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GALTx eNews: Pete Says Pretty Please!

Pete came to GALT with some vision degradation that makes it hard for him to see in low light. We don't yet know whether his vision will remain stable or continue to fade. We do know Pete will be happiest awaiting his forever family in a foster home rather than a boarding environment.

Dogs adjust well to loss of vision and don't necessarily need a lot of extra care. Pete will, however, always need another big dog around to guide him. Pete's big dog friend should be an easy going, nonreactive dog who won't mind a little inadvertent contact now and then. Pete will also appreciate his family keeping the furniture in the same place and the house clear of floor level clutter that might trip him up. His people need to remember that he can't always see them coming and to use their voice a bit more for him. Loud noises are scary though, so a relatively quiet environment is best.

Pete is an adorable, one year old good boy who understands "no" and wants to please. He still needs some help with potty training so non-carpeted floors are a plus for now. Another dog to follow outside and patient, consistent humans to reward his successes will help him along his way. We don't yet know whether Pete can live with cats or small dogs. Click here to watch a slideshow of Pete and get to know him better.

If you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Albuquerque, or Oklahoma City areas and can open your home to Pete, please read more about our foster program and be in touch with our foster team at [email protected]. Big changes come a little bit harder for Pete because of his vision loss. He is also open to a family that can foster him with the intention of adopting him as soon as he is available. We can't wait to see him blossom!

9/14/23

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GALTx eNews: Room For One More?

Foster homes are always our tightest resource. We usually have over 20 hounds in our kennel patiently awaiting their turn for a foster home. Some of them have waited for months. Currently, all of our existing foster homes remain full. So, if you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Oklahoma City, or Albuquerque areas, we need your help!

We have a wide variety of hounds needing foster homes and different foster experiences to offer. We need foster homes who can take in a vacation foster for a short time while the hound's regular foster family is away as well as long term foster homes for hounds with health issues. We need foster homes for bonded pairs like Thor and Loki, hounds that need a home with no other pets, senior hounds, puppies, and honorary Greyhounds like Shyanne. We need foster homes for American retired racers, Irish retired racers, former strays, and seasoned hounds whose owners could no longer care for them. We will work with you to identify a good match.

While we always need more foster homes, this isn't our regular request. You see, we have big plans for any space we can free up in our kennel: We are planning to welcome retired racing Greyhounds from Australia next week and hope to welcome many more in the upcoming months. The Aussie hounds will come to us with at least a couple of weeks experience in a foster home and all of their medical needs addressed. They will be ready for adoption with just a little time in a foster home. We just need space for them.

Fostering is a key step on our hounds' journeys home forever. Our foster parents provide key input on their foster hounds' personalities and help them find the right forever home. And if you're thinking you could never give your foster up, sometimes that happens. Foster parents are permitted to adopt their foster hounds if they cannot say goodbye. All the medical expenses for the foster hounds are covered by GALT until adoption so you have the fun of an extra without the expense. Please take a moment to consider opening your home to a foster. Click here to read more or complete our on-line foster application or email [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you!

3/9/23

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GALTx eNews: A Shortage Of Greys? No Way!

We hear talk that people perceive a shortage of adoptable retired racing greyhounds. We have a hard time seeing it that way. In addition to all of our available hounds, more than twenty hounds are currently calling GALT's leased kennel a temporary home, and the majority of them are retired racers.

For example, Dobbler is a young boy who ran about 31 races at Mardi Gras, Gulf and Dubuque before retiring in December 2018 and joining the GALT family. Woodrow (brother to GALT's Giovanna) is a 1.5 year old boy who raced just nine races early this year at Sanford-Orlando. Thriller is a bit more mature at six years old. He has over 100 races under his paws, all at Derby Lane, and he also sired 10 offspring. He definitely earned his happy retirement! These gentleman retired racers and all the other hounds in our kennel share one thing - they need to spend a little time in a foster home to prepare themselves for adoption.

And that's where we see a real shortage! All of our foster homes are full right now and have been operating at capacity for some time. If you live in the Dallas, Austin or Albuquerque areas and have been thinking about fostering, please take the next step to help these hounds find forever homes. You can reach our fostering team with any questions by email at [email protected] or complete an on line application right here.

If fostering just isn't for you, please consider a donation to GALT's Help A Hound Fund to help us cover the cost of operating the kennel for these pups until a foster home becomes available.