Inside Communing with your Celebrating Greyhound Training with Kindness: Greyhounds Kathleen Gilley's Tips How Children and Greyhounds Communicate 7~~ Greyhounds In Action Summer 1999 Vol 4, No.2 Adaption to Blindness
ISSN 1093·0892 A Magazine for Greyhound Adopters, Owners & Friends $5 .50 CONTENTS Summer 1999 Volume 4 Number 2
REGUlAR C OLUMNS G REYHO UND T RIVIA 2 Ed itoria l Comments 17 Eos - Beloved Greyhound of HRH Prince Albert by Joan Dillon 3 CG Readers Speak Out C O RRIGANS I C RAFTS 5 Your Questi ons Answered 46 Th e Greyt Crate So fa Table by Jock and Amy Corri gan 5 In Pl ai n En glish (a translati on of vetsp eak) More About Mali gnant Hyperthermia by Helane Graustark REGUlAR T OPICS
7 Site Hounds A CTMTIES by Bruce Ski nner 4 1 Greyhound Play Groups by Al ma Katsu 37 In M emori am
44 Th e Greyh ounds Go To Dewey Beach A DO PTI ON AND R ESCUE 12 From the Mebane Couch 48 Greyhound Project News by Jordan Mebane
49 CG Ca lendar and Subscri ption Info A T YOUR SERVICE 10 From the Racetrack to the Hea rts of Those in Need 5 1 G reyhound Marketplace by Ju lie Page Reimann Ad ve rtise ments for Greyh ound Products
Insid e Ba ck Cover B EHAVIOR AND C OMMUNICATIONS You' re Invited: Calendar of Greyhound Eve nts 14 No Fear/ No Pain Meth ods of Discipline by Kathleen Gilley REGUlAR FEATlJ RES 22 All in the Fami ly: H ERO H OUND Kids, Dogs, and Keeping the Peace ! 6 Rai sing Aimee : A Group Effort by Lynda Ad ame by Michele Carnevale CARE B OOK T ALK 18 Adapting to Blindness 8 Swiftly by Lauren Emery Reviewed by Joan Dillon
H OUSE C ALLS H UMOR 9 Food - Wh at El se Can I Do? 34 Turbo Visi ts th e Hall of Fame by Julia Ca rter, DVM by Marcia Wood
H ALL OF F AME G REYH OUNDS LIFE S TAGES 9: T HE F IGHT 33 Rural Ru be - Racing Legend 38 Kira Leaves th e Litter by Laurel E. Drew by Patri cia Gail Burnh am CELEBRATING GREYHOUNDS: THE COLOR FEATURE SECTION: MAGAZINE It SS N 1093·0892) is a quarterly publication made possible through th e cooperative efforts o f in dividuals and G reyhound adoption or ganizations and is published under the auspices of the The Greyhou nd Projec t, ANIMAL COMMUNICATION Inc., a non profit corporati on. 25 Th e Art of Animal Communication - CORPORATE ADDRESS Th e Grexhound Project, Inc. N ew Age or New Tool? 26 1 Robbins SI. by Carlo Pickeri ng and Lori Lazetera Milton, MA 02186 Phone: 1617) 333·6655 PRESIDENT/PUBUSHER Joan Belle tsle HISTORY IN ACTION 295 Tremont SI. Newton, MA 02458 E-mail: j oonb2@ IX.netcom.com 29 Waterloo - A Cour si ng Pilgrimage: Part O ne Phone: (6 17) 527·884 3 by Pam Davis and John Parker Ph otos by Todd O. Williams EDITOR-/N-CHIEF Marcia Hermon PO Box 185751 Hamden, CT 06518·0 75 1 E-mail: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Coming in the next issue: Joan Dillon The Greyhou nd Project, Inc. Kathleen G illey, trainer of the fabulous Dancing Greyhounds, shares more of P.O. 80x 173 her her training sec rets; The Sense of Toste; Adoption topics, such as Hou se· Holbrook, MA 02343 brea king and Meeting th e Hauler; First aid and Wound Core; and the usual E-ma il: [email protected] array of reg ular features. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $20 IUS/ per year INorth America) $25 US per year World) A reminder about your subscription SOille subsc ripti ons are about to expire. To be sure not to miss any iss ue s, ADVEtmSINGMANAGER renew now, using the coupon on page 3. Th e Greyhound Project will se nd li sa Rosenberg 17 Indion Down one reminder alter you receive the las t is sue of your subscription . Wayland, Mass 01778 E-mail: [email protected] Back copies of CG are available. Phone: 1508) 358·7882 At press time we hod Spring and Summer 1998 issues at $4.50 each and DEADLINES FOR ARTICLE AND Winter 1998 and Spring 1999 back iss ues available for $5.50 each. Plea se ADVEtmSING SUBMISSIONS check w ith the Subscription and Advertising O ffice at the address below reo Summer issue: March 1 Fall issue: June 1 garding magazine availability. Winter iss ue: September 1 Spring issue: December 1 Moving? Don't mi ss out on gelling any of your CGs. Pl ease tell our Sub· GROUP RELATIONS MANAGER Jini Foster scription Manager w hat your new address is as soon as you know it. Write 561 Edmonds Rd . her at PO Box 173, Holbrook, M A 02343 or e·ma il her at Joandillon@usa. net framingham, MA 0 t 70 1·1023 Phone: 1508) 877·2253 COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Unless specifically stated, no part of this magazine may be reproduced in any Cover photo: form without obtaining drior permis sion from The Greyhoun Project, Inc.
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Ce/ebJ'(lfillg Grey/wI/lids SilII/Jller 1999 Page I Editorial Comments EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION POLICY The purpose of th e magazine is to provide information about Greyhou nds Let's Talk as a breed . Recognizing that th ere are differing points of view on issues such Celebrating Greyhoullds' raison even though the veterinary cO llllllunity as raci ng, breeding, and adoption poli d'elre is cO llllllunication. The CO IllIllU could not, I consulted a ski ll ed animal cies, to mention a few, the magazine does not advoca te a position on these nication process has two parts. Impart communi cator who had a " llle ntallong issues . It will publish articles and reader ing information is only half the equa distance c hat"' with him. It look her two leiters regarding these issues if deemed tion. The other hal r is I istening, not just tries. She had a photo of him in fro nt of appropriate. Such publication does not with one's ears but also with one's in he r. On the firs t try, s he pictured reflect agreement with or endorsement tuition . This issue o f Celebrmillg Grey Chaucer and asked him if he would be of suc h articles or lellers by The Grey hound Pro ject, Inc. or Celebrating Grey hOI/lids delves into both varieties o f wi lling to communicate with he r. He hounds: Th e Magazine. CO IllI1l u n i ca t i on s. wasn ' t interested that day. On her sec Lynda Adame di scllsses child to ond try, she asked him again if would EDITOR-/N-CHIEF Greyhollnd co mmunications in " A ll in be willi ng to communicate with her. He Marcia Herman th e Famil y." III " Waterloo - A Cours asked he r tele pathicall y. " What does ASSOCIATE EDITOR ing Pilgrimage," authors Pam Davis, 'colllmunicate' mean?" She explained Kelly Graham John Parker, and photog rapher Todd th e word to him. Once he unde rstood Wi 11 iams present part one of a seri es 0 11 what she wanted from him, he the n COPY EDITORS the Waterl oo Cup and li ve lure cours cOI1lmini catcd to her that th e left sid e Kate Bressler ing in Great Britain. This o llce-a-year of hi s throat was sore. Joa n Dillon Ann Penfield The nex t day, we visited the vete ri deeply hi storical activity evokes a range Terrill Schukralt of reactions from "That's a terrible thing narian. The exam in cluded a look at the to do to hares!" to " How beautiful 10 throat. "Everything looks fi ne," the doc LEAD GRAPHIC ARTIST see Greyhounds do what they've been tor said. Careful not to imply that there Michele Carnevale bred to do for eons: hUllt by sigh!." mi g ht be something wrong there, I ARTSTAFF When Greyhounds c hase things, th ey asked him to look deepe r down. He Nancy Beach cO llllllunicate to us by their body lan looked again. He di scovered a very in lisa Bieleck i guage thn! they are partici pating in an fl amed area around th e le ft tonsil area, Bruce DeKing ancient acti vity with fu ll -blown e nj oy deep in his throat. I the n told the doctor ment and that th ey possess a c haracte r what th e communicator had told me the REGULAR CONTRIBIJI"ORS Lynda Adame, Patricia Gail Burnham, isti c thnt civili zati on and sociali zn ti on ni ght before. Concern ed that he might Julio Carter DVM, Jack and Amy c mmot fu ll y take away. deni grate the comlllunications sessions, Corrigan, Joan Dillon, Laurel Drew, Do Greyhounds cOlllmunicate with or even worse, think I was crazy, I was Jody frederick, Helane Graustark, li S in oth er ways? Yes. Most senti ent re li eved to find that he didn' t do that. Tina Kalkstein DVM, Lori l azetera, beings are fortunnte in having a ll fi ve He said that many veterinarians work M aureen Nelms, Bruce Sk inner senses. But what o f the sixth sense? by intuition as well as by th e science. SUBMmINGARTlCI£S, PHOTOS, ART Does it exist? If so, are we using it? If The sore throat discovery d idn't cure Please se nd any articles, sharp, 11 0t, what a re we mi ssing? We know Chaucer, but at least we knew what we well-exposed photos, artwork or other the re are hundreds of books and articles were dealing wi th . Am I believer in ani materials to the editor at the above ad on how to comlllunicnte to your dog that mal communications? YOll bet. dress. Writers Guidelines available on request. Please enclose SASE if you want you want it to c hange its be havior. We Carla Pickering and Lori Lazete ra materials returned, although we prefer know the re are very few " How-to" delve into the mysteri ous world of "Ani to keep submissions lang-term for fu materials on intuiti ve communications. Ill al Comlllunications." My decision to ture issues. While we will take great care Why am I convinced we can CO I11 - include thi s topic in CG may make some with your materials, we take no respon Illunicate on an intuitive level? Because readers wond er if I have gone "round sibility for loss or damage. Digital photos and scans fr om the it has worked for me on many occa the bend." I hope that once you read th e Internet are not generally useable. Send sions. article, the possibilit y will not seem far to the editor. Whe n my be loved G reyho und . fetched . My intuition te ll s me thi s is Chaucer, was in the early sta ges of hi s worth a look into. REPR/NrINFORMAnON fina l ill ness and was having trouble Happy reading. Please co ntact th e editor who will forward your request to the author. Au swall owing, the vete rinarians were th ors will respond and/or gran t permis stumped about why he was having prob Marcia Herman sion at their di scretion . We do not sell le ms . Dete rmined to fi nd a n answer or supply article reprints.
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Celebralillg Greyhollnds SlIlIIlIIer 1999 Page 3 How To Contact Us Speak Out continued from previous page and the calendar since bringing Onyx into our family. Congratulations 0 11 such Th e Editor 674 10 (785) 263-4660_ a wonderful job you do with each edi Celebrating Greyhounds This muzzle has holes in the side, tion! They are all interesting and infor PO Box 185751 but not on the end , so there is no chance mative, and I always go through and Homden, CT 06518-0751 to eat feces. The muzzle comes in me look at a ll the pi ctures of these wonder E-mail: [email protected] clium or large and is less than $ 10 (a very ful dogs first. Please send correspondence fOf "Your Ques worthwhile in vest ment to stop the pro Jill , Mike, Courtney, tions Answered,N uHouse COIIS, N "In Plain English,"ond leHers lor "CG Reoders Speok verbial "pott y mouth''')_ An added ben and Laura Jill Hebert Out" 10 the editor allhe oddress above. The efit of this muzzle is it s curved edge at Austin , Texas editor will try to respond to correspondence th e po int where it meets th e Grey but cannot onswer or acknowledge every let· hound's nose bridge. It doesn't cut into About House Urillatioll Problem ier. E-ma il correspondence appreciated. their faces like the typical kind that has This letter is in response to "House Pleose enclose 0 sell-addressed long stomped a very sharp plastic edge at that spot. Urination Proble m" leller in the fa ll envelope if you require a mailed response. Good lu ck' Celebratil/g Greyhounds. Perhaps you The Advertising Department Kelley Tafel could forward the informatio n to Susie Please send all inquires to: Sugar Land, TX McQuade? li sa Rosenberg I am a veterinarian in Ocala, 17 Indian Down Abolll SIIOO(/S Florida, with a love for Greyhounds and Woylond, MA 01778 I am writin g to send along a few Whippets, and therefore have a special E-mail: [email protected] pictures o f Onyx, our fi ve-and-a-half interest in them. I have had a Greyhound Phone: (5081 358-7882 year-old Greyhound, whom we adopted patient that had "housebreaking prob The Subscription Deportment from Greyhound Rescue Austin four lems." This dog had been worked Lip for Send inquiries, subscription payments, years ago. In a couple of these pictures, everything. We did blood work, urinaly change of address, and back issue purchases Onyx is modeling her new "snood," ses, x-ray s, all to no avai l; th ey yielded and inquiries 10: whi ch I nmde for her from th e pattern not hing but normal results. We did fi The Greyhound Project, Inc. in the winter 1998 issue of Celebrating nall y make a diagnosis when she spent Joa n Dillon POBox 173 Greyhoul/ds. It works great for our the day at the clinic. Holbrook, MA 02343 couple of months of chilly walks in She had been sleepin g in the office E-mail: [email protected] Texas, and Onyx loves it! and we got her up to go out side. When We have enjoyed your magazine she stood up after lying for a peri od of For Back Issues timc, thc urine literall y poured out of her To verify avoilabilily, contact Subscription vulva! We were able to diagnose an in Manager Joon Dillon at [email protected] ability of her urinary sphincter to hold or write her at the above Holbrook address. urine we ll ("urine leakin g"). We placed Group Relations Department her on appropriate medication (Phenyl For free subscription cords for distribu propanolamine 50 mg, twice a day) and tion in adoption pockets or other pur· she's now a wonderful pet! Perhaps thi s poses, for magozine samples for adop is a function of Katie's problem. Good tion group events, subscription donations for raffles and the like , please con tact: lu ck ' Jini Foster Holly Samko 561 Edmonds Rood Blitchton Road Animal Hospital Framingham, MA 0170 I-I 023 Ocala, Florida Phone: (5081 877-2253
Fo r Other Information I have forwarded your le tt er to Susie Joan Belle Isle McQuade_ Thank yo u for letting us 295 Tremont SI. Onyx Hebert -modeling and apparently- know. - Ed Newton,MA02158 enioying her new snood. E·mail: [email protected] Phone: (6171 527-8843 Corporate Office, Donations, Thallk YO II for YO llr lellers (lip 10 300 \voids) alld pl/OlOgraphs. ond Celebrating Greyhounds Letters may be edited/or brevity or c/ority. Pteose selld lellers ond Calendars ph alas by moil 10 'he editoriol office. Lellers sellt via e-mail 10 The Greyhound Project 261 Robbins SI. greytholllut@aol. colII are also appreciated. Milton, MA 02186 Phone: (6 171 333-6655 ~Ve regret that we call1lol publish every teller or photo.
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More About Malignant Hyperthermia by Helane Graustark Q: We adopted a former racer last Sep tembe r. He has stolen Ollr hearts. I saw a le tter in the magazine referencin g a past article discussing the safety of "Ad vantage" fl ea control. Is this safe for my Greyhound' He has also had ticks. Our veterinarian recommended Frontline, Q: A frielld's Greyhoulld weill ill for MH may rarely occur after admin which we did use. Is this safe ? Thanks. surgery alld almost died from istration of certain types of anesthesia Larry and Anne Moskovitz JIlalignant hyperthermia. What is 'his andlor particular drugs used to paral yze Large, Pennsylvani a phenomenon? Is it the SlIlIIe 'hillg as the dog's muscles before and during heal stroke? surgery. In humans and dogs, halothane A: Three heavyweights in the fl ea con (a gas anesthetic) and succinylcholine trol arena are Program, Advantage, and A: We touched on this subject in the (administered to relax the muscles be Frontline. previo Ll s iss ue of CG, but here is more fore a breathing tube is insert ed into the Program® (Lufenuron) is a once information. dog's windpipe) are well-known pre a-month pill. When a fl ea bites YOllr pet, S imply put, hyperthermia occurs cipitants of MH. In addition, there is the flea is rendered incapable of repro when a dog's body produces more heat thought to be a hereditary component ducing. The biggest downside to Pro than can be eliminated by panting and to MH in the human population. DNA gram® is that it doesn' t kill fl eas. Also, evaporation th rough paw pads. This testing is often performed before sur the fl ea has to bite the dog to be ren means that the dog cannot cool himse lf gery in a human th ought (by family hi s dered sterile. Another fairly new prod off as rapidly (or effi cientl y) as heat is tory) to be prone to MH . lIct is Sentinel®, which is basicall y Pro being produced wi thin hi s body. Hyper Dantrolene sodium is a drug com gram and the heartworm medication, thermia can occur as a result of Illimer monly used to treat MH, and is admin Interceptor, packaged together. DUS conditions, slich as fever, heat/hu istered together with a large volume of Advantage® (lmidacloprid) is ap midity exposure, exercise, anxiety, and fl uids injected intravenously, oxygen, plie d a ll the s kin , between the seizures. external cooling (fan s, ice packs, etc.) shoulderblades and by the tail. Advan Malig nant hyperthermia (MH), and, in severe cases, cooled fluids in tage impairs the nervous system of the however, is a specific phenomenon that jected directl y into the abdominal cav fl ea, causing death. results in rapid, exaggerated heat pro ity or through dialysis. A Greyhound Frontline® (Fipro nil) kills ti cks for duc ti on occurring from a defect in the may su rvive MH, with rapid diagnosis one month and fleas for th ree months; way in which calcium is transported and aggressive treatment. This is a true it is also waterproof. If you live in a ti ck through the cells of th e dog's body. This veterinary emergency. infested area, Frontine Inay be the defect leads to a "canine stress syn choice for you. drome," a subsequent increase in cal References avail able upon request. Prog ram is produced by C iba ciulll release from cell s, and, in turn, a Geigy Co., Advantage is produced by rapid increase in the amount of heat pro Bayer, and Frontline is produced by duced in the dog's body. Rhone Merieux. - Kate Bressler
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.·~·d· , . Raising Aimee A Group Effort by Michele Carnevale
A couple of years ago 1 had the brown Greyho und eyes as if to say Alial1na , Andi, and Aimee were ru nning opportunity to expe ri ence my Grey "Please, can I keep her?" laps around th e track that Mati sse had hOllnd and four cats successfull y work How do you reason with a Grey creatcd in the yard. Lots of love in this ing togeth er in a group effort to ac cOI11 - hound that just made the rescue of the fami ly1 plish the almost imposs ible - rai sing century? Offer her the keys to the Jeep? Aimee is all grown up now. She is Aimee. Aimee is a skunk. She is petite Promise her a tri p to the mall with un independent and made her return to na with a bushy tail. She has the inllocent limited shopping? [ fina ll y persuaded ture. Aimee presently li ves under my eyes of a Greyhound and is as play fu l MJ to leave her crate. I cleared MJ and shed in the back yard. She has an ID as a cat. the cat s out of the hOll se, sti ll waiting and rabies tag that she proud ly d isplays for that awful smell to appear. 1 made a on her cat-safe re fl ector coll ar. She vis My oldes t cat A lltli bra light hallie few phone call s hoping someone could ilS us every night when I am fixing din a present - a baby skunk. advise me of the best way to remove a ner and patiently waits for her peanut Mati sse Jui ', my six-year-old Grey s k unk fro m a G reyhound c rate. buttcr on rye. Matisse and the cats spend hound decided Aimee needed to be res Everyone's advice was the same. Run quality time with Aimee while she eats cued from thi s sill y cat. Matisse man for your life and hold your nose. I mal1- her dinner. All tail s are wagging. Aimee aged to re sc ue th e baby skunk, escape aged to gently wrap the baby skunk in also li kes to watc h the kitc he n TV lip the stairs with it, and ge ntly place a towel and lei her go in my backyard, through the sliding glass doo r. her in the crate, which just happened to hoping she would return to the wild. be in my bedroom. "This can't be hap Aimee Presents a Gift pening to me," I th ought as I ran up th e Tile Miracle Began T hi s sprin g whi le Matisse was stairs waiti ng for that awful smell to When Matisse and Ali anna sensed cooling offin her baby pool and the cats appear. There in front of my very own Aimee was too young and fri ghtened were loung ing in rhe shade, Aimee eyes, lay Matisse with her rescue, cud to return to nature, th e miracle began. came out from under the shed. She had dl in g and cleaning Aimee as if she was MJ and Alianna cleaned, cuddled, and difficulty walking. Aimee stopped at her own li ttle Greyhound pup. My hugged Aimee every day until she grew MJ's pool I'or a quick drink. Matisse just youngest cat Ali anna had to geL in on stronger. Andi and Buzzz ke pt her COI11 - looked at her like she was just one of th e rescue action too and soon joined pany whi le she ate her favorite dinner, th e cat s. Alianna greeted her with a sniff MJ in the crate to check out the new whi ch consisted of peanut butter and and went all her way. Aimee did nol kid. MJ looked up at me wi th those big rye. Before long, Matisse, Buzzz, Abby, Raising Aimee continued on next page
Page 6 SIIII/Iller 1999 Cl'lebmlil'8 Greyhounds Raising Aimee cont. from previous page look well and was trying to tell us some Site Hounds thing. I was worried. She wobbled by Bruce Skinner arollnd the yard and retreated back un der the shed. A few hours later, it hap pened. Ai mee gave birth to four baby ..•., skunks! Although we did 11 0t have the pl easure of raisin g the babies, Aimee let Matisse and Alianna get an occasional peek at them.
