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ALSO INSIDE: Greyhounds in Tapestry Living with a Diabetic Greyhound

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L Departments B A T

2 Editorial Comments

3 Your Letters

6 News

7 Hall of Fame Julius Caesar* — Veni Vidi Vici! Laurel E. Drew

8 Reviews Ryan Reed’s Born to Run and Robert McKinnon’s Vintage Maddog are reviewed by Cindy Hanson

10 Exploring Medicine Is Heartworm Resistance a Reality? William E. Feeman III, DVM

24 Second Look GreyhoundsRescue Holland and the Galgos Linda Brouwer

31 House Calls When Your Greyhound Has Diarrhea. Jim Bader, DVM Barajas, a Podenco who found his way to the San Anton shelter, was eventually placed in a home by GreyhoundsRescue Holland. Paul Koenes 37 History Greyhounds in Tapestry. cg magazine Henry Townsend 47 You’re Invited

The Magazine for Greyhound Adopters, 49 Marketplace Owners, and Friends Vol. 16; No. 3 Fall 2011 50 Greyhound Humor

Front Cover Credit: Knot Rite. William Agosto Draco, a Galgo from Jerez, Spain, enjoys his new life in Germany. For more details about his journey, read “Draco’s Story,” in this issue. 53 In Memoriam

Back Cover Credit: Galgos bide their time at the small Galgos en Familia shelter in Malaga, Spain while waiting to find a forever home.

Fall 2011 Features

22 Poetry Untitled. Josh Zeller

26 Medical Managememt Living with a Diabetic Greyhound. Mardy Fones

32 Care and Feeding Picking It Up: A Primer on Poop Etiquette. Friendly reminders about the etiquette of excrement. Barbara Williams

35 Living with Greyhounds A Tucked Tail. A Greyhound owner coaxes her girl out of her silent protest. Diane Wainwright

An animalista brought her Galgo to the World March for the Rights of All Animals in Valencia, Spain.

Speaking of Adoptions

14 “One Life at a Time” — Meeting the Galgo Rescuers of 23 Draco’s Story. This photo essay chronicles a Galgo’s Spain. American volunteers report on their trip to Spain to experience from his arrival at a Spanish animal meet their Spanish counterparts. Telma Shaw refuge to his placement in an adoptive home in Germany. Silvia Bordetas Gil 21 New Galgo Shelters in Spain. An introduction to some of the newest organizations and facilities helping the Spanish 25 A Spanish Volunteer Reaches Out. A volunteer Galgo. Telma Shaw based in Spain explains how she got involved in Galgo rescue. Vera Thorenaar Reddering

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Celebrating Greyhounds Magazine

Editor-in-Chief: Cindy Hanson Adoptions Editor: Mary Bauer Features Editor: Dana Provost he collection of articles in the current issue of Celebrating Greyhounds Copy Editors: Lindsay Hocker, Carrie Noar, Alice O’Hearn, Ann Penfield, Magazine was inspired by Telma Shaw’s presentation to the Solvang Susan Tanona, Lynda Welkowitz, TGreyhound Festival in February. Telma, a board member of GRIN Barbara Williams Regular Contributors: William Agosto, Jim Bader DVM, (Galgo Rescue International Network), spoke to Solvang attendees about her Susan M. Collins, Bruce DeKing, trip to Spain to network with Galgo rescue volunteers. Laurel E. Drew, William E. Feeman III DVM Long-time readers of CG are familiar with the grim conditions faced by the Veterinary Advisors: Jim Bader DVM, Rodger Barr DVM Galgos of Spain and the people who are working to improve their lot. When I Legal Advisor: John Parker walked into Telma’s presentation, I expected that she would touch on a number Art Director: Zographix Inc. Webmaster: Lori Bernier of themes common to the communications I see about the plight of the Galgo: Facebook Administrator: Lindsay Hocker The cruelty of the Spanish hunters who abandon the dogs at the end of hunting Data Base Librarian: Ellen McCracken

season; the bleak, meagerly funded shelters; the overwhelming number of dogs; SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES and the incredibly sad evidence of suffering and often brutal death. CG Magazine , Attention: Subscriptions, PO Box 5239, Framingham, MA 01701; [email protected]. Allow eight weeks Telma’s presentation was not what I expected. While she touched on a num - for change of address. ber of these themes, she also offered something that I rarely see in Galgo rescue: SUBMISSIONS Hope. I asked Telma if she would consider writing something for CG based on For writing and photography guidelines, visit www.adopt-a-grey - her presentation. Her article, “’One Life at a Time’ — Meeting the Galgo hound.org/cgmagazine/guidelines.html or send a self-addressed, Rescuers of Spain,” appears in this issue. stamped envelope to CG Magazine Guidelines, PO Box 120048, Saint Paul, MN 55112. Initial queries preferred. Telma and her GRIN colleague, Wally Lacey, visited nine Galgo rescue asso - ciations in Spain. Most of these associations are relatively new; if you don’t make LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND QUESTIONS CG Magazine /Editorial Office, PO Box 120048, Saint Paul, MN a habit of perusing websites or newsletters devoted to Galgo rescue, they will cer - 55112; [email protected]. tainly be new to you. We also hear directly from the Spanish volunteers them - ADVERTISING selves: “Draco’s Story,” by Silvia Bordetas Gil of Galgo Connection Spain, tells CG Magazine /Advertising, PO Box 5239, Framingham, MA 01701; and shows the story of a single Galgo brought to a “kill station” who was reha - [email protected]. Advertising information and guidelines are also located at www.adopt-a-greyhound.org/ bilitated by Galgo Connection Spain and placed in an adoptive home in cgmagazine/advertise.html. Germany. In “A Spanish Volunteer Reaches Out,” Vera Thorenaar Reddering explains what prompted her to start her own Galgo rescue association in Malaga, WEB ADDRESS www.adopt-a-greyhound.org/cgmagazine Spain. And in our Second Look feature, “GreyhoundsRescue Holland and the Galgos,” Linda Brouwer tells us what her organization has been doing to help the REPRINT INFORMATION The editor will forward requests to authors. Authors will respond Galgos in the seven years since we last checked in with them in our Spring 2004 and/or grant permission at their discretion. We do not own, sell, or issue. supply article reprints.

I hope that you will find the passion and energy of the Spanish volunteers as DISCLAIMER inspiring as I did. They are evidence that good people working together — with - Celebrating Greyhounds Magazine is published quarterly by The Greyhound Project, Inc., a nonprofit Massachusetts corporation. in Spain and beyond its borders — can change things for the better. The magazine’s purpose is to provide information about Greyhounds as a breed. Recognizing that there are differing points of view on issues such as racing, breeding, and adoption policies, to mention a few, the magazine does not advocate a position on these issues. It will publish articles and reader letters regarding these issues if deemed appropriate. Unless otherwise stated, The Greyhound Project, Inc. does not necessarily agree with materials published herein. Ideas and opinions are those of the writers. No authentication or approval is implied by the editors or publishers, who assume no liability for infor - mation contained herein. Celebrating Greyhounds Magazine reserves the right to refuse publication, to edit or modify any material, and hold such material for an indeterminate period. If your Greyhound is ill, please see a veterinarian.

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CG ). Dodgem By Design was listed as one of Y Gable Dodge's best-known All-American offspring. I adopted Sizzle (Bay Oaks Sizzle) and Toby (Bohemian Curve) from Gulf Greyhound Park in LaMarque, Texas last November. I didn't realize until I was looking at their birth certificates that they had the same father (sire). I then decided to look them up on Greyhound Data (www.grey - hound-data.com), a resource that was men - tioned in another issue of CG . I learned that they also have the same grandfather on their mother's side (damsire). Since the website includes pictures, I discovered that Toby looks like his mother and Sizzle looks like their grandfather. CG has provided with valuable information and ideas and I have made great purchases from your Marketplace section. Keep up the great work! Amy Bradford Houston, Texas

Spring Editorial Just got the Spring issue. Got as far as Editorial Comments and had to write. I real - ly love the magazine and as money is tight, it is the only magazine I renewed this year. I am Cara, adopted by Mike and Joanne Bast of Edgewater, Md. the Mississippi Gulf Coast meet-and-greet coordinator for GPA/Louisiana-Mississippi I have a 6-year old and a 12-year old art? I have several ad prints from the 1920s chapter. I have a table with a banner, a Greyhound: John (Brother John) and Candy onward, including the Saturday Evening Post binder with printed descriptions of our (Nita's Candy). I have subscribed to CG for cover and advertising illustrations for adoptable Greyhounds, and all four of last years and I wanted to respond to the editori - Pennsylvania Railroad, Supreme Motor Oil, year's issues of CG on my table for people to al. Have you thought about promoting CG at Dash Dog Food, and Lincoln Motor Car, as look at. I will add this one for our next meet- dog shows? My son and I attend the Kennel well as Greyhound Bus Lines. There must be and-greet. It really gets notices. One of our Club of Philadelphia's National Dog Show innumerable others. adopters has placed a subscription for CG every Thanksgiving Day. This benched dog Phil Panus also as she was impressed with the copies I show attracts great crowds. There are vendor Via E-Mail had. I think she also ordered some back booths for every spectrum of the dog world. I Great ideas, Phil . . . we will look into the issues. Anyway, just wanted to let you know would be hard-pressed to believe that you dog shows. And we would love to do an article that we love CG and it has a prominent would have a hard time finding volunteers on Greyhounds in advertising art; unfortunate - place on the table at all of our functions. for this venue. Also wanted to share a ly, the copyright issues would likely prove insur - Linda Murphy thought for future articles: I thoroughly mountable. (We can usually get permission from Via E-Mail enjoy your Greyhounds in Art series. Have museums to publish photographs of works of art, Wow . . . thanks for the support! —Ed. you considered Greyhounds in advertising as long as we provide proper credit.) —Ed.

