Celebrating Inside Greyhounds in Action Greyhounds Agility, tracking and coursing Greyhounds in history Kira's Story 7~~ and more ... Fall 1997 Vol 2, NO. 3

A Magazine for Greyhound Adopters, Owners & Friends $4.50 CONTENTS Fall1997 VOLUME 2 NUMBER 3

REGULAR COLUMNS FEEDING 2 Your Questions Answered 42 Insights into Pet Food by Joan Dillon by Joy Axe

3 CG Readers Speak Out HISTORY by CG Readers 38 The Greyhound ... Lord of the Dogges by Joyce Rushen 8 Site Hounds by Bruce Skinner LIFE STAGES 26 Kira's Story: Part 1 - the Prologue 51 Greyhound Marketplace Advertisements for greyhound products From Courtship to Whelping Day by Patricia Gail Burnham INSIDE BACK COVER MEDICAL MANAGEMENT You're Invited- 18 Domino's Seizures Calendar of greyhound events by Carol Reynolds

REGULAR FEATURES 20 Motion Sickness in Greyhounds 6 Hero Hound by Alma Katsu Sophie's Career by Judy Price MEDICINE 23 You Know Urine Trouble When ... 9 Book Review by Helane Graustark Denise Como's So You Want To Run Your Sighthound reviewed by Laurel E. Drew SAFETY 10 Help! My Dog is Lost! 46 Corrigans' Crafts: Greyhound Costumes by Ann E. Kenny by Jack and Amy Corrigan 16 Anti-Freeze: Where You Least Expect It 50 A Look at Cynthia Branigan' s New Book by Joan Dillon by Joan Dillon 22 Emergency Planning for A VERY SPECIAL GREYHOUND You and Your Animals 15 An Oxymoron: Money and her Bunnies by Maureen Nelms by Kim Roehring FOR THE YOUNGSTERS BEHAVIOR 44 Turbo: My Thunderpup 12 When Your Greyhound's Personality by Marcia Wood Changes by Jeanette Steiner Cover Photo: CARE Lily, adopted and trained by Kate Crawford of Talla­ 41 Regular Nail Maintenance: A Must! hassee, Florida, sails through the tire jump at an by Jody Frederick agility trial. Photo by Cary Manaton, courtesy of Kate Crawford. Celebrating Greyhounds: FEATURE SECTION: The Magazine Celebrating Greyhounds: The Magazine (ISSN 1093-0892) is a quarterly publication made pos­ GREYHOUNDS IN ACTION sible through the cooperative efforts of individuals and greyhound adoption organizations. and is pub­ lished under the auspices of The Greyhound Project, Inc., a non-profit corporation. Phone (617) 333-6655.

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Moving? Please send your new address to the CG Magazine REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Lynda Adame Janet Barrick Subscription Office in Holbrook, Mass as soon as possible. The Kate Bressler Patricia Gail Burnham post office does not forward bulk mail. Jack and Amy Corrigan Joan Dillon Laurel E. Drew Jody Frederick Helane Grauslark Ann E. Kenny Back copies of CG are available while they last for $4.50 each Lori Lazetera Maureen Nelms Bruce Skinner including shipping and handling. At the present time we still have PresldenUProduction Manager some copies available of the Winter 1996 and Spring and Summer Joan Belle Isle Circulation and Advertising Manager 1997 issues. Please check with Subscription Office regarding Joan Dillon magazine availability. Veterinary Advisor Julia Ca rter DVM

Celebratillg Greyholll/ds Fall 1997 Page 1 Your Questions Answered

Elsie Walck from Chevy Chase, Mary· habit and dislike change. When you are land is looking for an answer to the at work, th eir normal routine is prob­ following problem: "When some dogs ably to snooze the day away. When they bark, there are small droplets of mois­ are kenneled, their normal routine is dis­ ture that fly out of their mouths or rupted. He is merely showing you hi s noses. Unless this moisture is wiped displ easure at this di sruption. Once he up immediately, the dried moisture again feels comfortabl e, he revel1s to hi s (saliva/spitinose drips) becomes per· by Joan Dillon usual self. Incidentally, use of a pet sit· manently attached and a part of what­ tel' whereby the dog can stay in his own ever, forever. My question is: how can home rather than being boarded in a ken­ these spots be removed without doing Unfortunately, some dogs (and this nel, is usuall y preferabl e for o lder dogs damage to furniture or paneled is not limited to greyhounds) enjoy dig· since it is less disrupti ve of their usual walls?" gin g. The chall enge comes in discour­ routine. aging digging in inappropriate areas yet Sin ce, unlike a number of other providing an "appropriate, " i.e. accept­ Krista and Paul Flynn of Wyandotte, breeds, greyhounds are no t usuall y able, pl ace where the dog can dig to his/ Mich. write "We do have one question heavy barkers or drooJers, thi s problem her heart 's content. One possible solu ­ - arc you aware of any organization is 11 0 t as prevalent with greyhound own­ ti on is to make him his own "sandbox" that sells gl'eyhound Christmas ers as with owners of bloodhounds, St. or digging pit. A rectangular area fenced cards? I watch the advertising in your Bernards, and the like. The bi ggest prob· off with railroad ti es or something simi­ magazine eveQ' season, but I only see lem seems to be in the "nose drip" or lar and filled with sand works well. Bury gifts, sweatshirts, etc. Do J'OU have any Iloseprint category, usually on windows, a few items of treasure for him to dig up suggestions on whom to call for a cata· and car windows in particular. I have such as toys or knuckl e bones. Just have logue or who to call in my area for found th at a spray bottle filled with a a sheet of pl ywood or a tarp to cover the inrormation (I live neal' Detroit, MI)? mixture that is half water and half sandbox when it is not bein g used so Nature's Miracle works well on these. that the neighborhood cats don't try to In the past, the rollowing compa· Nature's Miracle is available at pet sup­ use it fo r a litter box. If he persists in ni es have sold cards via mail order. Try ply stores and is safe to use on all wa­ using his old holes, you can "plant" a Animal Magneti sm of Lmnbert , New ter-safe surfaces including windows, balloon in the hole. This way, if he digs Jersey; R.C. Steele and Pedigrees, both Ooors, carpets, clothing, and furniture. and it pops, it will discourage him from of Brockport , New York; Greyhound It claims to remove all organic stains. di ggin g there again . Good luck. Gear of Elgin , Illinois; and LM Brown Mi ght be worth a try for your problem. Greyhound S pecialty o f Red Lion, Margo Ranger from Wakefield, Mass. Pennsylvani a. Many adopters have inquired if there writes, "OnIJI twice I've left him for is a way to get greyhounds to "will· four days - once at a good kennel; Starting with th e next issue, thi s ingly" take pills as pilling has become once with a friend who also owns a column will be shared by the CG statf. a major ordeal. greyhound. On my retul'll on both oc· Please send your behavior and non­ casions I was almost 'high-hatted'­ medical questi ons to " Your Questi ons This is an easy one. Just coat the no wagging, no greeting. And yet Answered." pill with either peanut butter or cream whenever I come home from work he cheese, make the dog sit , and then give acts like a puppy, overjoyed to see me. CG is al so pl eased to announce the it as a treat. A bit of Braun shweiger - a By the second day he has reverted to stm1 of a new medical questions column, tube o f fragrant, pasty meat spread from the same resllollsive dog I come home "The Vet is in," beginning with the Win­ the deli section - works every time, too. to 5 days a week. What's going on?" ter issue. Please send your medical questi ons to that column. Adopters in Texas and New Hamp­ Dogs are smart. They can tell the shire are at their wits end due to grey­ difference between a routine absence (a Questions for both columns should hounds that have created a moon­ normal work day) and a vacation (when be sent to the editori al offi ce by regular sealle in their backyards - craters they get "dumped" in a kennel for days or e-mail . Addresses are Ii sted in the box everywhere. ~t a time.) Dogs are also creatures of on page 2. Thank you!

Page 2 (01/1 997 Ce /ebrafillg Gr e.'·/IOI/ I/(I.s CG Readers Speak Out

About "Greyhoulld About Hal/olVeell Safety Gas" alld - from 1996.... r,,"ning gaits .... I'd like to pass along Thank God that this tip in time for Hal­ K-zyme (featured in loween. Readers who your magazine) has fi­ have a storm door that nally cured the allows for screens in the Dreaded Greyhound summer or glass in the Gas. We have just built winter on the top half a new house. For a few might try leaving that anxious months I wor­ space empty on Hallow­ ried that the problem een night. Candy and was so bad that the treats pass through the drywall might have be­ upper section easily, and come polluted to the the dogs can't acciden­ core and I would need tally escape into the con­ to remove it and bury fusion of the evening. I it. Fortunately such a also put the little latch drastic solution was lock on to prevent the not necessary. children from opening My main reason the door from the outside for writing is to ask in their enthusiasm. It's you if you might in­ a win/win situation for clude an article on all. greyhound running gait. In the snowy Central Canada. It's great to see her shar­ We've done this for the past seven north where "Harbour," our ex-racer, ing her knowledge in print. years and each year someone new sees now lives, I am fascinated by his tracks Now to my question, Sheila is la­ it and can't believe how simple a solu­ left by the different gaits. I think it would beled as "low prey drive." She lives with tion it is. I learned this from the telTier make an interesting article. Possibly three cats and a Beagle and even has a owner on my street during our first Hal­ someone with a high speed camera from Chihuahua friend. All get along fa­ loween in the neighborhood. the race track might have some info. mously. However, when Sheila sees a Dale Walker Christopher C. Wells squirrel or a raccoon (looks sort of cat­ Bronxville, New York Ontario, Canada like), all I can do is hold onto her leash for dear life and drag my suddenly "high About back issues, tail balldagillg alld Good idea. We will be doing a feature prey Grey" away! I always thought that potato chips .... 011 rIlnning gaits ill a/llIure issue. - Ed. prey drive was fairly constant, not se­ I have just received my first copy lective as Sheila demonstrates. Any of Celebrating Greyhounds. I am so im­ comments? pressed I was wondering about acquir­ About differing prey drives Karen Hiscock. ing past issues. Can I go back to the first ill the same dog.... Nepean, Ont. Canada and get them all or are only certain ones Just recei ved my second issue and available? had to write to compliment your work. Prey drive is all important issue with I laughed out loud at "Greyhounds I was thrilled when I realized that you're greyhounds and we will contil/Ile to are like potato chips." Also, I have a not governed by any commercial busi­ preselll articles Oil the topic. /l1doors, friend whose grey keeps splitting open ness and that your contributors are sim­ Sheila is "low prey, " but 01ltdoors, she his tail, so "Tail Bandaging Tips" was ply Greyhound lovers like myself! Jody is definitely "medium to high prey. " III very timely. Also, adding "more chips Frederick, one of your regular contribu­ my view, your observation is quite cor­ to your bowl" has reinforced my want­ tors, is a well-informed acquaintance of recf, as I currelllly live lVith such a dog ing to eventually get a second grey. My mine who helped me get my Grey, as yours. Happily, she has never hurt any first one, adopted as a three-month old Sheila, through Adopt a Greyhound of little furry animals. - Ed. pup from a farm and destined to be a Speak Out Continued on next page

Celebrating Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 3 Speak Out Continued from page 3 Please continue with your great in­ announce the addition of "Chey" to the coyote dog, was too sickly. We adopted fo rm ation. fam il y and the Dancing Greyhounds her and her arrival was a huge adjust­ Mary Ell en Gilkie Drill Team. Chey turned two in Junc. ment for my aging Elkhound. They are Sayerville, New Jersey As the world's first traveling, all ex­ now "best fri ends." racing Greyhound Drill Team, this Lora Bevington Abolll Spillaill/jllries: "Grey test Show on Earth" is grateful to North Platte, Nebraska Reader 10 Reader.... have our own way of contributing to the Celebrating Greyhounds has just adopti on movement. We give perfor­ Sony, Hie dOIl't have aI/ back issues arrived and as always I dropped every­ mances and seminars to pro and neutral avai/able. Please check out page J. thing to read it from cover to cover. It is groups at no charge, not that donati ons Thanks for asking/ - Ed. full of useful and import ant information are frowned upon. (So far, they included and deli ghtful as well. gas money, one breakfast, dinners, a About preventing/eces consumption .... Craig Cerreta's account of the spi­ family member, chocolate chip cookies, We are anxious to receive our first nal injury of hi s greyhound Adam en­ and a wi ld flo wer bouquet in a Pepsi issue! thralled me as I had a similar experience can.) We understand from a local sub­ with my Laurie a year and a half ago. Promoting respect and adoration of scriber that a previous issue dealt with On the theory that he mi ght be interested this magnificent breed, rather th an sym­ this subject. We adopted a two and a half to hear about long-term progress, I wrote pathy, is the reward we seek. Second year old female last October and, so far, down Laurie's saga. Somehow I doubt only to that has been the wonderful and we have been un successful in finding the that "Atlanta, Georgia" is an adequate dedicated people we have met and have "cure" for this na sty habit. For the most address, so I am enclosing my letter to come to feel deep affection for. part she leaves "her own" alone, but is him in the hopes that you wi ll be so kind Again, thank you for the recogni ­ otherwise enchanted with our other as to fill in the address. T hank you very ti on o f our promotio n of th e (non-greyhound) dog's stools. They are mu ch. Also, thank you for all your work Greyhound's intellectual side. both fed Hund-N-Flocken holi stic dog on your spl endid magazine. food and get "Mega Two" capsules Gini Brown Kathleen, Gil , Sweetn ess, Chubby, daily. We have tried several different Gilford, New Hampshire Waco and Chey Gilley things, but if you have any suggesti ons, Hometown - where th e RV is parked we'd be most appreciative. DOlle.' - Ed. or Forest C it y Iowa Jean Harrison and Tucson, Arizona Abolll " The Gilley Girls, A Retired Marlene and Desert Sage Stachowiak Greyholllld Drill Team".... Augusta, Georgia Several articles mentioll ed possible so­ Thank you for the arti cle on "The lutiolls to the stool- eating problem (sci ­ Gi lley Girls, A Retired Greyhound Drill 011/' pleasure. - Ed. entific name: coprophagia). Until sOil/e­ Team," (Spring 1997, Vol. 2, No. I). one finds a fool-proof solution to the However, we wish to assure everyone Aboul The Bllsler Cube al/d problem, I find that the easiest aile is to that the Drill Team has not retired. Pack Behavior.... pick up Ihe slool when I see Ihem.- Ed. We are now officially the Dancing My husband and 1 both thoroughly Greyhounds Drill Team. While perfOlm­ enjoyed your spring edition of Celebrat­ Abollt Have HOlIl/d, Will Travel... . ing at the 1996 Greyhound Pets of illg Greyhollnds. I am expectantly await­ Here I am writing to yo u once America National Convention, Marlene ing the next edition. Everything is cer­ again: this time to renew my subscrip­ Stac howiak adopted Desert Sage, a light tainly relevant and "right o n. " We have tion to Celebratillg Greyhounds. What red brindle female. This fourth Danc­ four greyhounds of our own and usu­ a fantastic magazine. Everyone should in g Greyhound came from th e all y foster one or two others, quite a be subscribing! McGregor Greyhound Welfare Center, pack! We have had to purchase a mini­ Your Article "Have Hound, Will Birmingham, Alabama, th anks to Gail va n for the troop. Our grown children Travel" brings so many humorous situ­ Hill. just cannot understand our devoti on to ations of my own to mi nd . Betty, our Within two months, Sage was strut­ these dogs but they are tolerant of us. five year old greyhound, has been with ting th e basics and Marlene was driving We have had to learn about pack behav­ us eight months and rid es in our station from her lae-Mar-S Academy of Dog ior, sometimes the hard way. In January wagon with the back seat down; this is Obedience in Augusta, Georgia, to our I bought a "Buster Cube" from a vell ­ her territoJ)'/ My husband wears wide in vit at ions. dol' at a dog show where our organi za­ brimmed cowboy hats and th ey hang On April 20, the drill team partici­ tion had a booth which I was manning. over into her territory, so she takes her pated in Greyhound Fun Day for the One of our dogs really loves the "Cube." nose (very long) and flips the hat for­ GPA-Greater Orlando Sub-chapter and The others periodicall y fool with it , but ward out of her territory. grew agai n! The Gi ll eys are proud to Ri g thinks it 's hi s propert y. I am enclos-

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Goosey hugging Seppy. Phot courtesy of June McB ride, Tacoma, Wash. Name ing a photo of our two kids, caught nap­ The Bed: Apparentl y my six house pi ng togeth er. The brindle is "Goosey" hou nds are eq ual to me and I'm pretty Street (Miss Goose or Mother Goose) and the darn sure they are all better. little faw n she is hugging "Beppy" (our Children: All fo ur-legged and I sel­ Ci ty/State/Zip little playful imp who loves to tease and dom get to sit except "you know where." ai rbite). Then, especiall y in the a.m., I am greeted

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Celebraling Greyhoullds Fall 1997 Page 5 HERO HOUND

Sophie's Career by Judy Price

A portrait of Sophie. The pen­ When she came to live with LIS , she cil sketch was done by a pris­ was far too wild, unsocia li zed , unpre­ oner at one of the facilities dictable. and utterly charming. Little did Sophie visits as a gift of ap­ I know that in lime, she would change preciation. Courtesy of Judy Price. Dallas, Texas. my life, as well as the lives of many oth­ ers, forever. What I did know was that this little brindle greyho llnd named Somehow our search ended when While at Baylor and with the direc­ Sophie needed some attention; simply, we met the Animal Assisted Therapy ti on of a therapist, patie nt s began to she needed to be civilized . Sophie was program coordinator at th e Baylor In­ move and exercise by brushing Sophie. the runt of a large liner and apparently stitute for Rehabilitation in Dallas, Some pati ent s relearned to tal k by nam­ survived by sheer de te rmination, hav­ Texas. The coordinator of the program ing body parts or counting the times the ing been sent to the adopti on group at was Shari Bernard. who has become one brush was stroked over her; other pa­ nine months of age. Not onl y was she a of the most respected authorities in tients walked her at heel as they regained puppy, she was a puppy who essentially teaching therapists to li se an imals in the their ba lance. Sophie learned to retrieve had not been bothered by anything hu­ healing process. It was Shari who in so patients could exercise their shoul ­ man. 1993 gave Sophie the chance for a job ders and gain balance by throwing a ball. Qur adve nture began in the spring and a remarkable future. The program Each patient Sophie saw had specific of 199 1. Sophie began learning about at Baylor used dogs as a therapy mo­ goals to accomplish and lI sed the dog crates, about what was edible, and about dality, a tool for therapists to use with as an aid in that accomplishment. Sophie what was acceptabl e in th e confines of their patients. The dogs proved to be rar proved to be reliable when she worked, a household. It became quite clear that more mati vating for patients than did the and eventuall y began to work with chil­ Sophie was a special little g irl. All ordinary exercises used in the rehabili­ dren. One particular three-year-old child wrapped in one was a funny, mischi e­ tati on process. To be accepted into the had been hit by a car and was unable to vous, very bright, people-oriented dog. program, the dogs had 10 be able to pass move. The goal was to teach him to roll Sophie does not resemble the quiet, laid a very stringent temperament test, to be from his back to hi s tummy. Sophie bac k picture of a greyhound most of us socia ll y c heerful, and to really like to played an important part in this therapy imagi ne. She was and is always busy and have people work o n the m . Sophie as she lay next to the child. He was en­ noisy. It was evident that to li ve with this passed the te mperament test based on couraged to roll and hug the dog. The girl , she had to have a job. enthusiasm and personality, with the day he was able to accomplish hi s goal Our resllme to begin our job search understanding she would continue to be was emoti onal for all of us, hi s parents, wasn' t very impressive. Female brindle obedience trained. hi s th erapist and Sophie as she gave him greyhound is available immediately for Sophie began to see patients, and an extra snuggle. We know Sophie work of any kind. No experience, not proved to be a star. The bulk of her pa­ 1V0uid like to have planted a big sloppy Illllch obedience, can' t sit , won' t stay, a tie nt s were adults who needed to regain kiss on him, but as a well -trained therapy little wild and unpredi ctable, but has a abilities lost through illness or accidents. dog, that was not allowed! Occasionall y, real love for meeting new people and Some had suffered strokes, some head Sophie went into patients' rOO l11 s for ex pl oring new frontiers. injuries, some, spinal cord injuries. th eir therapy. She gots on the bed nex t

Page 6 Fall 1997 Celebmlillg Greyhoullds the patients have goals similar to the pa­ tients we saw in Dallas. In addition to Sophie's job at the rehabilitation hospi­ tal, she visits patients at an acute care facility, even visiting with patients in ICU and CCU, as well as pediatric pa­ tients and oncology patients. Each of the patients we visit has gi ven permission for the dogs to visit them, and rarely are the visits turned down. Only those pa­ tients whose immune systems are com­ promised are not allowed to visit with the dogs. The visits are so popular with the patients that it is not unusual for families to request a dog visit for a par­ ticular patient outside our scheduled visitations. This can be accomplished as long as the hospital staff approves it, and at the Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, exercises while if a hospital representati ve accompanies petting Sophie. Photo courtesy of Judy Price, Dallas, Texas. to a patient unable to be moved to the though the drive therapy gym. The patient might be asked sometimes is dif­ to notice the dog, to reach for the dog, ficult, the oppor­ or just acknowledge that the dog is tunities to volun­ present. Often these visits were quite teer with our ani­ emotional, as Sophie elicited the first mals are so re­ response these patients had had since warding it is their accident or illness. Patients eyes worth the extra tracking, or a hand trying to touch her etfort. were monumental changes on the part In Tyler, of the patient. Sophie's job has Eventually, Shari Bernard left developed into a Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation and career. We vol­ accepted a position in Tyler, Texas, unteer at the about two hours by car, east of Dallas. Tyler Rehabilita­ accepts the attention of some of the prisoners at one of the Many volunteers (including me) and tion Hospital, prisons she visits. Photo courtesy of Judy Price, Dallas, Texas. their dogs followed Shari to Tyler. Even where many of the volunteer and dog. Quite often the visit of the dog is the most important part of the patient's day. The dogs are utilized in ICU and CCU outside our regular visitation schedule to attempt re­ sponses from comatose patients. It is not unusual for comatose patients to respond to the dog before responding to any other activity around them. The dogs often have a calming effect while visit­ ing families and patients in lCU and CCU. They seem to alleviate fear, pro­ vide a distraction or simply reassure. Visitation in a hospital setting is unlike any other situation you can find with your dog. It requires that the dog know various commands to get in to view of Sophie helps a patient !!~i!¥Xe~~ courtesy of Judy Price, Dallas, Texas. Sophie continued on pg 8, col. 3.

