Posts Tagged With: Greyhound adoption

Greyhound Foster – Sunset

Posted on February 1, 2012 by stevepryor

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 [...]

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Rescued Greyhound Mix – Update

Posted on January 20, 2012 by stevepryor

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 [...]

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Greyhound Racing, You Bet…They Die

Posted on January 9, 2012 by stevepryor

Hello, my name is Steve Pryor…for those of you do not yet know me, I am strongly anti dog racing…in my mind there is absolutely nothing good about it, the food, the conditions, the treatment, the injuries. Did you know that the greyhounds housed at commercial racetracks spend the majority of their lives in confinement—stacked [...]

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Greyhounds First Snow Day

Posted on November 30, 2011 by stevepryor

We just had our first snow of the year here in Southern Illinois, nothing really to brag about, but it was something our two greyhounds who were rescued from a track in Florida have never experienced. We were fortunate and were able to adopt our “boys” a little before their second birthday, so they were [...]

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Beyond The Track – Greyhound Racing – Graphic Image Warning

Posted on November 19, 2011 by stevepryor

**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 [...]

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More Greyhound Observations….

Posted on November 10, 2011 by stevepryor

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 [...]

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Where Can I Find A Greyhound?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by stevepryor

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 [...]

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