Greyhound Crossroads

Cowboy is a 69lb white boy with black brindle spots. He initially came to us from the Melbourne track adoption kennel. He retired really young and had no official races listed. He turned 3 on March 19th. Cowboy's sire is Krypto Drive and his dam is Flat Out Ulna. He passed his cat and small dog tests at the track and has lived with both and has actually been afraid of cats. Cowboy was a little timid when he arrived and was pretty overwhelmed, but he has been in a home for since Feb of 2015 so should be home acclimated by now. Cowboy's name was changed to Calloway by his adopter. Now Calloway is being returned to us for rehoming because he went after an outdoor cat. We warn all adopters to NEVER have any greyhound outside with a free roaming cat, no matter how safe the dog is with cats inside. Even if the greyhound has been good with an outside cat before, there is the chance that they can mistake it for a squirrel or a rabbit if it is in bushes. Prey drive is also much stronger outdoors. Calloway will be retested with indoor cats after we get him but we expect him to be fine with them as he always has been. This was a mistake most greyhounds would have made. 

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Jawa is a smaller fawn male that raced at 71lbs. He celebrated his 3rd birthday on May 11th. Harry's sire is the famous Kiowa Mon Manny and his dam is Jawa Pattie. He retired from the Sanford Orlando track and has 53 races to his credit. Jawa passed his cat and small dog test by running toward them, passing them with no interest, and putting his nose in the cat food bowl right beyond them. We tried to get his attention back on the cat but he was way too interested in the food to pay any attention to small furry creatures. He is a food motivated guy. Jawa is a happy waggy guy that is very friendly to everyone he meets. Jawa lived with cats in his foster home. He has snapped when laying down so even though he likes kids we think he would do better in a home with no children because of his space issues. Harry has been in a home so is already home acclimated.

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Jessica is a 62lb brindle girl that doesn't turn 2 until May 17th. Her sire is the very famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and her dam is Baysuperstitious. She just retired from the Sanford Orlando track after running 5 races and not doing well in any of them. She rode well on the trip up from the track. Seemed a little timid at first but seemed like she would warm up pretty fast. Although she passed her initial cat test she has since shown interest in chasing the cats in her foster home so probably should not live with cats. She has done fine with the small dog in her foster home though. She is very quiet in her crate and potties well on leash so may be a good choice for apartment or townhouse living. This beauty seems like a calm girl for one that is so young.

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Cattie is a sweet little fawn girl that passed her cat and small dog tests with flying colors. She walks well on leash and picks up new commands very quickly. Her sire is Flare Gun and her dam is Kinks. Cattie raced at 62lbs. She will celebrate her 4th birthday on June 20th. She raced 69 races starting out at Tri State in WV and moving to Orange Park in Jacksonville FL where we picked her up. More pictures and description as we get to know her.

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Nut is a white and red boy that raced at 74lbs. He had 44 races and was very good. He even raced in some stakes races. He raced his entire career at Orange Park in Florida. His sire is Kelsos Fusileer and his dam is Steffie's Mandy. Nut just turned 2 on Dec 8th. He is a friendly happy guy that loves everyone he meets. More as we get to know him.

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This is the sweetest, tiny, black girl that raced at just 56lbs. Hope was born Sept. 1, 2008 so is 5 years old. Hope is outgoing and friendly and loves people and was a kennel favorite at the track because of her great personality. She has been in an adoptive home since 2011 but her owner just passed away so she is looking for a new home. She crates quietly and is very well behaved so might be a good girl for apartment or townhouse living. She seems like a confident girl that is very outgoing and not afriad of much. When men were cutting trees next door to her foster home, instead of being afraid of the strangers and all the noise, she ran over to the fence wagging like crazy trying her best to get their attention. This girl is a real sweetheart that loves everyone she meets. She passed her cat test and has been living with two small puppies and birds in her former home. Update: One of the family members of her owner decided to adopt Hope. They know her and love her and think this is what her owner would have wanted.

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Sable just arrived from the Orange Park Track in Jacksonville Florida where she raced all her 153 races. She is a small girl that raced at just 56lbs. Sable's sire is the very famous Dodgem By Design and her dam is Greys Storm Gust. She is a sweet, friendly girl that doesn't seem to be bothered by much. She is living in a foster home with small dogs and has passed her cat test too. She was good with the kids she has met and did fantastic with everyone she met at a meet and greet recently. She was born on Nov 1st. This girl is a real cutie!

