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Obadiah,"Obi" our seven year old blue brindle says "HI" to everyone. He adopted us a 2-1/2 years ago. We recommend your site to anyone interested in adoption. Ya'll keep up the good work.

Rick & Cindy Boosey <ExtremeAut@AOL.com>
JC, TN USA
Wednesday, April 30, 1997 at 18:56:09 (EDT)

Just did a search on greyhounds and found your site. I've had mine (or she's had me) since Oct. of 96. It had been 3 yrs. since my shepard mix died. I always said she was the best dog in the world. Now that I have Belle (Aries B elle) she is the best dog in the world! Greyhounds are so affectionate and expressive. When I come home, Belle jumps up & down but only her front paws leave the ground. It's like a child jumping & clapping in excitement. If I had a fenced-in yard I'd get another one in a flash.

Great web site. Love to find info on greyhounds. We have been adopted by our greyhound Moochie since January and we just love him!

I don't own a Greyhound but i'd absolutely love to in the future. I think it's a dicrace what happens to Greyhounds after their done racing. I love all the adoption programs out there that do their best to help! To all you Greyhounds out there... WOOF WOOF until next time!!!

I do not own a greyhound, but I would love to in the future. I am currently a student and live in an apartment. I do not think it would be fair to adopt a greyhound at this time. I will be looking forward to owning one in the fut ure. My aunt in New Hampshire adopted a greyhound. She is the most playful, loving dog anyone could ever know. I really enjoyed the page.

I found this web page very interesting. I have a Dalmation Grayhound mix at home she is so sweet. She is such a smart dog. I would love to adopt a Grayhound some day!!!

Hello! Love this web site! Congratulations to all you lucky people who have adopted one or more of these magnificant greyhounds! I am a breeder/trainer. I have many of my own racers and many that are owned by others. I also hav e three living in my home. We shed a few tears every time one of "our" kids gets adopted. Many of these tears are because we will miss them terribly as well as happiness knowing they are going to people like you all who will love and cherish them in th eir retirement years and we do during their racing years.

I am a huge supporter of Adopt A Greyhound. I have a 16 year ol greyhound. His racing name was Wild Sixpack, we just call him Sixpack. I'm also 16 years old, and i've had this dog for 12 of my 16 years. He is the greatest friend and companion i've ever had. I keep adopt a greyhound stickers on all the family cars, every where I go people ask me where they can go to adopt one. This really makes me feel happy because I know i'm helping save a life and i'm also helping someone ge t a wonderful friend. Keep up the good work.

My husband and I have a 4 year old grey named Sam who we have had for three months, and also have a young female foster dog who will go to her new home in just a few days. I am looking for a pattern for sewing a toy greyhound. I have seen one, but the person who owned it had purchased it, so knew nothing about a pattern.

We are thinking about adopting a greyhound. We have pre-school age children, who understand about being gentle with animals and are very well-behaved, but are still young children. Are greyhounds tolerant of young children?

Keep me informed on new Greyhound sites.I have a grey her name is Squeek,she is very loving.We have had her a year.We would love to have several more but we also have a Yorkie and I am afraid with more than 1 grey they might hurt my yorkie which Squeek has never.But maybe one day we can get another one. Tim and Sharon Ridgeway

Keep me informed on new Greyhound sites.I have a grey her name is Squeek,she is very loving.We have had her a year.We would love to have several more but we also have a Yorkie and I am afraid with more than 1 grey they might hurt my yorkie which Squeek has never.But maybe one day we can get another one.

We are so fortunate to have Imokie Larry in our house. We got him 2 years ago when he was 4&1/2, and he was very loving and sweet, but depressed at first. After all that time at the track, it was a hard adjustment. But he lives in p erfect harmony now with a lively mutt dog and 5 cats. No problems at all. We love him so much that we tried fostering another grey, but he ended up being here for over 3 months. It nearly broke my heart to have to give up Ricky to his new owners. Larry had to have his tail amputated after he was here a few months. He would wag his tail so hard when we came home from work that he wounded it on the kitchen cabinets, and it just wouldn't heal. My wonderful vet tried many things, but in the end ampu tation was all we could do after he got infected. However, there were no problems after that, and he smiles now instead of wagging. (altho the stub still talks to us)

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Sticker, Evy, Duchess, and Willey just wanted to say hi and that we are doing fine.

