Fancy Update- March 29th From Jan L.

Fancy continues to bloom here! Our only problem is how much she likes to chase the cat! I still don't know if she just wants to play or if she is truly not cat safe! I have started squirting her with water and yelling NO now when I catch her chasing kitty. I have only been crating her at night now and like your average human 2 year old, she is never ready to go to bed and does a little whining until she finally settles down. She continues to be my alarm clock in the mornings but she is now (usually!) waiting until 6:30 to start her high pitched howl! Fancy is now doing a flight of stairs in both directions (thanks to the cat!) like an old pro! She loves her food but doesn't seem to have gained any weight. She is eating 4 cups of ProPlan a day with a little canned food or plain nonfat yogurt on top. All in all, she is a delight! I always muzzle her when I'm not home and one day last week she managed to get her muzzle off, but didn't get into anything! A wonder as I have lots and lots of yarn within her reach! Good girl!!!!

March 27th HGCOF Luncheon

From Pat B.

Lots of donatioins poured in at our Spear's get together this month! There were 4 boxes of dog biscuits, 1 large package of chews, 3 bottles of laundry detergent, 2 bottles of Clorox, 1 large package of paper towels, and a case of canned dog food. (Hope I didn't forget anything!) Plus, we passed the donation jar around and I sent along the money we had collected too.

Thank you Michael B. for picking up our donations and taking them to Ponca City yesterday. Russ (Teddy's husband) met him there to pick up Dasani, who has been fostered by Carol G. and Krista B. Here's Teddy's reply after seeing all the goodies we sent down:

"I left to meet a hauler before Russ returned from Ponca City. When I walked in the house the kitchen island was filled with so many goodies....It looked like he had robbed a store. Thank you all for the much needed items .

Each of you are very special to me and the HWH hounds. Special thanks to our Kansas foster homes for keeping us updated on how each of your fosters are doing. Foster homes and helping hands are the glue that holds adoption together."

Recent Photos- Click on Photos for a larger view

This past week I've been busy making collars. Dean wanted a red bandana type collar for Maggie so last night she got one. It looks really great on her and much better than the photo. That was taken with my new phone. Technology is amazing, the phone has a 5 megapixel camera! I blacked out the background since I'll use it in my Etsy store.


Jane Walker, a lady on Greytalk, designed this greyhound fabric which is sold in 4"x 36" strips for collars or trims. She has rust, blue and green. The fabric is a heavy cotton twill.




Dean wanted a good photo of Molly so we headed to the golf course at sundown. "Where's the bunnies" always gets the ears to go up. Of course Magnus wouldn't look at me.



This is Molly's (Hot Girl) new collar. Dean once again picked the color and fabric. She moved a bit as I took the photo so her head is a little blurry. I love those ears!

Why Greyhounds Make Good Pets

A friend of mine from Scotland wrote a greyt story on "Why Greyhounds Make Good Pets". She is fellow contributor on Handmade4Hounds.etsy.com. I'm going to add the link to her blog on the link list to the right. It's worth a read and the photos are really nice too.

Why Greyhounds Make Good Pets

Halfway Home Benefit Auction This Week

Halfway Home Greyhound Adoption is having an online benefit auction from March 14 to March 22nd. There are lots of cool items to bid on. Check it out at-

Click here for auction page

St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010-

March 13th, 2010 marked our third year marching in the Delano St. Patrick's day parade. The weather was cold, cloudy and windy. I found myself wishing St. Patrick's day was in May. Once the parade started we were too busy watching people admire the dogs to be cold.





The four legged ambassadors did their job along the parade route greeting lots of adults and children.




After the parade we enjoyed a potluck lunch with Andy's grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, salads and desserts. The dogs have so much fun wandering around the large fenced in field and getting treats they normally wouldn't get. Thank you so much Annie and Andy L.


Link to all gathering photos

News From Rusty in Canada

Our honorary Circle of Friends Canadian member sent some news from the great white north today. He and his mom took a stroll in the cold weather down to the harbor. That lucky dog lives right on the ocean. As you will see in the photos there are high banks along the water. I'll let Rusty tell his story of the adventure.


The sun is bright but it's still pretty cold here in the East. But
nothing gets in the way of a good game of frisbee, even in the
snow. And yes, that's pack ice floating through the bay.


Sometimes there isn't too much pack ice and other times there's,
well, PACKS of it!





Of course, after I've had my secret snacks on the beach I can
always count on getting a nice cool chunk of ice to gnaw on. Yummy!








These are our eagles (we have two) and this is their nest. Because
of the eagles, I don't have very many squirrels to chase.





Mum likes to spend her time collecting sea glass along the beach.






Me, I just like picking up nice smells and running in the sand. I
LOVE beach-running!

Love,
Rusty

New Fosters In March

Mighty Fancy (Fancy) and Falling Leaves (Lea) were picked up in Abilene on March 9 th. Jan T and Pat B made a quick trip leaving at 8:45 and were back home about 12:30. A quick trip was made to the dog wash to get them cleaned up before heading to their foster homes. Fancy, shown on the left, is staying with Jan L.




Lea went to Tina E. and will eventually move to a foster home in Oklahoma. Both dogs were very shy.

Greyhounds Helped In January and February 2010

January 27th - Jan T and Marty H picked up Robin (2) and Gabby (3) from Soloman, Ks. Robin was fostered until Feb. 27th when she was moved to GPA- MoKan in Kansas City for adoption. Robin is some what shy and is very well behaved. She loves to play with her toys.



Gabby as you can see likes to talk. She talked her way out of foster
care and within 24 hours became a permanent resident with Pat B.
Gabby and Robin spent the first afternoon and evening looking in the
hall mirror. Later I figured out with another mirror that Robin
thought a mirror was a window. Gabby liked to stand on her hind feet and roo. If you need to talk, Gabby is your girl.

Dream On a gorgeous young male was transported on Feb. 10 from a farm in Kansas to Tulsa. Why the muzzle? A precaution should one dog step on another or a dog might fancy your seat belt as chew toy. The dogs are used to wearing the muzzles so it does not bother them.



Oneco Dasani 11/03/2002 was picked up in Abilene and is in foster care. She will be heading to Southern California in April.







Hot Girl (Molly) 2/08/2002 is an energetic older girl that is so sweet. Velcro dog Molly loves attention and also enjoys playing fetch. She will be heading to Run For Adoption- Montana in April. Currently with Jan T in Wichita.

Heartland Greyhound Circle of Friends- Wichita, KS

The main mission of our group is friendship and having fun with friends and our greyhounds. Promoting responsible and loving greyhound adoption is also very important to us. So many retired greyhounds need homes. HGCOF has begun working with Halfway Home Greyhound Adoption in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Halfway Home not only adopts out greyhounds in Oklahoma and Kansas, they also organize hauls to move the dogs to adoption groups in other parts of the country. HGCOF members go to farms in Kansas to pick up dogs, foster and arrange transportation to Tulsa for adoption or haul. It costs $100. to put one dog on a haul. Fundraising is an ongoing task to send these wonderful dogs to their loving forever homes.