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Chris just arrived from Derby Lane in Florida where he was a very good racer. He also raced at the top level at Wheeling in WV previously. He is a gorgeous big guy white with light fawn spots and a lot of dark around his eyes. He is a big guy racing at 83lbs. Very friendly and happy with a pretty high energy level so will like to have a fenced yard to run around in. His trainer said he loved to run in the turn out area every day or so between races. Chris's sire is Lonesome Cry and his dam is Greys Calibrator. He will turn 5 on July 7th. He passed his small dog test with flying colors but still needs to be tested with cats. More as we get to know him.

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Hunky Rob Lowe just arrived from the Daytona Race Track in Florida where he raced 185 races. His sire is Dauntless and his dam is Burningsensation. Rob will turn 5 on April 26th. He is a pretty big guy that raced at 79lbs but is in the 80s already now. He has a stocky build and is very muscular so isn't really that tall for his size. His trainer has 4 children including some toddlers that go to work in the kennel with her. She said he was very good with her kids and liked them. He is a quiet, calm boy that is a little timid in new situations but warms up fast and is very friendly with people that he knows. He passed his cat and small dog test with no interest at all other than a sniff. Rob has been living in a townhouse and is very quite in his crate and goes potty nicely on leash so might be a good choice for apartment living.

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Altamonte Al had a very successful racing career and was quite a big star at the track. Quite a few people came to tell him goodbye when he retired. He raced at a pretty thin 74lbs and looks better closer to 80lbs. Al has been in an adoptive home since April but they ended up having to move out of the country and aren't able to take him with them so decided to rehome him. He is already home acclimated! Al's date of birth is 11/12/08 so he just celebrated his 5th birthday. He is a happy, goofy guy that has personality to spare. So much so that he was a favorite with everyone he met at the track from lead outs to bettors. HIs trainers and the track personel had a hard time letting him go because they were so attached to Al and consider him a pet. His picture is up on the wall at the track.

Al is quite the snuggler and even though he is a big guy he is likely to want to get in your lap. He loves to get up and lay beside you or even in your lap while watching TV. Al loves toys and will throw them up and play with them himself and loves to chase them when they are thrown for him. He loves to go for walks and potties well on leash. Al was living in a townhouse in his previous home and did fine without a fenced yard. He is a higher energy greyhound and loves to play so might do better with a fenced yard to run around in, unless his family was willing to do walks or jogs with him so that he got enough exercise. He has too high of a prey drive to live with cats. He loves other greyhounds though and larger calmer dogs but just doesn't care for smaller dogs of other breeds that bounce around him and get in his face. His sire is Tony's Oracle which makes him a relative of quite a few other dogs we have placed. Al is the whole package. Just stunning to look at, loving and already home acclimated.

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Pat C Offshore was retired over a year ago from racing because of a broken hock, but is now fully healed and enjoying life to it's fullest. He's a bright, happy dog that loves attention. His leg is sound and gives him no issues at all except when walked a long time on hard surfaces, bringing on a slight limp that he easily compensates for. He was the kennel favorite for the past year and is very comfortable with all the children belonging to their family making him an excellent choice for owners with little ones. He will be vetted and cat tested this week and is ready for that forever home! His sire is the famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and his dam is Okie Reba. He raced 110 races at Orange Park in Jacksonville Fl. He raced at 69lbs but weighs more than that now as a pet.

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Rambo is a white and red male that has lived with a family for some time. He is a very sweet, friendly 6 year old boy. He has a thick coat from living outside. He is very good with cats paying no attention to the cats in his foster home and even ignored a bird that was in a vehicle he was transported in. He should be fine to live in homes with cats, small dogs, and even birds. Although he has lived outside for awhile, he is used to being in a home and settled happily on a dog bed or couch. He even knows how to use a doggy door. Rambo is a smaller guy weighing only 69lbs. He travels well and doesn't seem to stress out over anything. Just an easy going guy that likes everyone and would be a good first or 4th greyhound. Rambo ended up being heartworm positive so is undergoing treatment.

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Luka has a long successful race career beginning at Derby Lane in Florida. Most of his 123 races were run at the Wheeling WV track where he raced at the top level AA and won many races. He raced at 73lbs so is a mid sized male. His sire is Fuzzy's Cannon and his dam is Raising Queen. He was born on June 5th of 2009. He passed his cat and small dog tests so should be fine to live with either. He is happy and playful, likes to play with toys. Luka gets along well with other males and females and is outgoing and very friendly with everyone he meets. He is calm and well behaved in his foster home.

