Monicas Heart Greyhound Adoption

FOSTER DOGS

Adoptable Dogs

Please look at our "Foster Dog" list above to read about our current foster dogs in need of homes. Many, many successful adoptions have resulted in loving homes for greyhounds that have come to us from tracks in West Virginia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, Kansas, and New Hampshire. Monica's Heart averages 100 adoptions per year.

For more information about Monica's Heart, visit www.monicasheart.com

2008 ADOPTIONS:

AUGUST
SKEETER (JNB Mosquito) 4 yr old brindle male
TIGER LILY (BB's EMPOWER) 4 yr old brindle female
GIRL TALK (X's Girl Talk) 2 yr old red fawn female
JAGGER (Krop Thomas) 4 yr old black male
COLINA (Dutch Colina) 4 yr old white & black female
JACKSON, 3 yr old brindle male
VIVA (TF Baracooda), 6 yr old black female
DUDE (Awesome Dude), 2 yr old red fawn male
BUBBLE GUM (G's Bubble Gum) 2 yr old black male
ALICE (RWC Alice Quick) 3 yr old white & red female

JULY
TEMPEST (Pin Oak Tempest) 4 yr old black female
BAILEY (Big Bailey) 5 yr old black female
KIMMY (Solitary Alta) 7 yr old black female
HUGS (Tulip) 4 yr old brindle female
RIKKI (CB Rikki) 8 yr old brindle female
GARFIELD (Sol Garfield) 4 yr old brindle male
BEN (RWC Ben Quick) 3 yr old brindle male

JUNE
CARLA (Jiminy Carla) 2 yr old brindle female
ZOEY (Jiminy Zoey) 2 yr old brindle female
NED (Kay V Red) 4 yr old brindle male
CAGIN (Bohemian Cagin) 10 yr old brindle male
CASEY (Cash N Run) 2 yr old white and red female
PIPER (Wake up Call) 3 yr old white & brindle male
KIBBY (Primco Killer B) 6 yr old brindle male

MAY
FROST (Iruska Frost) 2 yr old red fawn male
HAJI (BD's Haji) 4 yr old brindle male
BLACKIE (Goin' Black) 2 yr old black female
SHAWNA (GR's Shawna) 7 yr old red fawn female
FENDI (Bahama Fendi) 3 yr old brindle female
TRESSA (CTR Enchantress) 4 yr old brindle female

APRIL
GROOVY (Craigie Groovy) 2 yr old red fawn female
PRADA (BJ's Prada) 3 yr old dark brindle female
SALLY (Fuzzy's Flagwaver) 8 yr old red fawn female
RUNN (Cold B Run'n Shoe) 2 yr old white & black male
DEAN (Wild Dean) 2 yr old brindle male
PACKARD (Packard) 2 yr old black female

MARCH
DELILAH (Delight Tyme) 4 yr old brindle female
BELLE STAR (Greys Bellestarr), 2 yr old red fawn female
COLT (Nasgoen) 4 yr old brindle female
POKER (Kay V Poker) 4 yr old white & brindle male
ALIBI (WJS No Alibi) 4 yr old black male
RIDEM (BB's Ridem), 4 yr old white female
BART (Bart's Splash) 5 yr old white & black male
ROULETTE (Sol Roulette) 5 yr old brindle female

FEBRUARY
HARVEY (Harvey Two Face) 4 yr old brindle male
DONOVAN (Sol Donovan) 4 yr old black male
CHARLIE (Captain Squire) 2 yr old brindle male
ZONE (P's Red Zone) 3 yr old red male
SISSY, 5 yr old brindle female
PENNY (Cindy) 2 yr old brindle female
BIGLEY (Cmon Big Head) 6 yr old black male

JANUARY
RACHEL (Dewey Rachel) 2 yr old white & red female
RELISH (Relish Green) 4 yr old white female
GOBI (GR's Gobi) 6 yr old red female
HERSHEY (VP Hershey Bar) 2 yr old black female
OPAL (Dewey Opalsok) 2 yr old white & red female
DIAMOND (Jag's Diamond) 3 yr old white & brindle female

News

New Kids On The Block
Whether you're looking for a lively, active walking companion or a calm, quiet couch-potato, we have your dog! PLEASE look at all of our beautiful greyhounds (click on FOSTER DOGS above)! One just may be "perfect" for your situation.

Events
Monica's Hearts Hounds & Humans will be participating at the following locations (please join us!):
(For more information on any of these events, see our contact list below).

