Stairs 101
Coltrane was a very scared pup when he first arrived yesterday morning. He shook like a leaf during his bath and had no interest in food. He did not want to draw any attention to himself and stayed stone silent in his crate. We still don't know what his voice sounds like. He was too traumatized to even sniff our staghound's bottom!
And yet, Coltrane is everything that I love about greyhounds. In spite of his world turning upside down in a matter of hours, he stiffly moved from the bathroom to the crate and all was well again. He is so utterly trusting of us even as we tug at his paws and manipulate him up and down the stairs. There is no aggression, no annoyance, just compliant greyhoundness.
Today was a new day for Coltrane. He ate his breakfast, did not tremble, and held his tail high when our visiting deerhound, Burnie, tried to play with him. Coltrane has not yet received the customary welcome swat to the face from our boy cat since he dares not even make eye contact with him. But Coltrane isn't a timid boy. His tail is never tucked under and he is not difficult to retrieve from his crate.
We had a laugh when we first saw Coltrane because he looked just like our last foster, Strauss. He is a lighter fawn brindle than most and truly looks like a bengal tiger due to his white belly and white chin. Suffice it to say, he is striking. It appears that he ate a little too well while waiting to be deployed from the racing kennel, so we are working to slim him down a pound or two.
We are quite fond of Coltrane already and have no doubt that he will make very good progress in the coming days.
Do I really have to keep going?
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