Zena

Hey, today I decided to do a quick, little input on my dog Zena. So here let her talk.

Hey. I’m Zena. Well my real name is Zippin’ Zena but my owner just calls me Zena. I am about four years old. I was the third pup born in my litter. I know because it was (and still is) tattooed in my ear. You may wonder why. The answer is simple, I was born on the track! I raced and raced until I was two years old. I had won no races so the track decided I had to retire. Yay! At the track we stayed in dog crates for hours. But after we were in a race we got marshmallows! Well when I retired I went to a greyhound rescue. There I was given a foster owner. At my foster home I learned to understand new things like sliding glass doors and stairs. Little did I know it was not my forever home. As the weeks went by I learned more and more. The strange place was…well it was no longer strange. My diet got wider and that made eating new foods a little easier. Now while I was with my foster owner I went to these things called greyhound meet and greets. At these I would try to get adopted. It made me very used to different people so I became very friendly. Finally at one meet and greet I was chosen! I was taken home! I was loved a ton! We moved to a nice big house and here I get taken on nice big walks all around the neighborhood! Then my owner started to make dog treats! Super yummy. So here I am, a retired greyhound. Racing number tattooed in one ear, birthday in the other.

Now as a greyhound you may think we need tons of exercise. News Flash: Greyhounds need one 15-minute walk in the morning and one at night! Simple. We are like…cats…in dog’s clothing. But we are way more fun! We are protective (if we are not too friendly). You can teach us cool, fun tricks. And best of all we have tons of love for our owners. Us greyhounds are very, very easy to groom. We need a bath only every three months or so. Greyhounds don’t have undercoats so we hardly shed! My owner just sits and pets me for about 10-15 minutes each day and at the end by my tail a very small amount of loose hair will form. My owner takes it off, throws it away, and that is about all the grooming I get in a day! So that is a little bit about me, and greyhounds in general. This has been fun. I need to see if I can do this more often. Talk to you next time!

Thank you Zena. I hope you liked meeting her. Next time I will talk about my other dog, Annabelle! Talk to you then.