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proudmummy · proudmummy

who says greyhounds are boring and sleep all day? If only!!!!!!! Ronnie took over our house 4 months ago and is like a big pup that wont grow up. He is great fun and good company but takes the whole kleptomania thing a little too far. yesterday I left my specs on top of the dining table and a few minutes late...

twelvebabies · twelvebabies

someone commented it looks like Spit the Dog but it's still very huggable -- Edited by twelvebabies at 16:49, 2007-11-26

Indiana · Indiana

Anyone got good advice with regards to cleaning floors? Now that the weather is so bad the dogs are trailing in with muddy paws and my floors are getting worse! I wipe them at the door with a towel but over time the floors are getting mankier (is that a word???). I have original wooden floors so I think the g...

Hegs · Hegs

We were really sad to miss the show today because I had to work . We'd love to hear all the gossip and see some pics of the day. I'm sure it was lots of fun and I was really glad to hear that more dogs found homes, especially Jamie because I think Bob and him were friends for a while! Heather

Valerie Spain · Valerie Spain

We have had great news about Tigger, he has just had the plate removed from his front leg which was broken when we picked him up. Tigger was found by one of our volunteers in horrendous condition. I honestly think he was hours from death. Totally emaciated, dehydrated, too weak to stand and with a broke...

Rowen · Rowen

My daughter is doing a scholl project and she was allowed to pick her own topic. She has chosen to do a talk and poster about Greyhounds and GAL, would you please help her with some info and background about the dogs you have saved and the different backgrounds. She is looking thru the gal site for info to a...

twelvebabies · twelvebabies

My sister in law lives in Greenock, and she always texts me to gloat when Scotland has snow, as us down here don't get it so often, but strangely tonight my part of Derbyshire is having a good old dollop of the white stuff It's rained all day, so the gang have all got sodden running on the fields, then come...

Lorna · Lorna

Just cross posting this one from the shop section to make sure everyone sees it. Hi all Early days I know - but we are now looking for possible submissions for the GAL 2008 calendar. If you have a favourite picture of your GAL dog/s and would like a chance to have it included in next years calendar, plea...

grahamrobinson · grahamrobinson

Recently I've been thinking about the best way to raise awareness of GAL. Which led me to wonder what's worked in the past. So, I though I'd ask you. How did you first discover GAL? As for us, Claire and I first met GAL at the Linlithgow show a couple of years ago. Cheers, Graham

mel · mel

I just received badgers renewal for his insurance with M&S a great big whopping£238.00 ...increased by £90.00 plus i may add an excess of £50.00 which wasn,t on it when we took the cover this time last year..i happened to be in tesco.s earlier today and they have a great offer online and in the store...

silverhippo · silverhippo

A seagull in Scotland has developed the habit of stealing chips from a neighborhood shop. The seagull waits until the shopkeeper isn't looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos. Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds. The seagull's s...

kirvine · kirvine

well, after meeting some of you on Sunday and seeing how Gus reacted to the others, I've decided that he does indeed deserve a pal, so have filled in my online application form and will be patienly waiting for the next addition to my family. Kim and Gus ...

silverhippo · silverhippo

So for todays home check we had to take both Zak and Tara. We normally only take Zak, but as Tara is scared of the fireworks we didnt want to leave her on her own. Especially since our after dinner walk went; take dogs out the door along to the grass loads of fireworks going off in all directions. Tara instan...

Valerie Spain · Valerie Spain

Whilst supporting GAL is first and foremost for all you guys, if anybody ever wanted to combine a period overseas with helping dogs we have a nice caravan at our shelter for people to stay in. We get helpers from Scotland, England, Holland, Sweden and Germany. We are a friendly bunch of people who love h...

midas · midas

PETA are asking for signitures to stop/reduce the amount of cruel experiments carried out in labs on animals in the uk/europe,please sign up if you can,many unwanted greys ended up in these places,some people were paid for the dogs they donated,I've read about the tests that were carried out on grey...

silverhippo · silverhippo

Met up with Anne and her trio on Saturday for a lovely walk in the fields and then coffee and biscuits for a chat. We had a lovely day for it and the dogs had a great time. I took a few pictures. Cara Bess Bella Tara looks huge next to Cara Zak Group shot More pictures in the album at http://www.silverhippo.co...

tootsmazza · tootsmazza

I give up. I've had no heating or hot water since getting back from US last Wednesday and the company who've been promising to come and sort it cancelled again tonight They did send an electrician round on Friday who identified the cable which needs replaced but wouldn't do it because its behind the ga...

