Stop. Drop And Show Belly

It’s official. Oprah is in the home stretch and with less than a week left, she will be with her forever family. She will be missed by all of the people that interact with her on a daily basis. Oprah is so sweet and loving. When she wants attention she will drop to the ground and roll over to expose her belly so it can be rubbed. It’s not unusual for her to do this fifteen times a day. Don’t be surprised by her silly antics. She is a greyt girl and is ready to meet her forever family.

Absolute Sweetheart

Week 9 has arrived which mean it’s time for swap week.  For what you ask?  Well, the inmate trainers trade off hounds to see how they accept commands from different people, work on any difficult training areas, and see how the hounds do away from their primary training group.

Oprah’s alternate inmate trainer says that Oprah is an absolute sweetheart!  They ran through commands, played with toys and did a lot of hanging out.  She performed her commands beautifully!  She’s super smart, loving and funny!  She likes to flop down and rollover on her back so you can rub her belly.  He says it’s absolutely hilarious!  

 

Attention Is At The Top Of Her List

Oprah has performed beautifully this week!  Her inmate trainer says that she excels at all of her commands!  She adores meeting new people and attention is at the top of her list of must haves.  

Her inmate trainer says that Oprah will be thoroughly missed when training is over.  He says that he knows that her new forever family will easily fall in love with this sweet girl!  

Something For Everyone

Over the past two weeks Oprah and the others have had to deal with some rainy days.  Her inmate trainer says that Oprah is such a comical diva!  She will gingerly place each paw into puddles and you’d think she was walking on hot coals!  I mean really, how dare she have to dirty her feet!

Her inmate trainer says that every day he finds something new to love about Oprah and he hopes that her new forever family will find the same joy with her.  He said she offers something for every member of the family! 

Gimme A "Kiss"

Oprah knows all her basic commands and is now just fine tuning some of the details. She is learning a few extras to entertain her forever family. Shake and kiss made the list.

Oprah is very active when it comes to playing with other dogs. Today she played in the training room with a ball without any dogs. She ran in circles playing for about 10 minutes and then settled down for a nap. Oprah is so cute and her trainer loves her and is happy to hear she has a forever home to go to after graduation.

Ms. Oprah Is Famous

Heelllooo friends and future forever family!  This is Oprah here to let you know how things are going.  As you know I’m retired from racing and working on this thing called re-tire-ment.  So far it’s eating treats and watching humans repeat the same words, show happiness, then I snooze the day away.  My inmate trainer is pretty cool and dispenses treats in a timely fashion.  

Okay so let’s do some real talk.  I’m a princess.  How do I know this?  I sit down and make eye contact with my trainer and BOOM! I’m served food.  Helllllooo… royalty typing here.  I should also mention that I receive a lot of attention.  Humans pet me and love on me… it’s almost like I’m famous and everyone wants my pawtograph. 

Hello And Good Morning!

Another great week for Oprah!  She’s learning all of her commands with no problems.  She seems to enjoy all of the activities.  She loves greeting strangers and people she already knows.  She’ll quickly flop down on her side for a belly rub.  Actually, there’s no part of her body that she wont beg to have rubbed and scratched.  

Her inmate trainer says that she loves to greet her human friends in the mornings.  She loves to root her cold nose around trying to find a spot for a Hello! Good Morning!

 

Belly Rubs Please

Oprah is having another great week at the Second Chance Greyhounds program. She has her own fan club in the dorm and she makes her rounds faithfully, dispensing love and affection for belly rubs. A word to the wise though, once you start petting her, she won’t allow you to stop until a replacement is in place. LOL

Oprah is doing great at learning her commands, and she loves to show off her repertoire. Her trainer would like to thank you for allowing him to spend time with your future pet. They are both enjoying their time together until she goes to her forever home.

Attention Hound

Oprah is a big hit with everyone in the dog dorm. She makes her rounds at least once a day and literally begs for attention. No one is exempt; from the man digging shoes out from under his bunk, that gets a cold nose on the back of his neck. To the guys that are standing around talking, until Oprah charges into the midst, flops down on her side and starts thumping the ground with her tail waiting to be petted. Oprah is beautiful enough on the outside, but that doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of how she is growing as a pet. It’s only been a week and her trainer can see her making progress. She already knows a few of her commands and she leash walks very well. Oprah does believe that birds would make a good chew toy, so hold the leash tight, if any of our feathered friends are around.

As her trainer is writing this, Oprah is at his feet sleeping. She is having a great dream of running, as her paws are in motion. These next nine weeks will pass quickly and your newest family member will be home soon. Until then, I’ll enjoy every minute with Oprah.

Big Personality

Oprah’s inmate trainer says that it’s only been a few days and he’s already attached to this sweet girl.  He says that she’s sweet, loving, with a lot of personality.  Her kennel is next to his bunk and she tried to hop in with him for extra attention. She may be an attention hound and not a greyhound… LOL.  

The only issue he’s seen so far is that Oprah has to find THE PERFECT place to potty.  That means it can be a longer search than her inmate trainer would like.  She’s tried to explain to him that it has to be just right and that she’ll know when she finds it.  He believes that once the novelty of this new environment wears off she’ll have her favorite spots figured out so things will move along a little faster.