I know this is something out of the ordinary for me but there is a reason.
Once a month, because deep down I'm a nice guy, I write a blog for Greyhounds as Pets here in sleepy ol' New Zealand. This is Wiz, one of our two retired greyhounds, disgracing himself by sleeping on our bed...which leads me to ask why we always insist on white bed linen.
Wiz also has a particularly bad habit of sleeping with his eyes open, which is unnerving to say the least, so in this shot he is actually sound asleep.
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@trinda A heck of a lot smaller - this lad stands tall enough that I don't have to bend down to scratch his ears. @lisamccloskey Thank you very much :) @katerinatina Thank you so much :) @karlow75 Unbelievably lazy - both of ours. They're just built for that sprint though. This boy was clocked at 62km per hour in his racing days. @cindyloo Thanks, the dog ain't bad either ;) @harbie Thanks very much :)
@mastermek We do spend a lot of time together, so probably... @pamknowler Thanks very much - our other one, Lucy, is notoriously difficult to photograph and a master at the art of hiding... @tonygig He's a good lad but hasn't figured out that this particular bed is for humans only. @photographycrazy Thanks very much - he's a big fart sack actually, but we love him @shazzym Thanks very much...the lazy personality.... @colleenbrown88 Thanks very much - I believe he's classed as a "caramel brindle"...I haven't licked him to find out about flavouring though ;) @kristenrpics Thanks very much - how can you not love a dog? ;)
he is gorgeous
and white is a ridiculous colour for anything but clouds and......I am sure there are one or two other things
however it does lend itself to bleaching
@annied I like to pretend I'm virginal while sleeping, hence the white @dide I only have one daughter and still sleep with one eye open... @vignouse Easier said than done as Lucy does not run, at all. Hence why she was retired. In the summer there's a group of us that gets together on the beaches to run our hounds, sometimes there's about 16 - 20 hounds on a good outing, so you never know...
Love this soft side Graeme! He's a very cool looking dog and this is a beautiful capture. A bit creepy he's actually sound asleep there but we love creepy. :)
That is a beautiful dog, I have heard that they are a great bread. Our Lab mix we adopted likes to sleep on our bed, I refuse to let her when it is night time because she snores really loud, along with the eyes half open thing. It's kinda cute but not while I'm trying to get sleep.
Wonderful "straight on" POV for this adorable dog. Weirdly fascinating, how he sleeps with his eyes open, too. A very handsome "rescue" and good for you to tolerate letting him enjoy the white sheets!
You are a man of many talents , greyhounds as pets. I suppose you've heard the joke about the man who buys a racehorse, sends it to a trainer. after a month he rings the trainer and asks"will my horse win races", to which the trainer reply's "oh yes it will, but it will be in the belly of a greyhound". Any way Wiz looks like a good pal to have , sleeping with an eye open...
You have a very soft heart under all that gruff....your Wiz is looking at you very adoringly & of course you will never move him off your crisp white sheets! White sheets are a must for B&B !
@happypat Yes I do but we need to keep it a secret ;) @pistache Sickening isn't it... @susanalena Thanks very much - he's just a big lump really ;) @taffy He's far too comfy if you ask me, taking liberties with my bedding... @jack4john He's always watching and waiting...usually for walk time @rosiekerr It's completely unnerving at times, more so when he growls as well... @spikez I know the feeling - and yes, they make amazing pets - not barking, minimal shedding, lazy, placid... @salza They both are ;) @lsquared Thanks and yes...for a change... @soboy5 Thank you very much :) @nickspicsnz He's one of my two favourite greyhounds... @juliedduncan He is indeed :) @kerosene It's how we roll in this house - we're all creepy here ;) @hermann That is the way indeed, it's almost at the point where I have to ask him permission to go to bed...
I showed this picture to my husband. He said Wiz has the same expression as our rescue girl (breed totally unknown, only definite is that she's canine!). It was for her that the BIB acronym came into being.
@slash I think that sometimes but then realise that my eyeballs would dry out... @overalvandaan That he is :) @salza Ah I see - In my humble opinion rescues are the only way to get a pet @pixelchix Thanks very much - yes, they do, and it doesn't take long either
Lovely to see your softer side, which we all knew was hidden in there. Wiz is gorgeous. How freaky that they sleep with their eyes open - not sure if you are kidding or not!
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@lisamccloskey Thank you very much :)
@katerinatina Thank you so much :)
@karlow75 Unbelievably lazy - both of ours. They're just built for that sprint though. This boy was clocked at 62km per hour in his racing days.
@cindyloo Thanks, the dog ain't bad either ;)
@harbie Thanks very much :)
@pamknowler Thanks very much - our other one, Lucy, is notoriously difficult to photograph and a master at the art of hiding...
@tonygig He's a good lad but hasn't figured out that this particular bed is for humans only.
@photographycrazy Thanks very much - he's a big fart sack actually, but we love him
@shazzym Thanks very much...the lazy personality....
@colleenbrown88 Thanks very much - I believe he's classed as a "caramel brindle"...I haven't licked him to find out about flavouring though ;)
@kristenrpics Thanks very much - how can you not love a dog? ;)
and white is a ridiculous colour for anything but clouds and......I am sure there are one or two other things
however it does lend itself to bleaching
@dide I only have one daughter and still sleep with one eye open...
@vignouse Easier said than done as Lucy does not run, at all. Hence why she was retired. In the summer there's a group of us that gets together on the beaches to run our hounds, sometimes there's about 16 - 20 hounds on a good outing, so you never know...
@pistache Sickening isn't it...
@susanalena Thanks very much - he's just a big lump really ;)
@taffy He's far too comfy if you ask me, taking liberties with my bedding...
@jack4john He's always watching and waiting...usually for walk time
@rosiekerr It's completely unnerving at times, more so when he growls as well...
@spikez I know the feeling - and yes, they make amazing pets - not barking, minimal shedding, lazy, placid...
@salza They both are ;)
@lsquared Thanks and yes...for a change...
@soboy5 Thank you very much :)
@nickspicsnz He's one of my two favourite greyhounds...
@juliedduncan He is indeed :)
@kerosene It's how we roll in this house - we're all creepy here ;)
@hermann That is the way indeed, it's almost at the point where I have to ask him permission to go to bed...
@overalvandaan That he is :)
@salza Ah I see - In my humble opinion rescues are the only way to get a pet
@pixelchix Thanks very much - yes, they do, and it doesn't take long either