Nigel & Sola

Happy Friday all. Here is hoping that you enjoyed a superb week - now let's dig in to some pre-weekend fun!

Our first order of business: another tag we caught (if a bit late) from Dewdana and Moose at Dogtalk.

While our loveliness is very much open for debate, we are no less thankful for the award. You are lovely to have mentioned us. Thank you! And as always, if we have missed a tag feel free to slap us around and make us aware.

Just in time for summer, CrazyCris from Here and There and Everywhere was kind enough to quench our thirst with this, the always refreshing Lemonade Stand.

I think we are suitably bitter, no? Very sweet of you, thanks from our blog to yours.

Another month has escaped us, and it's time to announce a contest winner. Big congrats to Nika and Parker from Woof Talk. You have been randomly selected to receive a new collar of your choice from The Unruly Hound. Say hello to Holly, have fun shopping, and put in your order. We'll get the tab. Enjoy!

Now on to the Friday Five. If you missed us last week, go >here< for the full explanation. Here are five bloggers who have caught our attention for one reason or another this week, and are the newest recipients of our Gold Hydrant award. Copy and paste away if you'd like!

First up this week: Morgan in Pittsburgh. For starters, Morgan has one of the coolest registered names I have seen in some time: Saranac Lunar Eclipse. On top of that, Morgan and family can add AKC's Canine Good Citizen designation to their accomplishment list. Nice going!

Considering a raw diet for your dog? Take a gander at I Eat Raw Meat. Stanislaw and family share some great information, make it a fun read, and may be able to help you decide if a raw diet is a good fit for your dog.

A blog with a cause comes in at number three this week. Dogs Deserve Freedom gets a nod for always putting animals first, and for offering up interesting information in the process.

Ready to put on your thinking cap? Good, because we lost ours a long time ago. Drop by Your Mother Knows But Won't Tell You. A vast range of topics await you - some controversial, some not - but all will get your wheels spinning!

The gang at Fleas Blog has the cute factor turned up pretty high these days. The header pic alone is enough to make you saw awww, but check out Morning snoozin' and tell me you don't want to squeeze those noses.

There you have it, another Friday Five. Another week gone in a flash, but it has been great to set aside time to make our way around and check in on our blogging friends. We hope you will as well.

This Thursday, an issue near to our hearts. It's no secret that we are partial to Labs and Greyhounds. Both breeds are easygoing, sweet, and relatively easy to live with as far as large dogs go. This is not to say that we do not appreciate all breeds - it's just not possible to have one of each!

That said, there is something about Greyhounds that is different. Many Greyhound owners will tell you the same, and struggle for the words to define that difference when asked to do so. Words like sweet, kind, and gentle are often used in conversations about them. All are accurate. What really sticks with me, though, is a very real sense of innocence in the majority of these dogs.

This innocence is not something you glean from pictures or the written word. It is necessary to spend time in the presence of these noble, loving, and incredibly grateful animals in order to understand. That said, the objective of this undertaking is rather simple: to facilitate more meetings between Greyhounds and potential adopters. The best method we know is the sharing of information, and our first task starts with this thread.

Below you will find a list of links to rescue organizations. There are many sources of such links available online. Often, for political or philosophical differences, these lists exclude certain organizations in favor of others. While it is understandable that some in the animal rescue community do not see eye to eye, it is not our desire to judge individual rescue organizations. We simply hope to build the most comprehensive and up to date list of Greyhound rescue links available, politics aside. A big picture approach to an issue worthy of it.

Rarely do we ask anything from our readers - but in this case, we do ask this: if you know anyone with a Greyhound, please share this with them. They may have adopted from a great rescue org that just has not made it on to our list yet. Or perhaps the next person they pass this along to will offer up another worthy suggestion for the list. Watch the list grow in the coming days and weeks!

Help us to help these wonderful dogs if you have any information that may be beneficial. Please leave a comment with suggested links (you may do so easily and anonymously if you prefer). We'll collect these links and continue to add them to the list. Links to articles on health and behavior will be added to this post as time permits, so please feel free to leave suggestions. If you hear of any organizations that have been found guilty of abuses, of course we would like to know. Please also let us know if you discover broken links - this list has been assembled quickly, in the wee hours of the night, under conditions of severe sleep deprivation. :)

While we are on the topic of sleep deprivation, it occurred to me late one evening that it might be fun to make a little something to help promote this effort. As always, we decided to sprinkle it with our own unique blend of herbs and spices. We think you'll agree that we captured a little of that Life With Dogs flavor in the process.

Who doesn't love stickers? Here is a great, fun way to bring a little attention to the issue, and to this link directory - which will now have feature a link on the sidebar of this page in perpetuity. Two dollars gets you one of these fine bumper adornments, lets the world know you care, and may just help to introduce a hound in need to a loving home. Funds collected will be used to print more stickers and mail them out. The remainder will be donated to some of the same rescue organizations found in this list. Fun! *Watch for a post immediately following this one for ordering info. If you just can't wait, send an e-mail to lifewithdogs@ymail.com And BrittBeah gets credit for being a mind reader, a fridge magnet is coming soon!

Please help in any way that you are able. I know with certainty that these magnificent animals would thank you if they could.

