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The Home Stretch
G r e y h o u n d
F r i e n d s
N e w s l e t t e r
November 2009
From the Director
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Greetings:
From the Director
Greyhound Friends
Adventures with Ernie
Outreach
Special Needs Dogs
Mail Bag
Renewal Form
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Hopkinton, MA 01748
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“May the blessed light be on you, light without
and light within. May the blessed sunlight shine
on you & warm your heart until it glows like a
great fire, so that a stranger may warm himself
at it & also a friend. May God always BLESS
YOU, LOVE YOU, KEEP YOU.”
Happy Holidays...Best Wishes....Good Luck!
Louise Coleman
Greyhound Friends has continued over the past year to adjust to life
during hard times. Every day is a struggle to raise the money to keep the
dogs comfortable, taken care of, fed, altered, and healed when necessary
and then adopted.
A progressively wide network of concerned people interacting to bring in
necessary supplies, dog food, monetary donations, and adopters has been
essential to the survival of Greyhound Friends. This flock of supporters moves in an intricate, internally choreographed sort of way...............
like a flock of birds on the wing...........independent beings moving in the
same direction to keep the flow of life going. All of the people providing
contributions for the greyhounds in our care are to be commended.
Greyhound racing is almost over in New England. Greyhound Friends
continues to take in dogs from Wonderland and Raynham but for all
practical purposes Florida and the Mid-West will be where greyhound
pets will originate. The Dairyland track in Wisconsin is closing at the end
of 2009. Phoenix Greyhound Park is closing, as are other tracks. I am
extremely concerned that there will be a domino effect..............multiple
tracks closing in a tight timeframe. The result would be a greyhound
tsunami............hundreds of greyhounds needing homes all at once.
The adoption network is already over stressed and completely underfunded.
Greyhound Friends included.
Nevertheless, we proceed; one dog at a time. Looking for help on many
fronts. And, as ever, at least partial solutions materialize. The New
England Assistance Dog program has been including some of our tall,
calm, self-confident male dogs as candidates to work as balance dogs.
Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are learing to walk
with prosthetic limbs need assistance keeping their balance. Greyhounds
love to walk and working with the vets gives the greyhounds a new career.
Each greyhound is eventually adopted by a veteran. Becker College has
retired track greyhounds as part of their vet tech training program. The
dogs are adopted out after the school year. This is another high visibility,
productive channel for greyhounds to follow in finding new homes.
A future concern - when greyhound racing as it has existed ends - is
who will breed greyhounds? How will the wonderful temperament and
beauty of the track greyhounds be perpetuated? They are the working
version of the breed and it will be our responsibility..........as greyhound
lovers - to be stewards of the breed. How do we prevent disreputable
people from getting greyhounds from the tracks going out of business
and then breeding them with little regard for health and temperament?
Currently there is no plan in place for caring for the dogs and there is a
much larger number of greyhounds than have ever been needing homes
all at once.
So as we continue down the long and winding road - one step; one
greyhound at a time........we recognize and hold fast to the people and
institutions who have allied with Greyhound Friends in the past - and
look to the brave new world that is next.
Louise Coleman Executive Director
Greyhound Friends:
Volunteer Year in Review
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Just as there is a rhythm to the year and the seasons,
so too is there a rhythm to the volunteer year at
Greyhound Friends. Large events attended by many
volunteers are counterbalanced by normal days at
the kennel, not one of which passes without volunteers coming by to work in some capacity. Greyhound Friends is truly blessed by the number of
people who dedicate their time and energy to help
us and most of all to help the greyhounds.
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In January, newly elected President Barack Obama
declared Martin Luther King Day a Day of National Service. Greyhound friends responded by hosting
well over thirty-five volunteers, including members
of the Alpha Phi Omega Coed Community Service Fraternity of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
and a local Girl Scout troop. The weather was cold,
but the spirit of service was warm as volunteers
scrubbed down kennels and other interior spaces,
shoveled paths in the field so that greyhounds could
be walked by prospective adopters, vacuumed the
offices and cut carpet to keep the dogs cozy in their
kennels, and even sanded the icy driveway. Throughout the day, other volunteers arrived with much
needed supplies for the kennel.
Spring clean up day saw another large contingent
of volunteers descend on the kennel with a long list
of tasks to be accomplished. Volunteers filled the
holes in the field and repaired sections of the fence.
