Doing great!

Rock is really coming along. He's eating well, loves treats, has finally discovered the joys of soft beds, and really enjoys going outside. The stairs leading from our deck to the yard are always a problem for fosters, especially coming back up since they don't have backs on them. He's coming up with no hesitation at all, although he's still having a little bit of trouble going down. Sometimes he'll follow the other hounds down into the yard, but other times, I'll have to stand down in the yard to coax him down. He'll come to the edge, sniff, then trot back to the door. Then he'll trot back, sniff, repeat. Words of encouragement usually do the trick after a couple rounds.

He still doesn't seem to enjoy the crate and whines a little bit if he knows you're still at home. But he goes in with a little leading on the collar. I even caught him napping in an open crate a couple times, so he shouldn't have any trouble being left alone crated.

A real test for new fosters is how they do at meet and greets. It's very common for them to get sensory overload and get snappy. He had his first one on Sunday, just three days after we picked him up and he did perfectly! He was there a full two hours. Over 20 other hounds came and he didn't seem to mind at all. He also seemed to love the attention he got. He was taken inside Petsmart to look at the small animals and he seemed very interested, so he probably won't do well with cats and other small pets. But he's gotten along great with our other two female hounds.

Rock at the Nashville West meet & greet:

"Looking for my forever home! Is it you? Or you? What about you?"

Striking another dignified pose...

His personality is also really coming out. He gets really excited when we come home and enjoys being around us, even if he's just being a typical napping greyhound. He's very goofy and has a funny, bouncy gait. He's also discovered what fun stuffies can be, tossing them around for short periods of time. Very cute.

He's a very handsome, easy-going boy. I doubt he'll have any trouble finding a great home.