The Bit Where There Was Ziggy…
November 13th, 2009
If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you may have noticed that there’s been a lot of kerfuffle over a certain Greyhound. Yes, that’s right, we’re officially Greyhound-approved Doggy-Mummies. How Exciting!
I give you the latest addition to our family:
This is Ziggy.
We brought him home yesterday after adopting him from the Retired Greyhound Trust.
He is an Irish-bred Greyhound that was intended to race (both his ears are tattooed and he racing name was “Moss Ted”). However, he and his near-identical litter brother failed to chase and so never made the grade. He is 2 years old and the precise details of his bloodline can be seen on Ziggy’s Greyhound Data page.
He is a black dog with a white chest, white toes and a white tip to his tail. He loves Weetabix, following K like a shadow and his favourite toy is his “Boofle”.
You can keep up to date with The Adventures of Ziggy over on Flickr – I’ll be adding photos with Ziggy’s commentary throughout the coming weeks.
And yes, he plays guitar.













November 19th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Aww! As I said on Twitter, he’s gorgeous! I’ve always loved Greyhounds and sight hounds in general. And I love the name Ziggy.
Does he play it left-handed?
November 20th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Ohhhhh loooook he’s lovely. I hope he will be very happy with his new family
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dog tucked up like that before
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Alyssa:
Left-pawed
Imo: Thank you – I hope he will be happy with us too – He’s settling in like a champ and has taken to K like velcro to a fuzzy sock. He’s such a cutie-pie and his bed is his most favourite place – and we don’t pose him with his teddies – he cuddles up with them all of his own accord; it’s adorable.
November 30th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Saw the photos ages ago but forgot to comment
Gorgeous dog! I used to work in the gambling industry so I know how often greyhounds get forgotten about “after their prime” – good to see you giving one a home – and in return it will provide you with lots of special moments!