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Adopted!

Since Heater captured my heart, and decided he was here to stay, I've ignored this blog. But I haven't ignored blogging!

Heater can now be found sharing his mischief with his brother Gemini at: http://geminiandchristie.blogspot.com/.

Welcome to your final forever home Heater.

Happy Birthday

Today is Heater's birthday. He is officially 11 years old today! To celebrate, he has received extra treats and scratches and more loving from his foster mom.

He shares his birthday with comedian Bill Engvall, Yankee shortstop Alex Rodriguez, 1968 Olympic gold medal winner, Peggy Fleming, actor Jerry Van Dyke and singer Bobbie Gentry (Ode to Billie Joe).

I think Heater is in good company.

Heater Beater Pumpkin Eater

Let me count the ways you love on me:
Wag your tail when I come home
Make tail go in circles when I pet you
Nuzzle me when you want more petting
Look at me with those big beautiful eyes



Pop your head around the laptop screen when you want to play
Invite yourself into the bathroom when I'm in there - (I know you are telling me you want to b with me all the time, but I get the picture, it's ok, I can handle this on my own.)
Stay right by my side on our walks
And you are always happy to see me!

There is never a sad moment in this dog's eyes, he is an extremely gentle and kind dog. He bonds quickly with other dogs and with "his peeps"! And he LOVES the peanut butter!

Dog Pile

My friend Jodi's cats always end up on a "pile", sleeping on one another. That's always made me jealous. The closest thing to a pile I've gotten is a cat on my foot and a cat on my shoulder when I'm in bed. Then Heater comes along. On his second day here, my greyhound Gemini is sprawled out on the floor outside my bathroom waiting for me to get ready, just like every morning. I look out and Heater has laid down next to him and put his two front paws across Gemini's two front paws. I smiled and said "PILE" to myself, so I wouldn't disturb them. Then, I had to consult Jodi, the Pile Expert, to confirm. And she confirmed it was a PILE!!! YIPPEE! I didn't want to grab the camera, as I may have disturbed the pile.

So, Heater is settling in very quickly. He is such a sweet dog. As Laura, the previous foster mom suggested, I've been calling him "Heater Beater" which my friend Jodi quickly turned into "Heater Beater Pumpkin Eater"

I'll be posting some pictures soon!

From home to first foster

Update on Heater (f/k/a Buba) Heater was with us for a little over a month. He has had two "procedures" at Dr. Toby's. He had a major dental , loosing many teeth. He had another surgery to close a hole in his mouth where one tooth he lost actually left a fistula into his sinus cavity "ick" and he lost a toe at that time as well that had a tumor growing on it. He has healed wonderfully and endured a lot without any complaints (well except when we tried to change his toe bandage :-o ) . Fortunately he is on the mend and no longer needs a bandage.

Just this week he started playing with stuffy toys in the house. He's so cute when he gets excited. He settled in to our routine quickly. He stayed loose in the house when we were gone and slept in the bed room with us at night. He loves to go anywhere in the car! and loves to go for walks.

He has gone to a new foster mom (boo hoo) , and I miss him all ready. He is one of those dogs that just has to be with his people and I like those kind!! I know Christie will take good care of him and he will probably be happier with one other greyhound instead of 12 !! He always has a "back up" if he needs another place to go. I hope he finds his forever home soon.

Laura

Heater settles in

Heater has come back to SEGA after nine years with his adoptive family because they didn't want him anymore. It is their loss, because he is a lovely gentleman and a young 10. Laura fostered Heater nine years ago and remembered him because he's such a small male (about 53 pounds), so when she saw that he was being returned, she declared that we must foster him.

Heater's teeth were in terrible condition, so in he went to Dr. Toby for teeth cleaning. Some of his teeth had to be pulled, but now he feels much better and no longer has bad breath. He likes being with me, perhaps because it was the husband in his adoptive family who cared for him.

Tomorrow we will expose him to our cat and find out if he has mellowed from his prior intolerance of cats. We'll also let him run in our dog pasture and see if he'll chase a ball or frisbee.

Heater is a nice Greyhound and didn't deserve to be bounced from the family he lived with for nine years. We hope someone who wants an older dog who is still playful will give him the home he deserves to live out his life -- he still has a lot to offer.