Take a Look Around

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Yesterday we read about how well a dog smells and how their depend on smell like we depend on sight.  We go for a walk to enjoy the scenery.  Our greyhounds go for a walk to enjoy the smells.

Maybe you have more patience than I do, but sometimes stopping to smell every single last tree, post, blade of grass, you-name-it can make a walk long for me!  Long because I are seeing.  But the greyhounds are smelling!

Know the Nose!

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When you take your greyhound/s for walks, their nose is smelling everything!  They 'see' the world with their noses like we 'see' the world with our eyes!  Just imagine!

Weekend Plans

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If you are looking for something to do this weekend, look no further!

Autumn

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Now that autumn is officially here, it's time to start gearing up for shorter days and cooler weather. Is your greyhound ready for the change? This week's poem is all about the onset of autumn from the perspective of a Greyt!

Greyhound Nails for You!

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Did you have a chance to visit Wendie from Jamberry Nails at the picnic?  She designed some pretty neat looking NLGA nail wraps just for us!

Thursday Evening

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If you are looking for something to do Thursday evening, look no further!

On Their Way!

More new NLGA greyhounds on the way!  Will one call your family home?!

Get em' Now!

We are down to 6 "Livin' the Dream" tags left folks...just 6!

Help us make our goal of selling 50 so we can donate $500 to NLGA!!

Order here, or call Randy at (952 eight three eight 5 eight nine 8) and he'll deliver them in the metro area!

Weekend Plans

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If you are looking for something to do this weekend, look no further!

Whiskers

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Have you ever taken a close look at the whiskers on your greyhound's face? This week's poem celebrates the eccentricities of greyt whiskers :)

Greyt Friday Walk

Join us for a Greyt Friday Walk!

We will meet at North Mississippi Regional Park at 6:30 on Friday, September 19th.

Picnic Greyhound Pictures

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As promised, check out the NLGA facebook page (here is a link) for lots of greyt greyhound pictures from the picnic!  Enjoy!  And, thank you Steve for taking and sharing these photos!

Step Right Up!

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The NLGA Dog Blog is looking for some guest bloggers.  Can you help?!  It's not difficult.  It does not have to take a long time.  And you do not even have to write many words...a picture or pictures are fine!

Just share a few pictures of your greyhound being a greyhound.  Write a short post about your evening walk.  Share a tip about greyhounds with a potential/new adopter.  Share a story about your daily routine.  Write a post about why you love greyhounds.  Draw a picture.  Share a story about the house from your greyhounds point of view.  The possibilities are endless!

Send us an email: nlgahounds@gmail.com   THANK YOU!!

It was a GREYT Picnic!

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It was so nice to see everyone at the picnic yesterday!  It was a down right beautiful fall day to be outside in the company of all the greyhounds and friends (new and old)!

Picnic Day!

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Today is the day!  It's a beautiful fall day!  It's picnic day!  We'll see you at Long Lake Regional Park!  11am!

Come Early

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It was a long Thursday evening but the welcome bags are packed and the shirts are ready to go!

A huge THANK YOU to for all of the welcome bag donations!

Natural Solutions magazine (GMI), Solid Gold Northland, NutroSource (KLN Family Brands), Stella & Chewy’s, MilkBone, Pup-Peroni, Dentastix, Purina, Charlee Bear, Dog Tag Art, Lanesboro Area Art, Stones Throw  Gallery, Veterinary Pet Insurance, Borg Images!

Happy Hounds' Picnic

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It's time to get excited, because the NLGA Annual Picnic is just TWO days away!!!!

To celebrate, this week's poem is a song that you can sing to your hound as you head down to the picnic on Saturday morning! It has been written to the tune of "Teddy Bears' Picnic" by John W. Bratton and Jimmy Kennedy.

Three Days

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Three days to the picnic!  3 days!

2013 NLGA Picnic Group Picture

We are looking forward to it and hope that you are too!

Plan Your Route!

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The picnic this year is in the same place as last year!  If you need a reminder of the location and want to plan your route for Saturday, here is the map for Long Lake Regional Park!



We'll see you on Saturday from 11am to 3pm!!

Picnic Reminders

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers,

The 18th Annual NLGA Picnic is on Saturday!  Here are some reminders...

Donations ... if you have donations for the silent auction, live auction, or raffle please get your items in ASAP!  All the auction baskets need to have auction sheets made for them.  Please let us (Donna, Mary, Kim, or Stacie) know if you have something you are dropping off or bringing to the picnic!

Used Printer Cartridges ... if you have been collecting these throughout the year, bring them to the picnic!  NLGA gets money for recycling these.

Old blue jeans, old khaki pants, old t-shirts, old sheets/wool blankets ... these are going to be recycled into kennel mats/rugs.  Contact Mona for more information.

Silk Ties ... These are being made into snazzy silk collars!  If you have a favorite tie that you would like made into a collar for your dog, measure your hounds neck right behind the ears.  Write that measurement on a piece of paper and put the paper and tie in a ziploc bag.  Mona will make sure you get a collar out of your tie (your collar price will be at cost).

New NLGA Greyhounds!

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We have four new NLGA greyhounds to introduce!

Smoke, Low Rider, Handful, and Hannah

Sneak Peek - Part V

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It's only a week away!  A week!  Can you even believe it?!

Thor's official naming rights will be auctioned off

Sneak Peek - Part IV

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18 days until the 18th Annual NLGA Picnic!  7 days!  It will be here before we know it!

There will be some really greyt things to purchase at the NLGA picnic too!

What Will Your Name Be?

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It's almost here! In just 9 days, you will have the opportunity to bid on the rights to give Thor his official call name at the annual NLGA Picnic auction! Have you thought about what you might like to call him if you win?

Thor is in the top left photo ... isn't he cute!

Picnic Helping Hands

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The 18th Annual NLGA Picnic is just 10 days away!  10 days!

We have been working hard to get everything ready to go for next Saturday!  Everything is falling into place.  And this is where you come in ... we need some helping hands!

A Greyt State Fair

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Another greyt MN State Fair has come and gone!

A greyt big THANK YOU! to everyone who volunteered.  And another greyt big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to say 'hi'!

See You at the State Fair

It's Labor Day!  You know what that means...!

We'll see you at the GREYT Minnesota Get-Together!  Today!  8am - 8pm at the Pet Barn!

Make your way through the crowds!  Today!  8am - 8pm!  At the Pet Barn!