I adopted Archie in March, 1995 and would have no other dog. This is the first time I've visited this web page--Great job!!

We have had our new friend, Ace, for about two months now, and already he has become an important part of the family. People are always stopping to admire him and his wonderful disposition. I don't think I could ever have any other breed!!

Thank you for keeping "A Breed Apart" tops on your links page. Since it's inception, ABAP has been well supported by you. We I was just visiting sites and checking our links to make sure they're operating! Your's works greyt!

Hi -- I represent Twin City Regap in Minnesota, and I want to compliment you on such a comprehensive and accurate website. I've found that the more a prospective adopter knows about the retired racer, the more smoothly the transiti on will be. Thank you for being there and getting the word out.

I don't don't know what we did before Bandit & Peanut adopted us! These pups provide us with constant entertainment and all the love we can handle. I can't say enough greyt things about the greyhound breed. If you're thinking abo ut adopting, just do it. Later you'll be kicking yourself for waiting so long to adopt!

I would love to know how to adopt one someday and I just wanted to say that you are doing a great thing by helping these unfortunate animals.

I have a greyhound name Taz and we are glad that we adopted him My name is Dan Callahan and live in Phila,Pa. I all so do adoption here I hope that there are more people out there yhat will do the same . Good luck and keep up the good work

Greyhounds are so incredible & beautiful... I plan on adopting one or more as soon as I have a place with enough room to run!!! Shawn

How do I adopt a greyhound

where to adopt

We've been adopted! This is an update to let everyone know that Gem (racing name: Golden Asset), an almost 4-year-old red fawn, picked David and me to be her new parents. We go back to Carl and Judy at Adopt-A-Greyhound Atlanta on Saturday morning to bring her home. . . I ha ve a feeling I'm going back earlier than that, though - it was *hard* to leave her there on Sunday, but I didn't have *anything* at the house ready for her-no food, no grooming supplies, no TOYS! I feel like a new mom . . . hey, even my OWN mom went with me to Petsmart to help get things for her new grandbaby, and she bought a booda bone for her. I'll post an update to you once we have our Precious Gem home. Special thanks to this website for steering in me in Carl and Judy's direction. We wouldn't be getting this lovable grey without their help and the help of the greyhound project.

I have a 3 year old brindle, along with 2 italian greyhounds, and 4 chihuahuas, but my greyhound Buddy, is by far the best dog i have ever had. Everyone should adopt a greyhound!! Email and lets talk dogs!!

Wife and I are trying to adopt a greyhound.

enjoyed your site have 2 adopted greyhounds starlight irving and bolton

Loved browsing your web site! We'll be moving into a house soon (I hope) & hope to add another dog to our homestead. Maybe a greyhound? (We already have 2 canine, 2 feline, 2 human members in our household) Thanks for the thorough & encouraging information.

Ginger, a fine fawn 6yr old female adopted my heart 1 month ago today. (4/19/97 today). My husband and I were lucky enough to get her through Michigan Greyhound Connection, a wonderful organization. Through them, the Greyhound-L lis tserv and Ginger herself, we have learned so much in this past month. We look forward to many many happy years with both our dogs (Also Hawkeye,a 5.5 yr old fawn male greyhound mix we got almost 5 years ago through the Humane Society) Keep savings those d ogs everyone. Nits and belly rubs!

