Bella's Big Day!

Today is one of the best days of my life. I found my forever home! I have a greyt new family who even has a brother greyhound for me! I am so excited to meet all of my new family members and see my new digs. I am so lucky to have found such a greyt home! My foster parents worked with me last night and today on helping me get to know how great kids can be. I really like the kids Evan and Matthew who are my foster parents next door neighbors. Evan is in a pic with me. The treats, toys, and slow meeting process really helped me understand kids are greyt just like big people. I can't wait to meet my new 7 year old little girl family member. There is a pic of me kissing my new Dad. He is greyt. My foster parents told me they will really miss me and that I am a true angel. I am welcome back to their home anytime.

Bella Day 2

Bella here checking in for the evening. I had a really good night sleep last night in Emma's bed. I could have slept in my own bed, but I thought I would test drive a different style bed for fun. Emma didn't mind. Today I was fine when my foster parents went to work because I was home with Emma. She was greyt company while the humans were away. We had several fun walks today. I was friendly to all dogs big and small. For some reason, small children make me a little nervous but with some work I should be fine. I am now relaxing with a bone, which I enjoy very much. Stuffies are fun, but bones rule!

Bella Day 1

Hi! My name Bella (which is short for Isabella). My racing name is Bbf Yellow Apron. My foster parents picked me up today. I hopped right up into the back of their car and layed down most of the way to my foster home. I was told I was a good traveler. When I arrived at my foster home, I was happy to learn I had a sister greyhound. My initial meeting with Emma the brindle greyhound went very well, and we have been pals ever since. We had a good time racing around the backyard side-by-side. I am fully house acclimated because I have lived in a home before. My foster parents tell me all the time that I am such a good girl. I do listen to everything they say and am eager to please.

Dogtown at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Emma (our greyhound) was so sweet to let Dan and I volunteer at Dogtown for a whole week to share our love with other dogs. It was an experience of a lifetime! Below are some pics from our trip - Enjoy :-)

Checking in at Dog Headquarters to sign up to volunteer each day. The volunteer program and staff were awesome!

Below are the Dog octagons where some of the dogs are housed with indoor and outdoor runs. There are about 20-30 dogs per octagon. Dogtown had about 450 dogs there while we were visiting. Each volunteer session, we usually started off by taking the dogs on long walks. All in all, we probably worked with ~100 dogs over the entire week.

The awesome cottages we stayed in on the Sanctuary. What a view!



We really had a great time with our sleepover dogs - Ruth, Aurora, and Brie. They all did great and would make wonderful pets. Aurora (black dog) was a little shy around men. After each sleepover, we filled out an evaluation form for the sanctuary so they could evaluate each dog's progress.




If you watch Dogtown on the National Geographic Channel, you should recognize the folks in the following pictures - John and Ann. The sanctuary staff are super friendly and helpful including everyone you see on the TV show. Ann helped us get Aurora into our vehicle for our doggie sleepover.



We were able to see some of the Victory Dogs while visiting. Below is Curly. He was too shy to stand on his own for us so one of the caretakers carried him for us to see. Volunteers are not allowed to touch or work with the Victory dogs per court order in the county. Only staff are allowed to work with them.


There were several classes and demos to attend also - like puppy class and a water fitness demo.

A Birthday Wish Come True

As you can see, I am the happiest girl in the world. Tomorrow is my birthday (I am turning 2 years old), and my birthday wish has already come true. I have found my forever home :-) My foster parents are now my parents! Apparently, all of my parents' friends said there was no way my parents could foster me without adopting me and they were right! I do plan on helping my parents foster another dog, and this time we will actually just foster. So the next blog will be written by the next foster dog. I will just give tips to the new dog on how to pose pretty for pictures. Oh yeah, I will always keep my racing name Mighty Mite, but my everyday name is now Emma. I like my new name, especially because it has two letter 'm's for Mighty Mite.

Greyt Playdate

Mighty Mite here. I just returned from a very fun and very exhausting playdate with two really sweet big boy greys - Bettis and Myokie. My foster parents were so proud of me at the playdate. Introductions and romping in the yard went well. After a little while, I fell asleep while the other playdate participants enjoyed chatting and hanging out on the deck.

Mighty Mite Day 3

Mighty Mite checking in. Today I really enjoyed relaxing in the shade under a big tree. There is nothing like a warm summer breeze carrying great smells through the air and I do not have to move to sniff all of the scents. Several neighborhood kids dropped by for a visit and I was so grateful for all of the attention. I really enjoyed romping in the yard with them. I had plenty of kisses to go around. Today I also met a couple of non-greyhound dogs, and apparently I have to work on my manners a bit. I am eager to please, so I am going to work very hard. I am getting ready for my nightly walk now, which I am very good at. What a greyt way to end the weekend.