Georgie- The Story So Far

Georgie was welcomed into our household in August 2011- and she's been in charge ever since! Georgie is a retired racing greyhound and was taking retirement in her stride. She took to her bed and didn't want to get off!

We let her rest as we figured she had had a hard life so far. We fulfilled our end of the bargain; nice comfy bed, food, water, security and walks. Except she wasn't keen on walks. We tried, but she was having none of it. Georgie found the outside world to be a scary place. For many months we joked that Georgie was agoraphobic- but that wasn't far from the truth!  It became a standing joke in the village. We gave her time and space, yet persevered. Eventually,she began to enjoy her walks [mostly]. Every so often she would even go out willingly- and enjoy it. So I decided to take Georgie out running- and lo and behold she embraced it.

No one was more surprised than me. During the summer  of 2013 Georgie became my running partner. We don't go far, 5 miles tops usually ,but she did seem to enjoy it. She became a feature of the BATs away runs

 and several times a week we would go out- and aim to go out more. Georgie is, after all, a sprinter, and needs time to build up to be a middle distance runner!

We love Georgie for who she is and her 'odd' ways are rather endearing; but we really do believe she enjoys her runs on the moors. Thirsty as they may be!