Author Archive: JoAnn Woodside

Sawtelle is a dashing young man with lovely tipped ears that are almost always up.  Although he won’t celebrate his 3^rd birthday until mid May, he managed to earn his keep by bringing home a purse in at least 56% of his 74 career races. He’s a friendly, well-behaved fellow.
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Roxie is a smart inquisitive gal who becomes more outgoing every day as she adapts to her new off-the-track life.  The result of an interesting pedigree—Irish racers on her mom’s side and Greyhound Hall of Fame members on her dad’s side—she compiled a very successful career of 135 races with an “in the money” rate of 60%.  She is sweet and knows her name.  She even sits.
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Pete is a handsome young man with a tall, stately neck and pretty tulip ears.  His racing career was very short – only 10 races.  He just didn’t fulfill the promise of his very noteable forebears (including a Greyhound All American).  Just like his sister who was successfully rehomed by AAGA a couple months ago, he is better suited to be a “couch potato”.  He is very sweet and lovable.
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Lady is very outgoing and playful. The first thing she did on her arrival at Greys’Land was to run inside and jump up on the couch. Despite her noteworthy pedigree – her dad was a member of the 2010 All American Greyhound team – she just didn’t seem to be cut out to be a racer. She ended up with 8 lackluster races in her career.  She has chosen instead to be a hugger and a kisser.
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This lovely girl is very friendly and likes to give kisses. She raced the majority of her career at the Tucson, Arizona, track before coming to Jacksonville. Despite her petite size, she was a spunky runner, completing 123 races and bringing home a prize in more than 60% of them.  She last circled the track just 6 days before arriving in Atlanta.
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This pretty black pup with the big white chest just turned two years old the end of May. For whatever reasons, she never set foot on the track.  She is a friendly, outgoing but gentle young lady who is always encouraging the other dogs to play with her..
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Vision is a good-looking confident boy with an Irish background. He completed just shy of 100 races with moderate success.  He is friendly and well-behaved.
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 A SPECIAL ADOPTABLE.  Vicki is now back at AAGA after her loving adopter for the past 10 years was forced to go into Assisted Living.  Since she was checked by the vet and determined to be in good health with all her shots up to date, it was not felt that Vicki’s life should be at an end. This well-behaved lovable lady is outgoing and eager to meet visitors. She did very well at a recent meet ‘n greet where she sought out and enjoyed attention, especially from women. While she is, of course, able to remain at AAGA “forever”, we feel she would probably more enjoy the environment of a quiet residential situation. We are hoping that there is someone out there with room in their heart and their life to give this sweet senior girl a loving home for the rest of her days. If that might be you, please call Carl at 770-469-9533 for special adoption considerations.
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Hero is a handsome boy a bit on the small side (Racing Weight 66#).  He was recently returned to us after 1½ years in a home because the owners felt he was being bullied by their other (large) Greyhound.  Hero is a well-behaved, playful and outgoing fellow.
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Mastercard is a sleek, long-legged gal with lovely very dark brindle coloring.  Although she was a decent performer, for whatever reason, she was raced less than a couple dozen times before she was retired at a young age.  She is outgoing, active and personable.
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Erie is a very active and positive puppy. In spite of her young age, she ran 7 professional races in January and February of this year. At 68 pounds, she is a good-sized girl. Unfortunately, she didn’t seem to develop the skill of keeping out of trouble on the track and was always getting blocked. Thus, before she suffered injury, her trainer elected to retire her.
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Lincoln is a muscular fellow with a 77-pound racing weight.  His racing career consisted of just 30 races between Jacksonville and the Tri-State track in West Virginia, his last run being February 20^th. He was confident and well-behaved in his recent march with a volunteer in Atlanta’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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Talladega’s dad hold’s the Derby Lane track record, while his Australian grandfather holds a world record.  Yet, for whatever reasons, Talladega himself never set foot on a professional racetrack.  He is a very good-looking pup on the small side (just 66 pounds), friendly and outgoing.

 
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Despite a very strong pedigree, this youngster was retired after just 9 schooling races and no professional runs.  He is a handsome boy with rather striking facial markings that are almost mask-like.  He is friendly, calm, and well-behaved.
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Reeann is a very pretty brindle girl with her Irish lineage, a dark face, a big white chest, and an unusually thick tail.  Between the Naples-Fort Meyers and the Jacksonville tracks she chalked up 213 races, earned a whopping 10.0 performance points, and came in “in the money” 51% of the time.  She is affectionate, full of kisses, and very high spirited.
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This handsome fellow earned his retirement by bringing home a check in 65% of his 166 races and earning 2.0 performance points. He is a happy, outgoing guy who even participated in the recent St. Patrick’s Day parade in Atlanta.
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Heidi is a very bouncy and outgoing gal who, despite a strong pedigree, only made 45 turns around the track with just a modicum of success.  She raced at the Wheeling Downs (WVA) and Daytona Beach (FL) tracks, never at Jacksonville. She has that lovely classic Greyhound expression with eyes rimmed by natural black eyeliner.  She loves attention and will grab your hand to get you to notice her. She turned 3 years old in February.
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This pretty pup is quite petite – just 54 pounds.  She comes with a spectacular pedigree and, despite her very young age, chalked up 10 races at the Melbourne and Sarasota tracks.  Unfortunately, she didn’t do all that well, having difficulty staying out of trouble and out of the way of the other racers. So, here she is ready for a forever home.  She is a friendly, well-behaved tail-wagger.
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