Almost two years ago, me and my wife Kat saw a handsome looking hound on the GAP website and decided to investigate further. Sonja at the kennels informed us that Billy (Sambo Warrior) was a recently retired 5yr old who was exceptionally timid. It turned out he was being fostered by Jacquie and Tony just out of […]

Jenny Bartlett from Waikato Greyhounds sent in this photo of local GAP dogs reliving their former glory days at the NZ Derby night. She says, “They were a huge hit with the public.”

It’s been a fast and furious week for GAP in Waikato! Our monthly walks are held on the last Sunday of the month – last weekend that meant a beach romp at Raglan. We had 15 humans, 11 hounds, a whippet and a poodle! As well as assorted other friends who were enjoying a fine […]

Here’s what Fraser had to say about his new pretty on pink hound Virtue (Sister Virtue) Virtue settled into home life really really quickly – I think she had already had some practice at sleeping in comfy spots inside. The first thing we noticed when we got home is that Virtue added a real presence to […]

Here’s an update on Tux (Not Suited) the Wonder Dog from Masterton. Tux (Not Suited), our big black and white boy, was with us for fostering after a couple of other homes didn’t work out.  He fitted in so well and Lace loves him, so it was an easy decision to adopt him. Lace came […]

Meet Lola (Kinetic Flyer).  She’s a very special hound embarking on an amazing journey to become a therapy dog.  We will follow her progress through her training and keep you updated on how she’s doing.  I was lucky enough to meet her yesterday and in the 30 minutes I spent with her watching her play […]

Here’s an update from Ron and Sue about their lovely Lilley (Lively Spirit) of the Valley (Hutt Valley that is!) It’s now 5 months since we adopted Lilley.  Bringing her home in the car she had her nose out the window.  Once it was nice and cold she promptly stuck it in Ron’s ear.  He […]

  Milo (unraced) has joined the Greyhounds can sit in public brigade (pictured on the right getting lots of praise from Martin!). Woohoo! All the class greyhounds can now sit on command (most of the time! 😉 ). It’s an impressive sight to see the whole class sitting considering it’s mostly greyhounds!  Mika our Dalmation friend […]

Last weekend GAP Waikato had a stall at the Cambridge News Expo. This expo is arranged by the local community newspaper, and aims to showcase the organisations that are at work in the Waipa community. We were thrilled to be invited to take part – and we’re looking forward to seeing our picture in the […]

An animal-loving Wellington family have come up with a great idea to celebrate their children’s birthdays and support GAP at the same time. Jo & John along with their two girls share their home with the mega smooch Oscar (Unplugged) and like to help out GAP whenever they can. Back in March, the girls, Susannah […]