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Week of September 17, 2012
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Greetings!
 Cooking for the Hounds at The Mercury is less than two weeks away! Chef Chris Ward generously hosts an afternoon of food, drinks, and silent auction items on Saturday, September 29th at 2:00 pm. Be there as he plies his finely honed culinary skills to the delight of your stomach and in support of the hounds!
The VIP tickets are sold out, but regular guest tickets are still available! Your $60 entry fee includes the following: 
- Chef Ward will demonstrate some favorite recipes, and you'll taste them!
- One Drink Ticket (additional beverages at cash bar)
- A silent auction will take place during the event. Items include Spa and Restaurant certificates, decorative items, jewelry, items for your pooch, and much more...
 Get your tickets now and we'll see you there!
The silent auction items are online for absentee bidding - check them out and bid here.
The Officers, Directors, and Committee Members of Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc.
GALT has earned the Guidestar Exchange Seal, demonstrating its commitment to transparency.
GALT is a Top-Rated Animal Welfare Nonprofit for 2012, and one of the top 5 Dallas volunteer opportunities!
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Strut Your Mutt 
It's that time of year again - when we strut our stuff for the GALT greyhounds. The best part is that you can strut anywhere - in your neighborhood, at the gym or even by just kicking back on your couch if that is your preferred style. You don't need a greyhound to strut; you don't even need a dog!
The Central Texas GALT representatives will be stepping out this year in Austin on September 29th in the Best Friends Strut Your Mutt Walk and need our support. If you're interested in participating in the acutal walk in Austin, please contact Sadie Pack at Spack5@austin.rr.com for more details. We can, of course, be with them in spirit, but we can also show our support no matter where we are as they put their best feet forward for the GALT greys! All proceeds will benefit the GALT greyhounds.
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NEWS YOU CAN USE
 Monitoring you dog's weight is extremely important to their health and longevity and is as much about looking at them as putting them on the scales.
Can you see the ribs, or just feel them? Do they have a belly hanging down, do they look like a coffee table? Do they have an hour glass shape looking down from above? These things are all keys to knowing your dog's body condition. Greyhounds should fall closer to the "thin" side of "ideal" but this is a good reference chart.
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GREYT FUN TRAINING CLASS
Saturdays from 2:30pm - 3:30 pm, starts 9/22
Dog City Training Center, Addison, TX
Whether you need to work on basic skills or just want to have a good time with your houndie, you will have "greyt fun"! This is a unique, game based class where greyhounds and their partners can learn and socialize in a fun atmosphere.
$125 for this 5 week class with trainer Cheryl Woolnough - Register HERE
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TOM THUMB COMMUNITY BUCKS
Save your Tom Thumb Community Bucks in the month of September! Send them to GALT by October 8th, and the greyhounds will benefit! (GALT, P.O. Box 680, Addison, TX 75001)
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MEET & GREETS
Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 11:00pm to 1:00pm
Petco - Frisco
15942 El Dorado Pkwy, Frisco, TX
Two to three available greyhounds will be at this event. Map
Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Petco - Grapevine
1250 William D Tate Ave, Grapevine, TX
Four to five available greyhounds will be at this event.
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INCOMING GREYHOUNDS
Midnight is a 5-year-old black female. She is not tattooed and was an owner surrender to the North Texas Humane Society. She joined the GALT family from there, and this precious girl is sure to be a star at meet & greets soon!
Heath aka Genesis Best, is a 4-year-old brindle male born August 8, 2008. His sire is Swahili Eile Penske and his dam is GALT's Simone, making him littermate to GALT's Lee. Heath has 72 races to his credit on Greyhound-data.com, with quite a few at the A grade. He started at Gulf Greyhound Park in Texas on November 6, 2010, moved to Wheeling Downs in West Virgina, and finished up at Southland in Arkansas on August 25, 2012.
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GREYS IN BOARDING
If you have been considering fostering, or know someone who is considering fostering, now would be a great time to jump in! If anyone can help, even temporarily, please contact Jennifer Vilches at jennifer@vilches.org. Greys waiting on foster homes at BARK! and Top Paw Resort are Angie, Diego, Flash, Frito, Lonnie, Nate, Skyper, Spinner, and Sweeper. Greys waiting to be medically processed are: Bette, Kendra, and Lizzie.
   
Angie Flash Frito Lonnie
   
Nate Spinner Skyper Sweeper
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RAINBOW BRIDGE
Kiowa Charity, GALT #642 October 11, 2001 - August 31, 2012
Loved and missed by Kay Ford and Eddie Passport (GALT 618) |
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October is Greyhound Awareness Month!
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If you have an article to submit for publication, a suggestion, or a "greyt" story, please email galt.news@gmail.com.
If you have moved or need to update your contact information since you adopted your GALT greyhound, please email info@greyhoundadoptiontx.org.
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Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc.
P.O. Box 680 Addison, Texas 75001-0680
972.503.GALT
info@greyhoundadoptiontx.org
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