Greyhound Crossroads

Leo just arrived from another group that asked us to help them place some dogs. Their vet passed away and they have been unable to get dogs vetted, so these dogs have been waiting for a very long time. Leo raced at Tri State Race Track in West Virginia. He raced 90 races there and won 6 of those. His last race was August 8th of 2023. He pulled up and did not finish that race due to a broken leg. Leo had his leg fixed and rehabbed at the track adoption kennel. The repair looks fantastic and isn't noticeable. Once in awhile he favors that leg just a bit, but runs and plays and will still be faster than any non-greyhound. His leg is completely healed after a year. Leo is a special guy that is going to need a dog experienced owner. He is very loving and likes every person he has met so far. He loves having company at his foster home. More people to love. He lives for love and attention. He is very dramatic about new things and things he doesn't like and tends to overreact. He is really worried about slick floors and just freezes, for example. He was also worried about even walking on a rug at first, but is getting more comfortable with those after a few days. His foster home is working on him with both but he is going to need carpet or at least carpet runners because he still freaks out on the shiny floors after having to walk on them for weeks. He will hop right up on a couch though. We were told he can be growly over his food with other dogs, so he has always been fed separately in his kennel. Leo has never growled at people over his food. Even though he doesn't want to share food with other dogs, he actually really seems to need another dog around him and refused to eat when kenneled alone at first. We think he would probably do best in a home with another dog or two, but probably not a large pack of dogs. His racing kennel felt that he needed to go to a home with his littermate Joaquin. Because of Leo breaking his leg, he had to be separated from Joaquin for 6 months, and did OK though. We tried putting them in separate foster homes and they did fine. Leo passed his cat test. He paid no attention to the cat and was much more worried about the slick bathroom floor he was standing on. Leo's sire is the famous Kiowa Sweet Trey and his dam is Braska Diane. His DOB is 8/7/19 so he just turned 5 years old. He raced at 69lbs.

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Billy just arrived from another adoption group that asked us to help them place some dogs. Their vet passed away and they haven't been able to get dogs vetted, so these dogs have been waiting on homes for too long. Billy went to the Tri-State RaceTrack in West Virginia to race. He ran 6 schooling races in October of 2023, and came in toward the back of the pack in all of them, so never had an official race. His sire is Show On The Road and his dam is CTW Funfetti. He is an extra large, tall boy that raced at 80bs. That was a very tall, skinny 80lbs. He is as tall as some 90lb greyhounds, so may fill out and be heavier than 80. He was born February 12, 2022 so is just 2 years old. Billy is a friendly, goofy, happy guy, that runs up to everyone he sees. If another dog is getting petted, he will be poking his nose in to get love too. He still seems like a goofy pup most of the time and is still learning that his long back legs are supposed to follow the long front legs up and down stairs. He is like a colt sometimes learning to use those legs and actually has something a bit different about his stride that is probably the reason he never was able to race well. We will have our vet check him out when he goes in for his neuter. Billy passed his cat test with just some casual sniffing. He likes kids of all ages. Billy passed his cat test and his small dog tests easily, so should be fine to live with them. This is a really sweet guy that is going to be a great best friend. Although he is pretty young still, he doesn't chose to run around a lot and doesn't require a lot of exercise. He seems like he is going to be a pretty calm guy. 

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So someone with a sense of humor named this litter of pups. Dung's littermates are Dookie, Deuce, Runs, and Squirts. We were asked to help another adoption group place some of their dogs because their vet passed away and they haven't been able to get their fosters vetted. That adoption group decided to call him Doug instead of Dung and we like that name much better too. Doug raced at Tri State Race Track very briefly. We were only able to find 7 schooling races for him. He always finished toward the back of the pack, so never had an official race. Doug's sire is Show On The Road and his dam is Kelso's Very Cool. He is a big, tall guy racing at 80lbs. He is 2 and won't turn 3 until December 23rd. When we picked him up at the other adoption kennel, he came running out and came right up to us with his tail wagging. He appeared to be a friendly happy guy and didn't seem shy or timid at all. He traveled really well and laid down most of the trip. But when he got out of the van, he was a totally different dog. He seemed completely out of his element and nervous. His head was down and he was very quiet and clearly overwhelmed. Once he warms back up and gets more comfortable we are sure he will return to the happy, bouncy, young guy we saw when he was comfortable. Doug easily passed his cat test and didn't seem interested in the cat at all. He is being fostered with cats and is doing great with them too. He didn't show much interest in the small white dog he met either. 

