Dyno-Mutt's Mimbari

Mimbar

Mimbar & Sondri - Two of the Boot Hill Brindles

To talk about Mimbar is to talk about how A Place for Us Greyhounds (APFUGA) came into being.  Mimbar was one of 8 little, 6 wk old reasons, that was the start of APFUGA.  Mimbar was one of the Boot Hill Brindles, those were the pups that got us started doing greyhound adoptions & rescue, that were the push to start APFUGA. 

Mimbar - He was named after a fictional, alien race of people from the TV series, Babylon 5, the Mimbari.  The Mimbari were also known as "Boneheads" because of a prominent feature of their skulls, a bony ridge.  Well, Mimbar was our "bonehead."

Mim was a really cool hound that loved to agitate & torment the "girls."  He would walk up to them and "boink" them in the side with his nose in an effort to get them to play.  Usually, they turned around and chased him with all their teeth.  I'm not sure how many times Mim needed stitches from his tormenting.  Mim loved to play.

Mimbar, Chillin'

Mim was especially fond of children.  One year, our adoption group participated in the Children's Parade held in Santa Fe.  There were thousands of children in attendance along the parade route.  We arrived at the staging area and had to wait.  Mim hated waiting and he was dreadfully bored.  He'd already been nipped by one of the girl hounds for being a PITA and I really didn't want him nipped again so we stood off to the side, away from them.  Anyway, after a bit, we took our spot and stepped out onto the street.  Mimbar stopped dead in his tracks.  He looked around and everywhere he looked, he saw kids.  He slowly turned his head upwards and looked at me as if to say, "So many kids....  so little time."  He promptly drug me over to the nearest batch of kids and just stood there, leaning into them, basking in their love, hugs and kisses.   Our group was getting far ahead and we had to go...

"C'mon Mim....  gotta go...."

Nuh uh....  he wasn't budging.

"Mim!  Let's go!"  

He leaned into the kids even more.  Finally, as our group was getting ready to go around the corner onto another street.  I lifted this big boy up into my arms and started running down the street to catch them.  Gosh he was a heavy 70 lbs!  I set him down and he again drug me over to the nearest group of kids.  LOL...  I sure did get my exercise that day...

Mimbar (Dyno-Mutt's Mimbari)  at the 2000 ASFA I.I.

Mim was a very fast greyhound.  He was probably our fastest dog.  Because of his speed, we were selective in which lure coursing events he attended.  Those with a lot of turns, zigs & zags were not very good for him.  The boy could not turn.  

At a GCA Specialty lure course held in CA at a local school that had ballfields. When it was his turn to run. I had Rob slip him as I was chatting with Penny Bolt. Mim was off like a shot at the start, which had a fairly long run up, ending in a left turn. I said to Penny, "Watch...  He'll be at the bleachers on the next field over before he even begins to turn."

Sure enough the turn came and went and Mimbar was still going straight.  He was slowing, gradually, trying to get to 'turning speed'.  And, just before the bleachers, he attained 'turning speed' and started playing catch up with the other dogs.  He caught up before the end...  but it was in a straight line.  

Mim being 'hand slipped' 

Another time he showed his lack of turning ability was on the Abilene Greyhound Park track, in either 1998 or 1999. We were there for a greyhound get together and had the opportunity to run the dogs on the track. I stuffed him into the 5/16's starting box, a brand new experience for him, and as the lure zipped by...  he was off and immediately dropping down to the inside rail.  At the first turn, he drifted all the way out to the outer rail and at the top of the backstretch, he dropped back down to the inside.  Next turn....  All the way to the outer rail....  At the top of the homestretch, back to the inside....  

This dog had incredible acceleration and blistering speed.  As he crossed the finish line, the timer stopped and read....  30.33.  The only dog to better his speed that year was a Greymeadows dog, don't remember which one. There was a man there wearing a Kiowa kennels cap. As I gathered up Mimbar, he came over and emphatically said, "Who is this dog???  What's his name???  You've GOT TO GET HIM INTO TRAINING NOW!"  He was most disappointed when I told him he was not registered.

Mimbar bounced out of two homes, prior to coming here.  We told him he'd never have to worry about losing his home again and we kept him the last bounce as a 6 month old greyhound puppy.  

I am so happy he stayed.  I sure do miss him.

Feather

Ch El-Aur Summer Breeze FCh

Feather had several nicknames but the two by which she was called the most were Featherlette & Featherkins.  Feather, by any other name, was still our Feather...  a sweet, sweet dog.  She was our "White Witch."  We dearly loved our Feather girl.  Feather stole our hearts.

How we acquired Feather is a story in itself. Laurel Drew, her breeder, sent her to our home to be conditioned for the upcoming lure coursing season.  When she came to us, she was soft & in "show weight".  "Show weight" is not conducive to outstanding coursing and it needed to be converted to hard muscle. We got her into shape and planned to make her coming out party the ASFA Region 3 up in Colorado Springs.

Ch El-Aur Summer Breeze SC FCh

Feather had never been on a road trip with us. She was used to travelling, but she always went with Laurel. On the drive up to the Springs, we stopped at the Ft. Union rest area to potty the dogs.  We had 2 of ours, Lindsay & Jato, and Feather.  Lindsay voided...  Jato voided...  Feather didn't.  Well, maybe she doesn't have to go.  Back into the pickup truck and back onto the road.  Next stop...  the Springs!

We get there and met up with Lisa Thompson and her Irish Wolfhound, MacGregor. We were staying at the same hotel. As we were walking all the dogs, we found a lovely little cafe with sidewalk seating. They were enthralled by the dogs, especially MacGregor, and invited us to bring the dogs back for dinner at a sidewalk table. It was a date!

During our walk, Feather still hadn't gone.  Hmmm...  No cause for panic - yet.  She just doesn't have to go...

We met up and ate dinner and, again, took the dogs for a long walk in the area.  Feather still had not produced.  Maybe she has a special word?  We're walking her...  "C'mon Feather...  go pee!  Feather...  take a dump....  Feather, go ka ka...  Feather...."  I'm sure you get the picture.  By now, it's going on 10 pm and it's time for a call to Laurel.

One ringy dingy...  Two ringy dingies...

A sleepy Laurel answers, "Hello"?

"Hey Laurel?  How do you get Feather to go to the bathroom?  We've been walking her & walking her & walking her.  We've said, "go pee...  go ka ka...  go poo" and NOTHING!"

Laurel laughed and said, "Tell her to 'Hurry up!'".

Back outside and at the first dogwalk area...  "Feather!  HURRY UP!"  She immediately squatted and had this total look of relief on her face.  Then, she looked at us as if to say, "What took you so long????"

