Heisman's Greyhound Art

HEISMAN'S GREYHOUND ART

Helping Greyhounds Globally

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We all know that Greyhounds are special. I haven't ran into a Greyhound that wasn't. They all tell their own story in some way including Heisman.
When we adopted Heisman at almost age 6, there was something different about him. He was VERY human friendly especially if the human was of miniature child size. Human babies and children in Heisman's eyes are the best thing that's happened since treats and ear scritches! Everywhere we took Heisman, he attracted people like a huge magnet and he let the public know just how incredible Greyhounds are!
It took awhile but after refining several drawings the best I could, Heisman's first design was born titled *Luv Missin' In Yur Life?* Modeled after the innocent love that Heisman has for children with that *child like* look, we started a simple store on Cafepress. Customers started asking for more and more is what we gave them.
Now, as you see the store today, it's evolved from one simple design created in the image of Heisman to humorous creations to serious images promoting Greyhound Adoption. All of our proceeds goes toward helping foster Greyhounds who have serious medical needs in various adoption groups. Why did we choose to help those who have serious medical needs? Because those hounds might be overlooked for adoption unless they are healthier. Medical care for those *special needs* hounds puts a financial strain on adoption groups. Most groups struggle daily in order to meet their financial responsibility to care for them. They either run in the red most of the time or have ongoing vet bills that seem to never end - only mount up. Sometimes, the adoption fee doesn't even begin to cover the vet bill for a single hound - let alone the many Greyhounds who depend on that group for help.
So Heisman and I decided to help those with serious medical needs. After all, Heisman was a *Special Needs* hound himself after being diagnosed with Intervertebral Disk Disease (aka Wobbler's Disease) so it all hit very close to home. The risk he ran daily was being totally paralyzed from the shoulders to his hind end area if he was not careful. He took daily medications to help ease the pressure off of the spinal cord nerve. His activity level was monitored on a daily basis, too. He turned 12 May 7, 2007 - but he acted and moved like a hound that was much older. Yet it did not break his spirit of helping other Greyhounds out there that needed help.
Sadly, on October 1, 2007, the Wobbler's took it's toll on Heisman impairing his mobility to the point to where he could no longer stand without collapsing. To preserve his dignity and to end the suffering he endured during the 3 1/2 years of having Wobbler's, Heisman was assisted to the bridge while being held in his mother's loving arms and surrounded by family.

Heisman was 12 1/2 and left behind a legacy that will never be forgotten by the many people and hounds he touched over the years. Heisman's Greyhound Art store will continue on serving the many special needs hounds out there in his memory because that's what Heisman would have wanted.
We hope you enjoyed our little story of how Heisman's Greyhound Art got started. We want to thank all of our customers for helping us make the store into what it is today. Thank you for helping the many Greyhounds out there that have serious and special medical needs so they may have a good chance at finding their forever loving home, too. We sincerely appreciate your continued support through your purchases because it all put a big huge smile on Heisman's face to know his fellow Greyhounds will get the medical care they so deserve. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.

Sincerely and with Gentle Hugs,
Therese and Heisman at the bridge

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