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Last October Trish was able to come with us when
we spent a wonderful few days in Scotland and
Northumberland visiting our friend and fellow
volunteer Carol together with her four dogs. Carol
has moved to a beautiful area of the Highlands
which is doggy heaven for her galgos and podencos.
She had spent a week with us in Cornwall before
relocating to Scotland.

Sadly we have learnt of the passing of one of our
lovely friends, Tony, in July last year. He has left
behind his wife Sandra together with his children
and grand-children who miss him terribly as does Trish and Sue
George the greyhound. We will never forget Tony
and Sam, the first greyhound we homed with the family. Sam used to enjoy going
with his dad to the local pub in the evening. Sam soon became a well known
character in the Stalybridge area where they lived.

We have also heard of the passing of several of our four legged greyhound
friends over the last few months; Barry and Janice lost their nearly fourteen
year old boy, Eddie in October last year. Eddie is much missed by Barry, Janice
and their new greyhound girl, Lucy. Lucy is named after our little black greyhound
Lucy, who came with us when we completed their original home check. Our Lucy
made a big impression on Barry and Janice and they often reminisce about how
she ran around like a whirlwind in the garden and upstairs of their house. Happily
they were not put off adopting greyhounds and lurchers and we have remained
good friends ever since. Barry and Janice have also become loyal supporters of
Greyhounds in Need and other greyhound charities.

We lost two more greyhound friends in November 2021. Sandra and her family
were devastated to lose Tom, who had reached the age of twelve years in
September. Tom was a stalwart of our fundraising team and we all miss him very
much.

Caron was heartbroken to lose Kiddo, who was only eight. He passed away very
suddenly on a walk whilst he was out enjoying his favourite pastime of chasing
(but never catching) squirrels.

Early in January of 2022, we heard that Natalie, who was also one of our regular
volunteers, together with her lovely owner Stephen, had lost her battle with bone
cancer at the age of twelve.

All of these dogs had enjoyed very happy lives and are sadly missed.

On a positive note, we look forward to meeting up with many of you at our social
dog walks and fundraising events later in the year. Look out for details on the
Greyhounds in Need Facebook page.

Enjoy your spring and summer,
Sue, Phil and Trish, Volunteers, Greyhounds in Need

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