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Diesel is a very friendly, black male with a lot of personality. He raced at 77lbs. He is very playful and loving. He will bounce around happily and loves to play with people or toys. Diesel turned two on July 22nd and his sire is Tyrur Alex and his dam is Git N Dizzy. He had a very short racing career of just 4 races at Southland in Arkansas. We think he will be wonderful with older kids because of his happy, playful personality. We think he will do better with kids above toddler age though, because he is so playful and might bump into them while being silly. He did great on his test with small dogs and still needs tested with cats. If he is adopted in the Charlotte, NC area his racing owner and current foster home offers free dog sitting for him!! This is a fun boy that will bring a lot of fun and silliness to some lucky family. He is a good boy that his foster family really loves. Diesel is very curious about he cats but his foster home feels he is likely to be trainable with them and is going to work with him with them.

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Picasso had a long career and raced 104 races all at Wheeling Downs in WV. He is a red male that turned 4 on August 18th. He raced at 77 lbs. His sire is the very famous Dodgem By Design and his dam is Akoya Pearl. Picasso is a littermate to a dog we already place named Nefarious. Picasso is a tall boy that is very sweet and loving. Very friendly! He passed his cat and small dog tests so should be fine living with either. He gets along well with other dogs and loves to play with toys. He is playful and seems like he would be an easy, well behaved boy that would be great for a first time greyhound adopter.

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Caleb is a return that came in after living in an adoptive home for about 2 years. He was originally adopted from an adoption group up North. Their family had to return them to us because one of their family members was allergic to them. Caleb is a gorgeous light fawn with black stripes. He raced at 71lbs so is a mid sized guy. He just turned 6 on October 4th. His sire is the famous Lonesome Cry and his Dam is Craigie Maxi. He is friendly, sweet and already home acclimated. He is used to being around the children in his previous home so should be great for a home with kids. He does great at meet and greets, greeting everyone happily. He will give kisses and loves to be petted and loved on. We initially thought he had too high a prey drive to live with smaller dogs because he would bark excitedly at other breeds of dogs so we never let him approach them. We finally actually let him sniff some small chi mix dogs and he was fine after the initial sniff and lost interest. Now we think he just had no idea they were dogs. He will still need an introduction to strange dogs because he still barks but he seems to be good with other breeds once he gets over his initial excitement and knows they are actually dogs. Caleb has wonderful house manners, crates well and is quiet in his crate and sleeps all night in his crate. He does bark some mainly when he gets excited about seeing other dogs or small critters so may not be a good apartment dog. He does potty on leash well so doesn't require a fenced yard if you are willing to leash walk. This is a sweet guy that has been looking for a home for more than 6 months now.

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Graphite is a littermate to Cobalt that came through our program earlier this year. His trainers say he is just like his brother, very nice, friendly and sweet. He raced 51 races. Most of his races were at the Sanford Orlando Race Track but he also raced for a little while at the Sarasota Race Track. He turned 2 on May 21st. Sire is Fuzzys Cannon, Dam is Greys Redington. Graphite is a tiny boy that is smaller than most of our girls and weighed in at 63lbs at his last vet appointment. Graphite was a little interested in the cats he met at the vet clinic but corrected easily so may be trainable. He's happy, playful, and curious about everything around him in an adorable "puppy" way, but he's not hyper or destructive. He potties well on leash and is quiet in his kennel so may be the perfect dog for apartment living. He was sweet to both greyhounds in his first foster home and never had a single potty accident there. He travels well and likes to go. He can be just a little shy at first when meeting strangers, preferring to approach quietly and gently until he gets to know you but is the type that will warm up fast and be your best friend. Graphite is a sweet little baby of a greyhound who's ready to meet the perfect family.

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Piper raced 103 races all at Wheeling Downs in WV. She is a tiny black female that raced at just 55 lbs. In spite of her small size she was a pretty good racer. Piper will turn 5 on Dec 15th so had a long racing career. Her sire is the famous Lonesome Cry and her dam is Odd Garbo. She is a littermate to Carte Blanche that we placed. Her trainer says that she is a pretty high energy for a greyhound and the name Hyper might fit her better than Piper. More as we get to know her.

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Marsh is the son of one of the females we placed named MRL Courageous. He is also the littermate to Salt Life that we placed earlier this year. We expect him to be a wonderful guy like his mom and brother. His sire is Get Over. Marsh turned 2 on May 17th. Marsh was a good racer and raced most of his 96 races at Tri State in WV. Then he moved down to Orange Park in Jacksonville FL, where he retired from in November. He traveled nicely on his trip up from the track. He seems like a calm well behaved guy so far. He needs some encouragement to go in a crate but once there he is totally quiet and doesn't make a peep unless he needs to go outside. Then he will stand up and whine quietly. He was raised on a farm around smaller dogs and small children so he should be fine with both. More as we get to know him.