cg mmaaggazaizniene 3 Readers Seeking Advice We have an ex-racing Greyhound, I took special notice of Dr. Bader's House Simmy. Like many Greyhounds, she has poor Calls article ("The Bleeder Greyhound", teeth. We had them cleaned once but the Spring 2011 CG ). Our Rita seemingly anesthesia almost killed her as she didn't became a bleeder Greyhound after having react well to it. Both the gas and the intra - jugular blood draws or front-leg IVs during venous have been problematic. We have tried routine dentals. A few hours after having brushing her teeth and buying topical prod - either procedure done, she develops subcuta - ucts but her teeth are still awful. Her health neous bleeding at the draw sites that worsens must be suffering due to her teeth, and I don't over four days before starting to fade. If some - want the plaque to get into her bloodstream. one applies pressure to the draw sites for a Do readers have any suggestions? Do we just minute or more, she doesn't do this. I've let the teeth fall out? Simmy is 7 years old. attached photos to show early onset bleeding Dave Hutcheson and then bleeding four days later. Rita's Via E-Mail HCT and HGB are always high and her WBCs and monos have dropped over time. Dr. Rodger Barr, one of CG 's veterinary Her hemophilia panel showed mild fibrino - advisors, responds: It's unfortunate that had an gen deficiency and slightly delayed aPPT. anesthetic problem. The ideal way to manage the Our vets seem to feel her somewhat out-of- situation is to determine if a safe anesthetic regi - normal ranges aren't far enough out of nor - Rita's neck bleed at the beginning. men is available for Simmy. The first step is to mal range to name or treat her condition. ensure that Simmy's blood values are appropriate Her condition seems to bother us more than and that her general health is good. Next, be sure it does her. She has a stubborn history of pos - that your veterinarian's anesthetic regimen itive Babesia titers (1:320) after two includes administration of intravenous fluids. If Imidocarb shots in 2005 when we adopted your veterinarian is comfortable with only a sin - her. Her titer finally dropped to 1:40 in 2008 gle method of anesthesia for sighthounds, I would when the bleeding started getting noticeable, suggest checking around to find another veteri - which may be a coincidence. If anyone narian to perform the procedure. (The last thing knows what might be going on, our veteri - you want is someone using a method with which narians and I would appreciate hearing from they are neither familiar nor comfortable.) Once you. I have her bloodwork results if anyone you the veterinarian determine an appropriate would like to see them. Perhaps it might help Rita's leg and neck bleed at its worst. anesthetic protocol and the veterinarian performs someone else following cases like this. a successful dental cleaning, you want to use all Marcia Herman weapons at your disposal for dental care. Daily Via E-Mail brushing is critical; this means 365 days per year, not three times a week or any lesser frequency. Weekly use of Oravet ®, a topical gel, can help We are the proud parents of two 4-year and thank her for protecting me. If the dog prevent plaque buildup. Some dental chews can old Greyhounds, a male and a female. We are comes from behind, my only option is to pull be helpful, too. Whatever you do, do not allow having a problem with our girl dog and don't her close. All this is bothersome, but she has Simmy's teeth to rot and fall out. The toll on her know what to do. She seems to want to rip lunged at kids on skateboards who pass us on health can be devastating, not to mention the pain the lungs out of every dog she meets. Her tail sidewalks and I know what happens to dogs and the odor. And just for the record, when bad wags furiously, but she barks and strains at who bite children. Any behavioral sugges - teeth are present bacteria gets into the blood - the lead. We know her vision is poor; origi - tions? We have cats and she is fine. My guess stream, not plaque. nally she would freak if a dog approached her is that she sees outdoor dogs as prey. from the side. She's OK with some dogs, but Barbara Dodson we never know when a dog will set her off. Via E-Mail The dog could be approaching her, or it could be in a fenced yard at some distance. While we wait for suggestions from our read - She has never had problems at doggie day ers, you might consider putting a kennel muzzle care or at the home of our dog sitter (who on your dog during your walks. This should has four Greyhounds). If I see a dog reduce the risk that you feel she presents to pass - approaching us, I pull her in close, pet her, ing children. —Ed.

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on the Internet recently, I'll certainly be U much more careful about disposing of specif - O ic ingredients. My curiosity was piqued when Y I saw a craft brewery that sold dog treats made from their spent grains; I thought this would be something I could try to make on my own. Creating dog treats from grains is perfectly safe. The danger is specific to the hops used in the beermaking process. Hops are apparently very toxic to dogs, and from what I've read, seven of the eight fatalities caused from canine ingestion of hops have been Greyhounds. For more information, visit www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index. pho?page+Ingredients-FAQ#hops_and_dogs Aaron Good Vernon Hills, Ill.

Dog owner says "you're welcome" Our veterinarian, Dr. Jim Bader, recently shared with us that a reader's letter in the Spring 2011 issue regarding his Fall 2010 CG article "Your Greyhound's Inheritance" prompted them to recognize and seek timely treatment for their Greyhound's pannus. We were touched to know that the article and accompanying photograph of our Max helped a dog out there somewhere. Lou and Blair Nykamp Holland, Mich.

Thank you for your letters (up to 300 words) and photographs. Please send letters and photos by mail to Celebrating Greyhounds Magazine , Attn: Editor, PO Box 120048, Saint Paul, MN 55112. Letters sent via e-mail to [email protected] are also wel - come. Please include your home telephone num - ber if you would like your letter to be considered for publication. Letters may be edited for brevity and/or clarity. We regret that we cannot publish every letter Fawn, adopted by Colleen Summerfield of Monterey Park, Calif. and photo.

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7 HALL OF FAME S VINTAGE MADDOG

Robert Scott McKinnon What Goes on at the Dog Track?

By Cindy Hanson

Born to Run: The Racing Greyhound From Vintage Maddog Competitor to Companion By Robert Scott McKinnon By Ryan H. Reed 9780970777638 Lexington, Kentucky: Bowtie Press (2010) Aardwolfe Books (2010) 9781593786892 $9.95 (E-Book) $24.95

he parable of the blind men and the elephant describes a group of individuals who vehemently disagree about what the elephant is like. Each blind man advances a unique and definitive description of the Tbeast based only on the part of the elephant he is able to touch, and each man touches only one part. As a result, the man who touches the elephant’s trunk describes the elephant as a water spout, the man who touches the elephant’s leg swears it is a pillar, and so forth. I frequently think of the parable of the blind men and the elephant when I listen to Greyhound pet owners fielding questions from non-Greyhound folks about life at the dogtrack. The non-Greyhound person asks a naïve question; the adopter, flushed with enthusiasm, forges ahead on the minefield. What can follow is a mess of unsup - ported claims about racing dogs, the people who care for them, the kennel environment, and racing itself. Visiting a dogtrack and/or having at least some minimal exposure to racing Greyhounds and “dogmen” may not reduce the tendency to over-generalize; we have all heard Greyhound owners draw sweeping conclusions based on limited information.

8 Fall 2011 Ryan Reed took an unusual approach to ful. Kudos to Ryan Reed for taking up the find some aspects of these characters familiar. this situation. After adopting his first retired project to educate himself about Greyhound In addition to Maddog, the stories include racer in 1989 from what was then the Idaho racing — a subject about which most characters such as Fleas Finnegan, Hugh chapter of Greyhound Pets of America, he adopters know less than we care to admit — Mungus, Ben Dover, Dogbreath Smith, became an enthusiastic adoption representa - and for sharing the results of that project Mangy Martinez, and Cornelius T. tive and volunteer for that group. In time, he with us. Cratervoid. The characters share a nice “discovered that people had incredibly strong Vintage Maddog is educational in an camaraderie, and the stories revolve around opinions about racing, but when asked how entirely different way. For many years, Bob Greyhound racing. The book opens with many racetracks or breeding farms they had McKinnon has written a regular column for “John Dough,” in which the dogmen discov - been to, the answer was almost always The Greyhound Review about the adventures er that a bettor in the stands has passed away, ‘None.’” He decided to do his own research. of Maddog McDermutt, a fictional racing program in hand. McKinnon’s colorful Beginning in 2001, he began researching and Greyhound trainer, and his colleagues at the cast of characters speculates whether the visiting dogtracks, breeding farms, and adop - dogtrack. Vintage Maddog collects 16 of these departed might hold a winning ticket and if tion organizations across the United States tales, previously appearing in the Review as so, what they can do about it. “The Puritan on a quest to educate himself on Greyhound far back as 1978. Dilemma” and “The Easter Bunny” both racing and adoption. Born to Run: The Racing If you have read McKinnon's column, involve characters dressing in costume for Greyhound from Competitor to Companion is you may question my characterization of holiday promotional events at the track, the result. Vintage Maddog as educational (or as one of with amusingly disastrous results. “The Reed devotes chapters to Greyhound rac - McKinnon's characters might put it, you Honorarium,” “Got the Picture?” and ing and adoption in the Northeast, Florida, might wonder what I'm smoking). While the “Maddog Pulls a Boner” constitute a three- Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and Oregon. Maddog stories are exaggerated for humorous part series describing Maddog’s trip to Each chapter provides a brief history of the effect, they prompt the reader to think about Abilene to speak at a Greyhound Hall of region's racing and a gallery of informatively- the lives of dogmen. When your pampered Fame event on the subject of “Training the captioned photos of Greyhounds at the pet was still a professional athlete, he spent Winners.” Because they tell other people track, in the kennels, and on the farm. The his time with these people. Dogmen are the about what Maddog and his colleagues do, chapters also document each area's people — not always male — who take care these stories are Vintage Maddog ’s most acces - Greyhound adoption activities, either in a of and train racing Greyhounds. Based on sible for readers who are not immersed in the dedicated section or a photo gallery. (For the stories in Vintage Maddog , when dogmen dogtrack setting. And the third story example, the first two chapters have sections aren't working with the dogs, they hang out includes a pretty good payoff. on Greyhound adoption in New England and with each other at the track: watching the If you know dogmen, you will enjoy Florida, and the photo gallery in the races, bragging about their dogs, joking with Vintage Maddog . If you don't know this spe - Colorado chapter includes several pictures each other, comparing results, swapping sto - cial group of people, this collection of stories inside Rocky Mountain Greyhound ries about the owners, and displaying an atti - just may introduce you to a specific and Adoption’s kennel.) Abilene, Kansas, home tude about track management that could unique subculture. ■ of the National Greyhound Association and charitably be described as skeptical. the Greyhound Hall of Fame, gets its own If you are familiar with dogmen, you will Cindy Hanson is CG Editor-in-Chief. chapter. A chapter titled “Extraordinary Pets” is a collection of Reed’s photographs of Greyhound pets, volunteers, and adoption group events. Best of all in my view is the final chapter, “Dino & Abby’s Road Trip,” in which Reed describes his four-year journey to research and take photographs for this book. As a veteran of several cross-country road trips with my pet Greyhounds riding shot - gun, I was pleased to see that the author took much of his journey in a beat-up Toyota Corolla accompanied by his own pets. Born to Run , a finalist in the 2010 Dog Writers Association of America Writing Competition, is an impressive work. The writing is clear and concise, and the photo - graphs are as informative as they are beauti - Bobbie, adopted by Lisa Richards of Great Mills, Md.

cg maggaazziinne e 9 E N I C I D E M G N I R O L P X E

Anita (Whytell Anita), adopted by Mark and Stephanie Cross of Boerne, Texas. Is Heartworm Resistance a Reality?

