Going Home Greyhounds was founded in the summer of 1995 by Jane Drellow and Ruth Patrick. The organization was later incorporated in 1997 and received their 501(C)(3) non-profit status in December of 2001. Jane and Ruth designed the heart and greyhound head profile that became GHG's logo. Our logo is now proudly displayed on the new special edition Pennsylvania license plate.

The organization currently consists of 5 board members and over 75 volunteers. Our volunteers perform various activities such as hauling retired racers from racing kennels, bathing newly retired dogs, fostering greyhounds in their homes, doing meet and greets, participating in local parades and various fund raising activities.

Since 1995, approximately 1500 retired racing greyhounds have been placed into loving homes throughout the greater Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. GHG is a local, all volunteer organization that adopts within a 100-mile radius of the Pittsburgh area. This helps to ensure that we are better able to communicate with our adopters and able to follow the care of our adoptees, because it is important to GHG that both the adopter and adoptee are happy and matched properly.

Jim Hopper and Tender Touch Veterinary Hospital are the holders of GHG's kennel license. All dogs adopted out through GHG are fostered in a loving home environment and each individual foster family is involved in the adoption process since they know the needs of their foster best. This is an invaluable service that enables us to help families adopt the dog that will fit best with their lifestyle and family needs. Once someone has chosen a dog, adoptions take place at either Tender Touch or directly in the foster home. GHG has an excellent support system to help you through the transitional period as well as during the entire lifespan of your greyhound. You will have the foster parents’ information as well as GHG's behaviorist, who offers free phone consults to all GHG adopters. A volunteer will contact you 4-5 weeks after adoption to see how things are going and then again 8 months later. We encourage you to call us any time with questions and/or concerns.

The Greyhound Gazette is distributed to over 800 adopters quarterly. Here you will find articles, upcoming events and general GHG happenings. What a wonderful way to communicate and stay in touch with our adopters.

GHG's fundraising activities have included our annual reunion, Christmas Bazaar, spring and fall bath-a-thons, and rummage sale. The annual reunion began in 1998 and is our most attended event. It is held at the North Park Lodge and is where previous adopters and volunteers get together for a great afternoon of food, music, games and events. It's a wonderful time that we all look forward to every year.

The Pineapple/Marie Memorial fund was established for the veterinary and health care needs of sick and injured dogs in memory of two fosters (Pineapple and Marie). Both of these dogs were extremely sick coming into our foster program and their foster families were only able to care for and love them for a few short months before they both crossed the rainbow bridge. Because of donator generosity to this fund year round, we are able to accept dogs from the track that would otherwise be euthanized.

GHG's first decade was a great success! Please help us to make the next 10 years even better!