MY WIFE AND I ADOPTED OUR FIRST GREYHOUND THREE YEARS AGO. HIS NAME IS "ROMEO". ROMEO IS A RED FAWN AND WAS BORN ON 11/26/89. AFTER HAVING ROMEO FOR A YEAR ,WE ADOPTED OUR SECOND GREHOUND AND HIS NAME IS "TEX". TEX IS A BIG BLACK MA LE WITH A WHITE CHEST AND WHITE FEET. HIS BIRTH DATE IS 04/01/91. ROME0 AND TEX SHARE THEIR HOME WITH OUR STANDARD POODLE "MAX". THEY ALL GET ALONG VERY WELL AND LOVE EACH OTHER. MY WIFE AND I SPEND MUCH OF OUR FREE TIME INTRODUCING OUR GREYHOUNDS AND MAX TO PROSPECTIVE ADOPTEE'S ,WITH THE HOPE OF FINDING MORE HOMES FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS. MY WIFE AND I WOULD LOVE TO ADOPT ANOTHER GREYHOUND,BUT THE TOWN WE LIVE IN HAS A THREE DOG LIMIT.WE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE. WE HAVE MADE MANY FRIENDS IN THE THREE Y EARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOVED WITH OUR GREYHOUNDS AND IN SOME CASES FEEL THAT THESE FRIENDS AND THEIR DOGS ARE FAMILY. WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE, WE LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH OUR DOGS. WE HAVE TAKEN THEM TO FLORIDA,S.CAROLINA, VERMONT AND SEVERAL OTHER PLACES. TH EY JUST LOVE TO GO ON VACATION WITH US. THEY ATTRACT ALOT OF ATTENTION. PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE AND PET THEM.WE JUST LOVE OUR DOGS. IF ANYONE WHO IS READING THIS IS CONTEMPLATING ADOPTING A GREYHOUND,ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS "JUST DO IT". YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

wow...keep up the great work...I will start working on my girlfriend right now....should take about 2 min...where is the application??...

We have five of these wonderful animals and spend much of our free time helping to find homes for others. They are one of the best breeds one could have for a pet. We had Rotts when we addopted our first and one of our Rotts adopt ed our second greyhound as a big brother. They got along great. If you want a truly great dog contact your closest Greyhound Adoption agency, you wont be sorry.

owned italian greyhounds, had "topo" for oer 17 years. one of these days will own full sized 'ig's' but have 4 mutts and no more room.. enjoyed page and will be returning Greyhounds (both large and small) are truly a lovable dog.

What a wonderful website! I have printed so many of the pages so I can read up on everything I need to do to be a good human to a rescued greyhound. I've even found some local names to call about getting the adoption process rolling . Now that my husband and I are in a house and our work schedules have become less insane, we feel that the time is right to bring a dog into our lives. We're calling this week to get some estimates on putting a high fence around our yard. THANK YOU for s uch an informative site!! Having grown up in house that (at one point) had 17 German Shepherds in it, I am excited about sharing my house with a big, goofy-smiling dog! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your site convinced me that adopting a rescued greyhound is the way to go.

I adopted Mikey on April 3rd, and he has been a gem! This is my first greyhound. I brought him home to meet my Irish Wolfhound and it was like he's always been here! Mikey was in a foster home for 3 months and his foster parent was just about to take him as her own because she had not placed him. I'm just glad I got there when I did. Everything I have read and heard about greyhounds is coming true. What a truly wonderful dog. I have meet some super people in The Lake Erie Greyh ound Rescue Association. I know I know will always own one of these lovely animals.

greyhounds make wonderful pets. we have two former racers who are now spoiled rotten we don't know what we did before we got our "babies" they are such a joy to own!

For anyone considering adopting a greyhound, DO IT!! We love our Miss Gidget. She has adapted to our family as if she were born into it. Shes great with my kids. We have had her for 4 1/2 years and not once has she even snarled at m y kids, even when woken from a dead sleep. Shes great and gives lots of love. I'm considering registering her as a service dog to visit hospitals and nursing homes, she is that good with all people.

Any one out there tell us how to get an official color chart? Also we will be moving in less than 3 weeks to the Phoenix area, Gilbert to be exact. Any greyhound friends out there? Also anyone know of any special health risks we should know (beside the heat that is)? Thanks for the info!!!

I found this site help as I am writing a paper for my comp class. Thanks for all the great info.

This is a wonderful thing you do. I really would like to help one of these wonderful animals by giving him a home. My Akita needs a friend and we need another friend. I want to save one of these wonderful dogs instead of filling someone's wallet for over breeding their dogs.