By William E. Feeman III, DVM

eartworm infection is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease diagnosed in both dogs and cats. Fortunately, it is also a disease that is almost completely preventable with any one of a number of med - Hications administered monthly. Dating back to 2003 and 2004, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) started to receive reports from veteri - narians and owners regarding “loss of efficacy” of various heartworm preventatives; that is, dogs on heartworm pre - vention were testing positive for the disease. These cases were primarily concentrated in the Mississippi River Valley but were also reported in other parts of the country. These reports have remained consistent since that time, although the number has not dramatically increased. A recently published study questions the efficacy of some heartworm preventatives currently on the market and is being aggressively marketed by Bayer, a major player in the field of pharmaceuticals for animals. The study showed that three of the active ingredients in heartworm preventatives currently on the market did not completely prevent heartworm infection with a specific strain of heartworms — the MP3 strain — following a single oral dose 30 days after infection. The study showed another heartworm preventative, Advantage Multi ® (produced by Bayer), com - pletely prevented heartworm infection with the MP3 strain following a single dose 30 days after infection. Bayer began aggressively marketing this study to veterinarians, claiming it showed their product to be effective at treating “resistant” heartworm infections. The company even marketed the information directly to owners in spe - cific areas, claiming: “… [M]edications that you probably give your pet every month to prevent heartworms are no longer effective. Only one product was shown to be effective against this MP3 strain and it is called Advantage Multi ®.”

10 Fall 2011 At face value, the results of the study environment. This has been theorized as a different active ingredient when compared to could be seen as evidence of heartworm cause for loss of efficacy but never proven. other heartworm preventatives. resistance, and many owners and veterinari - Does this new study document heartworm In the study, relatively higher doses of ans may feel a need to transition pets to resistance, and is Advantage Multi ® the Advantage Multi ® were used as compared to Advantage Multi ® in order to provide pro - answer to heartworm resistance? That's the other heartworm preventatives tested. tection against the resistant strain of heart - Bayer's position, but some additional research worms. Obviously, this is why Bayer was so should encourage us to question this claim. Number of dogs Number of dogs aggressive in marketing this study. However, An unpublished study conducted by Dr. receiving more receiving more there is a lot of information not shared with Clarke Atkins evaluated approximately 100 than 1.5 times the than 2 times the Active minimum approved minimum approved owners or veterinarians by the drug company of the “best” cases of reported loss of efficacy Ingredient labeled dose labeled dose that should cause us to question if this (essentially cases where veterinarians suspect - assumption is correct. ed resistance). Of these cases, 99 percent of Moxidectin them had obvious lapses in compliance, (Advantage Multi ®) 7/8 4/8 Loss of Efficacy which was the cause for the loss of efficacy. Ivermectin In order to understand this issue, it is Dr. Byron Blagburn (the author of the (Heartgard ®,Triheart ®, important to understand the loss of efficacy new study) estimates that the failure rate of Iverheart ®) 1/8 0/8 that is being reported in regions like the heartworm prevention is less than 0.0001 Milbemycin Mississippi River Valley. Though loss of effica - percent based on the number of dogs on (Sentinel ®,Interceptor ®, cy in heartworm preventatives is very serious, heartworm prevention and the number of Trifexis ®) 1/8 1/8 it is not equivalent to resistance. Many factors unexplained failures. Selamectin (Revolution) 6/8 2/8 can result in a loss of efficacy, including: Dr. Blagburn reported at the 2007 Client compliance. This is defined as a Heartworm Symposium that heartworms did It has been shown that the “ineffective” client carrying out all the recommendations not differ in their sensitivities to a macro - heartworm preventative medications are 100 made by the veterinarian without deviation. cyclic lactone (the class of drug used in every percent effective against the MP3 strain of The gold standard for heartworm prevention heartworm preventative). heartworms when used once monthly for is year-round preventative medication given The MP3 strain of heartworm purported by three months. Heartworm preventatives are monthly. Fifty-six percent of dogs seen in the the new study to be resistant was isolated from recommended to be given monthly year- South where heartworm disease is most a dog in Athens, Georgia, in 2006. If this strain round so the results of the new study do not prevalent never receive a single dose of were truly resistant, you would expect to find a provide any strong evidence to support the heartworm prevention. Another study hotbed of infection in that area, and this has use of Advantage Multi ® over other heart - showed that in clinics that recommended not been documented. It is also unknown if worm preventative medications and certain - year-round heartworm prevention, the aver - this strain is even clinically relevant, as it was ly fall short in proving resistance. age number of doses purchased for a dog was isolated five years ago and has never been 6.2, which is about half of what would be shown to be active outside of Athens. What’s Next? needed for year-round prevention. Clearly, Hurricanes have traditionally resulted in For the reasons outlined above, currently client compliance plays a significant role in higher incidence of heartworm disease. From I do not believe that there is compelling evi - loss of efficacy. Products cannot be effective 1992 to 2001, only three tropical storms dence for resistance to heartworm preventa - when they are not used appropriately. affected the area of the Mississippi River tive products on the market. I also do not Clinic compliance . This is defined as the Valley. From 2002 to 2005, eight tropical believe the new study makes a strong argu - veterinary clinic instructing the owner on storms affected the same region. With the ment that Advantage Multi ® is a superior how to appropriately administer the heart - increase in frequency of these storms, one product to others on the market. This is an worm prevention (for example, giving oral would expect to see an increase in heart - issue that should be watched closely, as rec - medications orally and topical medications worm prevalence regardless of any issue of ommendations in the future may change topically, and avoiding bathing or swimming resistance, and that has not been the case. should additional research provide more soon after application of topical medica - Why does this study fail to prove that compelling evidence for heartworm resist - tions). This is an uncommon cause of loss of Advantage Multi ® is a better heartworm ance or if one particular product proves to be efficacy but still worthy of mention, since preventative? Moxidectin, Ivermectin, more effective than another. For now, how - products cannot be effective when they are Selamectin, and Milbemycin are the four ever, year-round heartworm prevention not used appropriately. active ingredients found in the various heart - (regardless of the specific product used) and Resistance . This is defined as a heritable worm preventatives, and are all in the annual heartworm testing continue to be the change in the sensitivity of a parasite to a spe - macrocyclic lactone family of drugs. best way to protect your dog. ■ cific medication or class of medications that Advantage Multi ® contains Moxidectin and is repeatable and reproducible in a laboratory therefore does not contain a significantly Dr. Feeman is a CG regular contributor.

cg magazine 11 S N O I T P O D A

Galgos are Spanish Greyhounds used for hunting. Every Spring, at the end of hunting season, countless Galgos are abandoned or killed as they have outlived their usefulness. For nearly a decade, Spanish shel - ters such as Scooby, Amigos de los Galgos, and SOS Galgos have acted as refuges for the Galgos, taking the dogs in and caring for them, and ultimately plac - ing them in adoptive homes throughout Europe. In September 2010, Greyhound adoption volunteers and Galgo advocates Telma Shaw and Wally Lacey travelled to Spain to provide help and support to their Spanish colleagues. They observed that while the plight of the Galgos remains bleak, much progress has been made. Telma shares her observations with us in the following article. —Ed.

ur trip to Spain came after many years of working to build relationships Othrough e-mail communication with several volunteers from some of the smaller shelters in southern Spain. Galgo Rescue International Network (GRIN) has been con - ducting missions to Scooby Medina Shelter in central Spain for many years, but the goal of this trip was to meet face to face with rescuers

This animalista, encountered during a animal rights march in Valencia, is representative of from the smaller shelters in Andalucia and the increasing concern in Spain over the condition of the Galgo. Valencia. As a board member of GRIN, I want - ed to visit these shelters and meet the volun - teers. GRIN raises money to help the Galgos; we wanted to get a sense of how we could help. “One Life at a We also wanted to demonstrate emotional sup - port for the Spanish volunteers, to hear about their needs as well as their victories. Time” — Meeting Over the course of nine days, we met with representatives of over nine associations, visited three shelters, and toured five boarding facilities the Galgo Rescuers of housing over 150 Galgos each. We saw the con - struction site of a new shelter and rehabilitation center in Sevilla and a rescue and information center in Utrera. We distributed donations and Spain supplies to the various facilities we visited. Last but not least, we rescued three Galgos from an By Telma Shaw association in Valencia and brought them to their forever homes in the United States.

12 Fall 2011 112CarlotasGalgos, founded by Charlotte del Rio and Lisa Ingram, is a new Galgo rescue group in Malaga. The South of Spain also fosters Galgos until they are ready to be ment in Holland. Our itinerary in southern Spain was adopted. When GRH identifies an adopter Vera and Antonia invited us to lunch at organized by Vera Thorenaar Reddering, for one of Vera’s fosters, she coordinates their their home so that we could meet some who lives in the Malaga area with her trip to the airport, transports them in her friends of the animals in that area. They are Spanish husband Antonio and their van, and meets the flight patrons who take a passionate group of people who shared sto - menagerie of pets. We became acquainted the Galgos back to Holland and to their for - ries of the dogs I had been reading about on with Vera when we received her pleas on ever homes. In 2010, GRIN began providing their blogs and websites. One of the ladies behalf of some of the smaller shelters in the support to Vera for the veterinary expenses brought printouts of some of the dogs she south of Spain; through years of e-mail corre - incurred for the foster Galgos. said needed help. They were sadly typical spondence, our relationship had grown. We were lucky enough to work with Vera pictures of dogs emaciated, injured and aban - When I mentioned my desire to visit Spain right off the plane on our first day in Spain. doned. some day, Vera began working on an itiner - We also met Connie and Damian, two The challenges faced by the volunteers in ary for us. She knew of several groups that Galgos from a shelter in Sevilla who had just Spain are enormous. They spoke of the hours would welcome our visit and she arranged all been transported to Vipet Boarding Kennels they spend recovering hurt dogs on the roads of this for us. After months of planning we for the night. Early the next morning, we and in the countryside, and the scared arrived at Malaga airport with hundreds of took Connie and Damian to the airport for Galgos they have rescued from abandonment pounds of supplies ready to meet our coun - their flight to Germany. It was a great start to in rural areas as well as on the roadways and terparts in Spain. our trip. Since our return from Spain, Vera in the towns. Vera has been working for about 4 years has opened a small shelter called Galgos en Hunting sustains a large part of the with local shelters to move Galgos to Familia in part of a space recently vacated by Spanish economy. Hunting occurs in rural Holland and Europe with the help of a boarding kennel. She is able to take about areas called Coto de Caza or Hunting Greyhound Rescue Holland (GRH). She 15 Galgos at a time while they wait for place - Grounds. Galgo Federations in Spain pro -

