Sprite?

Laura · Master

Sprite?

Dave · Enlightened One

Hi Laura, Sprite is doing fine, he's one of my favourites! He's one of Rachels favourites too hence he's getting lots of 'house' privileges..lucky boy!

Laura · Master

Awww Its nice to know he's alright and getting to enjoy life.

I dont know what it is but I seem to be seeing a lot of greyhounds around Linlithgow. Have you homed a lot here? Or is it just coincidence?! I saw a large black greyhound with white paws just up the road from my house, but unfortunately I never got to speak to the owner. Ive also seen a few brindles around.

C_J · Master

I noticed that too Laura. When I first got Casper I rarely saw another grey or lurcher when out walking. In the last year/6 months I have seen a lot of greyhounds and lurchers when out and about. Even if they haven't been rehomed by GAL, at least the message that greys are lovely and in need of homes seems to be getting through. I doubt hounds will take over from labradors in Linlithgow, but heres hoping they continue to get more and more popular.

Jane

silverhippo · Master

Sprite is a lovely boy, Graham and I collected him from his trainer to take him to Langbank in the summer. He was very well behaved despite the heat and a long drive. I am glad he is getting kitchen privileges as he is desperate to be back in a house. His trainer had managed to find him a home but the old guy who took him on was struggling so he went back to the trainer. When we stopped off at our house on the way over to pick up Tara and give him a comfort break he was very keen to get in the house, but I did not want to let him in as he wasn’t staying. I felt that it would be more upsetting if he did get in and then had to leave again in 10 minutes.

Deekster · Graduate

Is there any chance the person who currently has sprite could post up pictures of him? It would be very much appreciated.

We used to own him when he was racing and i am the boyfriend of the trainers daughter.

We got 'sprite' from the greyhound auctions in perry barr, he was tall, skinny, silverback bum as he pee'd the bed as a pup, a very scared dog who in his race was last out the boxes and finished 3. There wasnt a lot of interest in him but we got him and brought him up to scotland (was something about him). On the journey home he stood looking out the windows of the car the whole way up the road. (a trade mark for him that no matter what distance he never lay down while travelling.

The breader told us he never ate, hid all the time and was a strange little dog. It took months of training trial and error to see what he would eat and we soon got him eating food like it was going out of fashion. (chicken chicken and more chicken)

We named him spike but we understand why he was changed to sprite "a little less agressive name" we felt he looked like the cartoon dog spike from the rugrats.

Anyway the little quiet scared dog that no-one wanted soon payed us back with thanks by winning nearly all his races and holding track times that open class race dogs still to this day cannot match. He will be long remembered for his races giving away 12 yard head starts to other dogs and winning beating them a further 12 yards. Run with his heart he did.

It was due to a muscle injury that we retired 'spike/sprite' as he had won so many races running as "perry" that it was only fair to find him a home.

We did home him for a number of months where his owner loved him dearly but the owner began to struggle to look after him and as we want the best for all the dogs we took him back. However we had no room in the kennels to keep him and GAL came to the rescue and took him for adoption of which we are very appreciated.

We miss him loads my girlfriend particularly misses him it would put a tear on her eye to see some photos of him if you could try.

We took loads of pictures of him and i will post them up.

-- Edited by Deekster at 22:25, 2007-01-23

Deekster · Graduate

Wish I had this on a camera and not my phone cause its so small. :(

His old bed....

Whats that?

My favourite Pics.......

Out for walks....

Old Girlfriend....

Forever friends. She will kill me but this is my girlfriend with my sister and my parents retired racer dusty.

Dave · Enlightened One

Hi Derek, gotta say 'Sprite' was a real credit to you guys when he was handed in to us, it'll be 12 months come March since we took him onto our 'books'. He's a real smashing dog with a great attitude, he's only got 2 problems which is why we've taken SO long to get him a permanent home, NO 1. is that he's Black, we really struggle to home the black dogs. NO 2. He's going a bit grey, folks don't beleive me when I tell them he's only 4!!..

These are the only piccies I've got of him, taken back in June last year, I'll get some more recent ones next time I'm over at the kennels, if you're ever heading over in the Glasgow direction let me know, your more than welcome at the kennels to see him again....

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

Hi Derek

Thanks for posting the wonderful photos of Sprite/Spike.

He is such a smiley boy.

Isla · Enlightened One

He's such a handsome, smiley fella!

JENNY · Big Cheese

Lovely piccies. He's obviously remembered fondly.

FAJ · Enlightened One

I think that Steve and I met you down at Glentress one day many months ago. We were there with our greys, Harry and Pearly (see avatar for piccie). It's impossible to walk past other greys and their owners without saying hello! If I recall correctly, the dogs were all excited thinking that they were going to a race meet because the car park was so busy and bustling with loads of mountain bikers. Ring any bells with you?