I have really enjoyed visiting. Wonderful website you have here. Entered it looking for e-mail access to The Greyhound Project. I just happen to think that my grey, Zack ( 4 years old ) is the second most beautiful gre in existance today, and deserves immortality as a calender picture. Please drop me a line to tell me if and where to send my .jpg pictures, or if I can only send via snail mail. Thanks, Scott and Zack

My goodness, what an informative, wonderful page you have! I have a link to your site as well as the Canadian one. I hope to have a greyhound as soon as I own a house but right now I must suffer without one and instead get lots of information from great sites like this! Oh well, at least I will know everything about them before I get one. Again, great site!!!

I live with two greys; Meicah is a dark brindle with a white face and she will be 6 soon. I've had her for a year. I adopted Kedar in november and he is a dark brindle(almost a chocolate brown). He will be 4 soon. It took about a week for Meicah to accept him, but now that he understands that Meicah is the boss, there are no problems. Both are big "smilers" and they frighten strangers a bit with their teeth. Once I explain they are smiling, people lavish love on them. I would reccommend a greyhound to anyone who wants a lovable couch-potato!!!

We just had to do the toughest thing in the world today, we had to have our Rott put down do to massive medical problems. We had been thinking of adopting a greyhound for months but now we have made the decision to go forward with t he adoption in order to give a good animal a loving home and to fill the hurt in our hearts at the loss of our Princess. We will put a link to this site on both our domains.

Hi everyone. This is Debbie and TAZ again. We just another addition to our family. Her name is Tasha, she's black with white on her. They found her roaming the plains in eastern Colorado. She had been attacked by something out there. And someone found her and turned her in at the greyhound rescue and now she is doing very well. We are very happy to have her. She is adjusting very well. Now I have two to talk about. Twice the fun. Taz and Tasha-- T N T together we are dynamite.....

We adopted our Greyhound (Miles McFly) from Greyhounds as Companions in the Albany, NY area. Our decision to adopt was primarily based on the information that was found on this website. Greyhounds are a breed fairly uncommon in our area so we had many misconceptions of their temperament and disposition. P.S. Miles is fawn and was born 10/22/94, I see that you have a picture of a fawn Stewie McFly. I wonder is they are related?

I have had Deco (racing name Emerald) for almost a year and she is the greatest blessing I have ever had. She was born in Florida in June 94. When I am able I would love to submit a picture. She is black and tan brindle with the innocent eyes of an infant.

I am planning to adopt a greyhound in May from the Bluffs Run Adoption center in Iowa. I recently euthanized my dog (not a greyhound), which I had for 17 years, because he was suffering from kidney problems as well as cataracts, se izures, and other age-related things. I miss him very much but look forward to filling that void at least partially by adopting a greyhound.

I am madly in love with my greyhounds[Drifter 7,Kara 6, Bones8,and Chelsea 3]. It just sort of happened,as many of you will understand. They share the house with KATIE, a Cairn mix, Sheba, a Shepherd mix and Scooter an Italian Greyh ound who is lord of all. I will never be without a couple of hounds. Home is where the hound is.

I would like to adopt a greyhound. However, I own 2 cats and a female dog. Since Greyhounds are trained to chase things, would it chase my cats. They are use to being chased (playfully) by my dog. One cat is skiddish and will us ually run and hide is slightly frieghtened. The other will turn and stand his ground. My dog is sweet and loving to all creatures and loves to romp and play. I do not know if getting a greyhound is a good idea. But I do hate to think I need to wait until my cats are gone, seeing how that will be 10 - 15 years. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to them, b\c of another animal I adopted. I would appreciate any info. you have.

Adopting our Greyhound "Cadie" was the best thing we ever did. She is such a joy to have in our family. We can't imagine our lives without her.