Anotlter year has passel/ ...... and the babies have grown and moved Ollt on their OWIl . Matisse and Aimee spend lots of time together these Cyber-Shopping Options for Hound and Human days. Aimee especially likes to trail along when Matisse, Alianna and I go for a walk to the park. Yep, Aimee is here to stay, thanks to the brave rescue of Let's continue last issue's look at to part with an ever-changin g array of Matisse Jai '. cyber-shopping options for hound and stamps from arollnd the world at http:// I know what you are thinking. Wa s human. w\Vw. hi sl ull.com/stamps/Grey. hi 111 Aimee ever descented? No. Matisse and Time to wash the spring Illud out of Canine Cornucopia (found at the cats raised Aimee to be a litt le lady. your canine? Nature's Halo (www. www.corsini.co.uk/cornucopia/ Aimee would never spray in Ollr yard. abap.orglmarket/market.htm#n) sell s all Greyhund.htm) are "English specialists Early in the morning when Aimee re natural Cedarwood and Citrus Sham ill out of print, rare and used dog books, turns from her midnight adventure, I can poos and C itrus Spritz Bath. Afterwards, fine art, limited edition dog prints, and smell the faint odor of a skunk off in th e reward your pooch with a cookie from handmade sculptures." You'll find a di distance. I often wonder myself if that The "Berry" Best Natural Pet Bakery verse collection of Greyhound related was the work of Aimee. ( www.abap.org/market/market.htm#b ) items in each of these categories . Now if o nl y Matisse and Alianna . freshly baked, all natural, over thirty The Greyhound Project recently would teach Aimee to bring her toys varieties ... and will cater to any re joi ned up with Barewall.com to offer a home after she is fini shed playing. Last stricted diet." selection of Greyhound posters in a va week my kind neighbo r had to return Greyt Options (www.abap.org/ riety of sty les. Buy them through http:// Aimee's favorite toy - a purple dino sponsors/Greytoptions) offer a variety of \V\Vw. adopt -a-grey hound .org/ ga II ery / saur with a magenta bandana. She found products ranging from deli vered dog postcr-index.html and the Project re it under her tree. SKUNKS! Who can food to caricatures, pins, and magnets. ceives an 18% commission. figure? The Greyhound & Whippe t Shop Enjoy' (\Vww.abap.org/mall/GWShop) sports a ve ry di verse catalog of goodies from coats to (nuzzles to leads and more. Your local adoption group may rai se funds selling various items and it is a great place to start looking. Many are Site Hound... is copyright 1995-99 Bruce still without an Internet presence, but Skinner. contact info is at http://www.adopt-a greyhound.org/treats/agencysales.html. Feeling a bit crafty? Why not help A reminder about your them out? The Greyhound Manor (www. Greyhoundmanor.com) freely publishes subscription . .. patte rns and instructions for Greyhound Some subscriptions are about to ex related crafts for silent auctions, rafnes, pire. To be sure not to miss any issues, etc . Close to two dozen plans are avai l renew now, using the coupon on page able! 3. The Greyhound Project will send Sti ll lookin g for just the ri ght Grey one reminder when you receive the last hOllnd coll ectible? Perhaps unusual issue of your subscription. postage stamps would be to your liking? Kristull Ranch Exotics can be persuaded
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DVM Gastrointestinal diseases: hypoallergenic diets • fiber • glutamine fi sh oil • herbs such as slippery elm, yams, peppermint Musculoskeletal diseases: whole, fresh foods Food - What Else Can I Do? • antioxidant vitamins glucosamines Veterinarians are frequ entl y asked, ferenccs. This leaves both the pet owner • chondroiten sul fate "What else can I do?" Pct owners in and th e ve terinari an to rely heav ily 011 • cartilage products general and Greyhound owners in par common sense. Give n the probability of fi sh oil ticul ar are increasingly well -educated indi vidual, breed, and li festyle vari abil • herbs such as boswellia, curcumin regarding the options for health care for ity ill Ilutritional needs, di gesti ve abil their four-legged companions. Nutrition ity. organ functi on, and immune statu s, Cancer: is probabl y the most basic and most im it is considered wise to feed the hi ghest po rtant area th at we can impact as quality, cleanest foods possible (given • whole, fresh foods low in caregivers. availability, economi cs, and lifestyle). A carbohydrates In the las t hi gh quality, • antioxidant vitamins 20 years or so pr e mium • fi sh oil the pet fo od "In the last 20 years or so comm erc ia l ; digesti ve enzymes the pet food industry has • herbs such as turmeric, industry has food that is garlic, green tea, astragalus, d eve l o ped developed readily available, free o f artifi readily avail c ia l colors reishi convenient, and economical able, conve foods for our pets." and preserva Liver disease: ni ent, and ec ti ves, supple- • antioxidant vitamins on o mi ca l mented with foods for our pets. Association of Ameri a variety of whole, fresh foods, is now • glandular or dietary liver can Feed Cont rol Offi cials (AAFCO) recommended, if a balanced, ho me • herbs such as silybum, profiles nutritional needs and dietary cooked di et proves impracti cal. There cynara, phyllanthus, schisandra content , while providing some regula is anecdotal evidence that animals with tion of the pet food industry and a mini low grade chronic diseases eating low Fo r recommendations specific to mum required level of nutrient s, do not quality commercial di ets rarely require your beloved quadruped, you may in any way take into account indi vidual any lo ng-term treatme nt beyond a wish to consult your veterinarian or or even breed variability. CO lllmon sense switch to freshl y prepared or hi gh qual a veterinari an who routinely uses te ll s us th at a canine athlete such as a it y natura l die ts. Addit iona lly, herbal and nutritional therapies. Greyhound on th e track or an Al askan neutraceuti cal s (defin ed as any non Malamute sled dog in competition will toxic food product with scientifically Ref: Schoen, A. and S. Wynn, 1997. have vastl y different protein , fat, and car proven health benefits) can be used to Complementary and Alternative bohydrate needs than a C hihuahua in an supplement a high quality di et and are Veterinary Medicin e: Principles apm1ment. But what about the difference particul arl y useful in animals not expe and Practice. Mosby, SI. Louis. between a Greyhound and a Chihuahua, ri encin g optimal health. both li vin g in apartment s? There is little research done on nutritional breed dif- CelebraTin g Greyhounds Stili/iller 1999 Page 9 AT Y OUR SERVICE From the Racetrack to the Hearts of Those In Need by Julie Page Reimann The Pel Partners skills test requires dogs to be able 10 politely a ccept meeting a friendly stronger and a neu tral dog. Photo by Julie Rei mann. Afte r a ho rrific car accident, a the blankets draped over the young A nimal-assisted therapy (AAT) young Ill an lies in a coma with a bleak mun, the woman helps the large dog has become more widely accepted as a outlook fo r recov ery. The door to his onto the bed, next to th e patient. She legi timate tool in a variety of therapy hospital room opens, and two volulltee rs rubs the dog ' s silky ears agai nst the applicat ions. Approved animals are now enter to visit. The volunteers work as a young man's clenched fists and soon welcome in a number of hospita ls, six-legged tcal11 - one woman and one those fis ts begin to relax. Suddenl y she schools, domestic vio lence she llers, dog. After placi ng a clean sheet across sees a team of doctors standi ng in the psychi atric fac ilities, and long-term doorway. " Is something residential care fac ilities. Animal-as wrong?" she asks with sisted therapy is distinct from animal co ncern. One of the assisted activi ties because it in clu des stern faces explain s that specifi c the rapy regi mens a imed at they had been moni tor· helpi ng the cli ent achieve certai n goals. ing th e pati ent's vital Ani mal-assisted activiti es, on the other signs on screens in an· hand , might in clude social visits or other room. T he young games with an animal. For example, a man's vit als had sud· patient who needs to improve motor denly become normal, skills may repeatedly th row a ball to and, shocked at the sud playa game of fetch wi th a retrieving den improvement, they dog (in other words, probably not a had ru shed to see what Greyhound). A child in foster care who had happened. The doc lacks personal hygiene ski ll s may thrive to r the n prescribes by learning to properl y groom a therapy weekly animal-assisted animal by brushin g him, by bathi ng therapy for the young hi m, by clipping toenail s_ and by brush patient. ing th e animal's teeth . T hrough thi s A Greyhound's heigh t is ideal for interacting with a person who uses a wheelchair. Photo by Julie Reimann . Racetrack continued o n next page Page 10 S IIIIIIIIl'r 1999 Cell'/Jmlillg Cre.rlwlIIu/J have vary in g aptitudes for animal-as sisted therapy work. In addition, cert ain dog breeds are better suited fo r specific programs than ot hers. Greyhounds, fo r example, tend to be calm, steady dogs and would do well with more physicall y fragil e patient s. Accordin g to Diana Harris of the Family Dog Training Center in Tukwila, Washington , Greyhounds make good animal-assisted th erapy partners be cause th ey are very conscious of their own bodi es. A Labrador, on the o th er hand, may unknowingly step on others' fe et or whack th em with his tail. A To prepare your ani viSitS, expose Greyhound's height is ideal for inter sou nd s he cou ld encounter in a facility, such as a noisy vacu um clean er. acting with people in wheelchairs. Har ri s also says that Greyhollnds are well Racetrack continued from previous page suited to the work because th ey are so people loving, soft spirited, and very the rapy, th e child may then begin to reason, it is important for volunteers to forg iving. In addition, Greyho unds transfer these skills toward his or her work closel y with the staff at a facility draw others into conversations because own hygiene. This relationship also pro in order to be forewarned about possible they fa scinate people with their unique vieles the child an opportunity to bond problems and to avoid sll ch negative looks and their background. How many with someone, possibly to a greater ex encOllnters. In addition, volunteers Illllst other dogs have had prior careers? tent than the child had previously ex keep in mind that th ey are dog handlers A potential challenge wit h Grey perienced in human interactions. and not therapists or coun selors. hounds, though, is their famous reluc Including animals in therapy offers Althollgh most animal-assisted tance to perform sit -stays and down a potential for success because animals therapy animals are dogs; other animals stays. Many Greyhounds can perform can break through boundaries more eas are also used, including, cats, rabbit s, these tasks without a problem, however. il y than humans can. Many people will and even llamas. Sometimes a patient Both sit -s tays and down-stays are re trust an imals more easily because a re will not respond to interactions with a quired fo r the Pet Partners screening lati onship with an animal is less com dog, but wi ll suddenly improve when a test. plicated, with fewer agendas than rela cal is introduced. Different animals ti onships between humans. Further Racetrack continued on page 13 mo re, oftentimes anima ls are more skilled in sensing and supplying what people in di stress need. Working with an animal can also shift the focus away . from difficult obstacles. For instance, in physical therapy, a dog can moti vate pati ents to complete necessary exer ci ses, in spite of accompanying pain. If a patient lifts her arm to stroke a dog's fur instead of merely for the goal of ac complishing th e exercise, her percep tion of her pain moves to the periphery, as her interactions with the dog become her primary focus. However, animal-assisted therapy is not necessarily for everyone. As dif fi cult as it may be for some of us to un derstand, not everyone likes animals. A we ll -meaning volunteer may enter a hospital room with a large, gentle dog Therapy dogs should be comfortable with a variety of animals, for they may encounter them only to be greeted by screams from a when making animal-a ssisted therapy visits. Photo by Julie Reimann . patient who is terrified of dogs. For this Ce/eiJmlillg Gre)'ho/llu/s 5Wlllller /999 Page / I ADOPTIO N AND RESCUE From the Mebane Couch by jordan Mebane, age f 3 Strivin g for first place at the fini sh line, running for their li ves, Greyhounds literally run to li ve and be loved. Many Greyhounds now li ve in th e comfort of a new-found famil y. In th e Mebane household , fi ve retired Greyhounds re lax in luxury 0 11 the cOllches. The won derful pari of adoption is that you' re not rewarded with a trophy or a plaque, but with the thought of resclling anci savin g Article author Jordon Mebane and her dog named Blue. another animal from death. In OU I" famil y, we ha ve many adopled children along wilh Ihe dogs, rity, cleft lip and palate, heart malfor l ance had a foster sister named and they all get along wi th easc. We mation, and kidney problems. Khadra. She had an extensive number cheri sh the fact that we've bonded and Blue's ear infection caused him of disabilities, but she was always li ve in comfort. No matter how long a pain and resulted in hi s falling on the fri endl y. When we fo stered her, we were dog lives, or if they have a special need, track during a race. After we adopted to ld that her life expectancy was six Ihey will always hold Ihe feeling o f be him everything turned out to be all right. months. She li ved for sevcn wonderful ing loved. As we look at it , we woul d nevcr even years. We also had a foster child named Humans and dogs have so me simi have seen him if it \Veren ' t for hi s ear. Semaj. Semaj was paralyzed fro m th e larities in life. We both can have th e Somc fa milies are big, and some shoulders down and he sat in a wheel same disabilities and treasures, even families are small. No two families are chai r. When Semaj came we didn't know though we are two different creatures. th e same. These differences make each how sick he actually was. Hc has also Blue, o ne of o ur G reyho unds, was one special. My family consisls of I I passed away. Semaj and Kh adra were placed with LI S because of an ear infec people, many dogs, and two cats. Many bOl h reall y greal kids, and even if Ihey li on. The Iwo people who broughl Blue people believe our famil y is ve ry bi g but weren' t my real siblings, I beli eved they to us were Ann and Gary Whitney, I believe with so many, it just makes life were. Plainfield Pets affili ates, Harvey's Lake, a little ITlO re interesting. It makes us Some li ves arc rull of fasci natio n, Pennsylvania. They have also placed stand o ut. Sometimes we grow and almost as if to be a fa iry Lale. My life is with us four other retired Greyhounds. sometimes we decrease in size, all de rull of excitement , like an adventure. I Blue was placed with our fa mil y because pending on fa te, Throughout my life, my meet new dogs all the time, and I really we li ve with many spec ial needs ch il famil y has fo slered bOlh children and li ke learning new things about Lhem. I dren. These needs include deafness, ce dogs. We enjoy each member, making al so enj oy adopting and fostering Grey- rebral palsy, tracheotomies, gastros them welcome for the time they spend tomy, Hirschsprung's di sease, prematu- with us. Mebane Couch continu ed on next page Page 12 SlIlIIlIIer 1999 Cl'fcbmlillS CrcyhO/ tllds Mebane Couch continued from previous least, is Bluc, our 6-year-old blue Grey Racetrack continued from page I I page hound with large, intense ye ll ow eyes. Blue is the biggest Greyhound of them The Pet Partners test is giv en by hounds becau se I know I'm doing some all. He's tall er than Canute by a good the Delta Society, an internatio nal or thing good, notjust for mankind, but for two inches. Blue is the type who will gani zation based in Renton, Washing me, too. Not all fairy tales have happy try to curl up in your lap. The only thing ton. The test is similar to the American endings. My adventure took a sudden that prevents that is hi s size. Kennel Club's (AKC) Canine Good curve in October. My three-year-old, A fa mily of many dogs requires Ci ti zen test. Keep in mind that the an i brindle Greyhound, Ki owa, died. Kiowa many human caretakers. In my family, mal is only half of the Pet Partner team, had a heart problem. Hi s heart was an I have my mother and father, Candy and and the human half will also have to abnormal size and hi s heart rate was out Bob Mebane; six brothers (four qualify. Those who administer the tests of control. Kiowa died at a young age, adopted): Asa, Noah, Levi, Elijah, will be watching for how effectively but we know that he li ved his life the Bobby, and John ; and two sisters, Jade both members of the team interact. In best he could . Kiowa spent hi s retire a nd Divinity (adopted). I' m al so addition, a veterinarian mllst approve ment relaxing on the couch, receiving adopted. the animal for participation in therapy all of the attention every dog loves. Evcn In my family, there is always some work. Once a pair is registered as a Pet if the ending came Oll t in sorrow, the real thing to do. You always know that if you Partner team and has paid the member truth of the story was special. need help, you're bound to get a couple ship fee, th ey are covered by Delta Blue, Canute, Droghita, Art, and of extra hands. Society's li ability in surance, w hich Pongo live in our famil y of e leven At 13 (and still growing), [ learn supplements personal insurance cover people and many other dogs. Our house something every day. A life of dogs, sib age. is always busy and fu ll of life. It 's amaz lings, and fun , I have to admit, I never Many Pet Partners primarily par ing how Ollr Greyhounds used to run for get bored. This year, I'm in th e seventh ti cipate in animal-assisted activities, in the finish line and now th ey run for a grade. I'm a persall with hi gh hopes. I stead of animal-assisted therapy. Ac spot on the couch. want to grow up, go to a good college, cording to Christi Dudzik of Healing Greyhounds come in a variety of major in Engl ish, and become a profes Paws, Inc. in Kirkland, Washington, " It colors and sizes. Droghita, our 3-year sio nal writer. I have my whole life is not specificall y goal-directed, but is old brindle female is the smallest of the pl anned out , but I' m ready for the next very th erapeutic in nature." Like ani Greyhound pack, but the one with the adventure th at comes my way. As I grow, mal-assisted therapy, Dudzik says that most energy. Art is a liI' 6-year-old white I take one step closer to th e life I want it brightens an individual's mood, de Greyhound and our most quict. He likes to li ve and the person I wa nt to be. When creases feelings of institutionalization, to hang out o n the couch and sleep. I'm an adult, I' ll have a house full of and fosters an indi vidual's ability to Canute is a 6-year-old red brindle . th ese wonderful companions we call nurture and play. Canute is a very curiolls dog; he enj oys Greyhounds. For more information, cont act the looking at hi s surroundi ngs and watch De lta Society at (800) 869- 6898 ing television. Pongo, at th e age of four JOIrlan Mebane is the daughter ojBob {llId (www.deltasociety.org). Call your local years, is our red Greyhound. He's the Candy Mebane, Lewisburg, PA. They may obedience schools to see if th ey offer yo ungest male we have and he likes to be reached at .xraceJr/[email protected] any th erapy dog classes or support run around the yard a lot. Pongo is re groups; an inc reasing numbe r of all y sweet and energeti c. Last, but not schools do. And finally, for a good book about animal-assisted th erapy that is both moving and educational, read The Good Shepherd, a true story by Jo Couderl. Be sure [0 buy a box of ti s sues first. Perh aps YOll , too, wi ll decide to place a Pet Partners vest over th e s teady s ho ulders w he re your Greyhound's raci ng jacket Ll sed to be. Julie alld Dallte passed th e Pe l Partllers test ill January 1999. Da1/te \lias adopted through Greyhoulld Friends Northwest il1 Issaquah, ARJO Whizarl, another of th e Mebane family Greyhounds, gelling ready for Sonlo . Washillgton. Ct'lebm/illg Greyhol/llds SlIlIImer 1999 Page 13 BEHAVIO R AND T RAINING No Fear/No Pain Methods of Discipline by Kathleen Gilley From a speech given by Kathleen Gilley at the Greyhound Pets of America Seminar, October 1998, Council Bluffs, Iowa Kathleen G illey gives her fasc inating, no-nonse nse speec h to a G reyhound-savvy group of people who all learned a great deal about accl imating Greyhound s to life away from the track. Photo by M arcia Hermon . Good evening lad ies and gentle never be any other breed across my hounds and two people in a queen-sized men. My name is Kathleen Gilley and I threshold. They are worshipped in my bed. (The secrel is to keep your tail al11 usually here as the conductor of th e house j ust as they were in temples thou curled.) Anyone who sleeps all her back Dancing Greyhounds Dri ll Team. To sands of years ago. I ha ve even started gets bonu s points. night . however. I am here more to pro a li st of potential human sacrifices, My girls do nOI generall y engage vid e informati on than entert ai nment , so which mi ght enhance their performance each other in play; they bring their toys I Il eed to tell yo u my unique qualifica or j ust make them happier campers. to me and each has special games that ti ons that have brought me to stand here onl y I am in vited to participate ill . There at thi s podium _ Living in a Molor/wme is tug of war, chase my clothes, and In 1993, afler a year of thorough I am one of the lu cki est peopl e in mulual stalki ng and Il ea biting sessions. study and almost insur mount able hard the world because I get to li ve full time I am one o f the few people who under ships, I carried off my fi rst Greyhound, in a motorhome, wit h four Greyhound stands the fine art of Il ea biting a Grey Sweetness. Thereinafter, I seemed to goddesses. I have never had a dogri ght ; ho und. Sometimes I wonder if each have acquired more of these magnifi I do 11 0t muzzle; and, after the initial does not think she is an on ly child . cent creations. at th e average of one per introduction peri od, I do not crate. (I There is no alpha G r ey h o llnd ~ there is year. T he ex-rncin g Greyhound is my have no psychological proble m with breed, Illy one and onl y and th ere will muzzling or crating.) I fit four Grey- No Fear continu ed on next page PaSt' 14 SI/I11I1/('/" /999 Cdl'l)/"(I/jll,t; Gr/'yllU/f/IlI.