ADOPTED. This adorable little pup likes to climb up on the couch and stretch out. She also sits a lot. Probably because of her young age, she is a bit hesitant when she first meets strangers. If you reach out to her, she will back away, but if you just talk to her, she will quickly come up and nibble on your hand. For whatever reason, she never raced.
ADOPTED. Jedi is a very handsome 75-pound fellow with somewhat unusual fawn brindle coloring and gold eyes. Despite being in-the-money 51% of the time, his 57-race career came to a screeching halt when he was found guilty of interference. That’s when a dog “interferes” with other dogs on the track and impedes their performance. This behavior is obviously met with much disfavor among trainers and results in an immediate ban from the track. Jedi is an active and likable gentleman who would do best in a home without cats or small dogs.
ADOPTED. This petite red young lady looks like a little deer. Odds On is very playful and loves toys that she is quick to bury in the yard if given the opportunity. She is exceptionally smart, learns everything fast, and keeps those big pointed ears up most of the time. She likes attention and gives lots of kisses. Her athletic career consisted of 75 races with a 60% in-the-money success rate.
ADOPTED. This predominately white dapper-looking chap can boast of very prominent Greyhound racing bloodlines. In his 154-race career, he was “in the money” 50% of the time and earned 6.0 Performance Points. A good-sized boy (74#), he is such a nice friendly fellow – so well-behaved. He likes to sniff at your face and hair.
ADOPTED. Weighing in at 65 pounds, Joey is a good-sized girl who knows her name. She is quite curious and will climb up on furniture to check out something that interests her. That behavior, however, is easily corrected, and, because she is so endearing and affectionate, will not keep a potential adopter from snatching her up. Most of Joey’s 23 career races were run at the Derby Lane track in St. Petersburg, Florida. Incidentally, she has an Australian grandpa.
ADOPTED. Weighing in at 65 pounds, Joey is a good-sized girl who knows her name. She is quite curious and will climb up on furniture to check out something that interests her. That behavior, however, is easily corrected, and, because she is so endearing and affectionate, will not keep a potential adopter from snatching her up. Most of Joey’s 23 career races were run at the Derby Lane track in St. Petersburg, Florida. Incidentally, she has an Australian grandpa.
ADOPTED. Doubt is a handsome shiny black boy with just one miniscule spot of white on his chest. Despite his noteworthy pedigree, he only raced 8 races with no success. However, he is a very friendly, personable guy who likes to give kisses.
ADOPTED. Recently, the Jacksonville track called AAGA to say there was an 8-year-old fawn male Greyhound in Americus, Georgia, that the owner no longer wanted, and could we help. Immediately, AAGA volunteers drove out, picked him up and brought him to Greys’Land. His name is Chimi, and he is a sweet, well-behaved, handsome boy who spent the last 6 years in a home where he was always well-maintained – annual check-ups and vaccines, dental cleaning, claws clipped, etc. – but, we feel, had little love or attention. While he is still a bit overwhelmed by the sudden change in his life and is now learning to walk on bare floors (He had always been kept in a room with wall-to-wall carpeting!), he gets along well with the other Greyhounds plus all the visitors to AAGA. He is such a gentle soul that deserves a second chance at a “forever” home, one that will give him the hugs and kisses he eagerly craves and so appreciates.
ADOPTED. Daphne is a cute rambunctious, excitable girl — a “jumper upper” — who, in her 17 career races, would start out with a lot of enthusiasm only to get “bumped” out of contention by the first turn. So, before she even reached her second birthday, she found herself “retired”. Daphne is very outgoing and eagerly greets all visitors to AAGA.
ADOPTED. Smoke is a very confident, exuberant and friendly guy – a “jumper-upper”. He is quite handsome and sleek, with beautiful eyes and that long narrow head and muzzle so attractive in a Greyhound. He is very playful and loves to toss toys around. Over his career he was often “in the money” in his 173 races.
Heavily built (75#) and beautifully brindled, Ensign is like a big cuddly teddy bear. He was probably too laid back to be a super racer. He completed just 18 races before he was retired. He is very sweet and huggable – likes to stand next to you, look up into your eyes, and be petted.
Natasha is an adorable 8 pound, 10-month-old Italian Greyhound who recently came to AAGA when her owner in assisted living could no longer care for her. Natasha is “cute as a button” – very outgoing and playful. She loves to cuddle and insists on sleeping at night on a human chest. As endearing as she is, “Iggies” come with their own set of challenges and should only be considered by persons familiar with the breed.
This is a super spirited gal who is prone to jumping up on everyone she meets. This enthusiasm has probably identified her throughout her professional career of nearly 200 races. Petey is very confident, personable and lovable.
Jim is a good-looking guy who, regardless of his relatively small size (65#), had an active 108-race career at the Naples, Palm Beach, and Jacksonville tracks. Despite his quiet demeanor, he is friendly and likes attention. He is gradually learning to cope with “shiny” floors.
Mimosa recently arrived at AAGA to reunite with her twin sister, Canaan Daphne, already an adoptable here. The only way to tell the two of them apart is by the names on their collars and the fact that Mimosa is about one inch taller. Just like her sister, she is cute and outgoing, but perhaps not quite as rambunctious. In her 10 career races, she would do well until mid-track and then lose steam. So, also like her sister, she finds herself “retired” at a young age. Mimosa is very personable and enjoys meeting all the visitors to AAGA..
Dafney is a bouncy, outgoing young lady who was retired from racing at an early age following an injury. Now back 100% to good health, she is looking for her forever home. With noticeable gold eyes and a bunny-soft coat, she’s a lovely brindle pup who turns on her charm at every opportunity.
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Hooray! 12-year-old Ellie has a new forever home! When she first came to AAGA back in 2012, she was not quite 5 years old. We described her as a sweet black girl with a silver face and pretty eyes. She was adopted within a week and has lived happily in a loving home for the past 7 years. Recently, however, she was returned to us when her “mom” had to go into assisted living and could no longer care for her. Poor Ellie was obviously very sad and downhearted over this change in her life. As it happened, an AAGA adopter met her when they boarded their 12-year-old female with us and ended up taking Ellie home with them when they picked up their girl. Happily, Ellie’s new family reports that she is adjusting well. She even gets excited and does “zoomies” when they come with leashes to take the two old girls out for a walk.
This is the first hound to ever come to AAGA with 11 Performance Points and 33 races accumulated before turning 2 years old, the age when most racers are just beginning their careers. Doeboy was certainly on his way to stardom when he suddenly “pulled up”and didn’t finish his last race. (Must have been heartbreaking for his trainer!) But why? An injury of some sort? If so, it must have been minor, because we can’t find any evidence of one! Despite a racing weight of just 69 pounds, he is a strapping, stunning, muscular specimen. Predominately white, Doeboy has a perfectly marked black mask over his eyes and ears and a very identifiable large black “heart” (butterfly?) across his butt. He has an unusual bark that has been described as “oboe-sounding”. And, yes, he is happy and outgoing.
There is no getting around that Plaska is still a puppy. She hasn’t even finished moulting her baby fur! Although she never raced professionally – couldn’t even make the grade in her schooling classes — she is very playful and loves to entice any nearby human or animal into a game of “chase me”.
Outgoing, confident and personable, this big (78#) powerful boy accumulated 13 Performance Points in his 146 races, 60% of which were “in the money”. Yet he is as gentle and well-mannered as he is sleek and handsome.