Eagle, adopted by Dan and Lauren Emery of North Yarmouth, Me. Lauren Emery
cgtuagaztne Regular Departments The Ivbgazine for Greyhound Adopters. O wners. and Fr iends Vol. 12; No. J Fa ll 2007 2 Editorial Comments 15 House Call s Spit That Out! COllllllon household 3 Your Letters items can be dangerous to your Greyhound. Jim Bade r, DVM 8 News 20 Greyhound Humor 11 Reviews Ron Hevener's High Stakes and Erich 24 Second Look R. Sysak's Dog Catcher. Reviewed by Connecticut Greyhound Adoption - Front Cover Credi t; Felicia Bryce One Year Later. Eliza Nardone and Three-year old Reese (Oeglawn Areesh) lives with his adoptive owner, Wi ll Shumaker, in Lori Floyd Tampa , Fla . Will enjoys photographing 13 Hero Hound Greyhounds and is always on the alert fo r Barley and the Bear. A G reyhound 47 You're Invited inte resting poses . He fou nd one. kicks an uninvited houseg llesr to the Back Cover Credit: curb. Ann De ren ~ Lc\\'i s 49 Marketplace Peatie and Bebe, ado pted by Tricia Olson of Memphis, Tenn . 61 In Memoriam
Fall 2007 Speaking of Adoptions
28 Spent: An Adoption Group's First Year. North Coast Greyhound Connection comes up with creative solutions to fin ancial challenges. Sandra Augugliaro
32 "Greyhounds Have Taken Over My Life" - The Birth of Minnesota Greyhound Rescue. Jennifer Komatsu
36 Getting Started -Greyhound Pets of America/South Alabama. Darla Dean, Ann Bollens, and Gwen Gay
40 Say ing Goodbye: The Closing of an Adoption Group. A Place for Us Greyhound Adoption ceases operations. Laurel E. Drew
Ma zie, adopted by Joa nne MeNi e and Jeff Houk of Goleta, Calif. Gretchen Beckert Features
18 Medical 26 Living wi th Greyhounds 44 Crafts A Fungus Among Us. A Greyhound Deezle Comes Home. A ret ired race r Build a Better Mousepad. Use your survives a close call with an amanita make her wishes known. ru bber stamping and scrapbooking mushroom. Linda Hora Jo-A nne Lombardo techniques to create a computer accessory. Lisann Porter and Becky 21 Medical 31 Poetry Taggart-Red mond Getting a G ri p on Bone C81lCCr - Nikkie. Arthur Winfield Knight a clinica l trial tests a new treatment drug. Heidi Jeter 4 3 Products fl Adopt a Roomba • It works hard, it never complains, it tidies up the man cave ... what's not to like! Alane Schulz
Cglll,lg,I: IIll' I EDITORIAL COMMENTS Celebrating Greyhounds Magazin e
E,[ilOr·in·Chid: CinJy Hanson A.loption! E,lilOr: Mar l' B.tncr Feat",cl Edito r: [}.ltl,Pron»t YOll Where did get your Greyhound? OJpy EJitor,: Jill Allen. Lin,!.:,)· Hochr. If you're like most rC
OJnright It> 2007 IDIlM 1(9),0592
2 F..II 2007 Ga be (Ibindigo), Buck (Silver Box Car), and Sweetboy (Craigie Sweetboy), adopted by Jeff and Shelley Lake of Paola, Ks.
The S/Jring issue's coverage of the exhibited in her determ ined effort to bri ng I have nothing but admi rat ion fo r Gre),hollllds of jUll rel brought llll unprecedented these unfo rtunate G reyhounds back to Patri cia Roberts. The way she worked with (lIllO IIll( of mail , to which we devote extra space America and place them in the hands of var the track manager, owner, and kennel sraff ill this iss ue. - Ed. ious adoption groups was phenomenal! I and withi n the loca l legisl Houstonj Texas uat ion! These individunls owe Robe rts and already: funding, tr indi vidua l agendas. These wonderful an imals always prided itsel f on be ing racing neutr the heroic efforts of many people (Q assure the dogs are as much a prod uc t of thei r long Sending them to Mex ico sets 4 1.,1] 200) Juarez Greyhound Go Away Rita, now Dreda, attempts without success to fin d some non-controversial reading material in he r new home. Be more inclusive and aware of ),OllT own In" Jilly 22, 2005 I)ost to the Internet dis I just rece ived rhe Spring 2007 issue of CO biases. Rea lly concentrate on th e dogs. just CHssion list Gre),howl(/-L titled "Gre)'/lOund and would like to thank the magaz ine for the because you don't agree with me doesn't Pets of AmeriCCl Visits j uaret Track," Louise specia l report on the Juarez dogs. As somcone mean that you should au[{)craticall y use my Coleman asked: "\Vllen is well-intemioned who was persona ll y in volved in the Juarez situa name and reputation in an ed ito ri al and Gre),hormd adoplioll being used to do more tion I was grat ifi ed to see the true story of the then not give the readers a chance to see hann t!Jan good!" She concluded: "Sending juarez Greyhounds told. r at Roberts's beautifu lly what I base my opi nions on. I refuse to have defenseless GreyhOlmds fO jllaret tralidafCs tile done article brought back all the fee lings and anyone defi ne m)' work. The right to be track and for Ihe majorilY of the dogs condemns emotions of that diffi culr time. I would also like heard is intrinsica ll y impoTUlI1t , espec ially them fO at best all rOlcerlain fUl!lre .. . heifer in to thank Ci ndy Hanson for her insightful ed ito, in these lt ncenain ti mes. I witnessed the a home ill dIe U.S. or l1 umane/)' eudlO nited." rial comments. I'm sure there are those who will closi ng of the Meridiana track in Barce lona. Readers can tliew Cole1l1an's /)Os t in its ell/irety not be happy with whar Cindy wrore but it need Many commi tted Grey hound advocates by searching the Greyhollnd List archives ed to be said. As an adoption person I was tried to help the 700 Greyhounds who were (illStwcrions a! www.gre),houndlisl.org) and shocked and horrified at the react ion of some in immed iately ex traneous. One hundred of reqllesting" cOl'Y of post #154449 .-Ed . the Greyhound adoption community who con them went to the Scooby Refuge and some demned Pat Roberts and GPA (or wanting to others were taken in by other adoption I was appalled at what I read in Ed itorial help secure the welfare and safe return of rhe groups but the vast majori ty went fro m liv COIlUllCIllS in rhe Spring issue. The assump, Greyhounds who were already in juare z. I ing in deplorable conditions at the track to tion by narrow mi nded and blind-thin ki ng be lieve all of us involved in Greyhound adoption worse li ves and tl(1S[Y deaths with Spanish people makes me wonder where they belong. are working for rhe welfa re of the Greyhounds. hunters. To think tha t sllch horrors only I am new ro Greyhound adoptiOns bur I We do this in diffe rent wa ~IS. When the chips happen far from here is not helpful to the lea rned ea rl y on protection before, during, were cl own in juare z, there were those who sat dogs who are vulnerable now. CG needs to and after their raci ng careers is wha r these behind the computer and cri tic ized the effort, catch its ba lance , or we could end up with a prec ious animals deserve. and there were those who stepped lip to rhe plate magazi ne that does not celebrate Millie Wallace and worked to ensure the safety of the dogs. I Greyhou nds and is the Fox News of the Via E-Mail applaud the groups and individua ls who made Greyhound adoption com mu ni ty: unfai r the rescue of the Juarez G reyhounds possible. and unbalanced. Candy Bec k Louise Coleman GPAlNew Mexico Via E-Mail Greyhou nd Con nec tion Albuquerque, N.M. On retirement da y, I immediatel y noticed the Juarez dog. He was big and hi s large head, deep muzz le, and more pronounced stop reminded me of Teddy, wh o we'd just lost to a brai n tumor. I kept eye ing him throughout the day and spent some time with him. When it came time to pick a foster dog, there was no question. I asked if I could take Spri nt Man Dan and introduce him to his ret ire ment days. Almost two months later, we decided to adopt him. He was quickly filling the place that was once Teddy's. He even slept on the sa me family room pill ows, and at night slept in the same pl he gives kisses often. He li kes (0 come to my chair and be petted, laying his head on my Itl p while I rub his ears. Danny now even plays with toys, throwing stuffed anim als in the air and running mound with them. He enjoys funning wi th our other dogs e\'en smiled! A big "tha nk you" needs [0 go to Pot Robert s, all the other CPA/EI Paso \·oluntee rs. and to Nacho 6 F.<11 2007 Juarez Greyhound Nine lines, now Nellie, takes retirement serio usly. Antonio and met the leaders of Heart of Texas had been kept for me. I am gratefu l for the peo~ Thank )'011 for )'Ollr leeters (lip to 300 G reyhound Adoption. They introouced me to pie all along Nine Line's journey who kept her words) and photogra phs. PlellSe send letters several dogs, and a beautiful brindle adopted safe and loved her until she could arrive at her and pllOfOS b), mail to Celebrating me, Her racing name is Go Away Rita. I have permanent home. Thank you to all of you! G reyhounds Magaz ine, AIm : EdifOf, PO renamed her Etheldreda (Dreda) after a 7th Cindy Finberg Box 120048, Saint Paul, MN 55 // 2. century English queen and sa int. She is adju s [ ~ Mansfield, Texas leiters sem vi(l e~m ail to edifOr@tulopr~a~ ing beautifully to life in Coatepec, and she and Nine Line was misidentified in the (lrticle as gre),hoIlJld .org are also welcome. Please Sadie get along beautifu ll y. Dreda attracts a Nine Lives. O llr (I /JOlogies! - Ed. incll/de )'Ollr home telephone number if )'O!/ good deal of attention when we go for walks would like )"o ur lercer to be considered for and I use each opportunity [Q talk about what I have four beautiful Greyhounds and began pllblic(llion. leffel'S !)W)' be edited for brevil)' wonderful compani ons G reyhounds are. receiv ing your magaz ine only a little over a year (l ndlor clarir)'. Susan Mills ago. In that short time I have really lea rned a We regret 1/1(11 we cannOI publish et1el")' Coatepec, Veracruz lor aoom hea lth issues and how to keep these leiter and phoro . • Mexico dogs safe. While I've always thought that the articles were wonderfu l, imagine my surprise I would li ke to let you r readers know that when I read the Spring issue's story about Hall Nine Line has made her way inro my heart and of Famer Dutch Ba hama ("Dutch Bahama - home. I adopted her June 5, 2007, after she had Best Dog Since Dow nin g~lI ) and realized my been fos tered seven months in Lew isville, own li ttle girl Kim (oo's Iris) was one of his Texas. I had no idea of the history of the Juarez descendants. I had no ideas I was li ving with G reyhounds until I read about her in your mag the desce ndant of royalty. azine ("Sa lly and Nine Lives Hitch a Ride" ) the Lisa Holthaus day I brought her home . I was so grateful she Via E-Mail Bella, Bart, Dove, and Sophia, adopted by Sandy and Jim Volschow of Woodville, Ohio. Greyhounds in the News GCA Grants Ava ilable for Greyhound Adoption Groups The Greyhound Club of America (GCA) has received funds from Purina to be used for health, education, and rescue work. The GCA rescues show Greyhounds. It is donating Purina Rescue money to adoption groups that find homes for retired racing Greyhounds. While the GCA does not discriminate among adoption groups with respect to their position on G reyhound racing, Purina has asked that the funds be used only for the expenses associated with Greyhound adoption, not for political activities. Grants generally are in the amollnt of $2,000 or less . Gram appli cations are evaluated by the GCA rescue committee and rev iewed by the GCA Board of Directors. This process can take up to six months. If your adoption group would like to apply for a grant, contact Gail Burnham, chair of the GCA Rescue Committee, 5305 Illinois Avenue, Fair Oaks, Cali f. 95628-3936 or [email protected]. Care of the Racing & Retired Greyhound Book Now Avail able The American Greyhound Council's updated Care of the Racing & Retired Gre),IIOHnd is on sale at the National Greyhou nd Association. The book is divided into three sections: Section I contains information on the basic anato my and phys iology of the Greyhound. Section II applies this basic information to the different life stages or ages of a G reyhound. Section III addresses drugs and G reyhounds that have completed their rac, The AGTOA, formed in 1946, is a non med ications. Fi ve doll ars of every sale has ing careers into homes," s<1id Ric hard profit corporation comprised of G reyhound been earmarked for G reyhound adoption. Winning, president of the AGTOA. "As a f<1ce tr Oneco and Mr. Picker, adopted by Karen Lee and Terri Jacobson of Salem, Ore. Greyhounds within the 2-year period was 15% (113 of 747 died). The mos' common causc of death reported was cancer (66 dogs, or 58% ), and the most common type of can ce r listed as cause of death was osteosarcoma (Z8 dogs, or Z5%). The most commonly reported groups of diseases/d isorders were skele,al (Z3Z dogs, 33%), ski n (197 dogs, Z8%), digest ive (l3Z dogs, 18%), ca ncer (94 dogs, 13%), and endocrine (85 dogs, 11.9%). Forty-five percent of Greyhounds diagnosed wi th ca nce r and 6% of the overall population had osteosarcoma. Owners reported that 12 Greyhounds (2%) showed aggress ion towards people, 60 (9%) showed aggression (Qwards Q[her dogs, and 40 (6%) showed fear aggress ion; 143 dogs (ZO%) had a noise phobia and 188 (27 %) had storm phobia. Separat ion anxiety was reported for 133 (1 9%) Greyhounds. A complete report will follow after the scientific article appea rs in press. Moving? Need to Renew? Don't miss a si ngle issue of Celebrating Gre)'hollnds Magazine! Se nd your changes of address and subscription renewa ls we ll in advance of your move or expiration date (Q Celebrating Greyhounds Magazine, Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 52 39, Fram ingham, MA 0170 1. You may also submit your address change via e- mail to subscriptions@adopt-a greyhound.org, and renew your subscription