Introductions

Today we added Bow Comeback to our family as a foster greyhound. From the start this lovely 8 year old retired brood dog impressed us with how well she is fitting into family life.

She jumped into and out of our car with no problems and settled down on the ride home. She met our resident greyhounds, Rio (10 male) and Wavorly (4 female)and submitted to the obligatory inspection.

Bow Comeback was a perpetual motion dog for the first few hours at the house. Everything was thoroughly inspected. She would settle for a minute and then be up and moving around.

We were delighted to see that she climbed up and down our steep staircase right off the bat. As a matter of fact she made about 20 trips up and down the stairs, showing off her skills. She is very nimble on them and looks like she has been climbing stairs all of her life.

She spent most of the day quietly on our bed, which is a no no in our house. I cut her a bit of slack since she was content to be there for the moment. When my husband got home we blockaded the bedroom. Bow opted to make a spot for herself in our office area on the second floor and spent all of her free time resting there.

We also went for an evening walk in the park. Bow amazed us by walking as if she had been on walks in the park all of her life. She was not spooked by the sounds of the buses, trains and children. She took it all in and kept a pretty brisk pace going. She looked like she was enjoying herself. She got very excited by the squirrels. It looked like she couldn't contain her excitement. Her ears perked up, she would back up as if she wanted to spring forward in a full run at the squirrels. She hasn't figured out that they run up trees yet.

When Bow is up and about she likes to be right up next to me. She loves to be petted and is a real love bug. She will make a very loving companion for someone.

One thing to note is that she is thunder-phobic. We had a small storm pass by and she was panting, pacing and trembling during it. I tried giving her peanut butter to distract her, but so far she is not very food focused. I just spent time with her, stroking her and speaking softly until the rain had passed.

She has been very obedient in coming when we ask her to come. She is learning the "touch" command (she has to touch our hand before getting a treat) pretty quickly.

My initial impressions of Bow Comeback
- sweet tempered, loving companion
- very intelligent, learns things quickly
- doesn't mind spending time by herself on the second floor
- loves to take walks and go for rides in the car
- tolerates handling very well

We are looking forward to watching her personality develop.