Hank and Katherine foster a greyhound, then adopt retired racer Lemon (2010)
story · status: told 4×, last update 2016 · last event: retold (2016-02-19)
In early 2010 Hank and Katherine fostered a greyhound they could not keep because of their cat, and then adopted the retired racer Lemon, whom Hank recalled in later videos.
Parts: Hank asks viewers to name the greyhound he and Katherine are fostering (2010)
Told alongside: Hank suggests viewers interested in a dog look into local greyhound adoption agencies (2010) · Hank's greyhound Lemon is dying, then dies (2016)
About: Katherine Green, dog (greyhound), Lemon
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-25 | told | Hank and Katherine are fostering a nameless eight-year-old female greyhound that didn't work out in another home; keeping her depends on Cameo the cat. | Name My Dog! 00:01:08 |
| 2010-03-12 | update | Hank reports the foster greyhound went to a home without cats, and he and Katherine adopted retired racer Lemon. | Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires 00:00:00 |
| 2011-12-07 | retold | Hank recalls that when they first got Lemon nearly everything was new to her and her introduction to the household was confusing, but she took at once to cuddling. | World's Stupidest Dog 00:02:44 |
| 2016-02-16 | retold | Lemon was a racing greyhound, often not the best dog life, but after retiring she came into Hank's life, and each made the other's life better. | Kindness 00:02:31 |
| 2016-02-19 | retold | Hank was uncomfortable calling Lemon a rescue: they adopted her because they wanted a dog and greyhounds are good dogs, not as charity. | Thanks, Lemon 00:02:39 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2010-01-25 · Name My Dog! — Hank says greyhounds, because they spend their early lives as working dogs, are never called by name, so the dog has no name and comes to adorable noises. — 00:01:08
- 2010-01-25 · Name My Dog! — Hank: Whether they keep the dog depends on Cameo, who (Hank jokes) outvotes everyone on pet decisions and is firmly against the dog; the dog kind of dislikes Cameo, or possibly likes her too much. If they become friends, they will keep her. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:35
- 2010-01-25 · Name My Dog! — Hank says greyhounds are bred specifically to chase fluffy things, so they tend to focus on them, and he doesn't want the dog focused on Cameo's tail. — 00:02:08
- 2010-03-12 · Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires — Hank: After waiting for a new group of retired racing greyhounds to reach Missoula, Hank and Katherine adopted a very sweet dog whose track name was Tina Fey; they named her Lemon. — 00:00:29