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

Welcome to Dyno-Mutt Systems, a Division of Yummy Mutt Feeds...

DCh DM Flying Jib FCh  aka Jiblet

That was the introduction to our original website.  At that time, Dyno-Mutt Greyhounds was a fictional, bio-engineering firm which made bionic improvements to greyhounds.  One of those improvements were enhanced ear scoops for maximum oxygen intake.  Another was "F.A.A.R.T. - Fast Acceleration And Rapid Transit".   "F.A.A.R.T." was an independent system which could be 'hooked up' to your greyhound to provide natural gas propulsion to vehicles.  In an emergency situation, a "F.A.A.R.T." equipped greyhound could be hooked up to one's natural gas heating system.  It is said that the City of Albuquerque, in its efforts to go "green", are utilizing many "F.A.A.R.T." equipped greyhounds in their power plants.  Unfortunately, most all of our "Press Releases" have been lost over time.  However, we still have a copy of "Ear Aerodynamics - Update!" and "F.A.A.R.T." 

 Now, the name "Dyno-Mutt" has come to exemplify the best in show and performance greyhounds.  We are  AKC Breeders of Merit and we strive to breed greyhounds which successfully compete in all venues: lure coursing, hunting, and the breed ring.   To that end, we have had several dual champions and many field champions.  We have had a major winner at a Greyhound Club of America specialty show and two, nationally ranked greyhounds.  In addition, four of our greyhounds have been or are invitees to the Eukanuba National Championship.

About Us

My husband, Rob, is retired Navy, who served aboard destroyers for his entire career.  One of the places he served was Vietnam, Southeast Asia, during the "Conflict".  He was there in 1969-1970.  Other ports of call were Newport, Charleston, Long Beach, and San Diego.  There were others, but this is a good representation. Rob's last rate in the Navy was that of a Chief, Gunners Mate (GMGC). Some of the ships on which he served were the USS Joseph Hewes, the USS Hewitt, and the USS Stump.  Rob is now working as an engineer in a completely different field of endeavor, medical electronics. To be specific, he installs, maintains, and calibrates nuclear imaging equipment.  He went from Nuke weapons to Nuke med.  

As for me, I am a former steelworker from Baltimore, Maryland.  I met Rob in 1987 at the now defunct E & B Marine Supply store in Glen Burnie, MD.  At that time, I was laid-off from "The Point" and working there.  The day I met him, I sold him some bottom paint and offered to paint his bottom.  He still isn't sure which bottom I was referring to!  

It wasn't long before Rob turned into one of my regular customers.  One day, he told me how he didin't have time to replace the water pump on his boat.  I offered to do the job for him for $100, if he bought the parts.  He bit and told me where to find his boat and arrangments were made.  I found the boat and pulled the old water pump.  When I went to put on the new one, there wasn't a gasket.  Joy.  What water pump kit doesn't include a gasket?  It's a no brainer, right?  Anyway, using a ball peen hammer, I cut a gasket out of the thin cardboard backing of the bubble pack in which the pump came.  I slathered it with Never-Seez, put it all together, tested the engine for leaks, buttoned her up and left.  Rob came in a day or two later to pay me for the work and he kept saying, "You know how to cut a gasket with a ball peen hammer..."  He sounded amazed.  Doesn't everyone know how to cut one?  Rob was hooked.  He has since told me that any woman who knows how to cut a gasket with a ball peen hammer is a woman worth marrying!  Whatever.

Tyche on the Patapsco River near Baltimore

When I met him, I lived aboard a 28' Morgan sailboat, the good boat Tyche.  Working at the store had at least one other, really good benefit - it ensured that my boat (and floating home) was kept in good repair.  Yes, I was a boat bum.  I lived aboard a 28' Morgan sailboat, the good boat Tyche. 

Tyche is the Greek goddess of Fortune, Chance & Fate.  She was associated with good fortune, luck & prosperity.  Tyche was represented with different attributes. When holding a rudder, she was conceived as the divinity guiding and conducting the affairs of the world, and in this respect she was called one of the Moirai (Fates); with a ball she represented the varying unsteadiness of fortune--unsteady and capable of rolling in any direction; with Ploutos or the horn of Amalthea, she was the symbol of the plentiful gifts of fortune.  For a sailing vessel, the name is most appropriate.  The good vessel Tyche took care of her passengers and crew.  She bestowed good fortune on all who sailed aboard her.

Anyway, when I wasn't working at the store, I was out on the Chesapeake Bay - sailing on Tyche!  I'd take her out by myself (sailing solo) or with others, if they wanted.  Many times, I took out weekend and overnight charters and served as a skipper for two sailing clubs, the Chesapeake Sailing Association and Singles On Sailboats.   Now, my wandering ways are gone, as are Rob's, except for wandering off to the occasional dog event.  We are a long ways from the Chesapeake and we now call New Mexico home.  

We have other interests, which include photography, British cars, and shooting sports.  I also am an adoption rep for A Place for Us Greyhound Rescue, a group which has been around since 1997.  I cannot say enough about these creatures called greyhounds. They are intelligent, sweet tempered, well mannered and a joy to be around.

Well, that's all for now. Come again soon and please don't hesitate to contact us at jato791@yahoo.com.