I'm still finding out about all the friends that The Beastly Beasts have. Take yesterday for example; we went to a place called Syston for the afternoon to do another of the these Meet and Greet things, and it turns out one of the ladies running it was the the lady that gave Monty a lift to home three years ago. I think I still have things to learn about being a Beastly Beast and all the people they know.

Now, about this Meet and Greet. These things are a right laff; you stand around, people come up to you and give you lots of love, then put dog food tokens in tins. Some stop for a chat but nearly everyone says how nice all the hounds are.


The Stall

When we got there Jess and Lester were there with their mum - they were on the walk last week, then Skye turned up - he's often at the walks we go on and was at the agility Kai and I went to recently.

Like the Meet and Greet we went to a couple of weeks ago, this one was raising money for Greyhound Gap. I didn't know this 'til I started living here, but there are loads of greyhounds that get abandoned or die each year, and the point of these Meet and Greets is to get some money to help them. Monty finds these things hard work - wuss; if you can raise money and get cuddled and fussed at the same time I reckon it's all right way of getting your paws on the lucre.

I got to meet Aunty Lynne who bought Monty to live with Kai, and Aunty Jackie (Aunty Lynne is Aunty Jackie's puppy). The both had hounds with them and we got to meet Vicky - who is going to live with Suggs (Monty's twin) soon, Linus and Lettice (dad thought it was lettuce - a yucky green thing; he can be prat at times. I like the name Lettice - properly said "Le-teace". It's a Medieval form of Lettitia - pet form Lettie).

Lettice and Skye could be brother and sister; their colours are exactly the same.


Skye and Lettice

Linus and Vicky took a very chilled out approach to the whole affair. Vicky has an excuse; she's ten, and looked very regal and cosy. Linus on the other hand is only three and looked tragic - he did it even better than Monty; that's greyhounds and men for you, so you don't stand much chance with a greyhound man do you?


Linus


Vicky

Actually, that's not really fair as Jack, Troy and Mack all make sure they are around to meet the people that come over. Monty on the other hand lies down pretty much straight away, and at one point I thought Kai was going to go him.


Kai

I bet you all want to know how many food tokens the day raised don't you? I think it was a great result - £200.

You know what, being a hound that helps hounds is pretty wicked. And next Saturday we have our own session at the Northampton Pets at Home where we hope to raise lots of money too. If you would like to come along and see and/or help us we'd love to see you there.