  • SEPT 6 ~ 11AM - 3 PM Petco Adoption Fair, Westmont Community Arts Center
  • SEPT 6 ~ PA Pet Walk, Shikellamy State Park Marina, Sunbury PA, 8 AM - 4 PM
  • SEPT 7 ~ Meet & Greet, Superpetz, Rte 11-15 Selinsgrove PA 11AM - 2 PM
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  • SEPT 13 ~ Meet & Greet, Valu Home Center, North Hornell NY, 11 AM - 1 PM
  • SEPT 13 ~ Pet Adoption Expo, ARDs Market, Mifflinburg PA, 10 AM - 3 PM
  • SEPT 14 ~ Meet & Greet, Creature Comforts, Upper Front Street, Binhamton NY, 1-3 PM
  • SEPT 20 ~ Milton Harvest Fest, Broadway and Bound Ave, downtown Milton PA, 9AM-5PM
  • SEPT 20 and 21 ~ PETCO, Big Flats NY , Greyhound Planet Week Meet & Greets, 1-3 PM each day
  • SEPT 21 ~ New Germany Arts Festival; begins at 10 AM - join us! Blanket Raffle Drawing
  • SEPT 21 ~ SPCA of Tompkins County, Pet Fest and 21st Annual Dog Walk at Cass Park in Ithaca NY. Dog Walk registration 10 AM, walk begins at 11 AM. Fun, food and festivities until 3 PM
  • SEPT 27 ~ Potato Fest in Ebensburg PA. Enjoy the day with your dogs as you walk , shop, browse and eat!
  • SEPT 27 ~ tentative - Meet the Breed, Old Bedford Village; call Judy Richards for details
  • SEPT 28 ~ Meet & Greet, Petco Altoona, 1-3 PM
  • OCTOBER 4 ~ Tuckahoe Street Fair, Arts & Crafts Festival, 9 AM - 4 PM, Bellwood PA. We need folks to sign up for 2-4 hr shifts

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    Who We Are

    MONICA'S HEART is a non-profit organization incorporated in December 1996 located in Central Pennsylvania. We are an all volunteer organization dedicated to finding good homes for GREYHOUNDS who have finished their racing careers.

    Our greyhounds have raced at a variety of tracks in various states. They are fostered in members' homes when they first arrive from the track or adoption kennel. During this transition period, they are taken to the vet for immunizations, fecal exams, dentals, spay/neuter and any medical problems. Our adoption fee of $195.00 helps to defray kennel and veterinary expenses for all dogs prior to adoption.

    Adopting a Friend

    "Adopt a Greyhound & Make a Fast Friend" is a motto that greyhound owners find true! These dogs are an extremely loyal, loving, gentle breed of dogs who thrive on attention and human companionship. Perhaps the most endearing quality possessed by almost all greyhounds is the strong bond it forms with those who care for it.

    Racing greyhounds have lived in a kennel most of their lives. As a pet,the changes in their environment, lifestyle, and expected behavior will require a period of adjustment that can last from a few days to a few weeks. It is a testimony to their intelligence and temperament that they adjust to our world as adult dogs as quickly as they do.

    Greyhounds are sight hounds and must be kept on a leash or in an entirely fenced in area when not on a leash. They run at high speeds & can be several miles from home in a matter of minutes if left to run. Although they love to run, greyhounds are sprinters rather than long-distance runners & require no more exercise than your average dog of another breed.

    Volunteering and Donations

    Funding for Monica's Heart operations is totally dependent on adoption fees, memberships, subscriptions, fund raisers, donations, and volunteer efforts of it's members. Membership is open to all who want to benefit the Greyhounds that need a good home when they can no longer race (usually between 2 - 4 years of age). We will gladly accept any donation of time, skills, or one time contribution.

    "The more Monica's Heart grows, the more dogs will benefit"!

    Come Visit Us!

    Monica's Heart is located in the Altoona area of PA. We are about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh and 120 miles west of Harrisburg. We do not have a kennel, but foster the dogs in our own homes. There are two foster homes in ALTOONA, one in West Milton PA, and one in in the Northumberland County/Shamokin area of PA. In addition, we also have 2 foster families in New York, close to the Binghamton area.
    Monicas Heart Greyhound Adoption

    1408 E. Hamilton Lane
    Altoona PA 16602 (JUDY)

    CONTACTS:
    ALTOONA: 814-942-3145 (KAY) houndmom@atlanticbb.net
    ALTOONA: 814-943-1475 (PEG) obie@pennswoods.net
    JOHNSTOWN: 814-467-6737 (Dede)
    SHAMOKIN: 570-644-2358 (LINDA) lrbgreys@ptd.net
    BINGHAMTON NY: 607-648-4342 (JACK)slave4greys@stny.rr.com
    CAMPBELL NY: 607-527-8370 (LISA) lnichols@stny.rr.com




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