The illustrations by Jiří Běhounek from 1986 Czech edition of Watership Down
hi y’all! despite the fact that this site is slowly dying, I’m opening up a few commission slots here! I’m opening 3 slots for all of this styles! I will be starting these mid-next week, and all physical orders will be shipped before Christmas. You can message me here or email me to inquire!
With all the greyhound adoption stuff going around I would like to remind everyone that greyhounds aren’t necessarily “easy” “dogs”
Like they can certainly be a great first time dog if you understand them, but greyhounds aren’t the same as, say, a retriever
They’re sensitive and their body language is weird and their peak performance looks different than a lot of other dogs (they have a tendency to look malnourished to non-greyhound people bc of their deep chest, high tuck, lean muscle and dolichocephaly)
So what I’m saying is if you want to adopt a greyhound that’s amazing!! But please please please take the time to research them and their needs properly before you do, and make sure you aren’t accidentally spreading misinformation
Enjoying the fact that “dogs” is in quotations as if they are not mere beasts but otherworldly
So, this post has been getting quite a bit of traction in the two days that I have made it, and unfortunately, I wasn’t expecting it to be circulated so much, and because of that I neglected to add any resources to the original post for those who want to learn more about retired racers.
Here are some posts to get you started, though:
This post is a very in depth explanation on what greyhound racing looks like in the US, and links to some excellent resources on greyhounds!! An absolute must read to be honest.
This post is by the Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, and it talks about things you can do to help in the wake of this ban, including things to do if you can’t adopt!!
Here is a list of some groups that will be working on rehoming dogs, if you want to support them!!
If you want to learn from people who have owned retired racing greyhounds, some tumblrs that I know of are @imalayla @ghost-the-grey and @teddythegreyt
Even still, this is just a place to start, it is not comprehensive in any way, but hopefully I have provided some helpful resources for those who want to do their research!!!!!
i wish i were a tiny mouse tucked up in a tiny bed under a tiny patchwork quilt in a burrow under a tree. no responsibilities except making raindrop wine and rose jam and making sure i sweep the little doorstep every morning
not going to lie, this is a HUGE part of why I am a huge fan of the manga series Hakumei to Mikochi, because it is about the daily lives of tiny fairylike people and god damn if it doesn’t lay in hard on the appeal of how tiny fairylike people interact with a much bigger natural world, along with a heavy focus on the joys and intricacies of cooking and craftworks and artisan traditions and friendship across differences
(also there’s nothing in the series that explicitly states or identifies Hakumei and Mikochi as a couple, but they ARE two women living together in the same house and often have a very married couple vibe to their interactions, and damned if I’m not here for the concept of tiny fairylike lesbian homesteaders who are happily accepted by their community)
Please keep boosting this, free knowledge is so important people.
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