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Perogie was quite the racer, winning top level A races and racing and winning quite a few stakes races too. She raced 62 races at Derby Lane, Dubuque, and finally at Palm Beach. Because she was such an amazing racer she had 4 litters of pups before she officially retired. She was the mother of one of our adopter's pups and she tracked her down and asked if she could foster her. She is a sweet, calm girl whose favorite thing is napping. After raising 20 pups she knows the value of a nap. Perogie was born on March 7th of 2005 and raced at 63lbs. She is being fostered with small dogs and is fine with them.

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Elaine is a beautiful brindle girl that just arrived. Her mom stepped on one of her back legs when she was a small pup. Even though it isn't noticable now and doesn't bother her at all or cause any limping, her owners decided not to risk racing her. They gave her to us to pet out instead. She runs and plays and doesn't have any limitations as a pet. She is a sweet, friendy girl that just turned 2 on December 8th. She travels well and likes to go for rides. She is quickly learning leash manners. Her trainer at the track says she is very waggy and happy girl. Her sire is the very famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and her dam is Deco Caraways. So far she has done very well in her foster home with cats and small dogs. As soon as she arrived she climbed up on the couch and made herself comfortable. She likes to snuggle with other dogs and people. She is a very calm girl for one so young and very well behaved. She is being fostered in a townhouse and is normally quiet in her crate.

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Otto is a handsome red brindle male who is a big 83lbs. He is a littermate to KJ's Oscar who we also placed. He will celebrate his 3rd birthday on Oct 7. He raced 34 races starting out at Bluffs Run in IA, then going to Sarasota Race Track in Florida and from there Sanford Orlando. His sire is KJ's Yukon Gold and his dam is Gilded Rose. He is a smart boy and his trainers say that he learned how to open the gates in the turn out pen and let himself and the other boys back into the kennel. He passed his cat test at the track so he should be able to live with cats and small dogs. He is calm and friendly according to his trainers.

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Gina is a beautiful white girl with brindle patches. Her sire is the very famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and her Dam is Deco Hexagram. She just celebrated her 4th birthday on August 8th. She raced at 66lbs. Gina was an excellent racer that raced 101 races at one of the top tracks, Wheeling Downs in WV. She is a friendly sweet girl that travels well. She passed her cat and small dog test with no interest in chasing either so should be fine to live in a home with cats or small dogs. She is being fostered with a toddler and has been very good with her too. She is a well behaved girl that has settled into foster care very well and is very sweet and loving.

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Tecate is an extra large boy that raced at 84lbs. His sire is the famous Flying Penske and his dam is Kay Shivon Sissy. He will celebrate his 4th birthday on Feb 22nd. Tecate is quite the traveler, racing at Caliente in Mexico, then Palm Beach, Flagler and Naples Ft Myers in Florida with a total of 94 races. We don't know if he is bi-lingual but we do know that he knows his name very well. We pronounce it Ta Cot EE like the beer. He is a friendly happy guy that seems pretty calm and well behaved. He potties very well on leash so may do well without a fenced yard if his family was willing to leash walk him. He was a little interested in the cats at the vet clinic but not overly so, so we think he may be cat trainable. We need to do more testing with him with cats. He has met some small dogs and does fine with them after an initial sniff to find out what they are. He crates well and has been quiet so far in his foster home and is living in a townhome so should be fine to live in an apartment or a townhouse. This is an extra sweet boy that was a kennel pet at the race track.

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Hunter is a 75lb deep red male that has had a successful racing career and was a finalist in a stakes race!! His birthday is Nov 5th and his sire is the famous Flying Hydrogen. He has lived in a home before so is already home acclimated and has good house manners! Hunter is very calm and laid back but still enjoys playing. Don't let Hunter's sad eyes in his photo fool you, he is a very happy, loving, outgoing boy that craves attention. His foster home says "lives for love". If you want a dog that wants to stay close and is always happy to see you, Hunter could be your boy. He was returned after about a year because his owner developed life threatening health problems that prevented him from caring for a pet. Although Hunter lived in a townhouse with his previous owner, he can be a little vocal sometimes in his crate. We don't think he will be a good choice for a townhouse or apartment unless his new owner is home with him all the time like his previous owner was. Hunter needs rules and boundaries set and will quickly obey because he wants to please. He thrives in that type of situation and just wants and needs to know what you want him to do. Hunter loves kids but does tend to over react when it comes to play or a perceived threat, so we think he would do better actually living in a home with no kids. Hunter likes other dogs and but can get too rough very quickly so needs to be placed as an only dog. He was an only dog in his first home and was fine with that. Hunter passed his initial cat test but he did try to chase a cat in one of his foster homes so has had mixed results. Hunter can be protective of his home and space with strangers so would need a quiet home that doesn't have a lot of guests. 