by visiting ou r website: www.adopt-a-grey hOll nd .org/cgmagaz in e. Free Copies of CG Magm:ine to Adopters of Senior and Special Needs G reyhounds Do you know someone who has adopted a specia l needs Greyhound ? If so, please te ll this Greyhound lover that he or she is eligible to rece ive a free copy of Celebrating Janelle, adopted by Carla Johnson of Browns Summit, N.C. Greyhounds Magatin,. All ,he adop,er needs (Q do is send a note (Q editor@adopt-a-grey hound .org or Edi tor/Celebra ting Gre),hO!lllds special need. (For this offe r, the spec ial needs Maga!in" PO Box IZ0048, Sain, Palll, MN Greyhound is one who is at least seven years of 551 12 with the fo llow ing information: Name age at the time of adoption or one of any age and address of adopter, name of adopted who has a special medical problem requiring Greyhound, and a brief description of the dog's veterinary attent ion at the time of adoption.) • 10 Fon 1007 Erich R~ Sysak .' Greyhounds in Fiction By Fe licia Bryce High SUlkes or all the warm and fu zzy feelings we may have about our Greyhounds, or about G reyhounds in gen By Ron Hevener eral, the fa ct is that they are an ongoing source of considerable controversy, acrimony, and divisive Pennywood Press (ZOOS) Fness. Not that the Greyhounds themse lves have anything to do with this. In fact, were we to stop ISBN 096795 1447 arguing and simply take a page frolll the dogs' book, we wou ld surely find a way to put as ide our differences $12.95 for the good of the pack. But in many ways, we humans are not nearly as smart as our dogs. I recendy read two more ennies from the ever-expanding canon of G reyhound iiteracure and was struck Dog Carcher immediately by their rad ically differing points of view. Add [0 that the execution and diss imilar style of wr iting, By Erich R. Sysak and it is hard [0 believe that both authors are writing about the sa me breed of dog. Monsoon Books Pte., Ltd. (2006) My standards for the success or fa il ure of a work of fi ction have nothing whatsoever [0 do with a novelist's ISBN 9810533748 political leaning. Art is art, regardless of the poi nt of view of the artist. For me, a work ca n be deemed suc $14 .95 cessful if it gets the reader to see th ings in a wholly new way. Whether or not I agree with what I am be ing shown is immaterial. The key is the freshness, the skill , and the basic truth of the artist's vision. There is an in herem problem wi th self-published books: There is no one [0 tell the emperor he is naked. While the author may see this as [Ota l freedom and artistic comrol, the (act is that the lack of an impartial, experienced, critical eye serves neither the emperor nor hi s kingdom. Such is the case with Ron Hevener's book High Stakes. cgmagazlllc 11 W hi le it is billed as a novel, HiglJ Swkes is restorer, leads the pack to restore G reyhound Iy, 12 F., II 2007 - Beneath Barley's cuddly exterior beats the heart of a fierce protector. Barley and the Bear By Ann Deren, Lewis bout four years ago, my husba nd Monte and I we re introduced to Greyhounds. I had lost my Barnum A and Bailey (Dalmatian and Lab) in the last year and cou ld not bear the thought of replacing them. Howeve r, after taking a survey on the AKC website, Gre)'hound popped up as a good fi t for our li festy le. My Internet search led me to Greyhound Pets of America. After completing all the necessary forms, I was quickly assigned to a placement representative, and within weeks, Barley (a.k.a. Charm, crack name Val's Main Man) joined our fa mil y. He is a huge white-and-red brindle alpha male with a Mickey Mouse symbol on his butt. He proceeded to pee in the house for six momhs and eat anything we left out, but we loved him. Several fos ter ing efforts later (including foster Cherokee, who beca me a permanent addition to the fam ily), we pick up the story with Chapter One - Storm y, the new foste r. Ou r neighborhood in Bradbury, Ca li fornia resembles the San Diego Wildlife Park. Bea rs, deer, fox, coyotes, bob cats, and all the other wood land creacures abou nd. One morning, I wem to the door with all dogs in [Ow and declared "oucs ide" ro avoid the morning pee accident. Unbeknownst ro us, however, th is morn ing was about ro get very exciting. Just arollnd the corner in the front yard was a yearling bear - we ll beyond the cute, cuddly stage. Cherokee and Barley barked but knew ro keep their distance. Stormy, however, thought it was just a big dog and fan up to it, hoping cgtll<'lg,\Zme 13 w play. Swrmy wound up behind the bear. I and Joyce (our president) to explai n this hand, and rather than use it to call 9) I , I sc reamed and ran into the melee as if it were episode as a "foster mom." Chapter One ends threw it at the bear. a dogfight ~ in hindsight, nor the best with Stormy coming off the foster li st; we are At the same time, I wondered: How in choice. I managed to ge t Cherokee back by now her "forever home." the world did this beCl r get in the house! No the coll ar. At this poi nt, with all of us fa r too Chapter Two begins with a quiet morning doors were ope n. No food was cooking. close fo r comfort, the bear stood up Ann Deren,Lewis lil'es in Bradbw")', Calif. 1vith her husband J"!onte and Gre),hounds Barle)" Cherokee, and Storm)'. AltllOHgh she has 1101 named the bear, Ite (olHin lles 10 be /Jan of tlteir lilies (I lld Il{ls grOti'll /00 large to fit through the doggie cloor. \X/hen not It'orking for Stiefel Labol"{llOries or com/Jelillg willi her horses, An n sU/>/JOl"IS GPAIOrange Count)' & Greater Los Angeles. Leo pard and Ru by, adopted by Kathy Madej of An chorage, Alaska . 14 F.. II ZOO ) The radiograph on the left shows the flat side of a penny lodged in the stomach of a small dog . The image on the ri ght shows the penny after it was (etrieved fro m the dog's stomach. The coin has been partially dissolved by stomach acid. Spit That Outl By Ji m Bader, DVM Photos by Merri Van Dyke here are many potentially dangerous items around the house that your G reyhound may ingest. Some of these substa nces, such as chocolate and ibuprofen, are well known. O thers are items the G reyhound Towner may consider in nocuous but that in fac t can be very dangerous. Do you leave spa re change on the nightstand ? Is there a bowl of nuts on the coffee table! Where's the guaca mole di p fo r tonight's dinner party! What about the sugar-free gum in your purse , or the raisins in your child's lunch box? What if your Greyhound finds the mushrooms growing in your backyard before you do! These are just a few of the potentiall y da nge rous items around your home and yard . Every Greyhound is different, of course; an individual Greyhound may be more se nsi tive to one of these substances and very resistant ro another. To be safe, always call your veterinari an if you suspect your G reyhound has ingested one of the items or substa nces discussed here. Dangero us C hange In 1982 , the U.S. Mi nt changed the composition of the penny to a zinc core coated wi th copper. If a Greyhound ingests a pe nny, the stomach acid dissolves the zinc core, and the zinc is absorbed and transported to the liver. The zinc causes the red blood ce lls to break down. Later, the zinc may damage the kidneys. The G reyhound may beg in to show symptoms within a day or two of ea ting the penny. The breakdown of red blood ce lls causes anemia, jaun dice, and labored breathing. These symproms would ini tia lly lead the veterinarian to consider the cause to be immu ne-mediated hemolytic anemia until obtaining a rad iograph that reveals the penny. This leads to the diagno sis of zinc tox icity. cgnMgallne 15 How do you treat a Greyhound with zinc begin to stagger and display dramatic hind from the malll mclT Y glands. The veterinarian toxicity? The first objective is to stabilize the leg weakness. This can mim ic other condi shou ld be made aware of possible avocado dog. If the Greyhound is anemic and has tions such as disc inj ury or antifreeze toxic i ingestion, because treatment is different from trouble breathing, a blood transfusion and ty. If the Greyhound is seen eating the that for mastitis. For avocado-induced oxygen therapy are in order. The next step is macadamia nuts, the diagnosis is easy. If the inflammation, the treatm.ent is large quanti to remove the penny to prevent further zi nc Greyhound is not observed eating the nuts, ties of analgesics. If the hea rt is affected, the absorption. This may mean removal with an the diagnosis may be made if the nuts are Greyhound presents with clinical signs of endoscope or through general surgery. Once observed on a radiograph and other condi heart fail ure: labored breathing, blue gums, the penny is removed, the zin c le ve ls in the tions are ruled out. and perhaps fl uid in the chest or abdomen. body should decrease quick ly. The treatment for macadamia nut toxico Sudden death may result. If administered in Removal of the penny does not end the sis is simple. The veterinarian adm inisters time, the treatment is the same as treatment treatment. Intravenous fluids are adminis ac tivated charcoal to prevent absorption of for heart failure: diuretics, anti-a rrhythmias, tered to protect the kidneys, and the red the toxin and Sorbitrol to speed the passage and vasodilators. Treatment carries a guarded blood cell numbers are monitored to check of the nuts through the intestines. The prognos is due to necrosis of the heart muscle. for further damage. Once the levels return to G reyhound is usua ll y back to normal within normal and the G reyhound is stable, he is no 24 hours of ingestion, and the prognosis is Sugar.. Free Gum with X ylitol longer at risk. Every dog responds differently good. The next toxin is a common household to treatment, so the prognosis for penny item with recently discovered additional tox ingestion is guarded until the blood levels are Avocados icity. Xylitol is an artificial sweetener CO Ill stable after penny removal. Avocados, especially those from Guatemala, monly added ro sugarless gum and other dia contain a compound called persin. Persin, betic dierary foods. Xylitol, which is absorbed Nuts after ingestion, causes degradation of the within 30 minutes of ingestion, stimulates the The nut bowl on your coffee table is heart or lactating mam mary glands. After release of insulin by the pancreas. The insulin another potential source of trouble for your eating the avocado, the Greyhound may release causes a dramatic drop in blood sugar Greyhound. The ingestion of macadamia present with cl inical signs of ei ther mastitis (hypoglycem ia). The cl inical signs of hypo nuts may cause sickness in dogs. About six to or heart failure. If lactating, the Greyhound glycemia include a sraggering ga it, dramatic eight hours aft er eating the nuts, the dog may presents with swelling, pain, and drainage depression, muscle weakness, and, in some Arg us, Ba ndit, and Ody, ado pted by Chris and Na talie York of South Riding, Va. Natalie Yark 16 F" II 2007 cases, se izures . Diagnosis is made by a simple not reversed the damage to the kidneys, ach). Then the G reyhound is treated with blood test followed by the administra tion of euthanasia may be the only option. intravenous fluids and supporti ve therapy intravenous flui ds conraining glucose. The until the clinica l signs resolve. Greyhound should be on the inrravenolls glu, Mushroom s These are just a few of the common case until insulin levels return to normal and Dogs can find mushrooms almost any potential po iso ns and toxins aroll nd the the dog's blood sugar remains normal without where; for example, in the backyard or the Greyhound's environment. A complete list glucose supplementation. local park. The clinical signs of mushroom can be found at www.aspca.org. If you r Recent evidence suggests that some dogs toxicosis depend on the species of mushroom G reyhound ingests an unauthori zed sub do not experience hypoglycemia from inges, ingested. If poss ible, the mushroom should be stance, it is always in h is best interest fo r you tion of Xy li to l, but rather experience a more identified so appropriate treatment can be to investigate if the subsrance is poisonous or serious side effect. Twenty,four hours after started. This may be poss ible by searching not. Do not panic, but a se nse of urgency is ingestion, some dogs suffer acute liver necro the area where the Greyhound ate the mush wise . Know ing your veterinarian's daytime sis, and their blood fails to clot. These dogs rooms, or by sav ing rhe mushrooms if the and nighttime emergency procedures may prese nt with vomiting, jaundice, and bruises G reyhound vomits. save you preciolls minutes while trying to with no history of trauma. History, clinical Muscarine mushrooms cause the class ic locate someone who can help you. Always signs, and blood work checking liver enzy mes clinica l signs of organophosphate (insecti, save any package and any substances in the and clotting times confirm the diagnosis. cide) toxicity. These includes drooling, eye vomit or di arrhea. This will assist you and \'(lhy Xylitol affec ts the liver in this way is tearing, and increase in urination and bowel your ve rerinarian in manag ing your dog unknown, and the prognosis for this concli movements. T he treatment is the sa me as through the crisis and on the way to recovery. tion is grave. that for insecticide toxicity: atropine and, if The A nimal Poison Control Center the dog is dehydrared , intravenous fluid s. (APCC), which maintains a database of toxic G rapes and Raisins O ther groups of mushrooms irritate (he substances, is