WEEK-END PUPDATE:
The only word which describes the week of 04/28/08 through 05/04/08 is WOW! From H.O.T.'s wonderful volunteers who gave of their
time on Tuesday to make three presentations to the eighth graders at Bradley Middle School, to the first H.O.T. Quilting Bee on Friday,
to our tremendously successful adoption week-end, the Greyhounds were represented beautifully and the gospel of Greyhounds was spread
once again!
Three hour-long presentations were done at Bradley M.S. Special thanks to Bonnie B. and Andy, Liz J. and Lady, Joan and Dave L. and
Duke and Nugget, and Cheryl K. and Allison. Each volunteer added their special touch to make the presentations both interesting and
fun for the eighth graders. Also, on Tuesday, a home visit was done with Rocky being adopted by the Burnett Family!
Thursday saw Cheryl K. meeting a racing Greyhound owner in Seguin to accept the two newest H.O.T. Hounds, Doc Holliday and Leo, into
our adoption program. It was evident that these two boys were much loved by their racing owner and are accustomed to being in a home
situation.
Friday evening, the H.O.T. Quilting Guild met at the Long's home for our first lesson and a fun time of fellowship
and sharing. We are planning on meeting again on Friday, May 9th, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Joan and Dave L. Subsequent meetings
will be held the first Saturday of each month starting in June. We started with learning how to cut with self-sealing mats and rotary
cutters. As Liz J. found, it isn't as easy as it looks! After cutting, we started our first project! We will begin working on the
Friendship Quilt to be raffled off at the 2008 Greyt Greyhounds and Friends Fair most probably in July. Below, you can see a picture
of the quilt from which the table topper will come out of (center nine squares). This pattern will also be our Friendship Quilt with
the stars either taken off with Greyhound silhouettes replacing them or Greyhound silhouettes being put into the stars. If you are
interested in participating, please e-mail Joan and let her know.
Saturday and Sunday were busy days with H.O.T. participating in PETsMART's Spring Adoptathon in conjunction with the North Shore
Animal League. We were busy, busy, busy with several applications and adoptions taking place. It was good to see everyone with their
Greyhounds who stopped by to visit. A big THANK YOU to all the H.O.T. volunteers who gave of their time to make these Show 'n Tails a
success.
Saturday evening, about 40 H.O.T. members met for a surprise dinner and birthday party for Mama Marie at Sausalito's. What a fun time
with good food and greyt friends!
BIG NEWS! Tom K. has arranged for H.O.T. to hold Show 'n Tails at Polly's Pet Shop,
940 Pat Booker Road (in the Randolph Plaza), Universal City, every second Sunday of the month beginning in JUNE. (This was changed due
to allow our members to spend family time on Mother's Day.) The Show 'n Tail will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and give us a new
venue in a new area to show off the H.O.T. Hounds. Tom will be hosting the Show 'n Tails at this location. So, if you live in that
area and would like to assist Tom with the Show 'n Tails, just let him know by
e-mail or by telephone (410-4564). Our
thanks to the personnel at Polly's Pet Shop for giving H.O.T. more opportunities to get our the info on how greyt the Greyhounds are as
family companions. A big THANK YOU to Tom K. for offering to assist!
REMINDER! If there are any members out who know how to crochet and might consider volunteering those abilities to make items for
fundraising for H.O.T.,
please let Marie know. All the yarn has been turned over to Marie and
Rich for distribution. H.O.T. has three HUGE boxes of yarn, every color
imaginable, which we have and would like to distribute to those individuals willing to lend their abilities to help H.O.T. Of course,
if any of our members have talents to make items which H.O.T. can use for fundraising, we'd love to hear them too! Bob B. in Victoria
makes raised feeders. Mary and Chris K. in New Braunfels sew and make doggy blankets and doggy toys. Peggy G. is an avid crocheter and
makes beautiful crocheted items from afghans to scarfs to Bow-Wow Boas to help H.O.T. and other Greyhound groups around the country.
