Couple elated to have missing greyhounds back at home
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Greitzer’s two adopted racing greyhounds had escaped the backyard through an open gate.
The gate, they said in an e-mail to The Journal News, looked to have been left open by the lawn service that had done some work at their North Salem house the day before. And they were out of state.
The two hounds, Windy and Sunny, had been adopted through a Connecticut greyhound rescue group and the Greitzers knew full well how dangerous it was for them to be out with out a leash.
Greyhounds are sight hounds and the ex-racers have been trained to chase and hunt down prey no matter what—that includes running miles and crossing busy roads.
The Greitzers said that, as they tried to get home, WAG (wrong group—that’s where they adopted from) Greyhound Rescue and Rehabilitation from Connecticut quickly assembled in their neighborhood, creating and posting fliers, tracking sightings and trekking through the wooded area.
Windy was found first at 7:30 p.m. that night about four miles away. But Sunny roamed for three nights and four days.
When she was found, during last week’s oppressive heat, she was near death. The Greitzers said she suffered heat stroke and that a portion of her lungs were not functioning.
Gisela Greitzer said today that Sunny came home yesterday after being pumped full of fluids and antibiotics.
“She had lost a lot of weight,” she said.
“She needs some building up.”
Below is a picture of the patient.
Welcome home Sunny!
UPDATE: The Greitzers contacted The Journal News today quite upset about this posting. It was their opinion that this blog placed the blame with them for their dogs getting loose. In particular, they took issue with this line: ”… the Greitzers knew full well how dangerous it was for them to be out with out a leash.”
This was not implying that it was their fault that the dogs were running loose, only that they knew about the dangers that greyhounds faced when not on leash or in a fenced in yard.
As a fellow sighthound owner, this is one of my concerns also, as it should be for anyone who owns a sighthound.
I wrote that sentence after reading an e-mail the Greitzers sent to The Journal News looking for press on the recovery of their dogs. A portion of that e-mail reads: “Greyhounds are never, ever to be left off-leash or roaming freely as they are sight & chase hounds bred and trained specifically as racing dogs. ”
Below is a photo of Sunny.
(photo courtesy of the Greitzers)
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on Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 at 6:03 pm by Sarah Netter.
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I am glad to hear that the greyhounds are home. My heart goes out to the owners i hope that the dogs are getting better each day I know how much this couple loves there dogs.
Its always a happy ending when the pooches make it through a tough ordeal.
just a suggestion – I have four dogs and a five foot fenced in area with three locked gates – I open them to let workers in and if I’m not home no one comes in because I trust no one
it was a blessing that there was no disaster here, but who let the dogs out of the gate and why were the dogs outside alone – was there a dog sitter who didn’t check the gates? and let the dogs out
someone is responsible here – I hate that the word ‘responsiblity’ seems to make everyone run—and needs to take responsiblity – so I will say that whoever let the dogs outside and didn’t check the gates is responsible and thankfully the dogs are alive and the rescues came in quickly
ah the finger pointing society,. This is why lawyers stay rich.
in this case Steve, finger pointing might keep the dogs alive, instead of being victims
rescues invest a lot of time and money in the dogs they take in, and a lot of care in placing them – it’s not a lot to expect that the new guardians ensure their safety