~ No Fear continued from previous page an alpha female, and Ihal is me. As 1110St of you know, they perform for almost an hour, on tracks, in tents, parking lots, stadiums, auditoriums, and sports fi eld s across th e co untry. None has ever taken a lap for old time's sake. C rui sing around in a 1110torhome all ove r these United States and Canada for th e sale purpose of sharin g my Grey hound good fortune has givellme a spe cial perspective on adoptions and place me nts. Because of my travels, I just might have visit ed with more GPA, track-sponsored, small and large inde pendent organizations, and farm place ment folk s than others might. In 1997, we traveled over 18,000 mil es coming and goin g to different Dancing Greyhound invitations. This Sweet stand s very still, hoping her portn er mokes th e jump cleanly. She did. Th e Dancing Drill year looks to be about th e same, give Team shown in these photos performed at th e GPA (Greyhound Pets of Ameri ca) Nationol or take 500 miles here and there. (We Meeting in Iowa during October of 1998. Photo by Marcio Hermon . have sla rted calling our RV a non-com what thi s particular dog is; the li ving. people. Yet, every day I worship the mercial Greyhound hauler.) This is our breathing cHnine indi vidual, who you water on which she strides. I named her non-tax deductible contribution to th e may place, based 011 information about Sweetn ess, th ough 1 cannot, for th e life incredible, available Greyhound. human pcopl e that has nothing to do of me, remember Why. Yet she gives me with him. And, after you have placed her heart and soul every time we per THINGS I HAVE this indi vidual , and something goes form. And when I hold her in my armS, wrong, you heap the guilt upon your I know I would not change a s ing le LEARNED selves and beat yourselves to a bloody thing. pu lp. When a placement doesn' t take, it Humalls are strange. is not all the adopter's fault and it is I would like to share with you some Adopting a Greyhound, to me, is a certainly not your inability to predict of th e things I've learned. My goal is to lot like gettillg lIIarried ... whether they were of correct moral tem have you look at what you do and how ... except my Greyh ounds are perament, even if you do have a Ph.D. you do it from a Il ew angle. more obedient and I have never threat in psychology. What you need 1110st and My first stateme nt is one with ened to divorce one. Some are under probably don' t have is a Ph .D. in Grey which I am sure there wi ll be uni ve rsal taken with a vow of "till death do us hounds. But there are things you can agreement : Human beings are strange pHrt." Others seem to be unions of con do. animals. Because humans are we ird, veni ence and I am sure there are "tro placing Greyhounds is difficult. Perhaps phy hounds" just as there are "trophy Put more respollsibility 011 tile I can make it a little easier, a little more wives." Some matches seem so sound, dog for his behavior. successful by asking you 10 consider the yet they come apart. You end up with Having said that, I will remind you following. one or more eight -year old s that "we that, of all breeds of dogs, the ex-rac There appears to be a quest for the just don' t have time for any more." ing Greyhound has never had to be re Holy Grail of predicting th e success o f Are th ere any of you here who can sponsible for anything in hi s life. Hi s a placemcnt based on th e psychologi honestly say that you have never met a whole existence has been a dog centered cal profiling of a gi ven humanoid indi Greyhound that drovc you absolutely one. This breed has never been asked vidual or famil y unit. I need to tell you, bonkers? If you can, I probably have to do anything for it self, make any de disabuse you, and perhaps relieve you, the one that would make you want to cisions, or answer any questi o ns. It has of the noti on thi s is even remotely pos climb th e walls in ten minutes. She is been waited on, paw and tail. The only sible. A good adopter, first timer or sea verbally and physically abusive, loud prohibition in a racing G reyhound's life soned ve teran, cannot be predicted in a and bossy; she has given me a black eye, is not to get into a fi ght, or cat certain vacuum. a split lip, and a nearly broken nose. She stuff in the turnout pen. Yel, this is often how the process has thrown me on the ground and then works - without regard for who and sat on top of me in front of hundreds of No Fear continued on next page Celebratillg CH'yhOlllld.\· SUIIIIII l'r 1999 Page l S You are not asked if you Leaving the Track Life ha ve to "go out side." You are Suddenly you are expected to be a plnced in a turnout pen and civili zed person in a fur coat. But people it isn' t long before you get don't reali ze you Illay flat even speak th e idea of what YO ll are sup Engli sh. Some of you don' t even know posed to do whi Ie you are out your names because you didn't Il eed to. th ere. Unless you really get YOll were not asked or told to do any out of hand, you may chase, thing as an individual ; YOll were always ro ugh house, and put your part of the condo association; the so feet on everyone and every rority or fraternit y. Everyone did every thing else. The only humans thing together as a group or pack. The you know are th e "waiters" only time YOll did anything as an indi who feed you and the vidual is when you schooled or raced, "restroom attendants" who and even then, you were not alone. turn you out to go to the In my "mobile abode," the Grey bathroom. Respect people? hou nd s each have several unique names, Surely you jest. but they also have a single comlllon No one comes into or name: it is everybody. We continue to goes o ut of your kenne l do things as a group, pack, or, ns we w itho ut your knowledge. are affectionately known ill-house by You are all seeing, all know Kathleen's husband , "The T hundering in g. There are no surprises, Herd. " day in and day out. The only thing it is ever hoped YO ll Part 2 coming in the next issue: Are you will do is win , place or show, familiar with th e song Changes? Ch-ch and that YO ll don ' t have ch- ch-clwllges! In our next issue, loving and playing with her Greyhounds is Kathleen's se much control over. It is in Kathleen Gilley describes how to help cret to success. Kathleen and Sweet share a smi le and a cuddle. Photo by Marcia Herman. your blood; in your heart; in your Greyhound make the leap from your fate; or it is not. race dog to house dog. Let liS revie w a lillie, from the Greyhound's point of view. From weaning until you go away for schooling, you eat and run around wi th your siblings. When YOll go away to begin your racing career, you get your own "apartment" in a large hOll s ing development. No oll e is allowed ill your bed but YOll, and when you are in there, no one can touch you without plenty of warning. Someone hears a vehicle dri ve up or the kennel door being unl ocked. The light switches are flipped all . The loud mouths in residence - and there always are some - begin to bark or howl. You are wide-awake by the time th e human opens your door to turn you out. A Grey hOlllld has lIever beell IOl/ ched while he was asleep. YOLI eat when you are fed, usuall y on a strict schedul e. No o ne asks if YOll are hungry or what you want to eat. You are never told not to eat any food within your reach. No aile ever touches your bowl while you are eating. You are not to be disturbed because it is important you clean your plate. Page 16 SlIlIIlIIer 1999 CC' /l'bmlillg Grl'yflfJ/IIll/s GREYHOUND TRIVIA E 0 S - Beloved Greyhound of HRH Prince Albert by joan Dillon EOS, Prince A lbert's Favourite G reyhound, Sir Edwin londseer, 1841 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and 10-112 years and she was only 6 months cess Ali ce and was done from memory, Goth a, Gennany, was just 20 years old old, when he first had her. She was con as Eos had died th e previous month . when he lraveled 10 England 10 wed Ihe nected with the happiest years of hi s li fe The most widely recogni zed paint youthful Queen Vicloria in 1840. By all ... such a beautiful & sweet creature ing of Eos is the one accompan yi ng this accounts th is marriage, whic h resulted and lI sed to play so much with the chil art ic le. Thi s painting by Landseer has in nine childre n, was a love match a nd dren." appeared in books, on posters, on the the Prince became th e young queen's At least three arti sts painted Eos ' Web, and on th e notecard showll here, most trusted and in nuent ial advisor. portrait at Queen Victoria's request. The whic h was purchased at the Greyhound However, Prince Albert, who spoke most fa mo ll s was b y S ir Edwin Hall o f Fame. (Other d istri but ors of heav ily acce nted English, was consid Landseer. One of his paintings shows Greyho und paraphernali a also carry ered a foreigner, and was never fully Queen Vi ctori a, Prince Albert and one these cards from time to time.) Queen accepled by Ihe Engli sh people. One can o f the young princesses at ho me in Vi ctori a commissioned this painting in imagine how alone the young prince Windsor Castle with three of th eir dogs 184 1 as a Christmas present for Prince must have felt on hi s arri val in this - Eos, who is sitting at the Pri nce's Albert. In her journal dated December unwelcomillg land. Yet, one truc friend kn ee, and two terriers, Dandie and 24, she writes of th e Prince's deli ght could always be depended upon to pro Cairnach. Thomas Musgrove Joy and with it and th at it came as a complete vide compa nionshi p and affec tion - George Morl ey also painted Eos. One surpri se. Aft er Eos' death , Prince Alber! hi s pel Greyhound, Eos. o f Morl ey's paintings, dated 184 1, used thi s portrait in th e creati on of a Eos, a predominantly black Grey shows Eos wi th two of her grown pups, monument to Eos, whi ch was in stall ed hound with white on he r face, chest, Timur and Mi shka, in a country setting on th e Slopes at Windsor. (The Slo pes feet, and th e tip of her tail , adored her beside a fence. Another Landseer paint are th e hilly par! of the Home Park be master and had accompanied him fro m ing shows Eos with th e baby princess, tween the castle and th e ri ver.) A recent Germany in 1840. Two years later, in a Victoria, th e Princess Royal. In thi s de call to the Castl e confirmed th at a statue hunting accident, she was accident all y li ghtful picture, Eos is snuggled up of Eos is still th ere. shot by th e Prince's un cle, Ferd in and, again st the baby princess whose toes are at Windsor, but recovered. She died on resting on Eos' nose. Anoth er Landseer Jul y 3 1, 1844 and a quote from Q ueen portrait , painted as a bi rthday present Special thanks to Michael Mag I/ ire, Victoria's journ al states, "She had been from th e Queen to Prince Albert in altthor of Swiftly, Jo r his help iJl re hi s constant & fa ithful companion for 1844, shows Eos with the young Prin- searching this article. Cefebmtillg Greyhounds SU/JImer 1999 Page /7 CARE Adapting to Blindness by Lauren Em ery a blind Greyhound and connects the dog to you. Boome r's cousin Mo ll y Photo by l auren Emery. He's a tail s-up Greyhollnd. That's would glow green when the light re rophy (PRA is a genetic di sord er), pan why we decided to adopt him sight UI1 - fl ected in th em . From my reading I be nu s (an autoimmune disordcr), and im seen si x-and-a-half years ago. A t th e came sll spicioll s that he had progressive mature cataracts. He was put 0 11 dex sound of the words "go out" he pops retinal atrophy. Diffic ulty with ni ght a methasone o intme nt for pannus but out of bed and dashes to the door. Even vision and goin g down stairs are the First would become compl etely blind from th ough he cu n' t see it he kn ows where signs. My ve terinarian diagnosed cata PRA. I was so mewhat prcpared intel it is. Hi s once beautiful brown eyes now racts but said veterinary ophthalmology lectuall y for thi s but not e motiona ll y. look like white marbles and although was a speciali zed Fie ld and refe rred me How common is blindness in th e we no longer make eye contact we ha ve to a speciali st that comes to Maine to G reyhound population? A health study morc physical contact sin ce he became consult. Another general practi ce vet completed Ihree years ago o f Grey blind. Fortunately Boomer has made the who saw the dog said she couldn' t di hounds adopted in Colorado showed transiti on fro m sighth ound to blind agnose hi s eye proble ms. As I wait ed Ihal fiv e percent of th e 626 responses hound with minor modifications and re anxiously, I wished th e re were mo re repo rtcd cloudy eyes and impaired vi main s an ac ti ve happy Greyhound. veterinary ophthalmologists in Ne w sion. Anothe r blind Greyhound li ves in I first became concerned that he England. our small town and a dog just off the had visual problems after noticing he " Bli ndness is ncver a reason to track that has catamcts is in our adop didn't fl y down th e out side steps at cuthani ze a dog" the veterinary ophthal tion ke nn el now. I wonder if we wi ll see ni ght ; he was slower. During the day mologist said when Boomer was diag a ri sin g incidence in vision proble ms as Boomer would stil l run around the yard. nosed with three cye d iscascs at age mo re re tired racing Greyhounds are so I assumed it wasn't a Ill otor prob seven. It saddc ncd me that he fe lt he placed in homes and live longer. Whe n lem. Then he bega n s lipping in sid e go had to say th aI. I had read that blind I came home from our consult with the in g down Ollr hardwood stairs. The dogs coul d leal'll to compensate with vete rinnrian I pulled out an article I had whites o f hi s eyes became red and he their oth er scnses. O ur Greyhound was would rub th em . In th e dark hi s eyes di agnosed with progressive retinal at- Blindness continued on next page Page / 8 Slimmer / 999 Celebmfillg Gl'cyliol/lU/s Blindness continued from previous page With gradual onset blindness the In her book, Caroline Levin deals dog can slowly adapt by developing a with th e complexities of pack behavior saved from an old Greyhollllds Today cognitive map of its environment and and states that few dogs arc truly alpha. Inagazin e about a blind dog with pan by relying on scents. sounds and tem Many are sub-alpha and trade (he lead nus. I tracked down the author that ni ght perature changes. The owner may not ership role back and forth. They tend to that was very upbeat when I spoke with notice the loss ofvisioll until things are adapt easier to blindness. often doing her. What was not available at the time out of place or the dog is in unfamiliar best in homes with other dogs. I beli eve is a book call ed Living lVirh BI;'l(/ Dogs surroundings. Boomer has adapted so Boomer is morc active, confident and - A Resource Book afld Trailling Guide well to hi s gradual loss of sight that at less isolated because of the stimulation for the OWllers of Blilld of hi s three other dog pack & Loll' Vision Dogs by members. Caroline D. Levin, RN , How has our Grey self-published in 1998. hound's life changed since A dog trainer and regis becoming blind? I stopped tered nurse who worked taking him to adoption a decade in the field of demos as SOOI1 as hi s eyes human ophthalmology, began to look a lillie she became a manager in cloudy. In stead of funning a veterinary ophthalmol a lap or two full tilt around ogy practice and saw the house, Boomer jogs how dogs and their own near me in the yard and ers needed help in ad fi eld . He rarely passes on justing to blindness. The an opportunity to go out ow ners needed he lp side with o ur other dogs dealing with their sorrow and doesn' t need help get and gri ef to accept their ting around in our huge dogs' blindness and th e fenced yard. Boome r dogs needed understand knows the roug h trails on in g, environment al mod our 50 acres of woods like ifi cations and skills train the back of hi s paw and II1g. loves our lo ng walks, al Blindness can stri ke ways finding lots of good a dog at any age and may things to sniff. Sometimes be gradual or sudden in I steer him by hi s collar onset. The dog's general when going down stairs or health, personality, and w he n in a n unfamiliar hi s position in the pack place. but putting carpet are other factors that af treads on o ur indoor stairs fec t how it w ill react. solved hi s proble m with Sudden onset blindness slipping. He continues to creates more of a trau- Hearing b ecomes more important with b Iindn ess and Boomer's ears ore usu- be very busy at home trans matic initial adjustment oily perked now. loss of vision hasn't changed hi s habit of carrying a round hi s porting fu zzy toys and proble m . Levin states toys. Owl makes a good pillow. Photo by lauren Emery. lillie blankets to all the dog th at dogs may have a " fi ght or fli ght" o ur last checkup with the veterinary beds. Watching him maneuver in the response and become more aggressive ophthalmologist I said I thought the dog house you wouldn ' t kn ow he was blind or depressed. It may increase separa- had some very sli ght vision remaining. but when I switched th e water bowls on ti on anxiety and create an increase in He patted Ine on the shoulder, smiled, the fl oor to raised bowls it took hiln a depende ncy in some dogs . Levin and told me my dog had no functional while to reall y catch on. When I moved stresses not to encourage dependency eyesight. the wire dog crate th at I alternate the so that the dog can regain its confidence In some situations blindness may male dogs in it took him a long time to and mobility. Her book offers Illany step be associated with significant pain caus- learn the new set up. At this point he by step positive reinforcement training ing dogs to be st ressed and inacti ve. doesn't jump lip on th e bed anymore olltlines, some of which capit ali ze on With the surgical removal o f the eyes and rarely gels lip on the cOll ch. We the superior canine senses of smell