Argh......  That was our Feather.  She was so blonde that she was white.

At the lure course, Feather had a most successful coming out party.  She ran away with a placement and points towards her ASFA field championship. It was a joyous ride home.

Dash...

Ch DM Dots N' Dashes

Dash aka Ch DM Dots N' Dashes has been away from home for a couple of years now and we miss him terribly.  He's been living with a family in Amarillo and he was being shown by their youngest son, who has done a wonderful job with him.  They were an excellent team and the young man showed Dash to the #4 Greyhound in the country in 2007!   Not too bad when you consider that Dash was the dog that no one wanted, when he was offered for sale.

Dash - Aged 4 wks

As a puppy, Dash was very handsome and he had outstanding movement.  The problem was that he had broken his tail and, with the bones sticking out, it had to be shortened.  Because of that, no one wanted him for a show dog.  They all thought that he'd never finish his championship.

Well, when a show home wasn't forthcoming, we thought of placing him in a pet home.  However,  before that could happen, I entered him (just for giggles) in the Rio Grande Kennel Club shows held over Mother's Day weekend in Albuquerque.  Imagine my surprise when he went Winners Dog on the first day and Winners Dog, Best of Winners on the second!  Short tail or not, he took the points both days!  I was totally gobsmacked!

Little did I know that that was just the start.  Since then, Dash has had many wins and many, many group placements.  Dash's junior handler, Tyler, has shown him to all of his group placements.  The boys started their winning streak in Garden City, Kansas when judge Lester Mapes awarded them a Group 4.  Up until this past spring, the boys were on a roll and they were quite the team.  Tyler took Dash to two of the Eukanuba National Championship shows and Tyler also presented him on the green carpet in Madison Square Garden at the Westminster Kennel Club show.  It's been one heck of a ride for the boys.  But, Tyler has grown and branched out into showing other breeds.  Since he's showing other breeds, it is time for Dash to come home.  We hope to have him back here with us  soon.

DM Dots N' Dashes in Los Lunas 2006

Thank you Dash for the memories.

Show Record

Sadly, the Hocketts refused to return Dash.  More on that situation below...

We miss our Dash and I'm sorry I ever let him go.  This is truly one of the great regrets I have.

UPDATE

Dash was the object of a lawsuit when Alberta "C.C." Hockett, also known as, Alberta "C.C." Evans, breached the contract with me regarding Dash.  Upon the breach, I immediately requested she return Dash and she refused. Lawsuit was filed and the judge ruled in my favor.  However, rather than returning our dog to us, he allowed her son, Tyler, to keep him. To compensate me form losses, the judge awarded me $11,000 + attorney fees + interest at 5%.  In addition, she is under a court order to put me back on the dog's papers as co-owner.  At this point in time, nearly 3 years later, Alberta "C.C." Hockett / Evans has ignored the court's judgment, which came down in February 2010.

Not long after the judgment was delivered, August 2010, an email was received from Ms. Hockett / Evans stating that Dash was seriously ill and dying.

I requested that they take him to a vet at my expense, since I was legally his co-owner, I begged her to not let him suffer. She refused and rather than doing right by the dog, she took offense at my request.

Over the past 3 years, several letters have been sent to her, demanding payment in some manner, including offering an installment plan.  All have been ignored and returned unopened by the USPS.

At this time, Alberta "C.C." Hockett or Evans owes me well in excess of $13,000.  I've been unable to collect anything on the debt due to the "Homestead" laws in Texas.  I've not given up and refuse to do so.  I've contacted the various credit bureaus and they will not ding her credit report because I'm not a corporation.  Collection agencies do not want to touch this because she's in Texas.  So, I'm telling everyone out there....  BEWARE!

2010 ASFA Greyhound Specialty - Part 1

Banner is a running dog.

Yeah...  yeah....  I know....  ALL greyhounds are "running dogs".  True, but few approach it with as much gusto and intensity as Banner.  Banner truly loves and lives to run.  He loves to compete and he really dislikes it when he doesn't win.  Yes, I think this boy knows when he doesn't win.

Back in November 2010, the American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) Greyhound Specialty lure course was being held in Tyler, Texas.  It was to be a weekend of lure coursing and a Greyhound LGRA (Large Gazehound Racing Asso.) Specialty.

Up until 2010, the event had always been held on the East Coast, usually in Georgia.  Since the event was so close, relatively speaking, we just had to go.  It was also a good time to check out the dogs as potential mates for Glory.  So, off to Texas Banner & Glory went.  I only hoped that Banner would uphold the family honor as Glory was not entered due to a chronic toe injury.

It was time for a road trip.

Laurel Drew & I loaded up the Toyota 4Runner with the dogs, our stuff, coursing stuff, and other stuff and hit the road.  I had contacted Buddy Scitern at C&C Greyhound Farm to see if he'd allow Banner to take a lap around his training track. It was a desire to see how well the boy could run. We worked our way down towards Buddy's and found ourselves there on Friday, the day before the Specialty.

Immaculate kennels...  Such a clean floor!
(courtesy of C&C Greyhound Farm)

Buddy has a lovely place.  The kennels & runs are immaculate...  The dogs are happy & well fed...  The track is impeccable...  His is a top notch, well run organization.  Buddy & his family are top notch dog people.

There were a few hounds to run before Banner was to get his turn but the first time he saw the lure zip by on the track, he knew what this was about.  He impatiently waited for his turn.  Since we did not have a dog to test the boy with, Buddy had one dog left to run and he graciously allowed Banner to load up next to him, a Grade A Gulf dog, to do the 3/16's of a mile.

I was so thankful that Banner knew how to load in the box, thanks to NOTRA racing.  Buddy's wife (I think it was his wife) took the boy by the collar to walk him to the box and she was almost pulled off her feet by the lad. He was eager, especially after being on the road for a couple of days. She loaded him up and then loaded the Gulf dog, Stomper, and, quick as a flash, the traps were sprung!

Banner never passed Stomp, but he wasn't distanced either.  He held his own and finished lapped onto the dog's hip. The time was under 17 secs.  Coming off the track, he had dirt on his face (a first), but the boy was content and it served as a good warm-up for the weekend.  It cleared the kinks, mental & physical, out. Putting an edge on him for the upcoming Specialty.

Leaving Buddy's, we stopped at the free, Dog Collectibles Museum in Waco, TX, spent more money, and then proceeded to Tyler, TX to check into our hotel and then to scope out the Texas Rose Horse Park - the location of the Specialty.

That's Part 2....

