Homing update from Pat “I’ll be back again sometime for another one” - the best words a Homing Officer can possibly hear. Homing  is  easy,  can  sometimes  be  frustrating  or  even  difficult  but  I  love  the challenge and the rewards. Throughout the course of the six months of quaran- tine there are “ups” and “downs”. It is  not as straightforward as sending out a Homing Pack, receiving back the completed questionnaire, and allowing the “would be adopter” to go to the kennels and choose a dog. There are endless questions, there  are  the  people  who  withdraw  for  various  unavoidable  reasons,  there  are those who have to be turned down, but that is the challenge I accepted and get so much pleasure from. A Galgo release  day changes everything and all the ups and down melt into much happiness and joy. That is when my rewards materialise It gets even better when the feedback begins. Diana (now Shakira) at home with Feline Friend Tolo with new friends One  of  the  highlights  of  the  last  release day was hearing Bartolo (now Tolo) cry out in dismay when he saw his kennel mate leav- ing without him, but he soon cheered up on meeting his new canine friends. No sooner is a Galgo release day over than my work to find homes for the next group starts. At least  that is how it should be but this  time  I  actually  had  two  people  on  a waiting list before the new group arrived. During February and early March I sent out more homing packs than I can re- member in a similar period before. Not all requests for homing packs result in a homing of course for various reasons. Isolda and Terry making their first public appearance Figo getting acquainted with his new dad before travelling to Cornwall. Tole and Kayla—the first two to find  freedom. Felix looking for treats Please take a look at the back page at the photos of the gorgeous Galgos currently in quarantine  and if you feel you can offer  one of them a loving home please give me a call on 01784 434735 or email me at   pat@houndhouse.fsnet.co.uk  and  you might find yourself in September saying  as Diana’s (now Shakira) mum did “Thank you for the difference a Galgo has made to my life”. I will be only too pleased to talk to you about the Galgos and answer any questions you may have to  the very best of my ability.                                                                                                Pat         6