In the last 3 months I have lost friends who have several greyhounds. One girl suddenly died of an anerysm & her husband traveled, so he wasn't able to keep the dogs. One of the greys went back to his original owner who adopts out greys & he said Sam won't be adopted out, he'll keep him. A real shy female was adopted by another person here & the 3rd is waiting on her new forever home at that person's house. The girl also had ferrets & a saltwater tank full of fish. The ferret rescue who she worked closely with, took back the ferrets. I guess her husband kept the fish tank.
Then yesterday evening I found out another person I knew was murdered & she had 9 greyhounds. She actually took dogs from a racing kennel & found homes for them, but at the time of her death there were 9 greyhounds in her home. Fortunately for them, they weren't harmed. MidSouth Greyhound Adoption Option, the group I work with took the 9 greys since they were retired from Southland.
I was haunted by the thought of what would happen to my pups if something tragic like this happened to me. My sisters don't want them.
Fortunately my friend Cynde knows that if something happens...come get them & take them to the adoption kennel. I wish she could keep them but I know that's not possible. I have been told by different people that they'd take Pipi or they'd take Jack, but what if suddenly someone calls & says So & So died, can you take her dogs?
But have we made arrangements for our pets if something happens? Their well being is what held me back from having knee replacements for so long. When my friends found out, after the butt chewing...they said We would've done this for you a long time ago...and they kept care of them for nearly 2 months after my surgeries.
Its very sad for both people...and their pups.

Our gang is lucky were married, there will still be someone around.

Hilda, This is something I have never thought of, but will now.

My DW and I have talked about this, and if one of us goes first, the other will keep the dogs no matter what.
If both of us go at the same time, (God forbid), I guess it'll be out of our hands and we'll just have to look down and make sure they're being taken care of.
(Because I swear, I will come back and haunt whoever doesn't take care of them.)

I am sure Dave will continue taking care of my babies. But it is something to think about and maybe there should be some kind of will so that people will know where the puppers should go

all my furkids have homes if something was to happen to me, and all of them would stay together!

My friend Trisha who died 2 months ago today was married, but she thought that since her husband was nearly 20 yrs older, he'd go first. Unfortunately he works away from home & couldn't keep the dogs...but someone stepped up & took all 3 of them at once, then found the original adopter of Sam, contacted the preadoption group of the 2nd one & then she's keeping the 3rd one.
So this is to notify everyone, if something happens to me, ya'll all know to get in touch with Cynde (cynde1960@yahoo.com)...although she'll be the first to probably notify ya'll.
I know its morbid & people don't like to think about stuff like this, but its something we DO need to think about.

Knowing Beryl, she'll be down here & take them away from Cynde, he he he

It's a good topic to bring up, Hilda. Folks assume that friends and family will take care of the pets, but they're not always in a position to do it, or maybe they already have animals that absolutely won't get along with your pets. We get quite a few dogs in our rescue every year because of those two reasons alone.

I've always had a plan in place if something were to happen to me and my DH, but since I started volunteering for my rescue group, I've become a little more anal . I've done a couple compatibility tests with the person who'll get my dogs if anything happens to us. I've taken the hounds to her house, let them play with her gang for a bit, then left them there for a few hours to see how they get along without Mom around. I know it's not perfect; I really need to leave them for a weekend or something, but it's a start.

It's also a good thing to recheck, every couple years, with the people who've said they'd be willing to take on your animals. Lives and circumstances change and we may not always see it from the outside.

Good topic!

Oh how horrible. Tom and Trish would take Misty and most likely, my sister, Karen would take Athena, Apollo, and Shadow.

We've had greys returned due to death & illness. My friend Cynde has an afghan hound due to terminal cancer from the afghan's owner.
I talked it over again the other night with Cynde because we both knew the woman who was murdered. Then I found out that 2 of the greyhounds staying with Becky...weren't hers. She was pet sitting. Imagine coming home to find out your greys witnessed a murder & they're at the adoption kennel.
Cynde knows if something happens to me, she is to get the dogs. My contract with MSGAO advises me to return them...but I'm in good with the director, he he he
I should make Cynde my beneficiary. he he he

News Flash: the guy who killed Becky has been captured, charged with first degree murder, is sitting in jail with no bond. Several items stolen from Becky were found in his home. He had done work for Becky along with his mother & grandfather about 6 months ago.

I'm so glad that this is brought up here. I intend to write an article to include in our July newsletter about making plans for care of the hounds (and other pets) if something happens to adopters. People just don't think ahead. It's all about the here and now. So this is an important (and responsible) subject that needs to be faced by everyone who brings a pet into their lives.

Well,

All I can say is Leona Hemsley's Pooch got screwed. She left it $10 million dollars and the judge gave it to her family members.

Which is rightfully so, how is a dog going to spend that kind of money. What she should of done and made sure the inheritence could pay for someone to care for the dog for the rest of it's life.

We have made plans for our pooches should both my husband and I go at the same time.
I would do no less for my babies.
Tara