another valuable resource. T he T here have been severa l documented intestinal tract. T he G reyhound presents phone numbe r for this fee-based service is cases of kidney failure soon aft er a dog has with depress ion, weakness, vomiting, and 888 -4 26-4435. The APCC ass ists owners and eaten grapes or raisins. The cause is diarrhea. The treatment in volves removal of their veterinari ans through all phases of treat, unknown. The G reyhound ma)' vomit a few the mushrooms from the stomach (if the ment and follow up . • hours after ingestion. This can help lead co Greyhound has not expelled them by vomit the diagnosis if grapes or raisins are in the ing) by gastric lavage (pumping the stom- Dr. Jim Bader is a CO regular comribulOT. vomit. Vomiting is also one of the earl y signs of kidney fai lure. GreyhOlmds with kidney fa il ure usually present with sudden onset of vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite, and diar rhea. Di agnosis is made by hiscory and evalu a tion of kidney function through blood work . In the case of ki d n e~' failure, the kidncy va l ues arc dramatically elevated. T he veterinar ia n will ad minister intravenous flui ds CO try t o stimulate the kidneys to start filtering the blood aga in. This takes several days to a week or two. If rhe imravenolls fl uids do nor a ppear to be working, addirional therapy may include pe ritoneal dialysis. This is a proce dure in which sterile fluids are introduced into the abdomen, then removed after two h ours. T he theory is rhat the flu ids absorb some of the waste products from the body. A nother possible treatment is plas ma dialy s is, in which the blood is passed through spe c ial fil ters that remove waste products. The veterinarian continues therapy until the kid n ey function re turns to normal. If the veteri n arian and the owner decide the therapy has Frankli n (Iowa Shang), adopted by Scott Manion of Wil me tte, Ill. cgn1.lg,mlll' 17 n the evening of April 17th around 9:30, our 3 year-old female G reyhound Little V smggered into the house. Her head was down, her tongue was out, and she was panting like she'd just run a mile. O As we watched, her legs wobbled , she lost her balance, and fell clown. We were stunned. Something was very wrong, but we had no clue what it was. Thinking she had overly excited herself, we tried to ca lm her down, but it was as though she couldn't hear us. She got back up, and began pacing and panting. I called her veterinarian and was given the number of an emergency clinic near LIS. My son, who knew the area, drove us there. We left dad at home to worry and watch the other cri tters to see if they mi ght begin showing any signs of what V was experienci ng. That 4S -minute ride was awful. V would not li e down, even though she was extremely unsteady on her legs. She wobbled from one side of the ca r to the other, panting heavi ly, and dripping from her nose. When we arrived at the cliniC, her temperature was fine at 102 degrees, but her heart ratc was over 200. Panc ing, she staggered ove r to a corner of the exam room and pressed her head aga inst it. Ama ni ta mushrooms co me in many sizes and colors; this parti cular variety caused V's toxic reaction. The veterinarian quick ly took V away to mushroom - something I've seen before in When I called aga in at 8:00 a.Ill., V was start working on her. She believed that some other places, but neve r in my ya rd. still criticaL When she would come out of sort o( tox ic poison was in her system. She This mushroom was round like a ball , per sedation, her seizures were so violent that they asked about antifreeze, slug bait, and things haps a li ttle larger than a golf ball , with did not want me to drive her to our regular of th,l[ nature, but none of those things were uneven, mosa ic-like, white, patchy bumps veterinarian. Since this particular emergency in our secured backyard . I could not under around it. As I continued ex ploring, I dis clinic shares sp.1ce with a regular daytime vet stand what had made V so sick. covered (our more mushrooms with the sa me erinary practice, they transferred V's chares to We left (or home around 11:45 p. m. I tops. I kicked one with my foo t, and that's the day crew so her monitoring and treatment tossed and turned for the next (ew hours. when I discovered the stem was white and could continue without interruption. FinaHy, I got up and called the clinic arou nd thick, just like the white thing I first discov At 9:30, V was sti ll show ing signs of tox 3:00. The news was bleak: V had begun hav ered protruding from the ground. icos is. The day veterinarian had no idea how ing se izures, so she was be ing sedated to calm As I looked arou nd for the head of the long V could undergo this "trip." They con her down. They had tried three times to first mushroom's stem, I found some diarrhea ti nued to pump fluids into her and kept her make her vomi t, without success. With lots nearby wi th small white fl ecks. My heart sedated to avoid sei zures. of fluids and close moni toring, they contin dropped in to my stomach. I ran (or the house By II :30, there lVas st ill no change. As ued to treat her for suspected toxic po ison and called the dinic. soon as the sedation wou ld begin to wear off, ing, bu t of what nature the poison, no one "That was it," the veterinarian sa id , and her seizures would cause her to vocalize, pad knew. They assured me that i( there were any looking at her chart, based on my description dle, and ba ng her head on [he kennel IVa lis, changes they would call me. o( the mushroom, she read off the symptoms so they continued to sedate her each time. I About 5:45 a.lll . it was light enough out thar I d idn't want to hear; neurological prob asked if I could come and visit her the next side, so I decided to wal k around the back lems, brai n damage, toxic levels in the li ve r time they let her wake up i( I wouldn't be in yard and look (or anything out of rhe ordi and kidneys. the way. I wanted to be there. The vet told nary. V's toys were scattered around, but She was now fairi )' certain o( the source me to come around 2:40 that afternoon. nothing was out of place, no toys we re torn o( the poison: a mushroom of the A manita When we arr ived, V was laying in a stain to shreds. variety. less steel kennel with the doors open. She In one corner o( Ollr )'ard there are two Meanwhile, V was still having grand mal was asleep with her tongue hangi ng out o( bushes beside the (e nce. I scanned rhe se izures, stretching her neck out, paddli ng her mouth, her eyes were wet, but she was ground around them, and that's when I saw like she was swimming or funning, and brea thing comfo rtably. something white poking up out o( the vocali zing. It was pai nful to hear, even I had brought the mushroom and rhe ground. Beside it was a brownish co lored through the phone. stem with me. They confirmed that it was defini tely Amanita. The veterinarian shook We ke pt talking to her and petting her, I did n't knolV but I had to try. She is my her head sad ly and said that the prognosis barely able to breathe for fear she might beauti ful , graceful Greyhound, and I love her was poor. V's se izures \\'ere violent. All I relapse. About ten minutes later she sta rted too much nO[ to have given it a n y. could do was cry. whin ing more insistenriy, turning her fac e to At 6:00 the next morning I went ro pic k We did our best to dry our tears to give V her bac k end. and trying to stand up. V up and fou nd her laying on the IO \'e seat in some comfort. My son and I sat on the floo r "I Ihink she has to pee," I said. the wa iting room. T he vet sa id she chewed beside her, kiss ing and caressing her. The The ve terinarian got us a sli ng, the three the line on her IV and had the run of the pump with the sedation had run out, so the of us took her outside, and boy did she go! place. My girl was bac k. veterinarian got a new one ready. They start; When she came back in, they took a Aher all we have bee n through, we would ed wi lh a full bag of sal ine solution fo r hydra; blood sa mple. Within an hour Ihe vererina r like to share Ihe fo llowing pointers wilh ti on, and sa id, "When she wakes up, she wi ll ian said the res ults were looking good. every pet owne r: start paddling and thrashing her head. Call However, they wa nted co keep V one more I. Check your yard often for mushrooms of us and we'll sedate her again ... it will only night 10 wa tch her and ad minister flui ds . any kind. take t\\'o seconds to take effec t. " \Ve stayed wi th V until 6:00. Though we 2. Kn ow the locati on of yo ur nearest ArOlllld 4:00, I call ed my son over. V was hated to leave without her, with a hopefu l Emergency Vet Clinic. O n a nice aft er starting to wake up. Her nose was {\\, itching. feeling in our hearts we thanked the ve ter i noon, when you're out running errands or and her eyes were moving around. We both narian for all she did. taki ng you r dogs to the park, ta ke rhe began ta lking softly to her: "V, mama's here, She replied, "No, thank )'Oll ! I know what time to d ri ve to the Emergency C linic to come outside and play little V. Hello my you did . I was there and watched what you find exactly where the bui lding sits. I sweet girl . good morn ing!" T he more she did." found ou t the hard way that our regul ar moved, the more we ta lked and petted her. I told the doctor that it was the powe r of veteri narian is not ava il able at night, nor By then the ve terinarian rmel two vet love. I don't know what exactl y rook pl ace, are there any places nearby se t up for techs were standing behind liS. V li fted her but I believe from seeing medical programs open door late night catastrophes. head, her eyes wide and glossy, and she start wi th people in comas that Ihey seem to 3. Bring someone with you when you hav(' ed to whine softl y. respond to the people they love. I JUSt had a to rake your dog to an Emergency Clinic. I looked up at the ve terinarian. A ll three sense that V needed a direction to rlln ... she In your panic to fi ght fo r your pet's life, of them had their hands over their mou ths. V was lost and running to ge t away from what you can't drive and (end ro your pe t at (he was not paddl ing or thrashing around, she ever she was seeing in her drea ms. If she same time. was just whining and trying to smi le! could only hear me, so mehow it might help. 4. Learn to recognize deadl y mushrooms. Amanita has many va ri eties, and many don't even rese mble each other. Here are a few webs ites to become more fa miliar with them: hu p:/Icontcnt.petfinder.com/joumal/index. cgi!articl e=455 http';lea t. in ist .fr I?a Mod e l e ~a ffi e h e N & epsidt= 135708 13 hnp://www. purelypers.com/healthalcrr/ lethalmushroom.htm 5. The inj ection of aucubin, an iridoid gly; coside, has shown promise as an antidote for A manita poisoning in Beagle dogs (Phytoth erapy Researc h, 7: 1, 53·56) (J anuary 18, 2006) . • Linda and Dan Hom live in Slie/wll, Wasil. (lnd are gralefll l parems 10 l-laUo Li C/le V, wllo shares their home wirh G il)' rh e Cal and lopes 10 nm and pIa)' willi he r friend Mocha, (l pain ler mix. ~ ~OW Cuff, (f SAyS '~AVG A 5(l(f0(fZfCO\;tflj , 20 \.,11 2007 ------Blue, adopted by Jen Polaha of Bethlehem, Pa. Getting a Grip on Bone Cancer Clinical trial tests new treatment drug By Heidi Jeter steosarcoma. Greyhound lovers are all too familiar with this dreaded word. For yet unknown reasons, this be loved breed is highl y susceptible to bone cancer. Unfortunately, treatment options haven't Ochanged much in the past 20 years. The good news, though, is that new therapies lie on the horizon. In a current clinical trial, sc ientists are evaluating an already avail able drug to determine its effectiveness in help ing dogs diagnosed with bone cancer, including G reyhounds. The clinical tria l is part of Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) recently launched Canine Cancer Campaign, whose goa l is to cure canine cancer within a dog's lifetime - the nex t 10 to 20 yea rs. World-renowned scientists wi ll work togNher on MAF-funded research projects aimed ac breakthroughs in prevention and treatment for dogs with cancer. "One in four dogs wi ll die of ca ncer and half of all dogs will suffer from it," says Dr. Patricia N. O lson, presi dent/CEO of MAF. "This clinical tri al is part of a large-scale effort to encourage collaboration on a nationallevcl to add ress this serious health problem." The organi zat ion hopes to raise $30 million toward these efforts. One piece of the campaign is a bone cancer clinical tr ia l led b), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) , Center for Cancer Research- Comparative Oncology Program , as well as four uni ve rsities with ve terinary colleges who are members of NCl's Comparative O ncology cgm,lg,lZ1ne 2 1 Trials Consortium. \Vhile NCI hopes to dis explains, is that even after amputation, [he disease's spread." cover new trea tments for humans with bone microscopic Cim ce !' cells remai n in the dog's The answer to improving long-term sur cancer, particularly children, MAF and the body and evenwall y spread. About 90 per vival may lie in a drug called ra pamyci n. This veterinary sc hools are focused on helping cent of dogs who have surge ry to remove the drug is already used successfull y as an dogs. Ie's a true win -win situation for both tumor ha ve a recurrence of cancer in the immunosuppress ive age nt in people who species. lungs with in one yea r of treatment. The one have unde rgone organ or bone marrow trans "The results of this