Meet: CocoRosie or as we call her, “Rosie”. An Italian Greyhound.
Ever since we lost our beloved doxie (Niski) a few years back, I’ve been wanting to open our hearts and home to another dog but just didn’t feel ready. I was just heartbroken. Even now when I think about her, my eyes tear up. I loved that little sausage dog.
When I truly began to settle down into my empty nest, it just felt too quiet. I mean, Lalka, our ragdoll cat is super sweet but most days, she has her own agenda, comes out of hiding or wakes up from napping and plays on her own terms. Cats are so independent. When she’s not bullying the dog, she’s hunting mice but mostly, she’s enjoying cat naps. Or as the baby of our family, looking to get into mischief.
Meet “Lalka”:
And a lot of times, she’s supervising my DIY projects…just to make sure I’m doing things right.
and always ready for her photo op….
Meet: Sneaks. And you may not know this, but we actually have a second cat. His name is Sneaks. He was rescued/adopted by my husband before we met. He is super sweet. He currently resides at my husband’s office (he loves people but isn’t a fan of other animals) so he has taken to welcoming and putting clients at ease. He takes his job as VP of public relations very seriously.
I started considering welcoming a dog into our lives again. However this time I knew I’d prefer to rescue an adult rather than adopt a puppy and so the hunt began.
I saw an Italian Greyhound who needed a home on Craig’s List. Unfortunately by the time I called, he already had a new home but it got me to researching the breed a little more. And the breed seemed like a good fit. It seemed as if we had a lot in common!
Italian Greyhounds:
- Small in size.
- Short fur/little shedding.
- Imaginative.
- Funny.
- Snuggly and affectionate.
- Gentle.
Rosie has been enjoying some attention here at DIYShowOff…
Hi Roeshel- Loved this post. We just lost our beloved, Owen, a Bernese Mountain dog ( about 90 pounds heavier than Rosie). It’s been a few weeks and already I am feeling the need to rescue another Berner, the house doesn’t feel the same. Thank you for the shout out to rescues! laura
She is absolutely adorable!
So sweet!
LOVE rescues! Good for you. 🙂 And I have friends who’ve had to IGs, and both have been wonderful pets.
Your pets are so sweet!!! Sneeks looks a lot like our Ally and Bubs in coloring, and like your rag doll in furriness!! And Rosie is so darling. You can just tell she is a love. Lucky pets all!! We adopted our kitties from a local grange co-op that was helping someone find them homes. The last two, siblings. They are our mischief makers and buddies.
She looks like a total sweetheart! All of our dogs are rescues; we think our oldest, Tony, is an Italian Greyhound mix. He is a total velcro dog and he is proficient at the greyhound lean.
I’m dying to know where CocoRosie’s little striped shirt in that first picture is from, do tell? I love the elongated neck on it, and our Tony LOVES to wear jackets and sweaters. Thanks!!
Your Tony sounds so sweet, Jessica! I think this is wear I got it from (although it’s not currently listed): http://spoiledbratzwear.mysupadupa.com
Hope that helps!
She is truly a beauty and I am so happy that she has found her forever home.
Both of our doxie boys are rescues. Each has their own lovely and unique personality. I encourage everyone to rescue pets as they truly enrich lives.
We lost our little sausage dog last Christmas and I miss him so much! Our kids are ready for another so we’ve just started looking but I just can’t imagine loving another like I loved Marley. Your animals are adorable and I ♥ that you are Coco’s forever home. She looks like a keeper. 🙂
There is a special place in heaven for people that rescue animals. We lost two dogs within 6 months of each other and I told my husband no more. Then I saw a puppy. We looked into rescue and ended up with a pit bull. We loved her so much, we rescued a second pit bull. They are the sweetest dogs ever and they are afraid of our two rescued cats. Enjoy your new “baby”.
Your dog is so cute! We have two little rescue dogs who are all about burrowing under blankets and snuggling – Whiskey (chihuahua + american dingo) and Cola (chihuahua + min pin). We picked up Cola from a rescue while on our honeymoon road trip through the Southern US this spring!