Ambers Mo · Ambers Mo

Whilst reading the thread "Of all the hounds" I was interested to piece together how Marie got her handle of "Tootsmazza". I presume it is because her cat was called Toots and she is or was her Mum. Am I right Marie? Got me to thinking how everyone chose their name. My eldest so...

tootsmazza · tootsmazza

Mason and I went to Yellowcraigs today and he was, as in the past, an angel (except when he ruined a man's romantic moment at the waters edge with his girlfriend by goosing him in an attempt to get his muzzle off, LOL) He was very good about it. We played his new game where he stands still until I am about 30f...

max · max

Got this from another grey forum, sob !!! It speaks for it,s self. Nora The little dog arrived at Rainbow Bridge, and a pack of dogs rushed to greet him.He braced himself, expecting a fight, but this was the first pack that wagged their tails and licked him instead of attack. It was beautiful here, and...

max · max

[IMG]https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e71/norasark/IMG_3131...

tootsmazza · tootsmazza

Anyone see Casper the Irish greyhound on Dog Borstal tonight. His owner had a vast array of herbal and homeopathic remedies she was giving him as well as putting rose crystals on his collar to try and calm him down. Turned out she was holding his lead too tight Have to say I wish they'd shown more of the t...

midas · midas

Hi folks,already posted this but got distacted and posted in the wrong place ,thicko or what!!! any way i received a huge roll of grey vetbed,no idea who sent it !!if it was you out there somewhere on the forum,thank you thank you thank you,are you the same mystery donor who left the doggie duvets at our g...

JoLiz · JoLiz

Me and Liz always look forward to hearing about or seeing the dogs either on the forum or at the monthly walk or at Langbank, but we usually look on in envy as we don't feel we can give a dog a home as yet because there is only the 2 of us and we both work. Doggy daycare isn't really an option for us and we also have...

Rowen · Rowen

Hi there, sorry Rowen missed th walk on Sun but we had a bit of a misshap on sat. We were out walking and Rowen saw something in the trees ahead, he pulled a bit and i tried to stand firm, lol,anyway i lost my footing and went over a stone, sprained my ankle and broke my wrist....... poor Rowen, he kept licking...

max · max

WOWW !!!!! What a fantastic walk we had today, 28 hounds of all shapes and sizes brought there owners for a walk on the beach and here are the photos to prove it. Nora [IMG]https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...

silverhippo · silverhippo

So how cute is Scampi the latest dog on our dogs looking for homes section. Just look at that face. http://www.gal.org.uk/dogs/males/scampi.htm Claire

max · max

We went down to our local market today at East Fortune and I was horrified to see a man selling Spaniel pups from the back of his car in the car park. I went up and had a look and there was two pups in one crate and the mother in another, the pups looked around 12 weeks old and were in good condition. I decided n...

feldandjack · feldandjack

The JRT pups are with us for the weekend so I thought I'd post a photo. Not hounds but still cute, they are 4 weeks old and they all have homes so you can look without being tempted

