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Week of July 22, 2013

  
IN THIS ISSUE
GREYT GOLF TOURNAMENT
GREYTSTORE
COMMUNITY BEER
TRAINING W/MARK GERMAN
MEET & GREETS
INCOMING DOGS
GREYS IN BOARDING

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Sweet Little Spinner would like you to know just how adorable she is! Spinner is a black female with pretty white paws who comes to GALT from the Amarillo Animal Shelter where she arrived as a stray. She is not tattooed, and is believed to be about 5 years old. Spinner got her name because she loves to spin around! Spinner is not cat trainable and should also not live with very small dogs.

 

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If you are active and want to have a dog that tags along, Spinner is your girl! She loves to go on long walks, plays in our backyard often, as well as just hanging out in the outdoors. She is smart as a whip and loves the outdoors. She will bow for a treat, and she has her own version of playing fetch with tennis balls. Spinner loves her toys, but she has a tendency to love them VERY much, squeaky toys beware, you have to get the tough kind for her! Once you're up in the morning you better be prepared to love on her for a little while before you get started - this girl loves her attention first thing and you'll love her for it. She can be a Velcro dog following you around the house during the day. Like any greyhound, she loves to nap, but she really loves doing zoomies in the backyard. She is an expert squirrel chaser, she gets them out of the backyard in seconds! Spinner would do well with bigger dogs, she plays a little too rough to have smaller siblings. Spinner needs to have another greyhound or bigger dog as a companion, she needs and loves the companionship of another dog. She would be a great dog to do agility training or lure coursing. Spinner's perfect forever family would be a family with preteen or older children.

UPDATE 7/5/13

Spinner has really blossomed into a wonderful family dog. She has become much gentler with her toys and doesn't break the squeakers anymore, she loves to just sit and make them squeak. She has really melted into our family routine and is flexible no matter how crazy some days might get. She stays in our bedroom while we are away and has never gotten into a thing! She hasn't had an accident in the house, she comes to get you if you aren't in the room to let her out into the backyard. She has been around small dogs enough now that she doesn't seem to mind them. Her manners with younger children have been great, as long as they understand when she "tells them" that she needs still needs her space. Spinner still needs to go to a family that has another dog for her as a companion, she is definitely not an only dog kind of dog. Spinner can sleep through almost anything too, fireworks and thunderstorms! However, firetrucks do bring out the rooing side of her, if you've never heard a greyhound roo...Spinner is adorable when she does it!

-Spinner's Foster Mom

 

calendars CALENDAR CALL!

 

Have a great picture of your GALT dog? Or are you a GALT member who has a great picture of a non-GALT greyhound? It's time to start sending in your pictures for the 2014 calendar! More Info
 
DEADLINE:
AUGUST 4th!

 

 

 

Email photos to melodymmc@me.com and include the word "calendar" in the subject!!! 

 

CALLING SPONSORS! If you'd like to be a sponsor for the 2014 GALT Calendar, click here! Sponsorships are $100 for each calendar month and $500 for the cover.

GREYT GOLF TOURNAMENT - MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 

 

Play or sponsor a fun shamble golf tournament on September 24 at the gorgeous Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson! Benefiting GALT's greyhounds. Brady Tinker, of DFW Sports Beat, KTXD TV, will serve as emcee for the awards/dinner!

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You can help in a number of ways:

  • playing in the shamble can be the most exciting way to help - no you don't need a single digit handicap to have a great time or win a prize. Donation for an individual player is $125, a team of four is $500. 
  • volunteering the day of the shamble is great fun for those that chose not to play
  • becoming a sponsor
  • making a direct cash donation
  • making a donation for the raffle and/or auction
  • helping us find individuals and/or businesses for any of the above

Register                           More Info

NEW IN THE GREYTSTORE

  

Feline Tote Check out the new Feline Totes now in the GreytstoreBrilliant blue and other great colors pop against the black background of this elegant bag! Made from durable cotton, with a fun Feline zipper closure, as well as a handy zipper-close inside pocket, this bag is sure to start a conversation. This 15"x4.5"x10" bag is roomy enough for all of your everyday items, but stylish enough for a night on the town. You'll wonder how you ever got along without one! (Dry Clean Only) Purchase Tote