Bugsy

Ch DM Ocean Meets T'Sky

Bugsy, Age 6 - 7 months

Bugsy got his call name because, when he would lay down, the white on his chest would make the silhouette of a long-eared jackrabbit - just like Bugs Bunny!  His registered name comes from the Rod Stewart song, Sailing.

You see, one of my favorite movie scenes is in the movie, The Perfect Storm.  The fishermen are in a bar, the night before they go out for swordfish.  It's night and one of the deckhands, "Bugsy", is trying  to pick up a woman.  In the background, the Rod Stewart song, Sailing, is playing...

"The rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum and the words 'I love you' rolling off my tongue.  Never will I go, for I found my perfect home.  Where the Ocean Meets the Sky, I'll be sailing."

Having been a boat bum for many years, that scene brings back fond memories and a few tears.

Bugsy's family, the Proctors in New Jersey, have two sons, Patrick and Jared.  Bugsy has claimed them and calls them his own.

BOB at Delaware County, Judge: J Council Parker

The Proctors call him 'the little black dog.'  He really isn't all that small, standing a good 30" tall at the shoulder, but in comparison with some of the other AKC greyhounds back there, he's on the small side.  That's frightening!

Bugsy finished his breed ring championship with style.  He was entered for three days of showing at some very tough events:  Greyhound Club of America's (GCA) Eastern Specialty, Morris & Essex, and Devon. Yikes!  These are shows that brig out the "big guns"...  the big handlers & the big time breeders...  Some of the dogs in attendance were bred by long time greyhound fanciers, not all of whom agreed with or approved of my judicious use of racing blood in the pedigrees.  Breeders such as Rosemary Connor (Amwell Ridge), Sue LeMieux (Gaia), etc. In fact, Ms. Connor (RIP) and Ms. LeMieux (RIP) were behind the most recent attempt to close the AKC studbook to dogs registered with the National Greyhound Association, the domestic registry for racing greyhounds.

Anyway, there was a last minute judge change.  Last minute in that due to weather conditions, the scheduled judge was not in attendance.  However, in attendance was Lena Tamboer, a borzoi breeder & AKC hound judge.  The competition was intense with entries from Cebar (Ellie Creech & Dani Edgerton), Chesagrey (Kat Whitaker), Classic (Cackie Vroom), Eden (Sally Taylor), Golightly (Stacy Pober), Grand Cru (Melanie Steele), Harmony (Cyndi Swanson), Willomoor (June Matarazzo & Patti Clark), and Windrock (Kim & Colin Fritzler).  And that's not all of them!

At the end of the day, Judge Tamboer awarded Bugsy Winners Dog for a 5 point major!  That was on 5 Oct 2005.

2005 GCA Eastern Specialty - Winners Dog - DM Ocean Meets T'Sky

Needless to say, Betsey Proctor was on Cloud 9, as was I. A Greyhound Specialty winner in my first litter and the 2nd to take an award at a GCA Specialty!  Earlier in the year, in March, at the GCA Southern Specialty held in Fort Worth, TX, Bugsy's littermate, Jib, was awarded First Award of Merit by noted breeder judge and open field competitor, George S. Bell.

However, that wasn't the end of the weekend as he still had to exhibit at Morris & Essex and then Devon on the last day. Two very tough shows...  The judge at Morris & Essex was Gayle Bontecou, a Scottish Deerhound breeder (Gayleward) & sighthound judge. The entries were pretty much the same as at the GCA specialty.  At the end of the judging, Ms. Bontecou awarded Bugsy, Winner Dog, for a 4 point major!  He finished!  The boy finished his championship and he did it at two of the biggest shows on the East coast against all comers!  Wahoo!!!!  (Can you tell I'm excited & proud of him?)  What a way to finish a breed championship!

Bugsy was retired from the breed ring not too long thereafter and he lived out the rest of his days with the Proctor family.  Sadly, he developed renal disease and died in 2009.  We do not know what contributed to the kidney disease, but suspect it was a consequence of some medication contraindicated for the use in which it was given.

All of us miss our Bugsy.

Banner Baby....

DCh DM Star Spangled Banner FCh SOR ORC

Like his auntie Jib, Banner is into everything!  He and she are making themselves into quite a team.  If it isn't one; it's the other...  my tag team!

Banner Baby, age 7 wks

Now, instead of always hearing "JIBLET!" ringing through the house, you are more likely to hear, "BANNER!"  We laugh as it seems that it is always Banner.  He's my heathen child, but what a talented child he is.  Banner is exceedingly smart and he's very keen when it comes to running.  The boy does not like any other dog to get ahead of him.

Banner was the first puppy born and weighed 1 lb 6 oz.  That is huge for a greyhound newborn!  When he was whelped, he hurt Abbey and she turned around to bite whatever it was that was hurting her.  Laurel & I both blocked her from the puppy and, after he was out, she was fine and started cleaning & polishing him.  After Banner, the rest of the pups were whelped fairly easily, except for Nampa.  Abbey delivered him standing up.  We had to catch him as he was born.

Banner has a lot of his sire's mannerisms.  He'll grab your hand and lead you somewhere.  He's a funny, funny dog.  Just last night, I was watching him with his brother, Nampa.  Nampa was nitting Banner's ears and Banner squealed.  When he squealed, Rob hollered at Nampa to "knock it off."  Nampa stopped and was just standing there when Banner, started chomping on Nampa's feet.  However, Rob didn't see the foot chomping and when Nampa retaliated, Banner again squealed, and Nampa again was chastised.  LOL....  Banner just lay there on the floor, quietly thumping his tail with a big ol' greyhound grin on his face. The brat!

Banner is a musician...  He's a Gene Krupa wannabe.  During the summer, we have small, plastic kiddie pools for the dogs out in the backyard.  The hounds like to lay in them during hot weather.  Well, the wind this past autumn blew one of the pools upsidedown and we never turned it back over.  The other day, I hear this drumming outside.  I look out the kitchen window and I saw Banner by the pool.  He was looking at it and his tail was slowly wagging.  Hmmm.....

Next thing he did, while still looking at the pool, was lean back on his haunches.  He lifted his front feet off the ground, supporting himself with his back and haunches and started slapping the pool, drumming it, with his front feet!  He couldn't support himself this way for long and as he put his front feet back on the ground, he got this big ol' goofy grin on his face and the tail was wagging again.  After a minute or so, he did it again.  LOL....  The boy is a musician!

Banner is pointed in both the breed ring and in the lure coursing field.  His win in the breed ring came at the Coronado Kennel Club shows under noted saluki breeder judge, Sharon Bartosh Kinney.  He garnered 2 points in that win with Rob showing him.