Alabama
Birmingham Greyhounds

Alaska
Homes For Hounds

Arkansas
Mid-South Greyhound Adoption Option

Arizona
Arizona Adopt A Greyhound
Arizona Greyhound Rescue
Racing Home Greyhound Adoption
Greyhounds 2 G o Adoptions

California
Adopt-A-Star Greyhound Agency
Golden State Greyhound Adoption
GPA CA - Orange county and greater LA
Greysave
Greyhound Adoption Center
Greyhound Friends For Life
Homestretch Greyhound Rescue and Adoption
Operation Greyhound
Wine Country Greyhound Adoption
Greyhound Adoption California

Colorado
Recycled Racers
Friends of Retired Greyhounds
Colorado Greyhound Adoption

Connecticut
Connecticut Greyhound Adoption

Greyhound Rescue and Rehabilitation
We Adopt Greyhounds

D.C.
Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue
Greyhound Welfare Inc.

Delaware
GAF Northeast Chapter
First State Greyhound Rescue

Florida
GREAT Greyhounds
Friends of Greyhounds
Greyhound Adoptions of Florida
Greyhound Ranch Adoptions, Inc.
Homeward Bound Greyhounds
Joey's Greyhound Friends
Second Chance for Greyhounds
The Greyhound Gang of Florida

Georgia

Adopt a Greyhound Atlanta
Greyhound Friends of Augusta
Greyhounds Galore
GSRA Greyhound Adoptions

Second Chance Greyhounds

Southeastern Greyhound Club

Idaho
Greyhound Rescue of Idaho
Greyhound Pets, Inc.

Illinois
REGAP of Illinois
Midwest Greyhound Adoption
Central Illinois Greyhound Adoption

Indiana
All Star Greyhounds
American Greyhound

Iowa
Heartland Greyhound Adoption
Quad City Greyhound Adoption

Kansas
Kansas City REGAP
TLC Greyhound Adoption

Kentucky
Greyhound Rescue and Adoption of Kentucky
Shamrock Greyhound Placement

Louisiana
Greyhound Pets of America

Maine
Maine Greyhound Placement Service

Maryland
A Greyhound's Wish
Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue
Greyhound Rescue, Inc.
Greyhound Welfare Inc

Massachusetts
Amazing Greyz Inc.
Greyhound Friends

Greyhound Rescue of NE

Greyhound Adoption Service

Greyhound Welfare Inc

Michigan
Renewed Life for Greyhounds

Greyheart Greyhound Rescue and Adoption
REGAP Michigan
Grey Heart
Allies for Greyhounds of West Michigan
Greyhounds of Eastern Michigan
Greyhounds Make Greyt Pets
Greyt Hounds of Eastern Michigan
Michigan Greyhound Connection
REGAP of Michigan
Second Chance for Greyhounds

Minnesota
Rochester REGAP Minnesota

Minnesota Greyhound Rescue
Northern Lights Greyhound Adoption

Missouri
Kansas City Retired Greyhounds as Pets
Rescued Racers Missouri

Montana

GPA, Rocky Mountain Chapter

Nebraska
(Served by groups in surrounding states)
Please submit your link.

New Hampshire
Greyhound Placement Service of NH *We can offer a strong personal recommendation for this one. Our first hounds were introduced to us by Michele. Tell her we sent you!
Greyhound Welfare Inc
Fast Friends

New Jersey
GAF Northeast Chapter
Greyhound Friends New Jersey
New Jersey Greyhound Adoption Program

New Mexico
Greyhound Companions of New Mexico
New Mexico Greyhound Connection

New York
Finger Lakes Adopt A Grey (FLAAG)

GAF Northeast Chapter

Gorges Greyhounds NY
Grateful Greyhounds of New York
Greyhound Rescue Adoption Team
Greyhound Rescue & Rehabilitation
Kindred Spirits Greyhound Adoption
Long Island Greyhound Transfer

North Carolina
Project Racing Home

Greyhound Friends of North Carolina
Triangle Greyhound Society

Ohio
Freedom Greyhound Rescue
Greyhound Adoption of Ohio
Ohio Greyhound Gathering and Adoption (OGGA)
NE Ohio Greyhound Rescue, Inc.
North Coast Greyhound Connection

Oklahoma
Hounds of the Heartland
Halfway Home Greyhound Adoption

Oregon
Oregon Greyhound Adoption
Homes For Hounds

Pennsylvania
First State Greyhound Rescue
GAF Northeast Chapter

Keystone Greyhounds

Going Home Greyhounds

Monica's Heart

National Greyhound Adoption Program

Nittany Greyhounds

Philly Greyhound Connection
Personalized Greyhounds, Inc.
Pocono Greyhound Adoption

Make Peace With Animals
Rainbow's End Greyhound Rescue

Steel City Greyhounds

Rhode Island
Greyhound Welfare Inc.
Lincoln Greyhound Adoption Program

South Carolina
Forthehounds, Inc

Greyhound Crossroads
Greyhound Lifesavers
GPA S.C.

South Dakota

Please submit your link.

Tennessee
Greyhound Rescue Foundation of Tennessee
GPA Nashville

Texas
Castle Greyhound Rescue of Texas

Greyhound Rescue Austin

Greyhounds Unlimited

Utah
Greyhound Gang
Second Chance Greyhounds

Virginia
Blue Ridge Greyhound Adoption
Greyhound Welfare Inc.

Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue

Star City Greyhounds

Virginia Greyhound Adoption

Greyhound Rescue, Inc.

Vermont
Greyhound Rescue of Vermont
Northern Greyhound Adoptions *The source of a hound named Nigel. Don and Dorothy are great people, please support them!

Washington

Greyhound Pets, Inc.

Royal Hound Greyhound Adoptions

Puget Sound Greyhound Adoptions

West Virginia
Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue

Greyhound Rescue, Inc.