Hounds For Adoption

Angie came to us with severe wounds to her leg after being a puppy and trying to climb under a fence…. the fence won and despite months of excellent veterinary care and bandage changes, the wounds were unable to heal on their own, and they were too substantial for surgical repair. There was also bone involvement which was either infection that spread or fractures that were unable to heal. After multiple consultations, it was in Angie’s best interest to amputate the leg.

Angie is 6 months old and will begin to look for her forever home once fully healed from the amputation and then fully healed from her spay procedure which will happen in a few months. Angie will need another dog at home who has no territorial issues. She enjoys sharing food (right out of the dog bowls!) with her fellow greyhounds in her foster home and playing very rough with them.

We’re requiring a fenced in yard as well. We are unsure about small dogs, but she should be workable with both them and cats. But her people will have to be diligent because she is very excitable.

We are not taking applications or inquiries about Angie’s adoption at this time. We will announce when she is fully healed and ready for her forever home.

Sammy broke his hock racing and it was surgically repaired. He has since had the plate removed because the screw came loose and was causing him irritation. Sammy still has a long road to recovery because his cast is beginning to cause major irritation on his leg. He will need daily bandage changes for the next few weeks as we get the wounds to heal.

We also found that Sammy is going blind. His vision is very limited and bright lights bother him. He is most likely going blind due to PRA (progressive retinal atrophy) which cannot be cured or reversed. He will be 100% blind within the next few years. At this time, he navigated extremely well and will adapt to most situations fine. We do request he go to a home with another greyhound as his “seeing eye dog”. He will be able to navigate small staircases, but not flights of stairs.

Sammy is also HUGE! He will get to 80-85lb once his muscle reforms and he gains a little weight. So keep that in mind! But Sammy is a big baby and loves his people. He is a social “bull in a China shop”! He seems to tolerate cats but we have not tested him with small dogs.

Dino just retired and never made the track. He turned a year old in January. Dino is not cat safe. He should do just fine as an only dog.

He will be joining us soon.

Gunther celebrates his first birthday on April 7th, and is brother to WAG Alum Bo (fka Gazoo). He never raced due to a broken hock as a puppy. Gunther needs some work on both his leash and crate manners.