UPDATE:  Julia now known as Abby has been adopted...  

Abby is living happily in Colorado with her new family and greyhound pack.  She has adjusted beautifully and loves her new life of  [ ... ]

UPDATE: This little galga has made her home in British Columbia after a long adventure from Spain.  She is doing great in her new home. Loves her walks and especially  the beach, chasing bir [ ... ]

GRIN’S October 2008 trip to Spain served two  purposes.  Our volunteers delivered much needed supplies to seven shelters: Arca Sevilla, San Anton, Recal Extremadura, Paws y Patas, Sofia El [ ... ]

When El Inocente came to me it was because I volunteered to foster one of the galgo / galgo mixes coming into Elite Greyhound Adoptions in West Palm Beach, Fl.   After a few days, I changed  [ ... ]

Jazz entered our pack a couple days after his first birthday.  Already having eight dogs in our pack, Jazz surprisingly made the transition smoothly.  He is an easy going, loving, and kind s [ ... ]

UPDATE! Little Orphan Andy is an orphan no more! He is now known as Mr. Murphy and is happily living in his forever home with his parents, another galgo, and some other canine friends!

Andy is a very s [ ... ]

UPDATE! These girls have found their forever homes! Thanks to our friends of Midwest Lurcher Rescue Group, Janice and the T Troop, we have heard of these two lovely 2 year old lurcher greyhound mixes  [ ... ]

Anubis Comes to Her New Home in Ohio

Once there was a little Ibizan Hound on the Isle of Ibiza who was the only pup of her litter not to be purchased by a hunter.  The only reason she did not mee [ ... ]

UPDATE! Callie was adopted by a lovely family in Canada thanks to one of our partner groups, Chinook Winds Greyhound Rescue.  A huge thank you is in order for everyone involved in this rescue, es [ ... ]

Miko just blew right into our lives with puppiness happiness and energy. What a spit fire, she just jumped right into our life without even looking. She was so well adjusted from her first home, sligh [ ... ]

"INOCENTE", another abused galgo, like so many of them who suffer in Spain. And when we save them we have to be extremely careful in our search for a trustworthy organisation or family to take them so [ ... ]

Marta is doing great!  She has settled in well to home life and is loving all the attention she's been getting.  She has started running and loves being a running companion.  She knows  [ ... ]

I first met Lola while traveling to Camp Scooby as a volunteer last summer.  I took an instant liking to her based on her unique look and size (like a miniature German Shepherd!)  It was hea [ ... ]

My husband and I adopted a Galgo at the end of January from Elite Greyhound Adoption that came from your Colorado rescue group in September.  His name at that time as "Devin" and he arrived Septe [ ... ]

UPDATE!! Sarita, now named Pearl, has found her forever home! Sarita is a beautiful Galga who needs a very special family who understands that she needs special love and attention due to the life she  [ ... ]

Olive--you know, "the other reindeer"--is a very young wire-haired female galga who arrived from Spain in September 2007, one day after her new brother Gus.  When the two were reunited at their n [ ... ]

I first saw Justin, a.k.a. Justin Credible, from the pictures Abby sent and asked my sister if I could foster him.  When Sonia went to pick him up from the airport in Atlanta she brought him to m [ ... ]

Muscongus aka Gus is a brindle galgo boy who arrived from Spain in September 2007, and lives in Golden CO with GRIN board members Christie & Kim and his 3 galgo and greyhound sisters.  Gus in [ ... ]

Our Toro ...

Abby at GRIN told me that this was an odd way to adopt ... and it was.  Fortunately, it has been just as rewarding as it was strange!

