Squatters at the House of Hound

Good morning Readers, after the recent floods in SE Queensland (we received over 600mm in a few days) we awoke to find that squatters had moved onto our smaller dam near the riding school.

Dad says they are called geese and are a little bit like ducks. I had heard of geese before because I watched "A Christmas Carol" with the family last December but I had never seen one before. They are also very vocal and seem to want to echo locate each other even when they are in plain sight of one another.

Anyway I know just what to do with them - "You there boy, what day is this?" Mmmm ... goose... Ahhhh. I'm off to find my chestnut stuffing recipe.

Bye for now - Murphy.

Easter Saturday Get Together

The Dog Luver's team got together at Steve & Suzanne's property yesterday to relax and meet the two new additions to our group - Stirling & Georgie the Collie pups who only recently arrived from their breeder in Tasmania. They are very nice pups (for non greyhounds) and they had a great time playing with all the other dogs. Stirling lives with Snip who is a GAP greyhound and Georgie lives with Benson the German Shepherd.

My brothers Homer, Oscar and I all had a great time. I think Homer is a little keen on Springer the GAP greyhound who was adopted by Steve & Suzanne! I have been teasing him about it since we got home.

Dad says that this is what heaven will be like - Lots of dogs and good people. I hope you like these photos of the day. Happy Easter from everybody at the House of Hound.


Georgie & Stirling looking sweet.


Oscar & Snip on patrol


Watching the fun & games!


Benson finds out its harder than he thought to outrun a greyhound!










Mum gets a double lean on from Oscar & I.

Anvet Open Day

Well readers, I'm not a happy hound today. Mum & Dad went to the Anvet open day today at Kedron and left my greyhound brothers and I at home. Anvet is a big supporter of the Greyhound Adoption Program so it was important that GAP lent their support to the day to show our appreciation. Dad said he couldn't take us because they had to go to a party afterwards in the city and they couldn't manage to go to the open day, then drive us home and then drive back to the Jade Buddha in time for the party. He seems to have forgotten that my A list celebrity status gets me into more places than Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan combined and that any restaurant that doesn't admit me isn't worth being seen at.

Anyway, here are some pictures of the open day and I'm not in any of them!


Jenny the greyhound and I don't know what.


Mum & Maggie


Curly the greyhound and an admirer.


Kirsty and Goldie the greyhound learn were bacon comes from (Mmm... bacon)


Are you my mum?











I'm off to sulk now readers. I'll let you know if I have forgiven Mum & Dad soon. Bye for now - Murphy.

Social butterfly!

Another day, another social engagement!

Today was our March Dog Luvers walk. To prove that I am not totally greyhound centric the Dog Luvers is a walk for all breeds (although we greyhounds are well represented amongst the pack and are clearly the superior animal).

The walk was around the beautiful University of Queensland's St Lucia campus and it was a lovely day for a stroll by the lake and over the green bridge to Dutton Park. It was much cooler than yesterday and there were lots of geese, swamp hens and ducks for us to, well, admire from a distance.

We also met Fawn who is a blood donor greyhound at the University's vet science department. She was a little growly at first but quickly changed her mind and tried to stow away in one of our cars to make her escape. She was a lovely dog and she was in very good condition. Perhaps she will come into the GAP programme one day and visit the house of hound as a foster.

Many thanks to the good people at Wordsmith's cafe for accommodating us today. The food was great and the service was fast.


Dog Luver's take over Wordsmiths


We got a lot of comments on our good behaviour today ( I guess they are used to uni students disgracing themselves at meal times)


A nanna nap after our walk.











See you later Readers - Murphy.

2009 Caboolture Pet Expo

It was off to Caboolture today for the 2009 Pet Expo. We got visited by heaps of people including my friends Lilly & Jasmin. Lilly, Jasmin and their Mum Jody have been guests at the house of hound to see if they would like to adopt a greyhound.

We had a good day although it was very hot. Mum, Dad and the rest of the GAP team were kept busy with heaps of enquiries while my foster brother Oscar & I were on hand to dish out plenty of greyhound lovin' to the visitors to our stand. I even scored some free samples of dog food so I had a great time being patted and fed. Oh, the life of a star! I hope you enjoy these photos.


Lilly, Jasmin and Danny Boy



Mmmm ... Cavies!



Me given some Greyhound lovin' to a couple of my fans!


Has anybody seen that toy poodle that was here before?


The GAP team spreading the word.


Oscar finds time for a snooze at the end of the day.














This is Murphy signing off for now. Bye readers.

Dr Harry Part 4

Hi Readers, here is the final installment of Dr Harry's guide to approaching hounds. Will the human pups finally get it right?, Will I disgrace myself on stage? Where is my dinner? The answers to all these questions will be revealed. Love to all - Murphy.

Dr Harry Part 3

Hi Readers, here is part 3 of Dr Harry and I explaining the finer points of approaching a strange dog.

Bye for now, love Murphy.