Celebrating Greyholillds Fall 1997 Page 7 Site Hounds Sophie continued from pg 7 patients, that the dog can reli ably respond by Bruce Skinner to a "no sniff' command, sit in and on va ri ous types of furniture, and remain calm no matte r what is beeping a nd clang ing around them. A dog must re­ a ll y have reliability and stability to work in an acute care setting. Even more exciting a nd rewarding "Those who wait around/or life to supply th eir enjoyment in Sophie's career as a th erapy dog was usually find boredom instead. " our opportunity to vi sit a men 's psychi ­ atric pri son. Two years ago the th erapy dogs from Tyler were in vited to visit the prison. Each of the volunteer's e motions Lure Coursing Activity: (ak-tiv-i-ti), 11. 1, ran the gmnut from fear to curiosity to http://www.zma ll .com/ excite ment and anticipati on. This visita­ the quality of doing; the en­ peUalkldog-faqs/acli viliesl ti on program has turned out to be one of 1urecour siIl g.ht 1111 ergy, or force; 2, brisk or the hi ghlights of our career. The prison­ hllp:!/www.clark.nctipub/ ers earn the privil ege of visiting by abid­ lively movement; diligent; bdalzelll ing by the rules and displaying no be­ nimbleness; 3, any active havior Inissteps. Sophie has been treated HolY To Gel Starled III Lure agency: Pltys., power. 4, gently and lovingly by each o r the pris­ Coursing oners she has met. I have always consid­ something your dog(s) en­ hllp:llwww.abap.org/ e red Sophie a very special dog but never lurecoursingsta rter.htm joy; 5, something you enjoy expected her to be literally worshiped by doing with your dog(s) • Pastime almost one hundred prisoners. She has trul y rilled an e mpty pl ace in many SYllollyms Canine Eve"'!} hearts. She has taught men to be gentle http://www.yahoo.c0111! and loving. A visit to the prison requires • Action Science/Zoologyl a great deal of stamina as eac h prisoner Service Dogs Animals_ In sects and_ Pets/ is all owed the opportunity to pet, love, http://www.zm311 .com/ M a 111m a Is !Dogsl Eve nIsi and stro ke each of the dogs th at visit. Vi s­ peUal kldog -faqs/service. hIm I iting with th e dogs is the only opportu­ Greyhound Evenls nity the prisoners have of phys ically dis­ Obedience Trials http://www.abap.org! playing affec ti on. The prisoners are al ­ http://www.zmall.com/ calendar/calendar.pl? lowed to have a picture made with each peClalkldog-faqslacti vitiesi dog who, after the visiting is over, dons obedience.html Hiking/Backpacking with a costume that matches the the me of the Canines visit. The prisoners reward us with exu­ Learning to Train http:// berant appreciation and many memen­ http://www . abap.orgl snappie.cs. washington.edul tos of poems and artwork commemorat­ training. htlll caninelbackpackingl ing our visits. Because of the work Sophie does, Play/raining Your Dog Campillg lVilll YOIII' Dog(s) she has had the opportunity to travel a Patricia Gail Bumham, St. http://www.cayoteeo l11 .col11/ great deal with Shari Bernard. Shari has Martin's Press, 175 Fifth dogcamp.html held seminars throughout the country Avenue, New York, NY teaching others to utilize dogs in th erapy 10010. c 1980. ISBN 0-312- Camp Galle 10 lile Dogs as successfully as she has. We have been 6 1691-0 http://camp-gone-tot he­ in Washington D.C. at the White House; dogs.com! we've met " Ben" of Incredible Journey • Liveliness fame; and have had our pi cture taken with Belly White. We have spe nt time at Flybal/ a famous resort where " no dogs a llowed" http://www .cs. limn .edu/ Bruce Skinner is a CG regul ar con­ was te mporarily abandoned. My world - ianhogg/flybaII / FAQ. html tributor. Sophie Continued on pg 9, col. 3

Page 8 Fa ll 1997 Celebrafing Greyhollnds Book Review Sophie Continued from 8 by Laurel E. Drew would be a great deal less interesting if So. You W ant To I did not have the opportunity to travel I. Run Your Sight hound with Sophi e. As Sophie gets older, intense work will become more difficult for her. Wait­ So YOII "Yalll to RUIl YOIlI' Sight/round ing in the wings is "Razz" aJkJa Cebo by Denise Com o Channen Red and "Lacy" a/k/a Aztex $ 15.00 paperback Uh-Huh, both adopted from GPA in Privately published by Denise Como, Austin , Texas. Razz and Lacy have 1996. passed the temperament testing evalua­ ti on procedures and have been success­ ful in basic obedience. Razz is outgo­ ing and exuberant, Lacy sweet and lov­ ing. Both of them love to work, too, and If you have ever considered enter­ One of the more fa scinating sec­ wi ll fo llow in her footsteps. ing your sight hound in one of the vari ­ tions is a brief breed hi story and stan­ ous forms of running sports for gaze­ dard for each of 18 different sighthound hounds, this could be one of your most breeds including the Italian Greyhound invaluable resources. It ranks right up plu s some information on the American there with having the ru le books for the Staghound. Additional "newly discov­ vari ous sports in which you are inter­ ered" breeds wi ll be included in the new ested. It 's handy forthose of us who have edition, I am told. been at the games for a while but could Last but not least, there are useful Judy Price lives in Dallas, Texas and use a refresher and reminder as well as chapters containing a bibliography of teaches mentally retarded teenagers pre­ for rank novices. sight hound books and sources of spe­ paring to go to sheltered workshops. She In additi on to basic information on cial sighthound equipment. A final chap­ li ves with four adopted greyhounds and lure coursing and how to do it, Ms. ter li sts the addresses of all the national a soft-coated wheaten terrier. Besides Como provides a brief guide to lesser sight hound field sport organi zations. spending time with her own dogs, she known running sports such as NOTRA And, I cannot close without men­ has been an animal evaluator for Delta (National Oval Track Racing Associa­ ti oning the clever and thoroughly enjoy­ Society and now works with Therapet. tio n), NOFCA (Nati onal Open Field able cartoons done by Maryann Conran. Both groups ex ist for the purpose of as­ Coursing Association), NPR and ARM They are so true to the breeds and the suring only reli able animals are used in racing (for whippets), and even LGRA sport th at I giggle every time I look at therapy situations, and also provide in­ (Large Gazeho und Racing Association) them. I would love a copy of the clos­ surance for therapy teams. She taught which holds events similar to the whip­ ing cartoon of an out-of-shape Grey­ beginner obedience for a local all- breed pet straight line racing. These are th e hound in fro nt of a mirror to hang on obedience club for many years and has best kn own groups, but others are also my refrigerator! shown soft-coated wheatens in the breed mentioned. So YOIi Wallt to RUIl Your ring. If you have interest in further in­ There is good advice on condition­ SighthOlllld is a handy little guide which formation about therapy work, you may ing your hou nd and on feeding for per­ will only get better in the new edition, cont act Therapet at 1-888-257-7777. formance. First aid and veterinary infor­ but if you plan to run your dog soon, mation are gi ven in two chapters. Some don' t wait for th at. Get this one - and of the best sections are the ones on how fast! to actually enter a coursing trial and A reminder abo lit your what to expect and do once you get For complete information on ordering subscription .... there. The novice will find this invalu­ this book, please write to "Running Your able! Sighthound," PO Box 137, Cassville, NJ Hints on starting puppies on chas­ 08527-0137. Single copies are $ 15 .00 Some subscriptions are abolll ing the "petroleum hare" are also suc­ plu s $3.00 shipping and handling. to expire. To be Sllre 1101 to miss allY cinct but ve ry handy. Box breaking for issues, rellew limy, llsing the cou­ NOTRA and LGRA events is mentioned pOll Oil page 5. The Greyhound Laurel Drew owns EI-Aur Greyhounds, but needs to be expanded. I believe that Projecl lVill selld ail e remillder is Greyhound Clu b of America Archi­ thi s may be done in the new edition IVhell YO II receive the lasl issue of which is now in preparation. vist, and a CG Regular contributor. your subscriptioll.

Celebrating Greyho1lnds Fa ll /997 Page 9 SAFETY

Help! My Dog is Lost by Ann E. Kenny

To a greyhound owner. there is no Sometimes another dog can attract a lost dog. Blueberry and Lucy playing in the glacier. worse experience than having your dog Photo courtesy of Tarra Ann Tamura, Recycled Racers, Commerce City, Colo. run away. Sometimes the dog slips its co ll ar, a chi ld or house mate accidentall y If your dog escapes .... leaves the fence gate open, or a guest ing mac/line. Then start combin g the tlte dog Itas just escaped, imme­ doesn't c lose the fro nt door quickly If nei ghborhood, call ing the animal shel­ enough when comin g in. The instant you diately go after tlte dog. If you can, bring ters, and posting signs. Once again, the a squawker or squeak toy with you to rea li ze the dog is gonc, your heart stops. dog will usually turn lip. Greyhounds attract hi s attention. Most greyhounds YOLI remember your adoption represen­ seem to have angel s look in g after them tative telling YOLI that "a loose grey­ are train ed to chase the lure using a and someone from your adoption group hound is a dead greyhound" and "the squawker and wi ll respond well to it in or maybe another group may ha ve al­ leading cause of death among retired an emergency situation. * Have a leash ready picked up th e dog from it s res· or rope ready to snare the dog. Unfortu­ racing greyhounds is escaping and be­ cuero The sooner you call yo ur adoption ing hit by a car." Your stomach is in you r nately, SOlne dogs think it is fun to have group to let them know the dog is gone, throat. You pan ic. What do you do next? you chasin g after them, and thi s could the sooner they can assist you in recov­ become a long game of "catch me if you ering it. can." When is a greyhound likely If ),011 've lost sight of the dog alld to run away? Preparation is a key, more tltall half al/ hOllr has passed, stop Greyhounds are morc likely to run Do everything you can to prevent a away or escape in the first month or two searching. Family members or friends lost dog. they are in their new home. The new dog and neighbors should continue looking, Always have y01l1' OWII identifica­ and the family are sti ll getting used to if possible. Go home and check your tioll tag 0 11 the dog and the adoption each ot her. New owners may not be ex­ an swering mac hin e. Next, call the per­ group S f(l g Oil til e dog. No matter how peri enced dog owners. The owners and son your adoption group has told you careful you are, accid ent s can happen. th eir children, friends, or relatives may to contact if your dog is lost. Most main­ Be sure to put the word "Reward" on not have bee n given adequate informa­ tain a database of dogs and owners. the dog's tag instead of it s name. Too ti on from their adoption group on how Notify th em that the dog has escaped. many lost greyhound s turn up with no to prevent losing th eir dog. Often new Nine times out of ten the dog wi ll run tags at all , or only the adoption group's owners don 't have the proper equipment up to ten blocks and go to the nex t hu­ tag. If you are tra ve ling, use a tempo­ for their greyhound. Many times a gate Ill an it sees. That person will usuall y call rary 10 tag wi th a phone number that is in adve l1entl y left open. And on it goes. you if you have your own identificati on you definitely can be reached at or where tag on the dog, or they wi ll call the num­ Accidents happen to even the experi­ messages can be re li ably left for you (a ber on the tag placed on the dog by the enced greyhound owner. And although relati ve or fri end , and not a motel num­ we don't like to think about bad things adoption group. Within an hour you ber). Micro·chips are popular these days, happen in g to ou r dogs, we can give our could have yo ur dog back, safe and but remember you need special equip­ so und. dogs the best chance for surviving the ment to read it (usuall y avail able only experi ence of running away by being If tile dog has beell gone for II/ore at animal shelters and so me vets). The than two lI ours,fil'st, clleck )'0111' allswel'- prepared. chips won't help if your dog is fou nd by th e average person.

Page 10 Fall 1997 Celebrating Grey//OI/llds opportunity to build up momentum ifhe decides to bolt after a cat or squilTel. Always keep your hand through the loop. These dogs are extremely power­ ful and can pull the leash right out of your hand. We do not recommend the use of the retractable "Flexi" leashes. First, if the leash is fully extended and the dog decides to bolt after a small ani­ mal you may not be able to hold onto the leash. Second, if you do manage to hold onto it you may seriously injure the dog. Whiplash or a broken neck are re­ Even the smartest dog can't tell you alistic possibilities. where she lives. A Don't allow your children to walk collar with up-to­ the dog unless they are old enough, date identification can make all the strong enough and responsible enough difference. Abby. to handle the dog. Photo courtesy of Enroll the dog in obedience class Faith Gargan, so that it walks well on lead and will Neptune, N.J. listen when you tell it to ignore the neighborhood cat or squirrel. Do license your dog. Some animal access to the backyard, try to know in control agencies will call you if your dog advance when they will be there and Riding in the Car is picked up. Licensing is cheap insur­ keep the dog in the house. It's the safest Put the slip collar and leash on the ance. If animal control picks up your dog place for your dog to be when strangers dog in the house before you put the dog without a license it's going to cost you are around. in the car. a lot more to get it out of the pound! If you take the leash off the dog (we Purchase a "slip proof' collar and never do, because we use two-foot traf­ have it on your dog at all times or at "Be sure to put the word fic leads) while it is in the car, make sure least when outside with the dog. 'Reward' on the dog's tag." that the leash is securely back on the dog Never run your dog off-leash un­ before you let him out Have a firm grip less it is in a securely fenced area. Never instead of its name. on the leash. means never. Yes, I know there are Be careful. A new dog may be in­ people out there who will say that clined to bolt out of the car. Remember they've never had a problem letting their If your dog is newly adopted and is their background; they are used to bolt­ greyhound run loose. They've been suffering from separation anxiety, don't ing from the starting box, a confined lucky. One day their luck will run oul. allow it to have access to your backyard space,just like your car. Train your dog Their dog will take off after something through a dog door. Keep the dog in· to wait. Never allow him to bolt out of and be lost, seriously injured or killed. doors, confined to a crate if necessary, the car or any door. Greyhounds, as is true for all sighthound and make arrangements to come home breeds, simply cannot be trained out of and let the dog out or hire someone. In your Home their instinct to chase. Don't fool yourself into believing that Train yourself, your children, and If you move, promptly notify your the dog will feel better about being left your guests to be very careful when adoption group of your new address and alone if it can run around in the yard coming in or out of the front door. Some phone number. whenever it wants to. It will just have greyhounds are inclined to bolt out the separation anxiety in your yard! front door if given the opportunity. It Fences and Gates helps if you have a screen door in addi­ Make absolutely sure your fence is Walking the Dog tion to the main door. secure. Bored greyhounds, left too long Always walk the dog with a slip If you know company is coming, alone in the backyard, can get through collar. Greyhounds can back out of a put the dog in its crate, another room, very small holes or gaps in the fence or standard buckle collar. The plastic or or out in the backyard until your guests at the bottom of the fence. leather collars that generally come with are in and settled. This also helps reduce Lock your fence gates or install the dog are very easy to back out of. the overly enthusiastic greeting behav­ springs or bungee cords on the gate so Walk the dog on a short leash (two ior most greyhounds exhibit when com­ that it is self-shutting. If you have meter to three feet) rather than a standard six pany comes. readers or gardeners who need to have foot leash. The dog won't have as much He/p! My Dog /s Lost! continued on p 14

Celebrating Greyhounds r"(II' 1997 Page II BEHAVIOR When Your Greyhound's Personal ity Changes

By Jeanette Steiner

If your Greyhound begins urinat­ in g in his/her crate or your living room after months of being hou sebroken or growls, snaps or nips at family mem­ Every dog has a unique personality. When it changes for no apparent reason, some­ bers, or suddenly becomes withdrawn, thing may be wrong. Jake. Photo courtesy of Frank and Anita Vlchek, Mentor, Ohio. don't autOln at ically assume that you have a bad dog and impose harsh, bois­ ing from one of the situations described denly abandon your affecti on toward terous punishment. Greyhounds are no­ below, could be the cause. Whatever ... your Greyhound because of a new fam­ torioll sly clean and extremely docile­ it 's up to you to inte ll igently and pa­ ily member, he/she mi ght feel aban­ all of us know that. Therefore, isn' t it ti ently deal with it. doned. It mi ght even cause your Grey­ logical if reverse habits occur that there hound to sometimes wonder who this might be a physical problem worth dis­ Could It Be a New Family Member? irksome intruder is and act accordingly; cussing with your veterinarian or a pro­ Sometimes a personality change so be ve ry thoughtful in getting all of fess ional who deals with behavioral can be the result of someone new join­ your family members adjusted to one problems? Severe punishment will onl y ing your household, such as an addi­ another. create hostility betwee n you and your ti onal pet, or a new baby. Remember. pet who will wonder why you have sud­ our Greyhounds are sensitive creatures. Could It Be The Loss denly turned into a screaming, yelling Abruptly shutting off the affection you Of A Loved aile? tyrant. Don' t ignore a change in person­ nOl"lnall y give your Greyhound because You may not believe it , but our pets ality because it very well could be a you now have a "new" someone to love, mourn the loss of a loved one just as we physical, emoti onal, or environmental is ve ry upsetting. Long before a new do, whether the loved one is a human or problem, not necessarily of a serious baby's arri val, you can do some things an animal pal. Most of us have experi­ nature, but one that warrants attention to help yO Ul"pet adjust. Let him sniff the enced emoti onal setbacks of one kind - most problems are correctable. nursery, the diapers, toys, and blankets, or another and, when there is a death in and li sten to the sounds th e toys make. the fami ly, we know how difficult it is Could It Be a Bladder or One woman even played recordings of at times to cope. Well , our pets suffer Kidney Infection? a baby crying; she says it really helped too when they are faced with a severe Not always, but frequently, if your when she came home with the new baby. emotional upset such as losin g someone Greyhound starts wetting in the house, The introducti o n should be done ve ry close to them. a bladder o r kidney infecti on may be the carefull y and cautiously; then continue When you are absolutely certain cause. If you have ever experienced this to share your love equall y" If you dote that yO Ul"p et's sudden bad behavior pat­ type of infecti on, you know how miser­ on the baby, or new pet, and forget the tern s began with the loss of a loved one, able you can feel. Obviously your pet pet you once gave your undi vided at­ don' t be too harsh with punishment. Be feel s the same pressure and pain and tention to, you can expect a personality wise enough to reali ze that they have cannot control the wetti ng. A test of the change. When the baby cri es, let your feelings too, and the loss seems a bit urine will determine if an infection is Greyhound know with soothing words overwhelming. present and the treatment will be deter­ that it 's all ri ght ; however, don't ever A Greyhound named Lucy spent mined by your veterinarian. Extreme leave your new baby or puppy alone sevcml monlhs mi sbehaving after her shyness is a factor that could cause spo­ with your Greyhound. The adjustment owner died. She would chew on antique radic urinating in the house. A weak period doesn' t just suddenly work it self furniture, she wouldn't eat, she would bladder, o r a behavior problem result- alit overnight. Remember, if you sud- stand in th e backyard and stare as if she

Page 12 Fall 1997 Celebrmillg C,.eyhoullds were waiting for her best friend to re­ the dining area and family room where your pet's stools checked by your vet­ turn. She would sit and cry, and she was the new fan was installed, and where erinarian periodically. We have known unresponsive to others attempting to Ralph had to pass to get to the deck. Greyhounds that have suddenly become comfort her. The passage oftime seemed We made the discovery one Friday. very "owly" to family members. Some to heal her pain. I saw Ralph step with careful delibera­ have become very hyper, restless, list­ Other pets have reacted the same tion into the kitchen; he slowly walked less, or lethargic; have had noisy way. We had word that a male Grey­ to the edge of the electric stove as if he tummys; have become withdrawn; and hound would sadly stand in his back­ were stalking something. He peeked have been seen alternately sitting, stand­ yard just waiting for his master to re­ around the stove and stared at the ceil­ ing, and scooting. turn. Then, instead of going to the bath­ ing. Then we knew. For a few days after Sometimes they get diarrhea and room while he was outside, he would that he would not go any further than won 't eat. All of these sy mptoms and urinate in the house as if he were trying . the stove, and would continue to peek. more can be the result of untreated para­ to punish someone for hi s loss. He even­ We finally succeeded in taking him out sites, and thi s can be devastating to your tually returned to being a happy, loving on the leash, slowly walking past the cir­ pet. pet. In fact, getting another dog im­ culating fan and talking to him. After a If you see rice-like residue on your proved hi s situation. week, he evidently decided on his own Greyhound's behind, chances are that It's up to you to patiently and lov­ that the big, mean-looking machine you need to treat for tapeworms. ingly help your pet cope with the pain would stay on the ceiling, and that it was of losing someone Hookworms special. In fact, You can some­ you can help each times visibly see other. One woman roundworms, but said she had no not hookworms. idea how she could A veterinarian survive the loss of must check a fe­ her husband with­ cal sample to de­ out the love and termine whether comfort of her or not your pet Greyhound. She has hookworms. called it "Stress Hookworms are Management To­ difficult to con­ getherness. " tral because they can return again Could It Be a New and again. Don't Appliance? think that cold We couldn't weather can de­ believe a cei Ii ng stroy them (a com­ fan caused Ralph mon misconcep­ to suddenly be­ Sometimes the personality changes can be for the better. Tommy McFly with his kitten. tion) because a Photograph courtesy of Lynndale Spencer, Athol, Mass. come sullen and Greyhound could withdrawn, but already be infested. that's exactly what it did. He was present safe to be the Ralphy we knew before. Hookworms when the fan was installed on a Tues­ You should keep in mind that when­ are blood suckers; therefore, if not day; suddenly he would not venture out ever you bring a new, large appliance treated, your pet will suffer from an ane­ of the living room. He seemed so un­ into your home, especially one that mia that will continue to sap the red happy and had absolutely no vim and moves, your Greyhound may be very blood cells until he becomes debilitated vigor like the Ralph we knew. He upset by it. If we had known, or even and susceptible to other diseases. wouldn't even go into the back yard to realized what was happening the day it Hookworms can reduce a dog's go to the bathroom anymore, so we took was installed (I guess we weren't very protein level, which also reduces hi s him out on the leash. But this meant we perceptive), we could have certainly ability to fight most diseases. Your had to go through the front door rather saved our precious Ralph a lot of grief. Greyhound's personality will most cer­ than the French doors to the deck. Even tainly change, because a bad infestation though we had central air-conditioning, Could It Be Parasites? of hookworms can cause him to become we attributed his change of personality Hookworms, tapeworms, round­ lethargic. He might refuse to eat and to the hot, humid weather that summer. worms, and heartworm, to name a few, drink; hence, he will lose weight, and A few days later, it dawned on us what can certainly cause personality change. dehydrate. the problem was. Our kitchen leads to That's why it is so important to have When Behavior Changes cont next page