and and resolution of pain our ophthalmolo- have avoided boarding him as I know it hearing. Formal training may help a gist has seen a number of blind dogs would be ex tremely stressful , even to blind dog adapt lllore quickly and work that rapidly returned 10 their normal dis- through fear and dependency issues. positions and habits. Blindness continued on next page Celebratillg Greyhounds SlIlIIlIIer 1999 Page 19 TIPS FOR CARING FOR LOW VISION AND BLIND DOGS Below is a brief summary of some of the recommen dations from Caroline Levin 's book Living lVith Blilld Dogs: A Resource Book alld Training Guide f or 'he Own ers of Blilld & LolY Visioll Dogs. • For low vision dogs strips of contrasting tape placed on stair edges, door jams and wall corners may be benefi cial. Use ni ght li ghts an d good outdoor li ghting espe cially for dogs with impaired ni ght vision . Try to maintain your current furniture arrangement and don't leave objects where the dog could bump into them or trip on them. Oil based scents applied very sparingly can help the dog learn to avoid bumping into certain furnishings or can help identify doors, stairways, and the like. Before moving to a new home ease the transiti on by using dif ferent oil scents to mark the door, food dish, and dog bed in your current home and carry this over to the new residence. In a new setting supervi se the dog while he expl ores one room at a time until he is familiar with the layout. Pipe insulation can be used as a bumper on table edges and wall corners. When out wa lking, help steer a sholt blind dog by thread ing the leash through a piece of PVC piping to make the He gets by wi th a lilli e help fr om his friends. Boomer a nd his seei ng leash rigid. With very tall dogs you call li se a leather col eye dogs do everything together. Photo by lauren Emery. lar with a handle. They are commerciall y available. Teach verbal command s for slow, stop, come, and di recti onal cues. Blindness continued from previous page Stair training, especially descending, is one of the hard est skills to teach. Work on one or two stairs initiall y, put him in a fri end 's house, and I would never put him in a goi ng LIp, usin g food treats on the stairs. For descend boarding kennel now. As he has reli ed on hi s sense of hearin g ing one technique is to pl ace treats on tape by stair edges more, hi s ears are usually perked . He has become our blind and guide the dog to smell the tape and treat. watchdog and barks more. He is still part of th e evening pot Small bells on your other dogs coll ars and pinned to yo ur li cking cle,1Il up crew and loves spaghctti ni ght. Sin ce hc can't clothing can help the blind dog know where everyone is see us Boomer nuzzles liS more now and we touch him and outside. talk to him more o rten. • For play use the Buster Cube, do a tracking game with a The typical reac ti on people have when th ey see thi s beau bi scuit on a string. and make a food trail to a favorite toy. tiful dark red Greyhound is to say " Is he blind?" or "What's Hire a dog sitter instead of boarding a blind dog to mini wrong with hi s eyes?" I am touched by the few people who mi ze stress. just approach him like any oth er dog, crouch down to pet and speak to him, and don't fo cus on what's "wrong" wi th him. There is so much that 's ri ght with him. The worl d is full of sensory stimulation for a blind sight -hound whose oth er fac Referellces,' ulties are int act. Hi s abilities to scent and hear far exceed Mok , Meiscll . "Report on th e Medical Problems Observed in ours, but most importantly he feels secure and confident in Pet Greyhollnds," Speaking oj GreY/IOI/1/{/S, G reyhound hi s environment and kn ows we arc th ere fo r him. Project, April 1997 Lcvin, Caroline D. , R.N . Livillg lI'ilh Blilld Dogs - A Re SOI I/ t'e Book and Training Guide for 'he Owner.\· of Blilld & LolV Visio/l D ogs, self-published, 1998. Order from U llIrell EII/ery oj Maille GreY//O I/I/{/ Placemelll Service is a the author at 520 SW "B" Ave. , Lake Oswego, OR 97034. ji'e quellf cOlilributor 10 CG Magazine. $29.95 plus $5.95 shipping Page 20 SUII/II/er 1999 Cdebra/ill,!; G'/,C'.\·hOIlIId,\' When faced with the obstacle of a fallen tree as a sighted three year old hot off the track Boomer just stood there. Although he's blind now, he ju st hops up and over, having done so for years. Photos by l auren Emery. In an unfamiliar environment a blind Greyhound nee d s 10 be guided by a see ing-eye person . Boomer was able 10 allend his adoption grou p's reunion and got a kiss from guest spea ker Cynthia Bra nigan. Photo by lau ren Emery. Celebralillg Cre...J/Ol/luls SIIII/m er / 999 Page 21 BEHAVIOR AND C O MMUNICATIONS All in the Family: Kids, Dogs, and Keeping the Peace! by Lynda Adame Rocky is pictured here with three of his childhood fri ends. He was adopted severa l years ago by Ron, Jill, Ty ler, Cole, and Brianne Gottschalk of Benton, Kansos. If you're readi ng this arti cle, odds through life experi ence. att ending train euthani zed by angry parents. Parents of are you already own a Greyhound (or ing classes, reading books, and talking ten underestimate the amount of time two) and your Greyhound either spends to oth ers with dogs and children. The and energy it takes to own a dog while time with, or wi ll spend time with, chil people in these homes monitor th e in raisin g youn g chil dren. Some humans dren. The intent of this article is to pro teraction of the dog and child, and leach have a complete mi sunderstanding of vide an overall set of guidelines 0 11 both th e correct ways to interact with dog behavior. I hope to provide some Greyhound/child interaction from the one another. They know th at dogs are educati on in thi s article so more homes perspecti ve of an aunt and a placement not humans in fur suits, but are an en can avoid bad situations. represe ntati ve for a Greyhound adop tirely different species, with their own ti on group. I don' , have any children at language and behaviors. Be Proactive thi s poi nt in my life, but I do have two If th ere are children in your future, youn g neph ews who interact frequently Bat! Situatiolls be proacti ve. Start adj usting the house wi th Illy dogs. As an adopti on represen People who do not understand dog hold schedul e and the dog's schedule tat ive, I see both good and bad siata behavior creat e bad situations. They do pri or to bringin g the child ho me for the li ons th at arise from Greyhounds li v not have adequate information abollt first time. T hi s gradual adj ustment will ing with children. child and dog relationshi ps and behav help all eviate the dog's stress whcllthe iors. and even worse, they do not su child fina ll y arri ves. Keep ill In ind the Good Situations pervise th e child and th e Greyhound. dog will still need attention and cnre People who understand dog beha v T hi s basic lack o f understanding lI SU once the childjoills the famil y. He wi ll ior and child behavior create good situ a ll y results ill the dog bein g returned to ati ons. They gain thi s understanding the adopti o n group, or even worse, Family continued on next page Page 22 SlIlIIlIIer / 999 Ce/I'brmillg Greyhollnds Let Sleepillg Dogs Lie It is imperat ive that the c hild doesn' t startle th e dog awake by trip ping and falling on him whil e he is sleeping or resting. The toddler may in advertentl y hurt the dog and provoke a reacti on. Greyhounds sleep deeply, of ten with th eir eyes open. Teach the child to call out the dog's name and be sure the dog is awake before approaching him . Greyhounds are Ll sed to being awakened when act ivit y begins in the kennel and are not used to bei ng awak ened by touch. Some newly adopted hounds ex hi bit "sleep aggression." They become fri ght ened or disoriented and snap if di sturbed when sleeping. The adage "Let sleeping dogs li e" definitely applies in a hOLise with small children. Children love to play "dress-up" with their Greyhounds. Greyhounds are very to leront when they are handled gentl y. Photo courtesy of June McBride of Tacoma, Washington. Love or Domillance? Young children like to smother a Family continued from previous page dog with ki sses and hu gs and from a dog's perspecti ve, this can look li ke a want to remain a family member, be in and mount them one above the olher. scary di splay of " in your fa ce" domi cluded in acti viti es, and spend time with Another way to separate dogs and chil nance. If the dog sees this type of be the re st of hi s human pack. If the child dren is to use a screen door or a Dutch havior as a threat, a warning snarl or is an infant, bring a blanket home first dooron the entrance to the child 's room. bite can ensue. Adding to this mi s Lln to famili ari ze the dog to the baby's A crate can become a safe or child-free derstanding between the species is th e scent. Introduce th e dog and the infant area for the dog - a place to which the fact that childre n are at eye level to th e slowly and with constant supervision, dog can retreat when it's had enough dog and do not understand th e impor allowing the dog to thoroughl y sniff the of the c hild. Most import ant to the tance of never staring a dog in the eye. baby. After the initial introduction, you child's welfare, he or she should be Teach th e child never to stare at the dog can begin to desensitize the Greyhound taught never to bother th e dog when he and do not allow the child to hu g the to life wi th a toddler. Parent s must work is in the crate and never to go into the dog unti l th e pack order is set. Confin with the dog in a hands-on way. They crate with the dog. ing or cornering a dog is another in vi should touch or grab the dog's ears, tati on for di saster, especiall y when a handle its mu zzle and feet, work with Growlillg alit! Other the dog so th at it will expect and accept U IIpleasallllless Family continued on next page th e kind of attention and hand lin g that When the child start s to walk, you a toddler wi ll give it. will probably encounter growling from If the child is walking, li se exercise the dog_ Growling is a norm al and com pens, baby gates, and crates judiciously. mon way for dogs to warn each other An exercise pen, al so call ed an ex-pen, to back off. The growl mayor may not is an expandable (mobile) wi re fence escalate to a snap or bite. In my house, system designed to restrain dogs. Use dogs are never allowed to growl at hu ex-pens and baby gates to separate dog mans and I wi ll in stantl y reprimand th e and c hild whe n an adult cann ot ad dog if he is caught growli ng. This rep equately mon itor their interacti on. Baby rimand consists of my putting on a dra gates can also give the child pri vacy mali c verbal di splay, standing very tall from the dog or keep the dog from the with hands on hips, looking the dog in child's room or toys. Ex-pens are avail the eye. It 's important to let the dog able in different height s; baby gates are know th at the child is above him in the not. To keep a dog from jumping over a pack structure; hence th e dog is not al Nicky is a very loid-back Greyhound. This is one case of a Greyhound who has no sleep baby gate, mOllnt the gate hi gher in the lowed to growl at the child (or adults, space problems. Photo courtesy of Arianne doorframe or purchase two baby gates for that matter). Satter, Wi lbraham, Massachusetts. Celebratillg Gre}}/O/IIuIJ SlIlIImer 1999 Page 2J Family continued from previous page apply; onl y now the child is mobile and Call a Child Walk a Greyholllld? old enough to understand so me co n ~ No. Please do not leI a child wa lk a cept s and participate in carin g for the Greyhound, or even hold a leashed toddler is doing thi s. Obedience train dog. hound all alone (no matter ho w much in g for the Greyhound is a must. You still want to monitor th e dog beggin g). On the Greyhound-I email Training will help teach an inex and the child 's interacti on. Please do not li st, a couple of bored physicists figured peri enced dog owner th e best way to let th em sleep togeth er in th e same bed. out that when a Greyhound takes off at interact with a newly adopted Grey This can confuse the dog, who may be a dead rUIl , chasi ng after so mething of hound and will reinforce how to CO I1 - gill to consider th e child as a Iiltermate. interest, he exert s 228 pounds of pres tinue training the dog when at home. Dogs have every ri ght to discipline a sure on the leash as well as the arm. One Both child and dog require a kn owl littennate. way to allow children the pleasure of edgeable adult to teach them th e cor Even a four-year-o ld is capable of walking your Greyhound is to att ach a rect ways to interact with one another. feeding the dog breakfast and dinner second leash that you, the adult, hold Most important, obedience training th at an adult has prepared, as well as onlo. helps bond the dog and th e human. giving all treats that the dog will get One of the most important CO lll througho ut the day. An adult must Ease the Transition witlt mands for a Greyhound to learn is monitor these sessions and restrain the U IIderslalldi IIg "stay." More on that later. dog until the child has set the bowl down Bri nging a new child or a new dog and g ive n the dog the "release" or into the home is both wonderful and Traillillg Ihe Child "break" command. Being the giver of slressful for all famil y members. Just Train your child as well as your food helps reinforce that th e child is as you will be stressed and sleepless, dog. The child should learn to respect above the dog in the pack order. so may the dog. Understanding and pre ~ the dog's space or bed. Teach your child The parent should phys icall y move paring for thi s wi ll help ease the transi not to approach th e dog while he is ly the dog off any spot that th e child want s. ti on and build a solid foundation fo r one ing down unl ess an adult gives the child The dog mustn ' t be all owed to pllsh the bi g happy famil y. permi ssion. Pulling on the dog's ears child out of the way. The dog must learn or harassing th e dog should not be al to wail until th e child goes in or out of Resources: lowed. A dog will take onl y so much doors (or the car or the yard) before he Chifdproojillg Your Dog, by Brian (even a Greyhound) and if an adult does can ent er. Be especiall y sure to teach KiJcollllllons Culture Clash, by Jean Donnldson not step in to stop such harassment, the th e child that th e dog can and will bolt ALPHAbetize Yourself, HOII" To Help Your dog will take matters into hi s own paws. out of nn)' open doorway, as children Dog Regard }v u As Leader! Pnmphlet In dog terms, taking malters into hi s arc the likely culprits when a dog es by Te rry Rynn own hand s usuall y means walking away capes th e home through an open doo r. from th e chi ld, but, if pressed, it can The child mu st learn to use the "stay" Editor's Note: We use the masculine g e n ~ mean a growl, snap, or bite. An adult command as Illuch as the Greyhound der for simpli city when referring to our c a ~ should always interve ne before things must learn it to obey it. nine compnni o ns; we love our girls just as escalate to this point. Teach the dog a command (S il , Illu ch. How do you know if your dog is down, or stay) reaching hi s limit? Closely observe th e and thi s w ill dog's body language and acti o ns. A be the way the stressed dog will pant, yawn, or li ck the child begins lips or nose, and he wi ll oflen stare into to control th e space with glassy eyes. The body lan dog and takes guage will be stiff and still. A dog about a hi gher pack to attack will have flattened ears; the positi on. The tail will be held straight out; and the lips child wi ll is will start to pull back. The dog will tell sue th e com you when enough is enough. Despite mand be fore all the training you give your child, the meals and responsibility rests upon parents and treats, or ra n th eir vigilance in readi ng canine body d 0 m I y language. thro u g hout the day. Between FOllr aud Sellen I'ears of Age Fo r c hildre n be twcen four and Tyler Moody, so n of Jennifer Moody of Augusto, Mo ine, and Katie, shows seven years of age. the samc basic rules that respect is mutua l. PUgl' 24 Slimmer 1999 Celehm/illg G/"(~dlOllllds COMMUNICATING W ITH YOUR GREYHOUNO The Art of Animal Communication New Age or New Tool? by Carla Pickering and Lori Lazetera Greyhounds are capable of communicating great love for each oth er. These G reyhounds do not live together but adore each other. On the left is Will Shumaker's Greyhound, Nip. O ne the right is Borbaro Celli's Greyhound, Cinnamon. Photo by Will Shumaker, Tampo, Florida. A Greyhound is lost, far from doubt it. An imal Communicators or ing with behavioral problems of vari home, thrown fro m th e veh icle in which Animal Communication Specialists (as ous species; and sO llle work with medi she was riding when it is in a serious some prefer to be call ed) are gaining cal practitioners to assist with diagno accident on a major interstate. All av acceptance in the mai nstream as an in sis and treatment. Nevertheless, one enu es of recovery are pursued to no creasin g amount of anecdotal evidence thing is certain: fewer people are "rais- avail . One suggesti on enthusiasticall y acculllulates. Their methods and tech accepted is that a re liable animal CO I11 - niques Illay vary, as may the foc us of municator be contacted. Would this their work. Some speciali ze in finding Art of continued on next page have been the case a few years ago? We lost animals; some concentrate on help- Celebrating Greyhounds SlIlIImer 1999 Page 25 Theoretically, anyone can learn to communicate with non-human animals. Many people have strong barriers ac quired throughout years of living in a society that denies beillg-hood to nOI1 - humans. For those who have a genuine desire to learn how to communicate, search out books, tapes, seminars, and videos Ihal explain and may even help yo u develop communication skills. Learning to Quiet Yourself The secret is in learning to quiet yourself. Find a quiet time when the hustle and bustle of every day li ving can be lurned off for awhile. Clear your mind by using basic meditation skills. If Ihoughts come to you while you do this, let them slip aside. Focus your con centrati on on a picture of the animal you would like to communicate with or fo cus on your pet. Write down whatever comes into your mind at the moment. Slart small. Just say "Hell o" 10 Ihe ani Fran Morey of Gloversville, New York, shores a quiet moment with her Greyhound, Cindy. mal the first time and see if you get a reply. Move slowly al each session. Ask simple questions the next time. Build Art of continued from previous page Ih ose who have troubl e beli eving that on what you learn. Another good tech th ey or the animal communicator are nique is to work with li ke- minded in g their eyebrows" these days when really hearing, seeing, or feeling what people in a group. In this way, you can someone suggests "Why not contact an their dog or other compani on animal is validate each other's communications. Animal Communicator?" doing is to validate the reality of imagi Validation is important. Every time nat ion. Imagi nation is oft en tromped out someone validates the information you Just what is animal of us as children. Imagin g - or seein g receive and it is correct or close, it is a com lIlullication? in pictures - is a large part of the way real confidence builder. Remember Animal communication is the abil that ani mals communicate wi th us and something else as well. Practice makes ity to communicate telepathically with with each other. So, rather th an think perfec t. Trust your intuition. animals. We are all born with the abil ing, "This isjust my imagi nation," think Animals communicate to e ach ily 10 be psychic, bUI somehow we lose of imagination as creating an image, other and to us in pictures and feelings. Ihis gi ft as we gel older and more perceiving an image. Think of imagi- The knowing Ihal is "jusl Ihere." The grounded in realily. We all have had 1I00ioll as real, fo r it is. im age that flashes across our conscious moments in our lives when we think of ness mu st be accepted as real. someone on a certai n day and before Modalities Ih e end of the day, Ihal someone call s When an animal communicator Learnillg to Communicate us. Your Greyhound is very quiet. You gets in touch with an animal, he or she Penelope Smith has a seri es of are in the next room. You yell , "Drop receives messages in one or all of these tapes on learning to communicate with it ," and you hear an obvious clunk. Your modalilies (melhods): animals. The lilies of Ihe lapes in Ihe Greyhound drops Ihe clock he has slo C lairsentience - the psychic seri es include "How to Communicate len from your bedside lable. This is your equivalent of feeling what someone with Animals," "Und erstanding Ani intuition at work. Intuition is very much else is experiencin g emoti onally or mals' Vi ewpoints," " Animal Intelli a part of us , and it is not considered as physically, i. e., empathy gence and Awareness," and " Healing a psychi c phenomenon. If we take the Clai rvoyance - the equivalent of and Coun selin g with Animals." 