oprah’s journey
Posted July 28, 2008
Oprah turned 10 last month. She’s a greyhound, and born into the dog race world. Oprah has had quite a journey. She used to race, until she broke a leg. (A very common injury in these dogs, just as in race horses.)
She had a pin put in her leg and then became a breeder. She had several litters. And then, a couple of years ago, she was deemed no longer useful and was to be discarded. Oprah was headed for the “kill bus” unless she was adopted and rescued.
Oprah now lives in retirement in Vancouver. After a life of kennels and cages, this must seen like a taste of heaven, a preview of paradise. Heaven is shared, however, with skunks and raccoons and many other dogs, a few of whom inexplicably hate her. (Some dogs over-react when they encounter another who is not properly socialized.)
Here we see Oprah on a “walk” in the neighborhood. Her summer racing style has been refined to sprawling on the grass in the shade, and then ambling to the next shade island.
May Oprah’s journey never include dashing off towards a skunk.
UPDATE: In December, 2008 (6 months after this photo) Oprah took her final journey.
