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What do author Jilly Cooper, One Foot in the Grave actress Annette Crosbie and animal trainer Victoria Stilwell have in common? All three are Honorary Friends of Greyhound Rescue West of England (GRWE), which covers Luton and Bedford. GRWE regional homing officer Graham Crick, 64, would dearly love to have 1960s icon Twiggy on board too. But the face of Marks & Spencer is already spoken for as patron of the Registered Greyhound Trust. Graham, a retired printing boss, is absolutely devoted to the four rescue dogs with whom he and his wife Diana partaking their sprawling Bedfordshire home. He’s frequently moved to the point of tears discussing the plight of the gentle breed he’s emanate to know and enjoying since taking in his first greyhound, Amber, in 1988. “They make such perfect pets,” he says, tenderly stroking Rosie, a Borzoi cross border collie whom he describes as “an Essex girl.” Mishka, a Borzoi cross deer traced, is curled up comfortably in an armchair while greyhounds Batty and Jazz nuzzle his hand in the hope of a biscuit. “They’re not like small dogs, they’re not yappy and in your face all the time,” he continues. “Under normal circumstances they sleep most of the day.” He strokes Batty tenderly and says: “She was rescued from an allotment shed with 29 others. She had mange and fleas when we got her. She was a racing dog and if they assume’t keep winning . . .” His voice tails off and his eyes mist over. “Some are injected with bleach. It’s a horrible, slow death …
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