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.

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