MEET OUR FAMILY
No Nude Hounds was started in 2001 as a way to generate donations to the many different Greyhound adoption groups. Finally I was able to link my love of dogs to my talent for sewing and come up with a success.
I had to take a few months 'off' when we migrated from Lake Orion, MI to Old Fort, NC after Mac retired from 30 years as a Teamster car hauler for Allied Automotive Group. After getting settled in our new home I resumed sewing for Greyhounds and have since added more items with more yet to come.
May is 'Adopt-A-Senior' month. Many vendors donate gifts to the Seniors, sort of a 'dowry,' so to speak, as a way of thanking the adopters for seeing past the AGE of the dogs, and giving them another chance. No Nude Hounds participates by donating 'JAMMIES' to each and every Senior adopted in the month of May, provided we are contacted by the new adopters. Since 2001 we have donated more than 100 'JAMMIES' to deserving Seniors. No Nude Hounds is also a member of VEGA (Vendors Enabling Greyhound Adoption), a group that donates items regularly to auctions held for different adoption groups to help raise funds for their medical needs. We also donate to the CARPE CANEM auctions that go on all year long. No Nude Hounds donates Gift Certificates to any Greyhound Adoption group who makes a request for gatherings, reunions, picnics.
Our little family ( better known as the 'McMULLEN ZOO') currently consists of 5 Greyhounds: Chandler, from REGAP of MI (2000), Hobbs, from Greyhound Rescue Foundation of Tennessee (2005), Gracey, also from GRFT (2005), Prelude (aka 'JR's PRELUDE'), and Kyra (aka 'Too Shy To Say'), from Block Sporhounds (2008, 2009), and Jerry, a Boston Terrier rescued in 2006. We have 9 cats, as well: Ross, Noah, Kyle, Mary, Renee, Ruthie , Franklin, Gregory & Arthur. We have also lost 2 other Greyhounds since adopting our first Grey, Chandler, in 2000. Lizzy, a senior, who came to us on a GUR from Waco, TX via Greythounds of Eastern MI (GEM), and Ava (aka 'N's One Of A Kind,' or ' BABE'), also a senior, who also came from GEM. Unfortunately, we lost both girls to cancer. Greyhounds will always be a huge part of our lives.
In September, 2008 we were invited to visit Block Sporthounds, the state-of-the-art Greyhound breeding farm, home to 'All-American,' OZZIE THE MAN! Upon our visit we requested to adopt a senior brood, PRELUDE, who was due to whelp on Nov 11. We were promised her adoption after her babies were old enough to be on their own. We visited the farm again on Nov 11, the anticipated whelping day, but Prelude was not ready. So we made ourselves to home, visiting all the Hounds on the premises. We were invited to 'foster' KYRA, aka 'Too Shy To Say,' while we were 'waiting' for Prelude's arrival. Kyra and Prelude were kennel mates for a long time, separated only if one or the other were raising a family. Kyra came home with us THAT day. Prelude's babies arrived on Nov 15, and she came home with us in mid January. Both girls have fit in like missing pieces of a puzzle. Their 'reunion' in our fenced yard was heartwarming. They recognized each other and have been inseparable ever since.
his boat rides. He didn't even object to the ever-present life jacket.
Jim (I call him 'Mac') holding Jerry, the Boston Terrier, me, Hobbs, the big white and black boy, Gracey, our small but mighty black brindle girl, and Chandler, my 'heart dog,' our first Greyhound.
We also have 9 cats of varying sizes and shapes, but they chose to not participate in the family photo.
In Feb '06 Black Mountain, NC held its MARDI GROWL parade.
The McMullen Zoo went dressed as the characters from
'PETER PAN.' Jerry, the Boston Terrier, was Tinkerbell, complete
with blonde wig, Gracey, too embarassed to show her face,
was Wendy, Chandler was Pan (of course!), and Hobbs,
the shy one, was Captain Hook. Hobbs took first place!!
He was presented with a lovely large basket of goodies!
Jerry came to us on New Year's Eve day, 2005. He'd been found along a back road by a mail carrier.She turned him to the county pound. Fortunately, 2 women who work real hard to find homes for the MANY unwanted pets around here picked him up for the 'Adoption' event that day. They had just set up when we came along. I was surprised (and VERY pleased to see that there is an interest in adoption here) and so we stopped to check out their operation. There was this little guy who was obviously under weight and had not been well cared for. After begging, pleading and making HUGE promises, Mac agreed to FOSTER (HAHAHA) the Boston. We signed some papers, collected him from the ladies and headed STRAIGHT for our vet, not knowing what he may be harbouring or what 'livestock' he may be bringing along with him. They agreed to keep him and neuter him first thing on Monday. At promptly 8AM that Monday the vet called me with the news that Jerry (we named him after a friend of ours who is a retired Baltimore cop who was on the SWAT team) had heart worms! We figured that he was a fighter, and deserved a chance at the best life possible. We felt that after investing quite a sizable amount of $$$in Jerry, we would probably adopt him. He came through the treatment like a champ. He was a wonderful patient, never complaining, just seeming very GREYTful for a second chance. It was a long month in the crate for him, but he gained about 8 pounds of much needed weight, and got a lot of rest. Finally, the Greys were able to meet him, after smelling him for a month. They all get along very well, even the cats liked him. He is especially fond of Gracey. She routinely cleans his ears and eyes, nitters on him and curls up with him to sleep. He's a GREYT little dog, and we're glad we stopped by that adoption event.
From far left: Mary (tortoiseshell), Ross (black & white), Renee (calico),
Noah (BIG black & white), Kyle (Siamese X)
Franklin and Renee, looking for squirrels.
Ruthie, my assistant!
This is our log home, built in 2005.
You can check out our 'Picturetrail' online
photo album:
www.picturetrail.com/lambette1
Prelude on 11/11, 4 days before she whelped 4 big, healthy pups.
Prelude's furst pup, just born.
Another one's out and feeding well.
Prelude on the farm. She's a sweet girl, a GREYT Mom, and Kyra's best friend.
Prelude's 4 babies @ 2months, 1 day old. GORGEOUS!!
Kyra, aka "Too Shy To Say," in her forever home, awaiting her best friend, Prelude's arrival.
Kyra 'finds' Prelude in our fenced yard. That was a special moment..lots of tail-wagging and dog kisses!
Prelude meets Jerry, and probably wonders, 'what the Hell is THIS?'
Prelude and Chandler.
Prelude 'meets' the yard.
Whole lot of sniffin' goin' on. Hobbs, Kyra, Prelude, and Chandler.