cg magazine 13 The San Anton shelter, based in Villamartin, assists over 200 Galgos a year. mote hunting with Galgos. At the end of pected was a gunshot wound. They knew homed. They have had much success in each hunting season, the abandonment of every detail of the rescue, even though it had rehabilitating scared, timid, and needy Galgos occurs all over Spain. The Spanish occurred many miles away. We heard stories Galgos. “animalistas” (animal welfare advocates) about dog rescues all afternoon; it was won - The next day we were off to the village of promote micro-chipping, penalties for aban - derful to share this time with them. Villamartin, three hours north of Malaga. donment, and laws to protect hunting dogs. On our first day in Malaga we also met We spent a couple of days there visiting the However, the hunters or “galgueros” have with representatives of 112 CarlotasGalgos, shelter called Recogida Animales strong political ties in municipal govern - an organization that has been in existence Vagabundos (San Anton) to get a feel for ments, so change comes slowly to the hunt - for about a year. Founders Charlotte del Rio what is happening there and to meet the ing world. and Lisa Ingram are working hard to publi - hard-working people running the shelter. When volunteers are successful in recov - cize the plight of the Galgo and have been For the last six years the shelter, under ering Galgos, they face the continued chal - helping one Galgo or Podenco (also a the management of Saskia Rinia van Nauta, lenge of vetting, nurturing, healing, and ulti - sighthound) at a time in the Malaga area to has assisted over 200 Galgos a year. Assisted mately finding homes for the dogs outside of find their forever homes in Europe. by local veterinarian Juan Bernal Bernal, Spain. They lack funding to provide for the Charlotte, originally from England, is mar - they rehabilitate Galgos and send them to basic needs of the dogs, such as veterinary ried to a Spaniard and has three children. forever homes in Germany, Luxembourg, care, spay and neuter, food, dog coats, beds, About four years ago Charlotte heard about France, and Switzerland. We spent our time dog houses, collars and leashes. The simple the abandonment of Galgos in Spain and at the shelter observing the daily operations truth is that they run their animal rescue on contacted GRIN, looking for information and talking to some of the volunteers. blood, sweat, and tears. There is no national about adoption. GRIN put her in touch with Ascen, a Villamartin native who has vol - humane society in Spain. There are many a group in her area. She adopted a Galgo, unteered with Saskia for years, told us of the good people in Spain who engage in animal who she named Ambo the Ambassadog. For day last year when a tornado hit the shelter. rescue, but they depend on their partners in many years, Char wrote for newspapers about She said there was so much rain that as she Europe and the United States to support the plight of the Galgo and received some drove madly to the shelter, she saw a horse their work. TV coverage, but she wanted to do more. standing on a small patch of dirt surrounded When the volunteers at lunch realized She set up a kennel in a horse stable where by water. She said she was devastated by the that Wally was adopting Sofie they went into the Galgos can be kept safe until she finds look in the horse's eyes, so confused and overdrive, rapidly chattering in Spanish them homes in Europe. Lisa Ingram, another helpless. As she got to the shelter and saw about Sofie’s rescue. Sofie is a little Galga British expat living in Spain, met Charlotte the destruction, she feared the worst; "No, whose lower jaw had been almost completely in Malaga and joined the cause by fostering no, not my dogs, please God, not my dogs," destroyed due to what the veterinarian sus - frightened Galgos until they are able to be she said to herself. Miraculously, although

14 Fall 2011 Volunteers at the San Anton shelter give the Galgos some much-needed love. the building was in a shambles, not one of facilities and their needs. Two of the shelters Galgos and their hope for a future in which the dogs in the shelter was seriously hurt. have been in existence over ten years and everyone has much more respect for the lives There is no way to cope with the hun - hold about 100-200 dogs each. The dogs of animals. dreds of dogs that arrive at the shelter except receive good care, but many live out their Later that evening, we had dinner at a to humanely euthanize some in order to save lives at the shelters because there is no way to local tapas restaurant with a great group of others. Juan, the veterinarian, told us that rehome them. At the shelters, the people over 25 Galgo rescue workers. It was a won - this has been the hardest part about working walked us around and introduced us to many derful time of chatting, eating, drinking, and at the shelter. The culture of breeding dogs of their dogs who happily jumped up and networking. The most significant aspect of indiscriminately has created this situation. down for attention, looking at us as if to say this occasion was that it was the first time The people in the surrounding villages have “Take me! Take me!” One Galga in particu - that representatives from six different associ - neither the money nor the inclination to lar, named Avilina, was the friendliest Galga ations got together to talk and meet in a neuter their dogs. It is a tough situation that we have ever met. She went from person to social setting. We sensed that they appreciat - creates the need for hard decisions; we wit - person and hugged everyone to the point that ed this opportunity. I appreciated the oppor - nessed this firsthand when we saw a sick we were all laughing and joking about tunity to meet these rescue workers and hear puppy brought to the shelter during our visit. Avilina and how she was really trying to their dedication and enthusiasm for helping We also had the pleasure of helping a bit make a good impression. Well, it worked; a the Galgos and other dogs. I hope that this at the shelter by walking the Galgos in the few weeks later, because no one could forget occasion paved the way for more collabora - beautiful area surrounding the shelter. Saskia her, she was brought back to Vera to be fos - tion among these groups, and more discus - told us that the socialization offered by a tered. She was placed in a wonderful home in sion about animal welfare and how we can all walk is a big help. The few dogs that we Malaga. She is the queen of her home now. If help one another. walked were some of the lucky ones as they only all the Galgos could be so lucky. The following day we visited a construc - will be moved to Europe once transportation That afternoon, we returned to Utrera, to tion site. Run by Isabel Paiva and her daugh - is arranged. visit DdeVida Educational Center and meet ter Isa Fernandez of Fundacion Benjamin Next, we travelled with Vera and representatives of Galgos 112, another asso - Mehnert, this new facility will have over 150 Antonio to Utrera, a small community just ciation. GRIN has been in touch with kennels to house Galgos until they can be south of Sevilla. Vera organized our visit to DdeVida for many years, aware of their work rehomed in Europe. It will include a surgery two shelters — El Buen Amigo and and watching them grow in the educational room, birthing area, grooming area, consulta - UPRODEA — as well as three boarding facil - realm of rescue. Encarni and her husband tion rooms, visitors quarters, two on-site ities used by Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert. Fernando, who work with DdeVida, gave us a homes for caretakers (to care for the dogs and We chose these shelters because the vol - tour of their office. During our visit, they protect them from theft), play areas, turnout unteers wanted to meet us and show us their described for us their efforts on behalf of the areas. and more. This project is significant in

cg magazine 15 THE HISTORY OF THE GALGO

Many theories exist as to the lineage of the Spanish Galgo. The Spanish Galgo is a sighthound mix, possibly Irish Greyhound and Sloughi or Deerhound. The Galgo is an ancient breed named for the Gauls, a Celtic tribe that lived in the Iberian Peninsula during the sixth century B.C. It is thought that the Celts, who appreci - ated fine hunting dogs, acquired sighthounds from the Phoenician merchants who plied the Spanish coasts. The Moors, who conquered Spain in the eighth century, may have bred African sighthounds with Spanish Galgos. Most of the Galgos used for hunting today are mixed with Irish racing Greyhounds or other breeds to produce a fast coursing dog. Originally brought to Spain by nobleper - sons, the Galgo was once held in high esteem. After decades of theft and indiscriminate breeding by the lower classes, the Galgo lost favor. To this day, it is viewed as a "trash dog" owned only by the lower classes. The Galgo was bred for hunting and coursing and is an During Telma Shaw’s visit to one of the shelters, Galgo Avilina was relentless in her demand for attention. elegant sighthound. Unscrupulous breeding brought with it beautiful variations in color, that it consolidates in a single location a ly socialized. We met one Galgo who sat in coat and size. Galgo coats vary in length from number of support functions for Galgos the corner, unmoving, only staring at a short, smooth hair (like that of a Greyhound) abandoned at the end of the hunt season. wall. It was heartbreaking, but Isabel to longer and wirehaired coats, as seen in the Currently, Isabel travels from one side of explained that most recover with time. To Scottish deerhound and other sighthounds. Sevilla to the other each day to oversee help the Galgos overcome their fears, vol - The Galgo is similar to the racing three different kennels, which each house unteers kennel them in pairs. I was elated Greyhound, although generally smaller. The about 100 dogs. At the same time, Isabel to be surrounded by all these beautiful purebred Galgo Espanol is 44-70 pounds and rescues dogs from the hunting grounds Galgos who I knew would someday make it stands 23-29 inches at the shoulder. Like all where they are abandoned, off the streets, into a forever home. sighthounds, the Galgo is fast and agile. They and from illegal breeders. The dogs are tend to be very playful and keener than their typically in terrible condition. This new Last Stop: Heading North to racing counterparts. Although some have a facility will be a place for them to rest and Valencia high prey drive, many live peaceably with heal. The new facility is being funded by In Valencia, we met with Silvia cats. Galgos generally do best living with Isabel and by a patron in Germany. Bordetas Gil of the newly formed Galgo other dogs as they are used to living in close We also visited the three boarding Connection Spain. With a 25-year history quarters with others of their breed. They are facilities Isabel currently uses to shelter in animal rescue, Silvia is known to many capable of jumping fences and must always be the Galgos. Isabel gave us a tour of the associations as the one person who will leashed when outside an enclosed area. Due to facilities, letting the dogs out into outdoor take the hardest cases that no one else can lack of socialization and positive experiences paddocks about 50 at a time. The dogs in handle, the dogs that need specialized vet - with people in their early lives, Galgos can be her care look happy and healthy now after erinary care. She works closely with the leery of people at first. However, they bond months of care. Many were excited to see veterinarians of the Clinica Veterinaria strongly with their adoptive families and their us, racing around, playing and running, Blasco Ibanez. Dr. Cesar Lara and his team comical personalities often emerge.— GRIN then coming to us for affection. Others showed us their commitment, compassion stayed on the perimeter and did not and ability to help the hardest cases by not approach us. Many of these dogs are poor - giving up on Sofie, the little Galga with

