Dear Jeremy and Julie, I have been reading through the many comments about Casey....they brought back memories of when he first arrived at the kennels and how he found his forever home with you. Xxx
Your words convey how devoted you were to him and how very much you loved him. He was a special lad. Xxx God Bless your Casey. When the time comes, I know he will run as fast as he can to see you again.
Lots of love Kate Xxx.

Sending our love. Xxx

Casey left us on Tuesday 19th December and we have been heartbroken since.
Who would have guessed that a ‘problem’ hound who came to stay for two nights over Easter, would have turned out to be my best pal and the centre of our lives for the best part of seven years!
Casey was a lovely soul who knew what he wanted and it was our privilege to give him a devoted, loving home.
They say that when we die, the first thing we see is our dead pets running to greet us! I suspect that when my time comes, I’ll have to wait for Casey to finish his kip and then wonder over. That’s the way he did things and one of the reasons why we loved him so much.
See you on the other side Pal!

Happy 12th Burthday Casey! I'm so happy to hear you have had a lovely day! Lots of love to you. Kate :)) Xxx xx

Happy 12th birthday Casey.
He’s had a lovely day with plenty of treats and sunshine.

Jembob, Has it really been six years since Casey first came to stay with you just for the weekend?! :)) Thank you both so much for everything you have done for him. He is a lucky boy!! :)) Lots of love to you Casey. Xxx

I’ve just taken a pic of Casey sunbathing in our back garden. I took an identical picture 6 years ago to the day when he came to stay for the weekend!

Happy birthday Casey, hope you enjoy your sausages. X

Happy 11th birthday Casie, enjoy your sausages xx

A big Birthday Cuddle for Casey! Xxx Have a lovely day and enjoy your sausages! :)) Xxx

Casey is 11 years old today and it’s going to be sausages all the way!

Wow, those 5 years gone by in a flash! So nice to read that Casey is doing well, sending lots of good wishes to you all.

Casey is a very lucky boy to have found his home with you. :)) A two night stay ended up as forever! Sending him lots of love. Xxx

Casey came to stay with us for two nights on 15th April 2017. He’s still here and a very happy lad these days.

Happy 10th Birthday for yesterday Casey! Sending you a belated Birthday hug! Xxx

Hope you had a great birthday Casey xxx

Happy 10th birthday Case!

Aah poor Casey. Totally agree with you though. Our Cilla had most of her teeth removed a few months ago & the change in her has been massive. Much better eating & all round happier. It's such a shame that they feel so awful without us knowing.
Thankfully we haven't had to endure your other problem!

Casey had 7 teeth removed a few weeks ago and hasn’t stopped eating since. His appetite has been hit or miss since he’s been squatting here for the last 4 years (he only came to stay for 2 nights remember). I can’t help but think that he may have had trouble with his teeth for all that time. Nothing was obvious, and he had regular checkups but the turnaround in his appetite is amazing.
It’s great to see him enjoying his food but he does tend to contaminate the air supply from time to time.

Belated birthday wishes matey! Sounds like you had a great day indeed. All the best to you and your family. x

Happy Birthday Casey! What a super Birthday Feast you have had :)) lots of love Kate Xxx

Happy 9th birthday Casey, hope you have had a super day xxx

Another birthday for our Casey. He has really enjoyed the extra company over the past 6 months while we’ve been at home although must be one of the most spoiled hounds around.
After opening his presents first thing this morning, Sir has had a relaxing day while I’ve been slaving away preparing his birthday feast! In addition to his usual roasted half chicken, todays meal included lamb kidney, meatballs and cheese. All despatched rapidly.
Happy birthday Pal.

After living with us for nearly 3 years, Casey has decided to explore upstairs! Julie came home to find the spare bed in a mess and covered in paw prints. Of course, Sir had returned to his own bed by then as if he had been kipping there all day long.
On Saturday we returned home earlier than normal and caught him red handed, making the best of his newly discovered bed - he's only got 3 others dotted around downstairs so clearly felt the need to find another! Naughty hound.