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Cam just arrived from the Orange Park track in Jacksonville. He is a littermate to a dog we already placed Easi Cherry and her owners have been waiting for him to retire. He broke his leg in his last race and his owner and trainers had surgery on the leg to repair it so we had to wait even longer for it to heal up before we could get him. He is with us now and is just as sweet as we had hoped. His sire is Be My Bubba and his dam is Momoni Chris. He was born on Oct 25th and raced 139 races. His foster family is planning to adopt him.

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Queenie is a tiny brindle female that raced at only 54lbs. Unfortunately she is having to start over looking for another family at 12 years old. She turned 12 on September 29th. Queenie was adopted through our group 9 years ago and has been in an adoptive home since then. She was returned to us because of changes in her family that led her owner to make this difficult decision, not because of any issues with her. Queenie has been fully vetted and had to have quite a few teeth pulled. Other than that, our vet has declared her healthy and doing very well with a pep in her step that says she doesnt know her age. She lived with children and other dogs in her previous home so should be fine with both. She is already home acclimated and has good manners. Being an older girl she loves to sleep on a comfy bed and you can find her doing that most of the day but she also likes to do some sun bathing outside.

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Kitty Kat is a pretty blue girl that is a littermate to one of our volunteer's dogs. She has been waiting on her to retire and will have her join her family if the two girls like each other when they are reunitied. Kitty Kat is arriving soon from the Mobile race track. She race 164 races in Mobile, AL and Palm Beach FL and got up to A level so was pretty good. She raced at 63lbs. Her sire is Trent Lee and her dam is Solitary Elusion. She celebrated her 4th birthday on May 16th. Kitty Kat potties nicely on leash and was quiet in her crate so may do OK in an apartment. She is very friendly.

Kitty Cat was adopted and renamed Catalina. She crossed the bridge in Augusta of 2017 after running into something playing in her yard. She will be missed by her mom Denise and everyone that met her. 

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Dave is a sweet friendly brindle boy that is a littermate to Echo of Light (Ed) that arrived on the same load. He is a very large male that raced at 83lbs. His sire is the very famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and his dam is the famous Dreamy Blossom. He was a good racer that raced at one of the top tracks Wheeling Downs in WV. Like his brother he raced at the top levels A and AA. He has 68 races listed. Dave passed his cat and small dog test so should be able to live with either. He also likes the children he has met.

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Cara is a gorgeous white girl with black spots that is arriving from the Derby Lane Track in St Pete Florida. She raced 55 races there and at Wheeling Downs in Wheeling WV. She raced at 64lbs and will celebrate her 3rd birthday on January 1st. Her sire is Rhythmless and her dam is Forever Together. Her trainer says she is a happy bouncy girl that is pretty energetic and fun for a greyhound. Very friendly, loving and sweet. Cara traveled well on the trip up from the track and was perfectly quiet in her crate all night the first night. Her foster home raved about what a doll baby she was and how sweet she is. When she arrived at the vet she was pretty excited about the cats so probably is not going to be cat friendly but we need to do further testing to be sure. Be sure to check her other pictures to see a picture of her as a puppy.

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Angela is arriving soon from Derby Lane. Even though she went to the track she just never did well in her practice races so will retire without one official race. She is a young girl that won't even turn two until March 7th. She is a tiny girl that is only 55lbs. She has a fantastic personality and is very friendly and waggy and will even smile when happy or excited. Really cute little girl! Her sire is from Ireland- Kinloch Brae and her dam is Susanna Salter. More as we get to know her.

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Willy is a young boy that only has one race listed at Tri-state in West Virginia. He raced at 65lbs so is a small male. He is a young guy that turned 2 in June. His sire is the famous Trent Lee and his dam is Kiowa Patty Jo.  Willy has already been home acclimiated and has been living in a home since March. He is a sweet handsome boy that was returned to us because he cut his feet while running around and his owner didn't want vet bills. It was only a minor pad injury and his feet are fine now. He is a higher energy greyhound that likes to run around and needs a safe yard without sharp things in it so he can do that safely. He passed his cat and small dog tests so is OK to live with either. This is a sweet loving boy that loves to play with toys and is doing great in his foster home.

