AGA Newsletter #134
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Lana Henley
May 25, 2012, 4:40:06 PM5/25/12
to Austin Greyhound Adoption
IS IT AUGUST OR MAY - THE HEAT IS YUK?
HOUNDS MEET TO GREET
Heather Hodnett, Coordinator of the South Park M&G, reports that
special thanks should go to Niko and Bronwyn (and their humans, Chloe
& Eddie) for their help last weekend. Two very interested potential
adopters showed up to talk about adoption. Congrats! We'll keep our
fingers crossed.
UPCOMING M&G LOCATIONS
May 27th ( the last Sunday of the month), Petco, Lakeline Blvd., 1-3
pm, Coordinators: Herb & Linda Heyman. Please contact them if you
need more information or directions. hhe...@suddenlink.net
SPECIAL NOTE #1: June 2nd (first Saturday of the month) will be the
last M&G scheduled at the Petco in Harker Heights. Doug & Linda Lee
are going to take a breather as they look for another location. If
you know of a "perfect place" for a M&G, please let them know, and if
you can, please go to Harker Heights to support them this last time.
SPECIAL NOTE #2: June 17th (third Sunday of the month) has been
cancelled because of Father's Day.
This is the location mentioned above in South Park Meadows.
AGA WEBSITE
The home page of our AGA website needs YOUR help. If you have
anything to contribute (a story, pictures, a funny), please compose
something and send it to me (gened...@henleyhomesinc.com) so that I
might get it to Mac Shelton for posting. Other items will be
considered also!
SENIOR OF THE WEEK
CTW Check Mate
b. 3 Oct 2002, White w/dark brindle patches, raced at 71 pounds, 174
races !!!!!!
Daughter of Gable Dodge, winner of 1997 Gulf Au Revoir, 3rd 1997 ye
Royal Race. Gordon Wood Mem. finalist. Won 11 straight at Gulf
Greyhound. Ran under 30 seconds a record of 6 times. Injured
preparing for the Hollywood World Classic. US #1 sire 2004, 2005 and
2006. Died 9 Jan 2007. (10,848 offspring) - and YOU could have one
of them!
THE REIGN OF THE GREYHOUND
(excerpts from the book by Cynthia A. Branigan)
The oldest known portrayals of dogs in art are 12,000-15,000 year-old
hunting scenes on the walls of caves in France. Among drawings
located in southwest Turkey is one of hunters with bows and arrows
pursuing a stag. The funerary vase found in the ancient city of Susa
has been positively dated to 4200 B.C. More recently but still
thousands of years ago, the Berbers, a nomadic tribe that lived and
traveled around northern Africa, began to actively cultivate distinct
kinds of dogs. The tribe became known throughout the region for
its ... swift hunting dogs. These African hunters are the ancestors
of today's greyhound. The Berbers supplied the dogs to the eager
Egyptians, who took to the breed with great enthusiasm. (to be
continued)
AVAILABLE DOGS ARE RUNNING LOW, SO SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO
HUG MORE HOUNDS!
HOUNDS MEET TO GREET
Heather Hodnett, Coordinator of the South Park M&G, reports that
special thanks should go to Niko and Bronwyn (and their humans, Chloe
& Eddie) for their help last weekend. Two very interested potential
adopters showed up to talk about adoption. Congrats! We'll keep our
fingers crossed.
UPCOMING M&G LOCATIONS
May 27th ( the last Sunday of the month), Petco, Lakeline Blvd., 1-3
pm, Coordinators: Herb & Linda Heyman. Please contact them if you
need more information or directions. hhe...@suddenlink.net
SPECIAL NOTE #1: June 2nd (first Saturday of the month) will be the
last M&G scheduled at the Petco in Harker Heights. Doug & Linda Lee
are going to take a breather as they look for another location. If
you know of a "perfect place" for a M&G, please let them know, and if
you can, please go to Harker Heights to support them this last time.
SPECIAL NOTE #2: June 17th (third Sunday of the month) has been
cancelled because of Father's Day.
This is the location mentioned above in South Park Meadows.
AGA WEBSITE
The home page of our AGA website needs YOUR help. If you have
anything to contribute (a story, pictures, a funny), please compose
something and send it to me (gened...@henleyhomesinc.com) so that I
might get it to Mac Shelton for posting. Other items will be
considered also!
SENIOR OF THE WEEK
CTW Check Mate
b. 3 Oct 2002, White w/dark brindle patches, raced at 71 pounds, 174
races !!!!!!
Daughter of Gable Dodge, winner of 1997 Gulf Au Revoir, 3rd 1997 ye
Royal Race. Gordon Wood Mem. finalist. Won 11 straight at Gulf
Greyhound. Ran under 30 seconds a record of 6 times. Injured
preparing for the Hollywood World Classic. US #1 sire 2004, 2005 and
2006. Died 9 Jan 2007. (10,848 offspring) - and YOU could have one
of them!
THE REIGN OF THE GREYHOUND
(excerpts from the book by Cynthia A. Branigan)
The oldest known portrayals of dogs in art are 12,000-15,000 year-old
hunting scenes on the walls of caves in France. Among drawings
located in southwest Turkey is one of hunters with bows and arrows
pursuing a stag. The funerary vase found in the ancient city of Susa
has been positively dated to 4200 B.C. More recently but still
thousands of years ago, the Berbers, a nomadic tribe that lived and
traveled around northern Africa, began to actively cultivate distinct
kinds of dogs. The tribe became known throughout the region for
its ... swift hunting dogs. These African hunters are the ancestors
of today's greyhound. The Berbers supplied the dogs to the eager
Egyptians, who took to the breed with great enthusiasm. (to be
continued)
AVAILABLE DOGS ARE RUNNING LOW, SO SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO
HUG MORE HOUNDS!
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