My background is in greyhound rescue & that is [ ... ]

Bola is doing great.  She’s gained a little weight – not by any means fat – just not quite as bony.   She went in to a major shed about 2 ½ weeks ago so I bought some nutritional [ ... ]

We adopted our little Galgo girl in October 2007. We don't have any background history on her before she came to Scooby. She has been a wonderful addition to our "fur" family. We have been involved wi [ ... ]

Presto came to the United States in February of 2006. Presto lived for a year in
Kanab, UT with the Greyhound Gang, and was recently adopted by a wonderful family
in Las Vegas, NV. galgos/presto

Cervantes is a Podenco Andaluz (Andalusian Hound) from Spain.

The Galgo Rescue International Network arranged his trip from Cadiz, Spain and he arrived in the US on October 24, 2007. He lived with a gr [ ... ]

UPDATE! Hidalgo - now known as Carlos - has finally found his forever home. Carlos is a loving galgo, and his personality is really coming out.  He is playing like a little puppy and seems surpri [ ... ]

On September 16th and 17th, 2007, the members of GRIN will welcome these lucky dogs to America. As part of GRIN's "Shelter Aid to the Rescue" mission, our volunteers, Charles and Jane Totten and Shirl [ ... ]

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION THROUGH GREYHOUND FRIENDS - http://www.greyhound.org

Lolo is a cheerful and handsome galgo - a Spanish greyhound. He has boundless energy, wants nothing more than to bask in huma [ ... ]

What can you say about Harry... He's a beautiful deerhound/galgo mix, silly and playful, with nothing but love to give. Harry came to the US in April 2007 and landed in the Christman home where he has [ ... ]

Isleta is indeed a "little island".  She is a tiny, shy, black and white, galga who arrived from Spain in April 2007.  When she first arrived, she was so shy that she would eat only one bite [ ... ]

Dante is a shy brindle wirehair galgo, but once he gets to know you he is a lovebug. He was adopted by a loving family in Wisconsin where he now lives happily in his forever home.

galgos/dante

Maggie and her son, Kona, were rescued by Scooby volunteers when they were found buried in a hole in the ground covered by a board.  Kona came to the US in October 2006, and Maggie made the same  [ ... ]

Carmen is a lovely, lively, tiny galgo. She came to the US in April 2007 and was transferred to the GPA - Greater Northwest adoption group in Idaho. She stayed in foster care for about a month and was [ ... ]

G.R.I.N. supporters are all familiar with Sasha, previously known as Dulce, as she became infamous in the greyhound community after escaping from her foster home in Colorado just 36 hours after arrivi [ ... ]

We don't know much about Daisy Face's history before coming to the US. She was chosen right before the rescue mission in February 2007 to stand in the place of Bita, a sweet Irish greyhound who died o [ ... ]

Marco is another long-term resident of Scooby who was lucky enough to be chosen to come to the US in February 2007. A big handsome brindle boy (and a chubby one at that), Marco earned the name "Mark"  [ ... ]

Senora is a wonderful, spunky gal who was overlooked at Scooby for quite some time. Her sweet face captured the hearts of the G.R.I.N. rescuers, though, and Senora was flown to the US in February 2007 [ ... ]

Little is known about Elly prior to her Scooby days. She was rescued from a poorly-run sanctuary in Valladolid along with a great many other galgos. After arriving at Scooby it became apparent that sh [ ... ]

No one knows why Sweetie was overlooked for so long, but for some reason she spent two years at Scooby waiting for her forever home. In February 2007, Sweetie was chosen to make the trip to the US, wh [ ... ]

Ramon was rescued (along with his brother Amistad and mother Ramona) from a warehouse in Spain where they had been left to starve. Amistad came to the US in October 2006, and so quickly won the hearts [ ... ]

Vigo and his sister Paloma were rescued by Scooby workers along with their other littermates after they were orphaned in Spain.  Sadly, the two are the only survivors of their litter. Vigo and Pa [ ... ]

Paloma is a beautiful galga puppy who came to the US when she was just 12 weeks old.  She and her brother, Vigo (also in the US), were brought to Scooby after being orphaned.  A tough little [ ... ]

Maribel is a darling little galgo who Abby and Crystal both fell in love with the moment they saw her.  She has a sunny disposition and is absolutely beautiful.  Crystal's heart was nearly b [ ... ]