Celebrating Greyhol/nds Fall 1997 Page 13 Help! My Dog Is Lost continued from page 11 Be on the lookout for other situa­ whi le hiking, eating lunch at a picnic lu ck

When Behavior Changes continued from page 13 Could it be Heartworm? Could It Be Your Schedule? brands; they generally contain too little C hances are, when you adopted Greyhounds like routine; therefore, or too much protein or dyes and chemi­ your Greyhound(s) your adoplion rep­ another component of a drastic person­ cal s not suitable fo r any species of ani­ resentat ive explained to you the safe and alily change could be your schedule. For mal to consume. un safe medications, and recommended in stance, if you've been home 24 hours treatment s and dosages for your new pet. a day and then begi n an 8-5 job, you Be observant, not angry Don't ever neglect a yearly heart­ may find your happy, contented Grey­ It is our duty as responsible pet worm check fo r your Greyhound, and hound becomin g destructive, with­ owners to see th e danger signals. Don't if you get a negati ve report, purchase drawn, or bot h He doesn't want to be a become aloof when your pet suddenly the recommended preventati ve. Be sure bad dog. He's merely conveying Ihe misbehaves in some form or another, they get it , whether dail y or once-a­ message to you th at he misses you. He's and don't associate a personality change mo nth, during those cruc ial months bored and suffering from separation with a bad dog. Make some adj ustments when mosquitoes are present. The pre­ anxiety. Patience and re-training, reas­ w ith sound, logical reasoning a nd ve ntati ve is much less expensive in the surances that you' ll return, quality time promptness in dealing with a perplex­ long run than treatment for heal1 worms. when you're hOlne, and an abundance ing situati on. As a matter of fact, keeping your of love will result in a successfu l adjust­ Our pets don' t want to be "bad." pet healthy and parasite-free is far less ment to your new schedule. Separation After all , they have always relied on us costl y tha n treating for a debilitating dis­ anxiety occurs in many forms. There are for their love and comfort, and they like ease. professionals who can assist you with to please. Sin ce our perception of a pet's thi s complex problem. strange or bad behavior is sometimes Could It Be the Teeth? misconstrued, they may wish they could There probably isn' t a person ali ve Could It Be Diet? talk to us and express their fee lings of who hasn' t suffered from tooth pain, ei­ A diet lacki ng proper nutrient s or pain - bOl h physicall y and menIally. ther from cavities or an abscess. If cont aining red dyes, too much protein , They do, in a way, but we sometimes you've ever had a painful abscess, you too mu ch fat , and chemicals can be fac­ sim pl y fail 10 reali ze Ihm all oflhei r hults know it can cali se a short temper or that tors contri but ing to personality change. don' t in cl ude obvious sy mptoms that are "don' t touch me, I'm hurting" mood. An olherwise healthy dog may suddenl y easy to diagnose. Keep in mind that your dog. too, can become leth argic, or a lethargic dog may acquire tooth and gum problems from suddenl y become hyperacti ve. Severe years of neglect or a poor diet. If he/she d iarrhea could occur. Just as w ith Jeanette Steiner was the editor of the is hav ing severe pain, you' re naturall y peopl e, dogs can be sensiti ve , and even fonner GreyhOl llu/S Toda)·. We welcome not going to get the same lovin g re­ suffer fro m all ergic reactions or other her subscribers to Celebrating Grey­ sponse you're accustomed to when the illnesses re lated to improper nutrition. houllds and hope all readers enjoy her dog is pain free. Stay alert to your pet's II 's wise 10 feect a good, hi gh-qualilY arti cle, reprinted wi th permi ssion of Ms. needs and treat them accordin gly. food. Never feed th e cheap generi c Steiner.

Page 14 17(11/1997 Celebrtlfillg Cre}·hollllr/S MONEY: A VERY SPECIAL GREYHOUND

An Oxymoron Money and her Bunnies

by Kim Roehring

Ready for a trip to another rabbit show, Money shares the van with the bunnies. Photo courtesy of Kim Roehring.

When I acquired "All My Money" running, so did she. The horses were tufts of wispy wool floating down and (Money for short) I never realized the another matter. Anything that big she landing on her prone form. Occasion­ implication of having a greyhound while gave a wide berth to and approached ally J have to pull wool from her mouth raising and showing rabbits. It wasn't with utter caution. Money enjoyed the like balls of cotton, as she loves to mouth until several months later that I stopped freedom of having an exercise run of the hair. and realized that this was the ultimate about two acres and loved her foray into Money is now living her second oxymoron. Greyhounds are just not sup­ lure coursing. career to the fullest. She has become the posed to live with rabbits in a peaceful Within a couple of months of her ultimate companion dog traveling across relationship. They are supposed to chase arrival, J began to take her to the rab­ the country going from one rabbit show that fluffy, cuddly, innocent, little crea­ bitry with me when I fed. She walked to the next with me. Money knows she ture until they catch it and kill it. That up and down every aisle taking stock of is going on a trip when I place her lug­ instinct has been bred into them over the her new companions. Money was never gage next to mine. She becomes very centuries and is reemphasized through aggressive towards them and as the rab­ excited and prances very much like the their racing training. bits were well familiar with the Labra­ deer she resembles. I need to be careful J started raising and showing rab­ dors, they ignored her. I didn't think I as she becomes a total hindrance to me bits in 1987. I started with the Ameri­ had any worries as 1 brought her home when I am trying to load the rabbits, can Tan (a rabbit that looks and acts very from her foster grandmother's home on their luggage, my luggage and Money's much like a Doberman Pinscher) and the a rabbit show day. She spent the entire luggage into the van. She jumps into the American Fuzzy Lop (a long haired lop). trip looking over the back seat at the rab­ back seat that is her domain during the J still show these two breeds. TheAmeri­ bits wondering what sort of animal was trip and refuses to budge. Dogs are not can Fuzzy Lop is a relatively new breed she accompanying. As Money's famil­ allowed at rabbit shows for obvious rea­ whose breed club J helped establish. I iarity with her new companions grew, I sons, so I always pick with care the developed this herd of rabbits into a na­ began giving her more freedom in the shows she goes to. If weather permits, tionally competitive herd and have won rabbitry. Her time expanded beyond the Money and the rabbits are crated out­ many national titles with them. confines of feeding time. I started tak­ side the showroom together. One show Money chose me in November ing her to the rabbitry when I did my is an exception. Money's favorite rabbit 1995. It took her a full year before she grooming and breeding. Once I saw her show is a Midnight Madness show was totally comfortable with her new life with her head in a rabbit's cage. She was where her former foster grandmother is Ii ving as a farm hound. She took the communing with the rabbit and drink­ the Show Secretary. Officials allow dogs in her new family in stride and only ing the smell of its fur. Now, it is not Money into the showroom where she chased the barn cats when the cats saw unusual for Money to spend time spends the evening being the center of it fit to run from her. Once they stopped sprawled out at my feet while I groom, Money continued on next page

Celebrating Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 15 /)0(,. c;.oNE ,.r! t , -~

Cartoons courtesy Of Deborah Evans Designs, Irvine, California

Money continued from previous page A TIP FOR THE TRAVELER attention in the Secretary's Booth. Her foster grandmother feels that Money is no ordinary dog and deserves the privi­ leges of being a true VIP, This only goes to show that, as with the Lion and the Lamb, th e greyhound Anti-freeze: can li e down with the rabbit. Where You Least Expect It

Kim Roehring has, among her many pets, sixty-three of th e above rabbits By Joan Dillon which she breeds and shows. Money has earned her CGC (Canine Good Citizen) title and is a TDI (Therapy Dogs Inter­ Most people are aware that anti­ freezing when the heat is turned down national) participant. freeze is a deadly poison. Warnings with (or of I), The use of anti · freeze for this regard to anti-freeze and motor ve hicles purpose can be part ic ul arl y dangerous and/or garages, spills in driveways, and for any visitors who are un aware of thi s so on, are fairly common. There is an­ practi ce. Even dogs that don't normally other anti-freeze danger however - one drink from a toilet can, in unfamiliar sur­ th at is less common but just as deadly roundings (or before their water dish is - lyin g in wait for the unsuspecting va­ unpacked), head for the toi let and take cati oner. If you vacation in the fall or a deadly drink of water mi xed with anti­ winter in a part of the country where the freeze. As little as one teaspoon of anti­ daytime or evening temperatures dip freeze can kill a dog. below freezing. YOll need to be aware Be aware of this practi ce if you plan of this potential dange r. to rent a cottage or use one belonging to This deadly threat to the life of your a friend. Inquire before you go whether greyhound (or other pets) can be found they use anti -freeze for thi s purpose. If inside the vacation home, cottage, cabin they do, it would be much safer to use a or camp. Some peopl e use ant i-freeze boardin g kennel or seek alternate ac­ in their toilets following a weekend of commodati on rather than put your grey­ /1~ .\ L. " activit y in order to keep the water frol11 hound or other pets at risk. Waiting with the bunnies is very tiring work. Mon ey. Photo courtesy of Kim Roehring.

Page 16 Fall 1997 Ce/ebralillg Greyhounds Another Book Review DogGone TM: A Newsletter for by Joan Dillon People Who Travel with Dogs

THE REIGN OF THE GREYHOUND DogGoll e. the brain child of Wendy A Poplliar History oj Ballard, publisher, is a bi-monthly news­ The Oldest Fall/ily oj Dogs leller highlighting pet-friendly destin a­ Cynthia A. Branigan ti ons (mostly across the U.S.) and travel Howell Book House, NY, 1997 tips for people who vacation with their US $24.95/Can $34.95 dogs. DogGone gives additional cover­ age to creati ve activities for pets and their owners to enj oy together, away or at home. Sparky the beagle plays an impor­ tant role for the newsletter. The five-year o ld beagle is DogGolle's "roving re­ porter," accompanyin g the Ballards on Cynthia's first book. Adoptillg th e of Custer's greyhounds which were sent their trips to sniff out pet-fri endly desti­ Racillg Greyholllld, has sold over 60,000 away in the care of one very lucky sol­ nations. "We joke that a particular hik­ copi es. Now, in Th e Reign afthe Grey­ dier the day before the bailie of the Lillie in g trai l or country inn gets a 'tails up' hOlilld. she enthralls us with a popular Big Horn. seal of approval from Sparky," says hi story of th e greyhound from antiquity Extremely readable, this book flows Wendy, "or a four-wag recommenda­ to present day. along very mu ch like a novel with six­ tion." In addition to his travels, Sparky In the early days of recorded his­ teen pages of fu ll -colored photos to add is also chief test dog fo r DogGolle's tory, a number of the sighlhound breeds to th e reader's understanding and enjoy­ "Products for Pooches" column. He gets we know today were classified as "grey­ ment. Readers of Celebrating Grey­ strapped into pet seat belts, attached to hounds" with only two distinct types ­ hounds wi ll remember Cynthia's story the latest in leashes and - Sparky's fa­ rough and smooth-coated. The rough­ about Shooter. Here, we see a photo of vorite - sampling canine treats and coated we know loday as Irish Wolf­ Shooter in all his g lory winning at beverages. hounds or Scottish Deerhounds. Histori­ Westminster. As an exclusive service for sub­ cal references to Itali an Greyhounds as My favorite chapter was the last one scribers, DogGone also offers Person­ greyhounds confuses things even more. which dealt with the current phenom­ ali zed Travel Informati on. DogGone In this book, Cynthia has done an admi­ enon of greyhound adopti on. The symp­ will search its database of over 23,000 rable job in sorting out the various toms of "greyhound fever" had me in accommodations for a requested vaca­ breeds in the g reyhound family. stitches! Phase One is marked by fre­ tion destin ation by state or area and sup­ Th e Reign a/the Greyhol/nd brings quent call s to the adopti on agency to ply a print-out of pets-allowed accom­ to li ght a number of lillie known facts report on the new dog's daily progress. modations suited to g iven criteria: including the darker days of greyhound Phase Two is when the thought arises: B&Bslinns, resorts, hotels/motels, cab­ hi story wh en Columbus and various If one is good, how much beller would ins/cottages, farmslranches or camp­ Spani sh explorers used greyhounds and two be? Phase Three occurs when the grounds/RV parks. Many have rate in ­ mastiffs to pursue and ki ll natives of the adopter becomes a foster parent and, formation and some have area activities New World. It also gives an extremely depending on the severity of the disease, coded. A subscriber's first slale request plausible reason greyhounds did not either adopts every fo ster dog or holds is free. Each additional state request is accompany the Eng lish colonists to out till one comes along that they just $ 10. America - one which makes a great can'l let go. In Phase 4, lack of space DogGone newsletter is available deal of sense. Greyhounds were associ­ fi nally prohibits any further adoption so only by subscription for $24 U.S. ($30 f ated with the nobility and the English they become an adoption volunteer fan­ U.S. for Canadians) check or money coloni es were settl ed by religious dis­ tasizing, " If I had room, I'd adopt this order, payable to DogGolle. Address senters, merch ants and tradesman - one." subscriptions and inquiries to DogGone, hardly the type of people to own grey­ If you' re looking for the perfect P.O. Box 65 II 55, Ve ro Beach, FL hounds. Continuing on, we read of the Chri stmas gift for your greyhound lov­ 32965- 11 55, telephone (561) 569-8434, importing of g reyhounds to help Mid­ ing fri ends, you need look no further toll -free 888-DOG-TRAVEL (888-364- western fanners control jackrabbits and than Th e Reign of the Greyhound. 8728) or via e-mail: doggone@aol. com.

Celebrating Greyhollnds Fa ll 1997 Page J 7 MEDICAL M ANAGEMENT

Domino's Seizures

by Carol Reynolds Domino relaxing at home. Photo courtesy of Carol Reynolds, Newport News, Va.

Watching Domino have a seizure is places where affection was a g iven, ily vet, Dr. Thomas Huddleston, said he fri ghtening. Lips drawn back from hi s along with fine food. would like to try treating Domino with teeth, hi s body is rigid except for the I am writin g thi s article not to com­ Potassium Bromide, but th at this would paddling of his legs. Saliva runs from plain about the difficulties we have en­ involve many tests which could get quite hi s mouth , hi s teeth work at the air; hi s countered since adopting Domino, but expensive. At thi s point Domino was open eyes are unseein g, urine sprays to hold out hope and to give some pos­ having frequent seizures, all at night , and forth in a stream. After this phase there sible leads to other pet owners of dogs I was exhausted from staying up with is a motionless time which seems inter­ with seizure disorders. him. With several children in college the minable during whi ch his whole body To start at the beginning , we idea of in creased vet bills loomed large trembles. Finally he looks up at me and adopted Domino after the death of our and I call ed the Lattimers in despera­ struggles to his feet, shakes hi s head anci very first greyhound. Sam and Gay ti on. We had by this time become very walk s unsteadily to hi s water dish. For Lattimer of the National Greyhound attached to Domino but didn 't know the next two hours he will follow me Adoption Program had gone to pick him what to do. everywhere. sti ll unsteady, very restless. lip after hi s first adoptive family called Like the proverbia l fai ry god ­ Since his seizures usually occur in the to return him, not wishing to deal with mother, Gay Lattimer said she would see wee hours of the morning. this is an ex­ the seizures. My husband Bill and I we nt what she could do. She call ed back hausting time for me. About the time I to meet Domino and liked hi s laid-back, shortly with the welcome news that am leaving for work he is settling in for lank y, ambling styl e. We thought he NGAP wou ld pick up all seizure-re lated a long sleep. Formerly Domino's sei­ would fit in well with our other two expenses, provided we would go to a vet zures occurred in clu sters of two or dogs, another greyhoun d and the leader­ th at participated in greyhound rescue. three, so we knew that we were in for of-the pack cocker-mix. We were ri ght. It turned out that the new vet, Dr. Li z another of these, probably the next night. The d ogs got a long well. Domino Leonard , had formerl y been a re li ef vet The past two years with Domino, a grey­ learned what li vi ng olltside of a crate for our dear Dr. Huddleston. He recom­ hound with a seizure disorder, have been was like and soon fit into our family rou­ mended her highl y, so off we went to exhausting and fru strating at times, but tines. Dr. Leonard 's care. th ey have also led us to some wonder­ He was on a very low dose of Phe­ The first step was indeed lots of test­ ful people. Together we have learned nobarbital at this time. At first there were ing (some of it repli cating testing already about how to control Domino's seizures. no seizures, but Ihen the seizures began, done) to make sure that an ything like Because of all of our efforts, Domino slowly at first, but increasin g in number li ck-borne diseases weren' t the cause of enj oys the quality of life dreamed of by and seve rity in spite of increased dos­ hi s seizures. While waiting for the re­ the mythical greyhounds in Cynth ia ages of Phenobarbital. With every in­ suits, Dr. Leonard logged o n to the Branigan's tale. They rested at ni ght and crease in Phenobarbital, Domino be­ Int ern et. She was indefatigabl e! She de­ dreamed of cO ll ches and other soft came more leth argic. Finally our fam- termined th at th e next step was to begin

Page 18 Fall 1997 Celebrafillg GreyhOllllds gotten to be! In addition to the weight, we ran into th e di stress of rear limb fail ­ ure. As levels of either drug got too hi gh Domino's hind legs simply gave out from under him. He coul d no longer jump up on the bed or climb stairs . We learned from Dr. Sisson that he relies on rear limb failure in stead of blood tests to determine when dru g levels are too hi gh. Two years later, we appear to have ac hieved a good level of both drugs for Do mi no. He now has a seizure about once a month, which isn't perfect, but is certainly better than it used to be. At hi s current levels of both drugs Domino is active, once again slim enough to elicit compliments from greyhound enthusi­ asts, and is truly enj oying hi s retirement. As I think back on the last two years the phrase "It takes a village" comes to mind. Certainly gelling Domino to thi s point was a team effort ; we are grateful to everyone who helped. And certainly treatment with Potassium Bromide presentl y takin g. We were concern ed it was not easy. But as Gay likes to say, (KBr) in combin ation with Phenobar­ about Domino's reacti on to this new "You don't give up a child jus! because bital. She then trac ked down Dr. Allen drug. Since our dogs are home alone he has a problem." If you know of any­ Sisson, developer of the protocol for use during the day, Domino spent daytime one whose pet's seizures are not under of this combination of drugs. Momen­ hours at Dr. Leonard 's clinic. He and 1 control, I hope you will suggest to them taril y surprised thai a prac titioner had left together early in the moming and I th at their vet try the Potassium Bromide not only located him but had the temer­ dropped him off with his favorite com- and Phenobarbital combination. David ity to ask for guid- forter. I felt like a Creecy has told me that it is gratifyin g ance in the treat- mother leaving her to hear from pet owners th at th eir ca­ ment of thi s grey­ child at day care. nine family members are once again the hound, he j o in ed "Certainly getting After the first day fun-loving pups they we re before the \ our team! Domino to this point he e nj oyed hi s seizures began . \ The next per­ new routine and son to join the team was a team effort; we eagerl y went with was the onl y phar­ are grateful to everyone his friend Shan­ mac ist in our area non, who takes fr om who m we who helped, And cer­ care of the ken- Carol A. Reynolds teaches learning could get K Br, tainly it was not easy. nels. di sabl ed students at Kiln Creek Elemen­ Dav id Creecy. KBr All went tary School in Newport News. Her must be com­ But as Gay likes to say, we ll with the load­ daughters attend the Un iversity of Vi r­ pounded and can be 'You don't give up a in g period, but ginia, and her son attends James Madi­ sold in liquid or child just because he fru strating times son Uni versity. Hu sband Bill is retired capsul e form. The were still ahead. from the Army. Three years ago the fi ve liquid is less expen­ has a problem.''' Now we needed to of them were taking a Thanksgiving Day sive and is easil y regulate th e walk down the Duke of Gloucester added to the food of a mounts of both Street in Williamsburg, Virgini a and met an eager-to-eat greyhound. drugs. In the meantime, Domino was a charming man who was walking hi s I picked up our first bOllle of KBr gaining weight , although he was cer­ elegant greyhounds. He handed them a and we we re ready to begin. First tainl y not overeating. He was, however, pamphlet about the adoption process. Domin o's body had to be "loaded" with always hungry. I remember our actuall y They decided that day to adopt one of KB r. This involved givin g him hi gh leaving a greyhound pi cni c earl y feel­ these lovely dogs. They now have grey­ doses of the drug twice a day while re­ ing quite hurt, because of all the com­ hou nds Domino, Hatti e, and the leader­ ducing the level of Phenobarbital he was ment s about how heavy Domino had of-the-pac k cocker-mi x. Sasha.

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Motion Sickness in Grey­ hounds

i looks a I as she checks out the new family Jeep. Photo courtesy of Alma by Alma M. Katsu and Bruce Katsu, College Park, Md.

