Winter

Issue 38
Winter 2004
Notes from the Directors
Happy Holidays!
As the end of our busy year approaches, we’d just like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you
for all of the love and support you give the retired racing greyhounds from Arizona Adopt A Greyhound.
Our program and the hounds are truly blessed!
We are always very busy with festive holiday outings this time of year — check the website for upcoming
events. Our gift shop will be open every Friday night until December 17th, and also on Saturday, December
11th from 10 am – 1 pm for last minute shopping. Our elves will help you find something special for
everyone on your list, including your four legged friends!
Don’t forget, our program will be closed from December 19th – January 3rd.
We hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday, and that all of your New Year’s wishes come true!
Kari and Kiersten
Holiday Safety
While the holidays can definitely be stressful for the humans, it can be worse for your pets. Please keep them safe
and healthy during this busy time of year.
• Don’t over do it on the treats, especially chocolate, which can make your greyhounds very sick. Keep those
sweet treats up and out of their reach!
• Be careful of sharp or breakable ornaments and decorations. These are almost too much for a curious
greyhound to resist, and can be dangerous if ingested or broken and stepped on.
• My greyhounds have been known to unwrap the gifts under the tree if left unsupervised too long, so take
extra precautions to keep them out of reach.
• Boy Greyhounds & Christmas Trees Your male dogs will think that Christmas has come in the form of Indoor
Plumbing — the easiest way to protect the tree is to opt for a table top variety or reconcile yourself to having a
fence (x-pens work wonderfully) around the tree. Otherwise both you & your greyhound will be frustrated!!
• It has cooled down fast, and your greyhounds will get cold very quickly if left outside too long. If you will be
spending time outside consider a coat for your greyhound to keep him or her warm, and never leave them out for
long unsupervised.
• Take extra precautions to keep your greyhounds safe at home during parties or when guests visit. Many
greyhounds get out this time of year during the excitement of the season. Doors and gates are more likely to be left
open, so be careful not to lose your pet. There is nothing worse than missing your beloved greyhound during the
holidays, and it seems to happen every year.
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In This
Issue
AAGI Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Waiting at the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2004 Picnic with the Pups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Wonderful Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Greyhounds on the Greens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Poops & Scoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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AAGI Survey
As AAGI grows as a program we have more and more needs for services, products and
contacts. We are forever asking ourselves “Don’t we have someone in the program who is a
_______?” or “Who do we know that is in this business or who does that?” Sometimes it is
because we need a favor or would like to get the best deal possible — and sometimes it is just
because we would like to do business with greyhound lovers and supporters.
We need YOUR help to expand our database to include information that will help us answer
those kinds of questions in the future.
We also want to expand our database of greyhound knowlegable veterinarians.
Please take a moment to send in this quick survey — we promise not to share the information
with anyone else. Mail to PO Box 63033, Phoenix 85082 or fax to 480-961-0704.
Name: ________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________________State_____ Zip_____________
Home Phone (
) ______________________________________________________
Cell Phone (
) ________________________________________________________
I Work @ ______________________________________________________________
Type of Business ________________________________________________________
My Position ____________________________________________________________
Spouse/Partner Works @ ________________________________________________
Type of Business ________________________________________________________
Spouse/Partner Position __________________________________________________