Lori E., Joan L., and Cheryl K. make wonderful quilts and wall hangings. Amy V. makes beautiful hanging tea light holders from
gemstones and wire. Scott K. does acid etching on glass. Barb H. makes greyt cards. What talent do you have which might be used to
help H.O.T.?
If you've ever thought about getting more involved, now is the time! Greyt things are happening at H.O.T. now and there are surprises
coming! If you want to join a dynamic group with lots of wonderful, friendly folks who absolutely love Greyhounds and each other,
join us! You are always welcome!
PROMERIS WARNING:
This e-mail was received from a friend regarding a new Flea & Tick Preventative called
Promeris, manufactured by Ft. Dodge.
This is a new product designed to be a more effective product than other flea/tick treatments that was just released this year.
It is available through vets and is not currently available on-line. I got ProMeris this week for my seven dogs (six Huskies and
one Golden-Airedale cross) and the results were debilitating for nearly all of them, including me! Since my incident this week,
my vet has pulled Promeris from distribution and alerted the manufacturer.
Here are my results: Less than two hours after applying, four of my dogs had vomited two to four times, three were
disoriented and stumbling, one was dragging his back leg, one was salivating. I had very similar symptoms like an allergic reaction.
My lips were swollen, eyes red, mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, and mouth stinging. I was very disoriented, dizzy, had loss of
equilibrium and not able to drive. To make this a short story, all seven of my dogs were admitted to the hospital for veterinarian
care. Three of them remained for further care including IV fluids and observation for 24 hours. I was in the emergency room.
I am home now and so are the dogs. We're all feeling much better. Vet bills were over $2,500 and Fort Dodge is paying for these. Not
only can this product cause these reactions, it has a highly noxious odor that permeated the house and is just starting to dissipate
after three days!
Your dogs/cats might not have the same reaction, but given my experience, I wanted to help you all become well-educated about the
product.
As a 501(c)(3) charity, H.O.T. relies on the generosity of the donating public to continue to operate. All
donations are tax deductible.
The adoption fee one pays for the adoption of their H.O.T. Hound is only part of what it cost H.O.T. to receive a
Greyhound into our program and maintain it's care until that Greyhound's adoption. Remember, there is always on-going needs
within in H.O.T. for food, Frontline, various medications, extraordinary vet bills, etc. Your tax-deductible donations of money or
other useable items is always welcome. Monetary donation can be made by check or through Paypal OR can be made directly to our
wonderful vets to be applied to any outstanding vet bills H.O.T. may have.
Checks or money orders are made payable to H.O.T. and mailed to:
H.O.T.
24430 Camp Site
San Antonio, Texas 78264
The following is a link to our PayPal account.
If you would like to donate food, crates, Frontline, Heartguard, building materials or any other item which you feel
H.O.T. may be able to use, contact Scott to arrange pick-up.
Donations are welcomed any time of the year. Donations can be made in honor of someone special, in memory of a departed loved one, in
memory of a Bridgekid, really for any reason. Right now, H.O.T.'s need is particularly greyt due to the influx of Greyhounds we have
begun receiving from the Corpus Christi Greyhound Race Track. Please remember H.O.T. when planning your giving for 2008!
USE GOODSEARCH AS YOUR SEARCH ENGINE AND RAISE MONEY FOR H.O.T. AT THE SAME TIME!
By choosing H.O.T. as your designated charity, you help raise funds for H.O.T. and YOU don't have to do any more than what you normally
do when internet searching.
H.O.T. is now offering microchipping of any Greyhound. The charge for this service will be $25.00. All H.O.T. Hounds who are not
tattooed or who have non-readable tattoos will be microchipped at no charge. The cost covers all fees associated with providing this
service as well as registering the microchip to the family. The microchip can be implanted at any of our Show 'n Tails.
Just contact Cheryl by e-mail or telephone (210-621-0123 to make
arrangements. H.O.T. is excited to be providing this service to help Greyhound owners. This is one more method of identifying your
Greyhounds in case it gets lost.
