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Phoenix Greyhound Park is Closing - Permanent &
Temporary Homes Urgently Needed!
Phoenix Greyhound Park (PGP)
announced Sept 25th it is closing its doors December
19th. This results in an immediate call to action. Many of
the greyhounds racing at Phoenix will transfer to other
race tracks like
Tucson or Apache Junction in Arizona or Tijuana, Mexico.
Others that are not transferred will need to be picked up by
greyhound groups for foster care or placement. With greyhounds
transferring to other tracks, other dogs will "grade off" and become
available.
Effective immediately, GPA Las Vegas expects an
abundance of greyhounds that we need foster homes for. PLEASE
consider becoming a foster family for a greyhound or two or consider
adding to your pack and adopting another greyhound.
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Thank you for carefully considering participation in our Greyhound Foster Program. Foster homes are the backbone of our adoption group, and are still badly needed. Families who will open their homes to a new greyhound and provide training and socialization are the heart of our program and are crucial to the adoption process. Foster "parents" provide temporary, loving care for greyhounds until they are on their way to new lives. The rewards of fostering a new greyhound cannot be adequately explained in words, and the effort isn't all that taxing. This is truly an opportunity for you to save a life. Preparing a greyhound for its' forever home is vital to the success of a permanent placement.
If you live in Southern Nevada and would like to foster, please consider fostering at least once a year, to begin a sweet greyhound along on their journey to a permanent, loving home.
We will provide training and support and hope to make your fostering experience a rewarding one. We hope that you enjoy teaching your foster how to retire to a life as a lovable, loyal, well-behaved family pet.
What is Fostering?
An ex-racing greyhound usually between 2-6 years old, enters your
life for a few weeks…usually for 4-8 weeks, although some dogs have
been in foster care for longer or shorter periods of time.
As a Foster Parent, you are responsible for teaching your foster
greyhound:
• Housebreaking
• Walking on a leash
• Responding to his/her name
• Appropriate behavior indoors – and outdoors
• Proper interaction with other pets
• Playing with children and adults
Your foster’s personality will slowly develop and bloom and we ask
that you observe and record their developing personality, likes and
dislikes so that this may be shared with their new family. You will
also be taking your foster to medical appointments and to meet and
greets.
We fully understand that foster parents have it tough, because
giving up a dog they have nurtured is very emotional, even when they
love the new owners and home the greyhound will have.
Your anxiety over "Failing Fostering" and being unable to let your
foster dog go, will hopefully be alleviated after you have fostered
a hound or two and you have known the joy of your foster having
found their very own carefully selected home. Also, knowing that you
can help another hound waiting for your foster care will help ease
the loss. Volunteers are only a phone call or e-mail away if you
have questions, need advice or emotional support.
GPA Las Vegas has a special "Permanent Foster Home Program" for
senior greyhounds (usually age 12 or older) that have not been able
to find an adoptive home due to the costs associated with adopting a
senior pet. GPA Las Vegas will pay for all of the senior greyhound's
medical needs, food and supplies for the rest of their lives & GPA
Las Vegas retains "ownership" of the senior dog. Permanent Foster
parents provide a loving, nurturing home for the rest of the dog's
life. They coordinate with GPA Las Vegas to take their foster to a
GPA Las Vegas participating vet to have medical needs performed
whenever necessary.
Please complete the Foster Home Application if you are ready to have
a deeply enriching experience.
Downloadable Word .document,
<fosterapp.zip>