Hobbies: ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
I know people or have contacts in these areas: ________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
❏ Yes you can contact me for help with AAGI projects
My Veterinarian Is:
Name ________________________________________________________________
Clinic ________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip __________________________________________________________
Phone ________________________________________________________________
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Waiting at the Bridge
Sara
Keep
No racing name - 1/91 – 9/04
Waiting for Todd & Kathy Berlin
Ole Keep It – 5/97 – 9/04
Waiting for Lori & Hamed El-Afandi
Sara
Jodie
Jodie Kidd – 4/95 – 9/04
Waiting for Laura & Paul Taylor
Jackson
NRS Justin – 1/96 – 9/04
Waiting for Cheri & Dick Sarnes
Tippy
Sundown Tippy – 01/93 – 9/04
Waiting for Mary & Fred Rios
Aggo
Eddie’s Edie – 11/94 – 10/04
Waiting for Samantha Kabbel
Minnie
Minnie Dugan – 8/93 – 9/04
Waiting for Pam Sorling
Chico
Chico Slate – 8/01 – 9/04
Waiting for Rick McNeill & Shelby Donahoo
Taz
Taz
Nevada Taz – 12/93 – 9/04
Waiting for Judi Wientraub
Fast
Dea’s Fast Snap – 11/92 – 10/04
Waiting for PJ Campopiano
Lily
RS’s Racoon Eyes – 9/92 – 8/04
Waiting for Carrie & Fred Kretzer
Phoebe
Ole Class Act – 11/93 – 9/04
Waiting for Judy Gross
RC
BC Royal Crown – 10/93 – 10/04
Waiting for Barbara & Ernest Pascale
Ozzy
Hiccup Hank – 8/95 - 5/7/04
Waiting for Chris Hennessey
Chanoine
Lil Chanoine – 7/92 - 7/04
and
Jaws
Friday Faver — 10/90 - 7/04
Both waiting for Anthony & Kemi Rose
Tara
Coldwater Tara – 4/93 - 11/03/04
Waiting for Kari & Bill Young
Mr. Chan
My Guy – 11/92 – 11/04
Waiting for Sandy & Jack Janousek
Due to a computer glitch, we accidentally missed a few of our
families in the Waiting at the Bridge section in the last couple of
issues. We sincerely apologize for any extra distress this may
have caused.
Holiday Safety
continued from page 1
A Quick trick to induce vomiting:
In case your dog ingests chocolate, or any other Holiday treats, a quick way to get them up is to use salt to induce vomiting.
It works faster than hydrogen peroxide, is always available and has no after effects like gas from the bubbles. Please note that a single
piece of chocolate or other goodies won’t hurt your greyhound. It takes about 10 pounds of chocolate to damage a greyhound size
dog — so don’t panic unless they eat the whole box!!
For an average greyhound, mix a tablespoon of salt with enough water to make a moderately thick solution, just pour or use a
syringe, to get it into the side of their mouth.
This usually works in less than a minute.
What if they eat the ornaments?
First, don’t induce vomiting.
Before the holiday go to a pharmacy and buy a box of cotton balls. Be sure that you get cotton balls...not the “cosmetic puffs” that
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2004 Picnic with the Pups
Bo Peep & her
Sheep
oyalty
I’m Egyptian R
Goldilocks
Our annual picnic, held on
Sat November 6th at Phoenix
Greyhound Park was another
smashing success. A little over
500 greyhound owners came out
to spend the day with all of their
wonderful hounds. It is always
such a special treat for the AAGI
staff to see all of the adopted
greyhounds come back for a fun
day. Thank you for making time to
attend this event.
The costume contest was, as
always, the hit of the day! What a riot
to see the great imaginations of some
of our adoptive families, and the
greyhounds are always so tolerant of
it all! Our judges had a real
challenge choosing the final
winners, but here are their
selections:
1st Place:
Jemma as Little Bo Peep
& Chief as the Sheep
Owned by:
Kim and Connie Short
2nd Place:
Kyro as an
Egyptian Princess
Owned by: Cindy Adams
3rd Place:
Billy & Zanzi as
Goldilocks and the 3 bears
Owned by:
Charyn & Ray Wieneke
4th Place:
Maggie as a Hawaiian Girl
Owned by: Julia Arnette
The Blur of Fur was also great fun
with friendly competition for "bragging
rights" to the fastest time:
Fastest Time:
Stitch (42.9 sec)
Owned by: Wally & Peggy Ringhoff
2nd Fastest Time:
Roe (42.7 sec)
Aloha
Owned by: Shannon Taylor
Slowest Recorded Time:
Loni (8.2 sec), owned by: Ralph & Rita Graichen
Thank you to RU2 Systems for letting us use their
radar system again for this popular event.
We raised close to $10,000 to help keep AAGI in
operation plus found loving homes for 16 of our
"I’m Available" greyhounds.
Thank
you
to
everyone for helping
us make this day a
huge success!!
I won a Hot D
og!!
new friend
Looking for a
I’m the Fastes
t!!