Others addressed long standing drainage issues in
the turn out yards, cleaned and leveled the yards,
and then added new pea stone to all the yards. The
kennel was scrubbed, both inside and out, dogs were
walked and brushed, bushes around the fences were
trimmed, and areas around the kennel were picked
up and organized. Finally, a bit tired but well satisfied with our efforts, we enjoyed pizza together in
the conference room.
Soon thereafter, it was time for Spring Open
House; a rare beautiful weekend arrived and with it
volunteers to set up and run Saturday and Sunday of
Open House. Volunteers helped to move the store
outside, monitor the kennel and the field, run the
silent auction and dog show, and numerous other
activities. But most of all, everyone enjoyed seeing
adopted dogs come back for a visit.
Summer brought high school and college students
to Greyhound Friends for volunteer service. Our
summer volunteers often come by during their
school holidays and return year after year. It is with
a bit of sadness and a lot of gratitude that we see
them leave for school.
Fall Open house arrived too quickly; unfortunately
rain also arrived for Saturday. But the volunteers
persevered and despite the weather, pulled off another successful weekend.
Recently to prepare for winter, we had fall clean up
day on Halloween. The more than thirty volunteers
included members of the Worcester Shamrocks
Women’s Rugby Team, many in Halloween costumes. Once again, the kennel and grounds were
scoured, the yards cleaned, and our storage unit
cleaned out by some very brave souls, willing to face
the creatures who had claimed it for their home
over the years.
Throughout the year volunteers also engaged in
activities away from the kennel. Meet and Greets
were held on many weekends and this year included
evenings at Fenway Park. Our Educational Outreach program expanded, allowing many students to
learn about greyhounds and Greyhound Friends and
to meet adopted dogs. Other volunteers helped with
grant writing, fundraising, and the myriad of other
tasks necessary to keep Greyhound Friends running.
And so another year goes by, the twenty-sixth for
Greyhound Friends, and the work goes on, despite
the ongoing changes in greyhound racing, important work made easier by the valuable contributions
of all our volunteers. I want to thank all of you who
have come to Greyhound Friends to help in some
capacity. I hope to see you at our Holiday Party on
December 13 to thank each of you personally.
Stoddard Melhado
Volunteer Coordinator
To learn more about volunteering at Greyhound
Friends, please contact Stoddard:
[email protected]
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Adventures with Ernie
Stoddard Melhado
Ernie entered into the front turn out yard at Greyhound Friends and into my life the same way that
he approaches everything, bounding energetically
with his white-tipped tail proudly held high, wagging furiously. I had thought that this Monday
morning would be a normal day of volunteering at
Greyhound Friends, but Ernie, as he always does,
had his own agenda.
I was scooping in the front yard when they returned
and let the three greyhounds loose. While the other
two sniffed around, the biggest red brindle spied
me, bounded over, and even though still muzzled,
rubbed me up and down with his head. He then
followed me wherever I went, leaning against me
whenever I stopped. That was Ernie, who I later
found out had been his trainer’s favorite dog, had
raced 176 times all at Raynham-Taunton, winning
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home, I had no intentions of bringing another one
home and becoming a four dog family, but Ernie
made it clear that I was his and he had every intention of adopting me.
Over the next few days that I was at the kennel, I
observed Ernie carefully, noting how calm he was
when all about him was chaotic, how he was a “get
along dog” with any other dog with whom he was
turned out, and how happy he seemed when he saw
me. He was an unrelenting, fantastic salesman; he
wore me down until I could no longer resist – Ernie
had to come home with us.
Ernie and Linda waiting for rehearsal
A special dog, indeed. We never thought about
changing his name because he is, well, such an
Ernie. The first time I was preparing his and the
other boys’ dinners, I turned around and Ernie was
patiently sitting, following my every move, a ritual
that is repeated twice daily. In our sixteen years of
living with greyhounds, we had never had a dog sit
and here Ernie was doing it spontaneously. I later
talked with Alvin and he said, “That dog sits like a
statue.” We are convinced that Ernie taught himself,
thinking “When I sit, everyone thinks I am wicked
cute and good things always happen to me.” He
does, and they do.
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Shortly after my wife, Ky, and I had arrived that
morning Kennel Manager Sandy Jepsen asked Ky
whether she would like to go to Raynham with her
and pick up three dogs. Ky readily agreed, and they
quickly left, promising to be back in a few hours. I
learned later that they had met Alvin, Ernie’s trainer, and that Alvin seemed reluctant to let Ernie go,
relating how Ernie always rode to the races sitting
in the front seat of his truck. Sandy and Ky loaded
the three muzzled boys, all brindles, into Sandy’s car
and headed back to Greyhound Friends. Ky noted
that while the other two boys squabbled over territory, Ernie was calm and placid.
