Books with author Suzanne Wagstaff-Gibson

Mayflower, a racing greyhound, gets given to the Greyhound Association of Texas (GALT) because her trainer/owner feels she is getting too old and doesn't want her any more. Mayflower goes to live with a foster family until a Forever Home can be found for her. Her picture is posted on the GALT web site stating that she is available for adoption. A lady sees her picture and decides she wants to meet Mayflower as she might just be the right dog to be a sister to Gigi, a greyhound she already has. They meet and the lady decides that she wants Mayflower. She goes to live in her Forever Home with her new Mama and sister, Gigi. Walk with Mayflower as Gigi teaches her all the things she needs to know to live in a house.

Mayflower, a racing greyhound, gets given to the Greyhound Association of Texas (GALT) because her trainer/owner feels she is getting too old and doesn't want her any more. Mayflower goes to live with a foster family until a Forever Home can be found for her. Her picture is posted on the GALT web site stating that she is available for adoption. A lady sees her picture and decides she wants to meet Mayflower as she might just be the right dog to be a sister to Gigi, a greyhound she already has. They meet and the lady decides that she wants Mayflower. She goes to live in her Forever Home with her new Mama and sister, Gigi. Walk with Mayflower as Gigi teaches her all the things she needs to know to live in a house.

Mayflower, a racing greyhound, gets given to thee Greyhound Association of Texas (GALT) because her rainer/owner feels she is getting too old and doesn't want her any more. Mayflower goes to live with a foster family until a Forever Home can be found for her. Her picture is posted on the GALT web site stating that she is available for adoption. A lady sees her picture and decides she wants to meet Mayflower as she might just be the right dog to be a sister to Gigi, a greyhound she already has. They meet and the lady decides she wants Mayflower. She goes to live in her Forever Home with her new Mama and sister, Gigi. Walk with Mayflower as Gigi teaches her all the things she needs to know to live in a house.

It's a beautiful day outside and Mayflower runs across the backyard chasing a bunny. The bunny scampers under the fence. Bunnies one, Mayflower zero. However, Mayflower bumps her shoulder on the fence and comes back to the house limping. While getting her nails trimmed, the vet tech gives Mama some notices that her shoulder is hot and swollen. The vet gives Mama some pills that willmake Mayflower feel better. That works for a while, but then the pain comes back. Come walk with Mayflower as she and Gigi have to deal with the fact that Mayflower has cancer and is not going to live much longer.

Gigi, a racing greyhound, gets injured in her last race which ends her career as one of the better greyhound racers. She doesn't know what is going to happen to her and with the help of the Greyhound Association of Texas (GALT) is place in a foster home. She meets her possible forever family at the vets and is ultimately adopted. She goes to live in her Forever HOme with her new Mama and Daddy. Her Daddy becomes ill and dies, leaving just her and Mama. Walk with Gigi as she learns new things and the fun she has as a retired racing greyhound.

Gigi is lost without Mayflower. She won't eat and keeps demanding that Mama brings her back. After a talk with Dr. T, it is decided that Gigi needed a new sister. It didn't have to be a greyhound, but at least a big dog like she is. Mama loos at those in the rescue center, but there are none that would fill the bill. She then decides to check with Greyhound Adoption League of Texas to see what seniors they might have avaiable. There was Jiffy. She had been living with another greyhound named Poncho. They were both returned to GALT as their forever home could not take care of them anymore. Poncho got adopted right away, but Jiffy had not. Mama, Harve and Gigi drive to Grand Prairie to meet Jiffy and see if she would be Gigi's new sister. Find out if Jiffy comes to live with Gigi, Mama and Harve.

Bear has lived in the country all of his life where he has chickens to hear, cows to watch, horses to talk to and bunnies to chase. Life is good. He is free to roam wherever he pleases. He has a water bowl, food dish, and a place to get in out of the weather whenever he wants. Then everything changes. The children of the family grow-up and leave, the mama of the family dies leaving just Bear and his daddy Harve. After a while, Harve decides to sell the farm and move into the city. What is going to become of Bear? Come see who Bear meets and how he is no longer a country dog, but lives in the city.

Gigi, a racing greyhound, gets injured in her last race which ends her career as one of the better greyhound racers. She doesn't know what is going to happen to her and with the help of the Greyhound Association of Texas (GALT) is placed in a foster home. She meets her possible forever family at the vets and is ultimately adopted. She goes to live in her Forever Home with her new Mama and Daddy. Her Daddy becomes ill and dies, leaving just her and Mama. Walk with Gigi as she learns new things and the fun she has as a retired racing greyhound.

It seems every dog breed has a “rescue group” who will take an unwanted dog and help find a place for it to live; and animal shelters try to place dogs (and cats) in loving homes, rather than putting them down. Greyhounds, who work for their living, also have rescue groups to help them find their “forever home” once they are of no value to the race track. Greyhound Adoption League of Texas (GALT) is one such place here in the Dallas area. When I decided to add a dog back into my life, I had never heard of GALT. In fact, I had never given adopting a greyhound a thought. I had lived in the Pensacola FL area that does have a Greyhound Race Track, and I had seen news clips about the plight of the retired greyhound. But – adopt a grown big dog? No, I’m a small dog person who wants to start with a puppy and raise it “my way”. However, after some prompting from my late husband, Don, I looked into the potential of adopting a large, adult dog – a Greyhound. And, so “A Tale of Two Tales” was written. It is my experiences of adopting not one, but ultimately two large adult dogs and loving every minute of it.