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Memorials:
Max - 2007
I am sorry this is rather late updating. I have enclosed pictures of Max as he lived here. He made friends with my Pomeranian,
Shilo. They were the best of buddy's and went everywhere together. Wherever Max went Shilo followed as you can see in the
picture of them. He was such a joy and I loved him dearly. I lost him in February this year due to a tumor on the connective
tissue in his left hind leg.
When I brought him home, I did take him to the vet as you asked for his teeth. He ended up losing 11 teeth but that didn't
stop him from eating and chewing dog treats. He always let me know when he was hungry by nudging me and walking to his food
stand. We made a stand for him so he didn't have to bend to the floor with a hole in it for his dish. Max would stand there
and look at me as much as to say,"Look! Its empty. I'm hungry now." He had us trained well. LOL
I took him to the vet in December because I noticed the lump. When the vet told me what it was, and I had him do x-rays
to be sure, he said the only thing I could do at that point was to put him on medication until it was time to put him down.
He said I'd know when it was time. He did well on the medications and was happy and lively until the middle of February. I
put him in his favorite Taz sweatshirt and held him until he was gone and brought him home. When the ground was soft enough
to dig, we buried him under the tall bush he liked to lay under. The sweatshirt went with him.
He was such a great dog. He gave us more joy than you can imagine. He will always live in my heart. If we were outside
and I said to him, "Max, let's go watch some TV," he'd run in the house and jump up on the couch and lay down facing the TV
as tho he couldn't wait to see what was on. He was so much fun. My daughter and I had adopted a Basenji mix that had been
pretty sick and when we finally brought him home, Max mothered that little pooch and taught him how to play. Cairo and Max
played out in the backyard all day. Cairo would pull Max's tail until Max would sit down, then Max would get up and chase
Cairo around the pool and all over the yard until Max caught him. Max usually ran right over Cairo as he was small enough
for Max to stand over him. They gave us many hours of laughter. When Max would lay down, Shilo would go over and cuddle up
to him. Shi was too small to keep up with Max and Cairo, so he waited until they were done playing and then cuddle with Max.
My other dogs looked for Max for quite awhile.
I wanted to thank you for the opportunity you gave me to have and care for Max. He was one of a kind. If you ever have
any other greyhounds that you can't place, like the case was with Max, feel free to let me know. They have to be other dog
and cat friendly tho. I have a huge yard as you can see in the pictures, and lots of space for them to run and enjoy whats
left of their lives. I'll make sure they are happy just as I did with Max. -- Nancy Hannon
KAY 2007
Kay was one one the best dogs that we have ever owned. She had brought so much joy into our lives. We are
very sad to not have her with us anymore. But we know that she is in Doggy Heaven and Happy and free of pain.
Thanks again For an awesome 2 years. With out your rescue we would have never had the opportunity to meet
Kay and for that we are forever blessed.. we miss her so much!!!
Love lots, Heather and Jonathan
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Fire
April 5, 2007
We
enjoyed the love she shared with us these almost 12 years. Fire was 72 pounds and 15 years old. This morning she took
a stroke and went into cardiac arrest.
We remember her picking us by giving us her paw and by the most unusual color
she had. We will be in contact with you in the near future to fill our void. Fire enjoyed the several picnics she attended
and loved attention people gave her. Lorraine and I will sorely miss our "Fire."
Thank you for bringing her into our
lives, we gave her much love and she returned it.
-- Lorraine and Ray
Glory
August 23, 2006
On Aug. 23, we had to put our sweet red girl Glory down. She had just turned 10 on Aug. 19.
On Aug. 22 while we
were just finishing up dinner dishes at my mom's, suddenly Lauren our alpha dog came charging into the kitchen and barking
for our attention. I turned to look into the living room and I see Glory on the floor thrashing around. I went running in
as fast as I could and I see her rolling and rolling trying to get up and her eyes were rolling . I knew she was having either
a stroke or a seizure so I held her down and kept talking to her to assure her it would be ok.
My daughter also ran
in and helped hold her down. I went and called our vet and they said to bring her right up. When we got there her head had
turned and she couldn't focus or understand us at all. The vet said she had had a stroke or an anuerism and she didn't know
if she would come out of it or not.
She suggested leaving her there overnight and they would treat her as best they
could. By yesterday morning when I called to check on her she had taken a turn for the worst. I called Barry home from work
and my daughter Janel and Barry and I went up to see her one last time. She never even responded to us or moved when we talked
to her or pet her.
We knew what had to be done. We had to set her free and send her to the bridge. We only had her
a year and a half. She was a throw back that needed a new forever home. We weren't really looking for a 3rd greyhound but
when we saw her picture and talked to Karen who was fostering her, we knew we had to have her.
Ann told us that someone
else was interested in her also but if they didn't call her back by the next day we could have her. Ann called the next day
and said when do you want to get her?
We went out that evening and Karen brought her to Ann's for us to see her. She
immediately went to Barry and they formed a bond from that day on. She never left his side from that 1st day. She had the
most beautiful eyes I've ever seen on a greyhound. I'll miss her forever.
