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Archive of posts filed under the Black Dog Problem category.

SLOOOOOWWWW Adoptions!

We’re in the last week of April, National Adopt a Greyhound Month, and our adoptions are slow, slow, slow. Let’s get off the couch and make room for a new dog. I am going to do some wheeling and dealing to move some dogs out right now. Ten Reasons to Adopt a Greyhound right now: [...]

Fighting the Heat.

>We all like to take our dogs on walks or let them run, run, run in the backyard or dog park. But this year, with this incredibly oppressive heat, we’re seeing the effects of that heat more than we ever have. PLEASE be careful with your greyhounds! They are like kids – when they’re having [...]

>Orbit goes to Camp! Orbit (Hurcan Washill) and Regall Chava went to visit St. Jerome’s Summer Camp in SW Ft. Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 23rd. They took along Eden (Oneco Eden) and Balli (Kiowa Hix Balli) who belong to Linda Willis. Linda’s daughter Jill helps out at the school and Jill’s son, Tyler, is a [...]

>Be A Friend to Orbit The Greyhound. Hurcan Washill (called Orbit by his friends) is a wonderful dog who is still looking for his forever home. We want to try a little bit of electronic marketing for him and I’m hoping each and every one of you who reads this will help. Orbit has a [...]

>The Black Dog Problem. Many groups including ours, are facing a growing problem. People are reluctant to adopt black or dark dogs. What we hear is: They are intimidating or scary looking. Look into those big eyes again. They are just as sweet as any color of dog and they have so much love. They [...]