I am the human of a 2 1/2 year old, Fawn Greyhound. She is the best thing to ever happen to me! My "kid's" name is Fawn. Fawn adopted me in August of 1996. We first met each other at Hav-A-Heart Greyhound Rescue and Adoption loc ated in St. Louis, Michigan. I, too, have since become involved helping Hav-A-Heart care for this "Royal and Loyal" Breed. I cannot begin to express the happiness that little Fawn has brought into my life. Many of the ex-racers that Hav-A-Heart rescues have been abused, abandoned and/or starved. If only more people would CHOOSE to really open their eyes and see the reality of the treatment that these beautiful souls are forced to endure, perhaps one day Greyhound racing will be forced permanently "out of business"! "The inhumane atrocities committed against the innocent creatures will one day be justly revisted upon their perpetrators, God willing, with no mercy." - Dawn M. Cline

I am the human of a 2 1/2 year old, Fawn Greyhound. She is the best thing to ever happen to me! My

They are so sweet and gentle, they remind me of my dobe so gentle and loving aways there with you. Some day I would like to have one in my home. I have two dogs they keep me on the go. So some day I hope to have one.

I love this site and will be including it in the web page I am developing. Our greyhound is not your typical greyhound as we adopted her as a puppy. She never attended puppy camp and never had her spirit broken. She was the most unique puppy I have ever seen! We couldn't pass up a puppy, though, and named her Patience. Also, we have an adolescent boy with autism and other disabilities, so between the two of them, we figured we would need lots of Patience!! Now approaching her third birthday, Patience is a WONDERFUL dog. She's sensitive yet spunky. She's considerate of smaller animals and will lie down on the floor so kittents and my mother's mini daschunds won't be afraid of her. She's always glad to see me! PS: My web page is in the development stage. If you don't get to it, try again in a few days. This whole process is new to me so I don't know how long it will take me to get the bugs out!

I have looked at your site several times and found the information helpful. At this point in time my fiancee and I live in an apartment with a dalmation - lab cross so any other large dog at this point in time is really out of th e question. We do own a home that we will hopefully be able to live in sometime before the end of 1997. I have considered adopting a greyhound for some time but I would want to make absolutely sure there would be no problem with our other dog, Kurby. K urby is a friendly dog but she is a little skittish at first of dogs that are taller than her. I have done some research about greyhounds over the last couple months and I know they are not generally aggressive dogs but I worry that any animal may have p roblems with all of the changes that would be happening for a dog. Our dog is obediance trained (although sometimes she suffers from selective hearing, kind of like my fiancee) and she is very spoiled in some ways. If in the next year we were to conside r adopting a greyhound, what steps could I take now and when the time gets closer to ensure a smooth transition for both dogs. Are there any personality traits I should look for in a greyhound that would make this easier? Is there any specific age range that would be better (Kurby is 3 1/2 years old)? I know greyhound that are not used to stairs, windows and pools when they are first adopted from a kennel, is there anything else that could be dangerous that I should know about? Should I get a male or a female (Kurby is a female and I have heard stories about 2 female dogs not getting along together)? I have heard that when fencing a yard for greyhounds one should put in a 6 foot high fence, is this so? When our house is fixed, it will still be a rel atively small house (even though the yard is quite large) could there be a problem with indoor space for the dogs? I have many more questions but I don't need immediate answers because it will likely be several months (at least) before our house is fixed and we are able to move in. I would, however, appreciate your reply. Thank you for your patience with this long letter.

I have looked at your site several times and found the information helpful. At this point in time my fiancee and I live in an apartment with a dalmation - lab cross so any other large dog at this point in time is really out of th e question. We do own a home that we will hopefully be able to live in sometime before the end of 1997. I have considered adopting a greyhound for some time but I would want to make absolutely sure there would be no problem with our other dog, Kurby. K urby is a friendly dog but she is a little skittish at first of dogs that are taller than her. I have done some research about greyhounds over the last couple months and I know they are not generally aggressive dogs but I worry that any animal may have p roblems with all of the changes that would be happening for a dog. Our dog is obediance trained (although sometimes she suffers from selective hearing, kind of like my fiancee) and she is very spoiled in some ways. If in the next year we were to conside r adopting a greyhound, what steps could I take now and when the time gets closer to ensure a smooth transition for both dogs. Are there any personality traits I should look for in a greyhound that would make this easier? Is there any specific age range that would be better (Kurby is 3 1/2 years old)? I know greyhound that are not used to stairs, windows and pools when they are first adopted from a kennel, is there anything else that could be dangerous that I should know about? Should I get a male or a female (Kurby is a female and I have heard stories about 2 female dogs not getting along together)? I have heard that when fencing a yard for greyhounds one should put in a 6 foot high fence, is this so? When our house is fixed, it will still be a rel atively small house (even though the yard is quite large) could there be a problem with indoor space for the dogs? I have many more questions but I don't need immediate answers because it will likely be several months (at least) before our house is fixed and we are able to move in. I would, however, appreciate your reply. Thank you for your patience with this long letter.

