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Greyhound

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Home:Largo, FL

Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs

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Leave a bone for Bandit

Nicknames:
Bandit Boy, Bubba, Silly Poodle, Big-O

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Sun Sign:

Quick Bio:

-purebred

-dog rescue

Gotcha Date:
February 15th 2003

Birthday:
May 9th 2000

Likes:
Food, food, food! And walks, walks, walks! And Stuffies!!!

Pet-Peeves:
Vaccum cleaners, ear drops, getting my nails clipped and unruly children or dogs!

Favorite Toy:
Definitely his Hedgehog and his Big Clifford Dog!

Favorite Food:
All of it! Chicken, turkey, hot dogs, marrow bones, beef chunks and lamb and...well, you get the idea!

Favorite Walk:
In the woods, where there are abundant rabbits and squirrels and armadillos! Oh My!

Best Tricks:
He can Come, Stay and Lay Down....quite impressive for a greyhound! LOL

Arrival Story:
I knew I wanted a greyhound and had for years...the time came when I could adopt one so I went to the Humane Society. I chose this route as the greyhounds that are with an adoption agency are usually being fostered, the ones at the Humane Society are not as lucky. Also, being in Florida, I knew our Humane Society almost always had greyhounds. Well, I showed up one Sunday in February of 2003 and asked if they had any greyhounds. "No" was the reply. Bummer! Oh well, I figured that I would take a look around and say hi to all the other dogs and just come back another time. As I headed out to the kennel, another lady spoke up and said "Yes we do have a greyhound! One that was returned". Well, it turns out that he was returned for not being good with kids. He was as they call shy greyhounds a "spook". Needless to say, I fell in love that day, and every day I just love him more and more. (Luckily my own son is grown so no issues with the not being good with kids). Adopting Bandit has changed my life, I am very involved in anti-racing advocacy now and volunteer on a regular basis. Bandit is a joy to have around and a real clown. Today Bandit is a totally different dog than the one I adopted that day, and there's one thing that made all the difference, simply LOVE.

Bio:
Bandit's racing name was Lil' Sunday Time and thankfully he only raced for one season before heading off to retirement with me!

The Groups I'm In:
! ♥ Protected Pooches ♥ !, ★★★Hollywood Pups, Champ's Champions, Febreze® Pet Odor Eliminator™, Molly D's Greyhounds, Trupanion Pet Insurance Clubhouse

I've Been On Dogster Since:

July 29th 2004