We rescued Dash two years ago and although he can get on my nerves from time to time he is the sweetest dog. When you rescue a dog you sometimes know very little about them. Since he is a greyhound we probably knew more about him than the average rescue. For instance we knew that Dash raced in Wisconsin for several years. We knew who owned him and that he was the first in his litter. We only knew that because of the tattoos in his ears - 85A which meant August, 2005, first born.
The other day I was bored and thinking about my retired athlete and was curious about doing an Internet search for him. His real name is Ale Dobber. You can see why we changed it....right?
Well, what do you know....I googled Ale Dobber and neat website came up. It was basically a greyhound data base. You type in the dog's name and up comes their lineage, race results and their picture.
Here is Dash in his younger years when he was racing. He looks fierce!
I also learned that Dash was born on August 3, 2005. He was one of 7 pups. His dad's name was Craigie Whistler and his mom was Rooftop Hiedi Ho. He raced in 74 races, placed 1st in 9 and 2nd in 11. He raced for 3 years. There was not a picture of Dash's mom but I do know she was a larger dog that was fawn and white. Dash's dad was large as well. He is pictured below.
Now I totally see where Dash gets his markings. (Pictures are from Greyhound - Data . com)
It is pretty neat seeing a little bit of Dash's history. Sounds like he was a busy dog. Currently, Dash is enjoying his retirement - lounging in the living room, getting lots of love and attention, going on long walks, playing with his rabbit toy and ball and eating lots of good food. So glad we rescued him!! =)