max · max

I have recently found out that J.K.Rowling the author of the Harry Potter books has acquired a greyhound.She is blue and her name is Sapphire and was adopted as a companion for J.K.s Jack Russell Terrier, Butch. Once again another celebrity with a grey, fantastic for the promotion of greys as pet...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	my dog ate my glasses (Preview) who says greyhounds are boring and sleep all day? If only!!!!!!! Ronnie took over our house 4 months ago and is like a big pup that wont grow up. He is great fun and good company but takes the whole kleptomania thing a little too far. yesterday I left my specs on top of the dining table and a few minutes late...	proudmummy	13	688	Sun Dec 2 12:21 2007 by Rowen
	a hairy huggyhound (Preview) someone commented it looks like Spit the Dog but it's still very huggable -- Edited by twelvebabies at 16:49, 2007-11-26	twelvebabies	3	476	Wed Nov 28 19:20 2007 by Muddy Zuk
	Cleaning... (Preview) Anyone got good advice with regards to cleaning floors? Now that the weather is so bad the dogs are trailing in with muddy paws and my floors are getting worse! I wipe them at the door with a towel but over time the floors are getting mankier (is that a word???). I have original wooden floors so I think the g...	Indiana	10	579	Tue Nov 27 17:07 2007 by Indiana
	Christmas Show (Preview) We were really sad to miss the show today because I had to work . We'd love to hear all the gossip and see some pics of the day. I'm sure it was lots of fun and I was really glad to hear that more dogs found homes, especially Jamie because I think Bob and him were friends for a while! Heather	Hegs	1	450	Mon Nov 26 00:20 2007 by midas
	Happy Ending for Spanish Galgo (Preview) We have had great news about Tigger, he has just had the plate removed from his front leg which was broken when we picked him up. Tigger was found by one of our volunteers in horrendous condition. I honestly think he was hours from death. Totally emaciated, dehydrated, too weak to stand and with a broke...	Valerie Spain	10	589	Sat Nov 24 15:23 2007 by Indiana
	PLEASE h HELP (Preview) My daughter is doing a scholl project and she was allowed to pick her own topic. She has chosen to do a talk and poster about Greyhounds and GAL, would you please help her with some info and background about the dogs you have saved and the different backgrounds. She is looking thru the gal site for info to a...	Rowen	1	450	Tue Nov 20 20:41 2007 by Ambers Mo
	Have you guys got snow up there? (Preview) My sister in law lives in Greenock, and she always texts me to gloat when Scotland has snow, as us down here don't get it so often, but strangely tonight my part of Derbyshire is having a good old dollop of the white stuff It's rained all day, so the gang have all got sodden running on the fields, then come...	twelvebabies	5	518	Mon Nov 19 19:12 2007 by feldandjack
	Calendar 2008! (Preview) Just cross posting this one from the shop section to make sure everyone sees it. Hi all Early days I know - but we are now looking for possible submissions for the GAL 2008 calendar. If you have a favourite picture of your GAL dog/s and would like a chance to have it included in next years calendar, plea...	Lorna	12	982	Fri Nov 16 13:49 2007 by silverhippo
	How did you discover GAL? (Preview) Recently I've been thinking about the best way to raise awareness of GAL. Which led me to wonder what's worked in the past. So, I though I'd ask you. How did you first discover GAL? As for us, Claire and I first met GAL at the Linlithgow show a couple of years ago. Cheers, Graham	grahamrobinson	21	771	Fri Nov 16 09:40 2007 by Thistle
	50% OFF PET INSURANCE (Preview) I just received badgers renewal for his insurance with M&S a great big whopping£238.00 ...increased by £90.00 plus i may add an excess of £50.00 which wasn,t on it when we took the cover this time last year..i happened to be in tesco.s earlier today and they have a great offer online and in the store...	mel	7	616	Wed Nov 14 15:32 2007 by Katie
	so a seagull walks into a shop............ (Preview) A seagull in Scotland has developed the habit of stealing chips from a neighborhood shop. The seagull waits until the shopkeeper isn't looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos. Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds. The seagull's s...	silverhippo	5	468	Sat Nov 10 20:03 2007 by Indiana
	1 to become 2 (Preview) well, after meeting some of you on Sunday and seeing how Gus reacted to the others, I've decided that he does indeed deserve a pal, so have filled in my online application form and will be patienly waiting for the next addition to my family. Kim and Gus ...	kirvine	21	747	Wed Nov 7 17:47 2007 by Michelle
	The homecheck ultimate test (Preview) So for todays home check we had to take both Zak and Tara. We normally only take Zak, but as Tara is scared of the fireworks we didnt want to leave her on her own. Especially since our after dinner walk went; take dogs out the door along to the grass loads of fireworks going off in all directions. Tara instan...	silverhippo	7	604	Tue Nov 6 19:47 2007 by midas
	Overseas Volunteering (Preview) Whilst supporting GAL is first and foremost for all you guys, if anybody ever wanted to combine a period overseas with helping dogs we have a nice caravan at our shelter for people to stay in. We get helpers from Scotland, England, Holland, Sweden and Germany. We are a friendly bunch of people who love h...	Valerie Spain	2	489	Mon Nov 5 14:36 2007 by emma