tria l wi ll be as valu year survival rate for dogs who undergo plants. Recent research at NCI and else able to pe t dogs as it is to hUllul11s," says ve t amputation and chemotherapy is about 50 where has indica ted that it may also block an erinary oncolog ist Dr. Chand Khanna, direc percem , with only about 20 perce nt of dogs important pathway in cancers, the mTOR tor of NCI's Comparati ve O ncology surviv ing longe r. pathway. This pathway allows cancer cel ls to Program. "It's a unique situation. There is a "The reason dogs die from osteosa rcoma se nse their nutritional status and thus true balance between the dog patie nt and the is because we can't do enough to stop the improves the ir ability to grow (l nel spread. A human pa tient in terms of goals." spread after surgery," KhmlllJ says. "We real number of drugs sim ilar to rapamycin are ized that we need to do more for dogs after be ing developed that may inhibit the mTO R Moving Treatment Fo rward the tumor is managed with surgery." pathway. Khanna started his career in veterinary Dr. Cheryl London, a cancer researcher at This type of targeted therapeutic oncology about 20 yea rs ago, and he says not Ohio State Unive rsity, ag rees. Her lab, approach has been fai rly sllccessfu l in treat much has changed to improve treatmems or which is pa rticipating in the trial, has done ing some human cancers, London says. Fi rst, increase survival rates . Many G reyhound extensive research on bone cancer as well as howeve r, researchers mllst identify that there lovers are familiar with today's gold standard other cancers that affect dogs. She says is a target. Then they must determine if there for treatment - surgical amputation of the amputation is great for eliminating the tumor is a drug ava ilable that can safely inhibit that leg with the bone cancer tumor. That treat and chemotherapy can delay the cance r's target. In the case of T<1p Completing phase one of the clinica l t r ial About 25 dogs wil l be enrolled in phase one of the study, all of them diagnosed with bone ca ncer and awa iting treatment. Each participating dog underwent a simple tumor biopsy and then received rnpamyc in prior to surgery. After the tumor was removed, researchers compared it to the biopsy to determine whether the III TO R pathway was turned off. If it was, that would indicate the drug has the potential to be effec tive as a treatment. Partic ipating uniYersit ies include the O hio Stare Uni'Trsit y, the University of Ill inois, the University of Wi sconsin and Colomdo State University. "\'Ve're ve ry fort unate that Dr. Kha nna invited us to be pa rt of this study," says Dr. Tim Fan , lead researcher on the team at the Univers it y of Ill inois. Fan rmd his scie ntific team have conduct ed extensive work on managi ng pa in in bone cancer patients. Through a current study "\'(lith these clinical tria ls, we can inves advance ve terinary medicine at a much faster fu nded by MA F, his tea m is evaluating the tiga te and provid e cutting-edge therapy to pace than before. Multi-center trials have use of a drug called pamidronate, which he patients that they Illay nor get orherwise," become commonplace in human med ical hopes will decrease pa in and increase quality Fan says. "MA F-funded studies such as these research bu t, London says, they are just of life for dogs with osteosarcoma . Ma ny of serve as a wonderful avenue to allow pe t beginning to increase on the veterinary side. his patients in this study are G reyhounds and owners to pursue conventional therap ies for The biggest benefit to engaging multiple rottweilers, and his (ea m is dedicated to their pets and to allow resea rchers to evalu institutions is that it is eas ier to enroll the helping these dogs. He emphas izes how ate novel therapies at the same time." number of necessary patients, th us achieving important cl in ica l tria ls are in this mi ssion. faster results. As Fan sa)'s, individuals can be "We want to fin d new treatments fo r N ext steps successful in their fi elds of research, but pool osteosarcoma, and we can't do that without If this novel treatment works, phase two ing the talent can faci litate even bigger pet owners who are willing to help us inves of the trial will seek to determine whether breakthroughs. Khanna agrees, saying that tigate this disease process," Fan says. the drug combined with chemotherapy can this type of collaboration, invo lving human The benefits to dog owners whose pets n eat dogs whose cancers have already spread. oncolog ists and veterin ary specialists, is nec participate in the ra pamyci n trial inchJde the Khanna cautions that eve n if rapamycin is essary to improving the health of all species. evaluation of a jXJtentially safe and effec tive very effec ti ve, which they hope to determine (There's a lot of interest and enthusiasm drug for treating osteosarcoma, and the off by the end of this yea r, it will probably take fo r this study," Khanna says. "I t's an example sening of costs associated with conventional fi ve years or so before it would become stan of how people wi th cOlllmon and overlappi ng trea tment options. This can be of great hel p da rd treatment. Still, this clin ica l (fial is a interests can do a lot more together than to pe t owners who wa nt to give their dogs good fi rst step and if things progress as they would by themse lves." the best treatment possible. Often a pet may hoped, dog owners will have a great treat That's good news for humans, dogs and have a treatable health concern, but rhe ment option for their sick dogs. other species as well. owner doesn't have the fi nancial mea ns to "Rapamyc in is a generi c drug so it's ava il To learn more abol![ MA F's Canine (feat the animal. For example, Fan says about able already and it could be relatively inex Cancer Campaign, go to: 75 percent of the pet owners pa rticipating in pensive ," Khanna says. "If it works, it would www.c urecaninecance r.org . • an ongoing bone cancer pain study at the be a simple way for pet owners to improve University of Illinois would not be ab le to treatment of their dogs at lowe r cost. " Heidi Jeter is Director of Communications for afford to treat thei r dogs at all if they weren't Collaborative research such as the work the MOli is Animal Fo unda tion. enrolled in the study. performed in this cli nical trial could help Sahra, adopted by Ed and Deb Maxwell of Brookfi eld, Mass. cgnMg,m ne 23 econd Look is an occasional feawre in which we revisit the subjects of previous articles. tn lhis issue, HIe check in 0 11 Connecticut Gre),hollnd AdoPlioll, an adoption group whose bIts), first year was chronicled b)' Kim Reese in S"Closing Plainfield: The Experience of ConnwictH Greyhound Adop,ion/G PA" (Spring 2006 CG). - Ed. Don't bum OUl! These were the words that welcomed me as the newly ap!Xlinted president to ConnecticlIt Greyhou nd Adoption (eGA ) a little over a year ago. Since then, I have often wondered if [hose words were a warning or a plea from vol unteers fa r morc experienced in the role I was about [0 underrake. eGA started with a modest goal: To place 25 cl ogs in its first year as an act ive rescue organizati on. Two months later Plainfield Greyhound Park announced it was shutting down. New vol unteers br imm ing with passion immedi ately rose to the dau nti ng task at hand . CGA successfull y placed an unprecedented 200 dogs during its first yea r. Countless hours of interviewing potential adopte rs, taggi ng dogs, completing pape rwork, work ing with the vete ri narian, arranging transportation, handling rhe dogs, and dea ling with the local press were all part of the dai ly rou tine during the closing. The energy and enthusiasm that everyone brought ro CGA's initial planning efforrs was immediately red irected to this event. By the time Plainfi eld closed its doors, CGA's exhausted volunteers wondered how we could survive after susta ining this level of intensity over sllch a long amount of time. Some members succumbed to the dreaded burnout. Others moved on [Q different locations and different roles. Founder and former CGA president Kim Reese moved back to her home state of Pen nsy lvania, where she is an acti ve 24 F.• II 2007 , .¥C'~ . < """" "'.",.s .., . .e»>' -, . •• ~ . ...-;; ....t- '_I" CGA adoptees and thei r families enjoy a Hound Hike at Gillette Castle, East Haddam, (onn . member ofGPA/Keysrone. Several eGA vol the adoption process. We sc hedule fun , fam tell a potemial adopter about the new fri ends unteers who assisted at Plainfield remain ily-oriented events throughout the year that one can make when adopting a Greyhound active with Ollr group in a variety of roles. We promote volunteering with CGA to be fun as - these images S/101(.I potemial adopters how kept our group running on pure adrenalin and we ll as rewa rding. For example, in November these connections are made. a little bit of Greyhound magic. 2006 we organized a monrhly hiking group Finally, fostering continues to be a chal Though the Plain fi eld clos ing is history, it that meets at different pa rks across the state. lenge for us, as it is for any group. Every group conti nues to reverberate within our group. During Summer 2007, we incorporated pi c must deal with bounces, and we continue to \Y/e still refer [0 many of the dogs placed by nics and brief volunteer meetings into the feel the strain deeply every time a dog is eGA during that time as Pla infie ld Dogs. We hikes. \Ve are also planning potluck picnics re turned ro us. We use our webs ite to promote continue to receive "bounces," dogs placed in at two local jazz fe sti va ls, a fundrai si ng auc foster ing. We have added a "blog" section so adoptive homes dur ing that time that are sur tion, and our third annual picnic. We've also that foste r fa milies may journa l about the tri rendered by their owners for fe-adoption. participated in bigge r events, such as the als and tribu lat ions of the dogs in their ca re. Initially. these surrenders placed an immense 2007 Greyhound Expo at Wonderland and \Ve hope that giving foster fami lies the strain on our foster program. Sparsely popu Raynham Greyhound Parks. opportunity to present fosteri ng from their lated with voluntee rs who were new to In addition to providing fun opportuni perspective - rather than fro m the CGA Greyhound ownership themse lves, our foster ties for our volunteers, we have focused on perspective - more foster caregivers will progra m was ill equipped to hand le a large educating our new adopters. We have open rheir hearts and doors (0 (his wonderful influx of add itional dogs. CGA was new to revamped our website co include more con and critical part of Greyhound adoption . • virtually every aspec t of Greyhound adop rent for our adopters and volunteers. Our tion, and we had a lot to learn . Meanwhile, web forum includes areas where local Eliza Nardone and Lori Floyd are /Jresiden t and the phone kept ringing, and we kept receiv Greyhound owners ca n network and sched vice~president of Connectic llt Gre)'hound ing requests to take in additional Greyhounds ule play dmes, walks, and other Greyhound Adop'ion. Th ey lVere bo,h elecred to ,he eGA from neighboring New England tracks. ge t-toge thers. Still , we fi rmly believe that Board 0/ DireClOrs III Fa ll 2006, after ·trO llIl1 te e r ~ Fortun atel y, the large number of post the best way to promote Greyhound adop Illg for CGA for the /Jreviolls two ),ears. Eliza 's Plainfield adopters has gretltly ex panded our tion is to show how much fun Greyhound fami l)' has been proud/)' ado/ned by Gre)'}lOlIllds voluntee r base . With the closing behi nd us, adopters and their dogs can have. To this Baile)', Sk),)" and Malibu. Lori and her /amil)' we are find ing it much easier to rec ruit vol end, our mai n webpage foc uses on upcomi ng have been adopted b)' Gre),hollnds In/elllo, untee rs in a more relaxed atmosphere. We events and incorporates images of people Hydee , On)tx, Erin , Summer, and Swnn)'. and beg in our vol unteer pitch from the onse t of with their Greyhounds. Prev iously, we could Basset Hound Fenwa)1. cgmag.lZIIll' 25 Deezle Comes Home By Ja-A nne Lombardo Illustration by Johanna Purmon cezle was our fir st pet Greyhound and our introduction to the joys of being owned by a Greyhound . DWe received Decz le as a gift shortly before my husband and I married. Decz le was a rac ing Greyhound who had just started to race at the Seabrook Dog Track. She had a short but proud caree r. My husband , John , had dec ided to bring her home so that he could breed hcr. Th e plan was to have her come to OUf home, breed her, and then send her off to a farm for the birth of her puppies. 