Banner, NOTRA Winner

The boy really shines in the coursing fields.  On 19 Oct 2008, Banner went Best of Breed at the Albuquerque Whippet Fanciers Asso. October AKC lure coursing trial for a 5 point major win.  The judges were Barb Ewing and Joel Brady.   The next weekend, Banner competed in his first NOTRA racing event.  Banner was awarded 1st place in greyhounds, a JOR leg, a SOR leg, ORC points.  Not too bad for a first time entry.

The following weekend, he competed in his first ASFA lure coursing event.  On Saturday, he finished first in Open to win 24 points and a placement towards his FCh.  We decided to flip a coin for the breed win with the owner of the #1 ASFA greyhound, Tally.  Renata won the toss and Tally went Best of Breed.  However, the points that Banner won by winning the Open stakes earned him a start in the next day's ASFA Region 3 Regional lure course.  On Sunday, Banner again went 1st in Open stakes, allowing him to run for Best of Breed against, Tally, the winner of the Field Champion stakes.  Tally & Banner ran in the breed stakes run off.  The judges tied them.  Oh geeez.....  We came to the line again, and at the "Tally Ho!" both hounds were slipped.  This time, Banner emerged victorious and won his first ASFA Best of Breed.

Now then, we wondered, does he have enough left after 4 runs to compete in Best in Field?  Is it even remotely possible that our 16 month old greyhound could win the Regional, like his momma?  We were about to find out.  Banner drew a very hot running borzoi named Nitro (owner: Tom Golcher) and a good running Rhodesian Ridgeback, Finely.  Nitro is fast - greyhound fast.  Finley is a great running Ridgeback.  Both are seasoned competitors.  This could be interesting.  It definitely would be a test of Banner's desire & ability.

The hounds are slipped and it soon becomes clear it is a very, very fast run between Nitro & Banner.  The two exchange leads and Banner makes a diving take attempt on the bag.  He misses, rolls and comes up running.  He has a lot of distance to make up on Nitro.  He finds another gear and he's driving....  driving....  He's still behind but closing, inch by inch.  Finally, near the end of the course, he passes Nitro and picks up the bag in his mouth!  He's running with the bag!  Then, the line breaks!  The judges call it a course and now, we wait.  The next course on the line is the afghan hound, Summer, and the Pharoah, Xena.  Who will win?  The winner was.....  BANNER!

Not to let Banner rest on his laurels, most recently I took him hunting.  He shows great promise, especially for being a big dog, at being pretty good in the hunting field.  However, only time will tell.

Banner in pursuit of a NM jackrabbit

Dearly Departed

These are our friends, who we loved, and who left us all too soon.  To them, this page is dedicated.

Where To Bury A Dog

There are various places within which a dog may be buried. We are thinking now of a setter, whose coat was flame in the sunshine, and who, so far as we are aware, never entertained a mean or an unworthy thought. This setter is  buried beneath a cherry tree, under four feet of garden loam, and at its proper season the cherry strews petals on the green lawn of his grave. Beneath a cherry tree, or an apple, or any flowering shrub of the garden, is an excellent place to bury a good dog. Beneath such trees, such shrubs, he slept in the drowsy summer, or gnawed at a flavorous bone, or lifted head to challenge some strange intruder. These are good places, in life or in death. Yet it is a small matter, and it touches sentiment more than anything else.

For if the dog be well remembered, if sometimes he leaps through your dreams actual as in life, eyes kindling, questing, asking, laughing, begging, it matters not at all where that dog sleeps at long and at last. On a hill where the wind is unrebuked and the trees are roaring, or beside a stream he knew in puppyhood, or somewhere in the flatness of a pasture land, where most exhilarating cattle graze. It is all one to the dog, and all one to you, and nothing is gained, and nothing lost -- if memory lives. But there is one best place to bury a dog. One place that is best of all.

If you bury him in this spot, the secret of which you must already have, he will come to you when you call -- come to you over the grim, dim frontiers of death, and down the well-remembered path, and to your side again. And though you call a dozen living dogs to heel they should not growl at him, nor resent his coming, for he is yours and he belongs there.

People may scoff at you, who see no lightest blade of grass bent by his footfall, who hear no whimper pitched too fine for mere audition, people who may never really have had a dog. Smile at them then, for you shall know something that is hidden from them, and which is well worth the knowing.

The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master.

by Ben Hur Lampman

Glory.... DCh DM Jolie Noir

Glory is one of the Flag Day Litter and she was the last puppy born on 14 June 2007.  We tried to keep all the names flag related and hers is, sorta...  well....  not really.

Because of her color, black, actual flag names were somewhat limited to those on a Pirate Flag theme.  (I must say that I wanted to call her "Old Glory".)  Anyway, some of the known pirate flags were Jolly Roger....  Not good because she's definitely not a "Roger".  Jolly Rogue - Nope...  no "rogues" in this litter and, besides, who ever heard of calling a girl a "rogue"?  There were red pirate flags as well as black pirate flags (who knew?) and Betsey, her co-owner, suggested "Jolie Rouge" because that's what the French called the red pirate flag...  uhm...  she's black, not red.  And, come to find out, Jolie Rouge is the root for Jolly Roger.  Back there again....  Sheesh!  Talk about frustrating!  So, we came up with "Jolie Noire".  Ya know, naming puppies shouldn't be this hard!

Glory was never claimed by her co-owner, so she permanently resides here in New Mexico with her two brothers.  She regularly beats up on them here at the house.  She rules the boys and shows her dam, Abbey, proper respect. Like her Aunties Jib & Javelin, she's another busy body who is always into something!

Best Opposite Photo, Coronado KC

We think Glory is stunning!  She is an AKC dual champion. She finished her breed ring title by going Best of Opposite Sex over finished champions!  That win took place at the Coronado Kennel Club shows in Rio Rancho, NM under noted judge Dr. Edna K. "Midge" Martin.  Dr. Martin gave Glory's sire a major win in Lubbock, TX several years back so I was hoping that she's like her as she resembles Dash.  Dr. Martin's comment on handing me the ribbon, "Finally! A bitch with the proper topline."  I thanked her and she told me, "Don't thank me.  Thank the bitch."  Yes ma'am!

Prior to finishing her lure coursing title, Glory was major pointed in AKC lure coursing and has 8 points, including a 5 point major by going Best of Breed over the field champions.  Hmmm...  I'm sensing a pattern here.  She beats up on her brothers & she beats up on champions?   The girl is an Amazon, an Amazon that is very fleet of foot.  One of her lure coursing wins was at age 14 months when she finished first in the Open stakes at the GCA Western Specialty lure course in 2008.  She tired, however, and did not win breed.  If she had, she would have retired the GCA Western's lure coursing trophy as she would have been my 3rd winner as an owner. Our other two winners with legs on that trophy were BJ and Jiblet.