	PETA Anti-Vivisection Petition (Preview) PETA are asking for signitures to stop/reduce the amount of cruel experiments carried out in labs on animals in the uk/europe,please sign up if you can,many unwanted greys ended up in these places,some people were paid for the dogs they donated,I've read about the tests that were carried out on grey...	midas	5	545	Mon Nov 5 14:28 2007 by emma
	Autumn Walk (Preview) Met up with Anne and her trio on Saturday for a lovely walk in the fields and then coffee and biscuits for a chat. We had a lovely day for it and the dogs had a great time. I took a few pictures. Cara Bess Bella Tara looks huge next to Cara Zak Group shot More pictures in the album at http://www.silverhippo.co...	silverhippo	7	710	Thu Oct 25 20:42 2007 by Indiana
	ANyone know a decent sparkie in Edinburgh? (Preview) I give up. I've had no heating or hot water since getting back from US last Wednesday and the company who've been promising to come and sort it cancelled again tonight They did send an electrician round on Friday who identified the cable which needs replaced but wouldn't do it because its behind the ga...	tootsmazza	4	544	Wed Oct 24 22:03 2007 by tootsmazza
	How did you choose your Avatar name (Preview) Whilst reading the thread "Of all the hounds" I was interested to piece together how Marie got her handle of "Tootsmazza". I presume it is because her cat was called Toots and she is or was her Mum. Am I right Marie? Got me to thinking how everyone chose their name. My eldest so...	Ambers Mo	25	823	Wed Oct 24 13:00 2007 by twelvebabies
	Some people (Preview) Mason and I went to Yellowcraigs today and he was, as in the past, an angel (except when he ruined a man's romantic moment at the waters edge with his girlfriend by goosing him in an attempt to get his muzzle off, LOL) He was very good about it. We played his new game where he stands still until I am about 30f...	tootsmazza	13	694	Mon Oct 22 20:09 2007 by Isla
	Get the hankies out (Preview) Got this from another grey forum, sob !!! It speaks for it,s self. Nora The little dog arrived at Rainbow Bridge, and a pack of dogs rushed to greet him.He braced himself, expecting a fight, but this was the first pack that wagged their tails and licked him instead of attack. It was beautiful here, and...	max	4	579	Sun Oct 21 20:37 2007 by Fiona
	My Collection ( 1 2 ) (Preview) [IMG]https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e71/norasark/IMG_3131...	max	47	1447	Sun Oct 21 17:19 2007 by max
	Dog Borstal (Preview) Anyone see Casper the Irish greyhound on Dog Borstal tonight. His owner had a vast array of herbal and homeopathic remedies she was giving him as well as putting rose crystals on his collar to try and calm him down. Turned out she was holding his lead too tight Have to say I wish they'd shown more of the t...	tootsmazza	6	616	Fri Oct 19 21:24 2007 by Isla
	mystery gift (Preview) Hi folks,already posted this but got distacted and posted in the wrong place ,thicko or what!!! any way i received a huge roll of grey vetbed,no idea who sent it !!if it was you out there somewhere on the forum,thank you thank you thank you,are you the same mystery donor who left the doggie duvets at our g...	midas	5	638	Fri Oct 19 10:07 2007 by midas
	Jealous or what? (Preview) Me and Liz always look forward to hearing about or seeing the dogs either on the forum or at the monthly walk or at Langbank, but we usually look on in envy as we don't feel we can give a dog a home as yet because there is only the 2 of us and we both work. Doggy daycare isn't really an option for us and we also have...	JoLiz	3	467	Thu Oct 18 18:43 2007 by Isla
	broken bones (Preview) Hi there, sorry Rowen missed th walk on Sun but we had a bit of a misshap on sat. We were out walking and Rowen saw something in the trees ahead, he pulled a bit and i tried to stand firm, lol,anyway i lost my footing and went over a stone, sprained my ankle and broke my wrist....... poor Rowen, he kept licking...	Rowen	10	565	Thu Oct 18 13:07 2007 by tootsmazza
	Hounds having fun (Preview) WOWW !!!!! What a fantastic walk we had today, 28 hounds of all shapes and sizes brought there owners for a walk on the beach and here are the photos to prove it. Nora [IMG]https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...	max	9	647	Thu Oct 18 13:00 2007 by tootsmazza
	Cute new boy (Preview) So how cute is Scampi the latest dog on our dogs looking for homes section. Just look at that face. http://www.gal.org.uk/dogs/males/scampi.htm Claire	silverhippo	3	471	Wed Oct 17 18:25 2007 by Isla
	car boot puppies ( 1 2 ) (Preview) We went down to our local market today at East Fortune and I was horrified to see a man selling Spaniel pups from the back of his car in the car park. I went up and had a look and there was two pups in one crate and the mother in another, the pups looked around 12 weeks old and were in good condition. I decided n...	max	33	1377	Mon Oct 15 16:25 2007 by midas
	puppies (Preview) The JRT pups are with us for the weekend so I thought I'd post a photo. Not hounds but still cute, they are 4 weeks old and they all have homes so you can look without being tempted	feldandjack	8	496	Sun Oct 14 07:50 2007 by feldandjack
	HARRY POTTER GREYHOUND (Preview) I have recently found out that J.K.Rowling the author of the Harry Potter books has acquired a greyhound.She is blue and her name is Sapphire and was adopted as a companion for J.K.s Jack Russell Terrier, Butch. Once again another celebrity with a grey, fantastic for the promotion of greys as pet...	max	5	649	Fri Oct 12 22:48 2007 by Indiana
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