111 these time to li sten to our intuition and de psychic sight; clai rvoyance can tapes, the author takes liS very gradu velop iI, we begin on the palh of com come in a series of scenes, symbols, ally th rough practice exercises that en- municating with animals. or bOlh An interesting method to help un Clai raudience - the equi valent of derstand animal communication, for psychi c hearin g Art of on next page Page 26 Slimmer 1999 Celebmlillg Grey/WI/lids Art of continued from previous page to find a good communicator or a semi had to put him to sleep. nar to attend. "A few days after hi s departure I able us to shift our perspective, quiet received a message from him. 'Look to our minds. to hear, and to speak. Allthor Notes Kai 's litter and I will be there. I wi ll be Patty Summers has a great chapter " A litter of Australian Shepherd a mi smarked, male, blue merle Aussie called "Reawakening to Animal Com puppies was conceived two weeks be pup, birth positi on number fOUf or six, munication" in her book, Talking With fore we had to have our beloved Grey and will be born at the end of March.' Tile Animals. In it, she says, «Anyone hound Sultan put down due to osteosa " 011 boy, I thought to myself, can communicate with animals. It is the rcoma (bone cancer). I was a friend of something miraculous is happening universal language, the thought or idea Ih e breeder and always admired her here. March 28th I awoke at about 2 before the words." Her approach is ex Aussie, Kai , and the puppies she pro a. l11 . with the message ringing in my tremely simple. She views her work as duced. My friend is also an accom head, 'I am here.' I received a telephone a bridge and provides an uncluttered plished an imal communicator. call from my friend at 3:00 a. m. 'Lori, outline of steps we can take to learn to "J have taken several communica puppy number four has arrived. It is a communicate. ti on semin ars myself. J have used these blue-merle boy and he appears to have skill s on occasion but never realized that no color on one side of hi s head.' Magi Competent vs. tile Incompetent these skills would become paramount was the only blue merle boy in the lit As in any area of alt ernati ve mo in my li fe as th e tragedy of losing Sul ter. The odds on this happening and th e dalities, there are competent practitio tan unfolded. way it happened were too astounding ners and teachers, and those not so com "The week before we put Sultan to ignore petent. Pet owners who wi sh to use th e down I had an encounter with Kai and - Lori Lazetera services of a communicator rather than Sultan. My fri end was watching Sultan learning to "do it yourself' still need to on the days I would transport him after "In 1983, living in the cott age that educate themselves and then follow work to an acupuncturist veterinarian I rented on th e back of an old estate, I their own intuition. Students should for treatment. When I went to pi ck up lost my daughte r's pe t rat, Dr. choose their mentors wisely. Practitio Sultan one afternoon my fri end was not Snowmi zer, who had seizures in the ners who cloud their work with many home. I walked into th e kitchen and middle of a blizzard that all owed no layers of complications should set off Sultan was lyi ng comfortably in a dog travel to the vets. warning bell s in the students' minds. crate. Kai came down th e stairs and "Shortl y after he died, r had a very The same applies to experienced com greeted me. llet Sult an out of hi s crate. strong sense Ih at he was sending some municators who insist that only the There was a flash of understanding that one to take hi s place. One week later, gifted can do it. moved between Sultan, Kai, and me. I in a bookstore in a nearby town, a small T here are li sts of communicators knew in that moment that Sultan would white kitten approached me. Achi avail able to help locally, or long dis soon be leaving me and th at Kai would Melech (my brother the king) was in tance (by telephone); you can find some be responsible for helping him come fairl y rough shape- a street kitten, hi s of these at the web sites and in th e books back to me. T he following week ear-mite-ridden ears and overall poor li sted as resources at the end of the ar Sultan's condition escalated to the point condition would not have made him a ticle. Word-of-mouth is also a valid way where, with much sadness and grief. we prize to most people. However, I knew th e in stant our eyes met that Snowmizer had sent him; and he changed my life. "My little white cat never commu ni cated to me in words, but th roughout hi s almost sixteen years with me, he sellt me a series of strong. clear images th at alt ered my percepti ons of the world around me irrevocably. I, who had been very skeptical regarding my ability to hear or perceive other species' commu ni cati ons from other dimensions, found myself accepting what I learned from Ac hi , my Moon Kitty, without questi on. " I am a novice at usin g Animal Communication, but I am aware that when I speak to my companion animals, i new i pu;;p Tc;:;;;;;;;;;;i;i~ out Mr. Bones, hod recently become ill, and settled him. Mr. Bones died three loler. The pup became his normal rombundious self ofter thol. Photo by Marcia Herma n Art of continued on next page Celebrafillg Greyhollllds Slimmer 1999 Page 27 Art of continued from previous page Resources I am sending them word-pi ctures cre Internet Books ated from th e language th at I use, and that th ey receive these pi ctures and http://www.cyberark.com/a nima ll Fitz patrick, Sonya with Patric ia emotions and understand me. My nex t tclepath.htm : Thi s web site provides Burkhart Smith. What the Anilllais Tell step in learning to communi cate will be info rmati on about communicators Me, Hyperion, New York, NY 1997 receivin g more clearl y alilhal they are throughout the U.S. and Canada; it trying to tell me. As I quiet my heart, also sells books, videos, tapes, and lists Myers, Arthur. COltl1ll1l1liCaling willt th ese very special teachers th at I li ve current workshops. Animals, Contemporary, Chicago, IL wi lh wi ll , indeed, be able to reach me 1997 - as th ey wish to do." h ttl': Il www. h earls peace.com / - Carla Pickering Anicom/indcx.htm : Patty Summers's Smith, Penelope. Animals: Our Re personal Animal Communicati ons turn 10 Wholell ess, Pegasus Publica page. tions, 1993 Carla Pickering resides ill Exetel; ht Ip :lIp wcb.nctcom .com/- j ingl Smith, Penelope. Allimal Talk, Pe Rhode /s/alld with her Greyhounds (lnd index.hlml: This is the home page of gasus Publications, PI. Reyes Station, other dogs alld cats. Lori Laze tera re Jane Hal1 ander and Jing the African CA,1 989 sides ill Dallblll) ~ Conllecticut witll her Grey Parrot, a "Human Communica husband, tlVO Greyhounds, her Austra tor" of some talent , who works with Summers, Patty. Ta lking With The Alli lial/ Shepherd, ond cats. Lori is a regu her. Jane and Jing speciali ze in lost mals, Hampton Roads Publi shing, /01' contributor to CG Magazil/ e oud is pets and Avian communication and be Charlottesville, VA , 1998 Oil adopfion represellulfive Jar WAG, havior, but work with all species of do /1I C. of Cheshire, COllll eclicut. mestic companion animal as well. Donn and Ti na Tyler of Tacoma, Washington, share a moment of quietness. In peaceful settings like thi s one, thoughts and feelings ore eosily tronsferred. Page 28 SII/II/ller 1999 Celebmlillg Gr(',l'hollllds HISTORY IN A CTION Waterloo - A Coursing Pilgrimage: Part One by Pam Davis and John Parker The slipper slips the dogs - and they're offl Photo by Todd O. Williams, CPF, Easley, South Carolina . Every dyed-in -th e-wool coursi ng Parke r, Gary Runyan, Les Pekarski (all event. (We never did find ou t if that was enthusiast w ho has done hi s required from Georgia), Tanya Bryson and Chris common or unusual. In 1999, Mr. reading in co ursing hi story knows about Cantrell (from South Carolina). Burdon judged the Cup, but they had a the Waterloo C up, coursing's Holy Afte r an all -night fli ght from At new secretary. ) Grail. The Cup has been run since 1836 l anta to Manches ter, we drove to The Call Over took place in a on the gree n fields of the Altcar estate Southport, c hecked into the Prince of crowded , smoky auditorium, where the in the north of England, near Li verpool. Wales Hotel, grabbed a qui ck lunch, and temperature soo n rose to sweltering. It is th e Am eri ca's Cup. the Kentu cky headed off to meet with the Cup Secre The sterling silver Waterloo C up was Derby, the Super Bowl of coursing (pick tary, Mr. Bob Burdon. Mr. Burdon wel prominent ly displayed on a stage, YOLII' analogy). In the fall of 1997, a few comed LI S graciously and so ld us our flanked by boards bea ring the names of of us began contemplating a trip to En tickets. He also prov ided LI S with a pass the 64 dogs nominated to run for the g land. We had heard 1998 might be th e th at would allow us to park in the Nomi C up in 1998. Sir C harles Blanning last year the Cup would be run. There nators' Car Park (th e parking area re (keeper of the National Coursing C lub was a bill prese nted to Parliament that served for the 64 peopl e who nomin ate studbook) read off the name of each dog wou ld outlaw hunting with hounds - the dogs that will run and their guests). and told a bit about it. Three bookmak hare coursing and fox hunting. This bi ll He invited us to attend the Call Over, ers each slated their openi ng "line" on was all owed to die in committee. but wh ich would be held that ni ght. It turned the dogs. will surely rea ppear. The group in out Ihat Mr. Burdon was not only the cluded Glen and Pam Davis, John Cup Secretary, but also the judge for the Waterloo continued on next page Celebrating Greyhollnds Slimmer 1999 Page 29 Waterloo continued from previous page spec ts the dogs. The inspec tion is a coursin g grounds by swishing fl ags near matter of matc hing the dog's ear tattoo the ground. AI times we could see en with its paperwork. No assessmen t of tire "herds" of hares a lii in the fi eld s The 64 dogs were divided inlo cond ition or soundness is made. It is up nearby. The judge mounled hi s horse groups of four, call ed "quarlers." Each to eac h hand ler to determine whether (he has to be a good horseman, as well quarter was "sold" at auct ion. Seventy or not hi s dog is sound enough to run . as an acco mpl is hed cours in gjudge) and perce nt of the money from thi s auction We watched as the dogs were removed Ihe slipper appeared on Ihe fi eld. BOlh wenl inlo a pol. The person(s) who from th eir crates, wa lk ed, th en given were dressed in th e tradi tion al pink bought the quarter including the even vigorous massages with a very sme lly (red) hunling coals and breeches. The tu al Cup wi nner wou ld receive 50 per liniment. firsllwo dogs were call ed onlO Ihe fi eld cenl of Ihe 101ai. The perso n(s) buying We were all sl ru ck by how beauli and were led out by thei r handl ers, th e th e runner-up 's quarter would rece ive fu l Ihese Greyhounds were! While we dogs still bundl ed in their coats aga in st 20 percent. Hi gh bids ranged from 150 saw a few with obvious problems - one Ihe cold wind. pounds 10 500 pounds. (One pound = terribly overshot, one or two with a par approx. $ 1.70). The remaining 30 per ti al or broken tail, a few with very short, The Greyhoullds were cenl of Ihe proceeds were used 10 help thi ck necks - mos t we re gorgeous taken to til e Us hy" .. . with expenses of th e eve nt. specim ens of Ihe breed. The English ... a two-sided enclosure th at keeps coursin g dogs are mostl y large dogs, Ihe dogs from seein g Ihe hares unlillhe The First Day - The Withill s probably averaging 28 10 30 inches, and slipper is ready to sight them on one. On Tuesday morning, we headed much heav ier boned than most U.S. The sli pper can see over Ih e lOp of Ih e off 10 Ihe Altcar eSlale. Along Ihe drive, dogs (NGA and AKC). They have very shy and watches for a hare to approach we were as tounded by how green the broad backs, wilh a good deal of arch Ihe coursing lane. The dogs were placed fields were. By fo ll owi ng Mr. Burdon's over the loin, very deep briske ts, and in Ihe slips - a double-coll ared slip advice to arrive early, we proc ured a beaulifully laid back shoulders. In gen lead that has a re lease mechani sm al fronl row parking (viewing) space, and eral, they were very attracti ve and in lowing Ihe slipper 10 release bOlh dogs lrom ped off 10 gel a look al some of Ihe superb condition. at th e exacl same moment. The crowd dogs. As th e 9:3 0 a. l11 . start tim e ap After survey ing the grounds. we proached, we could see the beaters in stood nea r the "slip steward ," who in- the field s, dri ving the hares toward the Waterloo continued on next page • A close-up of the hare. Photo by Todd O . Williams, CPF, Easley, South Carol ina. Page 30 Slll1/mer 1999 Celeb/'{//illg GreyhQllllds The chase is on. Photo by Todd O . W il liams, CPF, Easley, South Carolina. Waterloo co nti nued from previous page (2,000 to 3,000 people) waited rest Purse, a consolation bracket. The 16 are sighted on it and that they are "bal lessly fo r the first hare to appear. dogs eliminated after the second round anced" in the slips. As the Greyhounds The same slipper - a we ll -train ed go into The Pl ate, anoth er conso lat ion sight the hare, they begin to accelerate. professional - slips all of the dogs dur bracket The slipper run s with them and releases ing the event. Gary Kell y has been the the part that is wrapped around the dogs. slipper for the Waterl oo Cup since 1969. II lakes a 10llg lilli e for Ill e He lets them run out to the end of the We saw him in the bar at th e hotel one first f ew cOllrses to g et storied. slip (it looked to be about ten feet long), night and he is an amazing looking man . The beaters are still far out from and releases it. (A cord around hi s wrist He looked to be in hi s earl y forti es, but the fi eld, and the slipper must wait un is attac hed to the release mec hani sm.) must be older, as he's been slipping til a hare runs onto the field. Additional He is supposed to give the hares at least dogs sin ce the early I 960s. One of the beaters form two lines from the edge of an SO-yard head start before slipping the Waterloo marshals (security) told us he the field to the shy, to in sure that the dogs. earn s approxim ately 70,000 pounds per hare run s straight down the co ursing Beca use the ant i-cou rsi ng lobby year slipping dogs all over Britain and lane. As the hare runs past the shy, the had turned up the volume of protest, the in other Europea n co untri es. (The ve· slipper walks the dogs out behind it. He slipper was instructed to give ex tra-long racit y of th at statement is unknown. It has one hand on the sli p-lead near the slips. There was much di ssati sfacti on might have been a story to impress the Greyhounds' necks. The other hand expressed by the crowd about this, as it "Yankees.") holds the opposite end of th e slip-lead, was diffic ult fo r him to slip the dogs The Waterl oo Cup is structured which is wrapped around the tuck-up cleanl y and fairly when he had to try to much like a tenni s tournament. T he area of the dogs. (This is call ed "bar hold them back. Grey hounds run in braces, 32 courses, reling" the dogs.) The slipper mus t totaling 64 dogs. The pairings are de evalu ate the hare. He won't slip the dogs tennined by a random draw several days if it's a very small hare, or if it does n't before the event. The 32 dogs elimi seem to be moving fas t enou gh, or if it nated in the fi rs t courses go into The is very fa t. He must be sure both dogs Waterloo continued on next page Celebrating Greyhounds Slimmer 1999 Page 3/ The ju dge on the horse. Photo by Todd O. Williams, CPF, Easley, South Carolina . Waterloo continued from previous page Tlte first day 's cO llrsillg took place horse behind or to the side of the dogs with the force of their legs dri vin g into 011 a field called Tlt e Witltills. as they course, giving himself th e best the ground. II 's a smallish, narrow fi eld and the view possible. When the hare escapes, crowd fl anks both sid es - th e Nomi or is killed, he rai ses either a red or nators' car park 0 11 one side, the Pub white handkerchi ef to ind icate the win li c Bank (general admissio n) on the ner. A flag steward th en ra ises a large This article CO l/ elI/des ill the next issue oth er. This fi e ld is said to test pace red or white flag so the crowd can see ofCG. (speed), and th e courses are mostly which dog won. (A green fl ag indicates quite short. The first part of the course. a draw, which the judge signals by re Pam Davis, alld hl/sband Glell , five ill from the slip to when th e dogs turn the moving hi s hat. A blue nag means the Cairo, GA lII ith four Greyhoullds and a hare for the first time, is call ed the run course is a "bye" - wh en a dog's op cocker spaniel. Their spare tillle isfllled up. The dog that win s th e Hill -UP and ponent is withdrawn. A yellow flag with dog activities oja ll sorts - obedi tu rns th e hare fo r th e first time usuall y means a re-run is in progress.) ence, coursing, conforlllation, t/'{l ckill g, wins the course. This was especiall y and agility. true on th e first day, because most of The coursing was exciting! the hares quickly escaped into the tall T hese dogs are fa ster than any 10/111 Parker is presideJ1l of the Sowh gra ss at th e end of the fie ld. A promo coursin g dogs we' ve seen in th e U.S. eastel'll Greyhoulld Club alld is 0 11 the ti onal video we saw said seven out of They have to be; the hare moves faster AdvisO/y Board oJGPA -Atlal/ta/Sollth eight hares escape, although that is not than a mec hanical lure. They can also eastern G reyhoulld Adoptiol/. He alld al ways the casco turn with in credible agi lit y. We saw one his wife Debbie live ill AI/ml1a with their The Greyhound slipped on the len course close- up where the hare led both three Grey/w l/nds, Bralldy, Susie and wears a red coll ar (a knit band ) and th e dogs into three 360-degree tUI'll S. The Goldell G irl. one on th e ri ght wears white. It was dogs looked like Olympic fi gure skat oft en difficult to di stingui sh th e colors ers, bending almost doubl e as th ey Todd 0. Williallls, CPF. is {I p/totogm/ter from a di stance. T he judge cant ers hi s turned, th rowing Lip huge chunks of sod ill Easley, SOlIlIt Carolilla. Page 31 SlIIlIlIIel' 1999 Cele/J/'a/illg Greyhollllds H ALL OF FAME Rural Rube Racing Legend by Laurel E. Drew He may have been the runt of the from Flagler, he Iinc r, but Rural Rube stood tal l among was the g uest o f hi s peers. honor at a dinner Rural Rube, nicknamed Shorty and at the Copley w he lped in February 1937 in Kansas, Plaza Hote l in belonged to Gle nn Laman. He had a Boston. He arrived royal pedigree, being sired by Hall of at th e affair with Fame r, My Laddie, and out of Lady his owner ill the Gangdrcw, who was sired by yet an back of a Iimoll other Hall of Fame dog f Gangster' sine escorted by (imported dog). Some of the best dogs two police motor of the era were to come from litters pro cycle office rs. At duced between 1937 through 1940 from the dinner, he wore this pair of Greyhounds. Bud Carroll , a his napkin tucked '" ' -'- ,1 ' _", ; .