Deekster · Graduate

Dave wrote:
Hi Derek, gotta say 'Sprite' was a real credit to you guys when he was handed in to us, it'll be 12 months come March since we took him onto our 'books'. He's a real smashing dog with a great attitude, he's only got 2 problems which is why we've taken SO long to get him a permanent home, NO 1. is that he's Black, we really struggle to home the black dogs. NO 2. He's going a bit grey, folks don't beleive me when I tell them he's only 4!!..
These are the only piccies I've got of him, taken back in June last year, I'll get some more recent ones next time I'm over at the kennels, if you're ever heading over in the Glasgow direction let me know, your more than welcome at the kennels to see him again....

Dave thanks for the comments it seems so long ago when you took him and put him up on your site. The girlfriend was very excited on the offer of visiting him so im sure we will be in touch soon. Will bring back to black hair dye as well.

If you could post some new photos up of him we would be very appreciated. Keep up the good work.

Derek

-- Edited by Deekster at 18:02, 2007-01-27

Deekster · Graduate

Siouxsie wrote:
Hi Derek

Thanks for posting the wonderful photos of Sprite/Spike.
He is such a smiley boy

Why thankyou, he is a very much missed dog deserves a nice retirement.

I noticed you have posted a meeting tomorrow in edinburgh. I dont suppose the old boy will be there with you?

-- Edited by Deekster at 18:03, 2007-01-27

Deekster · Graduate

ISLA / JENNY

Thanks for the comments we hope someone finds a place in there heart for him.

-- Edited by Deekster at 18:04, 2007-01-27

Deekster · Graduate

FAJ wrote:
I think that Steve and I met you down at Glentress one day many months ago. We were there with our greys, Harry and Pearly (see avatar for piccie). It's impossible to walk past other greys and their owners without saying hello! If I recall correctly, the dogs were all excited thinking that they were going to a race meet because the car park was so busy and bustling with loads of mountain bikers. Ring any bells with you?

Hi FAJ.

That was just over a year ago we bumped into you. My Mum says what a small world. We were down buying our xmas tree and took the dogs a walk up the track. This is where the photos were taken of spike and him with our retired dog dusty.

Your two looked great and i think because ours were jacketed up and seen other dogs they thought they were going to a race meeting. lol

Hope all is well and you never know might see you again this year.

-- Edited by Deekster at 18:04, 2007-01-27

Dave · Enlightened One

thanks to Andy for getting these updated piccies of Sprite at the weekend, he's a very handsome boy..

JENNY · Big Cheese

He looks lovely in his new coat! Hope he finds a home soon.

Isla · Enlightened One

He's such a handsome lad. He looks lovely in the pics.

Gail · Old Hand

Aaaaargh...Please don't show me pics of gorgeous, black greyhounds with beautiful eyes, looking for a home.....off to pretend i didn't see them

Deekster · Graduate

Dave as i said in the email thanks to you and andy for getting the photos for us.

Been meaning to come visit spike hopefuly in the next couple of weeks. But then fingers crossed he is homed by then.

BOWGANG · Master

What a handsome boy he is. Hope he finds his forever home soon. Can't understand why folks don't want the black ones..I think they're gorgeous.

Shirley

Lynsey · Rookie

Thank you for putting up new pictures of Sprite.

I was the previous owner of him and miss him alot. Its nice to see how he is doing now and that he is still looking happy, I hope he finds a new home soon.

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

Hi Lyndsey glad you made it on to the forum and was good to see you Sunday.

Jennifer · Master

Just looking on the Greyhound-data list of rehomed GAL dogs and noticed Sprite has been rehomed

-- Edited by Jennifer at 13:10, 2007-05-03

Isla · Enlightened One

That's fantastic news. I'm so pleased for him. biggrin

Indiana · Guru

Thank goodness! I've followed his story for so long now and always hoped he'd find a comfy couch... Where is the greyhound rehome list? Is it on the website?

Jennifer · Master

Indiana wrote:

Where is the greyhound rehome list? Is it on the website?

Thats the link for it. You just onto greyhound data and look on the adoption tab, then go down to Greyhound Awareness League, then there are 3 tabs, clilck on adopted dogs - shows you all the dogs there that GAL have rehomed

Greyhound data (GAL's adopted dogs)

-- Edited by Jennifer at 12:54, 2007-05-04

Lynsey · Rookie

Thats great he has found a home, im very happy for him.

evilshiddenclaws · Old Hand

if only i had a bigger house and a social dog, i'd take so many homeless greys. greyhounds have to be my biggest weakness... ive never met a bad one