Hounds of the Heartland :: Greyhound Pets of America Central Oklahoma Division

OREO has lived with us since May of 2000, for almost 8 years, we adopted him when he was 4, his racing name was Dynamic Foundja. Oreo changed my life, we did have another dog Casi (whom, according to my husband's words, I treat like my own baby and I do!) when Oreo came to our life and I was worried how Casi will be feeling about it. I was worried that she will think I do not love her anymore or less since we got another dog. But time did show that they became best friends ever and now Casi is looking for Oreo everywhere, outside, on his bed, all over the house.... But OREO is not coming back, he got sick this Christmas and I did not really noticed it till the moment when he start crying more and more and losing weight while he was eating really good. His back legs hurt a lot, he started shaking a lot, his strength to pull himself up was melting away, finally he fell on wooden floor and could never get up or walk again. We went to emergency vet. many times, Oreo spent 3 days at the hospital. At first they thought it was spine tumor or bad disk, than told us that is muscular and immune system disease, steroids helped for a little bit, but Oreo was getting worse. To make long story short, the moment when I held him tight and said I love you forever came at 4 p.m. on January 17, 2008. After that I am lost without him and feel so lonely what words can hardly describe. I have to take care of my family and Casi and I am asking you please post his photo for everybody to see how kind and loving was our OREO. Hopefully this will be conclusion for me and I will treasure him in my heart till the rest of my life. Thank you very much for understanding.
Sincerely,
Elena Miller

Our beautiful and loving boy. Blue came into our lives back in 2001, so full of energy and vibrance. He touched our lives in a way that no other really has. No trail was too far, no mountain too steep, and no race too slow. Blue smiled bigger than any dog I've ever known. He was so curious about all things, great and small, loud and quiet, wet and dry. Favorite things included any toy that squeeked, Having a cool bath in the backyard minipool after a long hot walk, and Hide & Go Seek around the house. Blue developed cancer in one of his back legs back in May, 2006 and remained a trooper even after an amputation. However, he lost his battle on October 13th, 2006. I would imagine that he ran not walked over that bridge when he was finally ready too. He can never be replaced and only now, remembered for who and what an incredible dog he was. He will be loved, admired, and fondly remembered by all of those who lives were touched by him. Rest In Peace Young Friend, your time here was much too short.

-In Loving Memory, Guy & Michelle-

I lost my dear love, Kianne, my precious angel, three years ago to bone cancer. I had her to three specialized vets and there was just nothing that could be done but amputation and chemo therapy or just take her home with pain meds and keep her comfy. I did the latter and when the pain meds no longer worked, I was told the cancer, which is fast spreading was spreading. I held my sweet angel and kissed her and told her I loved her until she journeyed to the Rainbow Bridge. I promised her that someday I would be there again and we would journey on together. She was 10.6 years of age and my first adopted Greyhound from Hounds of the Heartland. All I could do was cry and she knew I needed another Greyhound to love so she sent me Yasmin and I do love her too.

Kay Whiting, Greybogranny

This is a picture of Coda. He was our first greyhound whom we adopted from the GPA-Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. Coda came off the track in Caliente, Mexico at the end of 2000 and into our home and hearts in March of 2001. We moved back to Oklahoma in 2004. We only got to spend 3 1/2 years with him before osteosarcoma took him from us in January 2005, but our love for him and greyhounds will last a lifetime. We now have two more greyhounds, Lucy Lu and Jake whom we adopted through Hounds of the Heartland n January and June of 2005!

Thank you,
Mary and Bill Leyrer
Duncan, Oklahoma

We have so many pleasurable memories of Fancy! I wish I had a photo of her in her favorite daytime position -- on our bed, with the pillows plumped up beneath her. Our favorite memories include: howling when the phone rang and went unanswered; feeling frisky and running in greased-lightning circles around the backyard, with those white paws flashing; making noises on the weekend when we chose to sleep in (anytime after 6:00 a.m.) thus forcing her to rest at the foot of the bed; her Fancy-fangs (she had really long eyeteeth); and her uncompromising sweetness and gentle disposition. One summer our dachshunds had cornered a small opossum and were barking at it. Fancy rushed out of the house, grabbed it in her mouth, trotted back into the house, deposited it in the dining room and came out to stand by me and Jim, proudly telling us what she had done. It took forever to get that stupid opossum out of the house, although we finally managed to get it out the front door. But who could fault that sweetheart for saving the little creature?
It was a privilege to care for her. She charmed everyone who ever met her, and she was always very gracious to the people who came through the house. We, of course, loved her very, very much. Thank you for bringing her into our lives.

Robyn and Jim McMillin

Raisin came to HOH from the western part of our state after he had been spotted roaming loose for quite some time and appeared to be injured. It was evident when he came in to our care that his foot had been caught in an animal trap. He was in very bad shape and needed immediate medical attention and then surgery. He had one surgery to amputate a toe that was too badly injured to save. His health improved some. He was a very sweet dog and full of love to give. It was obvious though that he was still in constant pain and the surgery hadn't given him full relief. After many vet visits and much fundraising to 'make Raisin a Grape again' he underwent another surgery on his foot. This time he did not survive the surgery and died on the table. His time with us was most likely the best he had had in a very long time. We miss Raisin. Now he's at the Rainbow Bridge with many friends and is pain free and running like the wind.

Oh what a looker... Tobey was a big, handsome man - he could steal a girls heart in the blink of an eye.
He came into my life and stayed for just a moment - but he taught me a lot about loving a dog. He left a 95 lb. hole in my heart but prepared my home and family for the joy of being "owned" by more than one of these beautiful hounds. I can no longer imagine my life without a greyhound in it.

Thank you Hounds of the Heartland for all you do in spreading the joy of this breed ~
my life has been forever changed... Angie

On December 24th, 2006 our wonderful Cinnamon was taken from us. She had been a member of our family for 5 years. I knew she would be ours the second I met her. All she wanted out of life was a soft bed, cookies, and our love. She will always be in our hearts and in our thoughts.

Steve Harzman