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Dr. Rex Bailey & Dr. Larry McAfee will have Jeff Coggins of American Greyhound on their radio show "All Creatures Great and Small" on February 12 from 8:00-9:00AM

If you are live in the Michigan City area tune to AM 1420.

Radio Show Information

WIMS Radio

Michigan City Animal Hospital - Dr. Rex Bailey

McAfee Animal Hospital - Dr Larry McAfee

Foster homes are the limiting factor in American Greyhound's operations.  The number of active foster homes dictates the number of rescued hounds we have available for adoption at any given time.  American greyhound currently operates no kennel facilities and relies on foster homes to house our adoptable hounds.

First haul of the year eighteen dogs where brought from Alabama to Midwest rescue groups.

American Greyhound had received a handsome dog named Candles Sheep in March of 2009 and in early April 2009, we were contacted about taking his litter mate, Candles Billy because Billy had had a seizure during a race.  When we got Billy, he looked exactly like Sheep, same tall socks, same chest markings, everything the same except Billy was fawn and Sheep was black and these brothers were not yet even 2 years old.

Our annual Freezin' for a Reason Polar Bear Plunge raised over $13,000 this year.

American Greyhound is a rescue for retired racing greyhounds.  This video explains the challenges we are facing in the coming months. Everyone's contributions and volunteer efforts will be needed to face these challenges.

Our 2nd Annual Winning Hearts Not Races Auction raised over $49,000. We had over 250 guests this year and over 400 auctions items.

Thank You to our guest, individuals and businesses that donated items, and our Auction Committee for organizing such an amazing event.

What a difference a year makes. The hauler purchased from proceeds from last years auction has transported over a 100 dogs to rescue groups in the Midwest.

The fancy-pants fundraiser attracted nearly 250 guests who dug deeply into their wallets and purses for a whopping $46,000 in just a few hours.

The event offered a silent auction, live auction, champagne fountain, wonderful dinner and an open bar this past Saturday night at Avalon Manor in Hobart. In other words, it was a top-shelf affair that was both hoity and toity, in a good way.

My husband and I are thrilled to be taking in our second foster! We adopted our greyhound Sophie over a year ago, and we have been in love with greyhounds and this organization ever since.