16 Fall 2011 ABOUT GRIN

Galgo Rescue International Network (GRIN) is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization founded in 2006 by Abby Christman to establish a relationship between the Galgo shelters in Spain and animal lovers in the United States and around the world. Our love of Greyhounds and concern for their plight drew us to their cousins — the Galgos. Our mission statement indicates we are “dedicated to the welfare of the Spanish Galgo and sighthounds worldwide,” which encompasses Greyhounds and sighthounds in other countries as well as the Galgos and Greyhounds of Spain. Working closely with Spanish Galgo shelters, GRIN raises awareness of the Galgo’s plight through international edu - cational campaigns and fundraising. We help shelters with practical needs such as medical supplies, coats, collars, leashes and beds; and financial assistance to Ddevida volunteers pose with one of their Galgos. defray the cost of medical care and trans - portation of the dogs. We also assist with the damaged lower jaw. After eight months and ran over to thank them for what they adoptions for a few Galgos in the U.S. By of loving care, Sofie was ready for a new life. were doing. To our surprise, they applauded bringing a very few Galgos to waiting She is now living happily in California with us when we told them that we were in homes in this country, we educate people three Greyhound brothers and sisters. Valencia to bring four Galgos back to the about the conditions affecting the Galgo. Valencia is a big, bustling city and the United States. We followed the march to a Each GRIN board member is people were just as hospitable as our friends very large demonstration in the main plaza, involved in the rescue and care of ani - in the south. For four days, we lived the life where speakers read a manifesto. It was won - mals in the U.S. Our goal is to raise of a rescue volunteer: Driving, walking, talk - derful evidence of the existence of a growing awareness and promote change in the ing, drinking coffees, and taking taxis number of people who want laws enforced way animals are treated everywhere.— through the huge metropolis from foster and passed to protect and ensure the humane GRIN home to foster home, to and from the vet treatment for the animals of Spain. clinic, transporting dogs to and from various In spring 2011 Beatriz Menchen, an ani - boarding shelters, and meeting some very malista based in Madrid, conducted a hunger dedicated people all along the way. strike of 21 days to protest the closing of the One day we were driving through the humane shelter that she had been running center of town with its grand plazas and for 14 years. The city council wanted to turn ancient churches and traffic came to a stop it back to a “kill station” (a place where dogs with whistles blowing. “Must be a demon - are destroyed). Menchen’s hunger strike was stration,” the driver said. To my amazement, successful, and control of the shelter was I saw scores of Galgos and hundreds of peo - returned to her. Animal rights people ple walking with banners, chanting throughout the world followed this case, “Animals Have Rights, Animals Have which was another hint of the increasing Rights!” Dogs were everywhere. It was the interest in the humane treatment of animals second World March for the Rights of All and the willingness of people in Spain to Animals. Wally and I jumped out of the car fight for it.

cg magazine 17 Galgo rescue workers met and net - worked with one another at dinner, the first event of its kind.

Driving through Valencia, Telma Shaw and Wally Lacey happened upon the second World March for the Rights of All Animals.

Leaving Spain The final leg of our trip began at 1:00 a.m. as we traveled from Valencia to Madrid in a rented van, driven by a dedicated volunteer named Hortencia, with four Galgos in the back. The trip had gone very smoothly up to that point. Before we arrived at the airport, one of the Galgas had a panic attack and we had to leave her behind. It broke our hearts to make this decision as she had adopters waiting for her in California. Thanks to the Georgia-based adoption group Greyt Friends, Angie the Galgo was able to make the trip one month later. Angie was accompanied by another Galgo named Ruso, who survived a traffic accident only to be left to die alone in a kill sta - tion. Ruso was retrieved from the kill station and sent to Silvia Bordetas Gil of Galgo Connection Spain, whose clinic repaired his bro - ken hip and found him a loving home. Our trip gave us a better understanding of the opportunity we have here in the U.S. to help our colleagues in Spain who are fight - ing to save the lives of Galgos and Podencos. The need can seem overwhelming, but we do what we can, one life at a time. ■

Telma Shaw is President of Greyhound Connection San Diego. She has been a board member of GRIN since 2007. She has been active with Greyhound and Galgo rescue for over a decade. Learn more about Galgos at www.galgorescue.org.

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9 ADOPTIONS Vera Thorenaar Reddering’s Galgos en Familia is a one-woman operation. Char del Rio rents a large American-style barn and houses the Galgos in the stalls while caring for them. Galgos en Familia Malaga, Spain 112CarlotaGalgos www.elrincondelosgalgos.blogspot.com Malaga, Spain Galgos en Familia is Vera Thorenaar Reddering, who fosters www.112carlotagalgos.blogspot.com Galgos in her home and places them through GreyhoundsRescue Char del Rio began writing about the plight of the Galgo Holland. She placed over 40 dogs during a three-month period fol - years ago. During the last year, she has become active in the lowing the end of the hunt season in 2011. actual rescue of Galgos and Podencos in the Malaga area. She walks the dogs three times daily and gives them play time in the enclosed barn area. Her husband Dioni helps transport Galgos to other rescue centers in Spain to further their chances of find - ing homes. In collaboration with Galgos del Sol, Char del Rio has begun placing Galgos in adoptive homes herself. ■

POETRY

And if sometimes he runs, flanks heaving, pulsing, quivering; toothy grin wide upon his face, tongue lolling in the bright sun or cloudy day, he sprints; in green grass or rocky hollow, low to the ground, turf in the air Galgos del Sol volunteers gather with the dogs for whom they fight. behind him as he turns, leaps, dodges, spins and prances; see the gyrating and Galgos del Sol gallivanting Greyhound! How happy Murcia, Spain and free he looks to be, anywhere at www.galgosdelsol.com Tina Solema and two fellow volunteers founded this small group in all, scampering for all to see. 2010 to save one Galgo at a time, rehabilitate them, and find homes for —Josh Zeller them in the United Kingdom and Europe. In April 2011, Solema coor - dinated the transport of eight Galgos to Slovenia. She has also begun working with placement groups in France and Belgium.

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1 ADOPTIONS Draco's wounds began to heal with love and veterinary care. Draco moved into a foster home in Valencia while he continued to receive treatment.

As Draco gained strength, he demonstrated more interest in his surroundings. Gentle exercise contributed to Draco's recovery.

Draco found a forever home in Germany, where he receives lots of love and attention and exercise and looks forward to a bright future.

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h C d T a G h v e e , GRH feels like a large family sharing the and all the motivation to continue. We also help the shelters financially same goal. And perhaps we all are a bit mad. In addition, each adopted Galgo tells the wherever we can. For example, early this year Sometimes people decide to adopt a story of the horror in Spain; more and more several shelters were overloaded with Galgos Galgo on impulse. They look on our website, people learn about it and are revolted. That in desperate need of medical care. We start - see some horrible pictures, want to help out is very important because the Spanish gov - ed a fund-raiser on our website (www.grey - of the goodness of their hearts, but don’t ernment will eventually have to listen if so houndsrescue.nl) and promised to match the know anything about the Galgo’s character many people protest the current situation. amount of money we collected. And so we and needs. Of course, we want to place GRH placed more than 160 dogs in the did. People responded with generous dona - Galgos in permanent homes, so interested last year. You might wonder how we get these tions and we were able to substantially help people must first fill out an application. dogs to Holland. Most come by plane. A few our Spanish colleagues. Then one of our volunteers conducts a house airlines will book them for a reasonable price In addition to adoptions, supplies, finan - visit to help determine whether the prospec - when there’s a passenger who is willing to cial support, political dialogue, and educa - tive adopter will provide a suitable home. help us. However, finding enough flights is tion, last year we started a large and excep - When possible, our volunteers take along not easy; it’s like a big puzzle sometimes. tional project. After much thought, discus - their Galgos so people can see and interact We require volunteers in Spain, to han - sion, and preparation, we decided to partner with the dog in person. (Most of the time the dle the dogs’ sterilizations and conveyance to with the Ddevida Spanish refuge to start our prospective adopters immediately fall in the airport. In Holland and Belgium, volun - own veterinary clinic in Spain. If all goes love, of course.) House visits also provide a teers pick up the new arrivals and then con - well, the doors will open at the end of this great opportunity to answer any questions. vey them to the adopters. Often people drive year. We will be able to provide all dogs in our When all is well, the adoption team and quite a distance for all this, and in aggregate shelters the best medical care, to the benefit the adopters-to-be decide which Galgo is the these transfers take significant effort. of all shelters. By providing care to all animals best fit for their specific situation. (One can’t Air transport is far less stressful for the dogs in the area, the clinic will eventually be self- just call us and order a Galgo!) than travel by car. The flight just takes a few supporting and, therefore, costs will be low. All available dogs listed on our website hours as opposed to the three-day journey 17 Almost ten years from its inception, come from one of the 13 Spanish shelters dogs experienced by bus from Spain to Holland GRH has grown into a large, well-respected with which we work: Uprodea, Ayamonte, El last year. (The other dogs came by plane.) organization that is still growing and has a Buen Amigo, Ddevida, Evolucion, Fundaciòn The Spanish shelters need money and wonderful team of volunteers. I feel privi - Benjamin Mehnert, Argos, Arca de Sevilla, supplies to continue their great job. Many leged to be a part of GRH. The Galgos of Kimba, El Albergue, Torrepalma, Malaga, volunteers gather supplies at local pet stores, Spain need us and as long as they do, we will and Bellavista. We’ve been working with veterinary clinics, and similar sources. We stand up for them. It would be great if 10 most of them for years, so we know we can have established collection sites throughout years from now we could say GRH was no rely on each other. No dog goes participates the country where volunteers can drop off longer needed. Until that day comes, our in a trial meeting unless all blood tests are in their amassed goods. Periodically we arrange work continues. ■ order, so each and every dog is fully tested. a big transport to Spain to deliver the donat - The Galgos we get come from a variety of ed supplies. Linda Brouwer is a volunteer for places. Some are found on the street, in dog GreyhoundsRescue Holland. pounds (even puppies), thrown over the fences of the shelters, wandering along the highway, tied up and abandoned without food, water, or hope to escape. We can save only a few, and it is hard to have to choose. Thousands of Galgos need help, but there just isn’t enough money or shelter space for them all. You might wonder why we make such an effort when we can only save a few. It’s sim - ple: each life is of value and giving a dog a future is worth all our efforts. Our reward is seeing the wonder of adopted Galgos playing during the GRH walks we organize during the year. It is amazing how trusting and lov - ing they remain after all they have endured. To see them happy is all the reward we need A volunteer and his Galgo.

