Happily Ever After

Talk about the Domino Effect!  I had just turned 67 and my last greyhound had crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  Mortality seemed to be staring at me smack in the face and it was the first time in 40 years that I was dog-less.  So I decided to travel by air for the first...

Magnus’s journey to his forever home began in March, when he arrived in the United States from Australia as a retired racing greyhound. Like so many hounds who spend their early years on the track, he had lived a very different life before finding his way here—a life...

I first heard about JJ (formerly known as Tyler) when I received a call from my adoption coordinator. She called to get my thoughts on adopting a GALT hound who was being fostered out-of-state at the time. As a first-time hound adopter, I was hesitant. How could I be...

When the Daytona track closed in April 2020, a new adventure began for a spirited Greyhound once known as “Lagromadeyoulook,” whom I now call River. On May 24, 2020, at just 2.5 years old, River joined my family, with the help of GALT, bringing with him a zest for...

This is the story of a girl, who was so little and changed my whole world. She looked so sad in photographs, but with love and patience, now she’s ours. #sweetlittleTwyla Twyla was found and captured in a wooded area in Mansfield in April 2023. She was emaciated,...

No one is immune from down-turns, bad times, or dark days--and when it rains, it pours. For me, 2025 was a Category 5, complete with a tsunami chaser. Life is not perfect for anyone, so my particulars are no more relevant than any others'. However, friends and family...

I have never believed in love at first sight. Love takes time to build and grow, for it to mean anything. I still believe that — but if anything like “love at first sight” is true, the closest I’ve ever come to it was when I first saw Mitch’s face on the GALT website....