Nutrition and Feeding An average dog’s lifespan is 14 years so, if on average we’re talking 2 meals a day, that’s over 10,000 meals during it’s lifetime. That makes food choice for your hound a very important one. Below are the building blocks of knowledge for you to consider when it comes to keeping your […]

Below are some simple, practical, and preventative steps you can take to ensure your return to work or routine post lockdown is as smooth as possible for the hounds in your life, rather than distressing. Maintain some semblance of your typical routine. Even if you pretend to go to work; get dressed, put your shoes […]

HARD TIMES. These are hard times. COVID-19 has driven our nation into lockdown, the economy is trembling, and the invisible hand of disease seems to be reaching for us through thin air. We never thought we’d see the day, but here we are – for the good of our team, volunteers and the public, our […]

During the COVID-19 Lockdown in 2020 Bec fostered Coby the greyhound and put together a realtime video update of the settling in process along with some tips and training techniques.  Below are the videos in order and we hope these help you with settling your new greyhound into your family. Day 1-2 – Keeping it […]

Don’t laze on the couch – work from home instead! We’re on the lookout for a new team member. This role allows you to work from home, 32 hours per week and location is flexible NZ wide (although we do prefer Auckland, Tauranga or Wellington). Check it out on Seek or below: Are you an […]

Checking in on some of our recent  adoptions to see how they are settling into their new lives… Welcome Home, Bryton! “Bryton has completely settled in now. It didn’t take her long at all before she took over the house. She’s so relaxed about things, it’s a constant surprise. Even the fireworks…she lifted her head at […]

Lisa Scott, GAP Event Coordinator for Wellington and the Hutt, visited the UK this year and had the pleasure of meeting cartoonist Richard Skipworth: “In November this year I had the pleasure of meeting Richard Skipworth, cartoonist and creator of the Greyhound Glossary 1 and 2 and many other amazing work. As I was travelling […]

We want to give a huge shout out to our foster carers – those who supported us for years and our newcomers – who have taken our hounds into their homes and hearts to give them the best start to pet life. Loads of people answered our ad a few months ago and lots of […]

Thank you for all yor photo submissions for our 2020 calendar! Gorgeous and elegant, Fury (Deathstar) has made it on the cover this time! And here are the other 44 greyhounds that will keep you company throughout the year: Andre (Zipping Andre), Apple (Appley Road), Asher (unraced), Ava (Thrilling Ava), Ben (unraced), Blake (Omega Senor), […]

GAP is excited to introduce our latest member of the team. Nicky is our new National Events Coordinator who will continue the great work of Denis. She will coordinate GAP’s event calendar nationally as well as guide and support our amazing team of volunteers nationwide who organise GAP walks and attend all sorts of events […]