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Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount

03/06/2008 08:32:10 PM · #1

As of two hours ago, we officially adopted Tucker, a 3 1/2-year-old Greyhound from Massachusetts. He is HUGE, and we are quickly making him part of the family. I haven't had a dog since I was a kid, and my wife and kids have never had a pet bigger than a goldfish prior to welcoming Tucker to the family. We are THRILLED, and I'm certain I will be pointing my camera at him a LOT! :) Here is one snapshot I took of him, and there will be more on the way. YEAH!!

JulietNN

Canon EOS R7

03/06/2008 08:34:49 PM · #2

Hi Tucker!!! glad you found a family!!!!

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/06/2008 08:40:57 PM · #3

Tucker is ADORABLE!! Congratulations to you both :) I love doggie photos :)

03/06/2008 08:44:14 PM · #4

Originally posted by TCGuru:

Tucker is ADORABLE!! Congratulations to you both :) I love doggie photos :)

Thanks! there will definitely be more photos to look at soon! :)

03/06/2008 08:55:43 PM · #5

Speaking of which, here is another shot. I just grabbed my Rebel XT, taken in P mode with the onboard flash. I'll take some "proper" shots of him soon, but for now it's just snaps. Enjoy!

Katmystiry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

03/06/2008 09:37:13 PM · #6

Congrats on your beautiful Greyhound Tucker!! We adopted our Strider 6 1/2 years ago and he is a big dog too (86 lbs) but I have found him to be the most graceful animal I've ever owned and he's never broken anything in our somewhat crowded home. Greyhounds are the most friendly dogs of all and I'm sure you and your family will love having Tucker around!

03/06/2008 10:34:21 PM · #7

Good to hear that yours has never broken anything. When Tucker first walked in our house, his tail was wagging like crazy. That made me a little nervous, as I was picturing the carnage of what that tail could do. But when we went for a walk around the block, I was so glad to see that he was easy to handle on a leash. With a slight tug, he was right with me, and never tried to drag me around (not that he could, as I am over 3 times his weight). Right now he is in his crate for the night, and he is whining. I hope my son Donnie can sleep okay tonight, as his room got elected to have the crate in it! This may be a loooooong night...

Katmystiry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

03/06/2008 11:27:09 PM · #8

We never had to crate Strider. We put his bed beside ours and he slept there quietly all night (keeping our bedroom door closed). I worked outside the home when we got Strider so rather than crate him we used a baby gate and kept him confined in the kitchen until we were sure he would be fine in the house without us at home. That lasted about 2 weeks. He's had the run of the house since and hasn't caused one bit of problem for us.

puzzled

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

03/07/2008 05:48:12 PM · #9

Hope you got some sleep with your new baby :-)

Congratulations! What a great thing to adopt a full-grown dog. He's a great looking boy and best of all, looks so very kind. Best wishes to you and your family (and to Tucker)!

one2one

Olympus E-5

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

03/07/2008 05:57:02 PM · #10

Beautiful Greyhound and I sure am glad you adopted him. Good for you, both.

He looks so friendly and eager. Are they nervous dogs?