In Glory's first attempt at ASFA lure coursing, she got points when she finished 2nd to her littermate, Banner, on Saturday.  In that effort, she qualified for the Region 3 Regional and garnered 18 points towards her field championship.  She has since finished her ASFA FCh title.  We also tried oval (NOTRA) racing and she did get a JOR.  However, that toe is keeping her from competing further in NOTRA and in any other running events. So sad...

Glory has been open field coursing and she's pointed with AK's.  She showed great promise as a hunting bitch but that toe injury has, as of now, effectively ended her running days. At least, until after she finishes her AKC Grand Championship. 

In May 2012, Glory was entered one day & one day only in the Rio Grande Cluster.  We pulled her out of retirement to show to Dr. Edna K. Martin.  Dr. Martin awarded her Best of Breed over other champions of record for a 5 point major towards her Grand Championship.  To get a GCh, a dog needs to have 3 major wins (3 points or more) over champions of record and a total of 25 points.  Well, since Glory took that major win, we've brought her out of retirement to show.  In October 2012, we entered her two of the four days of the Los Lunas cluster.  She took two, 3-point majors on the days she was entered.  That gives her the required 3 majors and a total of 11 points towards that GCh.  Not too shabby...  Three majors in Three Days under Three judges....  The hard work is done, now she only needs to point out.

AKC Page for DC DM Jolie Noir FCh JOR aka Glory

We are thinking about heading to the Eukanuba National Championship, which is being held this year in mid-December in Orlando, Florida, to see if we can pick up more points and another major towards that Grand.  It would be nice.  Out of a total of 11 puppies, 5 of them have been Eukanuba invitees with several of them being invited more than once.  We are very proud of our record and of our dogs.

Glory in continuing in the footsteps of her predecessors and she's doing it with class & style!  Beauty & function go paw in paw....

Slate

DM Snow's Legacy on the Wind  

Wayne & Slate - Best Buds

Slate was owned by and lived with Kathy & Wayne Johnson in Michigan.  Kathy is also known by her business, Feathered Gems Jewelry.

When Kathy found out that I was breeding Feather, she really wanted one of the puppies.  You see, Kathy owned his granddam, Snow (Ch El-Aur Fair Deal FCh) and his cousin, Allegra (El-Aur Dragon Magic JC). You can definitely see the family resemblance.

Slate's registered name was DM Snow's Legacy On The Wind, which was a compromise between Kathy & I.  In sticking with the sailing theme, I wanted to call him "On the Wind".  Kathy wanted to call him, "Snow's Legacy".  As it is, combining the two worked out quite nicely giving him a beautiful and melodic registered name, which also gave credit to his granny, Snow.   And (we later figured this out), if the letters of his call name are rearranged, they spell "Tesla", which was the name of the Johnson's very first greyhound, Greys Gold Rush.

Feather's Litter - Slate on top in the middle

The pups were whelped at the home of Laurel Drew, they lived there for the first 5 weeks of their lives.  I am ever so thankful that they were whelped at Laurel's home because she helped me through the experience of the difficult birth and the c-section and then, when it was discovered that Feather had very little milk, bottle feeding the entire litter of pups!

Slate was a strapping 16 oz puppy when he was born, but he had a very poor suckle. We don't know why as he was a lovely & well developed baby.  There were a couple of times I thought we were going to lose him because he lost weight & became dehydrated. That was when we started bottle feeding.  Even on the bottle, the boy had a poor suckle. We wound up tube feeding him.  Eventually, he got stronger and a couple of weeks later, the entire litter was eating a slurry of meat, baby rice cereal, and goats milk, which was supplemented by the bottle.  He ate quite well and was fine after transitioning to the food. Who knows...

When Slate was a puppy, I convinced a reluctant Kathy to try dog shows.  "Just try it..." I'd cajole her.  Kathy is probably a lot smarter than me as she really doesn't care for the dog show routine. She's definitely saving herself some money that way!  Anyway, She did attend two specialty shows with the boy, one in TX and one in Upstate NY.  In Texas, the boy won his class and somewhere there is a picture of this lovely blue dog with a medallion & blue ribbon. He & Kathy stopped showing when he developed an overbite. In the words of Marty Bradford, "He should finish, but I wouldn't breed him."  We don't know from where the bite problem came.

Slate was very smart.  He had favored toys and he learned to ring bells to go outside. He would wait at the door until given permission to come inside.  One of his favorite things was a gumball treat dispenser that Kathy filled with Cheerios.  She had to take it away because he was getting fat!

According to Kathy, Slate was never really friendly with other dogs.  He wasn't nasty, just didn't want to associate with them. But, at home, he was never anything but sweet. When she brought home the 13 weeks old puppy, Jack (UKC Ch DM Union Jack FCh) he was very good with the rambunctious puppy.  She said he was much the way with Jack, teaching him the rules of the house, they way cousin Allegra taught him.

Slate has his own webpage, with many of the photos that Kathy took during his life with her.  Sadly, Slate was diagnosed in Nov 2009 with chronic renal failure.  That disease combined with a bad back injury cost him and in late July 2010, he joined his Grandma Snow, Momma Feather, and cousins Allegra & BJ at the Rainbow Bridge.

Slate was one of the Sailing Litter born by emergency c-section on May 26, 2002. Kathy has a larger website with lots of pictures of his entire litter from birth to 10 weeks of age.  You can view it at Feather and 'Cuda's Puppies and you can see the litter's pedigree at Greyhound-Data.

The Dog Breeder's Creed

I am a dog breeder. 

I spend my life learning pedigrees, dog watching, talking and learning of my breed and of others.

I treat my litter as if I gave birth and I spend an inordinate amount of time to find them a good, forever home.

I only have puppies, if I believe they will be the healthiest, mentally and physically, puppies and if they are the best examples of their kind.

I am a reputable breeder. I will not knowingly breed two dogs that have known genetic health or mental issues.

I support each family, who chooses one of my puppies and I advise them as they are now part of my extended family.

Mom, Marcella Miller,  and  DM Summer Squall

I'm there for my puppies, at all times, through thick & thin, in good times & bad, through sickness & in health.

I aggressively chase around one of my dogs and try to get him back, if he is in the wrong place.

I support my breed in rescue and education.

I hold & hug them when they arrive and leave this world, all of them - bred by me & by others. They are forever in my heart.

I share my knowledge and socialize my dogs so that they will be announcing my dedication.

