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Wilmington News ~ Coastal Greys
CONTACTS:
Barbara Lynn Brooks, Satellite Coordinator
Coastal Greys - Greyhound Friends of NC
910-395-5182 home
910-540-9644 cell
coastalgreys@yahoo.com
Let's start the
new year off with positive thoughts of
finding homes for more greyhounds this year.
Our goal will be to "THRIVE IN
2008"
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New Foster
Silky
My name is Silky and I need a new home. My mom and dad are going to
Iraq and
have no where to leave me. I am 10 years young and very cat friendly as
I am living
with two now. I love children and big people and I really love to go on
walks or just
spend the day lazing around. Can you help me out.
For adoption information contact Barbara L. Brooks,
Wilmington, NC,
910-540-9644 - or email coastalgreys@yahoo.com
Pictures on Profile Page of GFNC Main site.
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WILMINGTON COASTAL GREYS CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2006 |
"Meet & Greet"
will be held at Petsmart, 4715 New Centre Dr, in
Wilmington. We need volunteers to help out with this and
bring their greyhounds. For more information call
Barbara - 910-395-5182 Cell 910-540-9644
11:00 am to 3:00 pm |
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All Meet and Greets will be the 3rd Satuday of every
month - unless I let you know differently - Pets Mart 11
to 3 (Wilmington)
All Play Groups will be the 4th Satuday of every month -
unless I let you know differently - Meadow Sweet Kennels
(Wilmington)
I will let you know about the Pets Mart Santa Paws
Picture weekend in December - volunteers have to be
there to help.
Roy will let us know when the Christmas Parade and the
St. Patricks Day Parade is as soon as he has that
information.
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Kure Beach will be having their 60th
Anniversary Parade on Saturday- March 31st and we
have been invited to participate. We will need to be in
place by 9:30 on that Saturday. Please mark your
calendars to attend and be part of the festivities, it
should be lots of fun, the greys love all the special
attention they receive from the crowd. If you want to
dress them just wear something festive or they can just
be themselves for this parade. We know are greys are
always ready to party for what ever reason there is. I
will send out more information next week on this for
you. I just wanted you to mark your calendars!!
Also, our Annual picnic will be Saturday -May 19th
at Hallyburton Park off 17th street. Mark your
calendars for this one as well, more gift drawings will
be handed out this year. If you know of someone that
would like to donate a gift for this please have them
contact Roy Mayo at 791-9282. As time gets closer we
will send out more information on this as well.
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Pet Therapy Group-Greyhound Friends of NC
- Coastal Greys -
Pictured from left to right - Karin Childers (with
Annie), Debbie Mayo (with Arlo), Tammie Bangert (with Daylie), Ducky
McComas (with Gracie), and Lynn Chatham (with Winnie)
All our greys are certified therapy dogs through
Therapy Dogs International, Inc.
Tammy Bangert and Daylie - Coastal Rehab. @
NHRMC, Hospice and The Commons at Brightmore in Wilmington
Lynn Chatham and Winni - Coastal Rehab. and Hospice, and The Commons
at Brightmore in Wilmington
Debbie Mayo and Arlo - Coastal Rehab. and The Commons at
Brightmore in Wilmington
Karin Childers and Annie - The Commons at Brightmore in
Wilmington.
Duckie McComas and Gracie - USO and Carebridge Assissted Living in
Jacksonville
Our group has also participated in the Wilmington
Arts Festival in November as part of the healing arts section of that
festival.
Contact: Tammy Bangert in Wilmington/Jacksonville
area phone: (910) 392-6278
email:
tbangert@worldnet.att.net
Pet Therapy Visitation Schedule-Wilmington, NC
Coastal Greys pet therapy group is currently composed of
five handlers and greyhounds in the Wilmington area and was essentially
formed in 2004. Each dog and handler are certified through Therapy Dogs
International, Inc. We currently visit a variety of facilities in
Wilmington and Jacksonville and participated this year in the Wilmington
Arts Festival as part of the Healing Arts as a group. In addition, we
have been invited to visit the health education and special education
classes at East Columbus High School at Lake Waccamaw. Listed below are
the names of our handlers, their wonderful greys and the facilities and
schedule of their visits. More information is available from our contact
person as we grow.
