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Greyhound Pet Adoption Northwest finds responsible, loving homes for retired racing Greyhounds. How can you support Greyhound Pet Adoption Northwest?

Volunteer, become a foster home, or share your expertise. We also receive financial support through the following:
Shop through iGive.com http://www.igive.com/welcome/lptest/wr24c.cfm?c=18998

Shop through Amazon Smiles http://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ge_rl_rd_gw?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Shop at Fred Meyer and share your rewards points http://www.fredmeyer.com/company_information/F

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Shop at our Greyt Stuff Shop: http://www.greytstuffshop.com/store/StoreFront/index.aspx

24/01/2025

When not running around with his sister Twyla, Diver likes to look out the window and...contemplate life? wonder what's for dinner tonight? spy on the delivery driver? What do you think?

23/01/2025

See you there? Indoor playdate this Saturday, January 25th from 10-noon. Noah’s Arf in Beaverton, 14195 SW Millikan Way, has a large indoor playroom with lots of room for greyhounds to run around, and they offer private playdates for breed-specific groups, with no other dogs around. The room has high chain-link, movable fencing and rubberized flooring. They can even section off an area just for senior or shy greys that don’t enjoy the more rambunctious hounds. Please bring a muzzle for your hound.
There is free parking, and the cost for a 2-hour event with greyhounds and galgos only is $15 per hound.
You need to create an account on their website or app and submit proof of current rabies, kennel cough (Bordetella) and distemper vaccinations prior to your first visit and have your dogs on flea prevention. They must also be spayed or neutered, as are all greys adopted through us. There are also 3 agreements on the log-in page that must be signed.

19/01/2025

The lovely Butter folded herself in a little ball, then unwound for a glamour shot to highlight her elegant eyes, ears and long legs.

12/01/2025

Is your greyhound a bit of a toy hoarder?

10/01/2025

Love playdates and wish they were year-round? Noah’s Arf in Beaverton, 14195 SW Millikan Way, has a large indoor playroom with lots of room for greyhounds to run around, and they offer private playdates for breed-specific groups, with no other dogs around. The room has high chain-link, movable fencing and rubberized flooring. They can even section off an area just for senior or shy greys that don’t enjoy the more rambunctious hounds.

If you would be interested in having indoor playdates at this location on the weekend – either Saturday or Sunday - please let us know. There is free parking, and the cost for a 2-hour event with greyhounds and galgos only is tentatively set at $15 per hound.

Email Janet at [email protected] if you are interested, including if you have a senior or shy grey that would do best in a separate area. Also include the best days for you. If there is enough interest, we will go ahead and reserve the room for later this month or early February. (the weekend of Valentine’s day is not available)

You would need to create an account on their website or app and submit proof of current rabies, kennel cough (Bordetella) and distemper vaccinations prior to your first visit and have your dogs on flea prevention. They must also be spayed or neutered, as are all greys adopted through us. There are also 3 agreements on the log-in page that must be signed.

08/01/2025

Greyhounds needed for acupuncture training in Portland. The International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) wants us to provide greyhounds for training veterinarians in Portland for February 5th and 6th, with four two-hour slots each day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm. They are looking for 5 dogs for each of the 4 sessions on both February dates, or 20 per day. Dates and times shown below., contact IVAS directly at the email address below.

IVAS loves to have greyhounds because of their temperament and their body structure/short hair makes it easy for trainees to see the acupuncture locations on the dog. IVAS makes a donation to GPA Northwest based on the number of our hounds we provide.

The training is scheduled at the downtown Hilton, with free parking for those bringing dogs. If you have a dog or dogs with medical conditions that could benefit from acupuncture treatment, like chronic pain, rear-end weakness, neurological symptoms, etc. and you would be okay having your dog treated by an experience practitioner, please provide that medical information to the practitioner at the session.
You will need to stay in the same room as your dog during the session you sign up for.

Here is an invitation from Deborah Prevratil, IVAS Executive Director, including how to sign up. Note you will respond directly to IVAS and not go through GPA:

“Hello to all GPA Northwest,
The International Veterinary Acupuncture Society is back in Portland, OR and looking for dogs for their acupuncture Mentorship training in February. We reached out to GPA Northwest to participate this year in their training on February 5-6, 2025, for FREE acupuncture treatments. Some of you may have participated in their last Mentorship program in 2020.