Happy birthday Casey x

Happy birthday Casey, enjoy your meatballs and have a fabulous day xxxxx

Happy birthday! Enjoy those meatballs, they sound very good indeed - I may pop round!! x

Happy Birthday Casey! I'm sure you will have a suoer day being spoilt!
:) Xxx

Casey is eight years old today. He’s a happy lad these days and spends hours each day waiting for his next batch of meatballs. He’s having both beef and turkey for his celebration lunch.
Happy birthday Boy!

Delighted to see my boy is Mr June in the 2019 Daybreaks Calendar. It's worth buying the calendar just for that handsome devil! The picture was taken on Sandymouth beach in North Cornwall.

Sorry it's a little late but Happy Birthday Casey! I'm sure you have had a great day! Xxx

Happy birthday Casey, enjoy your cheesecake xxxxxx

Sorry Casey, should say happy 7th birthday, bruddy predictive text. X

Happy Birthday Casey!

Casey is seven today and is looking forward to his favourite vanilla cheesecake as a treat. Happy Birthday Boy!!

Lol, have a great day Casey xxxx

Happy Adoption Day Anniversary Casey! Sure you will enjoy your dinner. You never know you might even find a dog you like in the park! :))
Lots of love Kate, Skip, Fletch and Lyra Xxx

To help celebrate the first anniversary of his adoption, Casey will be having a sausage dinner followed by his favourite treat of vanilla cheesecake and ice cream. As an extra treat we may also go to the park and frighten some other dogs!

Poor Casey, I guess if you have never seen one before they do look a little scary! Perhaps you should build one in the garden for him as a friend! :)) Xxx

We found out today that while Casey loves the snow, he is very scared of snowmen!

I can beat you - is my 4th week sleeping downstairs with Archive - since he came out the hospital. There must be a word - stupid springs to mind. Xxx

Have a lovely Christmas Casey, you are a very lucky boy xxxxxx

I can imagine Casey will be spoiled this Christmas making up for all the others...if it’s Benny that is still in the kennels that was working with him at the prison I really hope he has a nice time too on foster as they both deserve it after their extended time in Kennels and not in a forever home.HAPPY CHRISTMAS too you all I hope you have a great one xxx

What a super Christmas Casey is going to have this year! Xxx

What lovely comments. We all know he is loved so much. This year is Flloyds first Christmas in a home too, can't wait to see his reaction. X

This time last year, Casey (along with Benny and Foxy) was working as a therapy hound at HMP Littlehey. We have a set of his daily journals from his time in the prison which detailed his activity and food consumed. In the notes for Christmas Day 2016, the comment just said “Given Chew”.
This Christmas is going to be so different for him - his presents are already stacking up, he’s going to enjoy all of the company over the next week and he is truly loved by us and our family.
I really hope that some of our Christmas volunteers join us in the Failed Foster Parent club and give these hounds the life they deserve.

Sounds like you all had a fab first holiday together. :) I love taking my dogs away and being able to spend lots of extra time with them. I'm sure they need a change of scene and fresh air just as much as we do! :)) Xxx

Great to hear about Casey enjoying his first holiday away..hes a very lucky boy to have found you as servants ! Lol We have just looked at that accommodation you stayed in and will certainly be interested next year with our boy Paddy Thanks We too have stayed in some lovely dog friendly cottages using that site Hugs to lovely Casey x x

We took Casey for his first holiday last week and we all had a thoroughly enjoyable week in Cornwall. He loved his first trip to the beach although used all of his greyhound speed to avoid the waves. We spent so much time out and about, seeing new sights and smells and then sleeping very well at night. It was great to see him enjoying himself so much.
A Google search for ‘dog friendly accommodation’ yielded a long list but we really struck lucky with South Forda Park near Bude. I would highly recommend South Forda as a base for exploring the North Cornwall coast with your hound. The accommodation is great and there are 9 acres of beautiful country side to explore within the estate. It’s beautifully quiet but only a short drive to the local village and 5 miles to one of the best beaches we’ve been to. The owners are a lovely couple who can’t do enough to help and are also considering adopting a greyhound! We will certainly be going back next year.

