It's that Time Of The Year Again!!

It's time for our annual Greyhound Lifesavers Reunion! Every year we get together with our greys and spend time catching up, playing games, meeting new faces, and best of all EATING!! This year it will be October 23rd. The cost is $2.00 per person $6.00 max per family and we ask that you bring a coverd dish (registration form has more info).We will have a fenced in area for the greys to run in (be sure to bring your muzzles), merchandise to purchase (greyt time to buy those items you have been eyeing!), and a silent auction. In addition to being a chance to get together, this is also our big fund raiser of the year, and we always have many greyt items at the auction. The reunion will be at Judy Horton's home again this year in Lexington SC. You can pre-register by filling out This Form and emailing it to Judy. There are local hotels that accept pets close by if you would like to spend the weekend, just mention it on the registration form and Judy will reply to you with some info. Also, it can get rather cool this time of year in Lexington so be sure to bring coats for your greys. If you don't have a coat it's a greyt time to contact Judy and order one! We look forward to seeing you and your greys there!!

Can't Help But Laugh!!

Actually you CAN help and laugh at the same time! The folks over at Drawthedog.com not only have some funny cartoons, they love to help out Rescue Groups! For the month of August they are keeping track of how many people come to their site by clicking on the link below their cartoon. The sites with the most clicks will get featured on the Drawthedog.com site, so help us out by clicking on the link and checking out their Greyt cartoons!

Visit Draw the Dog to see more dog cartoons like this.

Please contact us if you would like to volunteer at any future outings. Its a wonderful opportunity to meet a greyhound.

Who Are We?

Greyhound Lifesavers Inc., a 501(c)(3) non profit group consists of greyhound owners from Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. "We are racing-neutral". We are dedicated to finding homes for retired racing greyhounds. We have extensive experience in caring for greyhounds and we love matching people and greyhounds. We work with greyhound farms and adoption representatives at several Florida racing tracks to place dogs in desperate need of a loving home. Are you our next GL home? Contact us if you can open your home to a retired racing greyhound - you won't be sorry.

We place each "fresh from service" greyhound into a foster home for a minimum of three weeks to ease the transition from living in a kennel to living in a home. During that time, each of our greyhounds receives a thorough veterinary exam that includes shots, heartworm testing, teeth cleaning, and spay/neuter service.We also micro-chip each dog. We then test to see if the greyhound is cat-safe, small dog-safe, and child-safe. We want these greyhounds to succeed in their new homes.

Greyhounds placed through Greyhound Lifesavers are usually between two and six years of age. Most females weigh between 55 and 65 pounds, while males weigh between 65 and 85 pounds. They stand from 26-29 inches at the shoulder and come in a variety of colors. Greyhounds are ideal house pets because they are a clean breed known for having short hair with little shedding, little odor, and they are housetrained.


Donating Made Easy!

Have you been "searching" for an easy way to "give" to Greyhound Lifesavers? Well here are two ways that you can give, they won't cost you anything, and you can save money at the same time!

IGive will donate a portion of your purchase to Greyhound Lifesavers just for using their website to make your purchases. They have over 700 brand name stores to choose from like Staples, Home Depot, and QVC, and many times they have coupons that will save you money! What could be eaiser? To get started, go to www.IGive.com and under "Find your cause", choose South Carolina, and then Animals, then enter "Greyhound" as the keyword. You will then see a list of charities. Click on "Greyhound Lifesavers", and then "Select Cause", fill in your information, then start shopping! It's that easy!

GoodSearch will donate to Greyhound Lifesavers each time you use them to search the internet. You will get the same results as if you use Yahoo, and we will get a donation! How easy is that? Just go to www.goodsearch.com and type in Greyhound Lifesavers as your charity and start searching! You can even add GoodSearch to your Internet Browser by clicking on "Add GoodSearch To Your Toolbar" on their page. So from now on, make every search count!