Thursday, February 26, 2015

Coat and Scarf

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Does your hound have cabin fever? Perhaps a romp in the snow is just what she needs to burn off some of that extra energy! As a tribute to outdoor adventures, this week's poem is all about winter playtime from the perspective of a Greyt!


Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Smile!

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

We are very excited to say that NLGA has been issued a $22.09 donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program activity between October 1 and December 31, 2014!

This means that everyone who has signed up for AmazonSmile has made a difference!

If you are not signed up yet, join your friends and get yourself signed up!  When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to NLGA.  It's a little extra ... and all you have to do is sign-up!

Northern Lights Greyhound Adoption

Saturday, February 21, 2015

New Greyhounds!

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

We are excited to welcome five new retired racing greyhounds!  This group arrived on Wednesday.  We want to thank all those involved in helping to get these greyhounds to NLGA.  This amount of work takes a community!

Without further ado...

Friday, February 20, 2015

Greyt Friday Walk Tonight

Join us for a regular scheduled Greyt Friday Walk this evening!


We will meet at the parking lot in Roseville's Central Park at 6:30pm tonight, Friday, February 20th.

Park in the parking lot off Lexington Ave in Roseville. Here is a map of where the parking lot is.

We will walk around the lake on the well lit walking paths.  It's a nice walk, hope you can join us!

Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Cone of Shame

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Has your hound ever had to wear an e-collar? Did she sport it like a champ, or hang her head in shame? This week's poem is all about wearing an e-collar, or "The Cone of Shame," from the perspective of a Greyt!


Monday, February 16, 2015

Greyt Presidents Day Walk

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Do you have today, Presidents Day, off from work?  Are you looking for something fun to do with your greyhounds?  How about a walk?!


Saturday, February 14, 2015

50 Shades of Greyhound -- Valentine's Day Edition

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Happy Valentine's Day!  Sidewalk Dog is running a promotion for 50 Shades of Greyhound!  Three of our available retired racers are featured.  Play, Penelope, and Cliff.

These three lucky hounds had photo shoots with Angela Boone.  She got some GRETY photos!




In addition to these three, lots of people have shared photos of their greyhounds on the NLGA facebook page using #50shadesofgreyhound

Here they are again, in blog form!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Love at First Sighthound

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Do you remember the first time you met your hound? Was it love at first sight? This week's poem is all about falling in love . . . with greyhounds!


Wednesday, February 11, 2015

50 Shades of Greyhound -- Take II

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Thanks to those who have sent in their greyhound/s picture for 50 Shades of Greyhound either via email or posting it on the NLGA facebook page!  There are sure a lot of GREYT looking retired racers out there!

As a little extra motivation, here is a picture from Penelope's photo shoot (she's available for adoption!)  A special thank you to Sidewalk Dog and Angela Boone photography for making these photo shoots possible!


You still have time, send in your greyhound picture to nlgahounds@gmail.com or post it the the NLGA facebook page wall.  Thanks for participating!  #50shadesofgreyhound

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

50 Shades of Greyhound

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Valentine's Day is less than a week away and Sidewalk Dog will be featuring "50 Shades of Greyhounds" to celebrate!  A few of NLGA's available retired racers will be featured!


We would like to collect 50 photos of your greyhounds too!  We will post all the photos that we get on Valentines Day to help celebrate 50 Shades of Greyhound!

Send your photos to nlgahounds@gmail.com or post your photos to the NLGA facebook page!  #50shadesofgreyhound

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Treats

Hello NLGA Dog Blog Readers!

Valentine's Day is coming up! Has your hound heard talk of treats? This week's poem is all about Valentine's Day treats from the perspective of a Greyt!