I do not keep notes of the money and the time I spend in the love of dog as this is not the true measure of how I feel.

The price I charge for my puppies is never profit. It is an investment for the next generation.

Do not be ashamed of: who I am as there is much good work involved to be a lover of dogs and a good breeder.

I encourage others to do the same.

I am a breeder and I am proud of it.

Jiblet

Jiblet was my joy!  Jiblet was the apple of my eye!  Oh how I loved my Jiblet!  Oh how I cried for months, stretching into years, after she died in an accident in the back yard. Rob & I were absolutely devastated and we were within a hare's breath of getting out of dogs.

DCh DM Flying Jib FCh - "Jiblet"

Jib was very typical of the dogs that are bred here at DM Greyhounds - athletic, healthy, graceful and beautiful to behold.  However...

 "JIBLET!!!!"

If I only had a penny for each time...  if only....

Jib was drop dead gorgeous and had  personality galore. She was my "girly girl", a silly goose and very much a busy body.  She was always into something and when she was, it usually surrounded looking for something to 'collect' as she was a great collector of objects: my favorite shoes, my toothbrush, me...  Well, I'm sure you get the picture.  Lordy that girl was a trip!

Greyhounds are an ancient hunting breed and, as a baby, Jib made her first 'kill' when she caught and killed a mouse!  She was 6 weeks old at that time.  She turned into a superior mouser and didn't hesitate to snap up flies, spiders, and other bugs in an instant.  This made her a great favorite here as I don't do bugs.  Ugh!

Mr. Jackrabbit, Javelin (yellow), Hadley (pink), Jib (blue)

Jib loved to hunt.  She was deadly on hares and over a span of 4 years, she was working on an open field coursing title.  Jib was good and she showed a great deal of endurance, running long, long courses after the wily black tailed jack rabbit.  Some of her courses were well over two minutes and some approached four minutes in length.  She had all of her placements and credits towards a NOFCA open field title, lacking only enough points to finish that championship.

Jib Chasing a Jackrabbit (right) in Tall Grass

Her open field credits included a win over two of the top greyhounds in the country: Point Breeze Lionheart and Lady MacBeth.  With all that running, she held up exceptionally well, sustaining only one minor injury, a toe, in her last year of open field, in the run that earned her a berth in NOFCA's version of the International Invitational, the Grand Course.  That was the run with Lionheart & Lady MacBeth.

Jib was prepping for another season of open field when she suffered a career ending injury while lure coursing.  It was sustained in a collision with a larger greyhound. She was tee-boned on a turn right in the loin, which left her with some neurological issues in her rear legs.  Her rear just never worked right after that.

In the breed ring, Jib's first points came when she was still in the 9-12 month puppy class.  She went Best of Breed on Saturday and Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday, both days over older bitches, to get the points.  That was just a precursor of what was to come.

Jib - BOW Under Noted Greyhound Judge, Richard Bauer

 At the huge San Antonio cluster on July 10, 2003 at age 14 months, Jib took her first major worth 4 points from the Bred By Exhibitor class.  The judge was the noted Miss Dorothy M. MacDonald.  The next day, under judge Bettie Krause, she went Reserve Winners Bitch.  On the 3rd day, she was in the ribbons with a 2nd place in BBX.  However, on day 4, which was July 13, she again went Winners Bitch under judge Richard Bauer.  Unfortunately, the major broke and the win was only worth 2 points.  Hey!  Points are points!

Jib finished her championship easily, before 2 years of age, with additional majors from Mr. Nelson Huber in February 2004 and Mike (Michele) Billings in March 2004 at the supported entry for the Fort Worth Kennel Club show.  And, in September 2004, judge George Heitzman awarded her a Group 4 at the Sangre de Cristo Kennel Club shows.

Mar 2005 - Jib Getting an Award of Merit under George S. Bell

In March 2005, she earned an Award of Merit from noted greyhound breeder judge, Mr. George S. Bell, at the Greyhound Club of America's Southern Specialty.  And, due to finishing the year as one of the Top Twenty greyhounds in the country, she received an invite to the 2006 Eukanuba National Championship show held in Long Beach, CA.

 Only recently, Jib has started with a behavior that her dam, Feather, used to do. If she doesn't want to do something, she'll roll over on her back, showing her belly in a rather submissive gesture.  It is most embarrassing and she only does it if there are other people around!  She doesn't do it when it is only us.  Danged bitch!  She's a pistol!  She's good and she knows it.

 In addition to a very good show career, Jiblet has two lure coursing field championships.  Like B.J., she showed her versatility by winning Best of Breed in the conformation ring at the Shawnee, OK shows and then winning Best of Breed at the concurrent lure course.  We got our exercise that day...  running from the ring to the lure course...  running from the lure course to the group ring....  running from the group ring to the lure course....  Should have seen us in the group ring...  she had grass stains on her hocks!  They were green!  She did get a pull in the group, but not a placement.  After the group ring and running back to the coursing field, Jib went Best In Field (BIF). Other than Jib & B.J., I really do not know of any other greyhounds with this kind of versatility and ability!  In addition to her many lure coursing Best of Breed wins, she won Greyhound Breed and the Fantasy Trophy at the 2006 ASFA International Invitational held in Colorado Springs.  What a thrill!

Sailing Litter - Left to Right:  Javelin, Dash, Bugsy, Slate, Jib, Jetty

Jib truly showed that beauty and function go together. Jib was an outstanding greyhound and she was everything for which I hoped.  She was one of our Sailing Litter.

A joy with which to live with tons of personality, one couldn't have asked for a better bitch.  She is a tough act to follow.

Jib had been health screened for hip dysplasia, thyroid conditions and cardiac abnormalities, passing all her clearances with flying colors!  (Hmmm....  puppy name?  Flying Colors?) Her health clearances can be found on the OFA website.

We bred Jib in 2009, but puppies were not in the cards and she died before a repeat breeding could happen.

I so miss my lovely Jiblet.  May she be resting and tormenting her sister up there in heaven.

Javelin

DCh DM Summer Squall at Scatpak FCh aka Javelin aka Jav aka Javvy...

Javelin was a hoot!  Beginning as a puppy, she was ALWAYS into something and it usually meant trouble!  One day, Laurie Soutar mentioned to me that as a 6 month old puppy, Javelin attempted to take over the position of alpha bitch.  Oops...  bad move!  Another time, Laurie told me that Javelin was climbing up shelving units to get to the "cookies" on the top.  Oh my...  Oops!  Another bad move....  That's the problem with a very smart animal, especially a greyhound bitch...  they use that brain and not always in ways we appreciate!

