{"id":450,"date":"2011-05-19T09:03:16","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T14:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2011-05-19T09:03:16","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T14:03:16","slug":"vic-and-tory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/?page_id=450","title":{"rendered":"Vic and Tory"},"content":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s a tough job but someone\u2019s got to do it and we\u2019re glad it\u2019s us!<\/div>\n

About a year-and-a-half ago, ENMU, whose mascot is the Greyhound, called our friend, Candy Beck at New Mexico Greyhound Connection.\u00a0 They were interested in adopting two former racers who were people-friendly, adult yet youthful, and, well, totally awesome with a calm and loving temperament!\u00a0 Candy knew just the place to look, our kennel in Phoenix.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vic never liked racing, chasing a lure was not his cup of tea.\u00a0 Instead, he rather enjoys lazy afternoons and a ton of short running bursts and playtime in between.\u00a0 Me, well, I like to run and I especially love to chase things.\u00a0 But, I don\u2019t like a muzzle, so , after only four races I retired.\u00a0 Luckily, I like to be loved!\u00a0 I really know how charm a college co-ed with my sweet eyes and if I just stand close enough to someone they can\u2019t resist a good scratch on my neck.\u00a0 So, I guess we\u2019re perfect for this job called \u201cmascot\u201d\u2014we\u2019re like the school good-will ambassadors and it fits us just fine!<\/span><\/p>\n

We spend our days on campus at the ENMU Agriculture building.\u00a0 By that, I really mean it\u2019s home base each day\u2014we arrive to mascot duties around 9 a.m. and immediately go for a big walk around the campus surveying our kingdom to find out who has been marking our light poles and where the campus cats are hiding.\u00a0 \u00a0We usually spot a few cats and we mark our territory to let those other dogs know this is Vic and Tory\u2019s place.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rest of the day, until about 4 p.m., we have Hound Handlers and volunteers who keep us company.\u00a0 Sometimes, we talk them into a nap in our room and sometimes we sit for a treat or bark for a run at the soccer field or a walk to our favorite offices (those offices have a secret stash of milk bones and, believe me, we know where to find them!).\u00a0 Many days, we have special events to attend!\u00a0 On those days, we get to wear our pretty green uniforms and visit with new people while we show off a few of our best tricks\u2014last fall we attended Good Dog Citizen school and our Handlers have taught us to sit, stay, shake, bow and lie down.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

When our day comes to a close we go for a big walk or run before we go home.\u00a0 Home is an apartment on campus.\u00a0 Two roommates live with us\u2014yep, that\u2019s what I said, THEY live with US\u2014the pair make sure we eat, get evening and weekend exercise and they take care of us during school breaks and holidays.\u00a0 It\u2019s cool!\u00a0 We get to sleep in their beds, on their couch and wherever else we like.\u00a0 We have a big yard at the apartment and lately I\u2019ve been letting Vic play with me.\u00a0 (When we first moved in together I had to show him who was boss.\u00a0 I quite like the role of Alpha dog.)\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ENMU is great to us!\u00a0 We have our own Facebook page where we post photos and comments about our days (ENMU Vic and Tory).\u00a0 We also have our own webpage on the ENMU website (www.enmu.edu\/greyhounds<\/a>); there you can learn about us, see photo galleries and request us at special events in the Clovis\/Portales area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yep, it\u2019s hard work being so cute and lovable all the time but it suits us just fine!\u00a0 XOXO Tory and Vic<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a tough job but someone\u2019s got to do it and we\u2019re glad it\u2019s us! About a year-and-a-half ago, ENMU, whose mascot is the Greyhound, called our friend, Candy Beck at New Mexico Greyhound Connection.\u00a0 They were interested in adopting … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-450","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions\/464"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}