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Benny Turns 11 Today!


Brandiandwe
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So Benny has reached the age he was advertised as being at Renbury. 11 years old today. He's celebrated by going for a nice walk and having breakfast, and is now asleep on one of the dog beds. The air conditioning will be turned on and he will be left indoors with the others today. However, tomorrow on the way home from his physiotherapy appointment, we'll stop and get a traditional greyhound treat - one McDonald's soft serve icecream. Or perhaps a cheeseburger. He's doing very well. The corns and nails are an ongoing battle, and he has started physiotherapy to try to strengthen his back end which was cramping/ arthritis so he couldn't weight bear on his left rear. so now he enjoys a weekly session on the underwater treadmill, and then 20 - 30 minutes on the massage bed, which he adores. Then lots of rubbing and stretching. He seems to be coming good, but I think he most enjoys coming into work with me and lying on his brand new dog bed in my office! All in all, he's a happy and chirpy chap. We aim to walk 1 - 3 km a day, though in the heat, that isn't always possible. And he does feel the heat badly. But overall, I think he's doing well. He's cheeky as all get out though, with lots of interest in lizards and birds and cats. He also managed to chase a small off-leash fluffy that bit him this week. I think he wanted to play, but apparently the 'nip and run' game the fluffy generally plays doesn't involve the other dog actually catching up to them and attempting to bowl them over (no prey drive, and he slipped his collar - first and last time that's going to happen!).

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Benny in his green collar. No more muzzles for this little guy!

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At work, bed fail. He's become an honorary member of our department on the days he needs his physio and I'm not working at home. He then enjoys some time spent with various colleagues who find a reason to stop by the office and say hi. I'm never more popular than on the days Benny is in the house!

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Posy fluffy incident last week. Nurse Brandi was concerned, but the puncture wound healed up well, and the other dog has been leashed since.

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Olympic-level roaching, with the side twist.

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summer haircut. It isn't something I'd normally do, but the amount of rabbit-fluff really was making his life a misery. This meant he didn't start to pant until the temperature got over 23 degrees. In his case, sadly, it is more like 6 weeks between a good and a bad haircut.

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In his new Christmas collar from his Secret Santa.

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Opening presents at Christmas. A definite 'come hither' look there.

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This is a common look for him. I think he works it well.

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Found the mud mum! Running at a fellow Doler's place, Benny found the drain. By the time we caught up to him, his entire face was buried in the mud. So then we had to have a bath before going home.

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How is this comfortable?

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Winter nights mean wedging between the humans and snuggling in.

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In the back yard wondering where the bird he was chasing went.

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showing a reasonable turn of speed. Though Brandi had been running for 30 minutes by then and was starting to slow down.

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Winter. He gets tucked in with his blankets, pyjamas and pillow each night.

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Sighthound/ watch dog same thing?

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Last one! Most recent photo. He'd just stolen the last seat on the couch. So my husband was sitting there with three greyhounds, and me and one other grey were relegated to the dog beds on the floor. And that's why I spend so much on comfortable dog beds.....

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Just beautiful! I have been following Benny's story since you adopted him. He is the image of our old girl Sheila, who passed away 2 years ago. Your dogs have a fabulous life! ♡

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