26 Fail 2007 Deezl e, however, had another plan in and took her for a walk around her new Because we were so naive about Greyhounds mind. neighborhood. When we got home I put a we did not reali ze how unfa miliar sleeping The day arri ved , in November of 1985, blanket on one of the couches. My husband alone was to her. when we went to the dog track to pick her paned her head and we went upstairs. We A week after she had come to live with up. The tra iner put Deezlc in the back of our turned out the lights, climbed in to bed, and us, I went away on a business nip. E ve r ~' day car and off we went. Deezle had never been went to sleep. I called home. Dee, Ie was keeping "Daddy" in a ca r, and [ had neve r been that close to a IVOOOOIV, IVOOOIV, IVOOF, awake every night with her howling. "I am Greyhound . Every time she turned towards IVOOF only keeping her here until you come home me I screa med - I thought she was going [0 I got our of bed to find our what was and get to say good-bye to her," he said. bite me. I was afraid of big dogs. When I wrong. I hesitantl y walked down the base I came home early. I got home around 2 screa med, she barked and my husband, who ment stairs. Deez le stood at the foot of the a.m. on a Friday night. I did not find my hus was dri ving, ye lled. The poor dog! She had stairs, wagging her tail and look ing at me. I band in our bedroom, so I snuck downsta irs. never been olltside a kennel environment, gently patted her and told her to go back to Deezle was as leep on a couch. "Daddy" was l and we were not making the transition any bed. I returned to bed. sitting next to her on a beach lounge chair smoother for her. \VOOOOOOlV, IVOOOIV, woof, woof, with a pillow and blanket, his arm around We brought Deezle home and set up her IVOOIV. Dee, le. new li ving quaners in the fini shed basement Again I went downstai rs. Despite my fea r, She woke up, and I swear to this da y, she of our hOllse. There were three long cOllches I sat on one of the cOllches , turned on the winked at me. and a long, narrow set of stairs [hat led to rhe te lev ision, and started talking to Deezle. She She snuggled back up to Daddy and I main fl oor. There was also a side door that jUlllped lip nex t to me and cu rled up, her went to sleep alone upstairs. I knew at that led to the yard. The only thing we knew head on my lap. We both rell as leep. The moment Deezle was go ing nowhere and she about Greyhounds was that they needed to next morning my husband found us curled up had found her forever home .• be taught to walk lip and down stai rs. Since together on the couch, my arms around she was only going to be living with us for a Deez le, her head next to mine on a throw pil l o-Anne Lombardo lives and works near month or two, we decided to take her in and low. BaSIOn, Mass . She and her husband were lllck)· out the side door. We put out water and food, This pattern conti nued for a few nights. to share their lives with Deezle for 11 years. Apache, adopted by Leif Rubinstein of Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. North Coast Greyhound Connection incurred major expenses in the treatment of Sonny's injured leg . Julia Benfield By Sand ra Augugliaro onh Coast G reyhound Connection was born during the Illomhs of September and OC[Qber 2005. A number of Greyhound adoption volunteers h"d developed differences with the group for which we pre, N viollsly volunteered. Though we tried, we could not find a resolution [Q our issues. Ofr we went [Q form our own group. Sounds easy, rigllt r It wasn't. Here's the open secret about starting you r own Greyhound adoption group: It is not cheap. In our first yea r, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. And just about e\'erythi ng that went wrong cost money. First, there we rc the routinc start-up expenses. \Ve needed heartworm med ication, tick preventative, leashes and coll ,ns, muzz les, mi crochi ps, ide ntification tags, and insurance. We also h"d to come up wi th money to pay for spay ing/neuteri ng (lnd other routine vcning of rh e first six Greyhounds we took in. To cover these ex penses, wc rook out loa ns fo r about $1,700. We pa id the loans off momh by mOlll h. Where did we ge t the money to make the payments! I worked as a reg- 28 F.1I2007 The NCGC booth drew a good crowd at the Walleye Festival in Port Clinton, Ohio. Sandra Augugliaro istered nurse in the emerge ncy room at the North Coast Greyhound Connection has a broken leg costs us between $1,000 and Toledo Hospital. Over 200 people worked taken in special needs Greyhounds when we $1,600. Seniors tend to incur additional there and at least 9S percent were animal could afford to help. How do we do this! We expenses in the range of $500 because of lovers. I sold them dog toys, dog bisc uits, apply for grants. These help a lot, but most dental problems. even cat toys. I also sold them hundreds of grantors place a yearly limit on the amount It seemed that as soon as we got through dollars in candy bars. This brought in $300- they will give to a group. Sometimes we work one calamity we were handed another. Our 500 a month for North Coast G reyhound with other Greyhound adoption groups. If next chaHenge was Sonny. He inju red his left Connec tion. Sadl y for the group, I retired they have the resources to pay for the surgery rear leg while in Ollr care. The leg became from the hospiral in February. to repair the broken legs, we will foster and severely infected and Sonny was given only a We continued to place Greyhounds and care fo r the G reyhound during recovery. We 1 percent chance ofkeeping it. You could put stay on top of our ex penses. Then we agreed do this when we can, bur even recovery care your fi st into the hole in his leg. He spent to take in a 14-month-old pup from Kansas costs money. A broken-legged Greyhound three weeks in the hospital, where he with a broken stopper bone (no surgery need who has had surgery requires about $500 to received hydrotherapy twice a day. The good ed). The pup who arrived h8d a broken finis h its care. We are very lucky to have a news: Sonny kept his leg. The bad news: We radius and ulna. The bill for the surgery was volunteer with the des ire and knowledge to were in debt agai n ... really in debt this ti me. $1,600. O nce again, we were in deep trouble. work with the broken- legged hounds. When Sonny needed us and we couldn't let him Once again, we raised money 8nd kept our she is available and gives the okay, and when down. O ur fundraising efforts went into heads above water. we have the money, we look fo r a broken overdri ve . \Y./e took donations of stuff and Money is 8 never-ending struggle. You legged Greyhound to help. \Ve also ta ke as sold it at fl ea markets. Flea markets continue have to be able to raise money or you are many seniors as we C8 n. As of Ju ne 16,2007 to be a big part of our fund raising. We run a clone. The ave rage young, healthy, happy we have rake n 108 Greyhounds into our pro free ad in the local newspapers telling people G reyhound represents an expense to the gram. Twenty-fi ve percent of those were sen we will pick li p their donations. We have adoption group. Specia l needs Greyhounds iors and Greyhounds with broken legs. raised thousands of dollars in this manner. are even more costl y. Since rhar first pup, Surge ry and afte r-care for a Greyhound wi th We appli ed for grants. We made and so ld dog cgmag,lZlne 29 NORTli (OAST GREYHOUND CONNECTION Sales of donated goods at the local flea market are a major source of fund s for NCG C n eats, Gre)'hound coats, and dog toys . [a i n l~r does not ha ve any fai r wcathe r fr ie nds! months later, Sonn y has gone more than anything to ra ise money. The Greyhound commun ity - ve ndors and eight weeks withollt a cl uster se izu re. The We planned a Halloween fund ra isi ng shoppers alike - made it possible for North best news of all is that Sonny is in his own evem and prayed for good weather. This Coast Greyhound Connection to follow home no\\'. He's pa rt of a ve ry special fam il y event represenred our fi rst encounter wi th through on its comm itment to helping those that has extensive experience with rhe ve ndor community. W hen I was at specia l needs Greyhounds. Greyhounds who hav e se izu re hisrories. Dewey Beach, I asked vendors to donate Proceeds from the Halloween parry During the ten monrhs that Sonny was in items (or our event. This was very difficu lt for enabled us to catch up on our bills. Then our adoption program, he cost OllT group well me to do. But vendors opened up the ir hearts Sonny had another sllfprise fo r LI S: He started over $5,000. and donated many beautiful things for an to have cluster se izures, resulting in more \Vith the help of our members, Aid 4 auction for Sonny on eBay and (It ollr medicine and more bills. At first we rook him Greys, the Dewey Beach Message Board Pup Halloween Party. Unfortunatel y, Halloween to th e clinic for an IV and Valium. This cost of The Month Clu b, Greyt Legs, Greyhound day brought freezi ng rain event site, and then I returned home {O pick Valium so wc cou ld administer it ro Sonn y North Coast Greyhound Connec tion actua l· up my husband and my Greyhounds. As I left ourse lves, thus a\'o id ing th e time and Iy ended up \\'ith money in the bank at the the parking lor, I saw no fa mil iar cars, and I expense of an offi ce visit. Evcntually, we end of 2006. Our (Otal expenses for Oll r fi rst rhouglH to myself: Nobody ill his or 11er right took Sonn y to a specialist in Indiana who year \\·ere $39, 106.96. Our hugest expenses mind will come Olft on a da y like ti1is. When I impla nted gold beads into acupuncture sites were dog supplies ($3,468.06), fU lldra ising returned to the park n short time Inter with in the back of Sonn y's hend nnd nlong his ex penses ($3,304.69 ), insurance my husband and Greyhounds, I cOllld nO[ spi ne . This procedure see ms ro have reduced ($3,384.16), and \'eteri nary cafe believe my eyes. The pnrking lot was full. his seizures. Before the procedure, Sonny had ($20, 104.36). Our LOtal income was North Coast Greyhound Conn ec ti on ce r· clusrer se izu res every three weeks. Fifteen $43,836.85, with rhe greatest fund s co ming 30 ",112007 I can sec the spot where the dog burrowed a bed for herse lf benea th the fl owering bllsh in ollr backyard. She lies there during the h ot afternoons, lulli ng away hours, her paws twitching, being a dog. Two ado ptable Greyhounds take in a busy day at the flea market. I wonder if she dreams fro m fund raising ($13 ,631.83), adoption fees them with their proud families. ($10,730.80 ), donations ($6,047.89), assis What have we learned in our first year as of the years she spent tance for special needs dogs ($4,623.26), a Greyhou nd adoption group ! There is running for h er life sales ($4209.23 ), grants ($2, 124.07), and always a shortage of volunteers, foster homes, at a track in Mexico. membersh ip dues ($1,850.00 ). and money. There is never a shortage of T he money in the bank didn't last long, Greyhounds needing help and needing of course. Sonny needed the gold beads. homes. Some days my head just spins trying People stop me, Broken-legged hounds needed help. Senior to work out the detai ls. Greyhounds were looking to get off the farm . Can we hell) this dog! commen t ing on h er elegance, One of our foster Greyhounds broke her How can we make room for JUSf one her patient disposition , hoc k running in the backyard. Some of our 1J1 ore? • as if those were things adoption clogs needed to be treated for hook worms. One dog had a bout with hemorrhag Sandra AugHgliaro is president of North Coas t I migh t not notice. ic gastroenteritis, resulting in a vet bill of Greyhound Con nection, an Ohio-based over $600. So our fund raiSing efforts never Grc)'hOllnd adoption gra zl!) . end. \'(Ie are still strugg ling, but we are man I did not know agi ng to keep our heads above water. Because it was poss ible to love a d og. we also choose to help special needs Gre yhounds, we know we will never have much money. O ur Greyhound ga therings - Arthur Winfield Knight bring out a lot of old broods, Greyhounds Yer ington, Nev. with scars and limps, and shy ones that nobody wanted. My heart fill s with joy to see cgmagazmc 31 When Jen Komatsu relocated from Atlanta to Minnesota with husband lloyd and seven dogs, she started a new Greyhound adoption group. Photopnetish The Birth of Minnesota Greyhound Rescue By Jennifcr Komatsu ve ry once in a wh ile, if you read the G reyhound Internet message boards, yo u see someone post something li ke: "\'Ve il , if YO LI don't like the way your local group does this o r that, why don't you just srart your o wn?" EAs if it's that easy. As if it's something you can do by yourself in yo ur spare tim e, so rt of like a hobby. This might almost be possible if you're starting a group with a large cadre of volunteers. But if you're a one -woman show like I am, starting and running an adoptio n group day-to-day is a full -time job. Even if you have a very SllP portive husband! Here's a short list of things you necd to do to start your own adoption group: Complete the paperwork necessary to eswblish a non-profit corporation (it helps if you h ~we a lawyer or fin 32 Fall 2007 "'''~.~ ca rly 200 1, I cc rrainl)' never rhought that was bounced at 10 yea rs old . , " ... ~";;:<'" Greyhounds would become m)' li fe. I was Wh ile I was volunteering as AAGA's used to Miniature Sc hnauzers. In the fi rst Eve m Coordi nawr, Ll oyd and I started , ," ~ , , ,. '• . .. ----- ....---... ' .. days home wi lh m)' Greyhound Palll , I was attend ing Greyhound ga theri ngs several ~ I l continually shoc ked (Q see this garganluan times a year (only four dogs fit into a VW wild animal in my house. Before long, he was Beerle, so we bought them a van), At the cockroaching on the sofa and I was in love. gatheri ng in Ge tt ysburg, I met some volun n B I. I~ ~ Towll y smitten with Paltl , my husband tee rs wirh Greyhound Prorection League .