IVAS invites you to participate in acupuncture treatments for dogs in your care/foster/or been adopted out that can benefit from Acupuncture treatment. This is a free acupuncture treatment for your dogs. Acupuncture is basically painless with very small acupuncture needles being used on the dogs. There is no sedation, and every treatment is done by a licensed veterinarian. Some of the benefits of acupuncture are pain relief, arthritis, skin allergies, behavioral, gastrointestinal issues as well as many other conditions benefit from an acupuncture treatment. Besides treatment you will also receive recommendations for your dog. Dogs can be in your foster care or be adopted dogs that could benefit from acupuncture.
The location of the IVAS Mentorship is:
The Hilton Portland Downtown, 921 SW 6th Ave. Portland, OR 97204.
If you would like to sign up for an acupuncture treatment, IVAS has the following appointment times below for each day: They have 5 opening during each time slot so multiple dogs can be brought at one time if needed. You will need to email Debbie Prevratil at [email protected] and let me know what day and what appointment time you would like, your dog’s name, age, your name and your cell phone number. I will email you back and confirm your appointment time. Below are the times needed by IVAS
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
· 8-10 am
· 10:00 am–Noon
· 1-3 pm
· 3-5 pm
Thursday, February 6, 2025
· 8-10 am
· 10:00 am-Noon
· 1-3 pm
· 3-5 pm

07/01/2025

Do you have a greyt lapdog?

04/01/2025

Handsome Niko is looking for his copy of our 2025 Greyhound Calendar; he is the July photo and wants to remember the fun he had posing on a big tree stump in Hoyt Arboretum . There's still time to order a calendar in our Shop, https://www.gpa-nw.org/shop ,and see Niko and the other greyt calendar models.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year - We wish you, your family and your hounds a wonderful 2025. Thank you to all our adopters, foster families, and donors for making 2024 a good year, and Flying Irish Greyhounds and Racing to Rehome for trusting us to find greyt Northwest forever homes for your retired racers

31/12/2024

Greyt Information from Wendy Oberlander about New Year's Fireworks. Thanks Wendy!
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Fireworks Safety Tip for New Years
1. Our hounds preferred safe spot (kennel, draped in noise dampening blankets). Keep those collars on with tags and contact info correct, make sure microchip info is current, a good GPS tracker on your hounds collar is a worthwhile investment (we are currently using Tractive, use what works best for you).
2. Box fan and white noise machine going to help drown out the noise.
3. Early out for bathroom needs, on leash and harness in case of unexpected booms, get that energy out early in the daytime.
4. Early feeding since they will most likely not eat once the booms start. Inside brain engagement, look for fun food puzzles and activities, snuffle mat activities to keep them occupied early in the day 👏
5. Early in the year talk with your veterinarian about any appropriate prescriptions to help (we are currently using trazodone and gabapentin). Do a test run ahead of time to make sure you know how it affects your dog, that way if it doesn’t work or has an adverse effect you can update your plan with your vet ✅
6. TV/Music going throughout the day and into the nighttime to help muffle out the noise, in some areas the booms will start way before dark.
7. Keeping the humans calm, relaxed , and alert as this is the most common time of year for a loose dog type of scenario.
8. Updated full body and video images of the dogs alone and with you for proof of ownership) incase of an inadvertent escape.
9. Check and recheck those gates, windows, and doors this is not a drill!
10. For us fireworks nights are not celebration nights with extra family and family, they are stay home and support the dogs to keep them safe first and foremost. If this is the first fireworks season event with your hound please err on the side of caution ⚠️ , you never know how your dog will react, some are hiders and some will do anything to escape it can be very dangerous and unpredictable!!!
11. Thunder-style coats, ear wraps, calming sprays, and homemade style options can also help in a pinch, as can some over the counter treats and supplements (always check with your vet first). Some people also have luck with counter conditioning their hound to associate the firework sounds as a positive thing by feeding very high value treats (this is a long process and is often done with help from a certified canine behaviorist, your vet can usually help with an excellent referral). My firework fearful hounds have been too shut down for this particular tactic to work but it has been successful with the getting them to love the vacuum!
12. Have a plan in place if the worst happens, who do you call , where do you post with a lost dog, do you know how to make a poster, all your hounds key info,( are you already apart of greyhound amber alert on Facebook or similar), contact info for your adoption group, if injured 1-5th case Vet ER’s to take your hound to as it is typically an extremely busy night.
Wishing Everyone a Calm & Quiet New Year’s Eve 🐾❤️🐾🚫🎇

30/12/2024

Still time to make a 2024 tax deductible donation to our Winter Appeal and help with transport expenses to fly in Irish and Australian ex-racers. Just go to https://www.gpa-nw.org/donate and support the hounds. Thanks to everyone who has already donated and help us meet and surpass the matching donation of $5,000.

29/12/2024

Celebrating their new coats!

27/12/2024

Happy first day of Kwanzaa - love from the hounds.

26/12/2024

We wish you a wonderful Hanukkah. This happy boy hopes each night is better than the last.