First I had to convince Ky, no easy task. But soon
we were at the kennel for a meeting on a Sunday,
determined to let Ernie adopt us. When I arrived
I went to see him, but was stopped dead by a large
HOLD sign on his kennel card. Dismayed, I found
Louise and asked whether Ernie had been adopted.
Much to my relief, she said, “No. It’s just a preemptive strike. Ernie is a special dog and I want him to
go to a special home.” Ernie came home with us two
days later.
Life with Ernie has been a constant adventure. At
home, he is the “get along dog” that Louise told me
he would be, a gentle giant goofball with not an alpha bone in him, but woe to the person who tries to
take his stuffy, especially Parrot, away from him as
he is flinging it and racing around the house. Outside, in the fenced back yard, when particularly excited, Ernie turns himself into a “hound-a-copter”,
leaping into the air, spinning in a tight circle, with a
high pitched growl of excitement before taking
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off on a joyous sprint around the yard. However, lest
one think that Ernie is all sweetness and light, there
is a dark, mischievous, vindictive side to this red
brindle as well, a side that is most likely to emerge
when I leave the house and do not take him for an
adventure. All of our greyhounds have nibbled on
our wooden coffee table as they have gone through
their puppy stages after adoption; Ernie has reduced
it to splinters, as well as destroying three remotes,
picture frames, various pens, a number of books,
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Nashoba Brooks students meet Ernie.
CD’s, and most anything carelessly left in his company, including most recently a flashlight. He will
transform any mistake of mine into mayhem.
A wonderful ambassador for greyhounds, Ernie
loves everyone, especially children. He made his
debut as an educational outreach dog at Wellesley High School with Kathy Mahoney’s Ailie and
Dana, prancing through the crowded corridors as if
he were royalty, unfazed by the mobs of teenagers
gawking at him. At the seminar he was a hit, allowing the students to hug and pet him with a look on
his face that said, “I deserve all this attention.” Last
spring he entertained the Nashoba Brooks students
and their teachers at the kennel, and along with
Dana and Ailie, held an assembly for 300 elementary students in South Weymouth, patiently standing, or sitting, as they all filed by at the end of the
program to pet or hug him. This fall, he has been
working the Newton After School Programs, where
a second grader wrapped her arms around Ernie and
asked me, “He’s so soft. Do you use him as a pillow
at night?”
But his greatest adventure and public relationship
venture came courtesy of Louise. In the late spring
she sent me a flyer from the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company stating that they were looking for
greyhounds to appear in their summer production
of The Comedy of Errors. Louise added cryptically,
“I think Ernie will bring something special to the
play.” Thus began Ernie’s brief career as a Thespian.
He attended two rehearsals and performed in three
shows on the Boston Common. (Eight greyhounds
were cast to split up the work for the dogs, including Gill and Ben both adopted from Greyhound
Friends.) His role was to perform between acts,
walking across the stage with a tall, beautiful actress,
Linda, making five appearances per show. Ernie
loved it, strutting across the stage in front of 5,000
people as if he were born to it, disdainfully looking
down at a small dog who yapped at him one night
as if to say, “I will not lower myself to reply to such
an insignificant thing as you” and even receiving a
loud “You go, dog!” on his final night.
Yet it was back stage where he truly shined, entertaining the cast before and during the show. He was
a magnet. Most of the cast would come over, scratch
his head and say, “Hi, Ernie” as they warmed up for
their roles. During breaks and intermission, they
would sit with him, stroking him gently, calming
their nerves, leading one of the stars to tell us that
he never wanted to perform again without a greyhound backstage and another to say that she had
never thought of adopting a greyhound, now she
could think of nothing else. Ernie was not only accepted as a part of the cast, he truly believed that he
was a member of the cast. On Press Night, Mayor
Menino came backstage to address the company
before the play opened. As the cast and company
formed a semi
circle around
the mayor and
director to
listen, Ernie
bulled his
way through
people so that
he could be at
the front and
center. He was
and regarded
himself as one
of the stars,
leaving tired,
Showtime – Ernie and Linda on stage at the
Boston Common
but eager to
return. Each night as we drove in, he would sleep
until we arrived near the Common. Then he would
sit up and begin howling, or actually screaming, in
anticipation of what was to come.
petting him, and commenting on how gorgeous he
was. Walking in a crowd with Ernie is like walking
with a Hollywood starlet on your arm; he is a real
head turner.