~ 1' 1, I Lloyd and I started volunteering for Adopt a (GPL) and decided to become a representa ; , Greyhound Atlanta (AAGA), run by Carl ti ve for them. As they say, life is what hap I • Viener. Lloyd and I had come to Atlanta in pens when you're making other plans. My 2000 so I cou ld get my Ph.D. in cognitive world was grad ually taken ove r by / ''' , I psychology. After a year and a half of the pro~ Greyhounds, and I cou ld not have been hap I gram, I withdrew. I had no idea what I was pier. go ing to do with my life. \Vhile I figured it When it came time to move back to Oll t, I had a lot of ti me to \\'ork with AAGA. Minnesota, closer to ou r fa mily and to a new The kennel room is a converted th ree-season porch. Jen Komatsu I redesigned their webs ite, drove dogs to the job for Lloyd, I knew that the thing I would cl inic, and set lip meet ~ and~g reet locations. miss most about Atlanta was worki ng for identifi cation tags, beds, oowls, dog food , de Working meet-a nd -greets every wee kend Ca rl. Once we seu lee! into ou r new house, I wormers and nea med ication, fi rst-aid SlIP allowed us to mee t all the adoptable dogs, immediately started looking for a Greyhou nd plies, and mher stuff you won't think of until and by the time we left Atlanta in late 2005, group for which to volu nteer. I knew that you need j[. Oh, and since you have to pay we had brought home five additional there were two quite ac ti ve groups in for all these things, you have to raise money. Greyhou nds. In our fa mil y, we ha ve every Minnesota, but for various reasons neither of Nor exac tl y a hobby, morc like a way of life. thing from a crazy escape artist who had been these was a very good fit for me. Because I When we adopted Ollf first Greyhound in hit by a ca r, to an unassuming senior boy who didn't have a regu lar fu ll -ti me job, I had a Brighton, Bacardi, and Starbuck, adopted by Lynn Henderson of Li th ia, Fla. cgmagazlIle 33 Getting all biggest thing you'll need [Q do is figure out where [Q house the dogs. If YO LI don't lise fos ter homes (or simply don't have any poten tia l foste r homes ), YOLI will need ro house them you rself. Th 34 F,1l2007 have done this. People who love Greyhounds ;md weekday evenings - if we're luck), and would sa)' to make sure you truly understand across the country gave us tips on what to we have active applications - conducting the amount of commitment it requires. But I include in our adoption contract, where to interviews at our house or home visits all would also say that for every oun ce you put buy cheap mu zz les, and even helped us make over the state. I spend the rest of my time in to it, you get tons in return. Every time I our first contacts with trainers to get hounds. running dogs to the clinic, updating the web send a dog EO his forever home, I am sad and In May 2006, we welcomed our first fi ve site, doing recordkeeping for dogs and miss that individual dog . But I know that it adoptable dogs into the program from the finances, prov id ing minor vet care like band means that I can take another one and find Shoreline Star closing. O ur first adoption aging small wounds or removing sutures, him a home , too. Sometimes it ca n be over was almost too easy: a long, time fri end and answer ing questions from adopters (yes, we whelm ing, hearing so many sad stories of his partner were looking for a new dog, and ge t calls at mid night and we don't mind!), dogs bounced, lost, sick, or killed. But I know fell in love with a Shoreline hound named feeding and turning out the dogs, vacuuming that I can make a difference fo r any dog who Doc John Loftin . (His new name is Ramses. lip pounds of hair, and also keeping in con passes through our door. He li ves with two Cornish Rex ca ts, and has tact with my Greyhound fri ends around the I am grateful every day that I get to do his daddies completely wrapped around hi s country to see what's happening in the larger what I do. I could not do it without the help little toe.) Greyhound community. of my fellow Greyhound lovers. Carl Viener Then we were faced with the two main By the beginni ng of 2007, Lloyd and I felt has advice for me whenever I ca ll ; Sheryl concerns for the long- term survival of any that the orga ni zation had reall y come into its Clouse of GPAjWisconsin has helped me adoption group: finding potential adopters own, and we decided it was time to change countless times with dog transport and other and raising money. Minnesota is pretty satu our name to Minnesota Greyhound Rescue worries; Alycia Knabenshue, an adopter of rated with dog and cat rescue organi zations, (MNG R). The new name better ren cc ts the two MNGR Greyhounds, has set up events which is a great thing for the community. Bm unique identity into which we've grown. In and fundraise rs that I'd never have time to it can be hard for a new group to break in. the past yea r, we've taken in 27 adoptable do on my own; and my awesome husba nd Initial calls to prospective meet-and-greet dogs, and look forwa rd to helping many more Lloyd has loved the dogs along with me (and locations revealed that area pet stores had all find their forever homes in the coming years. works a "real" job so I don't have to). the adoption groups they wanted, and most If you had asked me in 2000 what I would Greyhounds have taken over my life and I were not very mQ[i vated to make room for us. be doing right now, I would have told you am the luckiest person I know . • I eventuall y ended up contacting someone at that I expected to be doing psycholinguistic PetS mart corporate headquarters and was research at a universi ty. Instead, I wash Jen and Llo)'d Komacsu live in In ver Grove pleasa ntly surprised to hear that he was more poopy dogbeds and answer questions about Heights , Minn . with their Gre)'hounds PaiH, than happy to help us. We now have a full where ro buy the best quality Greyhound Crisco, Tobey , Annie, Chescer, and Tanner, line- up of weekly locations. When the coats. And I couldn't be happier. To anyone and their Miniature SclmClllzer, Abby. weather is nice, we add craft fairs and local considering starting an adoption group, I festi va ls to our schedule. These events are a fantastic way to reach people who may never have met a Greyhound before. As for fundraising, frankly the best idea anybody ever had was the Donation Dog coat. We bought ours from Cottage Hound Designs. We put it on our most outgoing dog at eve ry event, and just watch the little kids run up to give the dogg ie money - it can rea lly add up. We've also had great luck working with corporations who do Com munity Benefit days, such as Noodles & Company restaurants and Herberger's department srores. T he trick is to find so me body at the company who loves dogs; they're always thrilled ro help you our. Even with all the initia l set-up tasks behind us, the day-to,day running of a resc ue group is still enough fo r a full -time job. We spend ever~' Saturday at a PetSmart or a booth at a festi val. We spend many Sundays Kirby, adopted by Russ and Dana Laggan of livonia, Mich. Ginny, adopted by Star and Dick Smetker of Carrotton, Texas; Lance and Lindsay, adopted by Carol Sahlfetd of Dallas, Texas. CarolSah/fiefd Getting Started: Greyhound Pets of America/South Alabama n 2002, a local newspaper reported Mr. Roben Rhodes confessed ro killing hundreds - perhaps thousands - of G reyhounds on his Lillian, Alabama farm. Two yea rs later, HBO's Real Spons ran a segment introduced I by Bryant Gumbel as a "rather d isturbing look at what happens ro racing Greyhounds when they are not fast enough to [urn a profit on the track." Both stori es rocked the G reyhound world. Both stories origin ated in our own backyard. Published information on the Rhodes case focused primaril y on Pensacola Greyhound Track in Florida. The HBO story concerned G reyhounds from Mobile Greyhound Park in Alabama . Many observers are unaware that the two tracks are less than an hour's drive apart. This proximity, the similarity in circumstances, and an already estab lished working relationship between GPA/Emerald Coast (OPA/EC) and the track-based Mobile G reyhound Adoption Center led to a seri es of meetings be tween the Mobi le program's staff (Inc! members of GPA/EC. The result of lhese meetings was a decision that Mobile G reyhou nd Adoption Center would continue (0 pi (lce dO 36 Fall 1007 chapters of GPA across the country, OPA/SA L obtained an Employee Identification Nu mber (E IN) from the Internal Revenue Se rvice; procured a post office box and checking accOll nt; developed a Miss ion Statement and Bylaws; drew up adoption applications and agreements; app lied for 50 1{ c}3 status through OPA National; fil ed articles of incorporation with the State of Alabama; applied for domestic not-for-profit status; and obtai ned general liabi lity insurance. During this period, we also located a vet erinarian with extensive G reyhound knowl edge and experience who agreed to work with OPA/SA L. The National Greyhound Association, American O reyhound Council, and GPA/EC provided financial and in -k ind sup port to help us launch our new group. Thei r assistance enabled liS to cover all group start up expenses and initial costs assoc iated with adoption. We knew there would be expenses assoc iated with the dogs prior to adoption. Before placement in an adoptive home, the Greyhound is spayed or neutered; has a full Coddles (DP Cuddle Bear), adopted by Mary and Frank Jalongo of Indiana, Pa. Catherine Prato dental cleaning; is checked for parasites and treated as appropriate; and receives required It is easy to say We need to do something or from the Mobil e G reyhound Adoption vaccinations. We also knew that we wanted \~e need to help. Knowing how to help is Center, Gwen obtained a list of G reyhound to provide some basic provisions to our foster neve r quite as clear. How does one start a adopters and developed a mailing list. In famili es. Each foster dog comes with Refired new G reyhound adoption program! Aside April 2005, Gwen organi zed a mee ting of 11 Racing Gre),ho!lnds for Dummies as required from dogs, the one thing that every volun, Greyhound owners from Ba ldwin and reading material; a crate; a martingale coll ar leer,based adoption group needs is Call' Mobile counties to assess interest in organiz and leash; an identification rag bearing con cerned, tenacious, determined volunteers ing a Greyhound adoption group. The con, tact numbers for OPA National and wilting to not only promote G reyhounds as sensus agreed that something must be done GPA/SAL; and fl ea and heartworm preven pets buc to administer what amounts to a to give retired racers greater visibility in the tative. sma ll business. GPA/EC Pres ident Ann community while educating the public on Hav ing laid the fo undation fo r the new Battens began whac she expected to be a long the merits of owning a retired racer. The ulti adoption program, we notifi ed Mobile sea rch to find folks wi lli ng to work at estab mate goal would be to place these wonderful Greyhound Park of our existence and readi lishing a new program. Two phone ca lls later creatures in permanent and safe adoptive ness to accept dogs into our fostering pro she had her fi rst vo lunteer, Gwen Oay from homes, promoting Greyhound adoption gram. We were ready for the hou nds. We se nt Mobil e, Alabama. From that point on while remaining neutral on racing. With the a contact letter to the American Greyhound GPA/EC volunteers stepped back and, while guidance of Ann Bollens and Connie Council to notify them of our miss ion and offering support and recommend ations, McM illan, pres ident and vice president of intent. The AGC responded Wilh a grant. mostly watched in amaze ment as strangers to OPA/EC, a new subchapter of Oreyhound Our first dog was vc tted on June 16,2005. each ocher, united by their love for the Pets of America was born: O PA/South Despite everyone's overall enthusiasm for Greyhound, for med a working adoption Alabama {GPA/SA L}. The group's motto, the cause, Oll r fostering program started qui te group. "Ir 's all about [he hounds!" slow ly. We initially had three dogs - Sama Gwen Gay, a G reyhound owner for sever After electing offi cers, the new group Fe Tag {aka Tag}, Baby Be Bop {aka Favor}, al yea rs, put her zea l fo r the hounds and her turned to the cumbersome, time-consuming and Famous Fable {aka Fabl e} - and three expe rtise as a social worker and program process of comp leting paperwork . With the foster homes. We asked a lot of the foster coordinator to the test. With some ass istance support and guidance of members of various caregivers: They wou ld provide food, guid- cgmagaztnc 37 head meat and meal donations from across the nation to feed the dogs while rhe Hack began to make the repairs needed to resume racing. Ironica ll y, no Grey hounds were rece ived by CPA/SAL as a resuit of Hurricane Katrina. Between July and December 2005, CPA/SAL placed 16 Creyhounds into lov ing homes. Since rhen, the scope of our place men t terr itory has ex panded to southeast Miss iSS ippi and central Alabama. We also added a vice pres ident whose dut ies included aSS ist ing and/or assu ming he President's duties when she is unable to perform them and serving as the primary contact pe rson for the Ba ldw in Cou nty (A laba ma) area. Over the course of the first year, our Greyhounds began to be recognized along with the ir owne rs and foster families. More importantly, the public began to engage us in dialogue about the joys of owning a Greyhound. Child ren oft en wa lked up to the owners or foste r caregivers to report facts about rhe breed; this was evidence [hm we were making an impact in the comlmmity. The presence of our Greyhou nds led to the deve lopment of many positive relationships. For example, a trip to the local hardware store with Greyhounds led to a chance encounte r with a young boy and his father, a morning television persona lity who invited GPA/SA L to appear on his show. This appeara nce led to