I’m sure that many people will have heard Casey at the Show today. We found out later that he had actually broken the record for ‘Most Breeds Barked At In One Hour’. For good measure he scared a dalmatian and two horses on the way back to the car. #ProudOfMyHound

Jembob it was lovely seeing Casey so happy to be with you and so settled. That is worth far more than any rosette or certificate and is exactly why we do what we do to help greyhounds get to this point. You've done such a good job with him and he was so close yesterday. You'll get that Bronze and Silver and Gold I've absolutely no doubt. Our Lena who ended up in the Obreedience team at Crufts 2016 had 3 attempts at Bronze so hold onto that thought!
Love from Linda & Peggy. X

Casey is grateful for all of your birthday wishes. He had a great day and a really nice new winter coat for a present. Unfortunately he decided to go absolutely mad running around the garden last evening and was in no fit state to have his Birthday cake! He slept all the way through last night.

Happy Birthday Casey! Lots of love to you. Xxx

Big HUGS to lovely Casey Happy Birthday gorgeous Be good boy especially today or Jembob will be eating your treats lol x x

Biggest birthday wishes Casey. Have a lovely day being very, very spoilt xxxx

Happy Birthday Casey, hope you enjoy your cake! :) x

Happy Birthday Casey you gorgeous boy xxxx

Happy Birthday Casey. Nice bit of cake heading your way later today.
Lots of hugs and kisses for our boy! Xx

blackisbeautiful. Casey barked all the way through the season finale of Game of Thrones last night and could well have ended up back at DB! Naughty hound!

What a fantastic hound Casey is turning out to be He looked so happy and relaxed walking with Jembob and a completely different dog Being in a forever home has certainly changed his world Thanks for the lovely cuddles today Casey You are a STAR !!! X x X

It was a pleasure and delight to work with you all and see the great improvement in Casey. My own vet always says if a vet can't diagnose the problem then have your dog checked by a chiropractor or osteopath - in my experience that usually finds the problem and my vet also does chiropractic manipulation so I trust him to follow his advice. Our dogs are athletes so can carry an old injury or just the accumulation of a hard career as a race dog so the more we can ease the effects of this the better our dogs will feel and hopefully will avoid many of the problems of old age such as arthritis. Wendy is a McTimoney chiropractor in Bromsgrove and has treated many Greyhounds as well as other breeds :) My vet also recommends raw food as the natural food of dogs, I started feeding raw as he treated one of my dogs for an aggressive malignant tumour and that was a huge part of his successful treatment :) . As has been said - our dogs aren't used to being disturbed when sleeping so we always recommend you call your dog to you rather than risk startling them :) Brilliant to see the very happy Casey at training class, thanks again to Ruth, Jo from Head Office who agreed to let us work with Casey and of course Jembob and Julie :) x

Fantastic report from Jembob as it clearly highlights the highs and lows we can experience when these beauties come into our lives. The best advice we were given when adopting our first furbaby was provided by Kate..."have time & patience as it's a learning curve for you all"... and that's stayed with us. Casey, you and your lovely family are very lucky to have found each other and we wish you oodles of happiness together. Big hugs xxxx

Wishing you all lots of happy times together. :)) Xxx

Sounds like the perfect people have adopted Casey, they all have little hangups and our grey Dexter hates other dogs but after 4 years we figure he's not gonna change now, but he's much better than he used to be, and he used to growl if you went near his bed, now I can lie with him and do anything to him and he just loves the attention. It is so rewarding watching them grow in confidence in your care and become happy healthy hounds. Casey is a very lucky boy to have such fantastic owners. Keep up the good work xxxx