 
Over the next few months we will be adding more new items to the store, including other dog breeds and cat items. So check back often because you can look forward to seeing items for the overall Pet Lover coming soon!
COMMUNITY BEER MEET & GREET

                           

This is a special Meet & Greet happening Saturday, July 27! Bring your dogs, meet the greyhounds, and check out the GALT raffle prizes. Sample some beer during a brewery tour for a small fee. Three to four available GALT Greyhounds will be at this event.

 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

2:00-5:00pm

1530 Inspiration Drive, Dallas

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TRAINING WITH MARK GERMAN

                           

Calling all GALT members, fosters, and adopters! Come meet and hear Mark German of America's Canine Academy. Mark is a former Naval officer who has been educating humans about canine psychology and behavior for over 17 years.  Mark will discuss The Four Essentials to a Stable Dog, his cornerstone program, with specific emphasis on enhancing obedience and reducing prey drive with training using positive reinforcement. 

 

Seating is limited so RSVP via Email. Only one hound per person, please. 

The first twenty responders will receive a free raffle ticket!

Ten terrific raffle prizes! Raffle tickets 1 for $5 or 3 for $10.

 

MEET & GREETS

 

Saturday, July 27 from 11:00am to 1:00pm

Petco - Frisco

15942 El Dorado Pkwy 

GALT greyhound attendees: Celia, Ascot, Midnight

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Saturday, July 27 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Petco - Grapevine

1250 William D. Tate Ave 

GALT greyhound attendees: Peggy, Pepsi, Whisper

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More Future Meet & Greets

INCOMING DOGS
 

 

Dreamie, aka Stakes Dream, is a 7-year-old brindle female born April 13, 2006. Her sire is Impossible Dream and her dam is Iwantthattrophy, making her grandsire the late, great Molotov. Dreamie has no races on record at Greyhound-data.com, but did have a litter with four registered puppies on April 25, 2009. They were sired by sired by CTW Countn Money. Since then her history is a little checkered, and she has arrived in the GALT family, Along with Rebekka, through a series of Craigslist transfers and one wonderful volunteer in Arkansas. Dreamie is being medically evaluated.
 
Rebekka, aka Keystone Rebekka, is a 7-year-old brindle female born July 16, 2006. Her sire is Pacific Mile and her dam is Cira's Sand, making her grandsire the late, great Gable Dodge. Rebekka has 26 races on record at Greyhound-data.com, all at Palm Beach, Florida. She started racing on January 22, 2009 and finished on March 12, 2010. Since then her history is a little checkered, and she has arrived in the GALT family, along with Dreamie, through a series of Craigslist transfers and one wonderful volunteer in Arkansas. Rebekka is being medically evaluated at this time.
 

Miles is a young, untattooed fawn male. He was seized by Alvarado Animal Control and delivered to GALT. Miles arrived thin and covered in ticks. He is heartworm positive, and will start treatment as soon as a foster home is found. Miles was a seizure from a home where the owner died, and the house went into foreclosure. The son had been taking care of the dogs on the property and took the other four greyhounds, but left Miles. Alvarado Animal Control intends to press charges.

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.orgGreys waiting on foster homes at BARK! and Top Paw Resort are GQ, Crusher, Slippy, Midnight and Miles.

 

  GQ   miles   midnight

                GQ                                Miles                               Midnight

 

 RAINBOW BRIDGE 

                           

Janie, aka Elva Jane's Comet, GALT #109   

August 15, 2000 - July 25, 2013

Beloved and Cherished by Leanne Suhre and Family

 

Trixie, aka CTW Catch This  

December 7, 1999 - July 25, 2013

Beloved and Cherished by Stacey Puls and James Murphy

 

If your greyhound has crossed the Rainbow Bridge, please let us know by sending a note to info@galtx.org

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P.O. Box 680  Addison, Texas 75001-0680
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