Your little Rosie is adorable!! We have 3 rescue pitbull mixes, Kula we adopted from a local shelter when she was 2, she had babies and her “owner” kept her puppies and turned her into the shelter, Kila was a free puppy on Craigslist, we had heard horror stories about pit puppies being used as bait dogs for dog fighting so we told the people that had her we would pay them if they let us have her and drove over an hour that night to go get her, and our only male, Kane, we also got at a local shelter on the day before he was going to be PTS. He was found abandoned in a field and the shelter thought he was 14 years old because of how bad his fur, teeth and hind legs were. He had rocks in his stomach from eating them because he couldn’t find food, both of his hind legs have major issues so he puts most of his weight on his front legs, when I saw him at the shelter he had no fur, broken ribs, he was skin and bones and stunk up to high heaven and the minute I laid eyes on him I was in love. Luckily our vet said she thinks he is more around 9-10, which gives us more time to spoil him and love on him. We have had him for a year and a half now and although there is nothing that can be done about his hind legs, he does not let anything slow him down. He is now such a happy boy, when he lays down next to us at night, he rolls on his back for a belly rub and has the cutest grin on his face. =)
I loved this post and hope it encourages others to adopt from shelters or rescue groups. There are rescue groups for just about every breed who have great dogs that need new forever homes or a temporary foster home. I too tend to adopt adult dogs even though I love the puppies too (who doesn’t?). There are some great advantages to adopting adult dogs as they are often housebroke or easily trained to be and beyond the chewing up furniture stage for starters. I tend to adopt dogs who have some “issues”. Their “issues” often prevent them from being adopted by others. We’ve adopted older pets, some with special healthcare needs including terminal cancer. It’s hard knowing that we will only have them for a short time, but it’s rewarding to see them enjoy what time they have. The love they give us always makes it worth the pain of saying goodbye too soon. Our last cancer dog had been given only a couple months to live, but she had a happy and surprisingly healthy 2 plus years with us. Currently we have a German Shepherd and a GS/Pitbull mix who both had some behavior issues. I laughed when you mentioned how Rosie was a perfect fit for your home (the smart way to adopt). Our Shepherd had signs on her kennel stating: No Kids (which we have), No Cats (which we have), No other dogs (which we have) etc etc. She had been adopted and returned more than once because of her behavior. Somehow, I still felt she was “the one for me”. Our other dog had serious separation anxiety (he lost his home & family due to a divorce) & destroyed the house a couple of times after demolishing his crate, but with additional steel bars, love, patience and consistent training, they have both become the most laid back wonderfully behaved dogs around. No crate required, house in tact and we would be absolutely lost without either of them. I should note that we did take strict precautions to ensure the safety of our other pets and of course visiting children. I wouldn’t recommend anyone adopting a dog that doesn’t get along with the current residents of the home unless they are very experienced and willing to put in the time and effort required without any guarantee the dog will ever be trustworthy. It was a risk we took very seriously (she was literally leashed to me at all times at first while she learned new social and coping skills). Most of the animals available for adoption don’t have any major issues and just need a good home. There are so many deserving pets to choose from that anyone should be able to find the one that’s right for them. The selection isn’t just dogs and cats either. There are frequently gerbils, hamsters, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, sugar gliders, fish and birds to name a few other options. If you have the space, you can adopt a horse, mule or donkey. Maybe a chicken, goat, lamb or pot bellied pig? I’m not even going to go into how many of these we’ve actually adopted over the years with rarely a regret. 😉
I love IGs. I think they’re so cute. I always say if I could no longer have poodles I’d have an IG. 🙂 Rosie is gorgeous!
Such a sweet story. I have two iggies. They are my little babies. Always next to me cuddling. The breed is so different than most dogs, hard to explain unless you have. They also say you can’t only have one, maybe you need another iggie? LOL
Rosie is absolutely adorable!! My parents have rescued several “regular” greyhounds (retired racers), but I don’t know much about Italian Greyhounds. My family lost our Golden Retriever almost three years ago and I’m just now thinking we may be ready to take the plunge again.
I may be biased, but IGs are THE absolute best dog breed. My sweet Mona is my little ray of sunshine 🙂 We had a jet black male, Maserati, who sadly got hit a few years back. We want another so badly because Mona needs a buddy!! Your Rosie is just delightful 🙂 I am always struck by how similar IGs all are!