"Princess Seemah" was rescued in Florida after the Hurricane and flown to Alaska to her new home on Thanksgiving weekend 2004.  She stood still as a statue upon her arrival but readily made friends with our three other dogs and two cats.  She weighed only 57 pounds but waited for the other dogs to eat before eating her own food.  She was very docile and quiet and we barely noticed she was in the room.
 
Slowly she began to relax but would allow us to hug her only briefly.  She easily learned to climb the stairs to our second floor bedroom where she agreed to curl up on her new pillow bed.
 
Three years later our "little big dog" now lets us hug her with both arms around her and she gently nuzzles our hands and face.  She rarely moves to get away now and waits until we've filled our quota of love.  She also lets us know when it is bedtime -flying up the stairs ahead of everyone.   But she won't lie down until she ensures that there are three other dogs also ready for bed.  She is very protective of our other animals and is often the first to their rescue if she hears them bark or whine.  She would have made a wonderful mother or shall I say, she does make a wonderful mother.  Gentle but firm when she needs to be.
 
Oh, and she isn't quiet anymore.  Every morning she does a little dance and speaks Greyhoundese for her special treats.  And of course she is very smart.  After her third treat, she knows that is the limit and goes to her bed for her morning snooze.  Yes, it is a hard life this rescued greyhound lives and well, a better, more rich life for those of us given the great fortune to share our space with a greyhound.