For the love of greyhounds!

Greyhounds are quite possibly the most sweet natured dogs ever invented! It is for this reason, and many more, that a group of us in the Indianapolis area decided to form a brand new greyhound rescue group. Yeah, yeah, I know ... there are lots of greyhound rescue groups already, so why do we need another? Well, there are lots of greyhounds that need rescuing. Also, our group (we don't even have a name yet!) wants to help "rescue" people too. So we will be partnering with the Indiana Department of Corrections.

Once we get things up and running, here's how we hope it will work ... we will work with racetracks around the country that have dogs ready to retire from the racing life. We will work with select Indiana prisons and their inmates who will act as the foster parents and trainers for the recently retired dogs. Once the dogs have gone through fostering and training at the prisons, they will be ready to be adopted into their forever homes. This program will be win-win for all sides! One problem many greyhound rescue groups have is finding enough foster parents for dogs coming straight from the tracks. By allowing inmates to foster and train the dogs, they will learn the responsibility and job skills that will help them when they are released. And our group will have a steady stream of foster parents available. And the inmates will get to experience the unconditional love of a greyhound. And the dogs will go to their forever homes with basic house and obedience training under their skinny little belts. Whew! That's a lot lot of greyhound love to spread around. But anyone who has ever met one of these dogs knows that they have a lot to give.

So, while we are busy setting up the group and getting ready to get things moving (and coming up with a name!), a few of us are going to be blogging about all things greyhound. Feel free to leave us comments or questions. The more the merrier!