Roman previously Hercules (Lucky Lucky Luck) came into GAP in March this year after winning just one of his 32 starts. Assessed as suitable for a home with cats it didn’t take long for him to find a home with Georgie Milne and her family in Pukekohe. Georgie writes in: I remember my heart beating so […]
There are just over 200 children at Clarkville School, just north of the Waimakariri river in the South Island. Kieran Sinclair-Lomax (my son, aged 9) and the fabulous Muldoon (Admit Nothing) of Riccarton Market fame (thanks for the borrow Gemma Smith) and the newly rehomed Oscar, joined in with new mum Tracy, for an amazing […]
Pet greyhounds around the country took part in the Great British Greyhound Walk on 22nd June. The walk, now in its fifth year, is a British event which has gone global. There were ten countries taking part with walks being held around Europe, the USA, Australia and New Zealand The event aims to raise the profile […]
Training Tips and Tricks – Part 3 “Stop” This command is useful in all aspects of your hound’s life. We started using it out walking to stop before we crossed the road. But is has had many uses and can come in very handy. It is also quite simple to teach and can be expanded […]
Caitlyn had to write a speech for school so she wrote why greyhounds are the best dogs, its quite funny how she sees things: “You think cats are great, they’re not! Greyhounds are the best. Here’s why, they are affectionate and willing to please, intelligent and trainable, quiet, gentle, enjoy sleeping and are fast. Greyhounds […]
We’ve now had Abbey with us for three months and boy has she slotted into the family perfectly! She’s always keen for a play, walk or cuddle when you need one, and her gentle, loving nature is not only the talk of the family (my mum will not stop advertising her to everyone she meets), […]
Tom is starring on the NZ Life & Leisure facebook page today. My editor thought our readers would appreciate some of his silly pictures and I thought it would be a good chance to give you an update. He is doing so well, very settled in and has claimed one of our couches as his […]
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We adopted Lottie, our brindle rocket, in March 2013. As many greyhound owners have found, one is simply not enough. By November, we were thinking about the fact that we had room for another retired racer. We had to get a different car to accommodate two hounds, but once we had that in train, I […]
Do you know my greyhound, Harley, aka as the laziest greyhound in the Southern Hemisphere? Yes, he is the one who is famous for nibbling 27 plastic ballpoint pens to pieces, for swallowing my $3000 hearing aid before I had even paid it off and he is also the dog who can ignore commands in […]