Another greyhound tale

If you've been following the saga of Riley, the greyhound that's in the process of being adopted by Times entertainment editor Betsy Sharkey, you may recall the moment when Betsy fell in love with greyhounds. It was during a visit to her veterinarian, with her 7-month-old English setter Max, when she first met George, a "black & white greyhound, dignified, elegant and calm."

"George," Betsy recalls, "was a newly adopted retired racer, with elegant tuxedo markings. He was there with a volunteer from GreySave, a Pasadena-based greyhound rescue group."

Well, it turns out that George has a new home, and L.A. Unleashed has heard from his new owners, Art and Dee Rinaman:

We saw the story about George [that] Betsy Sharkey had written on your Web site L.A. Unleashed and wanted to let you know what has happened to George.

As you can see by the picture, George has found a permanent home. He is now living in La Crescenta with his new sister Koda, a 10-year-old dalmatian.

George has been living with us for almost two months now. One day about a month and half ago on one of their walks, my wife, Dee, and George were discussing his name, and they both decided he would like to be called Hank. So George is now Hank.

He is a very lovable dog, and I world like to thank Greysave for helping us find the right greyhound to fit into our family.

-- Art and Dee Rinaman