Saturday, October 27, 2012 – Lure Coursing Event: Everyone was so looking forward to the lure
coursing event, but the weather was a little worrisome. After a chilly
start, it warmed up a little and was a perfect sunny day for the dogs to run in
the country. It was much better than running in the heat. There
were more Greyhounds there than other sight hounds but many other sight hound
breeds were represented: Basenji, Whippet, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound,
Borzoi, and Italian Greyhounds. A few non-sight hounds also ran the
course – a Golden/Lab and an Australian Shepherd (when someone jokingly
commented that the Australian Shepherd was an odd looking Greyhound, her owner
said “that’s her Halloween costume.”) Cricket was injured but is now
recovering. Everyone wishes her well. We only saw one dog
lying in the kiddie pool.
Lunch of chili (of various “heat” levels) ,
cornbread and all the “fixins” was again generously provided by Kris
Schuster. There were lots of empty bowls but not much chili left at the
end. A bunny cake, cupcakes and homemade ginger snaps topped it
off. After lunch, many folks shopped for dog merchandise, which will help
TAGS take care of more Greyhounds.
Many of the dogs were “repeats” but there
were lots of new ones. We hope everyone enjoyed watching the dogs run and
play -- and most of all, we hope the dogs had fun. Enjoy the
pictures of the day.
Professional Photographer photos!
Saturday, October 20, 2012 - All God's Creatures Day - TAGS again participated in All God’s Creatures Day with success. There
was a lot of interest in Greyhound adoption and several of TAGS hounds
were blessed – Hank, Gibbs, Sasha, Trudy and Tippi.
Sunday, October 21, 2012 – TAGS folks enjoying a fall walk with their Greyhounds.
Saturday, September 8, 2012 – TAGS and all four of its available
Greyhounds were welcomed to a new venue, Woof, in Plano on Saturday. It was a most
exciting day for one of TAGS dogs, Tasha, who was officially adopted by her
foster family and Greyhound brother, Luki, who she brought with her. She
couldn’t have found a better forever home. Woof is a large dog
supply store, and the dogs enjoyed shopping there (especially Gatsby, who
touched everything, and Baby, who tried on Halloween hats). We will let you
know when we will be at Woof again.
Saturday, May 26, 2012 – Greyhound owners brought their Greyhounds to
Hall Office Park in Frisco for a walk to kick off the Memorial Day
weekend. The cool, breezy weather and the beautiful scenery made for a
relaxing walk. It was an
especially big day for Kylie. Ian and Sara met Kylie (who they have
now adopted and renamed “Cricket”) and Kylie was reunited with her
mother, Go Go Dream (now the Reinheimer’s Trinity). Everyone enjoys
seeing other Greyhounds and comparing notes. We’ll
do It again.
Frisco
Mercantile’s first parking lot sale on Saturday, May 12, 2012, definitely
drew a crowd. People seemed to be more interested in petting Greyhounds
than buying merchandise, but that was a good thing for TAGS. Getting an
application for adoption of a greyhound is always a cause for celebration.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 ~ All God's Creatures Day: Central Congregational Church (Pet Adoption Day) All
God's Creatures Day was another successful day for TAGS - and a gorgeous spring
day it was. TAGS and the Greyhounds made many new friends (of small dogs, mixed
breed dogs, rescue workers and event visitors). It may have also been a life
changing day for Gabe.
Saturday, April 14, 2012 ~ Greyhound Lure Coursing & Play Date at Haggard's Farm: Nearly fifty people and more than fifty Greyhounds
enjoying a windy, cloudy day in the country was a sight to behold.
Watching Greyhounds fly across a green grassy field after a “bunny” or run the
perimeter of the play yard as other Greyhounds coursed through the field was
the TAGS Greyhound Lure Coursing day at Sam and Deann Haggard’s farm in
Celina. After the dogs had exhausted themselves, everyone satisfied their
appetites with a delicious lunch provided by Kris Schuster. Thanks to
Richard McClure for taking wonderful pictures of the running Greyhounds and
April McClure for helping with lunch and helping with the dogs. It took
the efforts of all the TAGS volunteers (Lindsay, Ken, Barb, Sarah, Dana, Gail,
Rock and Suzanne) to bring about this successful day. If all the
Greyhounds weren’t so tired, they would join in a rowdy THANK ROOOO to the
Haggard’s for opening their home to all the Greyhounds and their people. It was
an event you just had to experience. If you missed it this time, we hope
you will be there next time. See TAGS Tales for more pictures and videos.
Saturday & Sunday, March 24 & 25, 2012 ~ Dallas Auto Show 2012: It
was a successful weekend all around. The public was fascinated by the
Greyhounds, interest was high, and everyone loved petting the dogs. But, best of all Pippi met her new family and Prince made what will probably be
his last appearance as an adoptable Greyhound. Thanks to all the TAGS
volunteers for a greyt weekend.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 ~ Whole Foods Market: Not only did Prince and other available TAGS Greyhounds enjoy the nice weather at this meet and greet, TAGS adopted Greyhounds, Luke and Ringo enjoyed their visit too.
Texas Adopt a Greyhound Society, Inc. ~ P.O. Box 703782 ~ Dallas, TX 75370
214-368-TAGS(8247) or 855-TAG-TAGS (824-8247)
Greyhound Yin Yang copyright by Sue Horner (Greytwear).
