Guest 3_GREYHOUNDS Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hello everybody, When I saw how many Grey-maniacs there are here, I was determined to join you all, I think I will feel right at home here. My name is Chris (Christiane, female) 50-something and together with my 3 Greyt Ladies and 3 cats I live in Antwerp/Belgium. The Ladies were bred in Ireland and trained there, but were found not fast enough for the Irish racetracks and given a one-way-ticket to Meridiana, a racetrack in Barcelona/Spain, fortunately closed since 2006. My sweet Ladies are : Diva (Villiers Lass), born December 1999 and arrived in my arms on June 25th, 2005. Did I know then she would fit her name so well??? A very sweet, quiet girl she was, and I am sure she was very much heartbroken from ill treatment and neglect. It took her a very long time to come around and open her heart to me, but now she is my absolute soulmate, she can read my mind and understands me just by looking at me….. Scarlett (Madison Rose), arrived in April 2006, born September 2000 she was still running as the wind when the Meridiana track closed in February 2006. At that moment there were approx. 600 greyhounds in the kennels there, most of them suddenly useless to their owners. What else could I do than quickly adopt one of these gentle, kind creatures! Scarlett is very “petite” and that really made her a winner! She is a very happy girl but from time to time her “demons” still act up and make her very unsure of herself. She was the best gift Diva could receive, these two became partners in crime and really really good friends. Sinead (Citizen Cheryl) came a bit as a surprise. Born September 2001 she came to Belgium around the same time as my Scarlett and was adopted here. In the spring of 2007 the adoption organisation (Greyhounds in Need, Belgium) put her on the website for adoption for a second time, she had been returned after a year, due to “divorce”…..(strange the number of divorces when spring- and summer holidays approach….) Sinead is really something…. Happy, lively, playfull, loving, asking for cuddles constantly…. She steals everything she can find and burries these treasures in her “den” but never destroys anything. I still cannot understand how anyone could have the heart to get rid of such a precious gem. I must mention that she was in bad condition when she came, she had a thick brown coat as if she had been outside quite some time. But a lot of TLC soon made her a gleaming black jewel. This was in June 2007. Sofar this first introduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greymama002 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Your girls are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullysmum Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome....your girls are all beautiful Quote <p>"One day I hope to be the person my dog thinks I am"Sadi's Pet Pages Sadi's Greyhound Data PageMulder1/9/95-21/3/04 Scully1/9/95-16/2/05Sadi 7/4/99 - 23/6/13 CroftviewRGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terri643 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Greetings from Boston! Your three hound girls are so beautiful! (Sinead looks so much like our Lily -- they could be twins!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabozem Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi there Welcome from Kansas, USA. You'll love this site!!! Your babies are very beautiful and you all are lucky to have found each other. I'll look forward to many more pictures. Pat Quote Waiting at the bridge: Blaze, Rodney, Lady, Spice, Sarahlee, Callie and Baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtogeorge Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome to Greytalk from California. We all love to hear about the successful Barcelona adoptions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneGTS Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) Welcome Chris Edited January 19, 2009 by AnneGTS Quote Anne, Sasha & Tapas. Spriet (2002-2015), Tibbie (2000-2015) and Gunda (1996-2009) www.rapiddogwear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest houndstooth4 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Your girls are gorgeous! It's great to have new people here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Gorgeous girls with lovely names, and what great descriptions of them! Welcome to GreyTalk! We look forward to hearing much more about all the doings in your house (including your kitties! ) Quote With Cocoa (DC Chocolatedrop), missing B for Beth (2006-2015)And kitties C.J., Klara, Bernadette, John-Boy, & Sinbad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreytMuse Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome to our community of grey-maniacs! Glad to have you with us and share your experiences with your three gorgeous girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertnLil Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome from NJ! What lovely girls you have. Quote Pam with Sockem the GH, Birdie the JRT, Osorno the chocolate lab, and Shelby the shepherd mix. Missing Clarice (1991-2007) and Lily (2004-2012), always in our hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi Chris and Welcome from Arizona (USA)! Thank you for the bio on your girls! I know the Barcelona track was well known for it's abuse and cruelty. Your girls are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BreezeColoChi Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Bonjour et bienvenue Christiane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytkidsmom Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome to you and your beautiful girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRISBYSMUM Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome to you and your beautiful girls. Your Scarlett is the same age as my Frisby, but I'm sure he had an easier life racing in England. I'm so glad you managed to adopt them from Spain. Quote Images removed. Combined total must be less than 15k.http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?z=g5WEUl&d=Senahel+Frisby&sex=&color=&birthyear=&birthland= Frisby 08/09/2000-23/04/2013 http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?d=Nikitas+Jim&sex=&color=&birthyear=&birthland= Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3greys2cats Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome to GT from Pelham, NH. I loved the bio's on your girls, it makes my heart happy to hear the difference you have made in their lives, I also cannot imagine any greyhound discarded/abused/neglected, they are all gems in my eyes! Quote Roberta & Michael with Furkids- Flower (Shasta Flowers 6/7/06) & Rascal the kitty - Missing our sweet angels - Max(M's Mad Max) 10/12/02 - 12/3/15, Sara (Sara Raves 6/30/01 - 4/13/12) Queenie & Pandora the kitties - gone but never forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytgrandma Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome, your girls are beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 3_GREYHOUNDS Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Many thanks for the warm welcome, everybody. I'm quite surprised to read that the reputation of the Barcelona track is known even in Arizona It was indeed an evil place. When Scarlett arrived in april 2006 there was another Barcelona girl in the same transport (of about 55 dogs) who was feared to be blind from the ammonia in the urine of the dogs in the kennels stacked above her.... Fortunately she recovered. Only thinking about this and imagining my sweet girls in that situation still makes me sad and angry. They have recovered so well..... I love them to bits but I am also so very proud of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome from Waterloo...beautiful pups along with a wonderful introduction. Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHoundPoet Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome! Such beautiful girls you have! I have a dog from Spain in my house too! Quote Masquerade Hounds & The Hounds of East Fairhaven & Ibizan Hound Club of the United States Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAlexTheDog Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 you have three beautiful girls indeed. welcome from southern california. Quote Steve, owner/photographer Crackerdog Photography, writer of ShutterHounds. Follow me on Instagram.Alex (Sanja Black Eyes [1989-2003] - Sanja Superfrank x TH's Fandango), Nikki (Ein's Ardonis [1995-2008] - Farmer Wilson x Legs Polly),Sadie (Carla Tar [2002-2014] - Coldwater Guv x Canatar), Katie (Leading Home [2003-2013] - Iruska Excalibur x Impress Me Much),Bean ([2013-] - DJays Octane x O Ya Cranberry), and Billy Bob (O Ya Billy Bob [2011-2020] Dodgem By Design x O Ya Cranberry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KahluasMagic Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 From Massachusetts. The girls are absolutely beautiful ! Quote Lynn Missing Pepper,Magic,Kahlua, Hobbit Ziggy Jasper and Bella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greythopes Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Welcome from Texas! All three of your girls are just gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greypuppyluv Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hi and welcome from Southern California! Your girls are just stunning. Quote Paula & her pups--Paneer (WW Outlook Ladd), Kira & Rhett (the whippets)Forever in my heart...Tinsel (Born's Bounder - 11/9/90-12/18/01), Piper, Chevy, Keno, Zuma, Little One, Phaelin & WinnieGreyhound Adoption Center ~ So Cal rep for Whippet Rescue And Placement For beautiful beaded collars, check out my Facebook page: The Swanky Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jerrybird Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Welcome from Canada; you are going to love it here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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