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Since then, she keeps tubes of the compromise use of Humulin, an interme - toms. “To get an accurate diagnosis, dog par - commercially available sugar gel within diate-acting insulin that levels the blood ents have to allow their veterinarian to do reach at all times. At the first sign of an sugar. fasting blood sugar and urine tests,” he says. insulin reaction, she feeds Ibe the gel to help “You don’t want insulin to drop the blood “A normal blood glucose level in a his blood glucose levels rebound. sugar quickly, but [rather] to moderate the Greyhound is 120. More than 200 may point Experts say diabetic Greyhounds benefit peaks and troughs. It’s usually given twice a to diabetes.” Other clinical findings that can from a high-fiber diet, which has a leveling day at meal time, because you want the blood support an IDDM diagnosis include elevated effect on blood sugar because it slows diges - sugar to be highest after a meal and then to liver enzymes (taking into account tion, thus evening out their glucose levels. gradually taper off over four to six hours,” Greyhound differences), as well as, elevated While some veterinarians recommend pre - explains Dr. Byers. “Then by supper, when cholesterol and triglycerides. scription foods, some owners cook for their the second injection is given, it’s high again dogs to maximize nutrition and maintain and then tapers off through the night.” Everything Changes control of the quality and quantity of their The reasons Greyhounds develop dia - Initially, Malvarosa was overwhelmed by dog’s diet. What matters most, they say, is betes are mostly anecdotal, ranging from the prospect of managing a dog with a chron - that the dog receives the correct amount of over-vaccination to genetics to being over - ic illness. “I was afraid of needles –– afraid I’d food, and that the dog receives insulin con - weight. Beth Skrapits’ Greyhound, Catillac, hurt him. I didn’t know how to do a curve sistently and accurately based on the dog’s was diagnosed following use of prednisone, a (that tracks glucose highs and lows and deter - specific blood glucose readings and timed to steroid, to treat thrombocytopenia shortly mines how much insulin is given and when). match the dog’s feeding schedule. Insulin is before being diagnosed in February 2010. I had a lot to learn,” Malvarosa says. typically given within 30 minutes of a meal Greyhounds are known to be sensitive to Fortunately, she had the support of her veteri - to aid in the absorption of glucose. steroids, which can impede the dog’s ability narian and a neighbor who was a physician. Dr. Civco says that insulin options for to use the insulin its body makes. “Pet parents need to recognize that their dogs are limited, in part, because drug manu - As with people suffering from IDDM, relationship with their pet is changed with facturers are moving away from sourcing genetics may play a role. An article in the IDDM,” Dr. Byers says. “To help their pet insulin from the pancreas of cows and pigs 2009 Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine maintain consistent blood sugar levels, they due to concern of cross-species disease trans - reported on 12 Greyhounds bred for the rac - have to be consistent with exercise and diet. They’re going to have to give an injection twice a day on a strict schedule. No more cookies. Exercise can help reduce blood sugar, but it needs to be consistent and bal - anced.” As any Greyhound owner knows, while retired racers thrive on a schedule, their pas - sion for food and spontaneous activity is boundless. “Managing Ella’s activity and food intake was an ongoing process,” Dan Skalsky says. His Greyhound, Ella, was diagnosed with IDDM in 2008. “Ella’s penchant for enthusiastic welcoming of guests could lead to a blood sugar crash followed by seizures,” says Skalsky, who tapped into support through the K9diabetes website (www.k9dia - betes.com). Even so, he says, “We never quite got good control.” Ella died in February 2009. Sabrina (Tyville Madison), adopted by Bill and Terri Royea of Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan.

cg magazine 27 ing industry, ranging in age from 4 weeks to gel handy.” Ibe skips annual immunizations 18 months. The report, based on work done because she’s afraid they could lead to an at Kansas State University, found the dogs insulin reaction. His nails are short to reduce WHAT IS DIABETES had pancreatic damage consistent with the risk of a break that could lead to infec - IDDM. The authors referenced the potential tion. Though he needs a dental, Malvarosa INSIPIDIS ? for a genetic relationship by stating, makes do with brushing and rawhide chews, “Pedigree analysis of litters of affected pup - since she is leery of the effects of anesthesia. Greyhound owners should understand pies is warranted.” However, the authors did Skrapits, who is a nurse, says she was the difference between the various forms not record the tattoo numbers of the dogs in lucky she could call on her clinical experi - of diabetes insipidis (DI) and insulin- the research pool, making pedigree analysis ence for Cat. “Take what you read on the dependent diabetes mellitus. impossible. The study also observed that Internet with a grain of salt. Basically, if it Sometimes called water diabetes, DI since pups who fail to thrive are routinely sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” has many causes, though none is related euthanized, tracking a genetic link is prob - says Skrapits. She recommends networking to the pancreas and insulin, and so it is lematic. with others whose dogs have IDDM. not treated with insulin injections. The Even with her medical experience, common thread is excessive water intake Lessons Learned Skrapits found caring for Cat to be con - (polydipsia) followed by excessive urina - It takes a particular kind of owner to founding, yet rewarding. “Yes, you have to tion (polyuria). commit to dogs like Ibe, Ella, and Catillac. change your routine. Yes it’s a lot of work. DI can be behavior-based and occur Malvarosa has built her life around Ibe, who But we all make allowances for the ones we when Greyhounds, whose water access is is now 7 years old. The two take short vaca - love,” says Skrapits. Cat was euthanized in restricted to turnouts at the racing ken - tions to Cape Cod because she can’t find a November 2010 when her blood sugar cycled nel, are adopted and have unrestricted kennel that has a physician on call. out of control and the thrombocytopenia access to water as pets. Or it can be relat - Ibe has a dog walker to give him a midday returned. ed to a shortage of a hormone from the potty break because of his high water con - “My husband and I worried about what we pituitary gland that supports the dog’s sumption. Malvarosa learned to check his were putting her through. She was a sweetie ability to retain fluids. blood sugar levels by doing needle sticks and right up to the end, and we’d do it over Other causes include long-term rela - to calculate his insulin needed. He eats high- again,” Skrapits says. “But, you also have to tive potassium deficiency due to the stress fiber commercial dog foods. know your pet and what it’ll tolerate.” of racing or environmental factors. Malvarosa recommends the following if Sadly, Ibe experienced a stroke shortly after Greyhounds’ unique response to corticos - your Greyhound receives an IDDM diagno - this article was completed. He was 9 and a half teroids, in combination with environ - sis. “Take a few days off to get a fix on what years old when he passed away. The stroke was mental factors, also can lead to DI. his specific needs are. Get a good blood glu - likely unrelated to his diabetes. ■ Overuse of electrolyte supplements and cose monitor, and stock up on insulin and so-called “kidney remedies” at the track test strips so you never run out. Keep sugar Mardy Fones is a volunteer for GPA/Nashville. can cause DI. Because of the complexity of accu - rately diagnosing DI, talk with your vet - erinarian before limiting your dog’s water intake or attempting any treatment.

Source: Linda L. Blythe, James R. Gannon, A. Morrie Craig, and Desmond P. Fegan, Care of the Racing and Retired Greyhound, American Greyhound Council, 2007.

Casey, adopted by Karen Baker of Mount Kisco, N.Y.

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9 HOUSE CALLS Exposure to mild digestive enzymes starts the digestive process while the food is still in the mouth. The most important function of the oral cavity, however, is to physically break down the food. Although some Greyhounds eat so quickly that the food enters the stom - ach almost whole, it is uncommon for “greedy eating” to cause diarrhea. The food moves on to the esophagus, which really plays no role in digestion other than to connect the mouth with the stom - ach. Some esophageal disorders may lead to vomiting or regurgitation, but not to diar - rhea. The digestive process really starts in the stomach. The food arrives, mixed with saliva and mild digestive enzymes. The stomach A dog undergoing an x-ray to examine the intestinal tract will often receive barium as an illu - minating contrast agent. Here, barium moves from the stomach through the intestinal tract. wall produces an acidic product to lower the pH of the contents. The acidic pH further numerous digestive enzymes that are made in or removes it, as appropriate. The colon also breaks down the food particles. Food typical - the pancreas and enter the duodenum from adds mucous to the stool for lubrication. ly stays in the stomach for one to three hours, ducts connecting the two organs. The pan - When the colon is full or senses the stool is where it is repeatedly mixed by rhythmic creatic enzymes are amylase, lipase, and of proper consistency, it sends a signal to the stomach contractions, or peristalsis. This trypsin, which digest carbohydrates, fats, and brain that it is time to "go outside," where spreads the stomach acid throughout the proteins, respectively. Any lack of these the food completes its journey through the food to ensure a uniform product. Sometimes enzymes can lead to diarrhea. A B vitamin, digestive tract. the contractions can cause borborigymus cobalamin, is absorbed in the duodenum. (noise or stomach rumbling). Once the This is important to know when testing is Examination and Diagnosis stomach determines that the food is ade - discussed. When a Greyhound has diarrhea, a thor - quately digested, the pylorus — a valve at the The bile duct from the liver and gall blad - ough history and physical examination are in end of stomach — opens and the food enters der also enters the duodenum. Bile may have order. Be prepared to answer questions such the small intestine. little impact on digestion; however, it does as: The small intestine is divided into three add the familiar color to the stool. If the bile • How long has the diarrhea been going sections. The first section, the duodenum, is is abnormal due to liver disease, diarrhea can on? about the first one-eighth of the small intes - result. • What are the bowel movements like? tine. The second section, the jejunum, is the Food moves from the duodenum to the (Large and infrequent movements longest — making up about three quarters of jejunum, where the intestinal peristalsis con - indicate upper-intestine disease. Small, the total length. The final section is the tinues to mix the food and move it along. frequent movements — perhaps con - ileum. Along these sections are microscopic The intestine contracts in a rhythmic dance taining blood and/or mucous — indi - mountains and valleys called villi. of circular and longitudinal movements. A cate lower-intestine disease.) The villi dramatically increase the surface decrease in contractions may lead to diarrhea • Has there been a recent change in area of the small intestine so it can process as the food will be inadequately mixed, diet? and absorb food more efficiently. The villi decreasing absorption. • Is the Greyhound acting normally oth - are covered in a single layer of cells that Finally, the food reaches the ileum. Here erwise? bring the food particles from inside the small final absorption occurs, including the B vita - Answers to these and other questions can intestine into the body itself. These cells are min folate. This also is important to know for guide the veterinarian in choosing the tests lost and replaced daily. New cells form in a further diagnostic testing. to perform. valley called “crypts,” then slowly migrate to The food is now digested as completely as First, the veterinarian will perform a fecal the peak of the villi, where they are eventu - the upper intestinal tract can. Now it is the flotation to check for parasites in the stool. ally lost and replaced by new, more active lower intestinal tract’s turn to further process False negatives can occur, especially with cells. Diarrhea can result if there is any defect the food. The food enters the colon, which whip worms, whose females release eggs in the cells’ ability to absorb, or if the cells senses how much water is in the food. To intermittently. If whip worms are suspected, are not replaced from the crypts. bring the food to the consistency of normal serial fecals should be performed. In the duodenum, food mixes with stool, the colon either brings in more water Questions that will help determine fur -

