Greyhound Crossroads

Camry was a great racer then became a brood mom for a few years after she retired. We just got her from the brood farm. She is an older gal now at 10 years old. Her DOB is March 4th 2003. Her sire is the famous Gable Dodge and her dam is RV Sensational. She is a tiny girl that raced at only 54lbs. She was a special girl that one of our volunteers wanted brought in. She will be staying with her if she does well with her other dogs so probably won't be available. The photo of her is one from her racing days and she has a little more white on her face now.

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Mike came in as a special order for a family that had met him at the track and followed his racing career. His DOB 3/20/09 so he is 4 years old. His sire is Farloe Black and his dam is Lil Misschevious. Mike is a small guy that raced at 67lbs. So far he seems like a calm guy that is well behaved and sweet. Very friendly, travels well and walks great on leash. He likes toys, especially ones that make noise. Mike was curious but OK with a small dog he met. He slept quietly all night in his crate and seemed pretty well behaved his first day in a house.

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Patch the Pup broke his leg at the farm when he was 4 months old. His racing owner had the leg set and fixed and kept him at the farm until it was strong again and then let us place him in an adoptive home. Patch was spoken for before he arrived and his new family has been anxiously awaiting his arrival. He is expected to make a complete recovery.

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Blue is a rare blue, male greyhound that raced at 78lbs and weighed 82 at the vets. He is very friendly with people but has bitten a few other greyhounds. We got him from a horrible hoarding situation and think he was around so many dogs and other animals that it caused him to become defensive.  He does have a lot of scars on him so looks like he was picked on. He only has one race listed at Palm Beach Race Track and did poorly in that. He didn't race long and has lived in the hoarding situation since he was young. Blue doesn't seem to have a high prey drive because he lived with many small dogs and cats in his former home and seemed OK with them. It is the larger dogs that he occasionally has trouble with. He meets new dogs well and he does fine with dogs he is around almost all of the time. But just once in awhile (months between incidents) something sets him off and we haven't been able to pin point what it is. Blue isn't pushy or grumpy with other dogs and most of the time seems to enjoy the company of other dogs. He shows no sign of any aggression in between these incidents. He has shown no snappy behavior towards people and is very loving and friendly towards adults and children. We automatically list dogs as "only older children" if they have shown any type of aggression whatsoever, even if it is rare and strictly with other large dogs like it is in Blue's case. We feel like Blue needs to be the only dog in a home. He doesn't like to travel much and gets pretty stressed out riding in a vehicle. Blue's birthday is October 14th. His sire is from Ireland and is named Droopys Maldini and his dam is Perfectly Icey. Blue has become a fast favorite in his foster home. He has wonderful house manners and is a very happy, loving boy with people.

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Action is a tiny, friendly, brindle male that raced at 67lbs at Palm Beach race track. He raced 35 races there and was recently moved to Sanford Orlando Race Track. His sire is Dragon Fire and his dam is Greys Realclassy. Action will turn 3 on May 24th. He passed his small dog test with a boston terrier and seemed to enjoy having her play with him and jump on him so seems like he will do well with small dogs. He is not cat friendly though so can't live with them. So far he has been an excellent foster, very easy and well behaved. Very sweet and friendly. He has a gorgeous shiny almost chocolate coat with black stripes and a cute tiny little face. He pulls a little on leash at first but settles down after a bit and walks right beside you. He potties very nicely on leash so may be OK to live without a fenced yard if his family was willing to leash walk him. He is usually quiet in his crate so may be a good choice for living in an apartment or a townhouse. He plays so nicely with the female greyhound in his foster home very gently playing and rolling around together. Very cute! He loves toys and has been great with the kids in his foster home too.

