GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA - NASHVILLE | SUMMER 2011

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Greyt NewsGREYHOUND Pets of America

NASHVILLE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1

www.gpanashville.org

Summer 2011

Team Spirit is the theme for this year’s greyhound picnic, so wear your favorite team’s colors and join us from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18 in the large events pavilion at Centennial Park. It’s free and all greyhound owners and folks interested in adopting retired rac-ing greyhounds are welcome.

The afternoon will include silent and live auctions. For the first time, we’ll be doing bag auctions, with tickets selling for $1 each or 12 for $10/25 for $20. The auctions feature nifty stuff custom-selected for the discriminating (and competitive) greyhound lover. So bring cash and checks and be ready to step up to help us help injured hounds.

Teamwork is keyOur goal is to rehab two more

broken-legged hounds in 2011. That means we must raise at least $4,000 to pay for the vet care for these injured racers. So far this year, we’ve invested $8,000+ putting track-injured hounds like Eve, Husky, Josie and Sheriden back on their feet.

Watch the website/Facebook page for breaking picnic details. Questions? Contact Mardy Fones at mafones@comcast.net.

This is a sighthound only event. For the safety of other pets, please leave other breed dogs at home.

Goal is $4,000 Proceeds help broken-legged dogs

Picnic highlights n Silent, Live and our latest addition Bag Auc-tions – Cool Greyhound Stuff. n A potluck lunch – plus BBQ for purchase. n Music and entertainment. n Shopping at GPA/N’s booth (collars, toys and other cool greyhound stuff) and also at the Couch Rocket t-shirt booth. n Hound nail trims for $5 per dog. n Foster dogs showcase where potential own-ers can meet available dogs.Recycle your hounds’ stuffThe Recycle Shop will be open. Bring dog items — collars, leashes, toys, beds, Kongs, feeding stations and bowls and other stuff your hounds don’t use and swap it for stuff donated by other adopters. Everything is free for the taking.

STUFFIE ER TO THE RESCUE

Toy repairs to support adoptionRetired racers can be pros at murdering toys.

That’s why Melissa Chambers (Hulk) is doing Stuffie Emergency Repair. For just $1 per toy, She’ll add stuffing plus squeakers, and sew up the tears and holes in our hounds’ much-loved toys. All you have to do is wash the toys and then get them to Melissa and she’ll do the rest.

Help us help more houndsEvery dime raised through the Stuffie ER goes to

help GPA/N place more retired racers. Interested? Email Melissa at mgchambers@gmail.com. Get toys to her now, and she’ll have them ready for pick up at the picnic on Sunday, Sept. 18. She’ll also be doing toy repair for out-of-town hound owners at the picnic. If you’re local and bring injuried stuffies to the picnic, she’ll arrange to get them to you via a Meet and Greet near you.

Invest in a 401(Grey) programBecause a greyhound can’t run forever

People can save for retirement. But greyhounds aren’t so lucky. It’s why we’ve created 401(Grey). It’s a foster dog sponsorship program that helps cover the cost of getting retired racers ready for adoption.

Why we need your helpOur $230 adoption fee rarely covers the total cost of veterinary ser-

vices, food, monthly medications and other costs associated with getting a hound ready for adoption. Also, more hounds eight and older are be-ing returned. They require more intensive vet care than new retirees and often wait longer in foster care for new homes. When they are adopted by established adopters there is no charge to encourage their adoption, so they often cost twice as much to rehome.

Here’s how 401(Grey) worksn Make either a $50 donation or sign up for monthly payroll deduc-

tion in whatever amount works for you.n Pick a foster dog to sponsor, or let us pick one for you.n Your name appears with the hound’s biography/photo on the Avail-

able Dogs page of our website.n You’ll be thanked on our adopter Yahoo list, Facebook page, news-

letter and events.

Your help mattersAs a hound’s sponsor, you can follow its journey to adoption with a

well-deserved sense of involvement. We’ll send you background in-formation about the dog and you can monitor its progress through its blogs. When your dog is adopted, we’ll let you know and share informa-tion about your sponsorship with the adopters. As a 401(Grey) sponsor, you will receive charitable donation documentation in December to include with your income tax.