As the Greyhound Friends Educational Outreach
Program continues to expand (we travel to any
school, club, or organization that does a fund raiser
for Greyhound Friends or a drive for our kennel
wish list, always accompanied by at least two adopted dogs) many more adventures are in store for
Ernie. He has been and continues to be a delightful
addition to our greyhound pack. For the first few
months that he was with us, he would wake up, sit
on his bed, and look around our bedroom as if to
say, “Wow – it wasn’t a dream. I am still here living
a life I never thought was possible.” And that is the
same life that we wish for every greyhound fortunate enough to find his or her way to Greyhound
Friends.
Ernie and the cast of The Comedy of Errors taking a break
Greyhound Friends Educational
Outreach Program
Greyhound Friends Comes to You
Want Greyhound Friends to visit your school,
club, or organization? All you need to do is hold a
fundraiser and/or a drive for items on our kennel
wish list. Greyhound Friends will come to you and
present an age appropriate educational program on
the history of greyhounds, the history of Greyhound
Friends and its mission, the life of a racing greyhound, and what it is like to adopt a former racer.
We will always bring at least two adopted dogs with
us and there will be plenty of time for questions and
for meeting the dogs.
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Ernie’s latest adventure was attending the Annual
MSPCA Dinner on October 22 at the John F. Kennedy Library, thanks to Kathy and Bob Mahoney.
As we waited in the lobby for Kathy to arrive, Ernie
took on the role of official greeter. He sat elegantly,
wagging his long tail at both human and canine arrivals, even small fluffy ones that looked suspiciously
like his stuffies, posed for numerous photographs,
and received constant admiration. At dinner he was
relatively well behaved, his desire to eat off of the
table kept in check with small bribes of chicken and
rolls. But he most enjoyed working the room with
Bob Mahoney like a pair of veteran Boston politicians, walking from table to table meeting people
and other dogs. Leaving for the night took quite a
while as people kept stopping us, asking questions,
For more information or to schedule a program,
please contact Stoddard Melhado, Greyhound
Friends Volunteer Coordinator;
[email protected]
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Another day at rehearsal for Ernie – note the Greyhound Friends bandana.
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Special Needs Dogs
Eliot - 5 years old
Eliot is an outgoing boy who
is very interested in everything going on around him.
He’s very friendly and loves
being with people. He enjoys
playing in the fenced field too.
Eliot is an energetic boy and
gets very excited and jumpy
when first let out of his kennel. Because of this, he would do best in a home
with experienced greyhound or dog owners.
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Roscoe - 3 years old
Roscoe is a handsome,
smart, energetic and highly
entertaining three year old
Greyhound/Coonhound mix.
Roscoe will need a home that
will be able to match his active
lifestyle. He loves the outdoors, going for walks, and
playing ball - he really likes to be active. If you are
searching for a loving companion and an active guy
to take places then look no further. Roscoe is good
with other dogs but cannot live with cats.
Traveler - 3 years old
Traveler is a beautiful brindlecoated boy who is very interested in everything around him.
He is confident and strong.
He is playful but calms down
pretty quickly on a leash. Traveler would do best in a home
with experienced dog owners
Treasure - 6 years old
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Treasure is a real gem! He
tends to be a bit anxious
when in his kennel because
he’d really rather not be
in a kennel. But once he’s
out, he is calm and settles
down quickly. He does well
on a leash. Treasure is very
friendly, likes affection and tucking his head against
you. He is an excellent, happy dog.
Annual Spring Open House
May 15 & 16, 2010
Annual Fall Open House
September 25 & 26, 2010
Second Chances Thrift Store
6 W. Central Street
Natick
Intersection of Rts. 135 and 27; Natick Center
Tuesday - Saturday 10 to 6
Second Chances sells clothes, glassware, china,
jewelry, lamps, books, odds and ends.
We are always looking for donations for the
store and for customers.
December 5th there will be a
Christmas sale - 10 until 3.
Thank you to all the store’s supporters.