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Diabolic just arrived from another group that asked us to help them place some of their dogs. Their vet passed away and they haven't been able to get their dogs vetted and adopted for months. Diabolic started out racing at Wheeling in WV, then was moved to Southland in Arkansas. When that track closed, he was moved to Tri-State in WV. He raced 44 races, but only managed to actually win 4 of them. Looking at the comments on his races, he was fast, but just ran wide and got bumped a lot trying to get to the outside. Diabolic raced his last race February 11th of 2023 so has been waiting on a home for well over a year. Diabolic turned 4 on March 23rd. His sire is the famous Barcelona Boss and his dam is CH Honey Im Good. Diabolic raced at 78lbs. He is a very happy, friendly guy that isn't pushy. If other dogs are getting love, he will politely wait his turn and doesn't seem to be a really needy guy. He is a very confident guy. Nothing seems to phase him; slick floors, stairs and other new things are all taken in stride. He travels well and seems to adapt well to just about any situation. He is too interested in kitties to be able to live with them. He is living with a medium sized mix breed dog in foster care, and was fine with the small dog he met. Diabolic has been around older kids and and small kids and seems to like everyone. He gets along well with the other greyhounds in his foster home too. 

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Arrest just arrived from another group that asked us to help them place dogs. Their vet died and they weren't able to get dogs vetted or adopted. Arrest started racing at the Dubuque race track. He was moved to Southland in Arkansas, then back to Dubuque, then to Wheeling in WV and then to Tri State in WV. In spite of racing 86 races, he only actually won 7 of them. He did get up to the top AA level once. His last race was February 20th of 2024 and he has been waiting on a home since then. Arrest's sire is the famous SH Avatar and his dam is Biodiesel. He is a big, tall guy that raced at 80lbs. He will turn 5 on October 29th. Arrest is a very, very, friendly, loving guy that will follow you around. He likes to cuddle on the couch or on the bed with people or other dogs. He even let a medium sized mixed breed dog sit on him while he was laying on a couch, so seems to be exceptionally tolerant. He is playful and happy. He passed his cat test with very little interest, so should be fine to live with cats. Arrest also did well when introduced to small dogs. About the only thing he really doesn't like much is slick floors. He is practicing on them at his foster home. He is an exceptionally loving guy that will just lean on you for love and will stand there as long as you will pet him. He is a calm guy that loved the kids he met. 

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Introducing Joe from Ireland! Racing name Charlesfield Joe. Joe raced in Ireland at the Cork Stadium. He only raced 7 races and was not able to win one of them although he did place in a few. His last race was Nov 3rd of 2023. His DOB is 9/16/2021 so he just turned 3 years old. His sire is Laughil Blake and his dam is Charlesfield May. Joe's friends in Ireland describe Joe as the following: Joe is a lovely sweet, kind happy boy, he is great on the lead and out and about. He is a very easy-going boy and nothing much bothers him. Joe is great with kids of all ages. Joe is great with all dogs big or small. He will need a home with no cats. Joe's Florida foster family said Joe is a big handsome, shiny boy who is very smart and observant. His world is full of anticipation and action. He's getting along great with his canine roommates. He's very sweet and very playful. Joe wants to play with everyone he meets! Joe is going to be a wonderful addition to some lucky family. Joe was in an adoptive home for a couple of months and has been returned. He will just need a home with a little dog experience. He has been very well behaved in his foster home. 

Joe is currently being fostered in the Jacksonville FL area! Even though Joe was imported from Ireland, his adoption donation is the same as all of our other greyhounds $450. 

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