Goal & Greyhound

So, I finally have a plan! (lol) I'm still living with my parents and I've been wanting to move out for a while but don't have enough money. I came up with a pretty solid goal this past week to save up enough money to move out by the end of the summer, 2012. I'm looking to get a second job and had this brilliant idea to help me save money (which is something I often struggle with). The idea is to put one of my paychecks from one job into my savings account so that it is untouchable. Then put my other paycheck from my other job in my checking account to be used for day-to-day spending. As long as I follow through with this idea, my plan should be flawless!! :)

One of the big reasons I want to move out is so that I can get my own dog. Lately I've really been wanting to adopt a Greyhound. I've always wanted to adopt one since I started working at the veterinary hospital, but it's always been kinda in the back of my mind; something I thought of doing later in life. But lately I've been seeing a bunch of Greyhounds and I just cannot resist them! So, when I move out, I plan on adopting a young ex-racing Greyhound. I've done research and met many in person and they are excellent dogs! & Even though they are big, they are more like a small dog trapped in a big dog's body as far as personality. They are intelligent and eager to please. Contrary to popular belief, they are not highly energetic either. They only run when they "have" to & they really only sprint. They don't really have endurance which is part of why they're not so high-strung.

Anyways, enough about greyhounds themselves. When I get My Greyhound, I want it to be a girl, hopefully 2-3 years old. Brindle colored with an orange or dark brown base coat. I want to name her Kike (pronounced Kee-Kay) after a Cheetah on the Animal Planet show "Big Cat Diary" which my sister and I have been watching in the mornings. I love that name and it kinda fits because the Cheetah (Kike) is the fastest cat and greyhounds are the fastest dogs. Anyways, my sister and I think its a really pretty name! I will have her trained and test her to get the Canine Good Citizen Certificate. She'll be my baby! ^_^