Tammy
Bangert and Daylie - Wilmington Hospice - one Tues. evening per month
or as requested. Coastal Rehabilitation at NHRMC usually 2nd or 3rd
Sunday per
month at 11:00 am. The Commons at Brightmore Assisted Living and Memory
care,
Sundays once per month.
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APRIL PLAY DAY
We are changing our location for our playgroup it
will be at Einstein K-9 at 4915 Carolina Beach Road
(Wilmington of course) on April 21st. Playgroup is from 9:00 am
until 11:00 am. You may want to bring
your chair with you if you would like to have a seat while you are
there. The cost is $1.00 per hound
and the money goes to our hounds waiting for homes. Please read the
attached rules for playgroup
and make sure you bring your muzzle with you.
If you are coming from other areas call Roy - 791-9282 or myself
(numbers on email page for directions)
GREYHOUND PLAY
GROUP RULES AND SAFETY TIPS
Provided by:
Greyhound Friends of North Carolina-Greensboro
Is
your greyhound lonely for the company of other greyhounds? Would you
like the opportunity to exercise
your grey in a large, fenced-in area while you enjoy the company of
other greyhound owners?
We have the solution!
A
Greyhound Playgroup is now meeting once a month on. The location is at
Meadow Sweet Kennels,
located at 5523 Greenville Loop Road.
All greyhounds, whether AKC or retired racers
from any adoption group – are welcome. You may drop in
at any time during the scheduled playtime.
Greyhounds
(and their owners) are a social group, so we anticipate that this will
be a greyt time for greyhounds
to run and play, as well for owners to socialize and “talk greyhound.”
Feel free to bring yourself a lawn chair
or blanket to sit on. There are no restroom facilities available. Water
buckets, wading pools, and
plastic poop
bags will be provided. You must provide your own muzzle. (I do
have some for sale).
Please be aware that accidents can happen. Based on the advise of
several well-established playgroups in other locales, we’ve established
these ground rules to promote the safety of greyhounds and their owners:
1. This playgroup is for greyhounds only. To promote peace on
the playing field, please leave dogs of other breeds at home.
2. Every greyhound must wear a muzzle any time it is within the
boundaries of the playing field.
3. For their own safety, small children are not allowed within the
boundaries of the playing field. Adults should also remain outside the
field unless they are designated “spotters”, or unless there is a
problem among the greys. Great care should be exercised when entering
the field, as greyhounds will tend to run in packs and the pack can
change direction at any moment.
4. In order to prevent dangerous collisions that might injure both
humans and greys, please do not use leashes while on the field. Greys
should be taken off leash at the entrance to the playing field after you
close the gate.
Re-leash greys as you prepare to exit the field.
5. The playing field is private property graciously loaned to us.
Please pick up after yourself and your hound.
SENSIBLE TIPS TO PREPARE
YOUR GREYHOUND FOR THE PLAYGROUP
Please note that greyhounds should not exercise heavily until at least
an hour after mealtime in order to minimize
the risk of bloat, a
dangerous condition in which the dogs' digestive tract becomes blocked.
Likewise, wit an hour after heavy exercise before feeding your
greyhound.
Keep
your greyhound’s toenails trimmed! It is easy for a dog with
“bearclaw-like” toenails to scratch
itself or another dog while running.
Plus, overly-long nails are more likely to be torn while running—a very
painful experience!
Remember, greyhounds are athletes! A short walk before entering the
field will allow your greyhound to warm up before running and thus will
lessen the chance of a muscle strain or similar injury.
Keep an eye on your greyhound while it is running to make sure that it
does not overheat.
If your dog seems to be over-exerting itself, please
remove it from the field in order to allow time to cool down.
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