Lilo has not done much during this hot and humid summer – except loaf about on her sofa, re-reading her favourite book, Comet’s Tale, thus keeping up the fine reputation that greyhounds have on Sofa Management. Everything had a long rest from ear tips to toenails. She did attempt to fill in her days by […]

Lilo – Angels Come in Black  The Fountain of Youth   This the thing is – has Lilo discovered it? Is it something magical that she dug up in one of her multiple bunkers? Or is it something she drank in the disgusting duck pond that she so loves to swim in? Who knows? I […]

Three awesome girls, students at Bombay School south of Auckland held a bake sale to raise funds for Greyhounds as Pets. They raised a staggering $672.40.    What a huge effort, we at GAP salute you, your supportive school and generous families.  Sophie, Kyla and Danica are pictured here presenting a cheque to John Telfer from […]

The Board of Trustees advises that Sean Hannan (Independent) and Phil Holden (GRNZ Appointee) have both resigned from the GAP Board.  The Board is pleased to announce the following new Trustee appointments, effective 8 November 2017: ​Dave Macauley (GRNZ Appointee), Pam Madgwick & Julia Thomas. To find out more about our new board members click here.  

Lilo – Angels Come in Black –  A Dog’s Bottom   Sitting here with “Writer’s Block” led me to think, rather weirdly, about Lilo’s bottom. This is a fairly desperate state of affairs in terms of writing. Anyway………………………………. This week Lilo added to her Embarrassing Bodies portfolio. It was a rare and lovely sunny day […]

Greyhounds as Pets (GAP) announced the successful placement of their 2,000th retired racing greyhound on Saturday, 7 October 2017. GAP reached this milestone within ten years of their first adoption processed in 2007. Freda (Sedgebrook Freda), was the landmark 2,000th dog.   Freda has been welcomed into the family of Alison, Neil and Ben from Napier. […]

Hi all, Petal and Blue here. Just touching base to let you know how we are getting on as it is nearly up to October – don’t know where time has gone. Miss you all and we are sorry that we can’t get events this year we are sure all our friends will step up to […]

The brand new 2018 GAP calendar has arrived and is in the shop for purchase now. It’s full of photos of gorgeous hounds who are now enjoying their retirement as much loved pets. Asher (unraced) & Beryl (Winsome Deluxe) – Bobbi (Imagination) – Eva (Eva Kaneva) – George (Chile Command) – Hinch (Hands Off) – […]

Hi all We are now into July and settling into our new home and have met lots of new friends. Offering free pats and cuddles when required is a big job but we are coping. This is readily taken up by our neighbouring units as they miss their own dogs and we make a pretty […]

  Just when Lilo thought it was safe to lie on the sofa, it wasn’t.  Definitely not. GAP put out a call to consider joining up for Canine Friends. Here was an opportunity to take Lilo visiting to spread her goodwill around people who live in, Rest Homes and/or Retirement Villages. It was about time […]