It's a Wonderful Greyhound Life
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Greyhound www.gpanashville.org Pets of America Winter 2007 NASHVILLE VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 GPA-Nashville Greyt News P.O. Box 1042 Goodlettsville, TN 37070 It’s a wonderful greyhound life What we do for love “Kelly and Cora Faye own Chaney replaced not only a New adopters are told owning a the house, not us,” says dog door but also the door retired racer will forever change their Wayne. into the house so Banshee lives. However, the deep, dark secret of Of course, home is and Durango could come www.GPANashville.org greyhound adoption is the extent to which relative. Saundra and Jim and go with ease. Sims bought an RV so Roxy Cyndi Routledge 86ed Email: [email protected] your life will change to ensure the comfort and well being of your hound. Or as Tracy can go where they go and the dining room furniture, Coyne (Richie and Erika) puts it, “Beware in comfort. Mark and Becky china and crystal, to make GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA - NASHVILLE | FALL 2007 of what you will spend when you open Orman turned their garage room for crates for John, your heart to a greyhound.” into a luxury dog suite and Master, Jex and Rudder. When HRH Wendy moved in with Rick bought a fifth-wheel RV so For apartment dweller, Visiting a and Cindy Cantrell, Rick installed a whole- SiouxMan, Russ, Catche and Parker Pressnell and house vacuum system so Wendy could nap Sissy can go camping in style. his Manchester terrier, greyhound farm in peace. When Carson joined the crew, “I got rid of my ‘I am Zipper, adding Ava to the they got a van only to replace it with an woman, hear me roar’ pack meant foregoing his SUV because the dogs couldn’t see out convertible for a mini-van,” own washer/dryer and the van windows (neither could Cindy, but says Mona Grove (Frosty, converting the laundry that’s another story). Mort, Leona, Ed, Rocky and MINI DRIVER says room into a dog room. Dewey.) “Then I bought a New York was fun but Where David Hill ON the ROAD AGAIN freezer so I could raw feed. Middle Tennessee has goes, so goes his hound, Then I got rid of a boyfriend Mini Driver. When David The acquisition of a dog friendly vehicle better treats. of six years because he moved to New York City, is the first sign an adopter has crossed to thought three greyhounds was too many.” he scoured the Big Apple ‘til he found a the grey side. A two-seater S2000 wasn’t dog-friendly apartment. It was a revealing doing the job for Pam Arzu and Lambert, Home Sweet Home endeavor and all the proof his wife, Jessica Delaney, Macie and Paya, so she bought a Sandy Kemp bought Hallo and Lenny needed. “David wouldn’t dream of moving used Explorer. Wayne and Deb Travis call As the hounds age, they move to different areas of the farm. In the a house with a fenced yard and a room without Mini. I knew then that the man I’d their mini-van with its fold-down seats beginnning, they run together with with their littermates. The most of their own. Good thing, because then marry was dependable and loving.,” says and rear heat and air, a “drivable dog bed.” successful runners may move on to a racing kennel at a track. she adopted Wrangles. Ann and Watson Jessica. Beth Sandlin, center, with Drinda and Stephen Spillane and their son, Keegan, on the family’s grey- Trauma Kits Available hound farm near Columbia, Mo. When your greyhound gets a cut or scrape, having the right supplies on hand is key. GPA/N is now selling handy trauma kits This summer, Beth and David Sandlin that include non-stick pads, rolled gauze, two sizes of vet wrap, (Hula, Homey and Gusto) got hands-on adhesive tape and bandage scissors. The kit also includes a list experience with the greyhound business of items you can add to create a more complete set-up, plus a when they visited Drinda and Steve shopping list for when it’s time to replace the basics. Spillane’s greyhound farm. A typical day includes multiple turnouts, preparing food Each kit is $30 and comes in a sturdy, easy-to-store, zippered which includes raw meat, feeding, training, plastic bag. A limited number of kits are available at Meet clean up and puppy-petting sessions. Lydia Spillane, left, supervises the hounds and Greets. Or you can get one by emailing Carol Macherey, When working with the puppies, Drinda during one of the many daily turnouts. DVM, at [email protected]. Kits also will be available at takes it one step at a time to ensure the Above, under Dirinda’s watchful eye, Beth the Sunday, Feb. 17 GPA/N Winter Gathering at the Tennessee pups won’t be frightened. From birth, pups Sandlin tries her hand at goat milking. Livestock Center in Murfreesboro. are