For more information call the kennel 508-435-5969
Fundraiser
Fundraiser at Johnny D’s for Greyhound Friends
Date to be announced......please check the website
Lineup will feature “Full Sail”
We’re Updating Our Email Mailing List:
Greyhound Friends is in the process of updating our friends contact list, especially to
include current email addresses. Won’t you
please take the time to send us an email with
your up to date contact information including your name, address, phone and email? Also, in an effort to help reduce production
and mailing costs, we are planning to send
our newsletter electronically to those who
are interested and who provide us with their
email address. When you respond, could you
please also let us know if you would like to
receive the newsletter and other updates by
mail or email? Thanks! Please send updated contact information to
[email protected].
the Mail Bag
–Stormy–
Hello Louise and Pat - As you know, we lost our much loved Stormy to
hemangiosarcoma last month. Since he was one
of “your” greys, I just wanted to send you the link
to his “bio” at Children’s Hospital - he was the first
(and so far, only) greyhound in the Paw Prints Program at Children’s. They are particularly discriminating there! Click the link and scroll down a bit:
http://www.childrenshospital.org/patientsfamilies/
Site1393/mainpageS1393P4sublevel55Flevel57.html
Thank you so much for bringing him to us. Joslin
From Childrens Hospital Boston
Each Pawprints dog and handler makes their patient “rounds” at least twice a month. These “rounds”
include visits with up to 10 patients, along with
visiting parents, siblings, friends and Children’s
Hospital Boston staff. If the child requests, the dog
may make a “bed visit” (the dog lays on a clean sheet
on the bed) so the child may easily pet the dog. Visits typically occur in patient rooms, although some
visits occur in activity rooms on the floor.
My name is Stormy. I am a
retired Racing Greyhound.
I love to play and I am very
fast. I can run up to 45 miles
per hour. I really like to be
scratched behind my ears
and down along my neck.
–Penelope–
Dear Louise,
Thank you for allowing me to adopt Penelope. I
was devastated when Geraldine the greyhound died
suddenly at 12 years old while I was away from
home. I could not imagine being at home without a greyhound. Pen has settled in so well after 3
months. She was obviously not adapted to a home,
but has become quite adept at stairs and linoleum!
With love and peace,
Mary Parker and Penelope Parker
–Tux–
Hi Louise,
It is almost two years since we adopted Tux (Cyclone). Everyday is an adventure, he has added
so much to our family, making sure we are all
exercising as he leads us down the road. He takes
us to a fenced in park where he runs in his very
large circles. He is very vocal in making his needs
known unlike our previous greyhound Gretchen ,
who we still miss, she was a shy and very quiet little
girl maybe because he is a boy , he is a little more
aggressive. He has bonded with my husband, so every morning at 6am the boys go for their first walk. I can’t thank you enough or suggesting him to us. As you can see by the attachment he makes a great
subject to paint. I have done three paintings of him
and I love this one because he is smiling.
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Meet Our PawPrint Dogs!
She loves to run daily. Although shy and nervous,
she attended her first walk with Greyhound Adventures in Weymouth and did very well. Pen is
still concerned about meeting other dogs, but has
adapted well to Patti the cat. She is not comfortable
on the couch and will not attempt the bed, but loves
her blankies on the floor near me. Penelope has just
begun to wag her tail when I come home. She is vocal when she wants to go outside to tinkle, and has
only had a couple of accidents in the house. Pen is
very goofy when we walk, but is a beautiful presence
when running. She loves her squeaky ball and can
sometimes catch it in her mouth. She is very good
when riding in the car, too. I found it very hard to
deal with Penelope after the loss of Deenie because
I expected Pen to be black and white rather than
brindle, from the photos. However, even though she
resembled Geraldine in looks, she was quite different in temperment. I am grateful to have Penelope
in my home, and have come to love her dearly. She
is sweet and wonderful. Thank you, Greyhound
Friends, from my heart.
I hope all is going well at Friends
in spite of this economy.
Thank you again.
Peg Drummey
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–Honeybun–
–Geraldine–
Many years ago Honeybun began her history with
Greyhound Friends as the mother of an unregistered
litter. Honeybun was brought to our adoption kennel to find a home after her pups were weaned and
placed. She liked life at the Hopkinton shelter and
flourished. A middle aged woman came in one day
and wanted to adopt Honeybun.
They seemed like a good match. The adopter had
been a dog owner previously and her references
were positive.
It is just over three months that Geraldine “Deenie”
Parker left this earth. She was my beloved greyhound for eight years, charming everyone she met.
Deenie was adopted from GF, and was very lucky
to meet her littermate, Quiet Man, on walks with
Greyhound Adventures. This relationship was a
wonderful discovery, and we all delighted in comparing their features!