When we got our first greyhound, of bubbles trailing to her feet' She would Medication Eiko, we were told that since former rac­ follow us out to the driveway but would Medication will g ive you the ers were used to traveling from track to quake and refuse to go into the vehicle quickest results. You want to minimize, track, we could look forward to taking on her own. I' m happy to say that she as soon as possible, the number of bad her with us on trips. As it turned OLlt , now jumps into the car and absolutely experie nces the dog has in the car. her age was our first clue as to what lay loves to go for rides, although she has Dramamine is available without a pre­ in store - little Eiko was less than two had a few setbacks from time to time. scription and is very effective for dogs, years old. and probably had spent her Motion sickness is a difficult prob­ but you need to ask your vet for a rec­ e ntire short-li ved career at onc track! lem, and I don' t wish to imply that the ommended dosage for your dog's Also, despite her relatively calm out­ following suggestions will be a cure-all weight. A general dosage guideline is ward demeanor, she was a nervous dog, for everyone. Hopefully at least some 16 mg/lb body weight given no more prone to separation anxiety and display­ of them will help, and maybe with con­ th an every eight hours.Do not use the ing the first signs of storm phobia. siste nt application and practi ce, your dosage on th e box, which is geared for Eiko was so queasy that she threw dog will overcome its tendencies. a human - it will be too low! You will lip every time she got in the car. She probably also need to experiment with would foam at the mouth so much that Motion sickness vs. Nerves the amount of time you'll need to wait in ten minutes, she'd have long strands Some dogs aren' t motion sick; in ­ between when you give the medication stead they work themselves into a dis­ to when you begin trave l. We started at tressed state that manifests itself in forty-five minutes but now wait at least drooling, vomiting and sometimes even an hour. Depending on how you give vs. elimination in the car. The first signs are body weight, one dose should cover a "Save nerve-wracking the same for either situation: drooling fairly long trip. What actually happens that turns into foam , sometimes hang­ trips through heavy traf­ is that the Dramamine mildly tranquil­ ing in long tendrils from the mouth. The izes the dog at first. By the time the drug fic or errand running easiest way to te ll if it is a case of nerves has worn off your dog wi ll have gotten with many stops until versus Illoti on sic kness is to treat for over its initial apprehension and al so will nerves. Your vet can prescribe a mild have gotte n accustomed to the move­ your dog shows more sedati ve, along with instructions all how ment of the car. We eventually were able confidence in the car." long before a trip to administer the medi­ to wean Eik o off Dramamine. cation. If you try sedati ves - at least twice - and see no change, your dog is Behavior Modification probably experi encing car sic kness. You do n ' t want to depend o n

Page 20 Fall 1997 Celeb}"(llillg Gre.l·holinds Dramamine completely, and the most practical program will incorporate be­ havior modification. Most motion sick dogs just don' t know how to travel in a car - they move around the vehicle, stand up at every intersection, fall into the footwells and scare themselves. First, you must restrict their movement. The safest place for them to be is in a crate. Of course, for many vehicles this is not practical for a greyhound! There are har­ nesses you can buy that attach to the seatbelt, or you can try to block off some of the open space so the dog cannot wan­ der. We also practice obedience in the car, trying to keep the dog in a down­ stay as much as possible. This is much easier when someone else is driving. Don't forget - use a calm voice and iiii i lots of praise. If you start getting frus­ on doggie traveling difficulties. Photo courtesy of Alma and Bruce Katsu, College Park, Md. trated because the dog will not remain in a down-stay, cut the session short and arrange to ride alongside the dog next car with Eiko. (Perfect excuse - if you soaking into the carpeting. It really pays time so you can enforce your com­ need one - for that second greyhound!) to get the car ready each and every time mands. She seemed to learn how to brace her­ you take your queasy dog for a ride. In­ Also, practice makes perfect. Don't self on turns and stayed calmer once we stead of lining the floors or seats with wait until a big trip is facing you to take got Hobie. Of course, if getting a sec­ plastic sheeting, which would make for the queasy dog in the car. Start with ond dog is impractical, you can always unstable footing, we put down a mover's short, smooth routes and work up to at borrow a neighbor's older dog; just blanket. This is relatively disposable and least an hour. Save nerve-wracking trips make sure they are used to each other machine washable. We cover it with one through heavy traffic or errand running before putting them in a car together! of the dog's blankets (comforting smell). with many stops until your dog shows Pack a roll of paper towels for those more confidence in the car. Planning ahead longer trips. What worked best for us was hav­ You will relax and display less anxi­ Also, resist any urge to feed your ing an experienced traveler riding in the ety if you're not worrying about vomit dog before a trip. You can always feed once you've gotten to your destination, or after you get back from your practice runs. Your dog will feel much better on an empty stomach. Lastly, chances are that your dog will be prone to carsickness its entire life. Once it has another bad experience in the car, or too long a span of time has elapsed between trips, you may find you have to backtrack a step or two to get the dog comfortable. Like obedience work, it's something that should be done routinely and handlcd consistently to minimize your dog's apprehension.

Alma Katsu lives in College Park, Mary­ land with husband Bruce and grey­ After Ii are under control, the dogs can enjoy all kinds of new places like hounds Eiko and Hobie. She works as the beach at Head on Martha's Vineyard. Photo courtesy of Alma and Bruce Katsu, a political analyst for the Defense De­ College Park, Md. partment and is a freelance writer.

Celebralillg Greyhollnds Fall 1997 Page 21 Prior Plann ing Saves Lives: Emergency planning for you and your animals by Maureen Nelms

Hurricanes, fl oods, earthquakes, fires - any one of the se things could mean you and your animals have to • Extra leashes - your dogs should al­ house. These can be taken with me or in leave home immediately. W hat can you ways be wearing coll ars with tags the event that an earthquake has made do to be prepared? • Laminated copies of important papers my home structurall y unsafe, the cans Try to anticipate what could hap­ such as your dog's registration papers, should provide everyth ing I need to sur­ pcn in your area and plan for it. You vaccination records, your dri ver 's li­ vive with my animals. Yes - there will should kn ow exac tly what you would cence, birth certificate, etc. be shelt ers avail able. No - they will not do, where you would go, and how you • Quarters for pay phones and some bills accept animals. So if you have dogs, you would get there. "Hope for the best - for mi scell aneous ex penses will have to provide for them. plan for the worst:" old advice, but still • Extra keys to your vehicle(s) and your There's more room in the large gar­ sound. home bage cans so you can include many ex­ • A first aid kit with supplies for you and tra items such as: 1. Always fill your gas tank when it is for your dogs • Tarps - perfect fo r temporary shelter half empty. In a mass evacuation, gas • A list of phone numbers of out-of-town • Rope stations will either be closed or the gas friends and relati ves that couldprovide · Hammer and nails, and other tools, such will be for emergency vehicle li se onl y. a place to stay for you and your dogs as an axe and a folding shovel • Extra warm clothes for you (keep it • Lots more food for the dogs (dry food) 2. Have what I call a grab'n go bag simple) and people - dried soups, nuts, ncar your bed. If you are awakened in • Photos of your dogs in case they get peanut butter, canned meat s, fruit s, and the middle of the ni ght and told to evacu­ lost vegetables ate. grab your bag and your animals, hop • Plastic bags for picking up after the • Can opener into your vehicle, and you' re o ff. dogs • Blankets - real ones for me and for my dogs Use a gym bag filled 3. Not all emergencies happen when • Ext ra cloth ing for me and extra coats with the following: we're at home. Just in case I have to for the dogs • Heavy gloves and shoes (in case there walk hOJll e (I ' Jll not evacuating any­ • A larger first aid kit and first aid books is broken glass) where without my animals!), in the trunk for people and fo r canines • A fl ashlight and batteries (store the of my car I have a backpack filled with • Prescription medications - more for batte ri es in a sealed pl astic bag) the same things as my grab'n go bag people and for the dogs • Water - YO LI don't need a lot - fill an with the addition of the following: • Towels empty gall on jug from the tap • A transistor rad io and batteries (bat­ • A whi stl e • Food - juice, granola bars and dog bi s­ teri es are stored in a plastic bag) • Personal supplies - to il et paper, tooth­ cuit s are all that's required • A crowbar (this can be used as a tool paste, soap, etc. • Waterproof matches and cand les or a defe nsive weapon) • A deck of cards, paper and a pen, a • Orange garbage bags -(these are highl y • Flares to put around my car when I couple of books. visible & great to keep warm & dry) leave it You will also need lots more water. • Emergency bl ankets - the little silve r • Sweat pa nts (in case I am wearing a I store mine out side in fi ve gall on con­ ones, sufficient for you & the dogs skirt ) tainers and add four drops of chlorinated • Medicati on - one week's wOl1h of your 4. On a larger seaie, I keep two bi g plas­ bleach for every gall on of water, then medication & an y your dogs take ti c garbage cans on wheels ollt side my change the water every six months. Planning continued on page 25

P(lge 22 Fa ll 1997 CeleiJmlillg CreJ'holillds MEDICAL

You know Urine Trouble When ...

by Helane Graustark

Most of us don't think about our "I've noticed that my Greyhound Buddy nary tract (such as tumor, urethral stric­ greyhounds' urinary tracts - until a is stopping to urinate evelY few feel, and tures, or stones); anatomic defects; neu­ problem arises (or descends, such as ollly a few drops are coming out. The rological causes, such as spinal cord in­ onto your antique Persian rug or on the urine also smells velY bad. " jury; or urinary retention. side of Uncle Moe's white linen sofa). But our dogs' kidneys and lower urinary These scenarios are suspicious for "I've been IVorking late recently, and tracts can develop such problems as in­ urinary tract infections. UTls are bro­ sometimes my dog has to IVait twelve or fection, obstruction, inflammation, au­ ken into two categories: lower tract, and more IlOursfor me to get home alld take toimmune disease, stones or tumors. All upper tract. Lower UTI's may be present herfor her walk. Is that OK?" of these can result from (or lead to) dis­ with painful urination, incontinence, ease states of the renal and/or other or­ blood in urine, or a bad odor to the urine. Dog owners should be aware that gan systems. Upper UTIs often present with increased one potential cause of UTls is urine re­ This article explains several com­ water consumption andlor urine volume. maining in the bladder for an extended monly diagnosed problems of the kid­ In severe cases, the dog may show signs period of time. While most Greyhounds neys and lower urinary tract (bladder of renal failure: A greyhound, Tammy, can handle an eight-hour wait and can and urethra), as well as discusses signs was diagnosed with a UTI, and even tolerate ten to twelve hours, pro­ and symptoms, methods of diagnosis, blood work indicated that her renal func­ longed time between voiding can cause and treatments currently available. tion tests (BUN and creatinine) were the urine in the bladder to become stag­ Please remember, however, that this ar­ markedly elevated. She appeared to be nant, promoting bacterial growth. Be ticle is not intended to take the place of in acute renal failure. Fortunately, after sure you allow your dog to empty its a veterinary evaluation. You should dis­ several days of antibiotics, her levels bladder at least three to four times a day. cuss any unusual changes in your dog's have returned to normal. For some people, this may mean find­ health or urinary pattern with your vet­ UTIs are diagnosed by urinalysis, ing a friend, relative, or neighbor will­ erinarian as soon as possible. urine culture, and if upper tract infec­ ing to come in the middle of the day to tion is suspected, perhaps blood work, x­ let the dog relieve itself. Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) rays and/or renal ultrasound. Treatment "My Greyhound Arielle has started uri­ is with antibiotics; most veterinarians Urinary Incontinence nating ill tile hOllse! She s never had all will prescribe an antibiotic that will treat "/ was watching Illy spayed female accident in the years we've had hel:" the most common bacteria responsible Greyhollnd Robyn sleeping, and I no­ for UTls, but a medication change may ticed that she was dribbling urine. Also, "My 7 year-old Greyhound Albert is al­ be indicated, depending upon the results when I come home from 1V0rk, before I lVays crated when I go 10 1V0rk, bill the of the urine culture. call gel the leash 011 and bring her Ollt lastfelV days, he's been urinating ill his Causes of recurrent or complicated to go pOlly, she seems unable to stop crate. Hes NEVER done thaI before!" UTls include: obstl1lction within the uri- Urine continued on next page

Celebrating Greyhollnds Fall 1997 Page 23 Urine continued from previous page herself f rom leakillg urille aloll g the he urinates orpoops. Th ere is also sOllie ullinfected prostate (benign prostatic I\'ay. yel/o\V discharge at the tip olhis pellis. hypertrophy) may be treated with estro­ He~' not been eat ing well and seems le­ gen, but castrati on is generall y recom­ A veterinarian should examine a thargic. " mended. Prostate cancer does occur in reliably housebroken dog who suddenly dogs as it does in humans. It may be exhibits urinary dri bbling or in conti­ Prostatitis is an inflammati on and/ treated with radiation therapy, or surgi­ nence to determine if a UTI is the un ­ or infecti on of the prostate gland (fo und cal excision of the prostate; th e latter, derl ying cause. However, spayed fe­ only in males). While prostatitis can however, may result in urinary inconti ­ males may have "post-spay in conti­ occur in neutered males, castrati on nence. nence" ~ urinary dribbling or uncon­ greatl y reduces the ri sk of developing tro ll ed urination due to the lack of es­ the disease. Signs and sy mptoms of Acute Renal Failure trogen aft er spay. Once the ve terinarian prostatitis include: pain ful defecati on, "Nikki, my puppy, got into my bottle oj has ensured th at no infecti on is present, painful urination (dysuria) and possibly Advil (luckily, there were only abol/tJol/r two medi cations are available to control urethral discharge. Symptoms of Pros­ pil/s ill the bottle). She became veJY ill incontinence: Phenylpropanolamine tatitis are fever, depression, abdominal and was rushed 10 the vet, who did blood (PPA) and Dieth ylstilbestrol (DES). For pain , stiff gait in th e rear limbs, jaun­ tests and said that her kidneys \Ve ren't severe cases unresponsive to medica­ dice (yellow discolorati on of eyes or f UJl ctioning properly. Now, she s in In ­ tion, surgical repair may be an option. pi gment), elevated white blood cell tensive Care, getting intravenousjluids." count, or elevated li ver enzymes. Bladder Stones Ac ut e Re nal Failure "My dog Geisha has just beell (ARF) may be due to in ges­ diagllosed with her th ird UTI ill ti on of a drug or other sub­ the past fell' mal/ Ill s. The veteri­ stance tox ic to the kidneys, or Il ariall look all x-ray, alld laid to an event resulting ill loss /li e she has 'stones' ill her /;/ad­ of blood supply to th e kid­ del: " neys. Other precipitants in ­ c lude: anesthesia, surgery, Many s ubstances fo rm severe dehydration or shock, stones, such as urate, struvite or se psis, congesti ve heart fail­ calcium oxylate. Symptoms of ure, li ver di sease, or th e use sto nes in clude UTls, dysuri a of medications like ibuprofe n (pain ful urination), bl ood in th e (NSAlDs). urine, incontinence, and urinary ARF is diagnosed based obstructi on. Di ag nosis is made upon urinalys is, bl ood tests by urinalysis, x-ray, cystography measuring re na l functi o n or ultrasound. The ve terinarian (BUN and creatinine), mea­ should send any retri eved stones sure me nt of urine o utput to a lab for analys is to determine (w hi ch should be one to two the best means of preventillg fu ­ mllhr/kg body weight), or ture recurrences. may feel like everyone is swimming in it in stead of swimming in sudden-onset of glucose and/ th e pooi. Scoote r. Photo courtesy of Dia ne and Dick Lindstrom, Treatment o f sto nes in- Camas, Wash. or protein in the urine. Treat­ eludes surgical removal , as well ment includes intravenous as retrieval with a catheter. In addition, Prostatitis is diagnosed by exami­ fluid therapy, careful monitorin g of fluid UTIs resulting from bladder stones need nati on of the prostate, urinalys is, CBC input and output , monitoring of electro­ to be treated with antibiotics. Often, spe­ (complete bl ood count, whi ch will in ­ lytes, diureti cs, nutritional supporl , and cial di ets wi II prevent stone re- fo nna­ dicate an e levated white bl ood cell possibly dialys is. ti on. Dogs who form calcium oxylate count, if present), and blood chemi stries. or calcium phosphate stones should have If a urethral di scharge is present , it Chronic Renal Failure a thorough medical evalu ati on to deter­ should be examined under th e mi cro­ Signs and symptoms of CRF in ­ mine th e underlyin g cause (s uch as an scope. Other means of di agnosis include cl ude depression, fati gue, weight loss, overacti ve parathyroid gland, whi ch can ultrasoun d, cystography (x- ray exam of anorex ia (loss of appetite), mouth sores lead to elevated serum calcium). th e lower urinary tract with contrast dye and/or sloughing of the longue, vo mit­ injected) or bi opsy. Prostatiti s requires ing, diarrhea, or constipation. In ad di­ Prostatitis antibioti cs for a minimum of four weeks, ti on, polyuri a (l arge volume of urine), ''I've I/ oticed that Illy male greyholilld, and castrntion may be indicated. polydypsia (drinking large quantities of Clwi/ cet: is showing signs ofpaill \Vhell Dogs hav ing a n e nl a rged but water) and nocturi a (awakening to uri -

Page 24 Fall 1997 Celebrating Greyhollnds Continued from previous page nate at nighttime) are common. More and diuretics as needed. Underlying in­ Prognosis for bladder tumors is symptoms are mu scle weakness, sei­ fection, if present, must also be treated, guarded as well; 50% of bladder tumors zures, pallor, bruising, bleeding from the will metastasize. Treatment is surgery, GI tract, enlarged heart size, and dull Certainly, CoN, as lVell as other kidney radiation therapy, and possibly chemo­ coat. diseases, should "raise a red flag." Be therapy. CRF is diagnosed by examination, sure your veterinariall per/orllls a tick urinalysis and blood tests. Your vet may pallel to determine if your Greyhound Granulomatous Urethritis note anemia, elevated potassium in the has (and needs to be treated for) a Urethritis can present with dysuria, blood, protein in the urine, and hyper­ tickborlle {/isease. symptoms similar to urinary tract infec­ tension. X-rays or ultrasound may show tion, inability of the dog to void, and, in a decrease in kidney size. Management Thmors females, a thickcned, irregular urethral consists of a careful balance of electro­ Renal tumors are usually rare, ex­ wall. Urethritis may occur due to clu'onic lytes and" other metabolic parameters, cept as metastatic spread from other or­ UTI. Treatmcnt may include antibiotics, dietary regulation, subcutaneous fluids gans. They tend to occur twice as often prednisolone (steroid) or cyclophospha­ when indicated, sodium restriction, in males as in females, Symptoms in­ mide (Cytoxan, a chemotherapeutic medications for hypertension, and pos­ clude anorexia, depression and wcight drug). sibly Lasix, a potent diuretic. Severe loss. There may be blood in the urine. anemia may also require treatment. Sources: Texlbook of Veterillary Inlernal Medicine, Glomerulonephritis Stephen J, Ettinger, WB Saunders Company, 1995 (Pocket Companion to the textbook) "My 10 year old male, Hogan has been "While most Greyhounds Kirk's Currellt Veterillary Therapy XII, \VB drinking a lot a/water recently. and uri­ can handle an eight-hour Saunders Company, 1995 , nating milch more than llsual. The vet just did a urinalysis, and told me that wait, and can even toler­ Helane Graustark is a CG regular Hogan has blood alld protein ill his ate ten to twelve hours, contributor. Ilrine. What could this mean?" prolonged time between The above is the true story of a voiding can cause the greyhound living in Virginia, who was Planning continued from pg 22. adopted as a ten-year-old and, within urine in the bladder to be­ Sounds like a lot of work and a lot weeks of his adoption, showed the signs come stagnant, promoting ofmoncy doesn't it? The secret is to start mentioned above. He was diagnosed bacterial growth." small and add a bit at a time, Put a couple with Glomerulonephritis (C-N). of bottles of water in the trunk of your G-N is generally considered an au­ car. Buy a gym bag and fill it with one toimmune disease, where the body per­ item a week. If you go camping regu­ The vet may be able to palpate an ab­ ceives some of its own cells as foreign, larly, put all your supplies somewhere dominal mass. Bloodwork may show resulting in antibody formation against you could grab them quickly. Contact clcvated renal functions or anemia. Di­ kidney tissue. This may occur second­ your municipality and see if they have agnosis is by x-ray (and possibly intra­ arily to infection such as in Ehrlichiosis any recommendations for coping with venous pyelogram, which is a series of or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Other the type of disaster your area could ex­ x-rays taken with IV contrast), ultra­ factors are tumor, inflammation (such pect. Contact a neighbour or friend who sound, and chest x-ray to detect any tu­ as systemic lupus or pancreatitis), or could evacuate your dogs for you if you mor sprcad to the lungs. Prognosis is other causes. Signs and symptoms of G­ aren't home. Most of all, have a plan. guardcd: there is a high rate of meta­ N may include signs of CRF, as well as static spread. Treatment is removal of swelling of the limbs, ascites (fluid in the diseased kidney. the abdomen), difficulty breathing, and Bladder tumors may also occur in protein in the urine. canines. A major risk factor is obesity G-N is diagnosed by urinalysis af­ (yet anothcr incenti ve for us to keep our ter a twenty-four-hour urine collection dogs fit and trim)! Symptoms include for measurement of protein. Definitive incontinence, hematuria, dysuria, poly­ diagnosis is by renal biopsy (usually dypsia and polyuria, and recurrent UTls. We welcome Maureen Nelms as a CG performed with ultrasound guidance), Bladder tumors are diagnoscd by cys­ regular con tributer. Maureen hails from Treatment includes steroids, aspirin, di­ tography or ultrasound. Chest x-rays British Columbia and is an adoption rep etary modifications, ACE inhibitors for should also be taken to check for spread for GFN-NW, Issaquah, Washington. treatment of concurrent hypertension, to lungs. She also is head of emergency services.