Mom and Javelin

Javelin was the first of Feather's pups to be born.  Feather had been in labor about 30 minutes or so and no pup was forthcoming.  I inserted a finger into the birth canal and felt around.  The only thing that either I or Laurel Drew felt was the bottom pads of one hind foot.  Javelin had gotten tangled up in there and Feather needed veterinary assistance.  We went off to the Emergency Vet on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to get Feather the help she needed.  The attending vet in her infinite wisdom & knowledge (not) gave Feather a muscle relaxer so she could get Javelin out, which she did.  However, there was one big problem with giving an in labor bitch a muscle relaxer....  it STOPPED the contractions!  With an unknown number of pups still inside her, Feather needed an emergency C-section.  (Yes, the vet took an x-ray to determine how many pups were in there, but it was so underexposed that you couldn't tell anything!  It was useless!)  We lost three of Feather's pups.  What should have been a litter of 9, wound up being a litter of 6.  Thankfully, both bitch pups survived!

Since the sire & dam were named, Barracuda & Summer Breeze, we decided to name the litter after sailing terms. Prior to their birth, Rob & I wanted to name any red or red brindle bitch pup, DM Wake of the Red Witch.  That was a favorite, John Wayne movie of mine.  However, she earned her name, Summer Squall, the day she was born. When the vet finally got her out, she came out squallin'!  I remember holding up this small, 10 ounce puppy who was a hollerin' and I declared, "This one is Summer Squall."  She's been like a whirlwind or squall line, quickly moving through ever since.

In living up to her name, Javelin was known for sprinting off of the line like a rifle shot at lure coursing events.  Lure coursing out here in the Western US is highly competitive and Javelin was one that run with the best of them!

This little red dynamo was proudly co-owned by us, DM Greyhounds, with Windrock Greyhounds (Kim & Colin Fritzler).  She spent time at both homes, coming home to New Mexico for a bit after the 2007 Grand National.  Kim and Colin sadly bid her good-bye to allow us to campaign her in some other venues.

In June 2009, I took Jav to the Colorado Springs Kennel Club shows to try for that elusive second major and also for the Fritzlers to see.  Javelin, after seeing Kim and Colin kept looking for them.  She really wanted to go back home to Grand Junction with them, so, after the shows, I hugged her tightly and quickly  handed Colin the leash, saying, "Take her, she knows where she wants to live"  . . .   I miss her dearly but I couldn't keep her here, knowing how much she loves Kim & Colin. The next day, Kim called me when they got home and told me that Javelin moved right back in and it was like she was never gone.

Javelin at the GCA 2004 Western Specialty

Jav's a little busybody, like her sister.  I've been told that she tells the calves to eat all their food and keeps the pups in line and out of the irrigation ditch. Javelin keeps an eye on things for the Fritzlers and they are glad she's back home!  Kim and I bred Javelin on her next season, after all of her health certifications  (hips, thyroid and eyes) had been performed.  Her results are on the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals site.

Javelin graced us with a lovely, single puppy girl - Windrock DM The One and Only - Nikki, who is owned by Kim & Colin.

Sadly, Javelin passed over the Rainbow Bridge not too long after Nikki's birth. I pray that she's up there in heaven getting into mischief with my mom, both of them causing St. Peter a smidgeon of grief.  Mom also loved her dearly.  I miss both of them more than words can say - my mom & my lovely little red witch, Javelin. I wish all the best for her only daughter, Nikki.

Snow Puppies & Stuff

LR St Nick (Nick) Behind a Snow Drift

On this page, you will find some of the hounds that have graced and are still gracing our home.  Most of the snow photos were taken back in 2005, when we had a very large snowfall...  something like 28".

We like having very fit greyhounds.  It's also good for their health & longevity as strong, taut muscles & ligaments keep everything together.  Some greyhounds have problems in their later years with losing their rears (weakness in the hind end), etc.  If you have good & strong muscles, it helps to lessen that problem until the dogs are quite elderly, at least in my experience.  Besides, there's nothing more cool than a greyhound with "6-pack abs"!

Our dogs keep themselves fit by running and playing on our fenced acreage on the side of a moutain in New Mexico.  We live in an area that is called the "East Mountains", which are east of Sandia Mountain and Albuquerque.  However, since our neighbor has started keeping donkeys, including mammoths, the dogs do not have free access to the entire property anymore.  For those who do not know, donkeys (burros) really do not like dogs. I worry that the donkeys will hurt the greyhounds, which are curious about the long legged & long eared critters living just on the other side of the fence.

FC El-Aur Dragon Whymsey FCh aka Spoof

Living in the East Mountains sometimes poses interesting weather situations. We sometimes have some weather extremes: lots of wind, impressive thunderstorms, lots of sun, and snow....  lots of snow.

To keep the dogs out of the weather, when we are not home, the dogs have a spacious kennel in which to hide from the elements should the weather turn nasty. They also have a very large doghouse, which is filled several times a year with fresh & fragrant straw. It easily holds one bale   A rather popular saying here in New Mexico is, "if you don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes. It will change."

That's what happened back in 2005, we went from sunny & brisk to snow!  That particular day, we got 28" of snow in one storm. Gives new meaning to the old classic song, "Let It Snow...  Let It Snow....  Let It Snow!"  The really neat thing about snow out here is that in three days, it is usually gone.  For the most part, it evaporates!  Rain, however, leaves everything a muddy mess.  When the mud hardens, it turns into another life form and it never leaves where ever it was deposited.  I now know why they make bricks out of it.

Littermates & Sisters: Javelin & Jib

Some people think that greyhounds cannot tolerate the snow and cold weather.  This is a myth!

In the winter, Greyhounds grow a really thick, plush coat, when they live in cold weather areas. The coat feels like ermine.  The key to generating that nice, thick & warm coat is to not put the dogs into coats when the temps fall below 70 degrees.  Honest, they are not going to be uncomfortable!

We do use coats on the dogs when they are going to be outside for extended periods of time and the weather is cold - below 30 deg F.  Even so, half the time when we come home after an hour or so, a couple of the dogs are out of their coats, which are lying on the ground. It's quite obvious when the coat has been used as a bed. They've usually been fluffed into a ball in the middle of the yard.
Below are a couple of pictures of our hounds playing in the snow.  Now then, I'm not telling people to not use coats...  I'm only suggesting that, perhaps, you should use them a bit less often and in circumstances that truly call for them.  Y'all do know, I hope, that the greyhounds' muscle mass generates heat and wearing those coats in 70 degree weather may be increasing the chances of your dog getting a condition called heat exhaustion!

DCh DM Summer Squall at Scatpak FCh (Javelin)

Here's a true story...

