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When we tearfully let
Heisman go to the bridge in October, 2007, it devastated our family once
again. We didn't want to let him go - we had to. He went
into end stage Wobbler's and was slowly losing all mobility. We
couldn't let him suffer just for our selfishness. We loved him too
much so we made the decision to help him to the bridge October 1, 2007.
Nothing seemed the same anymore. We were missing a big
piece of our hearts that hadn't quite healed from Jackie's passing.
Heisman knew that when it came time for him to leave us, he still had
one more thing to accomplish. He needed to send us someone extra
special to carry on and keep the circle of Greyhound love going.
Of course, knowing our furkids like we did, we left it in the paws of
Heisman to send someone special our way. He never failed us here
on earth and he would never fail us at the bridge either.
It took a few days but finally Heisman's heart person, Sadie,
came to me very quietly, looked at me with her big blue eyes and somber
face and said matter of factly, *Heisman said to wait until Spring and
he would send us a special boy.* Now, Sadie was 6 and she and
Heisman had an incredibly close bond. Their love for one another
was immense but Heisman also knew Sadie would need someone very gentle
and caring to help guide her the rest of the way through life after he
earned his golden wings. So, we decided to leave things be as they
were and trust in Heisman.
Winter came and gone. Ashley and LuLu did well together
but it was clear they both missed their older brother and needed a boy
in their lives, too. Down deep in my heart, I could feel the time
drawing near.
Finally, 4 days before the official first day of Spring, I
receive an email from Ashley's race owner. She had two Greyhounds
that were ready to go into adoption. One was a little girl and the
other was a middle aged boy. She preferred the boy to be placed
nearby because her little boy was attached to him. I asked for
additional info on each so I could find the right group for each.
When I got the bio on the boy, the more I read, the more I
realized this boy was meant for us. He was everything we wanted.
He was gentle. He was excellent around children. He was a
middle aged male and did well around other Greyhounds. When I
showed his picture to Sadie without telling her anything else about him,
she said excitingly *Grandma! That's the special boy that Heisman
is sending us! That's him! That's him!* I asked if she
was sure and she said yes. So, after discussing it with his owner,
we decided to adopt this boy named Patrick Martin.
We found out that Patrick Martin was quite a boy, too.
He was a grade A / stakes racer out of Naples, Florida winning 32 out of
57 races. He broke the metatarsus bone in his right rear leg so
they had his leg fixed and brought him back to the farm to become a stud
dog. He's sired 23 pups so far and most of them are still
currently racing. They decided he was not getting any younger so
they had his semen frozen and put him up for adoption with hopes he
would stay close to them.
It took a couple of months but Patrick Martin finally arrived
May 24th, 2008. He's a tall boy with such a wonderful personality.
He has his greyt grandsire's eyes who just happens to be Dutch Bahama.
His sire was Gable Dodge and he also has HB's Commander in his
bloodline, too. Coming from such a studly line of Hall of Fame
dogs, you would think this boy has alot of ego, too, but he doesn't.
He's mild mannered, very loving and oh so kissy! He loves children
of all ages and is perfect for our family and house that stood empty
without a boy for 7 months. He's our 7th Greyhound we've adopted
and our 3rd boy out of the whole entire pack. I'm sure Heisman is
very pleased with his pick. I know we are.
Welcome Patrick Martin! We adore gazing into your
beautiful eyes and we love to see that boyish trot once again here in
our home. We hope you love us as much as we love you.
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We are currently looking for Patrick Martin's offspring,
littermates and half littermates. Patrick Martin's sire was Gable
Dodge and his dam was Nitro Feistycurl. If you have a dog that is
related to Patrick Martin in some way, please feel free to contact us.
We would love to share stories and pictures with you.
Patrick Martin's pedigree on Greyhound Data |
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