Winner
Happy Raffle
Picnic Sponsors:
Phoenix Greyhound Park
RU2 Systems • Brass & More
Silk Road Collars
Marsha's Martingales
Deb Trickel • Henry-Larry & Midge Snook
Greytwear • Greyhound Love
North Coast Greyhounds
Joy & Earl Dysert
Herbs for Animals
Greyhounds of Fairhaven
Needle Nose Crew • Shirley Bruck
Wonderful Volunteers
Our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch and
New Volunteer Orientation took place on Saturday,
September 25th. Just under 100 people came out
for brunch and to be recognized for all of their hard
work and time given to AAGI.
We have so many wonderful people who
volunteer in so many different ways — from
attending events to helping with nail trim and
bathing days to fostering and helping with
administrative and special projects — and on and
on. Our brunch is the time where we thank
everyone who makes this program a huge success.
Congratulations to our Co-Volunteers of the year:
Gil & Joyce Cropper & Bill & Blossom Geiger.
These wonderful volunteers work tirelessly for the
retired racing greyhounds, attending every event
imaginable and always helping when called on.
Thanks for all you do for us!
As our program grows, so do the number of
volunteers. At our first Volunteer Appreciation Day,
we had 35 people, at this years brunch there were
almost 100. We are blessed and want to say thank
you once again to all of the fine people who give of
their time for the greyhounds.
We recognized all of our Petsmart
Captains for their tireless efforts,
plus our foster families, those special
AAGI volunteers who open their
homes to our four legged babies.
Sometimes this care is for dogs who
need extra special attention before
they can be a pet, sometimes it is to
ease the load in our kennel or for dogs
being returned.
We presented "Service Pins" to those volunteers
who have been with the program for longer than 5
years, a tradition started in 2001. Each person was
presented with a bright blue pin which is engraved
"AAGI Volunteer Since 19xx". Watch for these pins
on the veteran volunteers whenever you attend an
AAGI event. We also had a few 10 year Volunteer
pins to present.
Thank you again to all the volunteers who make
our job so much easier. We are always looking for
newcomers to help us grow, so if you would like to
get involved, please let us know.
2004 Volunteers of the Year (L-R): Gil & Joyce Cropper,
Sharon Diebel, AAGI Volunteer Coordinator and Blossom
& Bill Geiger.
5 Year Volunte
ers
Foster Families
Nail Clinic
ains
PetsMart Capt
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Greyhounds on the Greens
The 2nd Annual Greyhounds
On The Greens Golf Tournament,
held at ASU Karsten on October
16th was a huge success! We
could not have asked for more
perfect weather, although a few
dark clouds kept us guessing.
There were greyhounds on the
course to help welcome and
register the golf participants. At registration,
golfers had the chance to
purchase a bag full of ways to
help their game – a 20’ string to
move the ball closer to the hole,
2 "free throws" to toss the ball
closer, and 3 mulligans. Once
they reached their golf cart, they
found a goodie bag that
Special Thanks To:
TEE BOX SPONSORS
Phoenix Greyhound Park
Pro Pac Pet Food
Goober Express
Abbott's Men's Shop
Indian Motorcycles of Phoenix
Countrywide Home Loans
International Institute of the Americas
Max's Sports Bar
Arivada Kennel
Henry & Midge Snook
Masiulewicz Grey-Kids
Glenn & Cathie Smith & Lacey
Bethany Animal Hospital
Greyhounds Make Great Pets Internet Radio Show
Nestle Purina Pet Care
Primerica Financial Services
TV Apache & Twice Tonight
GOLF CONTRIBUTORS
included AAGI-logo
golf balls, hats, water
bottles, and misc items.
At approximately
7:30am the golfers
headed out for their
round of golf.