30 Fall 2011 ther action include: folate levels would indicate disease of the it requires an incision and recovery time, but • Are the stools normal color? cells lining the duodenum. These results help the advantage is that the surgeon can obtain • Should a hemacult test be performed the veterinarian determine where to focus multiple samples from all areas of the intes - to check for bleeding in the intestinal efforts in treating the Greyhound’s diarrhea. tinal tract. It also allows the surgeon to tract? If all these tests are normal, radiographs observe — and obtain samples of — lesions • Is it possible the Greyhound has and ultrasound are indicated. The radi - in other areas such as the liver, pancreas, or ingested brackish water or eaten some - ographs will indicate to the veterinarian how lymph nodes. The biopsy method should be thing he shouldn’t have? well the intestines are moving food along. determined after the client and veterinarian Affirmative answers to these questions The veterinarian administers barium or some weigh the pros and cons as to what is best for would lead the veterinarian to check for other contrast agent to the Greyhound for the Greyhound. Giardia, a protozoan parasite that may be illumination. The ultrasound shows the vet - Sometimes the tests all come back nor - detected on the fecal flotation test. Giardia is erinarian whether masses not observed on mal and the Greyhound still has diarrhea. a potential zoonotic disease, meaning the the radiographs are present. The ultrasound These situations are very frustrating, and we Greyhound can transmit it to you. The also can identify whether the intestinal wall hope someday to develop further tests to find Giardia parasite is difficult to find and false is too thick, perhaps indicating an inflamma - and treat diarrhea’s cause. negatives are very common. An in-house test tory bowel syndrome. These tests are open to Greyhound diarrhea is a very complicated for Giardia made by Idexx Labs gives results interpretation by the veterinarian, especially subject. Diagnostic tests may not indicate in 15 minutes. the ultrasound, and so they should be per - the cause leading to treatment. Some owners The veterinarian should perform a com - formed by an experienced practitioner or and veterinarians elect for empirical treat - plete blood count as well as serum chemistry interpreted by a board-certified radiologist. ment with antibiotics, deworming, food tri - tests. Important questions include: If all these tests do not provide a diagno - als, and/or anti-inflammatories, not wanting • Is the Greyhound anemic due to bleed - sis, then biopsies are indicated. The stomach, to perform diagnostic tests. The Greyhound ing in the intestinal tract? colon, and upper, middle, and lower small owner and the veterinarian should reach a • Is the white blood cell count elevated, intestines should be biopsied. The endoscope mutual decision about which tests and treat - indicating an infection or inflamma - is the least invasive biopsy method. The ments are appropriate. Ideally, these tests and tion? advantage is that the veterinarian does not treatments will lead to resolution of the con - • Are the liver function tests normal? open the Greyhound’s abdomen. The disad - dition, with a happy dog (and owner) as the If the Greyhound is anemic, a bleeding vantage is that only the stomach and upper result. ■ ulcer may be present in the stomach or upper small intestine — not the lower small intes - intestine — especially if the hemacult test is tine — are reachable via endoscope. Dr. Jim Bader is a CG regular contributor. positive. Elevated white blood cells may The other method to obtain a biopsy is indicate an infection in the intestinal tract exploratory surgery. The disadvantage is that or suggest inflammatory bowel syndrome as the diarrhea’s underlying cause. Finally, abnormal liver function tests may indicate that the cause of diarrhea is not an intestinal problem, but liver disease. Once the liver dis - ease is addressed and corrected, the diarrhea should subside. If the above tests are normal, further investigation is needed. A maldigestion/ malabsorption profile is necessary to test pancreatic function and upper and lower small intestinal disease. The profile tests for levels of Trypsin-like immunoreactive (TLI) enzyme, cobalamin, and folate levels in the blood. The blood sample should be obtained after a 12-hour fast. The TLI indicates whether the Greyhound’s pancreas is produc - ing enough digestive enzymes. A low cobal - amin level would indicate disease of the ileum — either an overgrowth of bacteria or disease of the absorptive cells. Finally, low Gator, adopted by Steve and Vanessa Roland of Titusville, Fla.

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cg magazine 33 Kit (Silver Skittles), adopted by Sandy and Jim Volschow of Woodville, Ohio.

7. Dollar-store diaper disposal bags are inadequately sized and And you just might be thanked by someone grateful for your considera - too thin for Greyhound droppings. The price is alluring, but tion, as happened when a woman caught me in the act of picking up. She you will suffer the consequences of your actions even if you let me know how much she appreciated my actions and wished others would are flush with cash from the savings. do the same. 8. Even the most elegant Greyhound looks laughable crouched My reply: “If I wouldn’t want it in my yard, I won’t leave it in yours.” ■ in a deep squat. It’s even better if he does so under a sign that says “No dumping.” Barbara Williams is a CG copy editor. 9. Pickups are not required in undeveloped areas. If that fox darting from the woods does not have to pick up after itself, then neither do you. 10. Investing in bags imprinted with cute little sayings is worth the price. When confronted with a large and formless pile, you may need the small dose of humor the bag carries ― for example, “My gift to you” ― as you try to gather it up. Even when your attempt is only minimally productive, you must at least visibly make the attempt for the sake of good relations. 11. All dogs — including Greyhounds — display a tendency to investigate “poop-cicles” found on icy mornings. Watch your dog and prevent consumption, which is recycling taken a step too far. 12. Beware the celebratory post-poop kick that can send the log aloft and in your direction. We’ve often thought our Lance should be fined for excessive celebration, just like in the NFL. Being diligent about tending to your dog’s waste will save you from confrontations, like the time a man yelled, “Are you going to pick that up?” after Poppy did his business in the property ease - ment. How satisfying it was to wave the bag that I already had unfurled, showing that I was a good neighbor. The man actually apologized when we drew closer. We were gracious in accepting his apology. Picking up after your pet is not a heroic deed, and if you remember to carry some individually packaged wipes for broken- bag incident response, it is not a dirty deed either. Phyllis, adopted by Patrick Moore of Webster. N.Y.

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5 LIVING WITH GREYHOUNDS Order is restored . . . Lizzie has access to the master bedroom again.

Picture this: a 75 lb dog lying on the floor Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her Suddenly, she jumped straight up onto her with her tail tucked so far under her body you soften the curves of her body as her hip and feet and leapt onto the master bed, threw don’t know she even has a tail. Back legs are shoulder slowly rose up from the floor. I kept herself across the pillows with a dramatic hunched under her tummy, right hip plas - singing. flair, and let out a big sigh of contentment. tered to the floor, and as your eyes follow her “Don’t you know, it’s just so, your back Crazy dog. Do you think she knows she spine, you see it curved in a graceful “S” shouldn’t bow.” had me at hello? ■ shape up to her shoulders, first to the right She moved her front paws until they were and then a gentle sweep to the left where you aimed toward me, then started to crawl slow - Diane Wainwright is the executive director of see her left shoulder flat against the floor. ly in my direction. Her nose pointed straight Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue in Her neck has the same sweeping arc back to to the floor, she opened her eyes and looked Maryland. the right where you see her nose tucked up with a hint of a mischievous twinkle. I under her right shoulder, with her front legs was getting to her. I slowly turned my body askew at awkward angles as they keep the toward hers, still singing. whole sculpture from tumbling over. “It’s a silly thing, this chicken wing, and Now I knew we had a grave situation. you should just let it go.” Lizzie doesn’t contort herself into an S-dog She crawled close enough to reach out unless she’s very upset. I backed off immedi - and smack me with her paw. I smacked her ately and sat down about five feet away from paw back and she smiled at me; she had for - her. I turned my head away so I wasn’t look - given me. ing at her and softly sang to her. We smacked hands and paws some more “Lizzie, Lizzie, why do you curve yourself and then I gave her some tummy rubs; she, in so?” return, gave me some happy air-snaps.

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7 HISTORY could be very large, as tall as 16 feet, while the total length of a set of tapestries might be several hun - dred feet. Onlookers would be impressed, for tapestries were by far the most expensive form of art. By the time of the Renaissance, tapestries were also used as permanent wall coverings, dazzling status symbols in a noble’s castle, a palace, or a cathedral. They were the grandest and most important art of the courts. This article, the first of a two-part series, discusses some of the most important tapestries in Europe and America, singling out those that include Greyhounds. It has not been hard to find tapestries with Greyhounds; hunting was a popular subject for tapestries, and Greyhounds are frequently found in scenes of the hunt. Stories inspired by the Bible were popular subjects as well, and Greyhounds also appear in them. The tapestries shown in this article include some of the most and prized examples to have survived to our day. These are, however, only a small fraction of all that were created. The famous Bayeux Tapestry , which arguably includes a few Greyhounds, is not discussed here simply because it is not a tapestry but rather embroidery — fabric decorated with stitches. A tapestry is woven on a loom where the warp — the vertical threads — is completely covered by the weft — the threads across the warp that create the pattern. All the tapestries described here were woven from wool and silk, sometimes with gold or silver, either in northern France or Flanders, today southern Belgium. For most of the tapestries, little or nothing is known about who designed them. The tapestries are described in the approximate chronological order in which they were made, although only a few may be dated exactly. We show images only of those tapestries in a set that depict Greyhounds. Longtime readers of Celebrating Greyhounds may remember “Hunting Tapestries” (Spring 2001 CG ). That article focused on Greyhounds in the hunt and on their collars, and presented a great deal of inter - esting information on both subjects. This article focuses more on the tapestries in which Greyhounds have appeared, and on what the Greyhounds are doing there.

