Whytell Irene... that she is a bounce?

Occasionally, adopted greyhounds are given back to the organization because their families are no longer able to take care of them and they are called, "bounces" or "bouncebacks." Our new foster, Irene, is one such hound. Unfortunately, bounces are often prejudiced for something that was outside of their control; people give up dogs because of financial trouble, divorce, a new baby, location move, etc., and not because the dog is bad. Adoption organizations will try their best to make good, permanent matches, but some things are simply impossible to predict.

Irene arrived on the same January haul as our previous foster, Santana (now called, "Lincoln"). She has simply hit a little bump on her road to retirement, but she'll soon be back on path to warm naps on soft beds and unsolicited petting.

She may be fresh off the track, but Irene knows what toys are for

But first! It's back to basics for this cute girlie, such as handling stairs, learning to be alone at times, and acting mannerly around other animals.

Understandably, Poor Irene is a little confused and nervous right now, and is showing it with her output. We are putting her on a bland diet (cooked chicken and rice) until her stools firm up. Hopefully, that will happen soon so that we can then work on putting some weight on her bones. We will also place her on two rounds of dewormer medication, just in case there is another reason for her diarrhea and weight loss.

Irene's kennel name was "Whytell Irene" and her racing stats can be found here. She has had a puny number of races at 18 in total. Her last race was in May 2007, so there is quite a mysterious gap in her past. Another mystery is the scar on her nose. Well, at least Irene has made no secret of the fact that she loves people and food. We will have to wait and see what else we can learn about Irene in the coming days.