It's been a pleasure watching Casey develop in recent weeks. We still have plenty of work to do with him but he has come on so well. We have to send massive thanks to Kate, Ruth, Julie S and Christian at Fivelands.
Many of you may know that Casey came to Daybreaks after 10 months at HMP Littlehey - we have his notes from the prison and it was clear that they had taken great care of him. However, we was not a well dog and was suffering from a very unpleasant infection among other things. He was also very thin and a bit miserable. We had spent some time with him in his kennel and something in his eyes made us believe that he was a very nice hound but really quite unhappy.
We orginally offered to take him home for 3 days over Easter and it was only then that we realised that he had a couple of quite aggressive habits which worried us and seemed to get worse. With the help of those mentioned above, we exhausted all possible casuses of his behaviour with a view to improving his quality of life. Whatever we did has resulted in a much, much happier hound, but we believe that two things in particular have made a huge difference to him:
At the suggestion of Julie S we have introduced raw food into his diet. From his prison records we could see that Casey had not eaten well for 12 months. Since starting with raw, his appetite has gone through the roof and he is filling out again into an impressive specimen. It's such a relief to see him getting stuck into everything we give him.
The second suggestion from Julie was to take Casey to see a chiropractor to make sure he was free of pain. We took him to see a very nice lady called Wendy Lymer who treated him on two visits. We observed a massive improvement in Casey on both occasions and suspect that he had been in discomfort for a long time. He appeared to have had some issues with his jaw and neck. The change in Casey after such a short period of time as a result of Wendy's treatment has been nothing short of remarkable. I would absolutely recommend Wendy check out any hound as even the most minute of adjustments can make a big difference to general well being.
So now we have adopted a happy, healthy hound. Despite our best efforts he would still like to maul other breeds and we still can't go anywhere near him while he's on his bed. Apart from that he's our perfect hound!

Yay !!!! At last ! What a great photo Special Congratulations to all and hugs to Casey :)) x

Finally, the photo we have all been waiting for!!!!!!. Happy faces all round, enjoy your boy, he's adorable xxxxx

Just brilliant! Lovely, lovely news x

I saw Jembob and Casey when they popped into the kennels a couple of Wednesdays ago. The bond between them was obvious so I'm not too surprised to see the red sign! Brilliant news! xx

Pleased for you all, most of all Casey. Xxx

What fabulous news for Casey. I do believe I must be psychic, a while ago I made a comment saying " go on give him his green sign you know you want to" and now you have. x

Fantastic news! So happy for Casey. He is a very lucky boy to have found such a brilliant home with Jeremy and Julie. They really have worked so hard to help this special lad. Xxx

wonderful be happy mate with your lovely family xxx

Yaaay ! Over the moon for you all Jembob..we've been waiting a while but it was worth the wait We knew you couldn't resist Excellent ! Casey is a lucky boy Welcome to the FFP Club lol x x

Fantastic news Mr & Mrs Jembob, Casey is a very lucky boy, hope you have many happy times together xxxxx

Wonderful news for you Casey. Wishing you lots of happiness in your forever home xx

What fantastic news, although not a total surprise. Good luck to you all, not that you will need it. Xxx

I am delighted to announce that we are joining the Failed Foster Parents Club. The formalities will be concluded next weekend.

It was lovely to see Casey when he popped into the kennels yesterday and to hear how well he is getting on. He looks a very happy hound! xx

Jembob, Casey is a very lucky boy to have you and Julie taking care of him. Xxx

Great news for Casey, he's adorable xxxxxxx

Casey's latest blood test results show that his muscles enzymes are back to normal. For a greyhound, the normal range for creatine kinase reading is 20-225 - back in March Casey had a count of over 7,000!
We still have some way to go with Casey but he really is a great hound. He's getting a lot of help at the moment and seems to be heading in the right direction. Thanks to Ruth and Julie S for everything you are doing to help out this lovely lad.

Hi Jembob Pleased to hear Casey is back with you and I guess I would be in a foul mood too if I wasn't taken with you to Italy !! Maybe it shows though what a difference you are making with him when he's in a home environment We too had a grey with issues when first took her home ( not a Daybreaks hound I may add ) so we do understand what it's like trying to help them We were so glad we kept her as she turned into the most wonderful girl we could have wished for We sadly lost her last year Keep up your good work x x x

Yes, Casey is back with us. We collected him on Saturday and he was in a foul mood with us for the rest of the day! That'll teach us to swan off to Italy without him.
We are still working on a couple of issues with Casey and hoping that we can help him through them.