After the
tournament, lunch was served
and raffle prizes were drawn. Then, it was time to
announce the winners:
1st Place:
Cris Caruso
Mel Showdowens
Curt Showdowens
Roger Kreig
2nd Place:
David Brennan
Bob Brennan
Randy Marquez
Brian Trites
3rd Place:
Steve Sumwalt
Phil Igneri
Wayne Botkin
Mike Merrill
Closest to the Pin (hole 6): Todd Renteria
Closest to the Pin (hole 7): Barb Braunger
Closest to the Pin (hole 12): Rich Gomez
Closest to the Pin (hole 16): Tom Orosco
Longest Drive in Fairway (men): Todd Renleria
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ASU Karsten - Daryl Crawford
Augusta Ranch Golf Club - Mike Monney
Cimarron Golf Club - Ralph West
Club West - Shawn McGechie
Continental Golf Club - Steve Mayher
Coyote Lakes Golf Club - Gary Smith
Desert Spring – Ken Davidson
Falcon Dunes at Luke Air Force Base- Greg Busby
Glen Lakes Golf Course - Rich Strozewski
Gold Cold Canyon Golf Course - Scott Scherger
Granite Falls - Ken Davidson
Hillcrest Golf Club - Ralph West
Palm Valley Golf Course - Shannon Letcher
Stone Ridge Golf Club (Prescott Valley)- Michael Pascal
The Arizona Biltmore – Dick Bates
The Duke at Rancho El Dorado (Maricopa) – Ed Standfield
The Wigwam - Craig Allen
Wildfire J. W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa - John Wright
Janet Anderson Past LPGA Women’s U. S. Open Champion
Todd Renteria, PGA Professional - Apprentice
Steve Leonard, PGA Class A Professional
FRIENDS OF THE TOURNAMENT
Abbott’s Mens Wear
Arizona Botanical Gardens
Arizona Cardinals• Arizona Diamondbacks
Brennan’s Mexican Food and Cantina
Cocomo Joe's • Copperstate Dinner Theater
Desert Canyon Candles
Desert Haven For Health & Healing
Dolly Steamboat at Canyon Lake
Joy To The Pets• Macaroni Grill or Affiliates
Phoenix Coyotes • Phoenix Greyhound Park
Pizzeria Bianco • The Celebrity Theatre
The Good Egg
Tomaso’s Restaurant in Chandler
Up Front Automotive • Verde Canyon Railroad
Wine Country Gift Baskets
Poops and Scoops
AAGI Events
AAGI has lots of events in the Spring that we
always need volunteers for. If you are interested in
participating, please call 602-971-6935 mailbox #3
or
e-mail
Sharon
at:
[email protected]. You can also
check the website for a list of events.
Please e-mail Sharon if you wish to be notified
between newsletters about upcoming events.
Also, remember to let us know if your e-mail
address changes.
Help AAGI While You Shop
Don’t forget to link your Basha’s Thank You card to
AAGI and every time you shop we’ll receive 1% of
the sales as a donation. The Thanks a Million
program runs September 13, 2004 to March 31,
2005 and this will be the 3rd year AAGI has
participated.
Next time you shop just tell the cashier to link
your card to number 27502.
That’s all there is to it and you only have to link
once. Spread the word and help us earn donations this
easy way. Please remember you have to re-link each
year so if you have helped in the past you will need to
link your Thank You card again.
Greyhounds on the Greens
continued from page 6
Longest Drive in Fairway (women):
Sarah Orosco
Straightest Drive (hole 14):
Tom Orosco
Straightest Drive (hole 18):
Dennis Ross
There were a lot of fun players –
and lots of them were good golfers!
We raised just over $7,000 for
AAGI & the hounds. We were
thrilled with the tournament and the comments
from the golfers indicated they also had a greyt
time.
A special thank you goes out to Clyde Solenski
and the tournament committee for everything they
did to get things organized. We would also like to
thank the AAGI volunteers who came out with
their dogs — as always we couldn’t do it without
you.
We look forward to next year and another
successful tournament. If you missed it this year,
don’t be left out of the fun in 2005.
Holiday Safety
continued from page 3
Raise In Fee
Due to increased operational costs, mostly in
veterinary care, we will be increasing our adoption
fee to $200 beginning January 1, 2005.
The adoption fee will still include all of the same
veterinary services along with a collar, leash and ID
tag. We try to keep our adoption fee low but we have
to be able to provide for the greyhounds that come
through our program.
Just to give you an idea of the issues faced by the
program this is the direct cost for each greyhound
that we adopt.
Veterinary (spay/neuter, vaccinations,
dental & microchip)
$150
Collar/Leash/Id Tag
12
Food (1 month on average)
10
Kennel cost (1 month)
75
Total
$247
Does not include phone, van and other
operational costs to say nothing of the dog
with a medical issue or that stays longer than
30-days.
It becomes quickly apparent why AAGI is always
so grateful for our fundraising events.