\'iJt"! ~ we ll -known owner and trainer, eventu around hi s neck Ru ral Rube and Fern Nature shown with their owner, Bud Corroll. Photo ally bought a ll the pups in the litte r. He and dined on ten - courtesy the Greyhound Ha ll of Fame, Abile ne, Kansas. paid $350 for Rural Rube f a bargain derloill steak and for a dog that would become one of th e biscuits covered with gravy. It is said top Greyhound in America in both 1939 best racers and stud dogs o f hi s lime. that he smiled broadly at all hi s admir and 1940. Hi s superb sire record was The Rube, as he was termed, be ers. yet to come. gan racing ofi1ciall y in 1938. In his first In 1940, Shorty was off to Flagler In 1939, at the ripe old age of two, race, he came out of the box in eighth again, where he won the 1940 Derby he produced his first pups. When he re pos ition f dead last f but won by and added still another impressive tro tired, hi s stud fee was already $ 100. seven lengths. After he won his next two phy to hi s coll ection. Part of that col Coming from lines that included Hall races just as handily, Mr. Carroll de lecti on is still on di splay at th e Grey of Fame dogs Traffic Omcer and My c ided to move him La the big Wonder hound Hall of Fame in Abilene, Kan Laddie, he was to produce sons and land Park trac k in Massachusetts, where sas. After that, he re turned to Boston, grandsons M ixed Harmony, Johnny he won the Sapling in 1938. In 1939, where his imminent retireme nt was an Leonard (both Hall of Famers), Great S hort y was off to Flagler for hi s next nounced. In tribute, the track arranged Valor, Rural Streak, Rural Speedster, seri es of races and became a star. Rac an Au Revoir handicap race at Wonde r Flashy Sir (a great grandson), and other ing at 71 pounds, he broke four track land. Rural Rube and his owner Bud great running dogs. Most were g reat records, won two futurities, two Inau Carroll led the post parade for the race producers as well. Hi s daughters and gurals, and the big F lagler Futurity onto the track whil e the band played granddaughters produced notable off Stake, which was then rated as the Ken " Ruben, Ruben" in hi s honor. The huge spring, too. His daughter, Thri lli ng tuc ky Derby of dog rac ing. c rowd gave a n e normous ovation to Sport produced Mixed Harmony. Lois Rural Rube was incredibl y popu their he ro while the announcer gave a Jean, a pup from hi s mating to Fawn lar because of hi s racing ability and hi s brief biography and presented him with Rita, was the g randam of J o hnny wonderful persona lit y. When he heard a gold medal. Leonard. "Smile Shorty '" he would c url his lips Rural Rube raced 83 times at WOIl Rural Rube's name appears some bac k in a bi g full -toothed grin. With so derland, and he was out of the money where be hind nearly every Greyhound many dogs carrying hi s bloodlines, it 's only six times. He was a world record that is running today. Was he worthy of no surprise thaI there are hounds still holder at Wonde rland for the 3116ths hi s place in the Hall of Fame? Ifhe isn't, out there grinning away. mile course as well as the Futurity then I don' t know of a dog th at is! On hi s re turn to Massachusetts record holder. He was pronoullced the Cele/Jmlillg Gre)'hVllI/ds SlIlIIlIIer J999 Page JJ HUMOR Turbo Visits the Hall of Fame by Marcia Waod N o, it's nol your reflection. AI the door to the Ho ll of Fame con you see Derby on the other side of the gloss, wailing to welcome us? Photo by Fred Hecker. I had a ([r eam. take a pi cture of it. Dreams come true hOllnd statues nanks the sweeping walk Someone told me once that my every day. Why shouldn ' t mine? way. Turbo's sire, P's Rambling. is fea tured It 's a full day's drive to Abil ene, We had time to check in at the ho in th e Greyhound Hall o f Fame. Me, but Turbo loves to ride in the car and lei and make ourselves present abl e be be in g who I am, in stantl y envisioned, we know all th e tricks. I give him gin fore we met my Internet fr ie nd, Paula, in C incmascope and g lorio ll s ger snaps, for instance, to curb th e pos at th e Hall for our tour, so we drove on. Tec hnicolor, a portrait in oil of Ram, sibility of an upset stomach, and I keep We checked in , wa lked Turbo, cleaned hung hi gh on a wa ll , lit wi th a sin gle a bag of liver treats handy in case the up, and jUlllped back into th e car in dramatic spot. Then I pictured Turbo, sight s and sounds of th e road prove seaml ess choreography, except for a red coat gleaming gold , lookin g up at more interesting that my commands to quick dash back to the rOO I11 to grab the th e portrait, head cocked wi stfully and wait or down. Whenever he gets stub li ve r treats. tai l sweeping gentl y. Maybe there'd born or di stracted, th e prospect of li ver Reti red racer Derby is the official even be a family resemblance. What a can miracul ollsly restore obedience. I greeter at th e Ha ll o f Fu me. He takes photograph that would make. thought li ver bi ts might come in handy hi s job very seriously. As soon as we So Fred and I made pl ans to take during th e ph oto session at the Hall , too. came in , he rose from hi s throne and Turbo to visit Abilene, Ka nsas, home A nugget dangled just out o f camera trolled over. Sweet baby. Turbo ignored of the Greyhound Hal l of Fame. range woul d surel y e li cit that soulful him. Turbo ignored Paul a, too, despite I know, I know, I kn ow, even if a gaze I wanted. all th e tro uble she took to SC i lip our dog could look at a bunch of paint visit to Abilene. He kept hi s head plas streaks on canvas and see the image that A bilelle is a pretty alld tered to my thi gh. people sec. the on ly response from any prosperous tawll. I was embarrassed and humiliated. dog to any picture of any other dog S ho ps, theate rs. Illu seums, and Aft er all the bragging on the In ternet would be o ne great big canine yawn. house to urs abound; and th e Greyhound I've done aboul Iny perfect boy. here But that's not th e point. The dream was Hall of Fame is ri ght in th e middle of he is - at the Hall of Fame no less - the point. I wanted to see Turbo look at things. It 's a lovely building, classical the portrait of Ram. And I wanted to in design. A gorgeous pair o f G rey- Turbo Visits continued on next page Poge 34 Slimmer 1999 Ce/chralil1g G"(I'ho/illds hatching the egg? Picture me as the nes t or maybe as the egg. Fortunately for my circulation, and for th e chair, the fihn isn' t long. I shoved Turbo off and we wandered into the A. T. Cowperthwaite Gallery. The gall ery houses a splendid col lection of Greyhound-related art and arti facts J everything from Stafford shire figurines and fine art to jewelry, and print ads, and magazine covers from the nineteen-thirties. All of it was col lected by one person and then left to the Hall of Fame for everyone to enj oy. Turbo Starts Up Turbo started to butt hi s head against me. BUll , butt. "Turbo, cut that out!" Butt, butt, Fred takes Turbo's lead, but Turbo won't leave my side. Butt, butt. Fred's got a stray gingersnap in hi s pocket, but nll'bo is not to be dissuaded. I' m starling to get worried. Why is he acting so oddly? I' ve read about sei zures, but I've never seen one. Is this a seizure? A brain tumor? I go from ex hibit to ex hibit, not really seeing them. I smile and nod as Paula explains each item, but mentally I'm back home in St. Louis, meeting with loan officers, sell- Turbo Visits continued on next page If it's not liver, I'm not interested. Paulo 5coll tries to entice Turbo's interest in the bronze of P's Rambling. Photo by Fred Hecker. Turbo Visits continued from previous page meeting an intern et friend for th e first Into the All{litOrillJll time, and he has no manners. No good alld the Gallery ones anyway. We went into the audi "Cut it out, pupcake. Go say hL " torium to watch the film, and When I tell him that, he usually wa n as soon as we sat down ders over to the stranger, tips hi s face Turbo buried hi s head up to look into hers, and waves his tail against me. Then he put a gentl y. The strange r in va riably pets him, paw on my leg. Does he want at whi ch point Turbo leans into her. It 's to climb ill my lap? Turbo is his most endearing tri ck. one big boy, 32 in ches at the Not this time. He's too bu sy tryin g withers and tipping the scale to squirm hi s nose into my pocket. He's at 85 pounds, and the seats shy, Paula says kindly. Turbo is about in the theater are small. Re as shy as a diesel locomoti ve. I have no member how Horton the el P's Rambling : Trainer Dolores Connick wifh the real P's idea what's goi ng on here. ephant looked while he was Rambling. Photo courtesy of the Greyhound Hall of Fame. Celebra/i/lg Greyhol/luls SlIlIImer /999 Page 35 The li ve r snaps were in the pocket of my jeans. Oh boy, oh boy, Ih ere il is' Finally ' Meat. Mine! Give it to me! Me, here I am! I want meal! I would like to have spent more time in th e gall ery. I would like to have spent more time at the exhibit depict ing th e evolution or the breed. I have a hazy recollection of a drawing of a Greek coin, and I think there was an antique toy of some sort that involved racing Greyhounds. I guess what I re all y would have liked is to have gone there without Turbo, or at least wi th out li ver. J had a dream. I have a picture o f Turbo with hi s nose in my pocke t. I have a picture of Turbo with hi s head in Ill y purse, after I transferred the bag of treats there. I have a picture of Turbo lu ng ing over th e bronze sculpture of Ram to get to the li ver treat Paula is holding. I have Turbo gobbli ng li ver treats in th e gift shop, at the schooling track, And th ell we see P's Rambling. Not an o il pai nting after all , but a Sc ulplurc. A bronze. Ram al full ga ll op. Truly lovely. It 's time to take pictures. th ough my heart is no longer in it. Fred gels th e camera equipment out. and I G reyho und Hal l of Fame: Photo by Marcia Hermon Pagc 3fJ Sl/lIIlIIcr J999 of Fame and for G reyhound adoption closed Wi scons in Dells Greyhound as well . He was directly responsible for Park Adoption program. The Mazanecs many Greyhound placements over th e li ve with Blue ill Mazomanie, Wiscon years. Even whe n he became ill , Derby sin. never missed standing up and walking to the door whe n visitors entered. Hun Waco (Wayki Breaky Hearl) - dreds of c hildren pe tted and hugged 1991-1999 him. Many adopters brought their Grey A member of the Dancing Grey hounds in to be photographed lVith him. hound Dril l Team, Waco was owned and He was buried at the place of hi s loved by Kathlee n and Waldo Gilley, birth, Heatherbrook Farm, in a sunny who li ve in a motorhome and travel the SpO I, as Ih at was where one could al country with their fa mous girls. Died ways find o ur Derby - either at the of a stroke one month shy of eight years front door of the Hall catching the of age. Waco was in c redibly talented. morning SUll or lyi ng in the sun in his She e nt ertained and wowed hundreds turnout pen after hi s exercise. of people with her wonderful acrobatic moves at many Greyhound Pets of Molion Magic (Magic) America (GPA) events. She is pic tured " 1987-1998 in the feature article in this issue . Derby Drive. Photo by Marcia Hermon. ami Qur sympathies go out to all. jPK's Andrew (Wiley) Derby Drive - 1991-1999 1989-1999 Mascot of the Greyhound Hall of Magic a nd Wi ley graced the cover Fame for almost five years Derby was of Celebrating Greyhol/llds, Fall 1996 e uthanized o n Jan. 27, 1999 because of and were al so piclured in a Celebratillg cancer. He was e ight years, seven Greyhoullds Calelldar, both times with mo nths, and 19 days of age. He was th e th eir companion Greyhollnd, Blue. son of 81's Ju stin. His Dam was DR's Magic passed away from complications Highlife. Hi s littermates included his 5 frolll re moving he r cancerous leg. sisters - Dedication, Define, Division, Magic made people understand why Dolby, Dragon, and hi s brother, Double. on ly royalt y used to own Greyhounds; His nickname (kcllllcl nume if you she was a queen. Wiley was just the wi ll ) was Partie. Partie fitted Derby per opposite from Magic. He was crazy, fectl y as he always had a fondness for wi ld, goofy, accident-prone, a whiner, food. A s a puP. he wadd led arou nd all and sometimes a to tal madman. He s ho rt little legs. Havin g a fat little 1V0 uid run in the fenced yard all by him tummy, his sides orten rounded OLit self with the bi ggest grin on his face. from overindulg ing. At the Ha ll of He just loved to run. Wiley passed away Fame, he held li corice and marshmal very unexpected ly on Fe bruary 16, lows as occasional treats in hi gh regard. 1999. He died under anesthesia while Bes ides his accomplishments as a gelling a couple of stitches from one of racer, he had a di stingui shed career as hi s accidents. Debbie and Bob Mazanec Wiley and Magic. Phato by Bob and Debbie an Ambassador for the Greyhound Hall adopted Magic and Wiley from the now- Mazanec. Celebl'(lliJlg Greyhol/I/ds SlIlIImer 1999 Page 37 LifE STAGES 9: THE FIGHT Kira Leaves the Litter by Patricia Gail Burnham When Braveheart had gone to she was safe. When she had calmed Kil'a never weill back C hri stine, that left Ringo, lire), Kim, down, I retrieved a wet washcloth and 10 Ihe puppy pack. and Starfleet in the puppy pack. I won wiped away th e blood. At seven 1110 nths That night I carried her outside to dered who would take over Braveheart's old the puppies had not done nearly the potty (with the rest of the puppies shut position as litter boss. What happened damage to each other that an adult dog in their room) and then carried her to was that the pack turned 011 Kira. She will do in a fight, but she was covered bed. I slept with Sheena on one side and had been the top-ranked girl , a position with small nicks. The only deep cuts Kim on th e other. Kim crept up my side won in spite of her size by her speed were on her right front leg and those and slept under th e covers with her chin and cleverness. looked too deep to have been caused on Illy shoulder, breathing softly against by puppy teeth. my neck. She proved to be a wonderful The Fighl When I put he r back on her feet, sleeping companion. I have tried to I was in the front yard weeding the she limped badly. I carried her into the bring dogs to bed that were too anxious vegetable garden when J heard the fight house, fending off lirel who wanted to to allow any of us to go to sleep, but start. By the time J had run through the finish the fight she had been winning. Kim never moved. She was just a small, hOllse and reached them, Kira was defi In retrospect, Kim was probably run warm, living weight on my shoulder. By nitely getting the worst of it. She was ning in -front of her pack. They loved to morning she could walk with a limp. fighting toe to toe with Jirel while her dodge through the big hedge at a full For the next three weeks Kim spent old friend Starfleet nipped her from the run and Kira's leg was trapped between the day crated while I was at work. Dog rear. Sheena was dancing around, un two trunks of the hedge. When she cried books urge owners of puppies to crate certain of what to do. Ringo was stay out in pain at the injury, the others train them. I tried. In Kira's case it was ing out of it looking confused. I herded turned on her. It is simple dog pack be not a Sllccess. I was coming home at the combatants up onto the patio, havior that makes the m turn on a noon to let he r out, so she was bei ng grabbed Kim, pushed her into the puppy screaming pack mate. Cries of pain wi 1\ crated for only five hours at a lime. room, and closed the door. nearly always trigger an attack, which During the first week I would arrive She was covered in blood with a is why it is so dangerous for a small home and find her sleeping. During the deep gash on her front leg and another child to run screaming away from a dog. second week she started to fret. By the on her back leg. I held her against me third week I would come home to find while her frantic heart slowed. I hugged her to me for reassurance and told he r Kim continued on next page Page 38 SlIlIIlIIel" 1999 Ce/ebralillg Cre,·hollllds Kira continued (rom previous page But Sheena was smarter th an Kira's Chewing Becomes a Fm/orife Pastime. littermates had been. T he puppies would Spending her evenings in the li v her bedding weI with saliva from her chase Kira until they couldn't run any ing room broadened Kim's range of frantic panting. more. Sheena, at nearly ten years of age, lOys. She quickly developed a talent for Moving her back in with lirel was didn' t have th at kind of stamina. So she c hewin g anything I left w ithin her not an option . Once two of my dogs would chase Kira fo r short di stances reach. Her fa vorite targets wcre my fi ght, I never put them together agai n. and th en let her run al one when she summer work shoes. Sacrament o is hot The onl y other choice was to leave her started to run bi g laps of the yard . Or in the summer, so these were expensive with Sheena, but I was worri ed. If I was Sheena would run a small circle on the sandals with narrow leather straps. She wrong about those deep gashes 0 11 her patio while Kira ran a big circle around could chew th rough the straps in a mat front leg and they were from Sheena's the outside of it. ter of seconds. I took to storing the shoes big teeth, then Sheena mi ght injure he r. They even set lip a running course 0 11 top of the china cabinet, but one Finally o ne morning I left her with her in the house th at extended from one end youn g concenttrai ng Greyhound is mother, th ough still fearful that Sheena of the living room to the far end of my more th an a match for a busy owner. would treat her as prey and play too bedroom. I would be napping on the bed One ni ght the phone rang just as I roug h with he r. with Sheena curled up next to me when arrived home. I let Kim and Sheena into Kira would trot in carrying a stuffed toy. the house and settled down on the bed Sheena and Kira Become Buddies. She would look at us, waggle th e toy, to talk to Beth Anne. This wasn' t going But I should have had more faith and trot back to the li vin g room, onl y to be a shon conve rsatioll. I removed in moth erhood. When I came home at to repeat the performance if Sheena my shoes but held on to them. knowin g noon Sheena and Kim came bouncing didn't accept her offer to play tag. l a nce that if they hit th e floor they would be into the house full of hi gh spirits. Kira counted fourteen circuits back and forth Kira toys. When I hung up th e phone and her mother had become best bud before Sheena gave in and chased her. twenty minutes later I found Kira in the dies. Sheena was the one dog th at Kira At first they shared Sheena's bean living room on her beanbag with a pair could acknowledge as boss. They loved bag bed in the utility room. Then I no of neatl y chewed shoes. She had come to play together. Kim would fl y around ticed that Kira would pounce all the dog into the bedroom while my attention the yard , race up to Sheena, fall at her bed and she wasn' t planning on shar was on th e phone, taken th e shoes out feet, and then leap up and race away. in g with her mother. So I made up a o f my hands, and carri ed th em into th e At first Sheena wo uld chase Kira only second bed from piled fl eeces to g ive li vi ng room to be dismantled. She had to slip and fall , unable to turn with a th em each their own place. 