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So many things make retired racers special, including the amount of information available to adopters about their hound's family tree and racing career. Finding this information is all about the ear tattoos. Here's what they mean:
A greyhound's right ear tattoo represents the month, year, and  order in which the dog was tattooed. The first one or two numbers indicate the month of birth. The number right before the letter is the last digit in the year of birth. And the letter represents the order in which the litter was tattooed. Some say that the letter represents the order of birth, but that's usually not the case.
 A greyhound's left ear tattoo is a five digit number assigned to the litter at birth. All pups in a litter have the same number. You can use this number to determine if your pup's look-a-likes really are littermates.
For example, Slate's ear tattoos above are 110B-55000. The "11" means he was born in November. The "0" means he was born in 2010. And the "B" means he was the second of the litter to be tattooed. His litter's number is 55000.
Using the ear tattoos, you can look your pup up in the National Greyhound Association's (NGA) database to access extensive details including its racing name, generations of breeding information, and racing statistics. You might even find pictures of some of your dog's ancestors. Below you see Slate's family tree and his racing name, Slatex Corpus.
If an ear inspection isn't realistic and you already know your dog's racing name, you can find its ear tattoos by googling the dog's
racing name in quotes followed by the word greyhound. For example, google search "'Bad Boy Prince' greyhound" to retrieve the racing record of retired racer Bad Boy Prince. Your first search result will likely be from www.trackinfo.com. Click on it to retrieve information such as that shown below. You can then use the ear tattoos listed to explore the data available in the NGA database.
Keep in mind that Irish, English, Australian breeders use different conventions which often include a code letter for the year of birth. Show greyhounds registered with the American Kennel Club are not tattooed at all. Lurchers and greyhounds bred outside the racing industry typically are also not tattooed.
We hope you enjoy learning all about your hound's history. You never know. Sometimes biological family relationships are unexpectedly discovered in adoptive families!
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GALT'S 14TH BIRTHDAY PARTY - APRIL 25th at Pilot Knoll Park - Lake Lewisville
We look forward to seeing you and your greyhounds for an action packed 14th annual GALT Birthday Celebration! This fun family day includes the Greyhound Spa, portraits by Shagly Photography, a delicious barbecue lunch with birthday cake (of course), fenced in grey play area (muzzles required) and more! Supporters include Brother2bother, Poo Be Gone and the GreytStore. Tickets are $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for children 10 and under. Purchase a beer glass for $10.00 and enjoy free beer. We will have our raffles as usual with a surprise live auction! Click here for tickets and full schedule.
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GREYTSTORE
Leather Belt Grab Bag! Great Price ($30 value, now $10) with very limited sizes. Just let us know the size and you will receive either black or dark, dark brown with Silver Tone Greys.
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YAPPY HOUR AT THE GIN MILL - APRIL 18th
The Henderson hangout, The Gin Mill, and GALT pair-up on the patio for an all-breed "Yappy Hour" on April 18, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and includes your first brew of local draught rotators and $5 Greyhound drinks. Get your tickets at this link.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Stretch out those bidding fingers - the 2 Hounds online auction in support of GALT will be held from April 25th to May 4th.
Greyhounds in the Country returns on May 17th - brunch, beverages, raffles, reiki sessions and more! Click here for full details and tickets.
On May 23rd, Pints4Pups hosts a Yappy Hour featuring Real Ale brews at Mutts Canine Cantina in Dallas to benefit GALT!! Tickets are $10 at the link.
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INCOMING DOGS
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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 you can help, please contact Jennifer Vilches at jennifer@vilches.org.
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| MEET & GREETS
Saturday, March 28, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Petco - Grapevine
In Attendance: Koden, Mercury
Saturday, March 28, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Petco - Carrollton
In Attendance: Alex, Asp, Haven
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RAINBOW BRIDGE
Sheldon, aka LRC Sheldon, GALT #1334 June 12, 2007 - March 25, 2015
Beloved and Cherished by Kris and Mark Fichtner
Excel, aka Cool and Great, GALT #352, March 18, 2003 - March 13, 2015
Beloved and cherished by JoAl Cannon Sheridan
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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.
3400 Carlisle St #310, Dallas, Texas 75204
972.503.GALT
info@greyhoundadoptiontx.org
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