Celebratillg Greyhollllds Fall 1997 Page 25 LIFE STAGES: FROM COURTING To WHELPING

Kira's Story

Part 1-Prologue by Patricia Gail Burnham

When I first saw Kim she was just onc of e leven newborn puppies in a Kira, all grown up, and Gail. towel lined cardboard box. Born earl y Photo courtesy of Patricia Gail because there were so man y in the lit­ Burnham. ter, and born by midnight Caesarian Sec­ tion because th ei r dam was nearly nine Different people react to this COIl­ gical specialists agreed that she was not years old, the litter was a rainbow of f1i ct in different ways, Some avoid dogs too old to be a mother. Since thi s would colors. The sire and dam were both red in th e future and turn to animals with be th e very last season 0 11 wh ich I would bri ndle, but the puppies included reds, longer lives. Some replace a departed consider breeding her, we did ovulation a blue fawn, blue brindles and dog with a puppy as like it as possible timing. particolors as well as the lone red (One of the attractions of pure bred dogs My vet recommended letting her brindle. The variety of colors and the is that a puppy of the same breed will romp with her intended prior to the fact that the puppies were not as large resemble the ori ginal dog.) Some re­ breedings. But Greyhounds that are as I expect Greyhound puppies to be spond to loss by breeding dogs to pass courting run shoulder to shoulder look­ were the first two quick impressions. It the genes on to the next generation. ing at each other rather than, where they made sense that the puppies were I am one of the latter. When I face are going. The ni ght before the first smaller than those in earlier litters be­ the in evitability of losin g my current breeding was scheduled, Tiger didn' t cause there we re more of them. As the companions it makes me want to pre­ watch where he was going and cracked number of puppies in a litter increases, serve their genes in the only way pos­ hi s kneecap on a steel railing. That left th e individ ual weights generally de­ sible, by passin g them along. There is him with three good legs which is one crease. no way to save individual dogs, but the less than you need for a natural breed­ There haven' t been newborn pup­ genes are immortal. Death makes me ing. So it was back to the vet every forty pies in the house for eight years. Gradu­ want to breed. When Frosty Paws died eight hours for artificial inseminations, all y th e house dogs aged. When a puppy at the age of five, I came into the house One of the things I like about having has it s li fe ahead of it , it seems immor­ after burying her on a cold January day un spayed bitches is the way that being in tal. It greets th e world with boundless and fo un d blood on the Ooor. Shirley season affects their personality, It is amus­ energy and amazement. It grows into Ann had just come in season, I had not in g to watch the girls become fay and adulthood and we show it in breed or intended to breed her again, but with flirty. Sheena had made it clear that arti­ obedience or field events. Years pass and death close at hand I bred her one last fi cial in seminations were not her idea of we hardly notice them growing middle time. And was rewarded with Sheena, sex. The night after the third breeding Ti­ aged. The fi rst white hai rs appear. One Star and Star Trave ler who have kept me ger had healed enough to manage a natu ­ day we are reminded of the tragedy that company for the last eight years. ral breeding. Aft erwards S heena pro­ is inherent in loving dogs, th at we let Then last November Sial' Traveler ceeded to chat with me about it for an ourselves love a species whose life span was diagnosed with Ii vercancer and died hour. It was midnight. I tried to get her to is a quarter of our own. All good dog shortl y afterward , Three days later hi s go to sleep wi th no success. She would books are about love and death. T hey sister, Sheena, came in season. With an li e down but her head would pop up , eyes are love stories because love is the bond aging dog population, and the time avail­ bright , and she would bark so ftl y - at great between dogs and people. And th ey are able to raise a litter, I consu lted my vet­ length. I suspected she was trying to tell about death because that love comes into erina ri ans about th e advisabi lity of me that was more her idea of sex than th e conflict with the dog's short life span. breeding her. Both the fertility and sur- trips to the vet's offi ce,

Page 26 Fa ll / 997 Celebratillg Gre.l'hOiII/{/S be a link to the past and the future. Pup­ pies are the only answer I know to the tragedy of a dog's short life span. But first they need to be born suc­ cessfully. Because Sheena was a senior first time mother I decided that the litter would be delivered by Caesarian section. Greyhounds can have as many as six­ teen puppies. I had always looked at Sheena's long rib cage and thought that if she ever had puppies, she would have a lot of puppies. There was a lot of room on her long uterus for puppies to attach. The problem with having a lot of pup­ pies is that the mothers tire out before the last few are delivered and it is often necessary to have the last few puppies delivered by Caesarian section. And when that happens in the middle of a delivery some of the puppies usually die Sheena very pregnant. Photo courtesy of Patricia Gail Burnham. before they can be delivered. By per­ forming the C-section before it was an emergency, it should be possible to save So then we had the four week wait Breeders Illay talk about win all the puppies. But that meant I had to to see if she was in whelp. The last four records and pedigrees as if breeding know when Sheena started to labor so I Greyhound breedings I had heard of had dogs were a business. But for me the could take her to the vet for the surgery. not taken. I suspected we were living in unborn puppies are the only way we can My vet sent her home from her last a puppy free zone. But Sheena became preserve the genes. Behind Sheena's prenatal exam with instructions to take queasy in the third and fourth weeks. At flank was the next generation. The ge­ her temperature every day. When her twenty eight days my vet asked if I netic part of their personality was al­ temperature dropped below 100° F she thought she was pregnant and I told him ready formed. Perhaps there would be should start to whelp within twenty four that she was either pregnant or ill. He someone else like Star Traveler, or hours. So I took her home, and found felt her abdomen and palpitated at least Sheena herself. Or each puppy could that her temperature was already 99° F six puppies. The next day her queasi­ have its own unique personality. Only and we were a week before the estimated ness ended and her appetite went into time would tell. But each puppy would overdrive. I had the opportunity to do Continued next page creative cooking for an appreciative au­ dience, a combination that I find reward­ ing. Betty Lou has hinted through the years that Sheena is a little spoiled. I have never denied it, and her pregnancy gave me the chance to spoil her even more than usuaL Her hormones were making her truly motherly, and making us both ma­ ternal. It was an engaging new side of her personality. And then at seven weeks I could lay a hand on her flank and feel puppy skulls swim by as they turned over. There is something incredibly dear about feeling the round puppy skulls, the size of a fifty cent piece, zip across the palm of your hand. The last time I had relt puppy calisthenics it had been Sheena herself swimming with her lit­ termates a long time ago. Piles of greyhound puppies. Photo courtesy of Patricia Gail Burnham.

Celebrating Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 27 Continued from previous page we were deli vering the litter too early. was. Ve ts estimates of th e size oflhe lit- deli velY date. Her temperature stayed at Sheena could die. The puppies could di ~ . tcr had ranged from a sin gle puppy to 99° F for fi ve days. There was a lot to wony about. I bor- six. not cleven. But th e second surprise On Saturday I kept her with me, let- rowed the offi ce calendar and counted was yet to come. The assistant brought ting her and Sil ver run errands with me out the days from the breedings. And a card board box lined with towels and 0 11 a cold January day. She shared my then I counted them again. We we re 63 piping with puppy sounds. We looked corn chips from a good Mexica n restau- days fro m the very first breeding. insid e and were met with an aSia n ish- rant and spcnt an hour at work . I was Sheena's mother had always deli vered ing variety of colors. The dark brown of tid ying up last millute tasks in an empty 63 days from her first breeding. It should red sabl es and the pale sil ver of blue o ffi ce since I was planning on staying be all ri ght. Betty Lou aJTived and settled brindles. a blue fawn. a blue fawn home with the puppi es for a week once down to wait. I paced. part icolor. The oth er white puppy was a they arrived. We went home and fed all Havin g wa ited through three C-sec- red brindl e panicolor and my first the dogs. At cleven p.m. Sheena became ti ons I have a fairl y good idea of ho w th ought when I saw him was " It's too restl ess und when I took her telll- ,.....,..,------.....,. bad th at hi s face is not evenl y perature it was 98.4° F whi ch is marked." I would cO llle to find fo ur degrees lower than a dog's th at amusing as Rin go was the normal 102° F first puppy to earn a name for the So I called th e vet to tell dashing brindle spot surro unding th em it was time for th e Cae- hi s eye. sarian section and immedi ately We took th em home and set hit a snag. The offi ce staff at that about helping Sheena raise them. hour were folks we had never I settled her down in her whelp- Ill et and they didn' t want to call in g closet, the salll e o ne she had th e surgeon in unnecessaril y. been rai sed in. and put th e pup- They to ld me that if we deli vered pi es with her. She had Ilever seen th e puppies too early th ey would th elll and was no t impressed. all di e. That raised my stress le v· When I tri ed to add th e sixth c is. They couldn' t reach Dr. puppy to th e group she got up to Barrett. the owner of the practi ce leave. Since the litter had been and the man who had been see- my idea. I was prepared to take ing Sheena. We exchanged ph one care of them. but it would help a call s w ith in creasin g levels of ill - lot if Sheena would help. S ince tensity. Finally they did reach Dr. four or five seemed to be OK Ba rrett who apparently CO I1 - with Sheena I set up a rotation vinced th em th at I was not a hys- system. letting them nu rse in teri ca l dog owner and th ey rcluc- shifts of three or four while the tantly agreed to Illeet me at the ) rest stayed wann in a pile in the o ffi ce. .,.' box. Aft er they ate I would clean I call ed Betty Lou for moral -:". ~~. their anal area w ith a damp wash ~ ul ) I ')o rt and she agreed to meet cloth and IJut them back in th e Mother's work is never done. Photo courtesy of P. G. Burnham. me th ere as well. \Ve had both box for a nap. helped at C-sections where it can be use­ long th ey take and thi s one was taking Sin ce this was a round th e clock ful to have a lot of r eo pie to revive pup­ longer than any of the earli er ones. \Vere effort at first, Sheena moved back ont o pi es if there are a lot of puppies to be they having trouble? What was taking the big dog bed in the li ving room and [ revived. And in de li veri es where we so long? Then we heard the high pitched napped alongside, rotated puppies and were not needed then it helps to have piping of a puppy crying. And another. watched a lot oflate night television. By someone to fret with while pacin g the At least there were some li ve puppies. the second day Sheena had taken over wa iting ro om. We had wa ited through But we could still lose Sheena and rais­ the cleanup duties and \vas motherin g deli veri es by Sheena's moth er Almie but in g puppies without th eir moth er is a the puppies. She and I together were th at had been years before. tough job. Finally the doctor came to the about as good a mother as her moth er It onl y took ten minutes to drive to waiting room. In a fi t of anx iety I said had been by he r self. the offi ce and they took Sheena right into " You don't look happy. Is Sheena all th e back operating area, leaving me ri ght ?" and she replied, " I' m just tired. Th e Kira Saga is a Pa tric ia G ail alone in the waiting room to worry. I Sheena is fine. And so are the cleven Burnham book in progress. Thc story th ought about all th e Greyhounds who puppies. When we opened her up there continues illthc next issue of CG Maga­ had di ed when they were anestheti zed, werc puppies everywhere." Betty Lou zine. and worried some more about whether said th at I looked as astoni shed as she

Page ]8 Fall 11)1) 7 Celt'bralill}; Cn'.I·hollllds Lure Coursing: ACTION: The Sport For A HUMOROUS LOOK AT Unfit LURE COURSING Handy (in pink) Humans catches up with Froggy. Photo courtesy of Terrill by Terrill Schukraft Schukraft.

For years I have IUn sled dogs. Sled­ mind? Didn't my adoption group warn walk fast across the stubble of the field. ding requires enormous physical abili­ me to not ever let him off lead? But the The hounds stand there waiting for ac­ ties and efforts. Well, I'm getting no others were trusting their hounds, and I tion. The handlers reattached the slip younger, and a few years back I seri­ couldn't embarrass Handy or myself. So leads and the dogs are off again. The ously injured a hip when I slid off the when our turn came, I let him go. My handlers have to stand out of the way icy runner and was dragged a few yards. stomach dropped out of my body. I was and then walk or run fast back to the I've curtailed my dog sledding ever sweating and shaking. end of the course, where usually some­ since. So I adopted a greyhound. And Handy raced after the lure like the one has hold of the hound. Gasping went lure coursing. Now this is the life pro he was before I got him. I glanced people who have walked all that distance for those of us of advanced age and de­ at the lure master (the man running the slip their leads back on the gasping teriorating musc le tone! Let me explain. lure machine). He had a big grin on hi s hounds who have just run their best, and Lure coursing consists of loading a face. His name was Dean Wright, and I the course is over. well-conditioned dog or two in a van, knew he was in charge of the AKC lure There is simply nothing more beau­ getting to a nice open fi eld with a bunch coursing program, so he ought to know tiful than seein g a good greyhound run. of other unfit human specimens, wait­ what he was doing. It is poetry in motion. The hound hardly ing your hound's tum, walking him to Handy kept on the lure until a sharp seems to touch the ground - he is fly­ the starting point, releasing him, watch­ turn very near a fence. He went wide, ing. His mouth is open in a big grin and ing him do his thing, putting th e collar and ran into the fence. We could hear his little ears are flat against his head. back on him when he reaches the end of the impact. He stood up and shook hi s His tail whips back and forth on the the course (which is at the same place head. Dean stopped the lure. Handy turns. as the start), and then walking him out went over to the bag, not limping, and The day came when Handy won so he can cool down. Dean ran the lure just a few yards fur­ Best in Field (overall winner) at a trial. What a gas! You could do all this ther, then stopped it and told me to go It's a very subjective part of a tri al, be­ on crutches! My spirits soared the first collect my hound. I ran across the field cause different breeds have different time I went coursing! Finally something to him (when you need to you can run), styles of running and the choice is re­ I can do with my dogs that doesn't re­ slipped the lead on him, and Dean and I ally more by preference than by actu­ quire me to visit the sports club every checked him over. He seemed to be all ally winning. But it's a real nice rosette week. And there are other fat, soft, out­ right. Dean told me how to walk him that hangs in a place of honor in my liv­ of-breath people there participating,just out till he was cool. ing room. like me. I became a fanatic. That was the beginning. Very That day I was so surprised and My sweet ex-racer Handy had been quickly he learned about the abrupt turns touched that I actually cried at the getting really depressed because he and switchbacks on courses, and he was awards ceremony. My dear hound, missed the racetrack. At the first cours­ certified to compete with other dogs. He whose racing owner had given up on ing trial, where he just got to do a prac­ started winning! The first time he won a him because he was no longer winning tice run by himself, hi s eyes lit up. He course, he was going so fast that at the enough races, had entered a new life and knew immediately what that sound was, end of the course he went head over was being honored as well he should be. and he focused right on the white gar­ heels, landed on his back with hi s little Heck, he doesn't care about the rosettes bage bags that were flying around the racing blanket over hi s head, still hang­ - he just wanls to have a chance to feel course. He leapt in the air with joy and ing on to the lure. He doesn' t do stupid hi s beautiful muscles work, and to feel stat1ed screaming. I had never heard him things any more, and he continues to the wind on his face. make that noise before. He nearly place well in competition. He loves to Yes, Handy, as long as you want to dragged me off my feet. My sedate, course, and I love to watch him. run I'll give you the chance. You deserve gentle hound had become a monster. Sometimes the lure hangs up on a it. Tally-ho, my love! I was scared to death. What would pulley and stops. At that point the han­ Terrill Schukraft operates Northcountry happen when I released him? Would he dlers pick u'p their hounds for a restart. Kennels near Hershey, Pa. and is ajour­ ever come back to me? Was lout of my All the fat unconditioned people run or flali st and editor by profession. Celebrating Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 29 ACTION: AGILITY Agility Hounds We are the Champions! by Kate Crawford

Lily, grinning from ear to ear and having a grand time, jumps a bar jump on a novice agility course. Photo by Susan Morse. Courtesy of Kate Crawford.

It's April 13, 1997, the last dayofa I point toward the Seesaw saying "walk She can hardly contain her excitement. three day group of AKC agility trials at up" and she eagerly trots lip the board, She knows we' re almost to the end of the Peach Blossom Cluster Dog Show pauses as her weight shifts, and walks the course. She knows she's doing well. in Perry, Georgia. Mandold From carefully down the other side. We turn Real well. We julllp two more Bar Jumps Marze, my five year old dark brindle to the right. I gi ve her the "chute" com­ then I point to the Closed Tunnel. She rescue greyhound, and I have qualified mand while pointing toward the Open flies through it making the twelve feet both of the last two days. A qualifying Tunnel. She dives into it and explodes of fabric tunnel flap in the breeze. She score today will earn her an Open Agil­ out the other end where I coll ect her into comes out dancing her little dance and ity title, or O. A. a heel position for our approach to the looking to me for our next move. Only The judge nods to the scorekeeper Weave Poles. Right, left, right, left she three obstacles left to do - Bar Jump, and now it's our turn. I remove the leash threads herself through the twelve Tire Jump, Bar JUlllp, then the finish line from her collar and we walk to the start Weave Poles so fast that she's just a all in one straight line. There she goes! line. Mandold focuses on the two Bar brindle blur! The crowd cheers' Every­ The crowd cheers. Mandold and I jump Jumps ahead of her as the timekeeper one enjoys a fast run through the Weave lip and down with excitement and joy. gives me the ready signal. On my com­ Poles including Mandold, who is pranc­ She's gotten her O.A. and she knows it! mand "Mandold, go, hup!" we're off as ing in front of me clearly happy with So who are we and what is this all she clears the first jumps with easc. herself. No time to stop now. We jump about? My name is Kate Crawford and While she's airborne I give the com­ the Broad Jump then head for the Pause my three rescue greyhounds, Mandold, mand for the A-frame that she climbs in Table for a five second "down." She hesi­ Jdgie, and Lily, are agility crazy! Agil­ an instant and descends the other side, tates slightly before jumping onto the ity is currently. the fastest growing dog pausing long enough to put a paw in the table. That hesitation costs her five sport. It became an AKC event in 1994, req uired yellow contact zone. Next I points, but we're still in the competition. but has been around since the 1970s. It send her over a Bar Jump on the left. I Next comes a Solid Panel Jump.Then consists of obstacles such as jumps, A­ run to catch up with her and see her eyes she makes a left turn and I send her up frame, Seesaw, Weave Poles, Dog Walk, sparkling with excitement and her tail the Dog Walk. Mandold's tail is wag­ and tunnels through which dog and wagging wildly as she lands and turns ging like crazy as she co Illes down the owner working as a teamlllllst navigate. to see where I am. She probably won­ other side of the Dog Walk, touches that The dog is off-leash and the owner can­ ders why I'm so slow (compared to her). yellow contact zone, and th en leaps off. not touch the dog or the obstacle. The

Page 30 Fall J 997 Celebrating Gre)'hol//I(I~· courses are never ar­ ranged the same twice so strategy is critical. Off lead control, sit , down, stay, and come commands are a necessity. Scores are based on speed and acc u­ racy. The fun is conta­ gious. Titles are awarded to th e dog for qualifying scores at three different agility trials. There are three levels of competi­ tion with increasin g diffi­ culty: Novice, Open, and Excellent. In addition to AKC agility there is also USDAA (United States Dog Agility Association) agility with slightly differ­ ent rules, but equally fun. We started practicing last summer in the back­ Mandoid from Marze on the seesaw wi th Kale at a novice agility course. Photo by Cary Manalon. Courtesy of Kate Crawford. yard where I built anAKC agility course si nce whole thing as "play" and if left alone there are no agility in the backyard will run through the training clubs in the Tunnel or walk the Seesaw or Dog Walk Tallahassee area. I all by herself, just having a good time. had been co mpeting Lily is now working on better off-lead with my greyhounds control before she goes on to the "Open" in obed ience trials, level. but I knew they only ldgie started in January 1997 and did obedience be­ qualified two days at th e Perry, Georgia ca use I wanted it. show in April. This was only her sec­ They were looking ond agility trial. We're hoping to finish for so met hing more her N.A. thi s spr ing and move on to fun . Nevertheless, Open Agility by the Fall of 1997.ldgie Mandold and Idgie loves the crowds and the applause. She have their C.D.X. in run s the course like a prima donna bal­ obedience and Lily lerin a, daintily leaping over the jumps has her C.D. and tiptoeing across the Dog Walk or Manclold was the first Seesaw. to try agility and she Mandold, Lily, Idgie and I would absolutely could not like to encourage more greyhounds to get enough. She is try agility. We really can' t think of a bet­ very quick and fast ter way to have fun together! a nd loves all the jumping. She is now co mpeting in the "Excell ent" class. Lily started practicing in Novem­ ber 1996 and finished Kale Crawford is a behav iori st and obe­ he r N.A. (Novice dience instructor in Tallahassee. Florida. weave i Agility) by March She may be reached at 904-878-1204. Open Class at an agi lity trial. Photo by Susan Morse. Courtesy 1997. Lily views the She is a nurse by profess ion. of Kate Crawford.