1 hadn ' t ex asked politely for the shoes while I was puppy half her weight. This mu st have pecled Kim to evict Sheena from her busy and I had handed them over with been a shock to Sheena who had been beanbag. A mother's tolerance goes a out thinking. the quickest and most agil e of her own long way. By then she had cut th e straps on brothers and sisters. so many shoes that my shoe repairman was as amused as I was. I could hardly cure her shoe feti sh when she looked so darn cute when I caught he r. She seemed to say, "What shoes? YOLI mean that you want th ese? I thought you were done with them." I had never been able to teach Ki ra to not eat off th e table because whcn I caught her, I was too busy laughing to correct her. I had the same problem with the shoes. How could I blame her when I knew she would chew them and it was my job to keep them Ollt of her reach? Kim chewed only the thin-strap sandals but she did carry a ni ce closed pump a lit into the yard and left it fo r Ringo, lirel, and Starneet. It entertained them overni ght. In the morning I found Ringo gnawin g happily on it. By then it was beyond repair. The entire back had been chewed out. Kira and lirel playing before their fight. Photo by Patricio Gail Burnham. Kira continued on next page Celebrating Greyhoullds Slimmer /999 Page 39 Kira continued fro m previo us page found. I put o n my spare lenses and wat c h me c hange Ollt of m y work call ed my ophthalmologist for an ap clot hes. Standing on the bed made her Fortunately my shoe store was go point ment. Fortunately my prescription th e ri ght height to hug, and she lenrn ed in g out o f busin ess and was having a had changed enough so that I was due to sit up for hu gs. First she would sit seri ous shoe sale. I wear a peculiar shoe for fl ew lenses. Kim had simply retired and look coy. When I stood in front of size so I could buy shoes frorn onl y one Ill y o ld ones, just as she was retiring all her, she would lift both front paws so of two specialty stores in town. And of myoid shoes. that I could hug her. now th e bi ggest of th em was closing. I Six months later I moved a sma ll After th e hug, if I couldn 't resist bought shoes until I fe lt like Imelda bookcase and fo und the lenses unci lens scratching her neck, she was just the Marcos, legendary for her 400 pairs of case undern eath it. The case had rolled ri ght height to make her a ni pple nip shoes. I packed them away Ollt of Kim's under th e bookcase when Kira had Hln per. She was delighted to discover that reach. The storeowner cheered me up by and dropped il. At least I think that a we ll -aimed nibble could convert me by sayi ng th at they had man y custom is what happened. I would hate to think into a squeak toy. We had some discus e rs who came in to re place pllppy that she rolled it under th e bookcase sions about what I th ought of nipple chewed shoes. I was not alone. wi th her nose to hi de it deli berately, th e nips and she became less direct about The hi gh point of her chewing ca way Sheena and Braveheart would hide it. She would nibble my arm o r rib cage reer came the day she cut the power cord food items by using their noses to bury until the intensity grew to the point that off the nail grinder. I had just bought a th em in the beanbag beds. her eyes would dance. She would cast new nail grinder and brought it into the Sheena's technique of burying fo od little g lances towards the co veted li ving room to usc on Sheena's nai ls. for later in her beanbag bed had hi t a nipple, and I woul d know it was time to When I went to pi ck it up, the cord was snug. Kim would wait until Sheena had stop, before she couldn't keep herself onl y eight inches long, cut through as buried a pi ece of toast, and would then from indulgin g in a squeak nip. cleanl y as if it had been done with a un cover and eat it. So Sheena had not Kira's view of the world was neatly knife instead of Kira's clever teeth. I onl y to hide th e treat in the beanbag, described in this poem that turned up bought a new na il grinder and kept it but then she had to protect her cache anonymously all the Internet o ut of reach. from Kira 's raids. This she would do by standing on th e beanbag and bark A PUPPY VIE W OF THE WORLD Th e Great Gallle oj Keep Away in g at Kim. The easiest WHy to resol ve If I like it, it's mine. In ex pl oring th e house, Kira was th e di spute was to call Sheena into th e If it 's in my mouth , it 's mine. looking for things that she could run kitchen for a new treat. That would let If I can take it from YOll , it 's mine. with th at would inspire me to chase her Kira unearth and cat th e one from th e If I had it a lilli e while ago, it 's for a game of keep away. And she found beanbag. mille. one item th at neve r failed to get me to I f it 's mine, it must never appear to chase. That was my contact lens case. Til e Great Nibbler be yours in any way. Generati ons of dogs had shown abso Kira had al ways been a nibbler. If I f the toys are out , a ll o f them are lutely no interest in my contact lens you scratched her back she would re mine. cases. Kim was different. Fortunately spond by what Greyhound adopters call Ifit looks jllstlike mine, it 's mine. her teeth on the hard pl astic lens case "nilling" ni bbling with her front teeth If I think it 's mine, it 's mine. made a di stinctive crunching sound and on whatever surface she could reach, Author Unknown that would alert me that she had the lens in cluding me. Actu all y most of the pup case so th at I could chase her down and pi es were nibblers and it was fun to rec lai m it. scratch their backs and necks and watch And that, of course, was what Kim them start to ni bble. One day my sister wanted; someone to play keep away came to vi sit and was g reetin g Kira with . After I caught her gnawin g on the when she said, "She nipped me!" I was lens case a couple of times, I took to in credulous and asked what she had sleeping wi th it under my pill ow so she been doing. She scratched Kira's neck couldn't reach it. And th at worked un and Kira started to nibble again . So I til the morning when I couldn ' t find ei ex plained about th e nibble refl ex. But ther the case or th e lenses. I have lost while most Greyhounds nibble gentl y, indi vi dual lenses occasionally, but I had Kira has a much more forcefu l nibbl e. neve r lost a set of lenses in a case be FOl1unatei y she usually start s gentl y and fore. Search as I might I couldn ' t find th en increases the force behind her them. nibbles. That lets me call it off be fore it I looked around th e bedroom and gets painful. around and under Kira's beanbag in the Her favorite place to nibbl e was Kira a nd Sheena. II's nice 10 have a big mo ther to hide behind . Photo by P. G. li ving r00111. No lens case was to be standing all the bed in the evening to Burnham Page 40 S lIlIIlIIel" 1999 Celebrating Gre\·h ulll1d.~ A CTIVITIES Greyhound Play Groups by Alma Katsu ;::;:::;; - Almost without excepti on, Greyhounds wear muzzles when in the ri ng. If you were to ask my Greyhounds case other dogs that can keep up with Bowler. With 30 to 40 dogs showing up w hat their fa vorite acti vity is, no it), play groups provide good sociali za regularly, a little human intervention doubt Ih ey would say "Why, going to ti on for your dog. They give you the makes Slife th at every dog has it s fair playgroup, of course," Going to opportunity to gel together with other share of time in the arena. playgroup is even better than eating din Greyhound owners, swap news and tips, In practice, pl aygroups seem to fall nc r. Y OLI can tell this from their body and perhaps di scover the name of a generally in two categori es: organized lang uage, from the way they walk oul good veterinari an. or inform al. As in li fe, some folks feel o flhe ring at the end of a session, steam more comfortabl e wi th lots of structure, ri s ing off their backs, tongues hanging Loosely, playgroups work this way. and some peopl e prefer to be a litlle less from their mouths, and fromlhat funn y, In a completely fenced area, either fettered. However, even the info rmal happy Iitll e look in Iheir eyes, sati sfac an indoor fac ility like a horseback riding groups have some rules to keep them tion radiating from their entire bodies. arena or an open fi eld surrounded by going. And the basic motto for every You can barely get either dog to walk fencing, Greyhounds are all owed to run group is the same; use common sense. away from the ring to cool down. Both in small groups of usua ll y four to six Here are some start-up g uides, prin are eager to queue back up for th eir next dogs at a time. The dogs almost always ciples, and considerations g leaned from turn, and at th e end of the evening when run completely flat out for about two three East Coast playgroups: it is time to go home, we often carry minutes, then chase each other around I he m back to the car because they are hal f-heartedly for another couple of II/door Playgroup Locatiol/s so reluctant to leave. They in sist on minules. When the dogs have tired The hardest part of gelling a standing LIp , looking out th e back win themselves out and are either trotting playgroup up and running is finding a d ow as we drive away, waiting ul11iithe or standing around, the owners leash safe place to hold it. Indoor horse are building recedes and disappears from them and lead them Ollt, and the nex t nas seem to be th e locati on of choice view before finall y lying down in a con group caines in. Depending on the nUIll for Greyhound playgroups. The perim te nted, sweaty little heap. bel' o f participants or time restrictions eter can usually be easily contro ll ed, If you've never tried a Greyhound on the area being lI sed, most dogs get plus you're protected fromlhe environ playgroup before, you might want to two to fo ur runs in the arena. Some ment. For l ady Frederick, organi zer of consider giving it a whirl or, if there groups are s mall; the owners let the the O ttawa Regio n G rey ho und isn 't one in your area, think about start dogs all run together until they tire Playgroup, given the harsh weather COI1 - ing o ne yourself. Besides answering themselves out. Some groups are large, ditions in the winter in her area, find your G reyho und 's bred -in -the-bone as in the case of the group that meets at in g a heated indoor arena was her onl y lo ngin g to run unfett ered in a safe en Frying Pan Park in Herndon, Virginia, vironment chasing something (in thi s and run by Judy C hopp and Phil and Jo Play continued on next page Ce/ebrarillg Greyhounds Slimmer 1999 Page 4/ This breed is born to run. O nce turned loose. th ey will rLm with no consider at ion o f how they may phys icall y feel and may sometimes mi sjudge distance and space. Frederi ck recommends tilat all new members of her play g roup take the following into considerati on before they step into th e arena wi th their dog: Is the dog healthy'? If they' re under the weather th at day, it 's best not to run. Is the dog obese? Even if the dog is not overweight, is he fit to run '? Does it need some ex tra condit io ning be fo re it 's ready to run fu ll out with oth er dogs for two to three minutes'? And lastl y, what are the conditions of its toenail s? Sev eral organi zers poi nted to th e problem of long toenai Is. Long toenai Is are a risk to the dog it self as well as other dogs. Obvio us ly, long toenai ls sho ul d be cli pped, and many groups ask that dew claws be wrapped with tape. Fryin g Pan Charmaine Settle and Rosebud of Raleigh, North Carolina, a lways rest when th ey begin to get PClrk is nn exception, ns th e organi zers overheated. have found thm dewclaws have not been a problem wi th the foo ting in th e arena Play continued (rom previous page bein g so sandy and loose. informal group out of necessity, meet The organi zer shoul d keep a good opti on. She wrote to a dozen stables. in g at an athleti c fi eld at the school general ve t kit o n hand, and know the David and Lesley Stocks of Robin green where she teaches. The group she had phone number and d irecti ons to th e Farm responded e nthusiasti call y that been going to in Pennsylvani a. orga nearest emergency veterin ary c linic. th ey woul d welcome th e Greyhounds, ni zed by Heidi Stahl, fo lded when the Chopp is lucky to have three veterinar and Ms. Frederi ck is ex tremely grate athleti c field there closed for repairs. ians on her list of regulars. Usuall y one fu l fo r thei r generosit y. Eventuall y Dunbar had to fold he r or more of them is on hand to take care The Frying Pan Park Greyhound group when damages to the fence sur of any problems. Luckil y in almost four playgroup rents a state-owned indoor rounding the athleti c fi e ld made it no years of operation, th e Fryin g Pan horse fa cility wi th participan ts paying longer Greyhound-safe. Group has on ly had minor scrapes and a small fee ($2 per dog) to run . Wit h a Several folk s keep a supply oftem a dislocated toe to deal with. Bowler $70 per hour fee to contend wi th , Chopp porary fencin g (the orange vin yl net provided th e fol lowing li st o f items for has been lucky to save money from ting you sometimes see at construction a first aid kit: sterile water, blood clot th ose times when th ey had peak atten sites) 0 11 hand to patch gaps in fenc in g ting powder, ice packs, safe ly pins, a dance that covered days whe n no t at athleti c field s. Nonetheless, you want fl ashli ght , washclo ths, towels, Vet enough dogs showed up to cover the to post some of the owners at any Wrap, Betadine solution, pen and pa low attendance days rental fees. patched-over sites where a dog could per, cloth tape, and scissors. When usin g an indoor horse faci l roll under a fe nce or o therwise get Frederick recommends th at small it y, some participants need to come loose. Idea ll y you should get perm is children not be a ll owed in the ring with earl y to walk over the arena and re move sion to li se the fi eld, but many informal the dogs. At Fryin g Pan Park, one owner metal jump cups and pin s that are o rten groups run every weekend on school per dog takes th e dog in on a leash and buried in the loose mulch or sand of a ball fie lds and public property. Just be out on leash (and speaking of leashes, horse arena. You mi ght also want to re as courteous as possible. Pick lip after Frederick recommends a short leash and move any tempting piles of horse ma your dogs and leave the propert y in the does not a ll ow Flexi-Leads, but I have nure before th e dogs are let loose. same condition as it was before you seen them elsewhere.) If a thundering lI sed it. herd of Greyhounds heads towards you, Outtioor Locations stand sti ll and th e group will usuall y The other choice is a fenced fi eld Safely break around you; if you run for it , and as Greyhound owners, you already Everyone who brings their dog to you' re likely to be hit by one of the dogs know these arc hard to find . Liz Dunbar a pl aygroup should be aware that th ere of Baltimore, Maryland, started herowll is a chance that their dog will be injured. Play continued on next page Page 41 SlIlIImer /999 ('('/ebm/ill); G/'(\'hollilds Play continued from previous page onl y, and usuall y onl y th ose whi ch have to think about your personal sc hedule been spayed or neutered. and consider sharing the organi zational as it changes course. If the running pack If you use an indoor horse arena, duties if you can' t be there all the time. approaches you, don' t lock your kn ees. after the final run, it 's a good idea to There are many ways to notify par If you are hit, you are less likely to take rin se your dog's nail beds in a fifty-fifty ticipants about a group starti ng lip, or a head-aver-heels crash and your knees solution of hydrogen peroxide and wa getting the word out abollt the sched have a better chance of bein g uninjured. ter to disinfect thi s area. This area can ule. You call ask your local adoption be prone to infecti ons from th e horse groups for their mailing li sts and put Before YOIl Arrive droppings, dog droppings and other notices in adoption group newsletters. Owners should bring the ir own things sometimes mi xed into the sand You can li se word of mouth , perhaps water although organi ze rs oft en make or mulch (like used car oil ). letting folk s know at the next meet-and sure there's a communal bu cket or two greet and let it go from there. Dunbar available. Don't let the dog drink too Organization started publi cizin g her group's Sunday Illuch beforehand, or afterwards, until Someone has to run the group, even meetings on the Greyhound li st on the it is thoroughly cool. Avoid feeding if it 's by committee. Tasks include set Intern et, usually putting the noti ce out be fore and afterwards to avoid gastric ting the sc hedule, notifying pmlicipants, on the Wednesday before. Chopp posts torsion (bloat); Frederick recommends coll ecting money if necessary, and the date and time of the next playgroup no feeding two hours before or aft er mai nt aining good relati ons with the fa at every meeting and has a sign-up li st; running. cility owners or administrators. she th en call s everyone on her li st of Setting the sc hedule has to be one participants who didn't Sigllllp, to make When YOli Arrive of the more difficult tasks. SOITIetimes sure everyone kn ows when the next Be aware th at the sessions are it comes down to availability of the fa playgroup is taking place. She averages strenuous. Warm up your dog properly cility. The owners of an indoor arena fifty 10 sixty calls for every session. The before goin g into the rin g and cool him will pick a time that least interferes with organi ze r of one group th at also meets down aft erwards. A good fi ve-minute their boarders or their lessons. If you're every Sunday leaves a message on her walk and trot before and after the rlln using a public space, you' ll choose a answering machine stating whether or not wi ll usually take care of that. Do not let time when it 's least likely to be overrun the group will be meeting at the regular a hot dog stand dead still , especiall y in by other peopl e or when team sports are time. She knows she will receive at least hot weather. In the summertime, keep a bein g held. Most groups seem to meet a dozen phone call s every Sunday morn spray bottle of water on hand or a mi s weekly. Frying Pan Park has suffered ing via her answering machine. ter on a hose to wet down the dogs as through several time changes imposed Organi ze rs also make sllre the fa- you walk th em around. In ex tremely by the faci lity administrators, compet cold climates, remove sweaters or blan ing for time not only with horse own Play continued on page 48 kets during running to lessen the chance ers, but with a local dog obedi ence class of overheating or of the dog snaggin g as well. During the spring and summer its outerwear on something. months, they generally Take steps to minimize the ri sk to meet every three weeks other dogs and owners. Without excep on a Thursday evening, I tion, be cert ain every dog wears a but in th e winter that Illuzzle when it is in the ring. The orga drops down to one ni zers usuall y keep a few spare muzzles meeting a month. Hav 'O~ available, and C hopp o ft e n orders in g atte nded both '" , muzzles at cost fo r participants. weekly playgroups and I Organizers will limit the number of Frying Pan Park, I dogs all owed in the rin g at one time. can ' t help but wonder When creating groupings, organi zers if Frying Pan Park gets will take into consideration the dog's greater attendance be size, aggressiveness, and speed. Some cause people know it's groups recommend that once a good not a week ly event and mix is found that th e same group runs don' t want to mi ss it. together every time. At a large group Of course, some li ke Frying Pan Park, Phil Bowler, the people may enjoy the " ringmaster," tries to keep the runners wcekly rOlltin c for together, th e less outgoing dogs to th eir dog. If you' re the geth er, and th ose with injuries or di s organizer, you' ll need abilities togeth er in small er groups. After a playgroup session, it 's best to slay out of the sun a nd Playgroups are limited to Greyhounds relax with a cool dri nk. Drawing by Michele Carneva le. Celebratillg Greyhol/I/ds SI/Illmer 1999 Page 43 The Greyhounds are Gathering Greyhounds Reach the Beach - Dewey '99 October 8 through 10, 1999 Are you going to Dewey Beach? What is a Dewey Beach? I f another breed of dog can inspire the kind of in terest to pro duce an event like the annual Greyhounds Reach the Beach gathering at Dewey Beach, I don 't kn ow what it is. Like so many other things, Grey hounds Reach the Beach started in nocentl y enough. In 1993, as the Inte rn et was be coming a fairly common and eas ily accessible mode of communica ti on, an enterprisin g Greyhound adopter set lip a mailing li st for peopl e interested in sharing information about the breed. In the ensuing six years th e li st has grown to approxinmtely 1350 subsc ribers - primarily Greyhound adopters, people interested in adopting, and people actively invo lved in adop tion groups. AKC G reyhound owners are also represented along w ith a sma ll number of racing G reyhollnd owners and breeder. Then they head for a walk o n the beach. Five years ago, three people on the li st said th ey were planning to take their dogs to Dewey Beach, Delaware over th e Columbus Day weekend . Dogs arc all owed 0 11 the beach aftcr Labor Day. They planned a re la xed weekend of walking on the beach, hangin g out with friends, Get together wit h fr iends. Page 44 SIII/III/er /999 Ce/ebmlillg Gre)'holillds a little shopping at th e discount mall s in Rehoboth. They expected perhaps a half dozen other Grey hound people mi ght join th em at the Beach. Little did they know' The first year more tha n 70 people, from as far away as Canada and California, decided to drop by For the weekend. The sec ond year close