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I live part of the year in Sarasota, FL.  I have an elderly  neighbor with a greyhound. The neighbor has health problems and can't walk her dog, so me and another neighbor walk the greyhound, Sophie, twice a day. I walk her in the morning and the other neighbor does the afternoon walk. Sophie is on the thin side and we are not always sure she gets fed regularly. We (the other neighbor and I) do our best with Sophie, but we have to be careful. If we inquire too much, the neighbor gets defensive. We've heard from other neighbors that people have been barred from helping Sophie because they questioned the owner too much. So, we do the best we can for her. At some point, we are hoping the owner will decide that she can't care for Sophie and will give her to me. However, I'm not here for a few months out of the year. I would like to find an adoption group/contact that the other neighbor can notify if something happens to the owner and I'm not here. Suggestions?

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Thank you for trying to help! Gold Coast Greyhound Adoption is in that general area. From their Facebook page it looks like they're still active.

I'm tagging a few FL folks who might know others. 

@Beachbum1 @cello @Mercsmom

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Thank you for helping Sophie. Do you know about how old she is? Good thoughts above from Rachel.

Is it possible when you have Sophie for walks that you could get some good snacks/treats into her?

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25 minutes ago, FiveRoooooers said:

Thank you for helping Sophie. Do you know about how old she is? Good thoughts above from Rachel.

Is it possible when you have Sophie for walks that you could get some good snacks/treats into her?

I believe she's 9 years old. I give her lots of treats. Sometimes the owner lets me into her house so I can make sure she has fresh water and food. We did get the owner to switch foods (well, the other neighbor is buying it) and that's helping with her poop issues. 

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Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05

Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell

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57 minutes ago, ramonaghan said:

Thank you for trying to help! Gold Coast Greyhound Adoption is in that general area. From their Facebook page it looks like they're still active.

I'm tagging a few FL folks who might know others. 

@Beachbum1 @cello @Mercsmom

Thanks I will contact them!

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Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05

Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell

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I reached out to Gold Coast Greyhound Adoption and they were so nice! I now have a name/email and cell number of a person that any of the three of us can contact if/when needed!!

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Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05

Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell

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4 minutes ago, grey14me said:

I reached out to Gold Coast Greyhound Adoption and they were so nice! I now have a name/email and cell number of a person that any of the three of us can contact if/when needed!!

Awesome! :clap Sophie is so lucky to have you in her corner.

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Rachel with Doolin Doodle Dooooo, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig.
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1 hour ago, grey14me said:

I reached out to Gold Coast Greyhound Adoption and they were so nice! I now have a name/email and cell number of a person that any of the three of us can contact if/when needed!!

Yay!! :bighug

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Angels: Pal :heart. Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie :heart:brokenheart. (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4.

:paw Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs.

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:yay so nice of you to help...although I'm sure many of us would do the same if in this situation.

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