Most amazing gratitude and thanks to Rob Parker and also Ron Hevener. Gentlemen, we salute you!


greyhounds cut 1 from Rob Parker on Vimeo.

Veterinarian Opens Wellness Center for Pets in Phila. KYW Newsradio

 

KYW’s John McDevitt reports that at Whole Animal Gym (or “WAG”), on Second Street near South, hydrotherapy for your pet is done in a giant tank that has an underwater treadmill and jets.

Veterinarian Dr. Christina Fuoco is co-owner of WAG:

“The underwater treadmill is really helpful for post-surgical patients.  It can also be really helpful to get an arthritic patient moving better, take some of the weight off of them by providing the buoyancy with the water, get them moving better, build some muscle back up that they may have lost because they are not as active.”

Other services include laser therapy and acupuncture.

And if your pooch has packed on the pounds, there is an indoor gym with agility equipment.  And they can strap on a life vest if needed and swim in the tank.

For more information go to www.wag-philly.com.

The elephant in the room is the fact that people race Greyhounds.  Our focus at Life In The Fast Lane is on helping Greyhounds find homes.  However, at the Main Event, October 2nd, you will have a chance to meet and talk with author Ryan Reed, a contributor to The Greyhound Review.  His latest book "Born To Run" is a fascinating, in-depth and insightful look into the reality of Greyhound racing.

Please be sure to join the, ahem, "feisty" discussions which are sure to ensue!

Hey,

So as Paul just said to me, we're in the "crunch time".  Having absolutely no sense of time, but a loudly empty stomach, my mind wandered to such delights as Heath Bars, granola and eating in general.  But what he actually meant, it seems, is that we are getting really close to the Main Event.......YIKES!  and YIPPEEEE!  and such!

Basically, for those of you who are nearly as confused as I am, (and Crikey, I feel for you)! this means that in 27 days from now (right, Paul)? the Vincent Michael Gallery will be showing the works of all the artists we list here...and then some!  The opening will be from 5p.m. until 9p.m. at the Piazza and the art will be available for ten days.

Don't worry though!  We will also have a virtual/online gallery so that you may see/purchase the pieces, even if you cannot attend the opening or the following day's Main Event.  As we have pieces arriving at the gallery already, I suppose I should get of my duff and go and photograph some of them, what?!

Tell you what; it's a bit of a crazy time for me the next few days.  I'll be back in Near Reality on Tuesday.  Or  Wednesday.  And then I'll take a few pics to show the sort of wonderful work the artists have been so kind to give us and ultimately, the Greyhounds.

Meanwhile, lookout!  I do still have access to a friend's computer until I pay the bill for mine.....so, be warned....I may ramble on muchly before I come back to the N.R.

x

Yup, it's true boys'n'girls!  After a sadly false start, we are thrilled to announce that the fabulous and oh-so-easy (and yet safe, lol) PayPal button is up and ready for any sort of cash, dough, moolah, spondulicks, rhino, bucks, C-note(s), tender, pittance, guineas, gelt, pocket money, specie, change, scratch, mazuma, pieces of eight, greenbacks, big ones, banknotes, dead presidents, scrilla, loot, clams, scratch and such you'd like to send our way.

Although Paypal will take a bit to process your donation securely, we assure you that the rest will be 100% for the care, welfare and maintenance of Greyhounds being housed at JCKC through Pam Davis.

Jane writes:

My sweet Maggie.  She raced her entire career at JCKC - racing name L's Magnolia.
 
We are truly blessed that she is a member of our family.

Thank you, thank you, thank you Pam and crew for sending her our way.