Like Blackisbeautiful I am also waiting for Caseys light to go Green or even better RED ?? Fingers crossed Jembob and Mrs Jembob missed him muchly muchly well Casey was back at Daybreaks. Xxx

Hi Just wondering Casey if you are back at Jembob Towers now? ...How i wish that BLUE Foster sign would magically turn GREEN for you...XxX

Jembob. That's so lovely. Made me well up. Xx

Sweet dreams Pal. We hope you enjoy your week at DB and will see you on Saturday!

Great news! :) So pleased for Casey. A new wardrobe too! Bet he looks gorgeous in his t-shirt. Xxx

So pleased Casey's results are looking good, I'm sure he is enjoying his time with you, sounds like one lucky Grey to me xxxx

We have Casey's latest blood test results and they all look promising. The levels that were excessively high are returning to normal and everything else is stable. All good news.
He is, of course, being spoiled rotten. Last week he took delivery of a new t-shirt and cool coat and looks very smart in both.
We are also having fun with training - he's doing very well, responds to a few important commands and is learning to deal with other breeds while out walking. He's come a very long way in only 6 weeks.

Great news xxx

That's brilliant news for Casey! :) Xxx

The first of the results of Casey's most recent blood results are back and he is continuing to improve in a number of key areas. So far so good!

Casey took us to the Evesham walk on Sunday. It was a most enjoyable morning out and I would encourage other hounds to take their families along to these regular events. Casey clearly benefitted from spending time with other hounds again, although he didn’t get to sample any of the lovely lemon cake that was available at the end. ?
As with many hounds that are just learning about the outside world, Casey enjoys new experiences and is very curious about most things. It was interesting to see how he reacted to other breeds of dog while in a pack of hounds – much calmer than normal so I suspect that we are the ones who need more training, not him!
Back home, Sir spent much of the afternoon sleeping or rolling around on the back lawn. Special treat was some left over beef cheek from our dinner. Lucky hound!

Lovely to chat with yourselves and Casey, after walkies. Our boy Archive and Casey share a granddad had a look after seeing them together. Watching for his green light !!

Sounds like you have fallen head over heels with this boy, go on give him his green sign you know you want to!

So pleased to hear Casey has put on some weight. Xxx

I should clarify my previous post - Casey has gained 1kg, not Christian the vet!

He did it! Last night Casey broke the land speed record while circumnavigating our dining room table. Great deeds can be done in pursuit of a dentastik!
The vet is very pleased with Casey's progress and he has put on 1kg in the past few weeks.

We took Casey to the Saturday morning training class. He was a bit overwhelmed by it all but very well behaved indeed and we came away with some really good ideas for training Casey. The class itself is good fun and contains so much good information about greyhound behaviour even though our hounds don’t seem to make the best students. I’ve already made good progress with Casey using some of Julie’s advice and we are going to continue attending the courses. I would really recommend the class to any greyhound owner who can get to Maypole on a Saturday morning.

I know it's not Smaug, but a young Dragon Slayer has to start somewhere!

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Paddy says he is our official yogurt pot cleaner, he's good at his job he makes sure there's nothing left. Tips for Casey, don't waste time on the lid just wait for the pot to be handed over. Better still be ready to get your tongue in the pot first then they won't want it and you will get the lot. Sausages are made for houndies, just do the intense stare until they are yours. So pleased your having a great time training your humans xx

Yoghurt pot licking duties is what greyhound tongues were made for isn't it Casey! As for the sausages, you're making sure they're cooked just right! I trust you're chief taste tester also. Enjoy xxxx

Casey has assumed responsibilities for licking empty yoghurt pots and being a nuisance in the kitchen whenever sausages are cooking.

Casey popped in to visit us this morning. He looked so good and was a very happy boy. :) Thanks again to Jeremy and Julie for everything you are doing for this special lad. Xxx

Casey has been such a good hound. He has stayed at home on his own during the day and is impeccably behaved.
Christian at Fivelands has been brilliant and is helping to work through a few of Casey's health issues. We are all doing our very best for this wonderful hound.
I do envy his lifestyle though! Sleep, go for a walk and eat. Repeat.

