Contributed by Isobel Topham, Companion Animal Veterinarian at Green Island Vets in Dunedin. Greyhounds have teeth. Kia ora, I’m Isobel, a greyhound owning and loving veterinarian. I’ll be writing on hound health for your enjoyment and education! Today, we learn that hounds have teeth! 🙂 These precious cones of enamel and their pink gummy friends are […]

COVID19 caused the cancellation of the annual Great Global Greyhound Walk but thanks to New Zealand’s amazing COVID response, we decided it was up to our kiwi hounds to carry the torch for the rest of the world with the 2020 Great New Zealand Greyhound Walk on October 4th. GAP would like to say a […]

Hi everyone, my name is Thornton and my wife & I have two greyhounds – Notch & Sophie. Our first introduction to greyhounds was the GAP stand at the Petone Fair in either 2010 or 2011, although at the time we were renting and unable to have a dog. In 2011 we moved to Western […]

Okay ‘fess up, you take loads of photos of your hound! Do you have that one particular photo you snapped that you think looks just greyt? Or maybe you’ve taken some really sharp pictures at one of the monthly walks or events you attended? We would love for you to submit an image for next […]

You were probably as frustrated last night when you heard about moving back up Covid-19 alert levels as we were. But here we are, we’ve been here before and we can do it again. Adoptions & Foster Placements So as of today, and outside of Auckland, GAP is moving back to Alert Level 2 protocols, […]

Greyt news! Our GAP Events Team is Getting Bigger with New Volunteers in Canterbury and Auckland. CANTERBURY We are so delighted to announce that joining Lance, Michelle and Ashley (our current ECs) are Danielle with Buddha, Julie with Lacy and Anthony with Henry, welcome to the team! Lance says, I have been involved with greyhounds […]

Who would have ever guessed the that adopted greyhounds and giant caterpillars would be such a fairytale match made in heaven? Here’s the story – once upon a time (back in 2016), a greyhound owner bought a giant caterpillar toy from The Warehouse and told some other greyhound owners about it in a Facebook group. Other owners then started […]

TRAINING YOUR GREYHOUND TO COME WHEN CALLED  It takes lots of practice to build a reliable recall and these are the foundations. Take your time and enjoy your dog!   STEP ONE – making a specific word or noise meaningful for the dog   Use something yummy like Possyum, Superior Chunky dog roll, roast chicken, cheese or sausages as treats […]

Support GAP by going out, having fun and supporting local! The new Entertainment Books are on sale and they are now valid for 12 months from date of purchase rather than a calendar year. The other big change is that they are now only available as an online subscription and app rather than a weighty […]

We have a new team member! Suzanne joined our team in early May, but we kept her so busy, we haven’t even had a chance to introduce her properly. As our Marketing and Communications Team Lead, Suzanne will oversee the marketing functions in GAP including our GAP shop. Here’s a bit more about her in […]