LR Saint Nick aka Nickerdoodle
A former racing dog, Nick ran on the Northern Colorado
circuit at Mile High Kennel Club (now known as Wembley) and Cloverleaf.
His first race was on 19 July 2000 and, from what we can determine, his last
race was on 18 April 2003, when he pulled up lame. That is a long time running for a race
dog. While he was racing, he was rather successful, running in 133 events on the northern Colorado circuit at Mile High KC and Cloverleaf, winning 3 Grade A races at Mile High and 1 at Cloverleaf.
Nick came into our lives by a twist of fate. We were
not looking for another greyhound, however, his "adopter" was trying
to return him to his adoption group, Rocky Mountain Greyhound Adoption (RMGA). You see, she had had a baby
and now, all of the sudden, Nick was "too much trouble". Jan Woll,
leader of the adoption group, called me and asked if we could possibly take him in until transport back to them could be arranged. "Of course!"
came my swift reply. Well, to make a long story short, the dog who was
"too much trouble" for one adopter, came here to Dyno-Mutt and never left.
Nick was an absolutely wonderful hound. He could not have been better behaved or have a better temperament. He was a kind and generous soul. Nick was great in the house and I
left him inside for many, many hours and he never soiled the place. He was as sweet as the day long and got along well with everyone: cats, dogs, kids, and humans. Nick was a credit to his breeder, Lori D. Rodgers.
Nick loved to run in the backyard with the other dogs, so we decided to let him try lure coursing, hoping that whatever plagued him on the track had resolved itself. After examining him, our vet could find no reason not to try him. So, we did. However, the one time we let him run, he again pulled up lame in the left shoulder. So, he never got to play the game again.
Nick graced our home and pack for 8 years after his retirement from racing in April 2003. He came to live with us in late summer that same year. We were blessed the day his former adopter didn't realize what a "Saint", Nick truly is.
My eternal thanks to Jan for calling me that day and for allowing us to keep Nick.
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| LR Saint Nick - Race Record Summary |
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| Nick's Races Each Year |
Nick graced our home and pack for 8 years after his retirement from racing in April 2003. He came to live with us in late summer that same year. We were blessed the day his former adopter didn't realize what a "Saint", Nick truly is.
My eternal thanks to Jan for calling me that day and for allowing us to keep Nick.
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