Dog Rescues
Greyhound Foster – Sunset
Hi We are fostering a beautiful & loving greyhound for a couple of weeks, her track name is Sunset. We just picked her up from the Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape this past Monday evening, following her surgery earlier that day (she was spayed) This girl is an absolute doll who wants to be with [...]
Rescued Greyhound Mix – Update
Hi Everyone… Greyt news, our recently rescued greyhound mix, has been named Murphy. A very nice and fitting name given to him by Robin of GPA (Cape) since he was rescued off of the streets of Murphysboro, Illinois! He was fully vetted a couple of days ago at Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape Girardeau, Mo [...]
Some Greyhound Rescue Groups Are Sleeping With The Enemy
I recently joined a couple of Greyhound Rescue groups on Facebook and all seemed to be going well until some of the members decided my level of activism was not good for their relationship with the tracks where they get their dogs. One member told me, we only like to show the positive side of [...]
Beyond The Track – Greyhound Racing – Graphic Image Warning
**Farther down the page this article contains graphic images of greyhound abuse, if this is something that you would rather not see, please do not read or scroll down any further and please click the “back” arrow now. While these images of abuse are disgusting, it is nevertheless your right to view them to better [...]
Greyhound Pets of America – Carbondale, Il. Petco “Meet & Greet” – 11/12/11
Hi Yesterday (11/12/11) was our monthly Greyhound Pets of America (Cape) “Meet & Greet” at the Carbondale, Il. Petco A very nice time was had by all, we had lots of inquiries about what greyhound adoption is all about and the hounds were absolutely thrilled to see their greyhound friends. The dogs just love to [...]
More Greyhound Observations….
Hi Greyhounds are quite different from other dogs, and have some of the characteristics of the cat. This comes from their powerful prey drive, although if your greyhound was rejected for not having the instinct to chase the lure, chances are he may be cat friendly and not too interested in chasing things. Our two [...]
Where Can I Find A Greyhound?
If you are interested in a Greyhound it can be very difficult to impossible to find this dog breed in any store, humane society, or animal shelter. The place to go if you think a greyhound is right for you is one of the greyhound rescue organizations throughout the United States or whatever country you [...]
Greyhound Coats – Don’t Be The “One”
Halloween is upon us and that usually means the weather is getting cooler (at least in this neck of the woods…Southern Illinois) and cooler weather means it’s time to start breaking out the greyhound coats and other gear to help our greyhounds stay warm and dry. You may be saying, “I have had lots of [...]
Pet Fest…A Success!
It appears to this observer that PetFest 2011 was a big success. We, from GPA, had a great (greyt!) turnout of our greyhounds and other rescue/adoption organizations were also there with their dogs. Everything from pit bulls, labs, border collies, boxers, the ever popular “loveable mutt” and many more of practically every type, size and [...]
Bring the Kids To Pet Fest 2011
Pet Fest 2011 is being held at Busch Pet Products in Cape Girardeau (Saturday, Oct 22 from 11 AM to 3 PM) contests include costume, big vs. small, pet/owner look-a-like, and talent contests…bubblegum blowing and others) We will have our greyhounds there, but there will also be other pets of all different types…bring the kids [...]
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