to 200 people at tended, and some adoption groups and vendors brought Greyhound merchandise. The third year the gath- ering grew to morc than 300 people, and the Discovery Channel, doing a segment 011 Greyhollnds, inadvertently found themselves in the middle of the gathering when they were lookin g for an interview with Cynthia Branigan on her new Greyhound book. The fourth gatherin g. in 1998, attracted more than 450 people and grew beyond the Intern et C0I1111llnlity where it started . Since 1995 every Columbus Day weekend, Greyhounds, their famili es and friends have assembled in the small resort cOllllnunity of Dewey Beach on the Delaware shore for three days of fun, frolic and compall- Wa lk on the beach with a few hundred of their ionship. People and dogs arrive by plane, train, car and that most CO Il1 - closest friends. mall of dog transport. mini-van. They come from all across the country. They bring dog beds, dog coats, X-pens, c rates, kibble and bottled water. They spend three wonderful days walking on the beach, swapping stori es, comparing adventures, admiring each other's G reyhounds, making new fri ends and catching up w ith old ones. There are talks and dcmonstra ti ons on Greyhound care, behav ! ior, and acti vities. There are Greyhound products galore. Start each day wi th a walk on the bcach with a few hundrcd of your fa vorite Greyhounds and their families. Explore the Rehoboth/ Dewcy Beach area or take a ride to see the ponies at Chincoteague. Sunday Brunch is at the BayCentcr with Door Prizes. a spccia l guest speakcr and rafflc to benefit the Greyhound Project Ca nine Cancer Research Fund at the Morris Animal Foundati on. Saturday you can have dinner at either the Grotto Pi zza or Cafe Ita li ano with new and o ld Grey hound friends, or explore the din ing in the area on your own. And there is much more. Mark your calendar. Make your reservati ons. Join the 1999 Dewey Beach Greyhound fami ly. For registration information, call 508-636-3756 or get the informati on posted regularly at Irllp:lllIilopt-a-greylrolll,d.orgldell'eylillllex.htllll. Celebralillg Greyhounds SUlJlmer 1999 Page 45 C ORRIGANS' CRAFTS by Ja ck and Amy Corrigan The Greyt Crate Sofa Table ,7 @1 coRRI6AN5 z-CRAFf 5 Admit it, you've tried to make an end tab le out ofa cratc. .'itep I,' Prepare Legs We all have. Well , we look it one step further and created a sofa table to hide two crales "butt to bUIt." We made ours A . Clltto Length. primitive and ru stic to go with our co untry home. Cut the leg length so that the tabletop will clear the crate Our biggest problem was finding th e legs. Initiall y we top. We chose 30.5 inches to clear our large Vari-kennels. thought we could use pre-made table legs fr0111 the home im We used pressure-treated deck corner posts, turned upside provement store. Unfortunately, the tallest stnndard table legs down, and cut to length. that we could find were 29 inches and we needed <1t least 30 in ches to clear the crates. Our solution was to li se prcssure treated deck corn er posts, turn them upside down, and Clit them to length. Worked great! Materials Needed 4 sturdy legs 3 112 in. x 3 1/2 in . x 30 112 in . 2 stil es (sho rt end pieces) 3 112 in. x thi ckness x 24 in . B. Lay Ollt Mortises. (length includes 2 inch all owance for each tenon) Layout the morti ses (3 inch length x thickness (3/8 in 2 rail s (long side pi eces) 3 112 in. x thi ckness x 82 in. (length for I inch thick stock) x 2 114 inch depth). in clu des 2 inch all owance for each tenon) Center the mortise on the leg tops so that th e edge of th e rai ls and stiles will be flu sh wi th the top of th e leg. We found I straight center brace 3 1/2 in. x thickness that centering the mortise minimizes the chance of splitting x cut to fit the leg top during assembl y. 4 - 45 degree corner braces 3 112 in . x thickness x cut to fit at the corners C. Remove Material/or the Mortise. C ut the mortises first because it is easier to fit the tenons I Tabletop (sin gle piece or made from indi vidual boards to the mortise than the oth er way around. We used a hollow glued wi th biscuits); length and width wi ll be determined chi selmortiser, but a drill bit and mall et/chisel will work. by desired overhang Wood screws Step Z: Prepare Rail., and Stiles Glu e and biscuits A. Clltto Length. Metal 90-degree brackets (aid in fastening the top) C ut the rails and stiles to length. Remember to in clude the 2-in ch a ll owance for each tenon. Page 46 SlIlIIlIIer 1999 Ce/('bJ'{lIillg Greyhollnds B. Cut Tenons. Step 5: Prepare Tablelop Remove material 1'1'0111 the ends of th e rails and stiles to form a tenon that fit s snugly into the mortise. Be sure to test A. Cllt 10 lellglh alld width. fit each morti se (i n case they are not uniform in size) and If you are not using a single piece of material for the then mark each so that reassembly is easy. tabletop, cut individual stock to length and width so that the final assembled dimension allows for desired overhang. We used approximately a I to 2 inch overhang. Step 3: Prepare Straight Brace B. Assemble tablelop. Cut the straight brace to fit snugly between the side rail s. G lue pieces together and clamp. We lIsed a bi scuit joiner The slraighl brace should be loealed in Ihe cenler (approxi and bi scuits for a strong glue joi nt. mate ly 40 inches from the end) of the rail s. You can cut a dado (groove) in Ihe rail 10 add slrenglh 10 Ihe join!. Slep 6: Apply the Fillish A. Prepare assemblies for finishillg. Step 4: Assemble Legs, Rails, alld Stiles Remove the assemblies from th e clamps after 12-24 hours. Sand to desired smoothness. We went for the rustic A. Assemble Shari Side Legs. look, which means less sanding. Apply -g lue 10 mOrli se and tenons. We used Norm's hi gh B. Paint leg assembly. tech moi sture-cured gorilla Paint leg assembly. We used two coats of an oil -based glue. Clamp Ihe assembly. If paint in colonial bri ck red. you are working alone, it is easier to assembl e the pieces C. Stain tabletop. upside down. Be sure that the Apply desired stain to tabletop, work lengthwise to mini mortises are properly aligned. mi ze th e effect of un even staining. We used an Olde Maple This is where the marking done color on our roughhewn white cedar wood, which resulted in earlier comes in handy. a warm deep honey color. B. Assemble LOllg Side. D. Fillish lablelop. Apply glue 10 mOrli se and Apply several coats of varnish or polyurethane. Allow tenons again. Clamp the assem each coat to dry completely and sand with 220-grit sand-pa bly. Due 10 Ihe long lenglh, you per. Remove dust and apply next coat. The more coats you may need to get creative wi th apply, Ihe deeper and smoolher Ihe fini sh. your c lamps. Step 7: Conllect Leg~ alld Tab/etol} C. Assemble Straighl Brace. Apply glu e to each end of the brace and secure with wood Ariel' all assemblies are dry, place Ihe lablelOp o nlhe leg screws. Pre-drill holes to minimize splitting. Countersink the assembly. Check Ihal Ihe desired overhang is equal on all holes for a nice look. sides. Secure tabletop through corner braces with wood screws. Use additional metal brackets as needed. D. CIII Allgled COl'ller Brace Lellglh. Rip some scrap pieces to width. Copyrighl1998, Greyhound Mauor Crafls, P.o. Box 206, New The widlh should be around 2 Ber!ilwille, PA 19545 (610) 367-9551. wlVlV.greyholllulll1ollOl:com inches, but the brace must clear the ba rk @g reyllOlIl1dll1(IIlOl: com crate. Make a 45 degree cut on one e nd of the brace. Place the piece in the corn er and mark th e correct le nglh. C UI 10 fi!. E. Assemble Corner Braces. Apply glue 10 each end oflhe brace and secure wilh wood screws. Drill a hole through the corner brace to allow for se curing Ihe lablelop. Dralus, Williston Park, N.Y. Celebr(l/;lIg Greyhollllds Slimmer 1999 Page 47 F ROM THE G REYHOUND PROJECT, INC. Play continued from page 43 cility is safe by wa lking the field and Morris Animal Foundation policing the grounds aft erwards to make sure no messes are le ft behind. Volun teers are always welcomed to help wi th Canine Cancer Studies: these tasks. Frederick, grateful fo r the cooperation of the stable owners, also sends" yearl y th ank you gift and note, Fundraiser Update and looks fo r ways to help out when she can. She once pitched in when an ice storm downed power lines and Illade Here althe Greyhound Project, Inc. we a ll hope fo r - preventi on and cure. travel to the stable hazardous. we have rece ived hundreds and hun The Foundation's sponsorship of th ese dreds of terrific ph otographs and letters studies, however, is dependent o n do Liability submitted by proud Greyhound adopt nati ons. That's where we come in and In a formal group, th e organi zers ers for considerati on for use in the Year that's where you come in . Just mail your may want to consider aski ng that ev 2000 Celebrating Greyhounds calendar. check to MorrisAnilnal Foundation and eryone sig n a " Ho ld Harmless" fOfm or Most of the le tt ers te ll happy stori es o f specify that your donation is to go to waiver. This wa iver states that the par the many Ji ves Greyhounds are enjoy " Canine Cancer-T he G reyhound ticipant and family will release from re ing in their retirement. Sadl y, however, Project Account." The Foundation will sponsibility the organi zers and the own many of the IClI ers inform us that yet notify us and we' ll match donations up ers of th e fac ility for any injury or dam another Greyhound has died - the vast to a total of $3,500. age that may result from the meeting of majority from cancer. With each such th e playgroup. It shoul d also release or story, our resolve to do something in the Please send donat ions to: gani zers and property owners from re battle against cancer grows. Morri s Anim al Foundation sponsibil it y for property lost, stolen, or In March J 998, we initiated a Canine Cancer - The Greyhound damaged. The form should also bind fu ndrai ser for Morri s A nimal Projec t Account participant s to abide by the ru les of th e Foundation's ca nine ca ncer stud ies. We 45 In verness Drive East playgroup . Chopp does not have par pledged to match donati ons lip to a to Englewood CO 80 112 ti cipant s sign a form but gives all new tal of $2,500. Yo ur res ponse was WOI1 - comers a li st of rules, including a state derful. Donations came in from a vet S ince we are increasing the amount ment warn ing everyone that their dogs erinary clinic, adoption organi zati ons, of our pl edge, we thought some of you run at the owners' risk. Informal groups and lots o f adopters (special th anks to mi ght want to do more as well. How do not bother with waivers. No one in the crowd tha t gathered at Dewey about asking your local vet to put a LIt a terviewed for this article took on addi Beach). In clud in g our pledged $2,500, bowl fo r donati ons that you coll ect and tional insurance. Property or renters in a total of $6,656 was donated through send in ? For th ose in volved in place surance w it h li ability usuall y covers this fund raising effort. So, as you may ment, how about adding just $1 to your owners for damages their dogs Illay have read in the last issue of the maga placement fee and sending in that $ 1 cause to property. zine, we are doing it again . But this year, per dog? How about sending us your Thanks to the fo ll owing people we've increased our pledge to $3,500. ideas? We'd love to hear from you. who contri buted to or helped wi th this All we ask is that more of YOll step up article: Judy Chopp, Phil and Jo Bowler, to the plate and give. It is easy al1d it is Lynda Adame, L iz Dunba r, Jody tax deductible ({lId it is so important. Corrections to CG Spring 1999 Isslle Frederick, and Dan Schmidt. The au Founded in 1948, Morris Ani mal On page 27, the white dog in the thor especially want s to thank Judy Founda ti o n sponsors humane animal second diagram should have been red. Chopp and th e Bowlers fo r the fabulous health studies, including in recent years On page 28 of the Spring 1999 is job th ey do running the playgroup at nearl y forty that address canine cancer, sue, th e photos of th e red brindles and Fryin g Pan Park. Despite the large nUIll with an additional nine such studies ap the red s ab le were inadverte ntly bers o f dogs, they make every dog and proved for this year. These stu dies of switched. owner fe el welcome and work hard so melanoma, leukemi a, lymphoma, oral On page 30 bottom left , the photo th at all can just enjoy themselves. lymphoma, osteosarcoma, of geneti cs, caption should read "Yell ow Fawn. She chemotherapy and other drug therapy, is ayay with cch cch." are paving the way to earlier diagnosis Flame is owned and photographed and more effecti ve treatment s, and one by Steve Church. Alllla Kalsil resides ill Coillmbia, Mwy day, perhaps, may lead to the solutions On the back cover the correct spell lalld alld is a/reqllelll cOJl1ri/Jlllor 10 CG in g of the fam il y last name is Uyehara. Magazille. Page 48 SIIII/mer 1999 Celebrafing Greyholl/lds Celebrating Grey houn ds Celebrating Greyh ounds Coming soon to an adoption ...... groull near YOll. The 2000 Cel Who a re the Greyhounds of the eb/'{/ /illg Greyhollllds Calelldar next Century? Look for the 2000 will be ava ilable in August. Re 2000 Celeb/"{//illg Greyhollllds serve yours now ! Calelldar to fi nd ou t. Celebr.Ung Gleyhound$ Se6Jt1U1fe ~ ?:~ Celebrating Greyhounds: The Magazine Here it is! The Magazine for Greyhound Adopters. Owners and Friends OurCG Enclosed is my payment of $20 payable to The Greyhound Project, Inc. Subscription Please enter my one-yea r subscription to Celebrating Greyhounds: The Magazine. I un Card derstand that I wi ll receive four issues per year starting with the current issue. 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Page 56 SIIII/mer 1999 C('leiJrafillK Gn:r"o /llllf.~ You.re Invited - The fi rst Sunday of every month (September through December. and M :.rch through June) The Lehigh Valley Lure Coursing Club Lure Coursing 10:00 a.m. start li me For directions or more info. contact: Rita Linck at (610) 770- 1582 or rlinck @ptd.nct or Knlhy Bentzoni at 6 10-799-5608 or e rs. This event is sponsored by the Cordo va Ca Saturday 10:00 a.m. to sundown xr:tccrs@ ptdprolog. net dets Band as a fundraiser to help pay their ex Sunday 10:00 a.lll. to noon penses to play at the Suga r Bowl hal f-time show FOP Lodge # I 00 on thc SL Joseph Ri ve r Sunday, 6 June 1999 as we ll as to provide a good lime for Greyhounds SI. JosephlBellton Harbor. Michiga n Greyhound Friends West, Inc. and their owners. Fun costume classes. an obedi This is a fun weekend for Greyhounds and their Greyhound Festival ence demonstration, lure coursi ng. a discussion people. Speakers. demonstrations in lure cours 11:00 :l.rn . 104:00 p.m. of Greyhound behav ior. and many vendors. ing and agility, nail trimming. man y vendors with French Park, North Egremont . Massachu setts For info. contact Me lissa Stephens at (901 ) 759- greyhound merchandise, an d very good fo od. G reyhound Festival will feature OLlT BBQ lunch 0 174 or via e-mail atMom2spirit @aol.com. Proceeds will benefit The Grey hound Project with burge rs. vcggie burgers. hot dogs, side Vi sit the wcb pagc at http://mc mbers. aol. com/ Cancer Research program. dishes, beverages and baked goods. A large grOllp l11 om2s pi rit/proffi ndex .htm. For info, contact either Connie C:lss idy via e-mail o f ado ptable dogs w ill be ,waitab le 10 pre-ap at ccdancer@cybersol. com or call (6 16) 429- proved adopters and a large se lection of Grey Friday evening. June 18, 1999 6985; o r S ue Burkhard via e-ma il at hound me rc handise will be offe red for sale. Our Monka's Heart Greyhound Adoptions Mixer sburkhard@q tlll.net or call (6 16) 925-5 109. new Membership dri ve will be launc hed wi th Proudly announces the upcoming kick off to the special gifts to folks who join Greyhound Friends Summer Blast on Friday. June 18, 1999. Nine Saturday. Jul y 17, 1999 Wes t. Entertainment provid ed along with tethered tee n-year-old central Pennsy lvani an Elvis imper A Plncc For Us Greyhound ha l air balloon I' ides! Bring your fami ly and your so nator Phil McCaulley, recent fourth runner-up Adoption and Rescuc greyhounds for a day of fun and good food. in Sprin gfi eld 111. National Elv is Competition, Albuquerque Pet Fair For more infonnatioll , call Li sa SI. Pierre at (4 13) entertains a ll ages wi th mcmori es of Elvis. Al so, 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m. 528-5548 or e -mail Yvonne LaChapell e a t Rodin' Robin, Central Pennsylvania's Golden New Mexico State Fairgrounds (Manue l Lujan [email protected]. Contact Sue SCali either Ol dies Number One OJ, will present "Walkin' The Building) by phone o r e - mail 011 (9 14) 454-62 16 or a t Dog." These two individuals perfo rmed at last Boolhs. ta lks. merchandise, demos. Al l sponsored BScott @vh.nel ycar's BiaS I where cveryone had a great time. by New Mex ico Pet & Vet Suppl y Co. Many breed rescues and breed organizations will be prese nt. Satu rday, June J 2, 1999 SalUrday, June 19 , 1999 For info, contact Laurel Drcw at (505) 877- 1729 (Rain date June 26) Monica's Heart Greyhound Adoptions or via e-mai l at elaur@twrol. colll. Greater Peoria IJet Resort, Inc and Summer Blast Peoria Greyhound Rescue, Inc. 9:00 a.m. til done Saturday, July 3 1, 1999 SIGJ-ITHOUND S ABOUND '99 Legion Park Plainfield Pets/ Rainbow's End 9:00 a. lll. to 8:00 p.m. Altoona, Pennsy lvania Grcyhound Rescue Annual Picnic G reate r Peoria Pet Reso rt Food, games, ve ndors. For more details on both Located in nort heastern Penn sy lva ni a 9 123 N. Radnor Road . events for hotel information, contact Richard R. Noon to the end Peoria, Illinois Stoehr, 148 Queen An n Dri vc. Hollid aysburg. PA . Featuring lots of Greyhound event s including the Featuring lure coursin g and more. 16648-9228. Phone: (8 14) 695-3607 anytime day "Costume Contest. " Bring covered di sh and/or For more info, contact Lori Reynold s at (309) or ni ght . E- mail: [email protected]. so mething small for the rarne, if possibl e. For all 685-68 18 or e-l11ail at grey houndsru [email protected]. Greyhollnds and their humans to come and have Friday. June 18 fun . Saturday, June 12 Abilene Greyhound Gathering 1999 For info. cal l Ann at (570) 639-26 12, or e-Illail Maine Greyhound Placement Service Abi lene, Kansas Diane at dakc@ptdprolog. nel. Re union '99 A tour of the NGA for carly-bird arri vals. 9 :30 a.lll. to 4:30 p.Jll . Saturday and Sunday, June 19t h-20th Saturday, September 18. 1999 C umbe rland Fai rgrounds Contact: Paula SCO II at 1-785-263- 1980 Grcyhound Rescue, Inc., Elkridgc, Maryland Cumberland, Maine E-mai l: pau [email protected] Annual Pi cni c/Reu nion (Between Portla n d and Freeport , Maine) A visit to the Maurena Ri ggin s farm (the lI'usb II :00 a.l11. to 3: 00 p.m. O pe n to all Greyhounds nnd adopters Greyhounds). Possibl e visits to one or two of the Waterl oo State Park, Columbia. Maryland For more infonnation: Lauren Emery (207) 846- smaller operations. Hall of Fame tours avail ab le Annual rellni on pic nic a\lended by th e adopted 5759, e-mail: dweme ry @mindspring.com anytime with Paula Scoll . Pl ease bring an item Greyhounds and their families. We all bring a di sh to donate for the rame and silent auction. Pro to share and the rescue group provides hamburg Saturday, June 1 2, 1999 ceeds to TLC Adoption, S010mon, Kansas. Much ers. hot dogs. a nd drinks. Games. Vendors who C ordo\'a Cadets Hand morc in the works. have Greyhou nd "goodies" are invil cd to share Greyhound Gathering 99 - Memphis, Tenn. the day with us. Dogs must be leashed. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday - Su nday, June 25 - 27. 1999 For info. contact Darlene Riden at (4 10 ) 72 1-1154 Cordova Hi gh Sc hool. Cordova, Tennessee Great Lakes Greyhound Gathering or via e-mail at dridc n@e rols.com. A gllthe rin g for <1 11 Greyhounds and their own- Frid ay 8:00 p.l11. to II :00 p.lll. Ce leb rating Greyhound s: The Magazi ne NON PROFIT ORG The Greyhound Project, In c, U , S , POSTAGE P,O. Box 173 PAID Holbrook, MA 023 43 FRAMINGHAM , MA Address Service Requested PERMIT 1 16 Bob , adopted from REGAP of CT., Inc. , in Betha ny, Conn ., loves youngsters. He is shown here (from l -R) wi th Evon Griggin, Mike Philips, ond owner Tony Guidelli. Bob's other housema tes include Tony's parents ond two Terriers - a Westhighland and a Cairn. They all cuddle on a regular basis.