Celebrating Greyhoullds Fall 1997 Page 31 ACTION: NOTRA AND LGRA RACING The Little-known World of Amateur Racing by Steve Wall

Lure coursing is the most popul ar amateur sport for sighthounds. It is an exciting sport to walch, but it takes some time to understand the scoring sys tem. It ca n be very stressful on the dogs and is not for everyone. Small er fe male grey­ hounds seem to have th e competitive edge, as they are fast in the straight­ aways and can still negoti ate the comers. NOTRA (Nati onal Oval Track Rac­ ing Association) and LORA (Large Gazchound Racing Association) events are not as well kn own as lure coursing, and can be morc difficult to locate. They differ from lure coursing in several ways. First, both arc pure racing events where the first dog over the fini sh line And they're off. Coo Coo, wearing number 2, Dromas, wearing number 3 and Dighty, in wins the race. Second, they offer shOl1er number 4 break from the box at the NOTRA Nationals. Photograph courtesy of Steve Wall. distances, with milder turns in NOTRA and no turns in LORA. This is a big help left turn and a final straight run to the Basenjis already run in LO R A, and if you aren't sure if your greyhound is fini sh. Lightweight wooden stakes and they' re no bigger than whippets. I would in condition for running. In racing you'll vinyl surveyor's tape outline the mea­ not be surprised to see Italian grey­ be able to assess your dog's condition sured parameters of both oval and hounds racing as "Large Gazehounds" after only 200-300 yards, while in lure straight "tracks" for visibility and safety. some day. All breeds run three times in coursing your dog wi ll run for 600-1000 Various rulebooks dictate the exact mea­ LORA just like NOTRA. Other than the yards nonstop. If you don' t think your surements. race course design and the lack of whip­ dog is up to another run after his first Racing distance is normally either pets, there is very little else distingui sh­ race you can "scratch" hi s cntry and go 300 yards or 350 meters. At either dis­ ing LORA racing from NOTRA. home, safe and sound. Finall y, a ll grey­ tance greyhounds compete in three In either style of racing, grey­ hounds large and small can race success­ rounds of racing call ed programs. All hounds race in groups of two to four. If fully, so they are good event s to try with the other sighthounds also run three pro­ possible, the dogs enter a four-dog ver­ a big male. grams, except for Whippets, which run sion of the type of starting box used at four. greyhound race tracks. The winners of NOTRA Racing the first race race each other in the sec­ Greyhound training farms some­ LG RA Racing ond round, with second place dogs fmm times hold NOTRA events, but these fa­ LORA racing, always a 200-yard ro un d one racing each other also, and cilities are few and far between and not sprint with no turns, is modeled aft er the so on. The dog with the best winning readily accessible to an amateur racing 200-yard sprint racing for whippets run record a ft er three races usually wins. group. Where an oval is not avai lable a by the Whippet Racing Association There is a fa irly complex scoring sys­ "U-val" track in normally used. A U­ (WRA) and some other "whippets only" tem in NOTRA and LORA racing but val is a U or horseshoe shaped track sel racing organizations. LGRA was fa nned in the end the best dog almost always lip on a Oal, open grassy fi eld . The ny- specifica ll y so that sight hounds other wins. A full description o f this scoring 1011 line-drawn lure is the same used in than whippets would have a straight rac­ system is beyond the scope of this ar­ lure coursin g. A U-val race course con­ ing venue. The "Large Gazehounds" in ticle, but rulebooks are available from sists of an initial strai ght , a sin gle wide th e titl e is somewhat of a mi snomer. NOTRA and LORA. Page 32 Fall J 997 CelebJ'(llillg Gl'eyholll1dl' information on scheduled events and racing contacts is the newsletter Th e Gazehol/lld Sprillter (GS), edited by Reggie Tierney and Denise Como. The Summer, Fall and Winter 1997 issues can be purchased for $6.00. A bi­ monthly subscription for 1998 is $15.00. To subscribe, send a check payable to Reggie Ti erney to: The GazehOIllIl/ Sprillter, c/o Denise Como, PO Box 137, Cassville NJ 08527-0137. NOTRAhas a web page at http://www.notra.org/ NOTRA that li sts clubs and a schedule of 1997 event s. In spite of over 10,000 greyhound adoptions each year, only thirteen grey­ hounds competed in the Nationals la st year. NOTRA and LORA racin g events are the best kept secret acti vities for greyhounds. Perhaps not any more. Getting Started anyone on the fi eld can help judge the You will Ileed a regulation racing race, after apprenticing with experi­ muzzle for your hound, as well as a set enced handlers first. There are three foul of racing blankets in red, blue, white and judges for each race and two to four line green (with the numerals t, 2, 3, 4 sewn judges. Line judges determine the win­ on them respectively), and a slip lead. ner in each race. Foul judges watch for The slip lead helps you get the dog into interference between dogs in a race and a slarling box gracefully or to slip the may di smi ss a dog that interferes or Steve Wall li ves in Northern New Jer­ dog if no starting box is available. YOLI "fouls." The biggest holdup at a race sey with hi s wife Helen, and dogs As­ may be able to borrow some or all of meet is usually getting people to help pen, Whistl er, Mattie and Penny. Whis­ this equipment from other competitors judge. Don' t be shy about offering to tler was adopted from the NJ Greyhound or the host club if you don't have it. If learn how to judge or help ill some other Adoption Program (NJGAP), while you plan to race regularly, you should way. Mattie and Penny came from The Grey­ look into gelling your own. At your first Several cl ubs are now running hound Rescue Society. Aspen is a race you' ll probably wan I to tryon some LGRA and NOTRA races in several HuskielLab mi x from an animal shel­ racing muzzles to get the right fit be· states and Canada. Most clubs also run ter. Helen and Steve's first child Kristen fore ordering one by mail. Plastic or wire lure coursing events so check with lo­ was born June 30 of thi s year. CO con­ turn-out muzzles are not appropriate for cal lure coursing clubs for info on rac­ gratulates th e Wall family on their new­ competitio n. You should also bring a ing events. The best complete source of est addition. copy of your dog 's adoption papers, ILP certificate or NGA registration to prove ownership, and to identify your dog as a greyhound. Bring plenty of water for your dog to drink, as well as your first aid kit, the racing equipment mentioned above, a chair, and a crate or exercise pen in which to keep your dog. You should al so bring a volunteer att itude. The crate or pen is impo rtant because you may need to help run the meet. If this happens, you can't bring your dog along to watch the races because it will be a distraction to you and the dogs in the race. Unlike lure coursin g w here judging requires years of experience, racing has straightfor­ And the Winner is. Aurora, number 1, Illusion, number 2, and Penny, number 3, cross the ward rules and clear winllose criteria so finish line at the NOTRA Nationals. Photo courtesy of Steve Wall.

Celebralillg Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 33 ACTION: TRACKING

Tracking with Grey­ hounds

Love, the fastest tracking dog in the West, is the lirst greyhound bitch to earn a TDX. F. Ch.l by Patricia Gail Burnham Ch. Suntiger No Grealer Love, TDX. Photograph courtesy of Patricia Gail Burnham.

In 1979 I joined the Sacramento sport all ows you to observe th e dog do­ Greyhounds call scent Dog Training C lub whose members at in g something that he is better at than The rumor was that, because Grey­ last count had put more than a hundred the owner and it gives the owner an ap­ hounds hunt by sight, they cannot scent. tracking titles on their dogs. In th e next preciation of how the dog sees the world This is not true. I have seen Greyhounds seven years I put nin e trac king titles on through his nose. trail rabbits by scent, and every dog Greyhounds (7 TDs & 2 TDXs) and [n 1975 when Tra cking Dog Th eOlY needs to identify other dogs and people became a tracking j udge. Why did [ (l nd Methods by Glen Johnson was pub­ by scent. Greyhoun ds have varying de­ spend hours in open fi elds, laying and li shed, Mr. Johnson went around the grees of scenting acuteness, but the running trac k in all kinds of weath er? country giving seminars on tracking. good ones are very good indeed. And Because the dogs absolutely love to Chapter seven of this book outlines a ten even the less nasally gifted can cam a trac k. From their point of view, track­ week program fo r teaching any dog to TD title with no probl em. ing is an Easter egg hunt. I hide food pass the Tracking Dog test. (The rest of The American Kenn el C lub offers and gloves from them and they search the book contains more detail s than you four tracking titles. For the Tracking them out and are rewarded with food ever want to know about pi peline leak Dog (TD) the test track is between treals. detection.) Mr. Johnson's effort s led to thirty minutes and two hours o ld , from This is a great acti vity fo r retired a dramatic ri se in the popularity of track­ 440-500 yards long, and has from three dogs because it is done at a walking ing since [975. to five turns. It end s with a leather glove pace and they are always on line. The or wallet. After earning hi s TD a dog can en­ ter either the Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX) or Vari abl e Surface Tracker (VST) test. [ recommend the TDX that will be from 3-5 hours old, 800- [,000 ya rds long, will have from 5-7 turns, and four arti cles, one each at the start and fini sh and two along the track. The TDX will al so have two cross trac ks where a pair of walkers has crossed the track and also have intenti onal ob­ stacles like downed trees, road cross­ ings, fences and th e like. The Vari abl c Surface Tracking title and the Champion Tracker tilles just started last year. A Champion Tracker Sunny, a very accomplished greyhound, on track. F.Ch.lCh. California Sunshire Traveler, is a dog th at has earn ed all three track­ UTD, LMC. Photog raph courtesy of Patricia Gail Burnham. in g titles TD, TDX, & VST. The VST Page 34 F(l1I 1997 Celebrating Greyhol/I/ds 6. Have warm trac king clot hes and rub­ ber boots.

The kind of track to use If YOll cann ot find a tracking class, you can teach the dog successfull y on your own. I. The basic teaching tool of tracking is the track it self. Different shapes of track teach different lessons. 2. You have to know where each prac­ ti ce track is, which mcans that you have to be able to choose landmarks and map tracks. 3. The dog always successfull y com­ pletes the track (even if you have to help him). If the dog cann ot work out the track on hi s own, you show itto him by The first greyhound to earn a TDX, Tiger at work. F.Ch .lCh. Midnight Shadow Traveler, UDTX. Photograph courtesy of Particia Gail Burnham. leading him down it and encouragin g him and pointing to it. is the toughest title because it is urban has a Tracking title, making her OTCH tracki ng on a three-hour old track. This The Merry Prankster UDX, TD. The Motivation for Tracking is Food requires the dog to follow a track across The most important part of teach­ At first thcre is food at intervals paved surfaces and through areas where ing the dog to trac k is motivating the along the track for the dog to find. When there are likely to be a lot of cross tracks owner. the intermediate food drops are discon­ by the public. Most VST tests have no tinued, there is still food at the end of passing dogs at all. The first dog west How to begin the track. Fin ally there is no food on the of th e Mississippi to pass a VST was a 1. Join a tracking class. track it self but the handler carri es food Golden Retriever who passed in Sacra­ 2. Let your tracking dog sleep in the bed­ to give the dog when it fi nds th e article. mento in April 1997. room When th e dog is fully trained, tracks I wou ld want a Bloodhound to work 3. Layout your tracking clothes and pre­ with no food drops alternate with tracks for the VST. However Greyhounds are pare the food drops the night before, and with small food drops after each turn to perfectly able to eam TDs and TDXs and refrigerate them. maintain the dog's turn moti vation. Food have a lot of fun while doing it. Nearly 4. Vi suali ze the future. I framed a pair drops can be sliced hot dogs, bacon, two dozen G reyhounds have earned of photos of Tiger and me tracking, long cheese, cheese coated in bacon fat, TDs. Ch. EI-Aur Aztec CDX earned the before he earned hi s TD. Being able to chicken, roast beef, and corned beef. first TD in the late 1970's, and Ch. see the end result was a great encour­ In the beginning there is food ev­ Windbome's Avian Zephyr, CDX, SC, agement ery ten feet along the track. Then when NA won the latest in 1996 by. Seven 5. Get a tracki ng partner Tracking continued on page 37 Greyhounds have earned TDXs: F.Ch. & Ch . Midnight Shadow Traveler UDTX and his daughter F.Ch. & CH. Suntiger No Greater Love TDX; Linlor's Something Special TDX; Scottswood Seismic Quivers UDTX; Ch. Ekohill's Cinnamon Life CC, TDX and her son and daughter Ch. Aragon Dark Wind CDX, TDX, SC and Ch. Aragon Sil ver Cloud CDX, TDX. The latest Grey­ hound to earn a TDX is Rhewll yd Sleep­ in g Beauty TDX. She passed in Mary­ land on Marc h 23, 1997. As you can tell from this list there is a tendency for own­ ers who train for obedience to also track with their dogs. In fact th e fi rst OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion) and UDX (Utility dog Excell ent) Greyhound also Two new TDX dogs. Tiger and a friend. Photograph cou rtesy of Patricia Gail Burnham.

Celebl'millg Gl'eyholll/d~· Fall 1997 Page 35 A CTION : WHERE TO STAY "8 & 8's" for you and your Greyhound by Tracey Campbell

You are planning a weeke nd get­ away, and yet that snorin g lump on the couch reminds you th at you' ll probably be consigned to a life of look-al ike road­ side motels. Hale Maluh ia, Kona HI ChelTY Way Inn, Bigfork, MT How about a bed & breakfast? A 808.329.5773 $75-$150 406.837.6803 $65-$75 surpri si ng numbe r of country inns and call for detail s must be cat sa fe B& Bs welcome - and embrace - the four-legged guest. Most charge an ad­ Cricket-on-the-Hearth, Coeur D' Alene, The Moffitt House, Cape May, NJ ditional fee and have some basic ground ID 208.664.6926 $50-$80 609.898.0915 $100 rules (The Ri ver Run has travelers sign mu st be cat-safe a "Can ine Code of Condu ct" prior to Hilltop Haciend a, Las Cru ces, NM arrival) - but nothin g that isn't CO Ill­ Isle of Vi ew B&B, Metropolis, IL 505.382.3556 $65-$85 mon se nse. 618.524.5838 $65-$ 11 5 mu st be cat safe

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Page 36 Fall J997 Ce/ebl'(lfing Greyholillds St. Johns Inn, Myrtle Beach, SC Tracking from page 35 803.449.525 1 $45-$ 11 0 the dog starts passing up the food drops How does a dog scent? Riverview Ridge, Chamberlain, SD to reach the end of the track (where they The inside of a dog's muzzle is 605.734.6057 $65 receive their bi g end-of-track reward), packed with a honeycomb of paper thin increase the space between the drops the bones rolled up into scroll s. These are Parish Patch Farm & Inn. Normandy,TN next time you track. He is telling you Ihe nasal conchae and they are covered 6 15 .857.30 17 $99-$ 149 that he does not need that many food by olfactory membrane. Each cell of the drops anymore. olfactory membrane has hairlike ci li a The Painted Lady, San Antonio, TX that project from it to increase its sur­ 2 10.220. 1092 $58-$ 138 Heat and the tracking dog face area. It is the amount of surface area One thing that will quickly turn a that determines an animal's powers of Greene Gate Village, St. George, UT tracki ng dog into a non-tracking dog is scent. Humans have dismal scenting 80 1.628.6999 $55-$ 125 heat. Tracking is hard work for the dog. abilities because we have less than three In warm weather he wi ll start to pant. square centimeters of o lfactory mem­ Red C lover I nn , Mendon, VT Once hi s mouth opens, he will be mouth brane packed into about olle in ch of our 802.775.2290 $130-$325 breathing; he can smell very little when upper nostrils. A large dog has as much price includes breakfast and dinner he Inouths breaths. It is important to as 150 square centimeters of olfactory carry both drinking water for the dog membrane occupy in g six inches of hi s Garden anci the Sea Inn , New Church, and a spray bottle to wet the dog. Grey­ mu zzle. VA 757.824.0672 $65-$ 165 hounds track best in hot weather if they are soaking wet. What does a dog smell? Beech Tree Manor, Seattle, WA So when a dog is tracking what does 206.28 1.7037 $69-$89 When to certify your dog he smell ? He smell s a combination of except in the summer [too hotl W hen your dog is tracking 45 two scents. One of these is the scent of minute old , 500 yard long tracks with the cru shed vegetati on and disturbed General Lewis Inn , Lewisburg, WV three turns, then you are ready to have earth that has been stepped OIL The sec­ 304.645.2600 $64-$92 him certified. Before a dog can enter a ond scent is body scent , a combination TD test you have to make an appoint­ of sweat and the 50 million skin cell s Edgewater Inn, Eagle River, WI ment with a tracking judge for certifi­ that we shed every day. 7 15.479.40 II $40-$60 cabin cation. The judge will lay a track for you [n terms of scenting ability, it is and if the dog completes it successfull y Pugs and Bulldogs who should have Davy Jackson Inn , Jackson, WY will give you four copies of a certifica­ problems scenting, not Greyhounds. The 307.733.7646 $ 150 cott age tion that says the dog is ready to enter a long Greyhound nose has plenty of room TD test. You have to mail one of these for lots of olfactory membrane, and it Drummond's Ranch, Cheyenne, WY forms with each tracking test entry. Ev­ should be no sllrprise that they can do 307.634.6042 $60-$ 175 eryone at a tracking test, from the judges scent work sliccessfully. to the other handlers and the track lay­ Dani sh Cha let Inn St. Thomas ers, wants every dog to pass. USVI 800.635. 15 3 1 $60-$95 Patricia Gail Burnham is a CG regul ar dogs, cats, even palTOlS are welcome contributor.

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Celebrafing Gl'e)'holl/ll/s Fall 1997 Page 37 HISTORY The GREYHOUND...

LORD of the DOGGES by Joyce Rushen

One of a pair of heraldic greyhounds on th e entrance to Langley Park, Norfolk, England. Photograph by Ted Rushen.

We tend in general to think of the Book of Proverbs (ch.30 v31) as one of Mentions of it are to be fou nd in early lithe Greyhound in terms of the mod­ the four things that are "comely in go­ Saxon documents, in the famous Welsh ern -day coursing fi eld and dog track ing." It was used by the Arabs for hunt­ Laws drawn up in the tenth century by racing which is not reall y surprising in ing the gazelle in the vast deserts of that great King, Hywel Dda the Good, view of the accl aim att ached to such North Afri ca where it was known as the and in various illuminated manuscripts matters. Yet a good deal more li es be­ S ioughi ... meaning G reyhound. The or Medieval date. Whilst a vivid descrip­ hind this decidedly neet of foot crea­ Arabs valued this dog along with their ti on of it was given by the Abbess, Dame ture, known of old as the Royal Dog of fi ne camels and be'.lUliful fast Arabian Juliana Berners in her famolls works, England and by some on a morc roman­ horses. It slept in their tents and oft en The BokeofSt. Albans of 1486, Chaucer ti c note as the Dog of the Desert. rode on camel-back or horse-back in aptly held the "Greyhound to be as swift front of the m on the way to a hunt. A as a fowl in fli ght." Medieval treatises Dogs of the Desert picturesque sight one imagines with the on hunting frequently re marked upon For the Greyhound is of great an­ G reyhound perched alert and upright to the Greyhound 's fl eetness of foot and tiquity with no other breed of dog hav­ fore as a part of a colourful desert scene. its ability to hunt by sight rather than by ing a longer and more interesting hi s­ scent as some other ho unds, which tory. Not lauded throughout in varyi ng Onward to E urope caused to sometimes be known as a Gaze art form and literature. At some point in the distant past this Hound. It was known to the Ancient Egyp­ dog from the Middle East reached Eu­ Moreover, Dr. John Caiu s, founder ti ans some four thousand years ago. rope. And from there it is believed to of Caius College, Cambridge, summed Carvings and paintings di stinctly resem­ have been brought to Britain by some up the Greyhound in hi s book Of En­ bling this type of dog representing hunt­ nomadic Celtic tribe in quite early times. gli sh Dogges .. translated from the Latin ing scenes by the Nile have been dis­ Which could account for its being called in 1576 ... as "gentle, kind, graceful and covered in their omate tombs and monu­ the Celt ic Hound at one time. swift moving". It was as he said "The men ts. But whatever brought about its in­ Lord of the Dogges" indeed. Adescrip­ Sometimes a favourite dog was bur­ troduction here the Greyhound never ti on that spoke volumes for this noble ied in it s master's lomb. In one excep­ looked back. By Saxon times it was well breed of dog that since the MiddleAges tional case, from all accounts, a Pharaoh establi shed as a hunting hound of some and it s e ntry into he raldry whic h of the Old Kingdom had a special tomb excell ence and value. Over time it stood e merged at this time stood acclai med as bui lt for hi s royal guard dog, li sted as to easily become the most famolls of the Royal Dog of England. "The Greyhound which kcpt watch over British dogs and a prime fa vourite Hi s Majesty." among people from all walks of life ... Heraldry a nd Royalty The Ancient Assyria n , a lso from Royalty downwards. For consiste nt to il s ri c h back­ honoured this swift running dog in their So perhaps it 's nol surprising thaI ground and prowess in the hunting fi eld carvings and paintings. Whilst in Bib­ it came to figure widely in earl y litera­ the Greyhound came to occupy an im­ lical times Solomo n ... the wisest of ture, heraldry, paintings and much else portant role in heraldry. Like the lion it men .. described the Greyhound in the of an a rti st ic nature in the country. rates as one of the old est creatures in

Page 38 Fall 1997 Celebratillg Greyhol/nds the armoury. A favourite hound of kings effigy of Sir John Beaufort, Earl of Forest of fifteenth century date which who rode out hunting with their dogs Somerset. depicts in panoramic style the quick-sil­ like any other gentleman, the Grey­ Greyhounds are also featured on ver movements and symmetrical lines hound came to figure prominently in the heraldic hatchments in churches here of a number of Greyhounds in pursuit Royal Arms. And indeed such was its and there. One is the colourful of the game mingling with men and popularity that it became known as the hatchment of Baron HUlltingfield in horses in a forest glade. ]n contrast, two especial Royal Best of the Tudor mon­ Huntingfield Church in Suffolk which white Greyhounds wearing red collars archy. Both Henry VII and Henry VIII upholds a pair of silver Greyhounds running in front of Henry V]ll accom­ favoured Greyhounds in the crests and rampant and wearing collars and leads. panied by his Royal Cavalcade are fea­ badges. It, too, is featured on the Great Dating from Tudor times the figure of a tured in a fine and detailed painting of Seals of a number of English Kings. Greyhound carved in wood, which is The Field of the Cloth of Gold by an And even in quite recent times had the thought to have once represented the unknown artist and now at Hampton distinction of being one of ten carved great Long family in the county, can be Court Palace. The pair, symbolic of Royal Beasts which guarded the Annex seen in Norwich Guildhall. Sometimes Henry's badge are cherished hounds, of Westminster Abbey at the Coronation too a coat-of-arms was engraved on the nonetheless. of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in collar of an actual dog in recognition of 1958. its ownership. Stunning Studies and Tapestries In the light of the splendour and Stunning studies of the Greyhound, Carved and Sculpted alone, in groups, or ac­ Greyhounds companying a portrait of Apart from its its owner, along with marked association with drawings and etchings Royalty, many noble folk have appeared since, adopted the Greyhound right down to present day for their heraldic device. times. The Greyhound As was customary they also became a popular liked to carve their device, figure in various pose on the Greyhound in various inn signboards through­ poses, on their chimney out the country. pieces, and ceilings, and Tapestries, including often in the form of hera 1- the famous Bayeux Tap­ dic stone dogs topping the estry which were popular the gate-piers at the en­ wall hangings in earlier An old falconer and a times often show Grey­ trance-way to their man­ greyhound in a late sions and manor house. fifteenth-century hounds in decorative Such as the elegant tapestry. From the form. Seemingly the tap­ pair of heraldic Grey­ Devonshire hunting estry weavers were con­ tapestries at the hounds preserved on ei­ Victoria and Albert scious of the pictorial as­ ther side of the arched en­ Museum. sets of it in their designs, trance to Langley Park in especially in the favoured Norfolk. Carrying the motto of the pageantry of medieval times, the Grey­ hunting scenes. Heraldic Greyhounds Beauchamp-Proctor family Toujours hound ranked among the wealthy as a were woven into bed hangings and Fidele .. meaning" Ever Loyal" in­ status symbol. The highly esteemed and drapes as part of the interior furnishings scribed below, the pair date from around cherished hounds of Royalty and the No­ or the home. 1790 and are thought to be one of the bility often wore collars of gold or sil­ finest examples of decorative heraldic ver studded with precious gems. Beau­ Mural paintings Greyhounds in the country. tiful highly bred hounds were given as That it found expression in a dif­ Public buildings and churches presents even from the prestigious Royal ferent form of art is revealed in a nUill­ throughout the country frequently reveal Kennels. Small wonder it was described ber of medieval wall paintings or mu­ carved figures of Greyhounds in vary­ as a creature fit only for a Knight or his rals discovered of late during alterations ing style in stone-work or polished oak. Lady. or restoration work to various old houses Effigies of armoured Knights will oc­ in the country. For although tapestries casionally be found to have a Greyhound Paintings of the Masters were all the vogue in the homes of the in carved form at their feet. In the War­ Much of which has been captured great, those of lesser means but with like riors Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral a in paintings of the day, especially the aspirations could only afford to have Greyhound appears carved on the roof old Master paintings of hunting scenes. their walls painted in mural form ... fake bosses and another lies at the feet of the Such as Paolo Uccello's The Hllnt in the continued on next page

