Special needs? Sometimes I am not sure what that means. Greyhounds, like humans, come in a variety of sizes, colors and temperaments. We each need something a bit different to live a satisfying life and we each have something unique to offer another who can love us for what we are. I always felt every greyhound would find the right home….some may take a little longer than another, but that home was out there somewhere. Missing a leg or having seizures or being painfullly shy or having a chronic illness or even a fatal one.....none of these issues lessen the value of a dog. Each still has value and worth....it just takes a very special human to understand that. And what joy we experience and what lessons we learn from each of these "special" greyhounds.

Marilyn Varnberg

Special needs greyhounds don’t look for or want your pity. Like their human counterparts, they simply look for, and want your love

Diane Jackson

LuLu
Slightly UnHiNgEd and Perfectly ImBaLaNcEd. She's a mess mentally but she's full of love and makes me laugh!

Patrick
My protector for everything except thunderstorms (severely thunderphobic). He makes my heart melt

Facey is very outgoing and thinks that everyone he meets is there to pet him. He doesn't understand that he can be a little scary to look at. He is the happiest greyhound in the house.

Patty Melt
Patty Melt's picture jumped out at me and told me that she needed a home after spending most of her life on a farm in Texas. She was a brood...carrying pups and giving birth while missing a front leg. She came to me, frightened and shy but quickly figured out it wasn't so bad having her choice of beds and enjoying the air conditioned comfort of a home of her own.
Missing a front leg is a bit more difficult than being without a back leg. Her center of gravity is "off" and she tires much more easily than the other three legged dogs here. The only allowance we make for tri-pods is to be sure enough of the smooth floor is covered with throw rugs (rubber backed!) so that we eliminate those painful wipe outs. Patty Melt has learned to get in trouble.....doing things I never thought a three legged dog could do. She can reach the muzzles hanging by the back door and shreds the plastic easily. She has lots of strength in her back end so she jumps up to the kitchen sink, wraps her remaining front leg over the sink and stretches her body enough to grab the sponge which sits on the back of the sink. Sponges make wonderful treats she tells me. Special needs? Ask her.....she may be too busy to answer!

Ashley
12 1/2 yr old senior & retired medical alert service dog. Bless her heart - she only has 4 teeth now! Suffering some cognitive dysfunction and senility issues.

Pogo
Pogo had his face modified by his mother when he was only a few weeks old. He sometimes sleeps like this to keep his mouth open so he can breathe.

Saint
Saint came to us at the age of 3 having severe grand mal seizures. He is controlled on medication and is now 9 years old and seizure free for 5 years. He's a sweet, gentle giant who lives life to the fullest every day!

Wabi
According to the vet, Wabi is at least half alien, inside and out. I prefer to think that she and Pogo were evolved especially to fit into a complicated space I evolved in my heart just for them