Meet Chaser, my curious 65 mph couch potato

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Hi everyone,

as I said in my introduction post, I'll not only post about books, but I'll also post about my dog.
So let me introduce Chaser to you all.

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The nitty-gritty details:

Name:	Chaser
Color:	beige
Breed:	Galgo Español
Gender:	male
Birthplace:	Spain
Date of birth:	09-15-2013 (estimated)
Adopted:	12-01-2013
Size:	26"
Weight:	~55 lb
Zodiac sign:	Clown 🤡

I'm ready for a walk. Can we finally go now?

💡 Chaser is my second dog. Sadly his big brother lost his fight against cancer in January. He was the best big brother Chaser could have wished for. I'll make another post about Bonzer in a few days...

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Chaser and his siblings when they were puppies (in Spain)

Chaser and his siblings when they were puppies (2013 in Spain). The brown is his brother, and the second beige is his sister. This picture was taken the day the three were rescued together with their mom and brought to the rescue center.

We adopted Chaser two years after we adopted Bonzer.

We had a "holiday dog" for two weeks because our friends were on their honeymoon and so we looked after their dog. In this time we saw how happy Bonzer was with a second dog. So we looked after a dog for "him" 🤣

This time we wanted a "real" Spanish greyhound.

We had a few problems in the beginning, but then we got an offer for him. He wasn't 100% what we wanted, because I dreamed of one like Bonzer (black and white). But fate won and so we got this little beige one 😁 and he is really perfect for us.

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First, he was like a little Duracell bunny.
He nearly never slept. (OK he did, but it felt like he wouldn't 🙈) From day one it felt like he had always been there.

As I said, he is a Spanish greyhound and they are treated really badly in Spain.

We had luck he was still a baby when we got him. So he hadn't experienced all of it. The only thing we know is, that he is really afraid of people with bald heads. He gets REALLY aggressive when he sees someone like that.

Otherwise he is the friendliest dog I know.
He is always happy and loves everyone and everything.

Little Chaser nibbling on his dog toy
(a squeaky stuffed dragon).

💡 If you want to know more about Spanish greyhounds and what is so bad about their lives in Spain, let me know and I'll make a post about it.

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On deer patrol in the woods

In the meantime, he has grown older, but as everyone with a greyhound knows, they never grow up 😁

He loves everything that is fun: running, romping, digging for mice, looking for deer, wild boars, rabbits and other forest animals.

When he is at home he loves lying in the sun and being roasted or spending the whole day in bed. (He is a real 65 mph couch potato.) He only gets up to eat or drink something, or when he tries to steal something from our food 🤣

But that is exactly why we love him so 😍