So what do retired greyhounds do all day anyway…?
Every morning after our alarm clock goes off, Molly will echo it with a few pathetic sounding winges until we acknowledge that she’s awake. This done, these will descend into a low pitched ‘grunt’, indicating she’s ready to come & say good morning as soon as we give the word! Then, it’s up onto the bed, face licks all round, then she burrows under the duvet between us & settles there until we whisk the cover away & get up for the day…
Molly & me: sleeping beauties!
At breakfast time she will sit patiently in the kitchen, waiting for the kettle to boil whilst I portion out her & Maxs’ kibble & stir in some warm water to make a gravy (mustn’t forget the gravy – Molly will not eat kibble without gravy!). It barely takes her a minute to lick the bowl clean, & she never fails to check Max’s bowl just in case he has any leftovers (he never does!).
Is it ready yet?
All the excitement of mealtime over, Molly retreats to the lounge to sprawl out on one of the sofas & go back to sleep. She won’t toilet if let outside at this time in the morning, but take your eye off her for one minute & she’ll have left a little ‘present’ behind the sofa for you to clean up – that’s our Molly!
Rejuvenated after her morning nap, Molly’s ready for a day out walking. She’s always beside herself with excitement when she’s having her collar, lead & coat put on, & will even try & put her head through Max’s coat once her own one is already on!! She’ll leap up into the back of the van & then we’re off for the day…
Do we really need the snood Mum?
As we pick up each of my clients‘ dogs, she will always welcome them into the van with a face lick & a tail wag, & she’s the one who keeps the peace in the back of the van whilst I’m driving (grumpy Max gets to sit in the front with me in his ‘doggie belt’!).
Out on our walks, Molly’s recall has yet to be perfected, despite years of practice. She rarely does anything really naughty, but if there’s a big open field you can blink & she’ll be racing off into it, & if there’s anything dirty & smelly on the ground you can guarantee she’ll be rolling in it!
playing on the beach
She certainly tires herself out on her walks & once we get home she’s flat out on the sofa again to recover from all that running. Like most greyhounds, she does assume the funniest poses when she’s sleeping!
Molly’s ‘Jaws’ pose: Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the sofa..!
As her internal clock starts to tick towards ‘dinner’ o’clock she will wake up & this is the time of day when she’s at her most playful. Molly seldom engages in games which involve any human participation, but she certainly seems to have fun in whatever little world it is she goes off to during her solo play!
Next up it’s dinner time & the whole routine from breakfast is repeated over again. Afterwards, she is always overjoyed to see her darling ‘Daddy’ return home from work & leaps straight up on his knee for a big cuddle! She loves to spend the evening snuggled up on the sofa with the two of us, drifting in & out of dreams.
Molly & Martin
It’s been a full two years since we adopted our pretty little Molly from our local greyhound rehoming charity, Gracehounds, & we don’t regret a single day of it. Happy Mollyversary my gorgeous girl! 
sweet dreams after a hard day’s work!
