Thanks Judi.

All I do is talk greyhounds- racing and retired. I eat, drink and sleep greyhounds. I have stories about greyhounds that will make you laugh, cry and foster. I work with many groups in Orlando, help Daytona and Melbourne on occasion.

I met Judi on one of the runs and she was picking up dogs from me and taking them to other groups. One of the boys was soooooo spooky that he came with the warning that it would be dangerous to even try to walk him and that he would be fretting something fierce if he rode in the trailer, so he and another girl rode in the cab with me.

Thinking that it would be to much of a risk to walk him where I met Judi, I called the group that sent him and they asked if he had gone potty in the truck with me. I told them I thought he did, so, we decided it would be better to just carry him to Judi's SUV rather than risking him freaking and getting loose.

As I'm explaining this to Judi, carrying him and walking to her car, he proceeds to "relieve" himself on me. I stood there going " well might as well let him finish"- we all got a good laugh out of that one.

The runs are usually on weekends and always interesting.

I think you might be just what Pat is looking for - she is coming from Florida with a load of dogs going to VA or MD or NY...

now that's Love!

e-mail me or pm me if you think i can be of some help (although i don't think you'd want me to drive)

redstripe@budweiser.com

It's a pick up truck. When the dogtrailer is hooked up, it's just like towing a travel trailer.

When it's not too hot or too cold out and you have the trailer's door vents open all the way, it's a whole different driving experience. The people driving on the road can get a good look at the dogs inside the trailer. They'll come flying down the interstate to catch up to the trailer to look inside. You think someone is going to pass you and they pull up alongside to look in at the dogs. They'll even follow you when you stop to get gas so they can look inside and ask questions. I always carry adoption literature with so they can get in touch with a group in their area for more info on adopting.

And then there's the people that just have to bark at the dogs when you're sitting at a stoplight- they always crack me up. It's never the kids that are in the car- it's the adults- they just gotta bark!