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Jim is a tiny, outgoing red male that raced at just 66lbs. His birthday is Nov 22, 2007.  Jim has lived in a home before so is already home acclimated. He loves people and especially loves kids and is missing the children in his previous home, where he lived with an autistic child. He is playful and will play bow to people trying to get them to play with him. Jim loves to play with toys too and will even chase a frisbee! This is a very fun boy that would be a great family dog. Jim was a return because the rental agreement changed and they could no longer have a large dog. His family was very upset about having to give him up. Jim is the rare greyhound that actually will bark happily to let you know people are arriving at the house or walking by. Because of that he wouldn't be a good choice for apartment or townhouse living. This cute, sweet little guy is a couch potato but also has a fun playful side that will keep you entertained. His foster homes says he is an absolute angel that has good house manners and is already house trained! His sire is Rhythmless and his Dam is Bohemian Witty.

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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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Katie is a very tiny, shy, black female with white toes and chest. Katie was so shy she couldn't race due to her fear of strangers. Her sire is Rhythmless and her dam is Ucme Instantly. Her birthday is September 2nd and she is 2 years old. After meeting Katie she appears to have not been socialized with humans as a puppy so is very fearful like a wild animal would be. She does not approach her foster mom yet and circles around warily still. She seems a little curious when she has food but will not take food from her but will eat it if her foster mom puts it down near her. We have placed several other unsocialized greyhounds that ended up making wonderful pets. They do take months if not a year to warm up to their new family. They do need a family that will be very patient with them. Most of the time they don't get comfortable with strangers or going out to new places and are homebodies that are happier just staying in their own familiar environment. They are normally not just fearful of people but of anything new and any change in their routine. Katie will need a home with a securely fenced yard since she is far too nervous to potty on leash outside of a fenced area. Dogs like Katie typically are too nervous to be around loud, fast moving small children so we automatically put them down as needing a home with older children only or no children. Katie will need a lot of time to learn to trust and love people but families that have worked with this type of dog say that it is so rewarding when they finally do come around. Katie is adapting to home life well and has picked out a favorite bed in the house. She has had no accidents in the house and follows the other dogs outside and back in so her foster mom hasn't had problems catching her. She gets along great with the dogs and cats in her foster home and is not shy with other dogs - just people.

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Curley is another littermate to Larry and Mo. She has been separated from her brothers for some time now since she continued racing for longer than they did. She would be fine being placed by herself. Finding a home for 3 littermates at once would be very difficult. Curley just arrived and so far seems to be a bouncy, energetic, happy girl and the more energetic of the 3 littermates. She is a tiny girl that raced at 54lbs. Her sire is Iceman Brutus and her dam is WJS Raina Jem. Her birthday is Sept 19th 2010 so she is 2 years old. More as we get to know her.

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Blitz is a small 58lb, red brindle, female that just arrived from the track in Orlando. Her DOB is May 19th 2007 so she is 4.5 years old. Blitz passed her cat and small dog tests at the track so should be able to live with either. So far Blitz has been a pretty calm but friendly girl. She seems to want to stay close to people and is good on leash More as we get to know her.

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Country Gift is a friendly girl that followed her trainers around the kennel while they were doing their chores. She is a very people oriented girl and very sweet. GIft seems like the type that will enjoy running around the yard and playing with toys - a fun girl. She has enough energy for an occasional jog or hike with her family. Gift has a beautiful rich red brindle coat with white feet and tip of tail that really makes her a showy stunning girl. She was very interested in chasing the cat during her cat test at the track kennel so has too much prey drive to live in a home with cats. We will do further testing with small dogs to see how she does with them. She needs a little work on walking on leash because she pulls some but seems better already with just a little instruction. A fast learner. Gift raced at 67lbs and will be 4 August 25.  Update from her foster home! Gift has been wonderful since moving into retirement.  She has wonderful dog body language and moved into her foster pack with no problems at all, quickly and quietly accepting the greetings from the home dogs.  She potties perfectly on leash and has already learned to be much more polite while being walked.  She has been accident--free inside, crates easily, eats and takes her surgery antibiotics without complaint, and has been a wonderful houseguest.  Gift would make a really wonderful choice as a first greyhound as well as acclimating quickly into an existing pack.  We have no way to test her in the home with small dogs, but her responses during the vet stay didn't show any prey drive toward them.  (We do know she isn't cat safe)  Gift is a truly beautiful dog with a sweet temperament that's ready to go home! GIft has complained a bit when left alone so probably wouldn't be the best dog for apartment or townhouse living.

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