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GPI in the news

I found out that the PI has a canine chat blog. The author was at GPI's meet and greet at the Kirkland Home Show and wrote a very wonderful post about us. Here's some of it:

I have an affinity for all dogs of course and sighthounds make the short list. I am drawn to the sweet, rocketship Greyhound that in essence is really a cuddly couch potato. Yes, they are fast, 40 miles per hour fast but their preference is to relax, curled up on your sofa.

Greyhounds lucky enough to find their way to a rescue organization usually come off the race track due to the fact they were not winners or have outlived their usefulness. Their fate was always euthanasia before rescue groups evolved. Many still end up destroyed.

Greyhound Pets, Inc.
I recently met this Greyhound group at a local event. Fell in love with these dogs, the organization and the doting hound parents who also volunteer for this organization. Greyhound Pets, Inc is a non profit group founded in 1985. It has found homes for 5200 retired racing hounds from tracks and farms across the U.S. These sweet dogs are spayed and neutered, up to date on vaccinations, treated for parasites, and given an exam by a veterinarian. This non profit is a no kill shelter.

Adjustment Period
Former racing hounds have lived in kennels all their lives. These sweet dogs have never been in a house until a foster or forever home, don’t know what stairs are, and don’t understand sliding glass doors or slick floors. They do require an acclimation period to life outside a kennel or barn.

These eager to please, quiet, sweet canines, are low key. Some are very playful and others need your help learning how to play. They need daily walks even if they live in a home with a fenced yard. Apartment or condo life is ok as long as they get daily walks. They have short fur, do shed, are wash and wear dogs and could use a nice coat in cold or wet weather as they virtually no fat to keep them warm. Greyhounds usually live 12-15 years and most of these adoptable dogs are around 2-5 years old when they are surrendered to rescue.

I highly recommend looking into this breed.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/caninechat/

Words of comfort

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (New International Version)

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

One of the blogs I love to read is Bowen's Heart. The writer is a singer whose son has a serious heart condition. The father was talking about a funeral and how he thought this bible quote was very applicable to that day. I think it applies to many other situations including fear of getting old or as a friend was today, dealing with grief and depression.

I think this blog is turning into a do-it-yourself bible study for me but that's the joy of blogging - one can write about what is meaningful to them and what helps them.

He's a natural

Nephew Romey in LA loves his tae kwondo classes!

Business park geese

Ran across these babys while waiting to pick up Jim at his office.

Forgiveness

Chris shared this very timely and very true article on the subject of forgiveness. I really needed this today. I put a link on the right side of the blog to the daily motivator. This Ralph Marston is also a very wise man. OK, enough of the sermons, I know.

The power of forgiveness
Inflicting pain on someone else cannot do anything to ease your own pain. When you have been hurt, there is nothing to be gained by passing the hurt on to another.

When others have caused you pain, give forgiveness. Sincere forgiveness is the fastest way to begin moving positively forward again.

Forgiveness does not mean that you agree with or condone whatever has been done. It means that you no longer choose to let those past actions hold you back.

Your willingness to forgive does not mean that you are willing to be hurt again. In fact, forgiveness frees you to take positive steps that will make you stronger and much less vulnerable.

When you feel the desire for revenge, stop and remind yourself that there is a much more powerful response. Forgiveness is the way to put yourself in the best possible position.

Can you find the strength to forgive? Forgive, and you will surely grow stronger.

— Ralph Marston



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