Greyhounds Reach the Beach

Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue, Inc. will be at Greyhounds Reach the Beach in Dewey Beach, Delware, for this special weekend event, held October 8th through 11th! This is one of the biggest greyhound related events on the east coast. If you have a greyhound, you will want to attend this special event with your hounds and have a great time! There are lots of vendors, activities, seminars, contests, etc. Our group will be vending at this event for three days. We will be at the Sand Palace Motel (in the car port area), located on Route 1 and Dagsworthy streets. Come and visit us and say hello. We will be selling a lot of NEW and UNIQUE items including concrete greyhound garden statuary, original artwork, collars and leashes, coats, jewelry, tick keys, lanyards, key fobs, ornaments, candles, harnesses, muzzles, toys, and much more!

NOTICE TO ALL FFGR, INC. ADOPTERS AND VOLUNTEERS: JOIN US SATURDAY EVENING AT 6:00 P.M. FOR A SPECIAL FFGR, INC. FAMILY GET TOGETHER AT 204 SWEDES STREET IN DEWEY BEACH. BRING YOUR HOUNDS AND HAVE FUN AND GET SOME GREAT FOOD! PLEASE STOP BY OUR VENDING AREA FOR MORE INFORMATION.

For more information on the great event, click on the title of this post to go to the GRTB message board!

Rainbow Bridge - Duzit Quick (Rush)

August 1, 2004 - October 3 2010

Another one of our sweet hounds has gone on to the Rainbow Bridge. Sandy Hendricks, who adopted Rush, called to tell us that she had to put down her beloved greyhound Rush. Rush turned six years old in August. Sandy adopted Rush from our group in May of 2006. At the time she had two dalmations and heard how great greyhounds were. We brought Rush to her and he became a wonderful family member. He did well until recently when he started getting sick. Several trips to the vet did not reveal the source of his problems and he appeared to be getting sicker. She called and we talked about him and from what she was describing, it sounded serious. She made an appointment and took him to another vet. But before much could be done, he got so sick that this new vet felt that his kidneys had failed and he had to be put down. Sandy is broken hearted. She came to our picnics with Rush when we had them and it was always great to see this sweet boy.

I know that he will be greatly missed. God speed Rush. You are pain free and happy running at the bridge.

Event - Wendy's Fund Raiser!

Join Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue, Inc. adopters and volunteers for this special fund raiser! Come to Wendy's restaurant in Frederick, Maryland on Sunday, October 3, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and buy lunch. Wendy's will donate 10% of your purchase to our group! Bring your family and tell all of your friends. The more people who come and eat lunch, the more money our group will make. We will be in the parking lot with our hounds for a get-together and to talk to people about greyhound adoption. Join us for this fun event, have lunch and help us earn money for our hounds!

Wendy's
98 Monocacy Boulevard
Frederick, Maryland 21702

How to Help FFGR, Inc.

Would you like to help Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue, Inc. and don't have the extra time to spend driving and attending events, etc.? Would you like to help our organization from the comfort of your own home? We have a greyt idea for you!

Are you an Ebay seller? Do you list items to sell on Ebay? Well our organization is a part of Ebay! Our rescue group is a recognized charity on Mission Fish.

Here’s how it works:

If you sell an item on Ebay, you list it as you normally would. When you list your item, you will go to Mission Fish and pick our organization to donate to (click on the blue and yellow ribbon) and then list a percentage of the proceeds to share in the sale. You can list an item for a percentage or all of it to benefit our organization.

● Once the item is listed, the bidding begins on Ebay (our group would reserve the right to cancel an item listed on our behalf as we get notice of the listing).

● If the item sells, the seller gets paid by the buyer and ships the item – same as always.

● Mission Fish collects the donation from the seller, pays our organization, and provides a tax receipt to the seller.

Mission Fish also gives organizations like ours the ability to do an on line auction to benefit our group. We hope to get one scheduled soon.

If you like to sell things on Ebay and/or are interested in putting together an auction for our group (we have all the items, photos and descriptions), please contact Hettie at Hettie@myactv.net.

Rainbow Bridge - Demitri

July 2001 - September 10, 2010

We are sad to report that yet another greyhound crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Rob Robinson, who adopted Demetri, called us to tell us that Demetri had not been feeling well and seemed to be in some distress. He took Demetri to the emergency animal hospital only to lose him there. There was nothing the veterinarian could do to help him.

Rob and Greg are quite devastated over the loss of their beloved Demitri. They have two other greyhounds, Heidi and Danti. Rob adopted Heidi from our group several years ago.

Rob, along with his (and our)friend Paula, helped our group for a long time by hosting meet and greet events and doing other work for our group. Both had to step back because of medical problems, but they stay involved with our group and are very much a part of our FFGR, Inc. family. They are very devoted to their greyhounds and have been in greyhound adoption for many years. We know that Demetri had a wonderful home. He was cherished by Rob and Greg and we know that they will grieve a long time for their sweet boy.

Godspeed Demetri, you will be missed very much.

Rainbow Bridge - Doug Boy (Wugs)

April 22, 2000 - September 3, 2010

Another one of our very special greyhounds has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Doug Boy (Wugs) was adopted by Jackie and Curt from Craiger's List. He came to us from another group. He had been adopted by a kennel worker when he was done racing but his owner died, leaving Wugs without a home. We saw his story and offered to bring Wugs here to find him a home.

Wugs was adopted by Curt and Jackie in July of 2009. Although he was in his home a relatively short time (a little more than a year), he was greatly loved. He developed problems with incontinence and had other neurological issues.

We received the following email after talking to Curt and Jackie about Wugs. We knew that he was not doing well and were concerned that he was ready to cross over the bridge:

Hey Sally, Courtney Lynn, Leonor, Zeus, Jes Xpress, Judy, Mugsy,
Snoopy, Tuffy, Bonnie, Ben, Trisket, CC, Trinidad, Angel, Ozzie, Sierra, Kassidy, and any of you hounds who I missed:

Lissen up: Keep your eyes out for Doug Boy. He'll is joining you at the Rainbow Bridge today. He's a huge black boy with a very grey muzzle. Take good care of him 'til Jackie and I join him. He's not too tough--oh, he'll pay more attention if you call him Wuggles.

He'll tell you he was a VERY good boy, but that his neurological stuff started to fail. He often didn't know who he was or where he was or who we were.

Wuggles: thanks for the joy and love you brought us. We will remember you forever. Nora says "Hi." elsif sends a growl.

Bye.

We are always sad to hear of one of our Craiger's List dogs passing. But we know that there are special people who do not mind that they are older, infirm, not necessarily the most adoptable dogs and/or may have only limited time. We are thankful that Wugs had the chance for happiness and love in his last year of life. Since dogs live in the moment, Wug's last moments were spent with those who loved him.

Godspeed, you wonderful boy. You were truly special and we know you have a special place at the bridge.

Labor Day Holiday Hours

NOTICE: We at FFGR, Inc. work hard to help greyhounds find homes. However, once in awhile we need to take a break~!!! We will not be available for phone calls or to answer emails from Friday morning, September 3 (9:00 a.m.) until Tuesday morning, September 7 (10:00 a.m.).

Once we get back from our vacation, we will hit the ground running as we have lots of events coming up in the months ahead.

We hope that you enjoy the last holiday for the summer season!!!!