Stella G4, More ETS, and Ms. Edie Divine

Well, this past Thursday was Stella’s 4th Gotcha Day. Hard to believe it’s been four entire years. Two girls were brought up during her haul, and we were asked to choose. I was loving on the other one when Stella (Carol’s Wheel) bulldozed her way in and started giving me kisses. Sometimes we wonder how different our lives would’ve been if we had chosen the other one (i.e. Stella had not chosen us). We’re glad she did.

Here are a couple of pics from her first year with us. Stella was not always the charming lady she is today. Here she is introducing herself to Parker. Parker is beginning to wonder if mommy and daddy always make the best decisions.
One of my favorite pics is of Stella and Lucas on the couch.
For those of you with the Celebrating Greyhounds Desk Calender, Stella is actually picture for the last week of October. Stella is always a Witch for Halloween.
For those of you who can never get enough ETS pictures. Kinda like puppy pics. No matter how many times we see Stanley with ETS, we always point and laugh. Straight up.
Or roaching.

Synchronized head-to-butt roaching on the couch. A very efficient use of couch space.
Our latest foster is Edie. We actually call her by her full name, Ms. Edie Divine. Is that a stripper name or a porno star name? She’s been a great girl. Got more energy than all our guys put together. Sometimes after we let everyone out in the morning and go back upstairs for a little more sleep, we can hear her downstairs pummeling some stuffies to within an inch of their lives.

She’s got some ears on her. You can actually read her tatoos.
She loves just ripping around the yard. Here she is resting long enough for me to get a shot. She's enjoying the crisp Autumn weather.

ETS hits the Park household

        This is a usual site at our house. Stella just wants to hog the blankets because the couch itself just isn’t soft enough for her needs. Jaime waits until Stella is settle in, then just wants to snuggle up with her.

        Since Jaime has to always being touching another greyhound, she tried this with Stanley. The results are not quite as comfortable and resulted in Stanley getting reverse ETS. Looks like a fight between narcoleptic greyhounds.
        It turned out to be a night full of ETS. Maybe it was a full moon or a high pressure system rolling through. Stanley gave us a snarling ETS.
        This is why girls don’t like you to see them when they just get up. She quickly pulled it back in, but it was too late.
        Jaime wanted to join the ETS club. She looks sad because this was the best she could do.

Bye Bye Ponytail

        I’ve been growing my hair out for a bit over two years. Locks of Love requires 10 inches, and I had 14-15 inches of ponytail. I figured it was time, and donated 12 inches. It’s now shoulder length. I think I will go another round before going back to regular short hair. Or maybe even shave my head. Never done that.
        We watched Ana and Blue for a few days. Usually they stay at Trina’s, but Casa de Stumpf was booked up. We fostered Blue when he first came up. Twice. Here is the brindle and black parade. It’s Stanlely, Ana, Stella, and Blue. Jaime, Parker and Beamer were off doing their own black and brindle thing.
        Hey Ana, can you do that ear thing so I can get a picture? Sure, no problem. This good enough?

        Blue giving me a little stinkeye. You better be taking a pic of my ears and not my bald butt.
        Beamer was back again from his second home. Let me out, he says. I need to find my forever home. He is now with a family where he seems be quite happy. Keeping your fingers crossed for him.

        Stella gets jealous if I just take pictures of the fosters and visiting dogs.

        What about us daddy! Stanley and Jaime in sibling solidarity.
        We watched Sunny over this past weekend. It’s been brindles and blacks for so long at our house, it was nice to have a fawn.
        She does not have a fenced in yard at home, so she took full advantage of her time here.

VAGA Picnic

        Beamer may have found his forever home. He just has to get along with an alpha female rat terrier and a kitty kat. I think he’ll be fine. He’s a good boy.
        Kris is taking her shot at photography. She got a shot of our girls snuggling together on the couch. Jaime loves her sister. Stella tolerates it.
        We had our annual VAGA picnic this past weekend. The weather was beautiful. Minus the traffic accident that delayed us almost an hour, we had a great time.
        Neko isn’t the only handsome boy in the Coble family. Harry is quite a looker too. Love the ears.
        My kids participated in the ‘Blur of Fur’, aka Fun Run. Kris is cheering them on. Stanley is running straight for the squawker like a true racer. Stella was trying, except Jaime is having fun bumping her. Payback for Stella being the ‘Fun Police’ when Jaime tries to run around our yard.

Missing in Action

Been a real slacker. Guess I dropped out of the blogosphere for a month. So this will be a hodgepodge of pictures since the last entry. Hmm, lets see what’s been happening. Our guys plus or minus babysitting kids and some fosters. So I guess not much really changed in a month ☺

One of our VAGA members, Capt. Judy, retired last month from the Navy. Some members went to her retirement ceremony. She and her two girls, Allie and Sandy, now have time to travel across the U.S. I would love to retire and travel with the wife and kids in an RV across the country.

        We had a carwash at the Wal-Mart in Culpeper. We had a pretty good flow of cars going. I was mainly the tire washing guy. We were pretty pooped after washing dozens of cars. I think this picture of Ted and Rex says it all.
        Bossie got adopted. She is going to a home with another shy and reserved girl. You would think with a name like ‘Bossie’, she should be an alpha girl.

        We were driving back from a Meet ‘N Greet, and Stanley was tired. So he decided to use Stella as a pillow. What a sweet face.
        We babysat Maisy and Eleanor for a few days. Not sure what it is about Stella’s rump, but it seems to have a certain magnetism.
        I’ve heard of playing Footsy. But Jaime and Maisy were playing Earsy.
        It’s bad enough when my guys hog the couch. L to R is Stanley, Eleanor, Jaime, Stella, and Maisy.
        After Bossie got adopted, we got another foster, Abby. She was also on the shy side. She’s a small brindle. She liked Jaime. Maybe because Jaime is the weenie in our group.
        Abby had a habit of just sitting. In this one, she looks like I’m about to beat her. I get this look from Jaime all the time.
        Last weekend, Jason and Trina came up. You’ve probably already read about her ‘tire troubles’. While they were having a rough time of it, their kids were enjoying time with our guys.
        Dante followed his breed instinct and burrowed himself into the toy basket in search of the perfect one.
        Beamer stayed with us for a weekend, went back to his family, and is now back with us as a foster. He’s been a good boy. Kinda like Jaime when we got her, Beamer just needs to find the right home. He’s a very touchy dog. Here he is trying to get in Cali’s good graces.
        Dana is trying her best to keep Jaime from slipping off the dog bed.
        Pigs in a blanket? How about Dante in a blanket.

        L to R is Stanley, Parker, Stella, Trina, Shiloh, Cali, and Jaime. Kris and Dante are on the floor.

Getaway to Trina's Parents

        I am way behind in my entries. We were there at the same time, but Trina managed to update her blog about the trip a couple week ago. I’ll just add a few more pics from the trip.

        How can you tell you’re out in the country? The deer come out feed with the horsies.
        We spent a lot of time in the pool. Trina’s dad hanging out with Trina and Kris.
        Trina’s mom versus everyone else.
        We could have walked up the hill to the wine festival at Tomahawk, but it was much more fun to take the tractor ride.
        Trina and her mom. Feeling happy after the wine tasting. See the resemblance?

        Dinner Time! Those mini horses sure can run fast when they want to.
        Honey is such a cute kitty.
        Honey is such a fluffy kitty.

        Breakfast was biscuits with sausage gravy. I needed a nap after this. So good though.
        Trina with her nephew Boone. You can make up your own caption for the look on her face.