Want a dog? Adopt a greyhound.
For those of you considering adding a dog to your family, please consider a greyhound. Derek & I have been adopting retired racing greyhounds for years, and know now that we'll be greyhound parents for life. These are the sweetest, most loving, and simply amazing dogs.
An article this past weekend in The Winston-Salem Journal emphasized the increasing need for loving homes for these incredible dogs. With the downturn in the economy, dog tracks in the U.S. are closing left and right, and each track can have a kennel of 300 or more greyhounds. When these tracks close, those dogs need homes. Greyhound adoption organizations throughout the country work tirelessly to find "forever homes" for these dogs. But they're also looking for foster families to care for them until they can be adopted. If you're interested in finding a greyhound adoption group in your area, just go to Google (or your favorite search engine) and type in "greyhound adoption." These adoption groups would love to hear from you.
Andy and Gracie are our greyhound fur-kids. Dodger and Ricky are two of our boys who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Here are pics of all of them (click to enlarge).
Andy (racing name "Nimble Andy") waiting for me to come downstairs from my office. Yep, he's a momma's boy. ; )
Me with Andy and Gracie (racing name "ICU Smooth Cat").
Andy and Lucy (our Jack Russell) help me take a quick snooze.
Our sweet girl, Gracie.
Our first greyhound, Ricky (racing name "Pilot in the Sky"). Lucy liked to use Ricky for a pillow. That's Derek, cuddling with the dogs.
Our beautiful boy, Dodger (racing name "Lotsa Dodge").
An article this past weekend in The Winston-Salem Journal emphasized the increasing need for loving homes for these incredible dogs. With the downturn in the economy, dog tracks in the U.S. are closing left and right, and each track can have a kennel of 300 or more greyhounds. When these tracks close, those dogs need homes. Greyhound adoption organizations throughout the country work tirelessly to find "forever homes" for these dogs. But they're also looking for foster families to care for them until they can be adopted. If you're interested in finding a greyhound adoption group in your area, just go to Google (or your favorite search engine) and type in "greyhound adoption." These adoption groups would love to hear from you.
Andy and Gracie are our greyhound fur-kids. Dodger and Ricky are two of our boys who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Here are pics of all of them (click to enlarge).
Andy (racing name "Nimble Andy") waiting for me to come downstairs from my office. Yep, he's a momma's boy. ; )
Me with Andy and Gracie (racing name "ICU Smooth Cat").
Andy and Lucy (our Jack Russell) help me take a quick snooze.
Our sweet girl, Gracie.
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Our first greyhound, Ricky (racing name "Pilot in the Sky"). Lucy liked to use Ricky for a pillow. That's Derek, cuddling with the dogs.
Our beautiful boy, Dodger (racing name "Lotsa Dodge").
posted by Lisa Shearin at
6:10 AM
7 Comments:
Those are beautiful dogs.
Thank you! : )
Lots of large dogs have trouble finding homes. There's either a greyhound or a great dane rescue shelter about ten minutes from my house, and I know of an Irish setter rescue shelter somewhere in Ohio.
Beautiful dogs, but what I noticed most on those close-ups were those beautiful collars! Those are nice!
*delurks*
I love greyhounds...they're so beautiful! Great pics! Also, I second the beautifulness of the collar(leash?) thingies. :)
Thank you! They're called "martingale collars." I can't remember the website where I ordered mine from.
LOL! Gotta go. Andy's crying because I'm upstairs in my office, and since it's after 7:00, Gracie is "requesting" (with tiny, dainty barks) that I get off my duff and get them some yogurt. I swear that girl can tell time. Yep, my kids are spoiled -- and Derek & I did a fine job of making them that way. ; )
I'm working on convincing the hubs. We move in about six weeks, and hopefully there will be a greyhound in the cards....
That's great, Rachel! A book that's a must read when deciding to adopt a retired racer is "Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies." It's our greyhound parent bible. ; )
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