Thursday, 27 June 2013
MILES MORE THAN A GOOD OWNER
IN RECENT WEEKS WE'VE BLOGGED SOME OWNER PROFILES WHICH HAVE GONE DOWN RATHER SO CONTINUING THAT HERES ONE THAT WON'T ..... PARTICULARLY WITH THE PERSON PROFILED!
JON MILES (LEFT) JOINED US AROUND SEVEN YEARS AGO, IN THAT TIME HE HAS BECOME FAR MORE THAN A GOOD OWNER HE IS MORE LIKE A BEST FRIEND TO YOURS TRULY AND WIFE LIZ. JON AND I HAVE TRAVELLED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH FARLOE ASHES AND DROOPY BETSON AND ONE OR TWO MORE OF JONS BETTER DOGS. SHARING MANY OF THE SAME FRIENDS WE REGULARLY SOCIALISE TOGETHER AT WEEKENDS AND NEXT WEEK WILL HOLIDAY TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE USA. WE ALSO SHARE MANY INTERESTS AND ARE BOTH AVID FANS OF THE 80'S COMEDY ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES. IN RECENT YEARS JON HAS BECOME A PILLAR OF THE KENNEL OWNING MANY GREYHOUNDS OF VARYING ABILITY WITH US. WHILST ENJOYING THE ODD PUNT FROM TIME TO TIME JON ALSO HAS A CLOSE AFFINITY WITH HIS DOGS AND ALWAYS PROVIDES FOR THEM WHEN THEIR RACING DAYS ARE OVER. HE PARTICULARLY ENJOYS BREEDING AND HAS HAD MANY WINNERS WITH THE TWO LITTERS HE BRED FROM HIS EX-OXFORD RACER TINY LIGHT.
CONTINUING TO PLACE DOGS WITH US AND FORMER OXFORD COLLEAGUE ANGIE KIBBLE, JON AND HIS MUM AND DAD ROY AND SILV REGULARLY VISIT THEIR GREYHOUNDS AND ARE WELL LIKED BY ALL THE OWNERS. I COULD GO ON AND AND ADD SOME MEMORABLE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR TIMES TOGETHER TO THIS PROFILE, BUT I'LL RESIST, BECAUSE HE'LL CRINGE WHEN HE READS IT ANYWAY. JON MILES IS AS A GOOD A MAN AS ANY WOULD WISH TO MEET AND LIZ AND I LOVE HIM LIKE FAMILY .... I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING 'GOTCHA! OI OI THE MONG!'