Celebrating Grey/wllnds Fall 1997 Page 39 continued from previous page tapestries, as some called thi s. Such spreading down over a wooden beam, paintings were lI sually executed by wan­ the mural painting, in what is now an dering arti sts and were often illu strative art and antique shop, is on di splay by of Biblical themes and of everyday life courtesy of the Wal singham Estate Com­ which included dogs and particul arly pany, the owners of the propert y. Greyhounds it would seem. As a unique wall painting hidden Insight to G,-eyhoundColoring under fi ve centuries of lime wash featur­ Early paintings give insight into the ing a Greyhound in Heraldi c pose on the colouring of the Greyhound at th e time, Stand ard of Henry VII was uncovered which varied from ri ch golden brown in 1994 in an old Cornish farmhouse shades to parti-coloured with black and havin g links with royalty in the past. white markings to the coveted all white This is now in the care of English Heri ­ type. A number of present day dogs bear tage. A few years back an ancient hunt­ a distinct resemblance in colour to those ing scene showing dogs remarkably like seen in old paintings. The name Grey­ Greyhounds pursuing a deer came to hound does not, as one mi ght suppose, li ght in an old Norfolk cottage. refer to it s colouring but derives from countless cottage homes. Greyhounds Yet again in the North of the county the Latin Gradus meaning degree or top are said to have often been very finely a mural painting of a hunting scene dis­ modell ed and painted a salmon-o range tinctl y showing a Greyhound in pursuit colour. of a deer followed by a huntsman and Whilst typifying speed, the Grey­ his hom . This came to li ght quite re­ hound has long been a distincti ve fea­ centl y in a sho p in the vill age of ture in the badge worn by the Queen's Walsin gham. Widely known to many Foreign Service Messengers, and, from as the scene of pilgrimages over the cen­ a novelty angle, sil ve r buttons engraved turies to the Shrine of Our Lady of with all sorts of sporting creatures, in­ Walsingham. Described as one of cluding the Greyhound were worn by Norfolk's finest examples of medieval huntsmen in the nineteenth century. wall paintings its discovery made head­ lines at the time, not onl y in the local Sporting Dog to Pet press but further afi e ld . The Times Although basically regarded as a newspaper c31Tied an a!1 icle and a colour A six inch plate c. 1826-1 838. Photo sporting dog the Greyhound wi ll , how­ pi cture showing an art conservationist courtesy of Don Colburn, Island Fails, Me. ever, settl e happily as a pet. The Court engaged in restoring th e work in which lad ies of old are known to have treasured the Greyhollnd with a captivating ex­ ranki ng, which did assume va ri ants of the m, lavishing them with love and pression on its fa ce can be clearl y seen. spelling in the past, such as Grihound, viewin g to give them the most costl y Quite large with the hunting scene Graihound, Gresehound and similar. coll ars. As borne out in the Li sle Let­ ters, a collecti on of family correspon­ Glass, China, and Badges dence of Tudor date, said of one lady Attractive pi eces of glass and china that , "she hath a Greyhound th at li eth ware too favoured th e Greyho und on her bed by night and by day and she among their designs; a L'omana - Brit­ holdeth him in her arms whcn answer­ ish castor ware goblet bears a so phisti­ ing the door." A sentimental appeal ex­ cated design of a Greyhound chasi ng a tended to this historic Dog oflhe Desert deer. An English slipw"re dish has the and Royal Dog of England that for all moulded figures of three Greyhounds it s sporting acti vities remains a well ­ and a hare in yellow and brown inscribed loved pet and companion of th e hearth around with the jingle "Come Will You among the many admirers of the breed Go a Hunting" and th e date 1762. It in the country today. was in cluded among th e vast number of china dogs turned out of the Stafford­ .:. shire potteries in Victorian times and later, when almost every breed of dog then known was modell ed. Spaniels, Reprinted with permission from the I British magazine Dogs Monthly, Octo­ manuscript. J. Paul Getty Museum, Pugs and Grcyhounds in particular were Malibu, Cal. destined to adorn th e chilllneypicces of ber, 1996.

Page 40 Fall 1997 Celebratillg Gre)'l! ollllds CARE Regular Nail Maintenance:

A Must!

by Jody Frederick With the adoption of a greyhound , we happily become responsible for ev­ ery aspect of the dog's care. Regul ar trimming of your dog's toenail s, includ­ Photograph courtesy of Jody Frederick and Duffy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ing the dewclaws (i f present), is a vit al part of dog care. Let's define the terms in this sen­ The biggest reason for neglecting length and smoothes down rough edges. tence: "Long toenails are not on ly un­ nails is the fear of cutting the quick, the Grinders are ava ilable in various sightly. they are dangerous and uncom· blood vessel and nerve ending that speeds- 5,OOO -20,OOO rpm is ideal. fortable." LONG: Nail s that touch the grows partially down the shaft of the Either speed is effec ti ve. floor are too long. To examine the length nail. If you cut too mu ch nail , you will Racing greyhounds are acc ustomed of your greyhound's nail s, stand your hit the quick. causing so me discomfort to havin g th eir nails clipped and will dog on a hard , flat surface and view from and bleeding. Repeat after me: evely­ usually stand co-operat ively. If neces­ the side. There should be some clear­ oll e hils a quick nolV and then. Do not sary, someone may hold onto your dog's ance between the nails and the floor. use thi s as a reaso n not to cut nails. In­ collar whi le you clip. Give lots of praise, DANGEROUS: Professional greyhound stead, prepare for the poss ibility by hav­ reassuran ce and treats whil e clipping trainers know that a dog is only as good ing stypti c powder Ca clotting agent), or and make it a fun , positi ve experi ence. as its feet, and the fastest way to ruin alternatives such as nour, cornstarch. a Handle your dog's feet daily to keep it feet is to let them end in long toenail s. wet tea bag or a bar of soap on stand­ used to the sensation. Although walk­ UNCOMFORTABLE: When the toe­ by. in g on pavement helps, it isn't sufficient nails are hitting the floor, the bones of There are two types of clippers to keep nails short. the foot spread causing di scomfort and avail able. The first styl e operate like If you are unsure about how to clip. eventually splayed feet and lameness. sci ssors with both blades mov ing across take your dog to a groomer or vet and Extremely long nails force the dog to the nail. The other type of clipper is the have him/her show you how it 's done. stand with its weight on it s heels, caus­ guillotine style with a sin gle blade that The in ves tm ent is minimal and the in g a hoo k shape to the front legs and moves across the nail. I do not recom­ knowledge and confidence you gain is di stortin g th e confi gu ration of th e mend thi s type because the spring ca n priceless. Regu lar nail cli pping has its muscles in the legs, shoulders and back. jam in the middle of a clipping, there is rewards. Minimal time and effort are Your goal is to keep your dog's nai ls no sa fety guard that prevents you from required in trimming if you keep up with from touching the fl oor. Trim toenails putting too much nail into the clipper, nail growth and are only cutting back every five to seven day s in order to keep and if used improperly, you are putting what has grown. th em from growin g longer. Bi-weekl y significantly more nail into the clipper Finally, if your dog's nai ls are too or monthly trimmings aren't frequent than it appears. Remember to replace or long, se ize any opportunity to have your enough to stay ahead of toenail growth. sharpen your clippers when they be­ dog's nails clipped back when it goes By cl ipping every fi ve to seven days, you come dull. under anesthesia. take one step back and nature takes one A growing number of peopl e are step forward with nail growth. Clipping using nail grinders (also referred to as a Reference:Caroline Coi le, 1996. Grey­ too infrequently allows nature to take a "Drem el") in conjunction with stand ard hounds. Barron. huge unchecked leap forward. It 's im­ clippers. Grinders are a power tool that possible to stay ahead or even catch up have a cy lindrical sa nd paper attach­ lody Frederick is a CG regular contribu­ in the latter scenario. ment. The sand paper head grinds off tor.

Celebralillg GreyllOlIIJ(ls Fall 1997 Page 41 FEEDING

Insights

Into

Pet Foods by Joy Axe Elmo and Zeke select a suggestive spot to take a break. Photograph courtesy of Karen and Tom Acres, Orland Hills, III.

One of th e biggest dilemmas we they reject them. When a pet food manu­ slaughtered mammals. Slaughtered face as greyhound owners is choosing facturer is formulating a diet, the ingre­ mammals are animals that are processed which pet food is right for our hounds. dients cannot vary in quality or the en­ for human consumption. Meat by-prod­ You can read the dog food ingredient tire formulation will vary from batch to ucts include lungs, spleen, kidneys, label on a bag of dog food and become batch. Pet food manufacturers provide brain, liver, blood, bone, partially defat­ completely confused. What are lamb us and our greyhounds a balanced and ted low temperature fatty ti ssue and l1l~al or meat by-products? Which in ­ economical feed. stomachs and intestines freed of their gredient is more nutritious? Will my AAFCO's philosophy regarding contents. It does not include hair, horns, hound eat it? feed regulation is that th e Illost impor­ teeth and hooves. tant aspect of feed regulation is to pro­ What does "rendered or rendering" The Quality of Ingredients vide protection for the consumer, as well mean? The rendering process involves Pet food companies are constantly as the feed industry. Also, consumers are heating the ingredient to (I) release fat looking for pet food ingredients of the concerned about what they are purchas­ from ti ssue, (2) sterilizes the material hi ghest quality that provide the nutrition ing and label disclosure can serve to in­ and (3) removes water from the prod­ needed to manufacture a complete, bal­ form them about product content. La­ uct. Most rendered ingredients are pro­ anced diet. Also, pet food cost is a fac­ bel information can help the consumer cessed at temperatures of less than 150C tor. The pel food not only has to be nu­ make informed purchase decisions. Pet (302F) with 130C (275F) considered to tritious and enjoyed by our hounds, it food ingredients are li sted in descend­ be typical. Rendered and non-rendered also has to be "enjoyed" by our pocket­ ing order; the largest ingredient quan­ forms of animal by-products are used books. Many pet owners think if a label tity to the least. as a source of protein for pet foods. says "Iamb and rice" or "chicken and A "meal" is an ingredient that has rice," their hound is eating ground up By-Products, Meal, been ground or reduced in particle size. lamb chops or chicken breasts. Not so. and Rendering Meals are rendered products. An ex­ lf lamb chops and chicken breasts were In order to understand pet food in­ ample of a meal is poultry meal. Poul­ the main source of protein in a dog food gredients, one must understand the dif­ try meal is defined as th e dry, rendered we would not be able to afford it! ference between a "by-product" and a product from a combination of clean While writing this article I con­ "meal." By-products are a secondary flesh and skin with or without accom­ tacted two of the world's largest pet food product produced in addition to the prin­ panying bone, coming from the paris of manufacturers and spoke with their re­ cipal product. An example would be whole carcasses of poultry, excluding search nutritionists. They told me that Meat By-Products. The primary prod­ feathers, heads, feet and entrails. when they buy pet food ingredients they uct - edible lean ti ss ue - is lI sed for look for an in gredi ent that is of high human consumption. The secondary Plant Ingredients qu ality and meets the nutritional require­ product - meat by-products, as de­ Some plant ingredients commonly ment for the feed. If loads of ingredi­ fined by AAFCO - is the non-rendered, li sted all pet food labels are: ground ent s do not meet their quality standards clean pm1s, other than meat derived from corn, ground rice, wheat bran, corn glu -

Page 42 Fa ll 1997 Celebralillg Greyhounds compositi on of your pet food, contact your pet food manufacturer or represen­ tative. They can provide knowledgeable insight s into the feed your pet consumes. Pet food ingredients are regul ated by the Association of Ameri can Feed Control Officials (AAFCO).

REFERENCES AAFCO. 1997. Feed in gredient defini­ tions. Official Publicati on of the Asso­ ciation of American Feed Control Offi­ cials, pp. 182-285.

Esteem Products. Darling International. Meat and Bone Meal. A va lu able source of nutrients in animal and poultry di ets. Vol. I, No.2. Winthrop Harbor, III.

make every effort to provide balanced ten meal, and rice nour. These are COIl ­ sidered by-products of the grain indus­ proportions of vitamins and minerals for try and are derived from wholesome, maxi mum benefit to our pets. Vitamins clean grains. Ground corn is the entire and minerals are necessary for proper corn kernel ground or chopped, while absorption of fats and carbohydrates and Joy Axe volunteers her time with Grey­ wheat bran is the coarse outer covering for chemical reacti ons in the body. hounds Only, Inc. in Winthrop Harbor, of the wheat kernel as separated from Ill. She li ves in Antioch, Ill. with her hu s­ cleaned and scoured wheat in the pro­ Preservatives band, two children, two retired grey­ cess of commercial milling. A variety of preservatives are used hounds, Ozzie and Rebecca and two by the pet food industry. Ethoxyquin, Yorkshire Terriers. Joy has BS and MS Fats and Oils BHT, and BHA being the most widely degrees in Animal Science from the Fat is added to the diet from two used. Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and Uni versity of Tennessee and Kansas sources. These sources are either an ani­ mixed tocopherols (Vit amin E) from State University, respecti ve ly. mal fat or a vegetable oil. Fats and oil s vegetable sources are antioxidants and aid in feed palatability and help main­ are used generall y as a "natural" pre­ tain healthy skin and coats. Animal fat servative for pet foods. Synthetic is obtain from the tissues of slaughtered (chemical) forms of tocopherol are used mammals and/or poultry during the pro­ in pet food die ts to s pecifically cess of rende ring or extractin g. Animal supply Vitamin E to the di et. fat s consist predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contain no ad­ Economics vs Affordability ditions of free fatty acids or other mate­ With fe ed ingredients used by the rials obtained from fa ts. Vegetable oil s pet food industry today, there is a bal­ are obtained by extrac ting the oil from ance between the economics of feed for­ seeds or fr uits that are commonly pro­ mulation, supplying the optimum level cessed for edible purposes of nutrition and affordabi lity to pet own­ ers. Vitamins and Mineral Supplements If you have an inquisitive nature as Dog foods mu st also contain vita­ I do, take a discerning look at the ingre­ min and mineral supplement s in bal­ dient label and become familiar with the anced concentrations. Too much of one ingredients li sted. They supply the en­ mineral may interfere with absorption ergy, protein, vitamin s and minerals plus other component s needed to meet your of another, too little of a mineral may "Can I help you finish dinner?" Apollo. interfere with vitamin or other mineral dogs dail y nutritional requirements. Photo courtesy of Ellen Handel, Li se. M ajor dog food manufacturers If you wi sh to know more abollt the Ballston Spa, N.V.

Celebrafing G I·eyhol/l1ds Fa ll 1997 Page 43 FOR THE YOUNGSTERS TURBO My Thunderpup

by Marcia Wood

Lots of things in a new family are a fi rst lime adventure, incl ud ing having two little people to cuddle an d share a so ft spot. Turbo with Molly, one of his littl e people. Photograph courtesy of Marcia Wood, SI. Louis, Missouri.

My dog Turbo was once a rac­ "Well," [ answered, "I don' t like was shaking all over and his teeth ing greyhound. That means that he loud noises, and I don't like thun­ we re chattering. When he tried to mostl y lived in a cage except for the derstorms and fireworks either, so stop hi s feet splayed ri ght out from times that he got to wear a brightly we can be afraid together." under him. [ knelt down on the floor colored coat and run around a track Being a pet meant that Turbo and opened my arms to hug him and with seven other rac ing greyhounds. had a ni ce fluffy bed instead of a hold him steady. But Turbo didn't In a race the dog that fini shes first cage. That was easy for him to get· know me, so even though I kept him wins money for its owner. Turbo won used to. Racing greyhounds are bony fr om falling, he didn' t stop being lots of money and ribbons for his and lean, so a soft bed with blankets scared. owner when he was a young dog. But and pillows makes it easy to sleep Then we came home, and even he got older, and younger, faster dogs and be warm. But being a pet also before we got to the front door there began to come to the racetrack, so meant that he had to li ve in a whole was another new thing: stairs. one day it was time for Turbo to re­ new world full of sights and sounds "Come on, Turbo," we said. We tire. His owner wanted Turbo to have and ex periences that he didn' t un­ we nt up them to show him what we a comf0l1abie and pleasant life when derstand . wanted. his racing days were over, so he gave Slippery floors, for in stance. He looked at us. Going up stairs him to me. Now Turbo had to learn The racing kennel has a rough con­ on four legs is a whole lot different to be a pet instead of a racing dog. crete floor, and the rac ing track is th an going up on two legs. He stayed "Just one thing," the racing dirt, so Turbo had never met a shiny where he was. He sniffed the steps. owner said to me when I went to smooth floor. The very first time I He looked at us. meet my new dog. "Turbo doesn't saw him , a man was leading him on We came back down. Uncle like loud noises. He's afraid of thun­ a leash down a tile hall way and poor Fred took hold of his coll ar to pull, derstorms and fireworks so he mi ght Turbo was skittering and sliding all and I went around to hi s backside to need extra care so metim es," over the place. He was so scared he push. But Turbo's a great big dog,

Page 44 Fall /997 Celebrafing Greyhoullds and ifhe doesn' t want to budge, you So, Turbo seemed to like being So we tried to be patient. And can't make him budge. a pet. A soft bed, nice humans to take we tried to show Turbo we loved "I'll show you," said Uncle Fred, care of him, and sometimes on a him . and he got down on hi s hands and Sunday morning when the weather Then, one night, Uncle Fred had knees. He put hi s hands on the step is ni ce we take him out to a big field to spend extra time at work and a and looked over hi s should er at in the country with some other re­ surprise thunderstorm came over St. Turbo. tired racing greyhounds so he can Louis. Booll1! KaBoom! Bang! I Turbo looked at him. He sniffed run like he did in the old days. Grey­ dove for the couch and buried my Uncle Fred. He stayed where he was. hounds like to run even more than head underneath the cushions so I He started shaking again. they like to be petted. couldn't hear the noise. The wind So Uncle Fred and I picked But sometimes, when he lay on blew and the house shook and the Turbo up in our arms and carri ed him his bed and put hi s head between hi s rain pelted against the windows. The into the house. paws, I'd think that Turbo looked thunder roared and li ghtning flashed Gradually Turbo began to get sad. I'd wonder if he missed his old and crackled and I was scared in the used to being a pet. He learned how life. I'd take him out for a walk to house without Uncle Fred. to walk on shiny floors and, even cheer him up, but when we came [ thought about Turbo. He'd be though he tumbled down them once home he'd lie down and look sad scared too. Maybe he was doing the or twice, he even figured out the again. same thing I was, hiding under hi s stairs. And he figured out something One day the racing owner called pillows. Maybe I should go look for else wonderful, something even bet­ to see how Turbo was doing. "Okay, him. But just then KaBalll! went the ter than soft beds: People like to pet [ guess," I said . "He likes his bed and thunder so I ducked under the cush­ dogs. his treats, and when it's time fo r a ions and pulled the afghan close. Turbo's coat is very soft, as soft walk he jumps up and down like a Then I felt a warm si lky coat as you can imagi ne. Softer than rose pogostick. But sometimes he looks press up tight against me, and a cold petals. Softer than feathers. Softer sad, and I don't know what to do." tongue lick my hand. Turbo crawled even than bunny rabbits. So every­ "Have there been any thunder­ under the afghan with me. He wasn't body who sees Turbo wants to stroke storms or fireworks?" he asked. shaking at all. He li cked my face. It's his head and rub hi s ears and pat his "No? Well maybe he's not used to okay, he was sayi ng. Don ' t be sides, and Turbo likes that very you yet. Be patient. " scared. much. We ' d been so busy showing Turbo that we loved him that we never gave him a chance to show that he loved us, too. But when he saw that I was afraid, he had his chance. He forgot all about being scared himself so that he could comfort me. Sometimes when you' re feel ing sad, someone who loves you can make you feel better. But sometimes it makes us happy to go out and make somebody else feel good. I'd forgot­ ten that, but Turbo hadn' t. Now we make sure that Turbo has plenty of chances to tell us he loves us. And do you know what? From that day to thi s, he hasn't once looked sad.