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Atlas just arrived from Derby Lane in Florida but he also raced at Southland in Arkansas. He raced at total of 41 races. He is a handsome, dark brindle boy mostly black with some light fawn stripes. He just turned 3 on October 26th. He traveled well on his trip up from Florida and has been quiet in his crate since he arrived. He is very friendly and loves people. He is a pretty big guy racing at 80lbs. He does pull on the leash some because he is excited to check out everything new. He does correct pretty well though. His sire is Irish- Vina Marina and his dam is Atarah. More as we get to know him.

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Mandy is a brindle female that just arrived from the Mobile race track where she raced 41 races. She celebrated her 2nd birthday on January 2nd. She raced at 61lbs. Her sire is Astartwelvegauge and her dam is Chel's Rocknroll. She travelled well on the haul and is a cute bouncy girl that gives kisses to everyone she meets. Very loving and happy. She curled up in a tiny ball in the crate and just laid their smiling. She pottied nicely on leash so may do OK without a fenced yard. The staff at our vets office commented on what a bubbly happy personality she had. They really liked her. She did pass her cat test so should be fine living with cats and small dogs.

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Preacher Man is a littermate to another boy we placed so we were on a waiting list to get him when he retired. He is a beautiful rare blue brindle that raced at 76lbs. He just turned two on November 7th. His Sire is Kiowa Wish Frank and his dam is Pasampsi. He is a calm, well behaved boy that is sweet and friendly. He has been fostered in an apartment and is quiet and potties on leash nicely so would be perfect for an apartment or townhouse living and doesn't require a home with a fenced yard. He is good with kids, cats and small dogs. Just a wonderful, friendly loving gentleman.

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Kane is a gorgeous light fawn boy with dark ears and dark hair tips, almost sabling. he will celebrate his 5th birthday on Nov 8th. He raced at 66lbs so is a smaller male. Kane had a long successful race career of 200 races at Orange Park in Jacksonville Fl. He broke his leg in his last race and his racing owner paid to have our vet do a surgical repair and for his boarding there while it healed up for the last couple of months. Unfortunately he developed a dangerous bone infection after surgery and he ended up losing his back right leg. He gets around fine without the leg though and as long as he stays thin he should be able to do stairs, jump on and off furniture, and run and play like any other dog. Our vet says Kane has been a wonderful guest there and has become a favorite of her staff. He just hangs out in the treatment room with her own tiny dogs and the cats that live there and is very good with all small animals and all people he has met. He has been very good with all the treatment he has recieved and just loves people and attention. He is very very calm and well behaved. Our vet said she wished she could keep him herself because he is one of the sweetest greyhound she has ever treated. This tripod is a very special boy in more ways than one.

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Kid is being returned to us from his family where he has lived for 6 years. He just turned 9 years old and has been living with a more dominant male littermate all of his life. He was always the submissive one of the two brothers. Recently he decided he no longer wanted to be pushed around and the two boys have not gotten along since. Kid has been a meet and greet dog and is very friendly and sweet with people, cats, small dogs and other greyhounds. He is currently living with cats and children. He is an extra large male that is very tall and is an unusual light fawn brindle. He raced at 85lbs. His sire is Hey Zohar and his dam is Lofty Girl. He was born on Oct 16th of 2004.These photos are all from Kid's racing days and we are hoping to get more recent photos of him up soon.

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Rack just arrived from the Ft Myers track adoption kennel. He is a 76lb male that was a very good racer. He was actually one of the best racing greyhounds in the country placing #20 in US racing in 2011. He was a finalist in the 2011 Bluffs Run Juvenile Stakes Race. He has 126 races listed and raced at Bluffs Run in IA and Naples Ft Myers race track in Florida. His sire is the famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and his dam is Samera. He celebrated his 4th birthday on April 19th. He is very outgoing and friendly and very sweet.

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Skinny Minnie came to us straight from a farm. She isn't going to race because she was sick as a puppy and was the runt of her litter. After running a lot of tests they found that she had Pancreatic Insufficiency which meant that she didn't produce the digestive enzymes that helped her digest her food. She will need just digestive enzymes and is fine as long as that is done. She is about 40lbs now and is going to stay very tiny. We don't think she will even get to 50lbs which is the size of the smallest female greyhounds. Minnie's dam is Dream Doll and her sire is Kiowa Mon Manny. She is the third greyhound pup of his we have had with this condition.The first is already adopted out and is living a healthy normal life and has had no further trouble since we started her on digestive enzymes. We don't normally get pups from the farms so this is a rare opportunity to get a greyhound puppy. Minnie was in a foster home with cats and did well with them. She is playful and fun but seems pretty calm for an 8 month old pup. She was very good with the kids and adults she met at a recent PetSmart meet and greet. Because she is still a puppy she will need a home with a fenced yard to run around in and won't be suitable for apartment living.

