Bob and Barbara adopted their third greyhound, Sammi, in July 1999.

Dear Cheryl:?

?We just wanted to send a special thanks to you for our latest addition – Sammi and let everyone know that it is really true that "greyhounds get better with age"! Willie (Ole Wayout Willy) and Shyanne (Sholow Royal) have been with us for one year – and we couldn’t love them more – and always thought that our greyhound population would stay at two! Then, you wrote about the "Golden Oldies" in the last newsletter and we did as you said and looked to see if there was any more room on our sofa! (We were in luck – Willie doesn’t jump and stays on the floor, so there was another whole half a sofa sitting empty!) Luckily, when we found the room Sammi found himself homeless and, thanks to you, we found each other! He is just great - a real lover who follows us everywhere and is not happy unless his head is in someone’s lap! His tail never stops wagging and when he looks at us with that grin, we can’t help but smile back at him! He adjusted in the first hour he lived here, made instant friends with Willie and Shyanne, and has made himself very "at home". Willie and Shyanne are very happy to share everything with Sammi, but are still working on getting him to use "their" dog door! Their three new beds are in our bedroom and every night and morning they all play tag together – jumping from one bed to another! The cats just watch in shock!

?Thanks also to Linda for arranging a time for us to easily pick up Sammi and to Kiersten for her calls to check on him. You’d never know Sammi was 9 1/2 years old – he runs and plays all the time! As a matter of fact, we expect him to still be here for Shyanne’s 15th birthday party – and she is only now 3 years old! Of course, you are all invited, too! Thanks again...

Bob and Barbara