Marcia Wood is the author of sev­ eral novels for young people and a It's such a tough Iile, this retirement business. i one i head resting. Turbo and Erica both have the same birthday, December 26th. Photograph devoted greyhound parent. courtesy of Marcia Wood , 81. Louis, Missouri.

Celebmlillg Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 45 CORRIGANS' CRAFTS Greyhound Costumes by Jack and Amy Corrigan

'Tis the season for greyhound reunions and Halloween parades. Your grey an inconspicuous place. Gently and loosely wrap the ribbon around the wreath may be asked to step out in style in a costume. Here are some ideas along five to seven times. You should end up where you started. Hot g lue thi s and those lines. trim any excess ribbon. 5) Hot glue satin ribbons into place.

Greygirl Floral Wreath Hat Greyguy Sporty Irish Hat These simple-ta-make fl oral wreaths bring out the medieval grace and el­ T hese sporty Lrish hats fit well wi th the character of most greyhound s. You egance o f your g .-eygirl. They're flashy yet tasteful and stay on the head can make them out of any fabric, but the Iri sh plaid s seem to look the best to well. We know-we've tested them. If you want to participate in costume us. A very nice distingui shed yet pl ayful look for your hound. contests. but don't want your hound to look goofy. These are a nice choice. Materials Needed: Materials Needed: • 1/4 yard of fabric - tweeds and plaid wools work best - Four-inch grapevine wreath (or make your own out of any viney plant)

• fiv e-inch circle of posterboard or thin cardboard • Bit of spani sh moss

• eleven-inch piece of 114 elastic • Ten or more fect of thin satin ribbon (use one color or several) Instructions: - Eight to twelve small salin roses in coordinating colors I) Cut one eleven-inch circle of fabric and two 5 1/2-inch circles of fabric. 2) Cut a fiv e-inch circle of posterboard or thin cardboard. 3) Use a one-inch basting to hand-baste 1/2 inch from the edge of the eleven­ · E l eve n~in ch piece of 114 inch elastic inch circle. When all the way around the circle, pull the th reads to draw the circle as ti ghtly together as possible. (This will form a bag-like item. Be Instructions: sure the ri ght side of the fabric is out.) Tic the threads to secure the circle. I) Attach the e leven-inch piece of clastic to the bollom of the wreath to form 4) Place right sides together on the five 1/2-inch fabric circles and sew with a a chin strap. I usually hand-sew thi s on, but hot glue would also work. II4-inch seam allowance around the entire circle. Clip curves. 2) Cut six to eight eighteen-i nch pieces of satin ribbon and tic them to one 5) Carefull y cut an X in aile of the fabric circles and turn the circles right­ strand in the wreath. Make the knot be in the middle of the length of ribbon, side out. Iro n !l al. forming two ribbon streamers out of each piece. Concentrate them on the 6) Carefull y squish and squeeze the posterboard i1ll0 the circle j us t made. bottom of the wreath on the side that will be the part of the wreath nearest Don't worry if the posterboard be nds - it's okay. the neck of the hound. 7) Top-stitch 1/4 inch from the edge. That's right, sew through the posterboard 3) Hot glue the spanish moss to the top of the wrcath. Glue it reall y wel l to and the layers of fabric. This is now the brim of you r hat. hold up to the head-shaking and such. 8) Attach the brim to the first ci rcle. Be sure to pllt the side of the brim with 4) Take a two-foot piece of satin ribbon. Hot glue one end to the wreath in the X Clit in it to the side of the big circle with the gathers. You may want to

Page 46 Fall 1997 Celebrating Greyhounds sl ightly offset the brim circle from the large circle so the brim st icks out 7) Place the hat on the remaining fabric and draw around the edge. Cut just slightly. You ca n hot glue these together or hand-stitch them. inside thi s line to form an oval just the side of the hal. Hot glue th is oval wi th 9) Attach the elastic to the brim to form a chin strap. The hat will lay best if right side up to the inside of the hal. yOll allach the elastic about one inch in from the edge of the hat on each 8) Cut a 3 7/8 inch strip of the fabric, at least eightcen inches long. (Longer side. You can hot glue this or sew it. Since it takes a lot of pressure, I usually is okay and will give you a fu dge factor.) Iron this in half with right sides out sew it. to form a two foor long strip . Open thi s up and iron each side in to the center crease with right sides oul. Fo ld the strip in half along the original first Variation : Instead of a solid-colored eleven-inch circle, sew six pie-shaped crease and press again. The result is a one inch strip with nice, clean edges. pieces of fabric of different colors to form the initial ci rcle. This res ults in a 9) Hot glue the strip to the hat. First glue the outside all the way around, very nice look. then the inside. The folds and creases in the strip will line up perfectly with the top and inside edges of the band of the hal. When you get to the end, fold over and glue. Don't worry about imper fe c tion s ~yo u r embelli shments will cover them. 10) Hot gluc the elasti c strip to the inside of the band of the hat to form a chin strap. I I) Now the fun part. Embellish your hat with sequins, silk flowers, bit s of tulle, ribbons, bows, rh inestones, plastic fru it or whatever you have.

McCall's Dog Costume Patterns

Judy Price of Dallas has had great luck adapting McCall's pattern #7402 (dog costumes) to her greyhounds. This pattern incl udes instructions for a ballerina and a hound dog with a banjo. She's adapted it into several other costumes including the Uncle Sam shown. She uses the coslumes and her hounds in a therapy dog program at a local psychiatric prison. (See her article beginning on page 6-Ed.) She finds that the front-onl y design is easier for her hounds to tolerate than a fu ll body costume.

Greygirl Pillbox Hat The look of glamour is achieved in these simple satin pillbox hats embel­ li shed with sequins, tulle and rhinestones. Add a simple tutu and you've got a very flashy look in no time.

Materials Needed: • 1/4 yard of fabric - satin or linings work best

• Piece of posterboard or thin cardboard at least eighteeninches long

• eleven-inch piece of 1/4 clasti c five-inch square of paper-backed fu sible web (like Heat 'n Bond)

Instructions: I) Cut a one-inc h strip of posterboard at least eighteen inches long. (A rotary Greyguy Tuxedo (pattern on next pages) culler works great for this.) 2) Cut an oval out of the posterboard. The exact shape is not important~ it really doesn't show much after all the embelli shments. Aim to have it be fo ur inches the long way and th ree inches the ShOll way. 3) Carefully hot glue the one-inch strip to the edge of the oval to form the pillbox shape. You might want to work on a surface you can easi ly remove hot glue from as you're likel y to ha ve some ooze out of the sea ms. Finish the strip by overlapping il onlo itself by aboul one inch and glu ing securely. Trim off any extra. Don't worry about glue glops or irregularities. They'll all be covered up. 4) Iron the five -inch square of paper-backed fusible web to the wrong side of the fabric. Pl ace your posterboard hat on the paper side of the fu sible web and loosely draw about · inch extra around the shape of the hat. No need to be exact here. Cut on the line you just drew. 5) Be care fu l he re. You can burn your fi ngers. Remove the paper backing and iron the fabric avalon to the top of the hat, leaving the · inch overhang all the way around. Don't leave the iron on the fabric too long or the hot One of the variations of glue you llsed to construct the hat will melt . the McCall pattern. 6) Snip the overh.lllg every ' inch or so. Now go back 10 the iron and iron Photograph courtesy of down each littl e "spoke' of the overhang created by the snip. Thi s wi ll form Judy Price, Dallas, a smooth top with a nice corner. Texas.

Celebrating Greyhounds Fall 1997 Page 47 Hound Tuxedo Pattern Our hound tu xedos are very popul ar. The design is very f1atl ering to the place the tail pattern piece along the fold and cut it out, allowing for your build ora greyhound. They stay put vcry wcll, even on fidgety dogs . They're seam allowance. CUi along the fo ld so that you have two pi eces thai are easy to put on and take off when made with the single vc lcro fa stener de­ milTor images of each other. Fin ally, cut two 6 1/2" by 5 112" rectangles of scribed here . And don't th ey make for a dapper looking hound? Perfect for the inner fabric. weddings and formal events. Step 3: Cut Outer Fabric We make these out of any dark fa bri c we find . but get the best resu lt s wilh Next, fo ld the outer fabric in half. Don' t use the pattern to cut the outer black and charcoal gray summer-weight wools. These fa brics hang very wcll. fa bric. In stead, use the fo lded inner fabric as the pattern. This wi ll assure Throug hout these in structi ons we refer to the inner fabric and the outer fab­ you that the two sides wi ll match perfectl y. C ut the outer fabric to match the ric. We find it easiest to lise just one fabric fo r both the inner shell and the inner fabric shape. Now lay one of the tail pieces (inner fabric) Oil the fold outer. However, when low all a particularl y good outer fabric, we will use a of the outer fabric. Cut the outer fabric tail pieces to match. T here are no different fabri c for the inner shell. rectangles of the outer fabric needed.

Time Needed: Step 4: Construct the Shirt and Tie 10 to 2 hours to make. About a half an hour of thi s is the hand ~sew in g of the Cut a rectangle of white fabric 10" x 20". Fold the fabric into pleats and finishing touches and can be done while watching television or riding in the iron them one by one. After folding and ironing the pleats you should end car. I don't pin sluff and my patterns are already made, so it may take you up with a piece that is 10" by around 6". Cut one 10" by 6" rectangle of the slightly longer, especially for your first tu x. white fa bric as a backing. C ut four triangles (to be used for the shi rt collar). These should be about 3" along each side. Place two tri angles right-sides Materials Needed: together and stitch along two sides. Repeat for the other pair of triangles. Turn ri g ht ~s id e out and iron. Place the pleated piece of fabric ri g ht ~s id e up · Five inch strip of two~inch wide sew~o n velcro (or ten inch strip of one on your work surface. Place the two triangles along the top edge. They should inch wide velcro) touch just at the top edge of the pleated piece of fabric and should be in · One yard of outer fabric (44" or 54" wide) about the middle of the width. They should be side by side. Place the 10" by · One yard of inner fabric (44" or 54" wide) 6" rectangle on top of thi s, r i g ht ~s id e down. Pin th is constlllction together. Carefully sew along the two ShOl1 ends first. Then sew along the entire length · One 10" x 30" piece of white fabric for shir of the top edge. (This will stitch the tri angles into place.) Then sew about 1/ · O ne 36" x 8" piece of black velvet or black satin for the coll ar 3 of the distance across the bottom edge. Stop sti tching and move 2" down. Finish sewing the bottom edge. Use the 2" space to turn the shirt right-side - O ne quarter yard of satin for cumberbund and tie out. Iron so the triangles form the coll ar. Hand-stitch closed the opening ·Six gold or pearl buttons for front of coat you ll sed to turn the shirt ri ght-side out. Cut a 21/2" x 24" rectangle ofsatirJ for the tie. Fo ld Ih is lengthwise with ri ght sides together. Stitch the length of -1\\'0 gold buttons and a four inch length of gold chain for tail buttons the satin 10 form a tube. Turn the lube ri g ht ~s id e out. Tie into a bow of the -Large sheet of paper or a paper bag cut open (for pattern) appropriate size for the shirt. Using thread that matches the satin, stitch the long ends of the bow under the collar triangles (whi le the bow is still tied. Trim the excess ends of the satin tube. Your shirt front is now done. Step I: l\'leasure Hound/Make Pattern First, take these three measurements on your hound. Step 5: Construct Cumberbund (Straps) Length: From where the neck bends and becomes the back to where the tail Fold one of the inner fabric 5 1/2" by 6 112" rectangles in half, right sides starts (usuall y 26" : 30") together. YOll should have a rectangle 5 1/2" x 3 114" . Stitch the two shari Girth: Biggest distance around the chest (usually 28 ": 32") sides llsing a 1/4" scam allowance. Turn thi s ri ght side out. Sew the scratchy Width: Di stance across chest (usuall y 6" ~9") side of the velcro to thi s rectangle, placing it as close to the fin ished (folded) edge as possible. Sew the other side of the velcro to the other 5112" by 6 II Next, take a large sheet of paper and draw out your pattern similar to the one 2" piece of inner fab ri c. Place it about 1f2" from the edge of one end. Re­ above, but to the size you measured on your hound. Don 't worry about member, the fini shed stomach strap will be 6" long and 5" wide . Be sure to matching the drawing above exactl y. Generall y, you want the coat full around place the velcro along one of the short sides of the rectangle. Cut a rectangle the chest and you want it to taper as it moves toward the rear. The rear end of the salin 6 112 " by 15" and iron it flat. Loosely baste along both of the should end just where the tail starts and the ends mllst be squared off to long edges. Pull the threads to scrunch the piece into a 6 1/2" by 5 1f2" size. accept the "tail s" of the tuxedo. To fi gure out the X measurement in the With ri ght sides together, pin the inner fab ri c rectangle to the scrunched drawing above, subtract 5 inches from your hound's girth, then di vide the satin rectangle. The velcro should be on the inside with the right side of the result by 2. Now take the pattern to your hound. Thi s is a tough job, bu t satin. Stitch the two basted (scrunched) edges first. Then stitch along the worth the effort. Hold the pattern in place along the hound's spine and make other two edges, making sure not to catch the folds of satin in the scam. sure the coat falls as you would like. Make sure the coat will cover the chest Leave a 2" area unstitched along one of the edges so you can tu rn the assem~ but not drown it. If you need 10 make changes, do it now-even if you have bly ri ght side out. Turn the assembl y right~s i de out and han d ~s tit c h closed to do the pattern over. Once you get a perfect pattern for your hound, you' ll the opening you left. never have to go through thi s again. T he other pattern piece you' ll need is the tail of the tux. (This is the flap that hangs down over the butt. For this, Step 6: Stitch the Tail Picces you'll need to measure the width of your first pattern piece at the rear end. Place one inner fabri c tail piece and one outer fabric tail pi ece with ri ght M ine usually end up being 6 to 8 inches. Now add 1.5 inches to thi s mea­ sides together. Sti tch along the 8" side and the curved side, leaving the third surement and draw a line that length on your pattern pape r. Draw a line at a side open. Place the other inner fabric tail piece and ali ter fabric tail piece ri ght angle to th is and make it 8 inches long. Now draw a curved line to with ri ght sides together. The curved side of thi s ta il piece should be on the connect to two endpoints. You should have a pi e~s h a ped piece. opposite side from the first one you did. St itch the 8" side and the curved side, leaving the third side open. C lip the corners and curves to promote a Step 2: Cut Inner Fabric smooth seam. Turn both assemb li es right side out Hncl iron flat. Fold the inner fabric in half. Place the long strai ght side of the mai n pattern piece along the fold. You can put a few pi ns in at this point if you'd li ke, but Stcl) 7: Cut and Constrllcllhc Collar I don'\. I just hold the pattern in place while I cut. Precision is not that This part will scare you, but it always works out great if you just follow important here. T HI S IS IMPORTANT! Allow 1/4": 1/2" extra around the these steps. Reall y. Fold the collar fabri c (velvet or satin) in ha lf with right pattern as you cut the fabric . This will be your seam allowance. I usually go sides together. Lay {hi s under the inner fabri c coat piece wi th the folds t o ~ with a 3/8" scam allowance. but use what your'e comfortable with. Then get her. Fo ll owing the line of the inner fabric neck li ne, cut the collar to p re ~

Page 48 Fall J 997 CeJebl"(llilig Greyhollll(/S cisely match the nec kline. Follow the outline through the curve of the coat Stop when you get to the second dot noted on the diagram . Th is will be 4-5- to about where the front legs will be. Now remove the inner f:.bric. Freehand fro m the poin t where you slarted sewing. a collar shape as you'd like it to lay on the coat. Be sure to add 112 " fo r a seam all owance. Now take the piece you just cut (with right sides together) Step 9: Thrn Right Side Out nnd Press Clip nil CUf\'CS llnd corners and nip it so the ri ght sides are out. Use thi s as the pattern to cut the bnck Then tum the coat ri ght side oul. Press the seam all ;II·ou nd Ihe coal. Be sure side of the collnr. (You' ll be cUlling it out of the fabric with right sides still to press the seam for the opening in the coat. Th is will make the next step together. Only the pallern will be ri ght sides OUI.) Cut it to match the first easier. coll ar piece. Unfold the collar pieces and place them right sides together. Stitch along your freehand edges, leaving the neckline edge open. Clip curves Stel} 10: Test Drh'e the Coat and corners and tum right side out. Don't skip this step! Take the coat to your hou nd and try it on. Make sure the stomach straps arc an appropriate length to fit snugly but not 100 tightly. Stcp 8: Final Assembly Check the length of the coal. (You CH n muke the coat shorter, but not longer Layout the inner fabric with ri ght side facing up. Place the tai l pieces on at Ihi s point.) Pull the shirt front nc ross the hound 's chest and mark where this. The raw edges of the tail assemb lies should be aligned with tail edge of the scam should li e for a perfect fit. Don't worry if the chest strap is a few the coat. The two tail pieces shou ld overlap in the center by a few inches. inches too long. You can trim it to a proper length before the final sewing. If They should be placed so they arc 3/8" from the outer edges of the sides of you need to adjust anything, turn the coal wrong side out, pull out the nec­ the coat. (Th is will allow them to flip out correctly when you turn the whole essary stitches and do it now. You' ll thank yourself later, believe me. thing right side out) Place the stomach straps (cumberbund) in place. Put the satin piece with the satin facing up. Put the other strap with the ve lcro Step 11: Connect Shirt Front fac ing up. They should be placed on the sides where the coat starts to curve Poke the dangling end of the shirt front into the coat body to the point you along the chest. They shou ld be placed so they will not interfere with the marked earlier. Use two pins to hold it in place. Make sure the seams are fron t legs when the tu x is complete and they arc fa stened. This order is folded neatl y on both sides and that they malch up so that the top sti tch wi ll important. Place the shirt front with the TIE FACING UP as shown in the catch all pieces of fabric, including both layers of the collar. Hand-stitch the diagram. Then place the collar asse mbly in place, over the shirt fron t. Place final seam using thread that coordinates with the coll ar. the outer fab ric in place, right side down. Pin all the parts in place. Starting at the left side of the neckli ne, sew the pieces together. You' ll leave a 4_5 rt Stel) 12: Add Final Touches opening ncar the collar. This will allow you to turn the coat ri ght side out Thread a gold button and one end of the gold chain . Hand-sew Ihi s to the and do the final chest strap adjustments. Start sewing at the dot ind icated on tails, just where they cross over each other. Thread the other gold button and the diagram. (This wi ll be 112" from the collar corner on the side of the coat the other end of the chain. Hand-sew thi s in place to the other side of the tail that DOESN 'T have the shirt front pinned in pl ace. Sew around almost the overlap. Be SUfe to leave a liule slack so you get a graceful curve in the entire coat, sewing over the tails and stomach straps to trap them ill place. chain when it hangs. Hand-sew the six pearl or gold bUllons to the collar of the coat, just next to the shirt fro nt. Diagrams to go with instructions .:.

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Page 56 Faff 1997 Celebrating Greyhounds You.re Invited-* Call for dates Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 2 1 The Lehigh Valley Lure Coursing Club G reyhound Club of America Eastern Specialty Eastern Pennsylvania, Westem New Jersey area Duke Island Park, Bridgewater Townshi p, New Jersey For dates and directions contact: (Saturday) Kathy Bentzoni 610-799-5608 (e-mail [email protected] Burlington County Vo-Tech School, Mount Holly, New Jersey Rita Linck 61 0-770-1 582; or Heidi Stahl 6 10-489-3237 (e-mail (Sunday) [email protected] Sunday, September 21 Sunday, September 7 Arizona Greyhound Rescue Salute to Greyhounds - A Duo Piano Benefit Concert Run for the Greyhounds Fun Run Greyhound Adoption Service, Inc. Chuck Ford Lakeside Park, Tucson, Arizona Amesbury Playhouse Dinner Theater, Amesbury, Mass. For more information, contact Sukey Waldenberger at For more information contact Helane Graustark at 520-647-77257 508-346-4474 Sunday, September 21 Saturday, September 13 Michigan Greyhound Connection Greyhound Rescue and Adoption Fall Picnic 4th Annual Reunion Hines Park, Nankin Mills Picnic Shelter, Plymouth, Michigan C loverdale, Indiana For information, contact Kathy Johnson at 800-398-4DOG For more infounation, contact Pam Stacy at 765-653-9124 Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28 Saturday, September 13 GPAlCalifornia - Orange County and Greater Los Angeles GPNWisconsin Hounds of Nobility Renaissance Fair. 3rd Annual Cala Greyhound Gathering Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Cali fornia Racine, Wisconsin For information, contact Nancy Madigan at 562-693-3450 For information, contact Ell en Schneiderman at 414-278-0884 Saturday, September 27 Saturday, September 20 GPAlMilmesota (Rain date Sunday, September 21) Annual Picnic We Adopt Greyhounds (WAG), Inc. Cornelia Park at the intersection of Hwy 62 and France Games and Cathering '97 Avenue, Edina, Minnesota Brookvale Park, Hamden, Connecticut For more infonnation, contact Martha Cleveland at For more infounation, contact Ellie Goldstein at 203-288-7024 6 12-474-8340 or Tish Crane at 612-926-7670

Saturday, September 20 .. Saturday, September 27 Greyhound Placement Service of New HampshIre and Mame Save the Greyhound Dogs! Creyhound Festival 6th Annual Greyhound Walk and Reunion Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, Rte 13, New Boston, N.H. The Common, South Main Street, Rochester, New Hampshire For more infam]ation, contact Anna Buckley at 603-679-285 I For more infonnation, contact Scotti Devens at 802-879-8838

Saturday, September 20 Sunday, October 5 GP NCentral New Hampshire Make Peace with Animals Annual Fun Day and Reunion Fall Greyhound Reunion Woodlawn Kennels, Warner, New Hampshire Valley Road Picnic Site, Lambertville, New Jersey For information, contact Wendy Cassetta at 603-798-5033 For infounation, contact Kathy Bentzoni at 610-799-5608

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Annie, now seven years old, was adopted by Valerie and Dave James ofTroy, Michigan through Michigan Greyhound Con­ nection. Annie knows exactly which toys are hers and picked her brown bear out of the Christmas wagon without bothering any of the others.