25/12/2024

We hope Santa and his "rein-hounds" find their way to your home and you have a wonderful Christmas Day. Photo by Terri Jacobson in our 2022 Greyhound Calendar

24/12/2024

We wish you all a wonderful 2024 holiday season. Thank you for adopting a greyhound (or two) this year and for your continued support. It is a privilege to offer Irish and Australian racers forever homes in the Northwest, and to welcome previously-adopted greys to new homes when it is necessary. We are honored to work with such a special breed of dog, with the foster families who open their homes to help newly-retired greys make the transition to forever homes, and with the adopters who love them.

24/12/2024

We have a winner! Carolyn Anderson (Baxter's Humom) had the winning raffle chance number 39, chosen by random number generator. Congrats to Carolyn and thanks to everyone who participated in our holiday raffle and helped with vet expenses for our Senior & Special-Needs hounds.

21/12/2024

Our Holiday Raffle ends today at 5pm, so still time to score some raffle chances to help with veterinary expenses for our senior/special-needs hounds: Lion, 9yrs; Marbella, 8; Billy, 10; Reggie, 7 and Panzer, 13. Only $5 per raffle chance or 5 chances for $20. Shipping cost is $10.00 outside the Portland metro area. Purchase raffle chances at https://www.gpa-nw.org/shop.
Our festive holiday raffle package is valued at $150.00 and includes:
• A charming holiday print, “Pups First Christmas” by James Hardy, a U.K. illustrator/artist.
• A bottle of Baga Nova from Caves São João, in the Bairrada region of Portugal. 2022 vintage.
• A bottle of Le Temps des Oranges, 2023 by Jean-Michel Dupre winery, France.
• A 4-piece glass wine set
Winner randomly drawn Sunday, must be 21 to win.

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Warm welcome to our latest Irish group! Thank you to @flyingirishgreyhounds and all of our dedicated volunteers! #greyhound #greyhoundlove #retiredracers

Meet the newest members of our greyhound family! 🐾💕 We're thrilled to welcome these gorgeous retired racers from Ireland 🍀🐕 #greyhoundlove #retiredracers #greyhoundadoption

Greyhounds having fun in the sun! Shared by Cari #greyhoundsmakegreatpets

Adoptable Cleo is always up for trying new treats! Learn more about Cleo at https://www.gpa-nw.org/dogs/cleo #adoptme #greyhoundsmakegreatpets

#Adoptable Cleo! More info coming soon as we get to know her. She'll also be at our upcoming Hound Wash if you want to say hi 🐶 Stay tuned! #adoptme #blackdogsrule

"Butter is a sweetheart," says her foster family. "She'd be a grand slam for her future forever team!" Learn more about her at https://www.gpa-nw.org/dogs/butter Racing 2 Rehome #AdoptMe

Hound Wash 6/29

Do you have an appointment for our upcoming Hound Wash on June 29th? Appointments begin at 9:00 a.m. Email [email protected] or call 503-826-9141 to make an appointment. Want more info? Go to https://www.gpa-nw.org/events or https://www.facebook.com/share/X8k9EZzkGzFW3pBz/. #FreshandClean #BathTime #ScrubADub

Barney bops around with toy

Adoptable Barney likes to play with his toys and has been getting along well with other greys at his foster home. He has quickly settled into retired life and would love to be your best #45mphcouchpotato. Learn more: https://www.gpa-nw.org/adoption Racing 2 Rehome #AdoptMe #Australia

Pick up after your dog, for the environment.

For this #WorldEnvironmentDay, we'd like to remind you to always scoop the poop! With so many people recreating with their pets, the potential to impact the environment is significant. Please pick up your #dogwaste and dispose of it properly, whether you're hiking or spending time at a nearby park. It can spread diseases and it is not part of the natural environment. Scooping the poop helps protect water resources, plant life, and habitat for native animals. If we all do our part, we can make a difference. Learn more by visiting: https://lnt.org/pet-principles-the-leave-no-trace-guide-to-including-your-pets/ #LeaveNoTrace #DogWaste

World Bicycle Day- Greyhound Style

Happy #WorldBicycleDay! Who needs a bicycle though when you have wheels like these? Video from our most recent playdate, courtesy Aanj S. #greyhoundsmakegreatpets #sofast #speedy #wheels

Our new group of #Aussie hounds looking cute for the camera! Courtesy Aanj. S #greyhoundsmakegreatpets #AdoptMe

Time to take your furry friend to the hound wash! Saturday, June 29, 2024 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Vinnacombe’s in Sandy, OR Appointments required- please email [email protected] or call 503-826-9141. $30 per greyhound, includes bath and conditioner, ear cleaning, nail clipping and a stylish neck scarf. More info: https://www.gpa-nw.org/events #scrubadubdub #bathtime

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