Please, those of you who work with the public,
start quoting this new fee beginning in January.
are made from man-made fibers. Also, buy a quart of
half-and-half coffee cream [also called light cream] and
put it in the freezer.
Should your dog eat glass ornaments, defrost the
half-and-half and pour some in a bowl. Dip cotton
balls into the cream and feed them to your dog.
Dogs under 10 lbs. should eat 2 balls which you have
first torn into smaller pieces. Dogs 10-50 lbs should eat
3-5 balls and larger dogs should eat 5-7.
You may feed larger dogs an entire cotton ball at
once. Dogs seem to really like these strange “treats” and
eat them readily.
As the cotton works its way through the digestive
tract it will find all the glass pieces and wrap itself
around them. Even the teeniest shards of glass will be
caught and wrapped in the cotton fibers and the cotton
will protect the intestines from damage by the glass. Your
dog’s stools will be really weird for a few days and you
will have to be careful to check for fresh blood or a tarry
appearance to the stool. If either of the latter symptoms
appear you should rush your dog to the vet for a checkup
but, in most cases, the dogs will be just fine.
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Holiday Hours
AAGI will be officially closed from
Saturday, December 18th thru
Sunday, January 2nd so the AAGI
staff can enjoy the holiday season.
We will answer the AAGI line for lost
& found dogs or emergencies only.
All other calls wil be returned after
January 3rd.
Happy Holidays to all from AAGI!!
Each month our volunteers are out at regular locations around the valley. Come join them — it’s a great way to meet
other hound lovers and help spread the word about our wonderful breed.
Paradise Valley PetsMart, 10825 N. Tatum Blvd • Tatum & Shea............................................1st Saturday
1-3 pm
Chandler PetsMart, 808 W Warner Road • Alama School & Warner .........................................1st Sunday
1-3 pm
Northwest PetsMart, 2901 W. Aqua Fria Freeway • IH-17 & Beardsley......................................1st Sunday
1-3 pm
Camelback PetsMart, 1949 E. Camelback & 19th Street ........................................................2nd Saturday
1-3 pm
Desert Ridge PetsMart, 21001 N Tatum Blvd • Loop 101 & Tatum ......................................2nd Saturday
1-3 pm
Peoria PetsMart, 6750 W Peoria Avenue • Peoria & 67th Avenue ...........................................2nd Saturday
1-3 pm
Surprise PetsMart, 13764 Bell Rd • NW Corner of W. Bell Rd & Grand Ave .........................2nd Saturday
1-3 pm
Superstition Springs PetsMart, 6932 E. Hampton Ave • Power Rd & Southern Ave ...............2nd Sunday
1-3 pm
Arrowhead PetsMart, 7290 W. Bell Rd • 73rd Ave & Bell Rd...................................................3rd Saturday
1-3 pm
Peoria PetsMart #2, 9960 N 91st Ave • Peoria & 91st Avenue .................................................3rd Saturday
1-3 pm
Avondale PetsMart, 151 N Dysart Rd • Dysart Road & IH-10 .................................................3rd Saturday
1-3 pm
Tempe PetsMart, 855 N 54th St • Casa Paloma Center • Ray Road & IH-10.............................3rd Sunday
1-3 pm
Bell Road PetsMart, 17035 N. 7th Ave • 7th Ave & Bell Rd ....................................................4th Saturday
1-3 pm
Thomas Road PetsMart, 3865 E Thomas Rd • 38th Street & Thomas.....................................4th Saturday
2-4 pm
Chandler PetsMart #2, 2840 W Chandler Blvd • Chandler Blvd & Loop 101 ..........................4th Sunday
1-3 pm
Mesa PetsMart, 1733 S Stapley Dr. • Stapley & Baseline .............................................................4th Sunday
1-3 pm
East Mesa PetsMart, 6632 East McKellips • Power & McKellips ................................................4th Sunday
1-3 pm
Scottsdale PetsMart, 10030 N. 90th Street • 90th Street & Shea ...............................................4th Sunday
1-4 pm
Prescott PetsMart ..............................(March, May, July, Sept., Nov.) 4th Saturday of every other month
1-3 pm
277 N Walker Rd • Highway 69 & Walker Rd
Prescott PetCo ....................................(Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct.) 4th Saturday of every other month
1-3 pm
1931 E Highway 69 • Highway 69 at Frontier Village