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Pearl is a small, beautiful, black female that raced at 57lbs. She just retired from the Sanford Orlando Race Track after 58 races. She also raced at Gulf in Texas briefly. She is sweet, very calm and well behaved. Her DOB is Jan 1st 2011.  Her sire is Trent Lee and her dam is Topaz Dani Rose. Pearl is just a little shy at first and tends to be timid in new situations. She will need a little time to warm up to her new family. She is doing well in foster care.

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Biter needs a new name. He is NOT a biter and never has been. Guess his owner was nearing the bottom of the name barrel. Biter is very sweet and social. He is very playful and was already playing with toys within minutes of arriving at his foster home. He wasn't phased by the trip up from the track or being in a home for the first time. He loves people! His sire is Domingo Dodge and his dam is Barts Joplin. Biter raced at Orange Park in Jacksonville Florida. He had an injury in his 3rd race in Jun of 2012 and was rested and rehabbed at the track until his next race on Dec 15th. He has raced since then but hasn't ever been able to win a race so was finally retired after 19 races. Biter was brought in specifically for his foster family and will be staying permanently with them if their current greyhound likes him.

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Miracle is a tiny greyhound puppy that is the result of an accidental breeding. Since her owner wasn't sure who her daddy was she can't be registered to race and was moved from the farm to our adoption group as soon as she was weaned. She was the only pup of the litter that survived so they called her Miracle at the farm. She is a confident girl that has gotten a lot of attention and is very social. She wasn't phased by being driven half way across the country or by anything in her new foster home. Well she isn't too fond of the leash and collar just yet. Greyhound puppies are not like the calm adults we love. They are full of energy and can run and play all day. Potential puppy owners must have large fenced yards for them to play in and experience with puppies. A puppy that can run 40 mph and reaches nearly adult size in 6 to 8 months can do a lot of damage unless it is supervised every second and has rules that are enforced.

We placed two of Ralph's littermates Oscar and Otto. They are both sweet, calm, handsome boys that made great pets so we are very excited to get Ralph too. His sire is KJ's Yukon Gold and his dam is Gilded Rose. Ralph just turned 3 on October 7th. His trainers say he is calm and well behaved at the track. He raced 60 races starting out at Bluffs Run in IA and then moving on to Sarasota and Sanford Orlando in Florida. He crates quietly and is being fostered in a townhouse. He did well with the cats and small dogs that he saw at the vets office. Didn't seem to have any interest in chasing them so should be able to live in a home with them. Ralph will need a home with a fenced yard. He would pee on leash but wouldn't do any other business on leash. He held it for a couple of days at his first foster home so we moved him to a home with a fenced yard where he could be more comfortable. He just is way to polite to potty while on a walk on leash, we run into this a lot.

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Kelly Bee just arrived from the Sanford Orlando race track where she raced at 51lbs. She is a tiny, friendly, little girl and was the kennel pet at the racing kennel. She raced for over a year but only because she was a pet and her trainers didn't want to give her up. She only won one race in her career and rarely even placed. She hasn't even raced at all since May. Because she had a dog at home already that didn't get along well with others, Kelly Bee's trainer wasn't able to take her home as a pet and eventually let us have her. Everyone that has met Kelly Bee in the kennel and since she has retired just has fallen in love with her quiet gentle sweetness. We first met Kelly Bee on a visit to the track a couple of days after she arrived from the farm. We all fell in love with her than and she has had a line of people hoping to adopt her since then. She passed her cat and small dog tests and has loved the children she has met. Kelly Bee just celebrated her 3rd birthday on August 10th. Her sire is Tonys Oracle and her dam is WMS Sprint Away.

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Girl Friend is a cute red girl with a little black on her nose and cute floppy ears that flop toward the front. Pay no attention to her racing name- Crazy Girl - there is nothing crazy about her. She is actually very friendly and sweet. Her sire is the very famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and her dam is Fast and Furious. She raced at 64lbs and celebrated her 2nd birthday on May 28th. Girl Friend has 28 races to her credit - 1 win and quite a few placements. She raced at Sarasota and retired from Sanford Orlando. She travels well. She was good with the cats, small dog, ferret and two children in her first foster home, and equally peaceful with the dominant dogs in her second foster home. She is very affectionate and loves attention, always choosing to be with her humans no matter what is going on around her. She will crate and rest quietly at night or when left alone, but she would prefer to be out and about with her pack. Girl is smart and learns quickly so it is important that her family supervises her and teaches her what they want her to do rather than just letting her make up her own rules. She loves to play and would love a home with a fenced yard that she can run and play in.

