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Where Does Your Donation Go?
"You might wonder, "If I make a donation to GCMO, what will they do with it"? In addition to helping care for our permanent fosters and bringing in new dogs for adoption, below is a picture which can answer your question".
This is Jackie, who had a broken leg. She would have been put down unless someone stepped up to pay the bill for her surgery. GCMO was one of those who stepped up. This is not the first time, nor sadly, the last time we will be called upon to help a dog with a broken hock or leg. Thank You for your donations that enable us to say "Yes, we can help that dog!"
JACKIE
 When you see this symbol by a hound's picture, you will know that the greyhound pictured has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.
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To all grey owners and potential owners, please read this letter.
It might save your hound's life.
I'm owned by two rescued racers, Sheba and Isabella. They found me last March and until the last part of '07, I always had my glass doors and windows clearly marked with holiday stick-on's or post it notes, or in some other clear way. When I took down all the cute stickers I had up for Thanksgiving, I thought by that time they had become accustomed to my doors and so didn't put up any new markers. Big mistake. The routine when we're home, and the weather is moderate, I always slide open the patio door about 18 inches so they can go out and in as they want. On the evening of Jan 3, we had our walk, we were in their room and they ate and got petted and brushed, and I walked back into the kitchen. It was almost 7 by then and judging by their past habits, figured they were in for the night. So I walked over, closed the door and just as I turned to walk away, the glass door exploded - glass flying everywhere, hitting me on the back, etc. I looked down and there was Sheba bleeding like crazy. I didn't know they had slipped back outside, and she didn't realize I had closed the door. Probably saw the light inside and saw me, and just came flying in, apparently at full run.
I won't bother you with the awful details of that night except to say that Patty and Doug Luter rushed over to help me get her to the emergency hospital and with excellent vet care and medicines, Sheba has made a full recovery. She is a very lucky girl.
So two things I want to stress to all owners of our beautiful greys - -
1) Always, always keep your low glass doors and windows clearly marked with stickers, or streamers, or whatever it takes, no matter how old your dogs are or how long you've had them. Probably everyone will say "yes, of course - - we all know that".
2) If you have a dog that doesn't calm down in a reasonable amount of time after you bring them home, and it continues with very hyper behavior that is disruptive - jumping, pulling, aggressive barking, inability to calm itself -- ask for medical help. Dogs can't ask for themselves and sometimes we over look some of their obvious needs. We found out the hard way that this over-excitement can be dangerous.
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