I fell so sorry for those grey hounds! I feel so happy when I hear about everyone whos tries to find homes and save those dogs!! I appluade you for your kind doings and your effort!!!!!

I fell so sorry for those grey hounds! I feel so happy when I hear about everyone whos tries to find homes and save those dogs!! I appluade you for your kind doings and your effort!!!!!

I am in the Louisiana area and the proud owner of 2 of the most beautiful dogs in the world. Anubis(Sultan) is a big black male out of Gulf Port Mississippi, and Cleopatra who was dumped at a local animal shelter...she is a petite l ittle blue brindle. They are my "other" children and are spoiled rotten, but then again so am I...they give their love so freely! >Anyone in the Louisiana area who is interested in adopting one of these wonderful animals should contact Greyhound Pets of America/La Chapter 106 Pineoak Drive Covington, La. 70433 (504) 893-0966

I am in the Louisiana area and the proud owner of 2 of the most beautiful dogs in the world. Anubis(Sultan) is a big black male out of Gulf Port Mississippi, and Cleopatra who was dumped at a local animal shelter...she is a petite l ittle blue brindle. They are my "other" children and are spoiled rotten, but then again so am I...they give their love so freely! >Anyone in the Louisiana area who is interested in adopting one of these wonderful animals should contact Greyhound Pets of America/La Chapter 106 Pineoak Drive Covington, La. 70433 (504) 893-0966

My wife and I have 2 greyhounds and 1 whippet. We love all of them equally and unconditionally as they return the favor to us constantly! There's nothing like getting greeted after a hard day's work by three loving, beautiful anim als (kids). If anyone would like some honest answers regarding transitions from track to home please don't hesitate to e-mail us at KIDPOWER@WORLDNET.ATT.NET They are complete angels: "Greyhounds... They steal our hearts and run..."

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE 3 CATS, AND WE ARE DEFINETLY CONSIDERING ADOPTING A GREYHOUND.WE HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THEM. WE WILL HAVE ONE SOON, THEY SEEM TO BE WONDERFUL DOGS, AND IT IS A SHAME NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ADOPT THEM.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE 3 CATS, AND WE ARE DEFINETLY CONSIDERING ADOPTING A GREYHOUND.WE HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THEM. WE WILL HAVE ONE SOON, THEY SEEM TO BE WONDERFUL DOGS, AND IT IS A SHAME NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ADOPT THEM.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE 3 CATS, AND WE ARE DEFINETLY CONSIDERING ADOPTING A GREYHOUND.WE HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THEM. WE WILL HAVE ONE SOON, THEY SEEM TO BE WONDERFUL DOGS, AND IT IS A SHAME NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ADOPT THEM.

I love the greyhound breed. The more I see the more I know that this is the type of dog I want when I am able to move somewhere where I will be allowed pets.

Rick and I consider ourselves fortnate to have two absolutely great dogs - Bambi & Scout. We got them last year and couldn't imagine life without them now. Anyone in the Columbus OH area that has any questions, please feel free to e-mail.

We have 3 greys(Rocky,Hammar and Chelsea)who share a house with 2 cats.I can't imagine having any other breed.Anyone interested in adopting a grey in western mass should contact Greyhound Adoption of Western Ma.Great web site.

We adopted our greyhound "Cruise" in August and we love him!!He has fit right in and made himself at home. We take him to the area pet stores every month with other greyhounds to promote their adoption. He loves to go and ahve all the people pet him, as well as see the other greyhounds.

I must say that I am very impressed with your web site. I am moving to a house this fall and planned on getting a dog. Now, I have my heart set on a greyhound!