Esparanza is a sweet but shy little wirehair galgo. Little is known about her before she came to Scooby. Her sweet disposition earned her a spot on the plane to the US where she was immediately placed [ ... ]

Feana is an Irish greyhound who was brought to Scooby after the closure of the Barcelona racetrack early in 2006.  She is a delightful fawn brindle who grins whenever she is approached!  She [ ... ]

Fermina is a slightly older girl and has a great sense of dignity about her.  Abby met her at Scooby when she was brought in to be spayed. Her surgery was uneventful, but later that night it was  [ ... ]

Amistad lived at Scooby with his brother and another pair of galgo brothers.  He, his brother, and mother were discovered by Scooby rescuers after being abandoned in a warehouse with no food or w [ ... ]

Bonita is a playful and bright wirehair galgo who had been living at Scooby for quite some time.  It was her boisterous nature that made Abby notice her.  She was adopted by a wonderful fami [ ... ]

Aluna is a young wirehair galgo who went through a rather rough ordeal after arriving in the US.  She developed the unsavory habit of fence-jumping (galgos are extremely agile!) and had to be mov [ ... ]

Isabella is a tiny galgo/podenco mix known as Tiddleywink while at Scooby.  Her positively petite 40 pound frame is deceptive, though, as she lived in a large paddock at Scooby with more than a d [ ... ]

Little is known about beautiful Madeleine prior to her arrival at Scooby. She was pointed out to Abby during her October visit at Scooby and Abby just knew she had to come back with her. Her mom desc [ ... ]

UPDATE! Kona has found his forever home! An active setting would be best and Kona craves attention from both his human and canine companions. He currently lives with a cat and is cat-safe. Kona is [ ... ]

Marron, now known as MoMo, was found wandering the streets of Salamenca, Spain with his brother Blanco when they were just a couple months old. The people of Scooby rescued the pair and took them to t [ ... ]

Blanco, now known as Jasper, was found wandering the streets of Salamenca, Spain with his brother Marron when they were just a couple months old. The people of Scooby rescued the pair and took them to [ ... ]

Noodles is a very special boy with an incredible story. In January 2005, Scooby received an emergency call - barking could be heard coming from a deep well! Scooby enlisted the help of the local fire/ [ ... ]

Roberta is a very sweet shorthaired galga who came to the US as part of the "24 Paws Across the Ocean" rescue mission in June 2006. She was adopted upon arrival by a very loving family and now lives  [ ... ]

PeTunya, is an Irish greyhound who raced 128 races at the Barcelona greyhound track. She was taken to Scooby after the closure of the track in February 2006. PeTunya is a very special girl and has s [ ... ]

Yoda, known as Ruben II at Scooby, is not only the G.R.I.N. posterboy, but also a wise and wonderful gentleman. Abby Christman met him at Scooby in February 2006 and requested he make the June trip to [ ... ]

Francesca's story before coming to Scooby is unknown.  Abby Christman found Francie at Scooby in February 2006 and just knew this sweet, fuzzy-faced girl needed to find her forever home.  So [ ... ]

Prisa, known as Laura in her Scooby days, is a very special girl with an incredible story.  In January 2005, Scooby received an emergency call - barking could be heard coming from a deep well! Sc [ ... ]

Sanchez is a friendly little galgo mix pup who was rescued by Scooby in the fall of 2005.  When the Operation Scooby team visited in October 2005, Jason Cordeiro, VMD, fell in love with the littl [ ... ]

Inigo was known as "Ozzie" while at Scooby. He was found with his brother and son (both of whom also have one blue eye) after being abandoned by a band of gypsies in the Spanish countryside. Scooby re [ ... ]

You may have noticed that Chata falls a little short of being a galgo (pun intended). She is a rather old beagle/pointer mix who was brought to Scooby by the people who had been using her for breeding [ ... ]