[limbrooke83]

Hello everyone,

I'm a newbie, though I've been lurking here for months reading all of your awesome posts. I'm from Michigan and have been waiting a few months to adopt a greyhound. I went to the Greyhound Event of Michigan last weekend and met one girl that just melted my heart. She's a senior, and I heard other families were also interested in her, so my hubby and I rushed home and sent our application in that same night. Here's a link to the girl we're hoping to get:

http://www.gemgreyho...indsay_love.htm

We haven't heard back on the application yet, and I'm too excited/anxious to sleep, lol! DH thinks I'm nuts (which I am, of course!) and can't wait 'till we get a dog so I quit keeping him up tossing and turning all night. Can you tell I'm excited?

Anyway, we know we may or may not end up with Lindsay (though she really is the first grey to totally steal my heart!), but I thought since we've officially applied for a greyhound it was high time I introduced myself. Thank you to everyone who posts here - your posts were most helpful in answering so many of the questions I had about owning a greyhound. I've also gone over many of your posts in preparing to buy doggie supplies very soon. Thank you!

-Brooke

[pokealong]

Good Luck Brooke and Lindsay is a beauty.

[WhenIGiveIn]

Well congrats and good luck! I am acutally with GEM and I know lindsay she has come to my house for hound sitting before. Coming off the GEM even weekend everyone is trying to get back in the swing of things so hold tight Im sure you will hear something soon.

Oh and I dont know if we met Im guessing we probably did I was at the registration table most of the morning till 12 or so.

[redreed]

Welcome from NJ!!

Good luck, she's a beauty!!

[CDNgreys]

Good luck with your application. She is a lovely girl!!!

Welcome to GT!!

[kelli123]

Brooke, Lindsay is beautiful, hope every thing works out. I have adopted 2 of my greys from Gem. And they are perfect sweet hearts. Where do you live in Mi?

[limbrooke83]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I'm sure I'll be spending loads of time here from now on (as if I didn't already, lol!)

Michelle - Thanks, I hadn't thought about the fact that everyone's probably busy settling in again after the big GEM event. I know it's only been two days since I applied, but it seems like forever - especially since I noticed today all the other seniors on the GEM website suddenly have "adoption pending" under their names! I'm soo happy for them, but nervous Lindsay might be gone before we get a chance to adopt her, lol! Oh, and I'm not sure if I met you at the event or not - DH didn't want to go too early, so we got there just before one and stayed till around five.

Kelli - It's so cool to know there are other GEM adopters on here. DH and I are in Ann Arbor. We usually go to the meet-n-greets here on the first Saturday of each month, and I plan to continue once I have a dog myself. After all - it wouldn't be right to keep our lovely greys from their adoring public, would it?

Thanks again to all for the warm welcome. I'll let you know how everything turns out, and definitely post some pics once we have a dog to take pics of!

[BigPercyInMI]

Wishing you the best of luck on adopting this beautiful little girl She looks quite a bit like my girl
Once we sell our house here, we'll be moving to Battle Creek, maybe we'll get to compare our girls some time

[kelli123]

Brooke, oh im like 170 miles north of you in Whittemore. Its by Standish,or Tawas. If you know where that is? Was hopeing you where a northern girl. There are no greyhound adopters adopters in my area. Crossing my fingers you get your girl. Kelli

[MandysMom]

Welcome! She's a cutie!

[limbrooke83]

BigPercyInMa (sorry, I don't know your real name!): Battle Creek isn't too far - maybe we can have a playdate sometime. Lindsay is a little older now than in the pictures at the link I posted, so her muzzle has a lot more white (and is absolutely beautiful!). I'd love to see your dog!

Kelli - It's too bad you're so far north! Do you ever get down to southern MI? As for being a northern girl, I'm originally from Missouri and Iowa, so in my mind anywhere in Michigan is "up north!"

MandysMom - Thanks! I'll keep everyone updated as things progress.

[WhenIGiveIn]

Brooke, Lindsay is beautiful, hope every thing works out. I have adopted 2 of my greys from Gem. And they are perfect sweet hearts. Where do you live in Mi?

Who do you have??

[kydie]

Good Luck, if things don't work out for you with her, jst remember there are other beautiful hounds looking for a good home, from someone like you

[fatesrelease]

Wishing you the best and hope you get to adopt the grey of your dreams!

[houndstooth4]

Good luck! Even if it doesn't work out with Lindsey, the perfect hound is waiting for you! When we've been ready to adopt, the dogs that I've looked at and thought I really wanted on the website and from first looks are never the ones I've ended up with, but all of them are perfect!

[kelli123]

Michelle, We adopted Jds Cabo Wabo 9 years ago.He has gone to heaven now and is living in the hands of the Angels. Free of osteosarcoma. (We loved him and miss him so bad) Then came Gracie 2yrs ago last october. She was fostered by Nancy Halle. And Sweet Kathy Drafler and her husband delivered her all the way here from Detroit. We also adopted Zane from TLC MI 9yrs ago. Another great group. I have been looking at Wendi on Gems web site. She is still in the prison program. Love. Love. Love her.
Oh, Brook you will be blessed with who ever you chose and your life will be changed forever. Cant wait to here the update.

[limbrooke83]

Thanks everybody! I just got word that my home interview is this Saturday. I can't wait!

"Houndstooth" - I know what you mean about not always getting the dog you saw on the website and thought would be great. I was actually really interested in another dog from GEM's website, but when I met her last Saturday nothing really "connected." She was and is a wonderful dog, but the connection didn't happen. I really wasn't looking for a senior - I wanted a younger dog that would be with us longer, but I looked at Lindsay and she looked at me, and my heart was gone, lol! Oh well, even if I don't end up with her, she at least opened me up to the possibility of a senior.

Kelli - Windy grabbed at me too - she is SO beautiful! I love those black dogs! I have a feeling you'd better grab her fast if you want her, 'cause she probably won't last long as beautiful as she is! If Lindsay doesn't work out for us, we'll meet up with all the other fosters and see how things go. There sure are some beauties, both inside and out!

[BigPercyInMI]

Hi Brooke, this is Morgan She was also born in 2000

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[limbrooke83]

Morgan - You're right - they do look a lot alike! Beautiful dogs! I assume the black one is yours too. Gorgeous!