Greyhound Friends NJ<\/a>. They did a great job, setting us up with Rufus.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I’m crazy-busy with these Top Companies profiles and re-confirming all of my conference speakers, but here’s a pic from Sunday’s trip out to Vernon, NJ for a greyhound meet & greet (so people can find out what awesome dogs greyhounds can be): Rufus had a pretty good time. I mean, he sniffed tons of dog-butt, … <\/p>\n
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