Boar and Bear Hunt

38 Fall 2011 THE DEVONSHIRE HUNTING TAPESTRIES , V ICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM , L ONDON

These four panels are perhaps the greatest remaining 15th century tapestries depicting scenes of the hunt. Dating from approximately 1425 to 1450, they were not made as a set, but were assembled at a later time to show the four principal types of aristocratic hunting. The tapestries are named Boar and Bear Hunt; Falconry; Otter and Swan Hunt; and Deer Hunt . They are very large, 13 to more than 14 feet in height and 133 feet wide in total. All show Greyhounds as well as many other dogs. Hunting par force de chiens (by force of dogs), or usually just par force , used two kinds of hounds —those who tracked game by their scent (such as Alaunts, akin to a Mastiff) and those who tracked by sight (Greyhounds). After the game was located by the scent hounds, the Greyhounds were used in teams, with the smaller dogs chas - ing until the prey was cornered. Then the larger Greyhounds would be unleashed for the final pursuit, to attack and hold the deer until it could be killed with a sword or a spear.

Falconry

In the first two tapestries, it is not exactly clear what the Greyhounds are doing. For example, the three in the left center of Boar and Bear Hunt are near a man with a leash, but we cannot tell whether he has just let them go or is about to leash them again. In Falconry , smaller dogs such as those resembling Spaniels or Terriers in this tapestry were used to flush the birds out of cover, while Greyhounds were used for the final catch and to protect the falcon from larger prey. In Falconry, the Greyhound at the lower right is being held by the collar by a huntsman. In Otter and Swan Hunt , a pack of Greyhounds at the upper left has treed an otter, while the stylized Greyhound to the lower left possibly has chased an otter into a pool of water. None wears a collar, so they may not be the prized dogs used for deer (otters were regarded as vermin, not proper game). No dogs are involved in the swan hunt, while dogs other than

cg magazine 39 Otter and Swan Hunt

Deer Hunt

Greyhounds, some dressed in armor, attack bears to the right. The role of Greyhounds is clear in Deer Hunt . Two leashed dogs, standing quietly to the left, probably have had their turn, while another has his jaws on a deer and a fourth is leaping to the attack. In the center is the curée, the precisely observed, rit - ual reward to the hounds after a successful hunt. A deer would be skillfully butchered and the best parts of meat distributed, whereupon the hounds would be rewarded with the entrails and blood served up in the open carcass, perhaps with some bread thrown into the cavity.

40 Fall 2011 À mon seul désir

THE LADY AND THE UNICORN , M USÉE DE CLUNY (M USÉE DU MOYEN -Â GE ), P ARIS

This set of six late medieval panels was designed around the end of the 1400s. Five of the panels rep - resent the five senses: taste, hearing, sight, smell, and touch; while the sixth is titled À mon seul désir , approximately, “To My Only Desire.” All include as major figures a lady, a unicorn, and a lion; all but one show a Greyhound or two, as well as monkeys, birds, rabbits, and other dogs. These minor figures serve only as decoration on the mille-fleurs (thousand flowers) background, so we learn nothing about the life of medieval Greyhounds from these tapestries. It is not clear who the lady is or whom she represents, and the same uncertainty applies to the unicorn, which might stand for Christ, a lover, or merely a myth - ical beast. This is a medieval work, its design static and two-dimensional, and its figures of inconsistent scale. We do know that they were created for a nobleman, Jean Le Viste, whose coat of arms is on the pennants borne by the lion and the unicorn. The tapestries are between 10 and a little more than 12 feet high; together, they are more than 71 feet wide.

cg magazine 41 The most interesting aspect of the tapestries from our point of view are the similarities between young Greyhounds and unicorns. The artist or artists were certainly familiar with Greyhounds: Look to the lower left and to the upper right in À mon seul désir . The young Greyhound is repeated in the upper center of Smel l, but then look to its right. Is that hornless, beardless animal with a narrow waist a young Greyhound, or, given its fluffy tail, is it a young unicorn? Look at Sight for one or perhaps two more Greyhound-or-unicorn puzzles. This puzzle may well have seemed a real one to the medieval viewer, because most people believed in unicorns, and some even had seen a unicorn’s horn (from a narwhal or a rhinoceros).

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Sight 42 Fall 2011 Hunters' Picnic

HUNTERS ' P ICNIC , LOUVRE , P ARIS

This late 15th century tapestry shows a group of hunters, both men and women, stopping for a meal in the field. The three Greyhounds with them perhaps have caught the rabbit in the foreground, as well as several more being carried on sticks in the background. Note the Greyhound just left of center, who is stealing bread from the lap of a man whose attention is distracted as he takes a drink. Some things never change.

cg magazine 43 THE HUNT OF THE UNICORN , THE CLOISTERS , M ETROPOLITAN MUSEUM , N EW YORK These six tapestries plus two fragments tell the story of a unicorn hunt, beginning with the start of the hunt, continuing with events in the hunt, the capture of the unicorn and his death, and finally, with the live unicorn in captivity. The interpretation of these tapestries remains a mystery. Details of the apparel of the men and women show that the tapestries were designed and woven around 1495 to 1505, probably by more than one artist, and were probably assembled from two sets. The six complete tapestries are each a little more than 12 feet

The Start of the Hunt

44 Fall 2011 in height, and vary from approxi - mately 8 to 14 feet in width, near - ly 71 feet in all. We show only the five panels with Greyhounds. In The Start of the Hunt , a nobleman to the left holds a Greyhound on a leash; to the right are two huntsmen in charge of the Greyhounds, one with two on a leash, the other with one and another dog. The next three pan - els show the progress of the hunt, beginning with The Unicorn Dips His Horn into the Stream to Rid It of Poison , The Unicorn Leaps the Stream , and The Unicorn Defends Himself , in which a Greyhound is gored by the reputedly fierce uni - corn. The next panel, the last with a Greyhound, is The Unicorn is Killed . The Greyhounds are por - trayed in a realistic manner, so The Unicorn Dips His Horn into the Stream to Rid It of Poison that in almost every panel they could just as well be hunting a stag. Usually, most of the Greyhounds are on leash; only in The Unicorn Defends Himself are most of the Greyhounds running about unleashed. The second of this two-part series on Greyhounds in Tapestry will appear in the Winter 2011 issue of CG . ■

Henry Townsend writes about the art of the ancestors of his Greyhound, Salisbury, and travels to museums with his Chief Spotter and Wife, Jessica,to discover more. The tapestry of Diana in Ghent was spotted by their friend, Frankie de Freitas. Images of these tap - estries and more may be found at www.picasaweb.google.com/Greyhoun ds.in.art/GreyhoundsInTapestry#

The Unicorn Leaps the Stream

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The Unicorn is Killed 46 Fall 2011 YOU ’RE INVITED

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52 Fall 2011 IN MEMORIAM

therapy dog, Joey brought smiles to his nursing-home friends; a greyhound ambas - sador, he charmed potential adopters; and a universal blood donor, he shared his blood with dogs in need. In the flash of an eye, Joey would transition from a regal and dignified greyhound to a silly goofball who seemed oblivious to his lineage. While he couldn’t keep pace on the track, Joey’s Fonzarelli, "Fonzi" (River Thorn) greyhound friends couldn’t hold a candle 1999-2011 to him when it came to play. No one threw Fonzi arrived in his forever home with Jim toys around with such reckless abandon as and Carla McIntosh in March 2004. He Joey. We all miss the class clown and hope Slim (Slim Image) 1995-2010 joined Penelope (2000-2011), providing that he left behind some of his exuberance Slim appeared in numerous issues of CG much needed companionship for her. They for younger “brother” Wrigley. For now, (including "Standing Out from the Pack" loved having tug-of-wars with stuffed toys. the playroom is quiet, but Joey's spirit (Spring 2005) and p. 9 of the Spring 2009 Fonzi was a 95 lb gentle, loving, regal remains. One thing is certain. Wherever issue. He retired from racing in 1999 to hound. He loved going on walks, enthusias - he is now, Joey has found the most com - become Barbara Karant’s muse. He was tically greeting everyone. He lounged with fortable bed there. cat-inquisitive, terrible on a leash, and too his tongue hanging out of his mouth, and he smart for his own good. Barbara's liked to roo. Fonzi and Penelope were part Greyhound photo sessions began three of our first RV trip ("Traveling with weeks after she adopted Slim. Slim loved Greyhounds Down Historic Route 66," the camera and would do anything for a Summer 2008 CG ). He loved traveling treat. He also loved flyball and raced with with Penelope in the RV. We expected to the Border Collies, Aussies, Rat Terriers, share our home with him for several more and Jack Russell Terriers of the Black years. However, three days after Penelope Sheep Squadrons. He was the 11th retired died, Fonzi was diagnosed with osteosarco - racing Greyhound to receive a flyball title ma in his left femur. Soon after, he was from NAFA (North American Flyball viciously attacked by a neighbor's dog, suf - Association) at almost 10 years of age. He fering a severe wound to his right hind quar - Nichole (Keepers Nichole) was the unofficial therapy dog of the Self ter. His wound was successfully repaired, but 2000 – 2011 Help Home in Chicago. He was Barbara’s he broke the cancerous leg the next day Nichole's picture graced p. 3 of the most steadfast companion through good because it had suddenly become his primary Summer 2008 issue of CG . Nic was fos - times and bad. Slim had lots of friends in means to raise himself up. Fonzi was a real tered by Great Lakes Greyhound of his life and was the quintessential ambas - treasure; a memory to be cherished forever. Indiana volunteers Leslie and Rick Sisson. sadog. He brought great joy to those who She was placed in her forever home but lived with him — to Easton, Bing the cat, some years later returned to the group, then Turtledove, Fancy, and most especially where the Sissons adopted her. Nichole Barbara. was a loud and proud life force in the home and at meet-and-greets. She sat and shook and rooed I Love You! She was truly a showstopper with adults and kids at any event. After a fight with an unknown con - dition that caused her muscles to deterio - Without the Greyhounds whose stories and rate, her family bid her farewell. They images populate its pages, Celebrating express their gratitude to Dr. Jerry Greyhounds Magazine would not exist. Joey (Folk Art) 1999-2011 Rodenbarger of Vale Park Animal Hospital With In Memoriam, we express our gratitude Pictured with his “brother” Komet on p. 45 for always knowing what was best for their and bid farewell to those who have, in previ - of the Winter 2010 CG , Joey enriched pet. Nic was a proud girl right to the end, ous issues of CG , enriched our lives by shar - beyond measure the lives of David and comforting the Sissons while they comfort - ing a bit of themselves with us. Kristine Barr. Joey didn't experience much ed her. Nic will be sorely missed by her success during his brief racing career, but he friends and especially her family, including was a star throughout retirement. A pet- her Greyhound brothers and sisters.

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