prime time news stories featuring Gwen Gay and another volu ntee r and their hounds. CPA/SA L sched uled monthly mee t-a nd-greets at PetSmart in Cara, adopted by Joanne and Mike Bast of Edgewater, Md. Baldwin and Mobile courH ies. A local pet shop allowed GPA/SAL to showcase hounds ance, and love to their new canine charges, fos ter homes . The momentu m began to on the third Saturday of each mont h. and bring the Greyhounds to two out of bu ild. GPA/SAL foster and kenne l hounds were the three meet-and-greets eac h month. In the fa ll of 2005, CPA/SA!:s effort to featured guests at rhe local Ba~r Bears Semi CPA/SA L:' first meet-and-greet",as held place dogs came to a halt when Hurricane Pro Baseball game for the August "Dog Days duri ng the fi rst week of Jul y 2005. Me mbers Katrina st ruck the Gulf Coast. Fornma tely, of Summer." This venue allowed GPA/SA L of CPA/SAL ran a med ia blitz to ale rt loca l all of aUf foste r parents and dogs weathered to reach a broad market of prospective news prov iders to the event. The newspaper the scorlll without serious damage. Our pa rt adopters thar we would normally not and te lev ision media were present to caprure ners at Mobile Greyhound Park were not so encourHer in the pet stores. \Y./e also contin the excitement. Their coverage prompted fortunate. Seve re damage to the Park ued to prese nt the hounds at local shopping nume rous ca lls [0 OPA/SAL about how [0 brought the sllspe nsion of live racing. Ma ny ma lls, art shows, and comm unity gatherings. adopt a Creyhound. Baby Be Bop and kennels were withollt power, and th e food The support wc rece ive from the community Famo lls Fable were both adopted soon after they had in storage was rui ned. Furthermore, is cncollfClging. We (lfe often contacted by wa rds (poor Santa Fe Tag remai ned in foster wi thout raci ng, the kennels were unab le to other pet rescue agencies or ma rket ing groups care unt il Decembe r 2006). These fi rst place gem'nne reve nue to feed the raci ng dogs. to part icipatc in their activit ies. This has ments inspired morc volunteers to become CPA/SAL and CPA/EC were able to spear- allowed us 10 rcach new populations. To serve its new adopters, GPA/SAL developed an official monthly Play Date every third Sunday. To attend a Play Date, the Greyhound must be muzzled and currenr on a ll shots. These evenrs proved to be another great opportunity to speak with onlookers and passersby about Greyhounds as pets. Every weekend in volves the showing of Greyhounds in some form or fashion. In all honesty, the schedule is taxing and often overwhelming. However; the rewards of our hard work and rel entless efforts are becoming dear. In April 2006, GPA/SAL celebrated its first anniversary. To commemorate the occa sion, we featured a grand meet-anel-greet at the loca l mall. We sold baked goods for pets, cookbooks, hand-made bedding, soaps, and choco lates. GPA/SAL also featured all of our foste r hounds as well as a few kennel hounds waiting for a foster home. The public's response to this event was tremendous. We placed several dogs and received a significant Sabrina (Tyvilte Madison), adopted by Bill and Ter ri Royea of Waskesiu lake, Saska tchewan, Canada. increase in donati ons shortly afterwards. O ur mail/e-maillist continued to grow, as did our 44 dogs. At this writing, GPA/SAL has and community sponsors. roster of foster homes and volunteers. placed 41 Greyhou nds in 2007 and nans 4 ~ Don't be afraid to delegate or ask for GPA/SAL established a website ferred 45 additional Greyhounds to oll t- o f~ help. (www.gpasouthalabama.org) to feature the state Greyhound adoption groups. We broke 5. Have fun while doing all of the above . • adoptable hounds as we ll as a calendar of group records in May and June, placi ng 13 eve nts, adoption application, contact infor G reyhou nds in adoptive homes. We have Darla Dean is vice president ofG PA/SAL and is m::n ion, items for sale, adoption success sto over 100 members on ou r e- mail list, 52 owned b)' one Gre)'hound, and a re scued one ries, and facts about Greyhounds. The web Yahoo Group members, 20 ac tive volunteers, legged Maroon -Bel./ied Con ure ParrOf. Her site is critical to the success of our group. six foster homes, and three emergency foste r home is ofl en filled wilh mulciple [osIers; conse Next to our fos ter fam ilies, the website is the homes. We are ex panding GPA/SAL's online qllenli)', she has lost count of tile number of most effective tool for promoting G reyhound store co include monogrammed clothing and Gre),hounds thaI luwe en tered her life. She is sin~ awareness. We installed a counter 0 11 our accessories. \Ve are planning a reu nion for gIe and resides in Baldwin COWl/ y, Alabama. site, and we receive a huge number of hits past, present and future G reyhound adopters. after each meet-and-greet. Beca use of the \Ve are developing a Greyhound foster ing GlUen Gay is president of GPAISAL. Since website, GPA/SAL receives phone ca ll s from curriculum. We are also applying to become adopting her first Gre),houlld ill 2002, she has people across the nation who are interested a full chapter of C PA National. olJelled her home fO fit1e Gre)'hounds, an Italian in adopting a particular dog. Because we con It appears we are on our way to making a Greyhound, I WO medilml sized Ilon~ duct home visits prior to making placements, difference. Gre)'/lOlinru, th ree adull calS, one killen, and we redirect non-local ca ll ers to G reyhound Are you interested in starting a numerous fosler Greyhounds. adoption groups in their area. G reyhound adoption group ! If so, we have T he website was direc rly responsible for five recommendations for you: Ann Bollens , a long-lime AKC dog show /Jer one contact we received, a volunteer based I. Be passionate about the G reyhounds. son, now spend lJ er time working with retired in central Alabama who identified the need 2. Find a vo lunteer partner whose paSS ion is racing Gre),hollJ1ci acioption. She is president of for G reyhound adoption efforts in rhe as grear as yours, if not greater. GPA/Emerald Coast, which IJlaces Gre),hOlll1ds Mo ntgomery area (home of Vicroryland 3. Rec ruit, recruit, recruit, network, n et~ from the Pensacola and Ebro Greyholllultracks Greyhound Park). In Fall 2006, we lau nched work, and nerwork. Foclls on developing in the Florida panhandle . the Montgomery sMe ll ite of GPA/SA L. your volunteer base, foster homes, venues By the end of 2006, GPA/SA L had placed to showcase your hounds, corporate Wren, adopted by Brian and Deanna Swartzfager of Columbia, Md. Saying Goodbye: The Closing of an Adoption Group By Laurel E. Drew hat is even harder than getting an adoptio n group started ? S I 40 Fall 2007 Sweet Tart, adopted by Ray and Annie Caputo of Orchard Park, N.Y. change. In formation about finances needs to clashes can be less of a problem. A newslet, First, there are the dogs. How do you move be shared with all members of the group. ter is a good thing if someone has enough the last two or three dogs that arc lefd Open discussions can help newcomers and time and energy to do one. They cost money, They've bee n with you for months. You need old -timers understand and support decisions but are less expensive if delivered via the to find a way to transition the dogs to other about where the group should spend its Internet. groups or be prepared to adopt them yourself. money. Phys ical limitations of membe rs can be Next, there are the materia l items that Likewise, (he problems of dogs in the accommodated to some extent. Some folks belong to the group. Can they be sold, given group's care should be openl y discussed with will want to continue to be involved in to another group, or altered and reused! Can the members. The burden of caring for a sick everything, despite the fact that they are no they just be thrown oud If you have invested dog - or the decision to end its suffering - longe r able. Getting them to back off a bit in signs, tables, tents, and so fo rrh, there should not have to rest on the shoulders of must be done diplomatica lly or they may fee l shou ld be a way to re,homc those items. O ur an)' one person. Decisions abom incurring left out and unwanted. By the same token, small group is in the process of shutting the costs of curing or caring for that dog also they need to hear that the work is not all down; we would love to fin d a new ly form ing have to be brought forth within the group. thei rs. group to take a ll of our material items - Everyone feels that each dog needs a chance, If rhe group decides to close down, that eve n including our well,established group but the expense of caring for a particula r dog decision and its implementation should be name. How do we find those peo pl e~ in need can be overwhelming. Good inten supported by everyone - or, at least, be What about the m o ney~ If there is any, (ions mean little if your group goes broke or acceptable to everyone. Merging with anmh, thing left in the bank account, you could disintegrates because one person incu rs debt er group or turning your group over to anoth, donate it to another group or groups. You on behalf of the organizat ion without ensur er organization is another option. Be sure could ask for grou ps to apply for grants_ It's ing that everyone supports the decision. everyone understands what is expected in not advisable to divide it among the group Not mllch can be done abom personality either case. Some members may feel that the members; that's a great way to get everyone clashes. Include everyone in discussions and second event is more of a submerging and in trouble with the IRS. In our case, we are hold regul ar group meetings to ensure (hat loss of the group altogether. going to do two things: We will ask for appli , everyone is informed about evems, problems, If you make the decision to close down a cations fo r grants for specific projects, and available dogs, fin ances, and so forth. If group, this is just the first of many decisions those that strike us as the most innovative eve ryone fee ls thal he or she is in the loop you must make. Getting out of G reyhound and helpful to the dogs will receive up to and participates in decisions, pe rsonality adoption is harder than you might rhink. $ 1000. In addition, we will make a donation cgmagazlIle 41 Blackie, adopted by Ed and Carol Cu mmins of Spring City, Pa. to any group that wi ll take one or more of the between adoprer and dog, and of reunions I used to do and donate to groups the money dogs that we have left. \Ve fee l that this is a with the adopted dogs. They neve r forget me I rece ive for that work . I hope to continue to fair and helpful way to make lise of the for some reason, and I love rh a[ the same time. ence and lure cOll rsing. Perhaps I will go back Finally, how do you deal with rhe e motion ~ to doing the eight-generation pedigrees that Lame! E. Drew is a CG regular comribmor. al effect of leuing go of your adoption group ? In my case, it is ex tremely difficu lt to let go. Losing a group is like losi ng your fam il y. I've been doing this for over ten years, most of that time with just one other person. It was a struggle to survive as a group. I put a lot of my life inco G reyhound adoption, and closing down is like seeing a fr iend die. It hurts. I have many other activities to which I can turn, although many are not as fulfill ing as G reyhound adoption. I will probably drop off rhe Greyhound list on the Internet, as it is painful ro read the stories of dogs needing homes and be unable to respond. My health has decl ined in the past two or three years. Physicall y, I cannot handle as Illany hounds as 1 could before. Th 42 rail 2007 Stormy and Ada m greet the new housemate: Roomba·, Atane Schutz Adopt a Roomba® By Alane Schulz One late afternoon in January as my hus, abandoned buildings for explosives. iRobot"~ vacuum. If the robot runs into a dog bed, the band Roland wa lked in from work I told him products are highly sophisticated, yet practi. dog usually just gets up and moves. If a curi I'd bought a vacuuming robot. At fi rst he cal and easy to use. ous Greyhound fl ips the Roomba'" over, it thought I was nuts and was ve ry skeptical, iRobo t~ has won nu merous awards for au to matica ll y shuts off. but he quickly changed his mind. The robot's innovation and design. Over 800 iRobot" The Roomba'" has bump sensors and a name is Roo mba~ and he is a wonderfu l Pack Bo[~ tactical mobile robots have been stair avoidi ng system. The Roomba'" Pet Sage worker. He's thorough, diligent and never deployed worldwide, mostly in Iraq and has two virtual wa ll schedulers and the home comp lains. He even works for free. And Afghanistan. These robots have performed charge base. The vinual wa lls bl ock because of his loya lty and hard work we now tens of thousands of missions and are cred Roomba'" from entering particular rooms. talk about him as if he's a person. Since he's ited with saving scores of so ldiers' li ves. On You can also buy a remote control to guide so dependable and has such good work habits the homefront, more than two mi ll ion you r Roomba"'. we feel guilty not paying him. We offered iRobottl R oo mba~ vacuuming robots have After I wash the filters , I reuse them. I him food for his efforts but he won't take it! been sold worldwide. just wish it had a larger holding capacity so I Ro o mba~ is a cleaning robot manufac, If you have multiple G reyhounds, don't didn't have to empty the dust bin so often. lUTed by iRobot". iRobot~ was founded in have a lot of time to clean, or