I was at a lure course the other year in Arizona. Temps that day were in the low 70's, not too hot & not too cold.  A novice greyhound owner noticed that their black dog was "shivering".  Uhm...  no...  your dog isn't "shivering", it's excited because it sees the lure!

She didn't believe me as a local greyhound adoption person had told her that the dog was cold and needed to be put in a coat. WTH????

I strongly suggested she get that black dog out of that fleece coat and cool it down in the shade with some water. That was a potentially deadly situation as the dog was seriously hot & panting.  It was starting to show signs of dehydration and it had yet to run!  Anyway...

The weatherman has just said that some areas of New Mexico may get some snow today...  He's only calling for about an inch of snow, but it is snow & it is coming early this season!

By the way, as you can see from the photos above, greyhounds really like the snow!

Code of Ethics

DM Union Jack - 7 wks old

We AKC hobby breeders create life by breeding dogs. As a result, we need to protect those animals which we produced.  They are our responsibility as they would not exist, except for us.  Our responsibility does not end when they are purchased.  We continue to be responsible for them and it is our duty to bring them home if they should want for love, a place to live, or for any reason.

We also have a responsibility to the breed, which includes striving to produce long-lived, healthy dogs with the physical and mental ability to do the job for which they were historically bred and used.  Most of all, the dogs we produce MUST be able to live with people, as companions and friends.  They are, after all, "man's best friend".  To that end....

• DM Greyhounds strives to achieve the highest quality greyhound in each and every litter with regard to: temperament, health, intelligence, physical ability and conformation while maintaining breed characteristics.

• DM Greyhounds breeds temperamentally sound and physically mature dogs, preferably those who have attained a championship in either the breed ring or the coursing field.  We also believe in testing for genetic health conditions.

• DM Greyhounds has each puppy examined by a vet prior to them being offered for sale. 

• DM Greyhounds urges people with pet puppies to voluntarily spay / neuter their pets, after they reach physical maturity.  It is not a requirement because of recent veterinary studies indicating the potential of an increase in specific health issues, which include, but are not limited to: bone cancer, incontinence, and tendon & ligament injuries in performance dogs. Pet pups are placed with AKC Limited Registration.

• DM Greyhounds' puppy purchasers become part of our extended family. We stay in touch with them to make sure that everything is working out OK with their dog and also to help the owners with any problems they may be having. It allows us to keep tabs on the health & temperament of our pups as they mature.  We gladly disclose any issues in our hounds to potential buyers and other breeders.

• DM Greyhounds requires that any dog of our breeding is returned to us, if it cannot be kept for ANY reason.  This requirement is NON-NEGOTIABLE.  It is put into every contract for the protection of the dog.

DM Star Spangled Banner - 6 wks

• DM Greyhounds retains the right to breed our personal bitches to dogs of our breeding.  We will notify and discuss the potential breeding with the dog's owner and, if the breeding comes to fruition, we will provide the dog's owner with appropriate compensation for expenses they may incur that are the result of the breeding. For bitch pups, we ask that you contact us prior to any breeding to discuss the merits and problems associated with it.

• DM Greyhounds does not engage in false or misleading advertisement of our dogs.  We encourage people to contact owners of greyhounds of our breeding.  We will provide email contact information, but only to serious purchasers.

• DM Greyhounds neither sells nor gives dogs of our breeding to pet stores, wholesale dealers, known substandard breeders, labs, or animal shelters.  We require that our dogs be companions first and that they live in a home where they are provided with appropriate shelter, nutrition, control/restraint, and medical care. 

• DM Greyhounds strongly encourages our dog owners to do something with their dog.  Doing something with your dog strengthens the bond between you.  It also makes for a happy, well adjusted animal.  A bored dog is a dog that gets into trouble.  We believe that a happy puppy (and puppy owner) is a tired puppy.

• DM Greyhounds continues to educate ourselves, our 'extended family' and other with regards to the greyhound breed.  We participate in "meet the breed" and adoption "meet & greet" events and we have actively participated in greyhound rescue & adoption since 1995.

Litters

We have had two litters here at Dyno-Mutt.  The first one was the Sailing Litter, which was whelped Memorial Day weekend, 26 May 2002.  Those pups exceeded our expectations beyond our wildest dreams with two Eukanuba invitees, Dash & Jib; two dual champions, Javelin & Jib; two top ten conformation hounds, Dash & Jib; two "top ten" lure coursing hounds, Jav & Jib; four breed ring champions: Jib, Dash, Bugsy, and Javelin; and six outstanding pets & companions: Slate, Jetty, Jib, Dash, Bugsy, and Javelin.  The sire of the Sailing Litter was DC & Can Ch Lakilanni Scatpak Barracuda CanFChX LCM SRM ORM SC CGC aka "Cuda" and the dam was Ch El-Aur Summer Breeze SC, FCh aka "Feather".

Mother & Son - Feather & Slate

The pups registered names were...

DC DM Summer Squall at Scatpak FCh - Javelin
DC DM Flying Jib FCh - Jib
Ch DM Dots N' Dashes - Dash
Ch DM Ocean Meets T'Sky - Bugsy
DM Fast Frigate - Jett
DM Snows Legacy on the Wind - Slate

Our 2nd litter was born on 14 June 2007, which is Flag Day here in the USA.  It's so hard to believe that these guys are now 5 years old.  I still see them as young & vibrant.  The sire of the litter was Dash (Ch DM Dots N' Dashes) and their dam was FCh Abbey Lou FCh.  Abbey was a racing bitch that I bought from her owner & breeder.  I saw a picture of her on the internet and just had to have her. Abbey is now 11 years old and still going strong.  She was the best momma dog!  To this day, she still grooms her puppies nightly.

Abbey & Pups - 2-3 wks Old

Abbey's pups are: Banner, Chispa, Banner, Nampa, and Glory. They were big & healthy puppies! What's a "big" greyhound puppy?  Well, the boys in the litter all weighed 24 ounces (1.5 pounds) and the girls were 20 ounces (1.25 pounds)!  They were huge and looked like they were a week old!  Thankfully, they did not turn into 100 pound greyhounds but they are still sizable dogs as Nampa weighs in at around 90 pounds & Banner at around 85 pounds.  Their sister, Glory, usually weighs around 70 to 75 pounds.

The pups registered names are:

DC DM Star Spangled Banner FCh SOR ORC  - Banner
DC DM Flag of Our Fathers FCh JOR - Nampa
DC DM Jolie Noire FCh JOR - Glory
UKC Ch & FCh DM Union Jack FCh - Jack
DM Bonnie Blue Flag - Chispa

Nampa - 7 months of age