Why invest in 401(Grey)? n You can’t foster but want to help adoptable dogs.n In memory of a pet or person who has died.n To commemorate a hound’s birthday or gotcha

day.n As a gift for someone who has everything.n To celebrate anniversaries, birthdays, gradua-

tions, etc. n A dog’s racing or call name has special meaning

for you.n The foster is a littermate or related to one of your

dogs.n An adoptable hound tugs at your heartstrings,

but you’re not in a position to adopt it.n It’s the right thing to do. Just ask your hound.

In addition to bidding in the silent and live auctions, this year’s picnic will include bag auctions. Ticket sales will help us reach our $4,000 goal.

401(Grey)GREYHOUNDS Can’t Run Forever

GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA - NASHVILLE | SUMMER 2011 GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA - NASHVILLE | SUMMER 2011

n NEW ADOPTERSGilbert & Barbara Ellis — Bon Ton Blizzard –

BeasleyCherie Lawson —www Howie Lo – HowieRussanne Buche-Fotre — Brags Some More – BradyNancy & Daren Thomas — Regail Manymile – BethTrey & Mary McCormick — Demo Chad - ChadNancy Webster & Lee A. Roberts — Sol Henrietta – HenriettaNick & Ashley Suter — Forex Flamingo – RobinVanessa & Soren Wohlers — Forceful Fury — FuryWade & Shannon Schuerman — KB’s Lumkin – LuvieJordan Tepper — Hallo Bossie Cat – Angel Nicole Melton — Crazy Tree – TreeBrent & Carmen Craig — Diamond Smuggler – WinstonPaul & Chere Fuessel — Amigo Max & Can Rock –

Max & RockRobert Holm — Dorothy Pearl – PearlDoug & Tracie Tooker – Cry Kaizen – KaizenChad & Kelly Goddard – Applebottomjean - EllieVirginia Fontanella — Bestthaticando – DarnellEdgar & Angelina Perez — RWC Sister Sara – SaraRhonda & Steve Perry — Sendhal Fowles – FowlesTim & Polly Hibbs — Bad Girl – BGChristine Young & Alexis Gross – BF Bally – BallyTheresa Gerbic — RJ’s Fischer – Fischer Susan Boyd — Tomi’s Nozomi - EveStephen & Debbie Hcks — Oshkosh Rex Ann -

RevengeTimothy Hinkle - TA’s Yopen Nate - NateCatlin Teter — Jamie’s Jewel - JewelMorgan Kasprowicz — Par Heat Wave - Baylee

n CHIPS (As in you can’t have just one!)Sydney McFarland — Jason of Ruckus – JasonGilby Ellison & Allison Robison — Bayou Beat Oh U – Beat

Heath & Christy Warren — King Junior Tap – FrankDiane & Bill McClure — Essie Ecks Dr – EssieBrandi & Tom Forbes — Keeper Dash N – DashDustin & Rebecca Laugherty — AMF Big Man –

GeorgeLeeanne & Bob Hawley — WKD a Shelton – IsaacKelly Hall — HL Duke – DukeSusan Seigman — Billy Jack – BJRoberta & Jamie Meyer — Quik Magic & Dr. Denzel

Bones – Joe & DennylDave & Kathy Thompson — Braska Lyle – LyleJohn & Azar Pepper — Pals Ricky Bobby – RickyLinda Bratton — Braska Georgia – GeorgiaSuzanne Darnell — Cleo N Amigo – AmigoCullen & Sandra Merritt — RWC Dandelion – DandyLA & Linda Johnston — Cry Eli – EliEd & Bonita Kimbrell — Hipshooter Paul - ShooterJamie & Robert Decker — Class and Sass - SassyRobert Chatham — Ozark Big Black – RavenShirley Hudson — JasmineKim & Warren Tormey — WDR Evil Eyes - EvieBeth Anderson —RJ’s Sheridan - DannoKaryn & Mike Kozel — BlixJessica & Todd Hogue — JS Ucantseeme - Zoom

n SENIORS (Check out GPA/N’s Senior Incentive program which encourages the adoption of dogs 8 and older at: gpanashville.org/seniors.php).

Lynnae Van Doren — X’s Pepper & C Ya Macho Man – Pepper & Apollo

Marjory Waddill — Myokie Poncho – PonchoAnn & Watson Chaney — Fearless Fred – MarkCathy Wilder — Gone Missing - MissyVanessa & Soren Wohlers — WV’s Ansted – AnstedRob Holmes —Flying Amstel – AmstelSean & Amy Sullivan — Hold on Tight – Hope

President’s column

For the love of senior houndsGPA/N is committed to 10

percent of adop-tions being hounds eight and older. Adopting a senior is rewarding because they appreciate the chance to live out their lives in loving homes. Since Jan. 1, adopters like you

have opened your homes to eight hounds.