just want My husband has warmed up to Room ba~ 1990 by roboticists from the Massachusetts cleaning to be easier, you should consider and now uses it often in his "man cave." We Ins titute of Technology. iRobot's machines ge tting a Roomba-. While Roomba'" vacuums don't know how we ever got along without it. • are designed to navigate through complex the floors, I'm free to do something else. and dy nam ic real,world situations, from Most of the time our G reyhounds ignore the Alane Schlliz is president of CPA/Springfield , maneuvering around furn iture to searching Roomba· , which isn't as loud as a trad itional Mo. cgmag,lZIne 43 Build a Better Mousepad By Lisann Porter and Becky Taggart ~ Redmo nd Combine your rubber stamping and scrapbooking techniques to create a computer accessory for yourse lf or as a gift. Start by organizing yo ur supplies: Rubber stamps: assorted sizes and images • Photos: assorted sizes Ink pads: permanent blac k plus an assorunent of colors Ca rd stock and pape r: coordinating colors of YOUT choice Scissors (a really good pair) P Corner rounding trimmer, a handy accessory (Q make all your corners unifor m • Glue, glu e stick , adhes ives Ruler • Markers, pens, pe ncils Vcrsa,Mark pen or emboss ing powder Vinyl mOllsepad sleeves or photo pocket mouscpads (av 44 F,, 1I 1007 Black and White Mousepad: Greyhounds Make Me Smile Items needed: • Black cardstock or heavyweight paper • White confeni paper • Stamp pad: permanent black • Versa ~ Mark pen & embossing powder (optional) • G reyhound fLlbber stamp # 11 6-V Trim black cardstock ro approximately 8" x 7" (or about 1/4" smaller than the size of the mouse pad poc ket you are using. Round off the corner edges with sc issors or a corner- rounding trimmer. (Rounded corners will make your inserts easier to slip in[Q the mouse pad sleeves.) C ut a piece of white confetti pape r 1/2" smaller all around than the black cardstock, also rounding off corner edges. • Using a black permanent stamp pad, stamp image (we used a • lUx 2·1/2" size) on another piece of the white pape r. Use water • color penc ils to color the Greyhounds as desired. The next step (optional, but a nice finishing effect) is to lise a Versa- Mark or other emboss ing pen on the entire surface of just the Greyhounds. Pour cl ea r emboss ing powder over entire colored/Greyhounds surface; dump off excess; then heat image (a burner on your electric stove can be lI sed instead of a heat gun for embossing). Trim the stamped image; then cut another piece of black paper, slightly larger. Use adhesive to attach all four layers together. Accent the page with small black dots. Pastels - Triptych Photo Panel Items needed: • Larger photo (we trimmed ours to approximately 4-1/2" x 2") • Smaller photos (we cut pieces out of larger photographs) • Lavender cardstock or heavyweight paper • Purple and lime green paper • Patterned paper with coordinating colors • Stamp pads with eggplant & oli ve green ink • G reyhound rubbe r stamps #57~V and 93 ~V Trim cardstock to approx imately 8" x 7" (or about 1/4" smaller than the size of mouse pad pocket you are using). Round 0(( the corner edges with scissors or a corneHollnding trimmer. Rounded corners wi ll make your insens easier [0 slip into mouse pad sleeves. Stamp the entire sheet of cardstock with coordinating inks using a couple of smaller s£amps. Trim complementary pat ~ (crncd paper and use adhesive to attach it one end of cardstock. C ut larger photo into three sections. Trim, then mou nt on darker accent paper and attach to base . Three smaller-s ize photos are then mounted directl y to base paper. {The photos can be trimmed with round corners as shown or left with square corners. } Fi nish off the page by punching out small dots of various sizes and mounting them around your images. (Use round paper punches for an assortment of colored dots. ) cgnMg.UtnC 45 Green MOllsepad: Squares & Hounds Items used: A cOllple of hims: • Photos: lots of small ones (use your computer program to resize, cut, paste You may use squ are paper pu nches to cut and print) the boxes and even to cut out your photos; • Medium green cardstock or heavyweight paper we used a 1_1/4" punch, a I" punch, and a • Red, gold , light green, and dark brown (or black) cardstock or heavyweight paper 3/4" punch. • Stamp pads with brown, black, and green Ink (or other coordinating colors) YOli can use any size rubber stamp in the • Grosgrain ribbon, 1/2" wide by 9" long (we used red) little squares. The stamped im Insert the completed artwork in a vinyl mousepa d sleeve or photo pocket mouse pad. 46 F"II 2007 YOU'RE INVITED Saturday. September 8 Saturda)', Sept ember 15 Saturday, September 22 Annual Reunion and Jubilee Fall Ball Picnic Second Greyt Stomp and Romp Midwest Greyhound Adoption G rateful Greyhounds Wine Country Greyhound Adoption 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ll :OO a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 10:00 a. m. to 4: 00 p.m. Kane County Events Center Belmont Lake State Park Rincon Valley Community Park Geneva, III. Exit 38, Southern State Parkway 5 108 Badger Road Join us for a fun -filled day ar our annllal reunion Babylon, N.Y. Sa nta Rosa. Calif. fealliring food, shopping for hOllnds and their Annual fa ll fundraiser picnic - all Greyhounds join our Winedogs for a picnic in the p!lrk! Enjoy humans, rn((\e, sil ent and live auctions, and their families welcome. Lots of great items, food. ga mes, raffles and a silent auction, guest Greyhound contests and much morc. allctions, raffles, and fu n, S8.00/pcrson, speakers and wonderful vendors. Please call to Conmct; Jerrie Ingerso ll , (70S) 343-6595 or RSVP 516· 735 ·5070. reserve a spot (or you and your hounds! [email protected] Comac t: C'u rie Caldewey, (800) WC-GREYS or Saturday, Septe mbe r IS inf [email protected] Saturday, Septe mber 8 High Desert Greyhound Fiesta and Reunion G reyt Fest Pic nic T hursday. September 27 G re)'hound Pets of Americarrri-State New Mexico G reyhound Connection G reyt Golf Tournament 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. G PA/Houslon FOP Camp Bow Wow Blues 11 :00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. SR 66 3845 Rio G rande Bl vd ., N.W. Southwyck Golf Course Evansville, Ind. Albuquerque. N.M. 2901 Clubhouse Dr. Reunion/picnic with lots of \'endors, games, auc Bring a picnic lunch and joi n us for a day of fun , Pearland, Texas Tion, and concessions. Fun for the whole famil y. fellowship, and shopping under cottonwoods in Gold tournament, dinner, and raffle/auction to Indoor/outdoor event will be held rain or shine. Albuquerque's beautifu l North Valley. A sil ent raise money for our kennel building fund. Contact: Barb Hubbard, (SI Z) 483 -5024 or auction and raffle wi ll benefit the Greyhounds. Comacl: Jeff or Arden Tucker, (7 13) 668·3033 or gpa [email protected] Come one and all as we celebrate our beautifu l jeff@wckerli thographic.com or hounds. Contact: Candy Beck, (505 ) 897·0427 or mllucker@sbcgloba l.net Saturday. Septe mber 8 in [email protected] 2007 G reyl Greyhound Gathering (G3) Saturday and Sunday, September 29~3 0 Greyhound Pets of Am e rica~loKan Sunday, Septe mber 16 Annual Fall Open House 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Third Annual Picnic G reyhound Friends, Inc. Camp Shawnee Keystone Greyhounds/GPA Noon to 5:00 p.m. both days Parkville, Mo. ll:OO a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 167 Saddle Hill Road join us for a day of games, agility and obedience City Island Hopkinton, Mass . training, a Fun Run, shopping, great speakers, and Harrisburg. Pol. Join LIS for our annual fa ll open house. Good food, more. Ask anrone who has e\'er attended; this G reat flill for humans ~md hounds ali ke, fabu lous great company (lots of visit ing adopted C\'cnt never disappoillls! $15/person ($20 after raffle items, excit ing live auction, games, {ooo for Greyhounds), shopping for humans and hounds, August 25). A ll breeds welcomc. humans and dogs. We are espec ially excited 10 silent auction and raffle, nail trimming, and the Contact: Shannon Henson, (8 16) 560-1969 or welcome TIle Singing and Dancing Greyhound Not Quite Westminster Dog Show. Let your [email protected]; www.gpamokan.org Comedy Show (aka The G illey Girls) who will be G reyhound run in the fenced fie ld. The perform ing at our event. Comact: Dr. Judith G reyhounds in the kennel wa iting for homes Sunday. September 9 Jozc fi ak, (717) 791·0566 ", JAJ [email protected] always love visitors, so please stop by. Eve ryone is Fifth Annual Picnic welcome with their hounds. Greyhound Welfare Saturday, September 22 Contact: Lou ise Coleman, [email protected] 11 :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Annual Picnic/Reunion Cirele D Farm G reyheart G re)'hound Rescue and Adoption of 15535 Carrs Mill Road Mic higan, Inc. Woodbine, Md. 11 :00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. Celebrate the placement of re tired wcing Bell Creek Park Greyhounds and support ongoing placement effor ts. 5 Mile and Inkster Roads Catered picnic-sryle lunch, lure coursing demo, Redford. Mich. Greyhound games, silent aUelion, and on·site \·en· Fun , games, prizes and auction, shelter and park . dors. Contact: Jenny G lenn, (30 1) 949-0615, ing close by. Contact: (866) G ET-G REY e\·cnts@greyhound\\·clfare.org (glll ,lA.lZl nl' 47 YOU·RE INVITED , Saturday, October 6 Sunday, October 14 Ve ndors (coll ars, artwork, coats), Greyhou nd Greyfcs t 2007 Octoberfest games. silent auct ion . and great entertai nment - Southeastern G reyhound Adoption (SEGA) Greyhound Options, Inc. The Singi ng (I nc! Danci ng Greyhound Comedy 10:00 a.m. to ):00 p.m. Noon to 4:00 p.m. Show (ab The Gi lle)' G irls) will be back. SummcrWind Farm Dufres ne Park Kath leen Gi lley will present a seminar: Do Ymlr 364 Country Club Road Granby, Mass . Own Greyhound De ntals. Back by popula r Newnan, Ga. All arc welcome to joi n us for grear food and (un . demand: The Greyhound costu me con test~ Plans SEGA's a nnlla l premier fundraising C\'CIU, where Contests, games, mftle, si lent auction, Greyhound arc bei ng made for anot her motorcycle ride the iI's all about the dogs! Nail trimming, wiener bob· goods. doggie salon, and foster dogs wait ing for morning o( the Reunion - the Second Annual bing paw pa inting, kissing booth. the infamous adopti\'e fa milies. Ride to Save a Greyhound. Cont"ct: Shei la Blur of Furr, n'tldors galore, and morc. If you're in Contac r: Kim McCord, (860) 653-47i9 or Newton, (803) 356-2409 or [email protected]; the Allam:!. area on Ihis date, it's a "must attend" kk mlllccord@prod igy. net; Judy Horton, (803) 957-3866 or jhorton8&c.rr.com; - yOll won't be disappointed. w\\"\\'.greyhoundopt ions.org joyce Jackson, jjacwcoia@be llsouth.net or Contact: Patti Pe terson, (770) 6 17· 0434, (803) 429-4209; Ww\\,.g rcyhollnd lifesa\·e rs.org fundra ising@g rcyhoundadoption.org Saturday, October 20 Annual Picnic S;lIurday, November 3 Sunday, October 7 GPA/Southern Nevada Adopt-a-Trail Cleanup Annual Reu nion 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Greyhound Welfare St. Loui s REGAP Sunset Park G roup Area C 1:0 0 to 3:00 p.m. Noon to 5:00 1)·01. 2601 East Sunset Road Northwest Branch Trail Miles 2A REGAP's G reyl Escape Kennel Las Vegas, Nev. Anacostia Trail System 6210 Geiger Road Greyhound fun. silent aucrion, picnic lunch. fa sh Prince George 's County, Md . Alhambra, III. ion show, \·endors. COtH il Ct: (702) 392-5822 or Greyhound Welfare has adopted a two- mil e sec This is REGAP's fifl e-e llth year as an adoption info@bs\'egasgreyhoumknct tion of trail to clean lip four times a yea r. We group. The Singing and Danc ing Greyhound in vite other Greyhound enthusiasts to join us (or Comedy Show (aka The G ill ey Girls) witl per Saturday, October 27 an afternoon of helping the environment. For form. ~\,j llsic pro\'ided by David Lee's Party Tlme Greyt Greyhounds and Friends Fai r di reCl ions to the meeting Spot, visi t \\·ww.geoc i DJs. Games, rames, and attend:mce prizes. Hot Heart of Texas Greyhound Adoption ties.com/riekoyullloto/adopt_a_uail.htlll. In the dogs and drinks providetl. Please bring a side dish 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. or so ('\'em of poor weather. please check the website to to share and a la\\'n chair or blanker for you and Graff Pavilion confi rm the cleanup sched ule. COIl WCI : Julie. your family to sit on. Contact: Lori Langenhorst, O.B. Schnabel Park (71 8) 986- 1364 or julsdl \\·a@hotmail .com; (618) 488-6559; www.regapl @agtelco.com 9606 Bandera Road Kopal at kopal@starpolI'e r.net San Antonio, Texas Sunda y, October 7 join us for fUll . food. and fell owship m our sixth Saturday, January 26 CPA/SC Reunion annllal evcnt. Lots of fun activ ities awai t you and Fourth Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show C PA/South Carolina your ca nine friend, including a huge silent auc CPA/Florida, Southeast Coast Noon to 4: 00 p.m. tion, raffle, dog contests, vendors, and much more . 11 :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Harbison State Forest Park There will be se\" cral ncw aCtivities this ),e(l r, as The Harriet Theater 5500 Broad Ri ve r Road well as a few fav orit es from previolls ye(lrs. CityPlace Columbia, S.C. Contact: Chcryl King, (21O) 621-0 123, hotgrey Wesl Palm Beach, Fla. Yearly reunion, food, \'endors, silent auc tion, OJ, hound s@ peoplepc.com or Elizabeth Cygan, Om magn ificent Greyhounds wa lk the run way games, pri zes. 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