Madeline sweet girl of mine

Maddie came to stay with us as a house guest just shy of her 8th birthday. I met another volunteer in a parking lot to pick her up. I remember reaching down to pet her and feeling how soft her coat was. She was just like petting a rabbit, I'm pretty sure my fingers got lost in her coat and it was somewhere between her shoulder blades and her tail that I instantly knew "house guest" meant for the rest of her life.

Maddie walked in the house, looked and around said "OK, I'll take that bed." She did and nearly 5 years later, it is still her bed or at least a new one in that very same place.


Maddie is on the downhill side to 14 now, but you would never know it by looking at her. Her face is a little whiter, but it looks very natural. Only her hairdresser knows for sure.


She is still as spunky as the day we brought her home, maybe even more so now because she knows the world is truly her oyster.


She had a short racing career and then went back into the workforce with a litter of pups. When she entered retirement, she wrapped all four paws around it and enjoyed it to the fullest.

She was pure puppy when she came home. Shredding toilet paper was a daily adventure. But as I recall, the chewed shoes, cell phone and wallet were all an eye-opening experience.


We laughed as we quickly learned to change our behavior because our almost 8 year old puppy was going to test the limits.

Maddie remained a foster for about a month, it quickly became clear to us that she didn't want to go anywhere and we didn't want her going anywhere.


We never really thought of her as a senior, we still don't. Age is only a number.

Pasha's 13 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Greyhound

Senior greyhounds are never too old to roll in the grass and just be silly.

Picker was 12 1/2 years old when we took this picture. He loved the cool grass.

There are only 10 days left for our adopt a senior month. We still have five ladies-a- waiting.

These ladies have so much joy and love to give, give us a call... come and meet these beautiful girls.

Pasha's 13 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Greyhound

Age is only a number. At 10 years old, Buddy loved to chase his stuffies around the acre. At 11 years old, Buddy was still out there running like a youngster. And now, at almost 12 years old, Buddy still likes to run with the rest of the dogs.

Buddy doesn't count his age in years, he just looks at his birthday a day for extra treats.


Ahem, we only have 10 days left of our fabulous adopt a senior month. These five ladies are still looking for their forever home.

They will only take up a small place in your home and trust me, your heart will be the happiest it has ever been once one of these ladies have wrapped thier paws around it.

Jammer, an endearing eccentric old lady

Today's story is very special.

Adopting a senior is a journey. From the moment a senior enters your house, your life and your heart change forever. Every journey is different and you never know what lies around the next bend.

Jammer came into her momma's life at the age 0f 10 1/2 years. The vet thought they might get to share one year together if they were lucky, instead they gave each other over four of the best years together.

Jammer has taken a piece of her momma's heart with her, but she didn't make her heart smaller, she gave it room to grow.


Jammer came to live with her family at age 10 ½. She is now 14 years, 9 months. All things considered, vet bills for Jammer have not been particularly extraordinary, but it HAS been a slow and steady dribble of this and that.

Jammer has been, and continues to be, very determined and steely (by the way, her race name was Steele Jammin).


Jeff saved Jammer from the Longview animal shelter after she had wandered out of her yard. Her adoptive mom just never came looking for her! She was skinny and covered with fleas. Jammer’s had to endure some other bad experiences in her past, too, so she’s hanging on to this happy ending as long as she can. Jammer’s like that little old white haired lady who can swing a mean cane.

She keeps her “younger” (8 ½ and 10 ½ ) sisters in line and remains the boss lady of the house.

An endearing image, that I am fortunate enough to still see repeated, is of Jammer digging holes to China in the soft soil out behind a garden bench. Dirt will be flying from behind the bench, then it will stop, and this sweet and tragicomic little white face will pop up and peep out between the slats in the bench. “Are you watchin’?” “I’m somethin’ , aren’t I?”
Yes, Jammer…you are indeed.


"Jammer leaves behind many lives that she has touched through her tremendous spirit and goofy personality. I don't think any of us will forget her obsession with sniffing door handles and her sweet snaggle tooth. Despite her age and her apparent poor health Jammer had many happy years in the Sale household, sharing it with a number of senior girls and at the cutting edge of endearing eccentric old lady behavior. She was a joy to be around and will be sorely missed."

Steele Jammin • July 12, 1994-May 19, 2009

Huggable, lovable, gentle, spunky, sweet and charming girl

Is ready for her forever home!


I think it is time we had a little talk. Ma petite amie, Sassy is looking for a forever home.

Now I know she is wonderful, but I just thought I would ask a few of her other friends what they think about her.

Debra Sassy has the most wonderfully rich and soft fur, she is irresistible to touch and hug!

Vicki Just look into my eyes, all I'm asking for is a loving home, and I'll return tenfold all the love you give me

Rosanna Sassy is a sweet, gentle lady with an outgoing personality. She melts your heart when she tilts that little face to look up at you with her beautiful brown eyes.

Jeff She's a pistol! At almost 11 years old Sassy has the spunk of a much younger lady. She's waited patiently for her home and is EVER so good that she's even decided that she will live with feline roommates as long as she gets a couch!

Carolyn Sassy is sweetness!

Karen Sassy is specially mellowed with age (vintage charmer), but still has plenty of energy and love to give to someone special.

Christine Moon face. I don’t know why…that’s what just popped into my head. Her face is very round, as are her deep brown eyes.

“Did it take long to find me
I ask the faithful light
Ooh did it take long to find me
And are you going to stay the night
I'm being followed by a moon shadow
moon shadow - moon shadow
leaping and hopping on a moon shadow
moon shadow - moon shadow”
Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens)

Je t'aime, ma chérie

Pasha's 13 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Greyhound

It was a beautiful day on Saturday and Petopia was an awesome host, but we still brought all of our ladies back to the kennel.

Give us a call or shoot us an e-mail, we'll be happy to work with you to find a time to meet one of our lovely senior ladies. Senior greyhound adoption goes the whole month of May, well we do it all year around, what am I talking about?

And if you're looking for my 8th great reason to adopt a greyhound, here you go:


Daily yoga keeps them in great shape.

Staci • The Gwyneth Paltrow of Greyhounds

Staci

We can hardly believe that Staci is already a ten-year-old senior. She certainly doesn’t act old. We adopted her just before she turned three. She is a very beautiful red and white greyhound, but we didn’t select her for that reason.

We had gone to a GPA picnic with our greyhounds Trixie and Sam, and had been thinking about adding a third grey. There were adoptable dogs in a large pen, and Trixie kept pulling us over to be near the red and white greyhound. It seemed that they made a connection with each other. Shortly after that Staci came to our home.

She was too pretty and sweet to keep her track name “State Law”, and we renamed her Staci. Being very smart, she watched what Trixie did and did the same. They always got along and Staci and Trixie were a harmonious trio with our gentle giant Sam.

Although Staci is comfortable with all greyhounds, she is particular about which humans she likes. She was quite shy in the beginning, but has gotten more accepting and relaxed over the years. She is still very playful and loves to vocalize. It doesn’t take much encouragement to get her to roo, and she has a pretty soprano which matches her girly looks.


Staci has always been a willing model for the dog coats I make, and she shows them off well. Our neighbor even says that her graceful beauty reminds him of Gwyneth Paltrow!


Just as Trixie picked out Staci for our family, Staci selected Trey. We went to the OGA kennel with her and walked around with many male greyhounds. His sweet playfulness appealed to her and made the choice easy. Even though Trey is four years younger, they are great playmates. They have the best fun running in our backyard. As a senior, she doesn’t match his stamina, but you’d never guess her age!