Update from Romy (Skipper Star)

By Fatima |

Saturday, June 4, 2011

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Romy's new Mum Claire just sent us an update and some cute pictures :) Claire and her family have fostered GAP greyhounds , and also have adopted their first greyhound Indie (Indigo Coal) 3 years ago.

Claire wrote:

Romy has come home again!! Almost 2 years ago I fostered Romy (Skipper Star) and we all fell in love with her. I've loved all my foster dogs but for me Romy was different and letting her go was very hard for all of us.

Romy went to live with a lovely couple in Paraparaumu Beach so we were close enough to keep in touch. Recently their circumstances changed and when they asked if I would have her, I jumped at the chance. So I guess you can say I'm a 'failed foster carer', just 2 years later :))
Romy has settled in so well. She is happiest when she is with the kids, she just adores them. She will play endlessly with Lou (our foxy cross), she loves running around and sleeping with Indie.

Indie and Romy

Romy playing with Lou

In true greyhound style Romy will always get to the comfiest bed first and she thinks rummaging around in the wet washing when I'm trying to hang it on the washing line is a great idea :) Romy is an affectionate, happy, quirky, gentle girl and just wants to be with us and in the middle of everything and that suits us just fine :)

Romy has always had a special place in my heart so I'm a very happy girl now that she is home with us again. We are her old/new/forever family. :)

Romy with Nate :)
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Romy and Indie
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Romy and kids :)

Tayne and Romy
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Indie and Claire

By Fatima |

Friday, January 15, 2010

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Claire Thornton is a GAP Coordinator for Kapiti, proud owner of GAP greyhpund Indie (Indigo Coal) , as well as foster carer for GAP . She sent lovely pictures of her Indie and a writeup below (thanks Claire!):

After my beautiful dog Lillie passed away (of cancer) in January 2009 I knew I wanted to adopt a greyhound. However, I wasn't quite ready so I decided to foster instead, mainly because I wanted to help GAP and the dogs involved in the program but also to have a little playmate for my dog Kammy.

After I promised my hubby I was not going to adopt every greyhound I fostered (and of course I have wanted to adopt them all!!) I met Indie. She was super skinny, had the worst dandruff and skin, and a huge overbite; I loved her on the spot and knew she was mine. I adopted a little foxy cross one week later (she needed me) so Indie has a large family of dogs and kids to live with.

I also became the Area coordinator in Kapiti for GAP so my Indie puts on her GAP coat and off we go. She's done school and kindy visits, galas, expos, race days and fundraising and she is always calm, gentle and loving to everyone. She loves her doggie family and they all play, sleep and get into trouble together and she's fantastic with the kids.
She is my joy every day. She's the biggest cuddle monster in the world and we all love her to bits :-)