley had been a good girl when given freedom in the house. I should point out that with just one week of home life under her collar we do muzzle her when we leave. This is for her own protection & an added precaution for the safety of our cats. Remember that racing Greyhounds have not experienced all the things most dogs consider normal in a home. Plus Greyhounds, especially Miley, are intensely curious about new things. They are used to being muzzled when turned out or racing. Muzzles have been a normal part of their lives for years. Whenever we are around she is unmuzzled. Also, will add the we checked the webcam several times and Miley seemed to alternate between looking out of windows & resting peacefully in the xpen. Miley loves the xpen & uses it as her own personal bedroom. Sometimes she chooses the crate instead but more often it is the xpen.

My parents' house is hardly an "old" homeplace but it is where we gather when out of town family members come to visit. With family in town for the 5K we decided to head down there for the evening. So we loaded the dogs, all 4 of them, into the back of the Focus 5 door. That's a lot of canine in a hatchback but everyone did quite well. Miley barked at the puppy several times when she was invading too much of Miley's personal space. This was appropriate & the puppy took the hint & started minding her manners better.

Miley was a big hit with my family. Everyone thought she was wonderful. Miley spent a lot of time exploring. She just has to check everything out.

"Scooch over a bit. I need to get to the laptop to update my blog."

Guess they're not football fans.

Miley, it's rude to point out someone's bald spot.

Mom's kitchen is off limits to dogs. We use their ability to grasp this concept as a measure of the dogs character. Miley caught on extremely quick.

"OK, no kitchen. Just bring the treats over here."

"Maybe I'll just check out the dining room instead."

She really is a smart cookie. She got to meet my parents' medium sized, long haired mutt, Blossom. True to form, Miley acted like Blossom was one of the gang. Intros were unremarkable and everyone was hanging out comfortably in no time at all.

It was yet another successful new experience. Some Greyhounds have strange names that make no real sense to me. This little girl lucked into a name that suits her beautifully. Go The Extramile is a perfect fit.