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GALTx eNews: Welcome To Our 8 New Aussies!

We are thrilled to introduce our latest eight arrivals from Australia! On October 26, Naz and Buddy arrived in New Mexico where they will stay in foster homes until they find their forever homes. Neither of them raced and both will turn three years old later this month. Buddy is an adorable brindle boy and Naz is a sweet black gal.

On Halloween, we welcomed the remaining six hounds in Dallas: Art, Charm, Connor, Sandy, Skylar, and Tyler. Art, Connor, and Tyler are boys and Charm, Sandy, and Skylar are girls. Tyler, who is black, is the oldest, turning six in January. White and brindle Skylar is the youngest. She will turn three in February. All are retired racers, except for three year old Art. We are still working on getting photos together for their bios. Watch a slide show of them all here.

These eight new arrivals will all be adoptable as soon as we get them check-ups, vaccinations, and any other medical care they need and also get to know them a little better in foster homes. You can help with their expenses by making a gift to our Nitsche Medical Fund. Remember we adopt nationwide to experienced adopters who can come pick up their hound. If you've been hoping you could adopt again, please put in your adoption application now so that we can get started working on it. More Aussies are expected in December!

11/7/24

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GALTx eNews: Kristina Is Running For The Hounds!

Kristina dreamed of adopting a Greyhound for years. Last summer, she and her partner, Doug, finally agreed the time was right. They submitted their application to the local adoption group, GALT New Mexico. Their family already included a rescue dog, Grete, and a rescue cat, Tommy, so they prepared for a long wait for a cat safe hound to come their way. 

To help pass the time, Kristina decided to help the hounds by running a marathon as a fundraiser for GALT. She has been training hard and will run in the Eugene marathon on Sunday, April 28, 2024. She has run several shorter races, but this will only be her fifth marathon! Kristina says she isn’t all that fast at 62 years young, but she still loves running! It’s a shared love in the family, and Doug will join her for the half marathon. 

Meanwhile, long-time Greyhound adoption volunteers in Arizona came together to launch GALT Arizona. As luck would have it, one of the group’s first deliveries from Australia included a cat safe hound, Oisin. Oisin wasn’t originally scheduled to make the flight from Australia at all. He was a last minute substitute for another hound. But that little bit of luck was all he needed. GALT Arizona and GALT New Mexico worked together to bring Oisin to his new family. Kristina and Doug picked him up on March 30th! 

Oisin will now be known as Pre, named after legendary American runner Steve Prefontaine. Pre is adjusting well to his new home and is already much loved. Please help us cheer Kristina on as she races to help the hounds and help us welcome Pre to his new forever home with a gift to Kristina’s Facebook fundraiser. If you prefer not to give on Facebook, you can give on our website. Just mention it is in support of Kristina’s marathon in your comments. Thanks to Kristina and all who give!

4/4/24

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GALTx eNews: Hello 2024!

Last year was something of a break-even year for us. Our adoption teams found forever homes for 124 hounds and we welcomed 124 incoming hounds. Our adoptions included honorary "Greyhounds" Nick and Nora, who waited so long for a forever home together, and Austin, our first PTSD support hound who found his forever home with the family of a Dallas Police officer. We hope Austin, now Aussie, will be the first of many PTSD support hounds in the GALT family.

Three of our incoming hounds came from Ireland, 58 came from Australia, 22 were surrendered by their owners due to various life circumstances, 19 came from the American racing industry, 16 came to us as strays, and six came from shelters. Eight of the Aussies moved on to other groups in our network to find forever homes. Sadly, we also said goodbye to Oakley and Wiley when they crossed the rainbow bridge due to illness before finding forever homes. We currently have about 15 hounds in boarding, awaiting foster homes, and 46 in foster homes, five of which remain on Injured Reserve. Foster homes continue to be one of our limiting resources. If you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Albuquerque, or Oklahoma City areas and have an interest in fostering, please reach out to our foster coordinator at [email protected]. If you adopt, you can save one. If you foster, you can save many.

Our volunteers kept busy raising money to pay all the bills and promoting Greyhound adoption by hosting five on-line auctions; several on-line fundraisers; our annual Cowboys tickets raffle; and in person events such as the North Texas Irish Festival, our 22nd birthday party, Great Global Greyhounds Walks, and the GreytStore Holiday Boutique. Still more volunteers worked hard to keep all the hounds healthy and happy and contributed in so many more ways. We can't thank everyone enough for their hard work, donations, and gifts of all sizes and kinds.

We have much to do in 2024 and look forward to doing it with you by our side. If you would like to get more involved, please reach out to our volunteer coordinator at [email protected]. If you can spare a few dollars to help us start the new year off right, please consider giving the hounds a gift on our website. Thank you, all!

1/4/24