Brooke was a beautiful greyhound, who was a registered therapy dog.  She devoted five years to Pets for Life and three years to R.E.A.D (Reading Education Assistance Dogs.), visiting nursing facilities, schools, and libraries.

She passed away in April. In her honor, GREYlong is hosting this special fund raiser. With the proceeds a study will be selected to remember her.

What you can do:  check those shelves and bookcases.  GREYlong will accept hard back, paper back, children’s books, video’s, CD’s, and/or cassettes. 

Pack them in paper bags or “office paper” sized boxes. Mark the outside of your box with your name and number of items.

When: Start collecting now. We will accept your donations from 1 July through 15 August 2011. 

Where: Books can be dropped off at Lori’s house or you can email her at greylong3@yahoo.com.

Collect the most books and win a gift certificate.

Tibbi volunteers with her pup at the Ohio Pet EXPO - thanks for supporting our cause to find a cure!

• Buy a book of six $5 off coupons for $10.  A $30 value.
• Buy a book of fifteen $5 off coupons for $20.  A $75 value
• Coupons are good on the Super $12 wash or Ultimate $16 wash.  
• Coupons have a 11/30/11 expiration.

Where is the GREEN LANTERN car wash?

•  In Olathe at 135th and Black Bob
• Or Liberty, Missouri at I-35 and Hwy 152. 

• Coupons are available for purchase now. 
• Email lori@greylong.org
• We have a limited number of coupons, so get your order in early.

Morris Animal Foundation published their most recent Animal Newsletter.

It is so heart warming to receive such great news. This is one of the studies that GREYlong is supporting:

February 4, 2011

GREYlong

Dear Ms. Haberman-Wilson:

D07CA-034:  MicroRNA Expression Profiling of Canine Osteosarcoma, William C. Kisseberth, DVM, PhD

UPDATE:  Osteosarcoma, commonly known as bone cancer, is a significant cause of death in large and giant dog breeds. Because of the strong breed predilection for bone cancer, it is believed that genetic mutations predispose dogs to develop this disease.

To identify genetic causes of canine bone cancer, researchers at the Ohio State University have developed a customized genetic tool—canine microRNA microarray—which is being used to characterize microRNA expression in osteosarcoma cells.

The tool will also be used to determine any differences in microRNA expression between tumors and healthy tissue from Greyhounds and Rottweilers—two breeds with high risk of osteosarcoma.

To date, researchers have discovered 17 microRNAs that are differentially expressed in Greyhound and Rottweiler tumors, suggesting that breed-specific mechanisms may be involved in disease development and progression.

Based on these preliminary results, researchers are now evaluating a larger group of tumor and tissue samples, including those from Greyhounds, Rottweilers, Golden Retrievers and a mixed population of other breeds. Preliminary data from this larger group are encouraging in that researchers have identified 44 microRNAs that are expressed differently in different breeds. Notably, Golden Retrievers appear to have the most exceptional patterns of microRNA expression compared with other breeds.

Information gained from this study will identify microRNAs that may be important for determining diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of osteosarcoma in all dogs, but specifically for high-risk breeds.

In addition, this grant is serving as the research project for a PhD/veterinary medical oncology resident’s graduate thesis and as a Morris Animal Foundation veterinary student scholar project.