Aw bless him, I love to watch how their character develops when they are settled in a home, it's wonderful to watch, so happy for you all, he's a lovely chap. Xxxx

Shani. He's doing great thanks. It's lovely to have a dog in the house again. We've left him at home a couple of times while we've been out and he's been fine - we get a great welcome from him when we get home too. He's getting cheekier by the day and has began to work out what happens in the kitchen!

Do hope all is going well at Jembob Towers with Casey, bet he is bringing so much joy into your lives, that's what these beautiful hounds do, can't imagine life without them xxxxxx

I do so hope so. We have met you several times and you do truly love the hounds. Really hope that this works out for you all. You are very special people.

Thank you both so much for giving Casey a lovely foster home. Have everything crossed he gets those little paws well and truly stuck under your table!! Xxx

Oooo - this sounds exciting. Sounds like Casey is having a brilliant time with you. xx

So pleased for you all, Casey is just adorable and a very lucky chap, who has landed well and truly on his paws I'm sure, have fun xxxx

So pleased to read your comment re Casey Jembob It was only a matter of time before you had to finally give in and admit defeat ..Only surprised you've taken so long FFP club here he comes ! Ha ha Fail fail fail :)) x

Well, Casey has been here for three days and it is quite clear that he is not prepared to return to kennels. He really is a smashing little chap and has settled in so well. He makes us laugh and we have even now got used to his late night werewolfing so we have decided to foster him and if he can adapt to be spolied rotten all of the time, it might turn into something long term!

So happy to see a fostered sign for Casey, he really is a beautiful chap xxxx

After Casey had made it clear that we had to go to bed early last night, he slept all the way through. By 10 o'clock he had decided that we were no longer required and were both 'encouraged' to leave him in peace!
A meals have been demolished and we had a very good, long walk over the park this morning.
It looks like being a dismal day so we are going to have a quiet afternoon with Easter eggs and live football.

Casey certainly seems to be enjoying finding new places to have a kip! :)) Xxx

Casey has come to stay with us for the Easter weekend. We are both fond of him and thought he would enjoy some time away from kennels. So far he has been fantastic.
He spent most of the afternoon sun bathing in the back garden. You could tell that he was really enjoying the fresh air and warmth. A light lunch of tuna/rice/egg was consumed at record speed, followed by …… another kip in the sunshine.
After every inch of the garden had been explored we headed out to the woods. A thoroughly enjoyable experience for us both. Back at home, Casey had another kip on his bed.
After Sir had woken it was time for tea, which was consumed even faster than lunch. Then it was time for another kip while watching the footy results. A short break to watch me making focaccia ended with Casey returning to bed. He is snoring while I type this!
What a lovely, lovely hound he is. He’s already let us know what he does and doesn’t like and we are all going to enjoy his time with us here.

If you've ever spent time with Casey you will know that he is a lovely little chap and enjoys a treat and fuss. He is golden when out for a walk and enjoys watching for squirrels.

Casey is a really super lad. Do hope his health problems will soon be sorted and he can look forward to finding his forever home. Xxx

Walked Casey yesterday, what a lovely boy, walks really nicely and very well behaved. Xx

Hope you feel better real soon Casey xxxxxxxxx

Casey was in good spirit yesterday and let the squirrels know that he was watching them.

Casey gets my cuddle today as he is not feeling his best and had to have a trip to the vet this morning. Hope he is soon feeling better. xx

It sounded like Casey was not having a very good day, but he went out for a walk with me this afternoon and was perfect. Walked very well and really enjoyed fuss and treats back at HQ.

Love the new photos of Casey, he looks such a friendly lad xxxx

Great new pics of Casey. He looks like a hound thats ready for just about anything. Looking forward to meeting him tomorrow.

What a fantastic boy at Crufts yesterday, he took it all in his stride and was fab with all breeds, his handler for the day did extremely well as he had to take Casey into the ring to represent Perry Barr dogs as part of RGT parade "let's here it for the boys" (please watch the sing and video on the main RGT page to hear the song) which was filmed for TV. Well done all. X

Just love the look of this lad

Aw bless, Casey looks so cute xxxx

Casey looks like my sort of hound.

What a lovely face!