Meet Grayson

Grayson is the newest addition to the Wheeler house. He's about seven months older than Sara and stands a few inches taller than her. She loves him.

I don't think he's too sure about her yet, but we'll give him time. The previous home he lived in had a female that was even bossier and rougher than Sara (imagine that) so I think he's being cautious. He is okay with cats and small dogs, too, and is pretty sweet and laid back in general.

Even though he's Sara's age he didn't race as long as her (he raced in a higher grade, though) and was adopted almost four years ago. I suspect he was his former owners' baby boy until they had a real baby. Then he kind of got displaced and they didn't give him the same level of attention as before. He got sad and lost his appetite and then started marking on the baby's things. I guess that was the last straw for the couple. But neither I nor the woman who kept him for two weeks before he came here have had any problems with him.

Grayson was named after Dick Grayson, Batman's first sidekick, who concealed himself with the secret identity of Robin. His former owner was a comic book fanatic. I think it's a fine name, especially since Batman was my imaginary friend for a while as a child (I bet y'all didn't know he often ate dinner with us). His racing name was Black Bellamy, a name you may recognize if you're fond of pirate lore.

And what about KiKi? Well, KiKi's need for surgery is how Grayson came to be with us. Another adoption group volunteer (the woman I mentioned previously) had had Grayson for two weeks after his former owners turned him in. She also had a house with no steps. KiKi being a playful, crazy girl and needing to have toe surgery was not a good thing in this house, so we decided to trade. I miss her a lot, but she is doing really well and her foot - minus one toe - is healing well. She has other dogs that will play with her where she's at (Sara never would) so she is a happy camper. Unfortunately, the woman who has her already has three dogs she's taking care of by herself and she doesn't intend to adopt KiKi. So KiKi is still up for adoption. Now that some of the other people in the group have been around her and taken care of her they're realizing what a sweet, smart, goofy girl she is and not just seeing a dog that's had a rough life and maybe isn't the prettiest. She's pretty to me : )