Come by any of H.O.T.'s Show 'n Tails to pick up a copy of River City Tails Pet Magazine. This is a free
publication, new to San Antonio, which celebrates the relationship between pets and their people!
Once a month, a few of the H.O.T. gals meet at a local restaurant for a fun, dutch-treat lunch and gab fest. These lunchs usually take
place on Thursday beginning at 1:00 p.m. If you are interested
in Greyhounds and would be interested in joining us, please let
Elizabeth know, and she will add your name to our growing list of participants!
We have a nice, fresh supply of H.O.T. t-shirts in lots of greyt colors in sizes Adult Small to 4X. These are available
for $10.00 and can be seen/gotten at most Show 'n Tails.
We have also ordered a VERY limited supply of H.O.T. Polo Shirts in red only, sizes Adult Small to XXL. These are available for
$20.00 each. We will consider reordering more of these at a later date depending on how everyone likes them.
Additionally, due to popular demand, we have ordered a limited supply of the H.O.T. t-shirts with our logo on front and our special
rendition of "H.O.T." on the back, which were designed and printed by Graphic Garb. These are available in either ash (light
grey) or athletic grey for $18.00 each.
If you'd like to purchase one or more H.O.T. t-shirts, let us know which kind (regular, polo or logo) and size, and which Show 'n Tail
you'd like to get them at, and we'll have them ready for you! You can also pay by PayPal, and we will mail to you, if desired. Please
include $4.60, priority postage for one shirt, and $9.15 priority postage for more than one.
H.O.T. always has a gaggle of gorgeous Greyhounds looking for homes with more on the wait list.
If you have room in your home and heart, and have ever thought about becoming a foster family to one of these wonderful
animals, now is the time!
Foster families are always needed, but right now, that need is particularly greyt. With Greyhounds coming
from the Corpus closing, the Valley track's seasonal racing, as well as all our usual sources, H.O.T. could use all the fostering help
we can get.
If you would like more information on fostering one of the H.O.T. Hounds we currently have for adoption, please contact
Kerrie. Everything related to fostering will be provided
for you and your family. All H.O.T. asks you to provide is a safe, loving environment and make the commitment to bring your foster to
at least one Show 'n Tail a month or as requested. More information can be gotten at H.O.T.
Fostering Page.
I PLACED A DOG TODAY
I'll never bring about world peace. I won't single-handedly save the rain forest. I'm not a brain surgeon, and I'll never
transplant an organ to save a life. I don't have the ear of a powerful politician or world power. I can't end world hunger.
I am not a celebrity, and God knows I'm not glamorous! I'm not looked up to by millions around the world.
Very few people even recognize my name. I'll never win the Nobel prize. I'll never end global warming. There are a lot of
things that I'll never do or become.
But, today I placed a dog!
It was a small, scared, bundle of flesh and bones that was dropped off at Animal Control by unfeeling people who didn't care
what happened to it but yet who were responsible for it even having existence in the first place.
I found it a home.
It now has contentment and an abundance of love. A warm place to sleep and plenty to eat. Two little boys have a warm fuzzy
new friend who will give them unquestioning devotion and teach them about responsibility and love.
A Wife and Mother has a new spirit to nuture and care for.
A Husband and a Father has a companion to sit at his feet at the end of a hard day of work and help him relax and enjoy life.
And a sense of security, that when he is gone all day at work, that there is a protector and a guardian in his home to keep watch
over his family.
No, I'm not a rocket scientist. But today, I made a difference! I placed a dog.
Author unknown (Received from Jan Suche Nevitt by e-mail)
Bookmark! ; Did you know that you can access the H.O.T. web site, not only at www.heartoftexasgreyhounds.com, but also at
www.heartoftexasgreyhounds.org, www.hotgreyhounds.com and www.hotgreyhounds.org.
Want to see your Greyhound baby(ies) on our web site? Send your cute Greyhound pictures to
H.O.T. to have them featured for one week on the front page!
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