I may have 20 more greyhounds before I die,
but I will never ever forget Glory. She was the sweetest, most loving dog. Her personality was awesome. Ann and Karen, I want
to thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving us the best throw back senior greyhound in the world.
Run fast
as the wind Glory. Run among the meadows at the Rainbow Bridge. We will meet again and I'll see those beautiful soulful eyes
again. I love you sweet Glory. I'll always love you forever. Never forget me because I'll never ever forget you. ----- Love,
mommy (Ruth Hagenbaugh)
Niki
Feb 7th 2006
I adopted Niki from Ann when he was 2. He was such a joy to have in my life for the past
10 yrs. He stopped eating for about two days and I took him to the vet. Xrays showed his lungs were clear but
his blood work did not look good, his lymph nodes became swollen, just over night. So I made the decision any
pet owners dreads, I stayed with him.
He would be waiting for me every morning inside the front door when I came home from work,
I come thru the front door and still think I see him waiting for me, but he isn't. His loveseat is still
in the living, where it will remain till I am ready to take it away.
Barb
Tessa
Thu, 19 Jan 2006
Back in 1995, we adopted our wonderful Tessa.....
She was a blue dog from Plainfield and lived with us for 11 years. She asked only for much love, food, and a soft place to
lay and in return gave us much love, fun and many laughs with her antics.....a joy in every sense of the word. She owned a
big recliner in the rec room that was her's alone. My son, Andrew grew up with her. I remember when we went to get her that
Ann said she was put on the track only once....the gates opened and the race began. As all the others were coming back, Tessa
was just leaving :) So, was her pattern. [laughing] She was last for everything.
As best as I can recall, this was
the short chain of events.....just before Christmas, every so often without any warning, she would let out a yelp like something
hurt her. I checked her about 100 times and could find nothing. Her activity did not change or her behavior. She never missed
a meal and still enthusiastically greeted us when we would come home. Banged her front legs on the floor with excitement as
she always did. Our daughter was home for Christmas and even remarked that Tessa looked so good and asked how old she was
now. She was in very good weight and she did look good! Tessa didn't see as well as she used to...and she didn't hear as well
either (I think....since she was last for everything, it was hard to tell.)
This past Friday night or Saturday morning,
she started to limp quite badly on her right front leg. It started very suddenly, and she began to have a real hard time getting
up, lying down or doing anything that required her to change position. No swelling....nothing I could see. She still made
her way to her recliner and somehow did the steps up to the kitchen to to our bedroom where she slept since the day she came
here. We watched her a couple of days...hoping for the "sprained" or "arthritic" leg to get better....we hoped so desperately.
I called Ann last night and we had a long talk....talking to Ann always helps!
I called my wonderful Vet, this afternoon.
He saw Tessa tonight at 5:45 PM. We explained what was going on and how suddenly this came on without other symptoms...no
accident or mishap....just this damn limping and position change problem. He checked her left leg...then went for the right.
The bottom was fine but as he checked her right leg high near the shoulder, she let out a terrible yelp. He said;" Guys, there's
something very bad going on here...more than meets the eye." Well, she had a huge mass palpable at the top of her right humerus
high near the shoulder within the bone.....either an osteosarcoma or fibrosarcoma. He explained how the cancer causes microfractures
within the bone and hence, the sudden onset of pain and the limping as the bone is eaten away. There were no options, of course.
I thank God that Tessa's quality of life was only altered for a few days....she was able to go on as she usually did, and
with help got up to the bedroom last night.
Tonight our hearts are very, very sad. Tessa went to the Rainbow Bridge
very quietly without suffering...thank God because I could not bear that. She would have been 14 in September. We were with
her. She is at peace.
Thank you for this wonderful girl who gave us nothing but love and joy for many years. ----Mary
Lou
STACY
I just found your web site and I see
that you have moved. Stacy, our greyhound, got bone cancer in her back leg. By the time it was diagnosed the cancer had spread
to other parts of her body. We found out in Sept. 2004. We were told she would only live a month. Well Stacy, stayed with
us though Christmas. Stacy wasn't a active dog and the leg never really got use. She was a first class couch potato. We sent
her to Rainbow Heaven at the end of January.
I thought you would like to know about Stacy. She had a good life and
went with us all the time when we camping in the RV. She hiked the mountains in Maine, and the wildlife refuges in Florida.
One thing about Stacy, it took her a couple of months to get use to me or another man. She was Clare's baby. I see you have
a few more Greyhounds to find homes for. I wish you luck. I understand that some of Dog Tracks in the New England States are
closing because dog racing isn't very popular anymore. I have bookmarked your web site. Thank you given us Stacy. She was
a sweetheart and very good friend.
Take care, John
Here is a picture of Stacy this was taken in July 2004. One
month later we found out she had bone cancer. The first vet. mis-diagnosed the problem. He thought it was muscle
problem with the knee. We went for a second opinion and that vet. x-rayed the leg and found that cancer had all ready spread
to the upper and lower leg bone. It is always good to get a second opinion if it is you or a family pet.
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