If you would like to help with any part of this process described in this
section, call Joyce McRorie at (714) 962-0789. Or you can send email to
Joyce: gpa@pacbell.net
The picture at left is a close-up of a turn-out pen at the farm.
The high quality food we provide there, as well as the expert care they receive, means that dogs who have spent some time on the farm gain weight and get back a full coat of hair.
Most of the dogs from the track have no hair on their buns and stomach.
The foster family then brings the greyhound home. Since we usually pick up dogs on Saturday morning, the family will have the rest of the weekend to spend with the dog. In the next couple of weeks, the foster family has a number of tasks to accomplish. They will take the greyhound to a veterinarian who cooperates with GPA for neutering/spaying, teeth cleaning, and heartworm check. They housetrain the dog and socialize it to life in a home (read about the Foster Home Experience).
Once a prospective adopter has sent in an adoption application, he or she is contacted by a Placement Representative (read about our adoption procedures). The representative, who has discussed the adopter's interests and needs in a dog during a home visit, helps him or her set up a visit to a dog in a foster family's home.