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The GentleHugs Greyhounds
Hi! My name is Therese Skinner and my Greyhounds are affectionately
called the GentleHugs Greyhounds. You might also recognize us as
Heisman's Greyhound Art or Greyhound Planet.
Our signature is one that almost everyone recognizes. When posting
to various list forums, we always end our posts with GentleHugs.
We decided on the signature GentleHugs back in 1999 because we wanted
something that associated us with Greyhounds and also how I am
personally. We came up with G for gentle and Grey because
Greyhounds are a gentle breed and H for hounds and hugs because I hug
everyone I meet and we have hounds! I guess it's the midwest
plains hospitality in me that does that.
We first became interested in adopting a Greyhound back in 1995. I
had been involved with animal adoption and rescue since I was a little
girl of age 4 thanks to my loving maternal Grandmother, Myrtle.
Her philosophy about animals needing a committed person to love them
stuck in my mind while growing up. It became natural to me to
always help an animal in need, to love an animal unconditionally and to
provide a loving home for them. Animals in the wild were to be
admired from afar and not made into house pets. I taught my
children that philosophy and I'm now teaching my grandchildren the same,
too.
In 1995, I was involved with wild animal rehabilitation. I was
rehabbing orphan cottontail bunnies until they were healthy and old
enough to be released back into the wild. I made my way into town
one day to the local pet supply store to pick up some supplies.
That's when I saw my first Greyhound and I knew from the time his eyes
looked into mine and he leaned against me that some day I would adopt a
Greyhound.
5 years later, we found ourselves looking into the eyes of our very
first adopted Greyhound, Hannah. After Hannah passed, we went on
to adopt 6 more Greyhounds to date and each one of the hounds we've
adopted were special. The links to their stories are below.
We've fostered many others, too - most with special needs. We've
donated thousands of dollars to help various Greyhounds out there in
need and naturally we will keep on donating. As long as there is a
Greyhound in need - we will continue to donate to various groups through
Heisman's Greyhound Art, Greyhound Affair and Books by Greyhound Affair.
During these past few years, our home and our life has never been the
same. We brag the same thing as most Greyhound parents do - we
can't remember what it was like not having these beautiful dogs as
family members. Our home will always be graced by the presence of
a loving Greyhound and the circle will not be broken. When we lose
one, we will honor their life and memory by adopting another.
Therese and The GentleHugs Greyhounds
click on the links below to read about
our Greyhounds
Hannah
Romeo
Jackie
Heisman
Ashley
LuLu
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