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Puddles is a handsome black male that just turned 4 on August 14th. He is very tiny for a boy and raced at just 63lbs. His trainers say he is a calm, well behaved boy. He passed his cat test at the track so should be fine to live with cats and small dogs. He had a pretty long racing career with 142 races. He raced his whole career in Florida, starting out at Sarasota, then heading to Ebro, back to Sarasota and finally to Sanford Orlando. There are different levels of tracks so greyhounds are often moved to a mid level track if they aren't competitive at a high level track. They might also be moved from a lower level track to a mid or high level track if they are winning a lot of races, in hopes they will be competitive against higher level dogs and will earn bigger purses. Puddles sire is the very famous Kiowa Sweet Trey, his dam is Ale Black Smoke. Puddles is quiet in his kennel and does potty well on leash so may be a good apartment or townhouse dog. He is very friendly and sweet. He makes great eye contact just staring up at you with the sweetest expression on his face hoping you will pet him.

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Dough is a pretty silver brindle female. Her trainers said she was a nice, calm, friendly girl that would probably do well in a home with kids. We will test her again with cats but they felt that she probably would be trainable with cats. Her sire is the famous Lonesome Cry and her dam is Kelsos Peach. She will turn 4 on Nov 13 and is 61lbs. She raced 98 races so had a pretty long career. She is quite the traveler. She started out racing at Bluffs Run in IA, then went to Naples/Ft. Myers in Florida, then to Sarasota, back to Dubuque IA, then back to Florida to the Sanford Orlando Race Track.

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Molly was originally adopted through another group that is no longer around. She has been returned to us because she suddenly started having problems with another female greyhound in her home after being fine for years. She is a sweet girl with people but may just need to be an only dog. She has responded appropriately to all greyhounds she has met since she came into foster care though. It may have been a one time thing since the dogs had been living together for years peacefully before this. Molly turned 8 on Feb 18th. She raced at 60lbs and has 75 races listed. A few at Southland in Arkansas and the rest at Derby Lane in Florida. Her sire is the famous Oshkosh Slammer and his dam is Venus Theluvstar. Molly did not pass her cat test and mistakes very small dogs for bunnies so needs a home without them. She did fine at her first meet and greet with all the people she met and the other dogs around her. She seemed a little overwhelmed and wasn't going up to people much but wasn't shying away from people either. She is doing great in her foster home and seems to have good manners and is a calm well behaved girl.

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Sangria is a littermate to one of our own dog's Happy Stutz. We have waited for her to retire and she already has a home to go to. She is a tall girl that raced at 65lbs. Her sire is from England - Balligari and her dam is Elysium. She will turn 4 on December 1st. She has 99 races listed and started out at Southland in Arkansas and from there went to Palm Beach in Florida. She just retired from Sanford Orlando race track. She was never a great racer but was able to place at the lower levels and even win a few races. More as we get to know her.

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Bro is another one of the litter that retired straight out of training and didn't ever make it to the track. He is a black male that just turned 2 on May 26th. He is another tiny boy weighing only about 65lbs. His sire is Dave the Dog and his dam is Topaz Lass. Bro's foster home actually owns his dad Dave. Bro is pretty shy and needs some work on walking on leash because he freezes when he gets scared of new things. The shyness is genetic and we have gotted quite a few shy pups from Dave. They all end up being great loving pets once they get over their initial shyness though. Just takes a few months of patience on the part of their adoptive family. So far Bro has bonded very quickly to his foster mom and stays close to her following her around. He is pretty shy still of his foster dad though. Bro did great with a pug he met and wasn't even that interested in some chickens he rode up with, so seems like a pretty low prey drive guy that would be good in a home with small animals. He really likes having another greyhound to follow around and seems to learn from watching. When we took him to the vet a kid ran up to him and gave Bro a big hug before we could stop him. Most shy dogs tend to be more fearful around quick moving children but to our surprise Bro relaxed and did a little sigh and never made any move to avoid the child or get away. Even very social dogs don't normally enjoy being hugged by small strangers but Bro didn't seem to mind.

Bro is on medical hold for heartworm treatment. He is expected to be cleared for adoption after it is completed around October 10th.

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