This little piggy went to the market.....

So I found these horribly disgusting things online and just knew I had to let the hounds try them.... PIGS FEET!! One full pigs foot, individually wrapped, freeze dried with bones and all. They grossed me out! You can still see the little toes! So I bought 3 and waited for them to arrive. Luke would have nothing to do with them but Sandy and Jasmine gave them 4 paws up!

Here are their reactions:

Sandy gave it a good sniff......

.......then a little lick.......

.....and then started to chow down! She had that thing destroyed within minutes!

Jasmine on the other hand, took one sniff.....

.....and dove right in! She had hers destroyed within SECONDS!!

A sure sign sometin's tasty!

Nose lickin' good!

If you think your hounds may like a pigs foot or two... just remember they make one crazy mess and the knuckle bones from the toes can end up in places you wouldn't imagine. All in all they were not a bad treat but not one to be had often......

A day in the life of a salty dog....

The hounds have adjusted perfectly to marina life! They are relaxed on the boat and are comfortable walking around the marina. Everyone who walks by our boat at the dock is amazed to see them get on and off the boat! and everyone always stops and ask to see the sea hounds! They have made us lots of friends!

Here are a few pics of an average salty dog day:

AROUND THE MARINA

Sandy and Jasmine love to play together! Here they are posing pretty for a picture...

then they get back to business!

The hounds are no strangers to boats of all shapes and sizes.... they are just big playgrounds! It's amazing to see them run under and around them like running an obstacle course....kinda scary sometimes....

They've even made a few friends! Here is their best bud Scupper. He lives on boat just a few boats down from us and they play together all the time! Scupper has to walk by our boat to get to his and he always stops to see if our kids are home!

AROUND THE BOAT

Ever wonder how they get on and off the boat? Here is Sandy and Luke demonstrating their technique!

Jasmine chillin' out top deck.....

....and chillin' out on the dock. She LOVES to be outside soaking up the rays or just watching the world go by!

Sandy in her favorite place on the boat...


and here she is sitting oh so pretty in the cockpit!!


Greyhounds gone wild!!

(My hump, my hump, my lovely lady lumps......)

Some snuggle time with Kevin.....






Some snuggle time with each other!



Here is one of my favorite pics of Sandy...

I think this really embodies everything she is as a greyhound...

'Twas a dark and snowy night....

Annapolis got about 4 inches of snow in yesterday's snow storm! Snow is rough for a boat, as you basically have all this water just sitting on top of your boat! Places that have never leaked before my develop leaks as the snow just hangs around and melts.

But it sure is pretty.....

Here is what things looked like come morning......

my parting shot before I left for work......

Colonial Williamsburg

We spent a couple weekends in Colonial Williamsburg. One weekend had great weather and the other was a little snowy but we had a great time either way!

The dogs got to meet horses for the first time. The horses were super excited to meet the dogs but the hounds were a bit more sceptical.

We took the hounds for a nice walk in the colonial village but didn't really get too much walking in as people stopped us every few feet to talk about the hounds and pet them. If you own a greyhound, you know how it is!! The hounds of course loved the attention! I didn't get any pics as I was too busy talking greyhounds.

Here are a couple pics of the hounds in the snow. The hotel we stayed at was off the road and had a huge courtyard for them to run around in! It was great!

How low can you go?

We had a couple days of a record breaking LOW, LOW tide. We were so far below the dock we had to lift the dogs almost over our heads to get them up on the dock! To give you an idea, standing on the deck of our boat, the top of the dock was level with my shoulders!!! I literally had to CRAWL up onto the dock!



Luckily, our boat has a full keel which runs the entire length under our boat so we just stuck right in the mud on the bottom without tipping over. Some other boats did not fare so well.....

Christmas on the Water

Wow, its been awhile! My camera broke and life took over. I got a great new camera for Christmas and I am back in action! I now have a Nikon D40 and it is incredible! I have been looking to take my photography to the next level and this will help get me there. Got a new computer which entailed getting new photo software and I think I have it all figured out now!
I'm going to start with Christmas and catch up to the present throughout the week.....

Kevin and I spent Christmas on our boat! It was great being home for Christmas after two years overseas....it was also our first Christmas together! I even put up some festivities!

Of course there were stockings for the puppies!

(yes I realize my stocking is the biggest but hey, I've had it since I was a kid!)

Here is our little fiber optic Christmas Tree! It was perfect for the boat!

Here are the pups digging into their stockings filled with bones, stuffies and chicken strips! Sandy and Jasmine dug right in....but Luke, as always, needed a little help....

We saw this sailboat in our marina...they really went all out!

We spent Christmas Eve at my mother's house with my grandmother, sisters and newphews. It was a great time and we had a huge feast!



My mother misses her sweet greyhounds! She even let them on the couch for a little snuggling and nap time!