While living in southern Utah, the dogs also learn basic house manners, obedience and are tested with kids, cats, cars, horses, travel, etc. This helps in ensuring that a dog's personality fits the situation they are going to. There's always the jockeying for position on the couches and one small futon bed. Lacey and Cherry relaxing on a couch They also discover that food is always available in the food room. Aston's game was to go in, grab a mouthful, run out, spew out the mouthful, eat it, then run back into the room again to get more.
Drinking water is also a hoot, though getting tiresome to clean up.
When they first come to the Gang, they like to stick their snouts in the bowl, fling the water around, and somehow manage to drink a little. Once the greyhounds feel at home, it's time to get them into their real homes. Each time, Claudia cries buckets. When you adopt a dog from the Gang, you also adopt Claudia. Each one leaves with a piece of her heart, so she calls regularly, particularly in the beginning, to make sure everything is going well.