Honeybun went home to New Hampshire on a
Thursday. Monday morning the adopter’s husband called and said Honeybun didn’t like him. I
explained that Honeybun didn’t know him......
new dogs take time to warm up to new people......I
was stunned when I came back from getting coffee
and saw a courier car from New Hampshire in the
parking lot at the kennel with Honeybun and all her
belongings in it. Back so soon......but just as well.
Carla Delellis, whose family owns Johnny D’s
Uptown Club and Restaurant in Somerville was
volunteering that day. She heard Honeybun’s story
of hard luck and offered to foster her.
Carla lived in Somerville then on the top floor of a
triple decker. Her roomate left a window opened
a little.......and Honeybun opened it a lot.....and
jumped out onto the cement driveway. Her front
legs were badly broken. Carla packed up Honeybun, took her to Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, checked her credit card in at the door, and
restored Honeybun to
health......legs a little
crooked but alive and
well.
Carla adopted Honeybun and has been
a long time supporter
of greyhound adoption. I always am
thankful that Carla
put so much effort
in to helping a hard luck, but eventually fortunate,
Honeybun.
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Geraldine is missed, but left her mark. She was a
leaner and a snuggler. If there was a pillow or blanket around, she found it -- and enjoyed it, deservedly. Because she was a runner until she was four,
and no dog should have to work for food.
Gerry made all kinds of friends, from cats to other
greyhounds to deliverymen and postal workers. She
was a happy dog and was thrilled to take her daily
medication when called to get her “butter pill” when
called to the kitchen.
Thunder was her only enemy, and a little Valium
would take the edge off her fright, although she’d
require assistance navigating the stairs after a dose.
Her favorite boy was Pedro the chihuahua, and she
loved bassets Fred and Wilma, who tried without
luck to keep up with her.
Geraldine passed away peacefully while I was out
of town, in the company of her Auntie Jan. She is
now at peace, and even though she is in my mind all
the time, I know she’s chasing squirrels in heaven.
If I were president of this United States, I’d make it
a requirement that all families have a greyhound in
the house. There is nothing finer.
By the way, I am now the happy owner of Penelope,
who, although similar in look to Geraldine, is her
own dog.
Pen is also from GF, and is happily settling in to her
new home. She is a wonder.
God bless the greyhounds, and I am thankful for my
dog every day.
Mary Parker, Dover, MA
–Dos–
Dos is a five year old Spanish galgo. I saw him
at the Scooby Refuge during a winter visit two
years ago.
–Irish Timmy–
Irish Timmy was a puppy, just a few months old,
when he was found by some South Korean children
in a park in Dublin. The children were there to
learn English. Many of their last names were Kim.
They wanted to name the puppy Kim. Their teacher
knew an animal activist in Dublin who knew I
loved greyhounds and that I was in Dubliln for a
greyhound welfare meeting. The connections were
made and I brought the puppy across Ireland to
Limerick on the train. He didn’t look like Kim was
the right name for him, he answered to Tim.
Marion Fitzgibbon helped me get Tim ready for the
flight to Boston. I am amazed at how time has gone
by so quickly.
For a look at more Irish characters go to
www.LimerickAnimalWelfare.com
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Board of Directors
April 2009-May 2010
President:
Kathy Mahoney
Vice President:
Veronica Zolina
Secretary:
Cyndy Curley
Treasurer:
Veronica Zolina
Members:
Louise Coleman
Pat Hall
Ky Melhado
Stoddard Melhado
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When I first saw Dos I was drawn to his interesting looking face........he has one blue eye, and one
brown eye. (Thus, the name). He also had a big,
puffy infected leg. The infection was responsive to
antibiotics.............thank goodness.
I am glad that Dos came to Hopkinton with a contingent of Scooby dogs. We sometimes are able to
have a few galgos up for adoption..........they serve
as representatives for all the others in Spain. Dos is
now one of my dogs and spends a lot of time in my
office.
Dos loves to sit on top of his crate in the office, he
looks out the window and poses. Dos has a
mischievous personality and illustrates the galgo’s
good humor and funny nature.
Scooby’s web site is www.scoobymedina.com
I brought Timmy over in 1995. Now he is fourteen.
He is a small greyhound, but has a Napoleon
complex. He thinks he is big and with some dogs,
particularily labs, he can be less than friendly. So I
ended up keeping him. A character for sure.
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