handled, loved-on and spoiled. Young pups get fresh goat milk in their Photos by David Sandin food. GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA - NASHVILLE | FALL 2007 GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA - NASHVILLE | FALL 2007 President’s Notes Mark your calendar for Feb. 17 Your Greyhound’s Heart GPA/N welcomes new RAY WonG By Carol Macherey, DVM To be certain an enlarged heart or adopters, hounds President, GPA-Nashville GPA/N’s Annual Winter Gathering is 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17 (President’s Day “Your greyhound has an enlarged heart” murmur is not a medical problem, your weekend) at the Tennessee Livestock Center in Murfreesboro. or “Your greyhound has a murmur” are greyhound can have an ECHO — a heart n We’ll have vendors, games, races, food, toenail trims and a live auction. NEW ADOPTERS A question I get all the time is statements adopters may hear from vets. ultrasound. Chris Alexander — Royal Hound - what is Greyhound Pets of America Watch the Yahoo list and website (GPAnashville.org) for details. There are times that may be true, but Heart disease isn’t common in Royal & Poofster - Raven (GPA) and why are we part of that make sure your vet understands the greyhounds but it can/does happen. Mari Ann & David Hood — JJ Sundancer organization. differences between other breeds’ hearts They can develop valve problems, - Sundancer & JJ Roxie - Roxie Jennifer Lasne — Mr. Gordon - Gordon GPA is the largest, single-breed and a greyhound’s. cardiomyopathy, Greyhounds rhythm problems, Robert Clark & Meredith McCarville — dog adoption organization in the U.S. Jade’s Peggy Sue - Peggy Sue Our GPA affiliation gives us a national are athletes, so congestive heart Scott & Kim Buell — presence and a united platform from their hearts have failure just like other Dodging Granny - Granny which to beat the pro-adoption drum evolved differently breeds. Symptoms Bill & Angie Riggs — before dog racing’s ruling bodies and than other dogs. of heart disease Hunter’s Bandero - Bandero the dog-adopting public. On an x-ray, their include coughing Andy Chelton — Hey Danny - Danny Kim & Warren Tormey — Babie When a track closes or an hearts are very and/or panting, large compared to exercise intolerance, Toni Gabriele & Paul Rippee — emergency with greyhounds occurs, Flying Amstel - Amstel GPA speaks assertively and proactively other breeds of the seizures, weight loss Elanie & Robert Stone — for the welfare of the dogs. Examples same weight. This is and sometimes poor Miz Dawn Jay – Dawn Jay include the group’s work to rehome normal. They have color to their gums Amy & Albert Schmid — hounds when tracks close, an a very deep chest, or tongue (purple Miami Picture - Miami increasingly more frequent occurrence. and that tends or blue coloring). If Steve Finkle — Cores Correction Cores & Daydreamer – Day GPA also supplies funds and support to magnify their any of these signs are heart size. Studies present have your Dyan & Terry Strickler — LA Wind - Wind during crises such as Hurricane Katrina. Molly Handler — Celtic Ash - Ash GPA has a fund to which chapters have shown their hound evaluated Rixceny & Matt Smith — KGB Kats Abilene can apply for help with injured dogs heart size has a immediately. - Abner and another that provides funds to genetic basis and Unique characteris- Elizabeth & Kelly LeNeave — Bd’s Mimi is not a temporary tics of a greyhound - Mimi chapters for special projects. Being HAVE A HEART Greyhounds have enlargement due heart includes: Melissa Chambers — Hulkster - Hulk one of GPA’s 51 chapters entitles us a very deep chest, and that tends to racing/training. n Heartrate at rest Baxter Rogers — Rambo’s a Rollin - Oban to use national’s registration as a tax- to magnify their heart size. Their heart is - 60-90 beats/ minute; exempt organization. That allows us n normally large throughout their life. 70-160 for other breeds CHIPS (As in you can’t have just one!) to raise money as a non-profit and Karla Drischel — enables donors to make tax-deductible Some greyhounds have what is called n The greyhound heart is 1.18-1.73% SHK Loose Change - Lucy an “athletic murmur” or a “physiologic of their body weight. Other breeds’ hearts donations. W. Scott Coffey — LPs Anna Clair - Brandy, murmur” caused by the rapid, forceful are .77%; human athletes only .5%. Recently, GPA created a committee PP Fantastic - Taboo and Homestead - ejection of blood out of their hearts into n A 66-pound greyhound heart is the Scooter that’s seeking bulk purchasing agree- the aorta. I hear them commonly, especially same size as a 154-pound human’s. Ed & Bonita Kimbrell — ments on supplies such as heartworm in newly retired hounds.