The cost of caringOur commitment to seniors has

a greater financial cost than prep-ping fresh track dogs for adoption.

That’s because they need more vet care. Typical cost for a senior: n Dental $190.80n Basic + senior blood panel $94.65n Heartworm test $27.34n Fecal $18.54n Physical $40.00TOTAL $371.33

Senior IncentivesTo encourage

senior adoptions, we charge no fee to previous GPA/N adopters.

Senior adopt-ers also can take advantage of our Senior Incentive program. It in-cludes financial support for adopt-ers of older hounds. (gpanashville.org/seniors.php.)

A senior is a great addition to a family.

Not able to adopt a senior now? Make a donation to Senior Incen-tives. It’s tax deductible and the right thing to do.

Liz Trapp President GPA/Nashville

SARA BROWING, DVM

All dogs, regardless of age, sex or if they live in or outdoors, are susceptible to heartworms. They are transmitted when a mosquito carrying the heart-worm larvae bites a dog. The larvae

grow, de-velop and mi-grate through blood vessels. As mature adults, they end up in the vessels of the heart and lungs and can

cause life-threatening damage. Also, they produce baby worms which enter the blood stream.

Prevention on a year-round, con-sistent schedule is a must to prevent heartworm infection and is both safer and more economical than treatment. Talk with your veterinarian to see which choice in prevention is right for you and your hound. Heartworm preventa-tives kill the worms, and prevent infec-tion and re-infection. The most com-mon preventions are given monthly, and include both eaten and topically applied medications.

Prevention, not treatmentDogs with heartworm infections can

show no symptoms, or can present

with lung, heart, or kidney problems. Symptoms range from coughing, exer-cise intolerance to difficulty breathing. Infection is detected with a blood test.

Treatment for an adult heartworm infection can be difficult and is costly; the more severe the infection, the greater the chance of complications and even death. The first stage of treat-ment is obtaining a full blood panel to ensure the dog is otherwise healthy. Then Immiticide, which kills the adult worms, is given in the deep muscles of the dog’s back.

The dog must be kept strictly con-

fined and quiet for at least six weeks after treatment is given. That’s be-cause when too many worms die or the blood pressure increases, arteries become fragile and can tear. This can cause air bubbles in the lungs, fever, coughing, spitting up blood and sudden death. About six months after treatment, dogs need another test to determine if the infection has cleared. If not, then additional treatment may be needed.

Dr. Browning is a veterinarian with Wil-liams Animal Hospital, Murfreesboro.

Once a month, every month

Preventing heartworm infection

Free reminder Your hound is counting on you to keep him safe from heartworms. To get a monthly reminder when it’s time to give heart-worm preventative, visit www.remindmypet.com.

Welcome new houndsBetween Nov. 23 and Aug. 1, the following hounds

found homes through GPA/Nashville:

WANTED: Used printer cartridgesEmpty printer cartridges are a valuable commodity for GPA/Nashville. That’s

because they can be recycled. In return, we get $$$$ we use to cover expens-es such as foster food and foster vetting and gas used on home visits.

All kinds of cartridges can be recycled — from the smallest to the big ones you see at work. So collect a pile and contact Teri Hedges at thedges@mail-erschoice.com. She’ll take it from there.

Terri and Dave Hedges (Boston, Bay and River) do a great job of helping us raise money while also managing this recycling effort that also supports grey-hound adoption. Oh, and they print and mail this newsletter, too!

We need photos of your houndsGreyhounds are so photogenic and we have an opportunity to take advan-

tage of that while also promoting greyhound adoption.

Say “Cheese”The folks at Chuy’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant chain, are opening a new eatery in

September near Vanderbilt on 21st Avenue. They’ve invited us to help decorate the bar with framed greyhound photos (8 1/2 X 11 or smaller). They may even give us our own corner!

So print your hound’s most flattering photo, frame it and get it to Mardy Fones mafones@comcast.net by Sept. 10. We’ll get them to Chuy’s management.

Oh, BTW, they’re also giving us gift cards for the picnic/auction on Sept. 18.

Missy11 years

Poncho9 years

Ansted9 years